ĐỀ THI THỬ TN NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN TEST 1 docx

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ĐỀ THI THỬ TN NĂM 2011
MÔN: ANH VĂN


TEST 1: Find a suitable phrasal verb and fill in the blank(s)
with its proper form.
1. The plane _________ at 7.15 and _________ again at 9.00.
2. His eyes were so bad that he coulldn’t _________ the number
plate of the car in front.
3. She really _________ her mother, physically as well as
mentally.
4. I don’t know how I’m going to _________ my new job.
5. Don’t _________ me _________. I put a lot of trust in you to
_________ this task.
6. Why are you driving so slowly? You’d better _________ as
we have only 15 minutes to spare.
7. What a mess! You should have your room _________ at least
once a week.
8. No wonder he’s so spoilt. He _________ in such an unhealthy
environment.
9. It took me about a week _________ the accident.
10. His war experiences _________ him _________ a thoughtful
man.

TEST 2: Use the word in capitals to form a new word that fits in
the space.
A Map Maker
The _________ (PUBLISH) of the first atlas was in 1595.

The man who _________ (PRODUCT) this collection of maps was
Gerardus Mercator. Born in 1512, he spent his _________
(YOUNG) in Flanders, where he became known as an extremely
_________ (TALENT) map-maker and maker of _________
(SCIENCE) instruments. In 1544 he was briefly _________
(PRISON) for his religious _________ (BELIEVE) and, fearing for
his family’s safet, he went to live in the Rhineland, where he lived
for the rest of his life.
His atlas was so successful that it was translated into a
_________ (VARY) of European languages. However, his map of
the world is _________ (ACCURACY) because the earth is round.
As maps are flat, it is virtually _________ (POSSIBILITY) to have
correct scale, area and direction on one map.

TEST 3: Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word
which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (). If a
line has a word which should not be there, write the word at the
end of the line.
Dear Ann,
I’m sorry I haven’t been written to you lately, but I’ve
been working hard. When I received your last letter
I was acting in a play at school, and when I have
finished that I went on holiday with some friends.
I meant to send you a postcard, but I had forgot to take
your address with me. How are you getting on at
college? You didn’t say very much about this in
your letter. I hope you are still like it, and don’t
been work all the time! I’m starting work in
London after I shall leave school in July, and I want
to see you before then. I have know you are busy,

but by the time your term finishes, I’ll have
started my job. I’ve been done so many things
lately! I’ve just learned to drive and my parents
have sometimes lend me their cars, so I often go out
with friends. Maybe I’ll drive to Kent and see you
one day.
Love, Kate

TEST 4: Write an essay of about 200 words to express your
view about whether education reform should be test-oriented or
ability-oriented.

TEST 5: Choose the best answer.
1. Hurry up! They ‘ve only got _________ seats left.
A. a little B. plenty of C. a lot of D. a few
2. She had changed so much that _________ anyone recognised
her.
A. almost B. not C. hardly D. nearly
3. People _________ higher wages because prices are rising all
the time.
A. demand B. enquire C. ask D. need
4. I can’t _________ lend you any money; I’m broke.
A. likely B. able C. possible D. possibly
5. The _________ thing about travelling by train is that you read
or sleep during the journey.
A. enjoying B. enjoyment C. enjoyed D. enjoyable
6. They’d like to move to London, but their children will never
agree _________.
A. with going B. to go C. with
their going D. going

7. You’d better be careful _________ the train.
A. with missing B. not to miss
C. with not missing D. not missing
8. Although the _________ was bad, I arrived on time.
A. car B. traffic C. circuit D. circulation
9. I looked up the dress in a shopping _________.
A. guide B. directory C. list D. catalogue
10. Who was the first person _________ on the Moon?
A. lands B. landed C. landing D. to land
11. The police have warned tourists to look out for _________ in
the city centre.
A. thieves B. robbers C.
pickpockets D. burglars
12. This book gives a brief _________ of the history of the old
quarter of the city.
A. reference B. article C. research D. outline
13. The old ship will be _________ into the harbour.
A. pulled B. drawn C. moved D. towed
14. I know that you’re busy, so I won’t _________ you long.
A. detain B. withhold C. postpone D. retard
15. Tom gives one account of the event and Sally another; it’s
difficult to _________ the two versions.
A. identify B. reconcile C. adjust D. coincide
16. They say that he has a _________ sense of humour.
A. big B. sensible C. pleasant D. good
17. I liked the car but was rather _________ off by the price.
A. shaken B. put C. set D. held
18. The anti-war movement was in its _________ in the late
1960s.
A. top B. summit C. heyday D. pitch

19. I recognises his face, but his name _________ me.
A. misses B. deludes C. fails D. escapes
20. This museumhas more visitors than _________ any other in
the world.
A. really B. actually C. utterly D. practically

TEST 6: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we
sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought,
however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to
language. Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell
from surving evidence) for at least 5,000 years, but they have been
talking for much longer, doubtlessly ever since there have been
human beings.
When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented
speech, albeit imperfectly. Even today there are spoken languages
that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well
before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely
handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal
human being cannot be prevented from doing so.On the other hand,
it takes a special effort to learn to write; in the past many intelligent
and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even
today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn
to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills
do so only imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however,
to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is
that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any

