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SỞ GD-DT KIÊN GIANG ĐỀ THI THỬ TN THPT (2009-2010)
Trương THPT Thoại Ngọc Hầu Time : 50 phút
Full name:…………………… class….
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
1. A. canoeing B. cap C. appeal D. penalty
2. A. honorable B. honesty C. historic D. heir
3. A. washed B. laughed C. missed D. agreed
4. A. laughs B. loves C. travels D. robs
II. Find the word that has different stress from the rest.
5. A. personality B. rhinoceros C. biologist D. gorilla
6. A. sociable B. silverback C. journey D. incredible
7. A. rhinoceros B. habitat C. leopard D. elephant
8 A. vacancy B. category C. vertical D. psychology
III. Choose the best answer
9. A water polo match _______ into quarters ranging from five to eight minutes.
A. is dividing B. is divided C. divides D. dividing
10. My grandmother is very _______ in history.
A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting
11. Vietnamese athletes performed_______ and won a lot of gold medals
A. excellent B. excellently C. excellence D. excel
12. WHO’s main activities are carrying out research on medical _______ and improving international health care.
A. develop B. developing C. development D. develops
13. The more we learn, _______ .
A. The wiser we are B. we are wiser C. wiser we are D. the more wiser we are
14.The weather is horrible at the moment, isn’t it? I hope it clears up later.
A. becomes brighter B. gets worst C. gets worse D. becomes darker
15.The Red List is a special book that provides names of ___________ animals
A. vulnerable and endangered B. dangerous
C. hunted D. extinct
16.Endangered species are plant and animal species which are in _____________
A at risk B. risky C. danger D. dangerous

17.Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It _________ later.
A. may rained B. must rain C. might rain D. need rain
18.There are a number of measures that should be _______ to protect endangered animals.
A. take B. takes C. taken D. took
19.Different conservation efforts have been made ___________ save endangered species.
A. in order to B. so to as C. so that D. in order that
20.I prefer scuba-diving to water polo ____________ it is adventurous.
A. since B. due to C. because of D. thank to
21. The waiter was not very good. _______________ , the food was delicious.
A. Therefore B. But C. However D. Although
22.She is the woman ____________ sister looks after the baby for us.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose
23. ____________ about your difficult situation, I would have help you.
A. Had I known B. If I knew C. If I known D. Were I
24.Only ………………….people came to the press conference.
A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question below.
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We are all destroying the earth. The seas and the rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air
that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases
from cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks.
We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of land all over the world. As a result, farmers
in parts of Africa cannot grow enough food to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. Moreover, we
do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in
India now and because we have killed too many for them to survive. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk about
the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the earth.
25. Why can’t we swim in the seas and the rivers?
A. because they are too dirty B. because they are too healthy
C. because they are too harmful D. because there is too much smoke
26. How is the air in many of the world’s cities?

A. It is very pure B. there is so much smoke in it
C. it is healthy to breathe it D. none are correct
27. What kinds of animals are rare in India now?
A. lions B. tigers C. elephants D. bears
28. The result of cutting down trees in Asia and Africa is________
A. farmers cannot grow enough to eat B. there is too little rice
C. a and b are correct D. a and b are incorrect
29. Wild animals are quickly disappearing because__________
A. we take care of the city B. we do not take care of the city
C. we take care of the countryside D. we do not take care of the countryside
V. Read the passage and choose the best option to each gap.
My home is in the air - I do an enormous amount of traveling. It is a fast life and (30) ______ of work, but
I like it and that is the only way (31) _______ me.
Everything is tiring - music, traveling - but what can I do? I am not (32) _________ to complaining. It is
hard to imagine now (33) _______ I will ever be very long in one place. My home town is on the Caspian Sea.
There is sea, wind, sun and (34) ______ many tourists and hotels. I have my own flat with four or five rooms, but
I am seldom there. If I am there for a day or two I prefer to (35) _________ with my mother and grandmother.
They live in a small house, (36) _________ it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me. I like good,
simple food.
I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father (37) ______ when I was seven. He was an engineer
and I don't (38) ______ him very well. He liked music very much and wanted me to (39) _______ a musician.
30. A. most B. full C. complete D. more
31. A. for B. to C. in D. by
32. A. wanted B. taken C. used D. known
33. A. and B. so C. while D. that
34. A. far B. too C. much D. more
35. A. stay B. go C. do D. spend
36. A. but B. since C. even D. which
37. A. killed B. gone C. passed D. died
38. A. know B. remember C. remind D. see

