Đề luyện thi Tốt nghiệp và Đại học Năm 2011 – Đề 13 potx

Đề luyện thi Tốt nghiệp và Đại học Năm 2011 – Đề 13
Exercise 1. Chọn từ có phần gạch dưới có cách phát âm khác với từ còn lại.
1. a. east b. ease c. ideal d. tease
2. a. mouse b. rise c. raise d. rose
3. a. fox b. economy c. cloth d. zero
4. a. cash b. crash c. catch d. machine
5. a. learn b. early c. heart d. prefer
Exercise 2. Chọn một từ / nhóm từ thích hợp cho mỗi chỗ trống trong những câu sau.
1. Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked for _________.
a. another pants. b. others pants c. in the others ones d. another pair.
2. Near the White House is another land mark ________ the Washington Monument.
a. is which b. which called c. called d. it is called
3. The floor in the room was so dirty as if it _________ for days.
a. hadn’t swept b. hadn’t been swept c. haven’t been swept d. wouldn’t swept
4. While attempting to reach his home before the storm, _____________.
a. the bicycle of John broke down. b. it happened that John’s bike broke down
c. the storm happened to John d. John had accident on his bicycle.
5. Lan contributed 50 dollars, but she wishes she could have contributed _______.
a. other fifty dollars b. the same abount also
c. another fifty d. one more fifty dollars.
6. He reminds me ________ his father.
a. about b. to c. of d. for
7. John lied ________ his mother about losing his watch.
a. of b. with c. to d. on
8. I congratulated him __________ his success.
a. in b. on c. about d. from
9. Who suffered ________ fevers ?
a. at b. from c. on d. of
10. Mary’s gone ! I saw her going ________ the direction of the station.
a. in b. at c. to d. from
Exercise 3. Xác định dạng thích hợp của những từ cho sẵn trong ngoặc

1. The judge was caught ( 1 – aware ) ________, admiring himself in the mirro in his new wig.
2. His examination results were so ( 2 – satisfy ) ________ that it seemed ( 3 – point ) _______ for
him to continue his studying.
3. The ambulance – men carried the injured man into the hospital on a ( 4 – stretch ) _______.
4. He bowed to the small girl with elaborate ( 5 – courteous ) _________.
5. The new au pair proved to be quite different from the family’s ( 6 – expect ) ________.
6. He was bound hands and foot, so was ( 7 – power ) ________ to escape.
7. It is thoroughly dishonest and ( 8 – honour ) ________ to cheat in an exam.
8. I’m sure you can believe him : he is a ( 9 – truth ) ________ boy.
9. You should roll out the pastry until it is about the ( 10 – thick ) ________ of a coin.
10. He’s an ( 11 – imagine ) _________ child who likes telling story.
Exercise 4. Tìm một từ thích hợp cho mỗi chỗ trống dưới đây.
A – A story is a work of imagination. The people who write stories write them in order to (1) ______
pleasure to (2) _______ who read stories. Story – readers are, generally (3) _______, women of all ages
and younger men. Readers love the start of a story, (4) ___there are new and sometimes strange people to
be met for the first time. They enjoy the story itself, the gentleness and the violence, the loves and the (5)
______, with which a good writer interests his (6) _______. They enjoy the end of the story, (7) _______
it is happy or not. The reader’s chief purpose in all this is to (8) ______ from ordinary life for a short (9)
________. Older men, as a rule, (10) _______ their ordinary life lives too pleasant to run away from.
B – Where do you start if you want to write a successful story ? Clearly, what you need first of all is an
idea which you can (1) _______ into a strong plot. But (2) ______ do ideas like this come from? The (3)
______ is “ anywhere and everywhere”. They may come form something that has (4) ______ to you or to
(5) ______ else, from a newspaper, an interesting picture, or even a song. It is a good idea to keep a
notebook nearby (6) ______ that you can write down the details or any odd incidents which (7) ___ your
imagination. Make a note of ideas (8) _____ titles too, and any special phrases or descriptions that you
think of. A small tape recorder can be (9) _____ for this purpose. Some writers even keep (10) ______ by
their bed in (11 ) ______ they wake up with the “ idea of the century”.
Another method of developing the story is to make use of the characters themselves. Why not (12)
_____ putting three people you know well (13) _____ a situation such as a wedding, where feelings may
be very strong, and see what happens. Don’t make the final characters too much like your Aunt Jane or

Uncle Jim or you may find (14) ______ in real trouble.
Exercise 5. Đọc đoạn văn dưới đây rồi chọn đáp án đúng hoặc sai.
Bison have not always lived in North America, they are relative newcomers. They belong to the Bovidae
family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia. The oldest known Bison fossils have
been found in China and Himalayan foothills, where the animal with all the essential features of the genus
lived a million years ago. They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere in
Europe and Siberia. During one of the Ice Ages, the sea level dropped, exposing a land bridge across the
Bering strait, allowing the faunas of Asia and North America to intermingle. Very early, the steppe Bison
moved to eastward to the North America continent. Much later, men followed the same route.
1. Which of the following would be the most suitable title for the passage ?
a. The classification of Asian and American fauna.
b. An introduction to the North American Bison.
c. An analysis of the Bison genus in the Bovidae family.
d. A hypothesis of the evolution of the Bison.
2. According to the passage, what is true about the evolution of the Bison ?
a. their ancestors were domestic cattle and wild buffalo.
b. they originated in China, the Himalayas.
c. their beginning was in Africa and Asia.
d. they evolved from the steppe Bison.
3. According to the passage, when did the Bison move to North America ?
a. early in man’s habitation of North America b. during one of the Ice Ages.
c. relative recently in North American history d. over a million years ago.
4. According to the passage, the Bison moved from Asia to North America by
a. crossing the sea b. walking over the land
c. travelling through the foothills d. climbing over a bridge.
5. The passage would most likely be assigned reading for courses in which of the following subjects
?
a. American history b. Anthropology c. Zoology d. Modern science
Exercise 6. Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa câu không thay đổi, bắt đầu bằng các từ cho sẵn
1. Everyone was longing for the term to end and the holidays to begin.

Everyone was longing ____________________________________
2. He expressed a hope that you would soon be well again.
He expressed a hope for __________________________________
3. “ We will go on strike”, the workers said.
The workers ___________________________________________
4. The car belongs to Mrs. Edward
Mrs. Edward ___________________________________________
5. The station clock showed half past ten.
According _____________________________________________
Exercise 7. Sử dụng những từ / cụm từ cho sẵn dưới đây để viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh.
Dear Sir,
1. I write / you / say / dissatified / I be / holiday / I just / return.
2. The holiday / Marbella / be book / company / January.
3. I understand / husband / two children / I / fly / to Manchester / 12 noon / spend / 14 days / Hotel
Esplendido / Marbella.
4. We / choose / Hotel Esplendido / it / have / private swimming pool / be / beach / offer / baby –
sitting service / children.
5. Our flight / Manchester be delay / 24 hours / we / have / spend time / Departure Lounge.
6. When we finally get / Marbella / representative / tell / us / we / be / move / Hotel Blanco / be a
forty – five minute walk / the beach.
7. We not be satisfied / way / be / treat / want / know / action you intend / take.
8. We / expect / refund / at least part / cost / trip.
9. We look forward / hear / you.
Yours faithfully.