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civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing
makes us civilized.
1. The author argues that
A. writing has become too important in today’s society.
B. speech is more basic to language than writing
C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write.
D. all languages should have a written form.
2. According to the passage, writing
A. is imperfect, but less so than speech.
B. represents speech, but not perfectly.
C. developed from imperfect speech.
D. is represented perfectly by speech.
3. In the author’s judgement,
A. writing has more advantages than speech.
B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits.
C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does.
D. writing is more real than speech.
4. In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the
author gives the example of
A. people who learn the rudiments of speech.
B. people who speak many languages.
C. intelligent people who couldn’t write.
D. severely handicapped children.
5. According to the author, one mark of civilized society is
that it
A. affirms the primacy of speech over writing.
B. affirms the primacy of writing over speech.
C. teaches its children to speak perfectly.
D. keeps written records.

TEST 7: Complete the transformations, using exactly the
number of words in brackets, including the word given.
1. Fifty years ago, cars were much slower than they are
nowadays. (nearly / 5)
Fifty years ago, cars were they are
nowadays.
2. The concerts I had attended had been better than that one. (to
/ 5)
It was the worst concert .
3. People wear casual clothes where I work. (up / 4)
People where I work.
4. It’s a lot easier to learn a language by visiting the country
where it’s spoken. (much / 4)
You can learn a language
you visit the country wher it’s spoken.
5. You can get away with wearing jeans nearly every-where
nowadays. (wear / 4)
It jeans nearly every-where
nowadays.
6. Paula grew up in Uruguay. (spent / 4)
Paula Uruguay.
7. We’re going in the direction of Madrid. (for / 3)
We Madrid.
8. Let’s drop in on Julia while we are here. (surprise / 5)
Let’s Julia while we are
here.
9. You can come and stay with us whenever you are in London.
(up / 4)
We whenever you are in London.

10. Fishing is a good hobby. When did you start doing it? (take /
5)
Fishing is a good hobby. When
?

TEST 8: Fill in each blank with a suitable word.
The History of Football
Football, or soccer, which is so popular all over the world, (1)
_________ back to the Middle Ages. At that time, it was very
different from the game we play today. Any number of (2)
_________ could take part and the matches usually developed into a
free-for-all. In its modern (3) _________, football is less than 200
years old.
In 1846, the first rules to (4) _________ the game were drawn
up at Cambridge University. The number of players was (5)
_________ to 11 per side, which made things much more orderly
than before. Later, in 1863, the Football Association was (6)
_________ up to help (7) _________ the game in Britain.
The game is played on a grass or artificial pitch with a (8)
_________ net at each end. The (9) _________ is to move the ball
around the field, (10) _________ the feet or head, until a player is in
a (11) _________ to put the ball into the net and score a goal.
Professional football is not only the most (12) _________
spectator sport in the world,but also more people actually play
football (13) _________ than any other team sport. In 1904 FIFA,
the world governing body of football was (14) _________. It
organises the World Cup tournament every four years. Other kinds
of football are popular, but less (15) _________, for example
American football or Australian Rules football.

TEST 9: Find a suitable phrasal verb and fill in the blank(s)
with its proper form.
1. That company is going _________ (=erect) a new building
on this plot of land.
2. Mr Foster’s new job seems _________ (=occupy) all of his
spare time.
3. Everyone must _________ (=submit) his income tax on time.
4. That woman certainly tried very hard _________ (=display)
her jewellery.
5. I suggest that you _________ the matter _________
(=discuss) with your boss first of all.
6. Did the workers _________ (=execute) the fore-man’s
instructions carefully?
7. Is the committee going _________ (=reject) Ed’s application
for admission?
8. How many people do you expect _________ (=appear) at
the meeting tonight?
9. There are some nice ties here. Why don’t you _________
(=select) one or two?
10. _________ it _________ (=stop) right this minute! You’re
making too much noise.

TEST 10: Use the word in capitals to form a new word that fits
in the space.
Genius
We all know stories about people with _________ (EXCEPT)
memories who have the ability to remember hundreds of numbers
after hearing them only once. Now _________ (EXPERIENCE) are
saying that such feats can be taught.
For example, most people can _________ (REPETITION)

about nine numbers if they are read out one a second. In one
experiment, ten hours’ training _________ (PRODUCTION) only a
small _________ (IMPROVE), but the results after practising for a
thousand hours were _________ (AMAZE): some people remember
80 or even 100 numbers. Similarly, most adults can _________
(IDENTITY) only about five out of a set of 21 colours that are only
slightly _________ (DIFFER). But after 80 training hours one
person could recognise 18 of them. Studies of 76 major _________
(COMPOSITION) show that it took at least ten years of _________
(MUSICIAN) training before any of them could write a major work.
Psychologists are therefore raising the possibility that genius is the
product of teaching