39. A. become B. turn C. develop D. grow
VI. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
40. The boy didn’t eat dinner until his mother came home.
A. It was not until his mother came home that the boy eats dinner.
B. It was not until his mother came home that the boy ate dinner.
C. It was not until his mother came home the boy ate dinner.
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D. It was not until his mother came home that the boy didn’t eat dinner.
41. Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema for years.
A. Emma goes to the cinema every years.
B. Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema yet this year, but she did last year.
C. Emma doesn’t go to the cinema unless she has the time.
D. Emma hasn’t seen a film for a long time.
42. I didn’t eat anything because I wasn’t hungry.
A. If I was hungry, I would eat something.
B. If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something.
C. If I hadn’t been hungry, I would have eaten something.
D. If I had eaten something, I would have been eaten something.
43. “Why don’t you like pop music?”, the teenagers asked him.
A. The teenagers asked him why you didn’t like pop music.
B. The teenagers asked why you didn’t like pop music.
C. The teenagers asked him why he didn’t like pop music.
D. The teenagers asked him why he doesn’t like pop music.
44 . Do you have a good relationship with your boss?
A. Are you getting on well with your boss?
B. Are you going on well with your boss?
C. Are you behaving on well with your boss?
D. Are you keeping on well with your boss?
45. Ecologists say that our planet should be taken of.
A. Ecologists say that we should take care of our planet.

B. Ecologists say that we should take care our planet.
C. Ecologists say that we should be taken care of our planet.
D. Ecologists are said that we should take care of our planet.
VII. Identify one word or phrase that has a mistake(1.5m)
46.The computer games have been playing by many children since they appeared.
A B C D
47. Because a pain in his leg, he walked slowly.
A B C D
48. we met a deaf student which is very intelligent .
A B C D
49. If they will build a new room for the children, the children may study better.
A B C D
50. New York is originally called New Amsterdam although it was founded by the Dutch. A
B C D

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SỞ GD-DT KIÊN GIANG ĐỀ THI THU TN THPT (2009-2010)
Trương thpt Thoại Ngọc Hầu Time : 50 phút

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
1. A. canoeing B. cap C. appeal D. penalty
2. A. honorable B. honesty C. historic D. heir
3. A. washed B. laughed C. missed D. agreed
4. A. laughs B. loves C. travels D. robs
II. Find the word that has different stress from the rest.
5. A. personality B. rhinoceros C. biologist D. gorilla
6. A. sociable B. silverback C. journey D. incredible
7. A. rhinoceros B. habitat C. leopard D. elephant
8 A. vacancy B. category C. vertical D. psychology

III. Choose the best answer
9. A water polo match _______ into quarters ranging from five to eight minutes.
A. is dividing B. is divided C. divides D. dividing
10. My grandmother is very _______ in history.
A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting
11. Vietnamese athletes performed_______ and won a lot of gold medals
A. excellent B. excellently C. excellence D. excel
12. WHO’s main activities are carrying out research on medical _______ and improving international health care.
A. develop B. developing C. development D. develops
13. The more we learn, _______ .
A. The wiser we are B. we are wiser C. wiser we are D. the more wiser we are
14.The weather is horrible at the moment, isn’t it? I hope it clears up later.
A. becomes brighter B. gets worst C. gets worse D. becomes darker
15.The Red List is a special book that provides names of ___________ animals
A. vulnerable and endangered B. dangerous
C. hunted D. extinct
16.Endangered species are plant and animal species which are in _____________
A at risk B. risky C. danger D. dangerous
17.Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It _________ later.
A. may rained B. must rain C. might rain D. need rain
18.There are a number of measures that should be _______ to protect endangered animals.
A. take B. takes C. taken D. took
19.Different conservation efforts have been made ___________ save endangered species.
A. in order to B. so to as C. so that D. in order that
20.I prefer scuba-diving to water polo ____________ it is adventurous.
A. since B. due to C. because of D. thank to
21. The waiter was not very good. _______________ , the food was delicious.
A. Therefore B. But C. However D. Although
22.She is the woman ____________ sister looks after the baby for us.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose

