KÌ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT PHAN THIẾT – BÌNH THUẬN pot

SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT – Năm học : 2005-2006
PHAN THIẾT – BÌNH THUẬN Môn : Tiếng anh - Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút

I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A looks B. depends C. stops D. invites
2. A. cheaper B. chemical C. church D. choice
3. A. clear B. hear C. great D. near
II/ Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
4. A. certainty B. element C. attract D. worried
5. A. diseases B. environment C. vegetable D. bacteria
III/ Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
6. When someone lets an object _______ his hand. It will fall down.
A. away B. from C. off D. of
7. There is an old TV set _______ the corner of the house.
A. on B. in C. at D. below
8. We haven’t seen each other _______we met at Peter’s party.
A. before B. during C. for D. since
9. _______ New Year, Vietnamese people always have big celebrations.
A. At B. On C. In D. From
10. You can tune _______ to your favorite program as you wish.
A. from B. in C. on D. for
11. They are getting fat because of their _______.
A. activity B. inactivity C. active D. activation
12. It is true that some bacteria are _______ to our life.
A. helped B. helpful C. helping D. helpless
13. Wildlife everywhere is seriously _______ with extinction.
A. threatening B. threatened C. threat D. threatens
14. If I _______ his phone number, I would give it to you.
A. am having B. have C. had D. have had
15. Lack of _______ is the reason for the vegetables to die.
A. carelessness B. care C. carefulness D. caring

16. It is _______ to live in a city with polluted air.
A. pleasant B. displeased C. pleasing D. unpleasant
17. She enjoys _______ stamps from all over the world.
A. collecting B. collect C. to collect D. collected
18. Smoking is not _______ in the school.
A. followed B. obeyed C. ordered D. allowed
19. Tom is _______ among the boys in the class.
A. taller B. the taller C. tallest D. the tallest
20. They visited the university _______ was famous for its Math Department.
A. which B. whose C. where D. who
21. The teacher made his students _______ harder for the next exam.
A. worked B. work C. working D. to work
22. Tom _______ for this factory two years.
A. will have worked B. will work C. is working D. has been working
23. It takes a newcomer sometime _______ used to the new environment.
A. getting B. having got C. to get D. for getting
24. I want to know the truth, but he always tried to _______ answering my questions.
A. hesitate B. stop C. avoid D. keep
25. This drug can only be obtained if you have a doctor’s _______.
A. prescription B. license C. order D. permission
IV/ Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Marconi was (26) _______ in Italy, in 1874. His father was a (27) _______ businessman and his mother who had
come to Italy to study music was (28)_______ Scotland. His family lived happily in a country house, the Villa Grifone
just outside Bologna.
When he was a boy, nobody thought that Marconi was (29) _______ clever. He was a quiet boy who spoke
(30)_______ but thought a lot. He liked doing (31)_______ better than reading (32) _______ books in his father’s library
so he could sit there for hours. He also loved to do experiments (33)_______ electricity. During his childhood, he was
taught at home and did not go to school. However, he (34) _______ became one of the best (35) _______ inventors in the
world with the invention of the radio.
26. A. bearing B. birthed C. borne D. born

27. A. succeeded B. success C. successful D. succeed
28. A. to B. of C. in D. from
29. A. normal B. particular C. ordinary D. very
30. A. few B. lots C. little D. nonsense
31. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
32. A. science B. sciences C. scientifically D. scientist
33. A. about B. for C. with D. at
34. A. latest B. latter C. late D. later
35. A. outstanding B. popular C. famous D. known
V/ Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Do you want to be slim? Do you worry about your family’s health Then you should try Fruitibix, the new healthy
fruit and nut biscuit. Fruitibix tastes wonderful, but it contains less sugar than most other biscuits. Each biscuit contains
dried fruit and nuts, including apples, coconuts and bananas. Sometimes you feel like eating something between meals.
Now, instead of having a chocolate bar, bite into a Fruitibix. It won’t make you fat and it will keep you healthy.
At lunch, instead of chips or hamburgers have a Fruitibix. It contains all the essential foods for a balanced meal. And
if you are in a hurry, and you don’t have time for a proper meal, Fruitibix will give you the energy to keep on going. So
whenever your children ask for something sweet, give them Fruitibix instead of cakes or chocolate. They will love the
taste and it won’t harm their teeth.
Discover Fruitibix. It’s on your supermarket shelves now.
36. This is from _______.
A. a letter B. an advertisement C. a magazine article D. a student’s notebook
37. The writer wants to _______.
A. give advice about healthy living B. compare this product with other sorts of food
C. explain why people use this product D. persuade people to buy it
38. Why, in the writer’s opinion, should people eat Frutibix instead of chocolate?
A. It is healthier and less fattening than chocolate. B. It is cheaper and easier to eat than chocolate.
C. It contains more fat than chocolate. D. It tastes better than chocolate.
39. Why does the writer say that Fruitibix is useful when you are in a hurry?
A. It won’t be harmful to your teeth B. It is as good as a proper meal.
C. You don’t need to cook it. D. You can buy it everywhere.

40. The word essential most nearly means _______.
A. important B. difficult C. easy D. good
VI/ Complete the sentence by choosing A, B, C or D.
41. He has received several scholarships_______.
A. for both his academic ability as well as his artistic
B. as resulting of his ability in the art and the academy
C. because of his academic and artistic ability
D. not only because of his artistic but his academic ability
42. The facilities of the older hospital _______.
A. are as good or better that the new hospital B. is as good or better than the new hospital
C. are as good as or better than those of the new hospital D. are as good as or better than the new hospital
43. Mr. Robert is a noted chemist _______.
A. however he teaches very well also B. as well as an effective teacher
C. but he teaches very well in addition D. and too a very efficient teacher
VII/ Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that is nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before.
44. She feels bad when she stays up late.
A. She is bad to stay up late. B. Staying up late is her bad habit.
C. She is not used to staying up late. D. Feeling bad, she stays up late.
45. Water these flowers properly or they won’t grow well.
A. Grow these flowers well, so that they need water. B. Unless you water these flowers, they won’t grow well.
C. Unless they grow well, these flowers need water. D. If you water these flowers, they won’t grow well.
46. Tom is not as a good guitarist as Peter.
A. Tom plays the guitar better than Peter. B. Peter and Tom are both good at playing the guitar.
C. Neither Tom nor Peter plays the guitar well. D. Peter plays the guitar better than Tom.
VIII/ Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
47. One of the weakness of English is that it is not pronounced the way it is written.
A B C D
48. In the meeting, the headmaster introduced my to the teaching staff.
A B C D
49. The outbreak of bird flu did greatly damage to our agriculture.

A B C D
50. The girl who comes from a rich family can’t seem to get accustomed to eat in the canteen.
A B C D