23. ____________ about your difficult situation, I would have help you.
A. Had I known B. If I knew C. If I known D. Were I
24.Only ………………….people came to the press conference.
A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question below.
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We are all destroying the earth. The seas and the rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air
that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases
from cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks.
We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of land all over the world. As a result, farmers
in parts of Africa cannot grow enough food to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. Moreover, we
do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in
India now and because we have killed too many for them to survive. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk about
the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the earth.
25. Why can’t we swim in the seas and the rivers?
B. because they are too dirty B. because they are too healthy
D. because they are too harmful D. because there is too much smoke
26. How is the air in many of the world’s cities?
B. It is very pure B. there is so much smoke in it
C. it is healthy to breathe it D. none are correct
27. What kinds of animals are rare in India now?
B. lions B. tigers C. elephants D. bears
28. The result of cutting down trees in Asia and Africa is________
B. farmers cannot grow enough to eat B. there is too little rice
C. a and b are correct D. a and b are incorrect
29. Wild animals are quickly disappearing because__________
B. we take care of the city B. we do not take care of the city
C. we take care of the countryside D. we do not take care of the countryside
V. Read the passage and choose the best option to each gap.
My home is in the air - I do an enormous amount of traveling. It is a fast life and (30) ______ of work, but

I like it and that is the only way (31) _______ me.
Everything is tiring - music, traveling - but what can I do? I am not (32) _________ to complaining. It is
hard to imagine now (33) _______ I will ever be very long in one place. My home town is on the Caspian Sea.
There is sea, wind, sun and (34) ______ many tourists and hotels. I have my own flat with four or five rooms, but
I am seldom there. If I am there for a day or two I prefer to (35) _________ with my mother and grandmother.
They live in a small house, (36) _________ it is very comfortable and my mother cooks for me. I like good,
simple food.
I have no wife, no brothers or sisters and my father (37) ______ when I was seven. He was an engineer
and I don't (38) ______ him very well. He liked music very much and wanted me to (39) _______ a musician.
30. A. most B. full C. complete D. more
31. A. for B. to C. in D. by
32. A. wanted B. taken C. used D. known
33. A. and B. so C. while D. that
34. A. far B. too C. much D. more
35. A. stay B. go C. do D. spend
36. A. but B. since C. even D. which
37. A. killed B. gone C. passed D. died
38. A. know B. remember C. remind D. see
39. A. become B. turn C. develop D. grow
VI. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
40. The boy didn’t eat dinner until his mother came home.
A. It was not until his mother came home that the boy eats dinner.
B. It was not until his mother came home that the boy ate dinner.
C. It was not until his mother came home the boy ate dinner.
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D. It was not until his mother came home that the boy didn’t eat dinner.
41. Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema for years.
A. Emma goes to the cinema every years.
B. Emma hasn’t gone to the cinema yet this year, but she did last year.
C. Emma doesn’t go to the cinema unless she has the time.

D. Emma hasn’t seen a film for a long time.
42. I didn’t eat anything because I wasn’t hungry.
A. If I was hungry, I would eat something
B. If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something
C. If I hadn’t been hungry, I would have eaten something
D. If I had eaten something, I would have been eaten something
43. “Why don’t you like pop music?”, the teenagers asked him.
A. The teenagers asked him why you didn’t like pop music.
B. The teenagers asked why you didn’t like pop music.
C. The teenagers asked him why he didn’t like pop music.
D. The teenagers asked him why he doesn’t like pop music.
44 . Do you have a good relationship with your boss?
A. Are you getting on well with your boss?
B. Are you going on well with your boss?
C. Are you behaving on well with your boss?
D. Are you keeping on well with your boss?
45. Ecologists say that our planet should be taken of.
A. Ecologists say that we should take care of our planet.
B. Ecologists say that we should take care our planet.
C. Ecologists say that we should be taken care of our planet.
D. Ecologists are said that we should take care of our planet.
VII. Identify one word or phrase that has a mistake(1.5m)
46.The computer games have been playing by many children since they appeared.
A B C D
47. Because a pain in his leg, he walked slowly.
A B C D
48. we met a deaf student which is very intelligent .
A B C D
49. If they will build a new room for the children, the children may study better.
A B C D

50. New York is originally called New Amsterdam although it was founded by the Dutch.
A B C D

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