KÝ THI THỬ HSG MÔN ANH VĂN NĂM 2011 - TEST 49 potx

TEST 49
I. Chọn 1 từ có phần gạch dưới phát âm khác với các từ còn lại.
1. A. bear B. beard C. pear D.
wear
2. A. find B. bite C. since D.
drive
3. A. turn B. burn C. curtain D.
bury
4. A. chair B. cheap C chorus D.
child
II. Chọn đáp án đúng.
5. These songs are very popular …………… the young.
A. at B. with C. for D.
from
6. We hope to set …………… a number of fun-raising projects .
A. in B. out C. off D. up
7. This is Mr. White, …………… invention has helped hundreds of deaf people
.
A whose B. which C. that D.
whom
8. She used to …………… her living by working as a typist.
A. win B. earn C. raise D.
support
9. I will …………… you this book if you promise to return it next week.
A. offer B. lend C. borrow D.
allow
10. Please don't disturb me …………… there is something urgent .
A. if B. or C. otherwise D.
unless
11. The laser beam is used for cancer treatment because it can ……………
diseased cells.

A. heal B. cure C. destroy D.
build
12. Employees hope that their salary will …………… with the cost of living.
A. grow B. develop C. rise D.
raise
13. They were very …………… about keeping so much money in the house .
A dangerous B. willing C. nervous D.
risky
14. The problem is difficult therefore …………… students could answer it.
A. few B a lot of C a great number of D. a
few
15. I am sure Dave didn’t put any salt in this sauce. It's completely …………….
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A. taste B. tasted C. tasty D.
tasteless
16. After Mary…………… her degree, she intends to work in her father's
company .
A. will finish B. is finishing C. finishes D.
will have finished
17. A small stone struck the windshield while we …………… down the road.
A. drive B. were driving C. had driven D.
had been driving
18. We …………… won the game if we'd had a few more minutes .
A. might have B. will C. had D.
could have
19. You had better check the details …………… there are some mistakes .
A. however B. in order that C. so that D. In
case
20. Can you help me …………… in this application form ?
A. fill B. filled C. filling D.

being filled
21. Alice didn't expect …………… to Bill's party.
A. asking B. being asking C. to ask D. to
he asked
22. He was advised …………… singing lessons.
A. bike B. taken C. taking D. to
take
23. There isn't …………… foreign news in the paper.
A. a lot B. lots C. many D.
much
24. Han is going to the USA for his holiday. He …………… up for nearly a
year now.
A. has saved B. is saving C. saves D.
has been saving
25. Are you aware …………… the regulations concerning the use of guns ?
A. for B. about C. in D. of
26. Neither Dick …………… Torn knows how to speak German.
A. nor B. or C. and D. but
27. The typewriter is too heavy …………… to carry.
A. with me B. on me C. to me D. for
me
28. The custom dates back to the period …………… many Londoners traveled
on horseback.
A. when / on which B. when/ during which
C. when / in which D. when / at which
29. Tom is not used to …………… up early. He is late for school very often .
A. get B. got C. getting D.
having got
III. Đọc đoạn văn và chọn câu trả lời đúng.
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is primarily a result of mankind's

burning fuels, is thought to act like the glass of a greenhouse. It absorbs heat
radiation from the earth and its atmosphere, heat that otherwise would dissipate
into outer space.
The possibility that the greenhouse effect could alter the earth's temperature
has been debated for many years. Scientists have agreed that carbon dioxide is
increasing but there has been uncertainty about whether temperatures are also
increasing. The major difficulty in accepting the greenhouse effect has been the
absence observed warming coincident with the historic carbon dioxide increase .
30. The principal consequence of the greenhouse effect is assumed to be an
increase in
A. global temperatures.
B. the building of greenhouse.
C. the burning of fossil fuels.
D. the sun's radiation reaching the earth.
31. The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is believed to produce the
greenhouse effect by
A. being burned on the ground.
B. dissipation into outer space.
C. being widely used for agricultural purposes in greenhouses.
D. preventing heat radiation from escaping the earth's atmosphere.
32. What does the scientific community think about the greenhouse effect ?
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A. It regards it as an established scientific fact.
B. It considers it as a promising scientific theory.
C. It sees it as a useful agricultural technique.
D. It finds it an important mechanism for removing removing carbon
dioxide from greenhouse.
IV. Hoàn thành đoạn văn sau bằng cách chọn A, B, C hoặc D.
For many people, travelling by plane is an exciting experience. Others,
however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (33) flying is no more dangerous

(34) any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is
known, however, that most accidents occur (35) take- off and landing when a
(36) decisions are vitally (37)
33. A. although B. too C. and D. because
34. A. than B. us C. then D. with
35. A. while B. during C. for D through
36. A. leader's B. chief's C. pilot's D. driver's
37. A. dangerous B successful C. important D. wonderful
V. Chọn A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành các câu sau.
38. It is no use …………….
A. arguing with him B. of arguing with him
C. for arguing with him D. to argue with him
39. …………… that we didn't want to go out.
A. It was really bad B. It was so bad
C. It was too bad D. It was very bad
40. The carpet ……………
A. hasn’t been cleaned yet . B. hasn't cleaned yet .
C. have been cleaned. D. has cleaned.
41. It took me two hours ……………
A. explain the new lesson to them. B. explaining the new
lesson to them.
C. explain the new lesson to them. D. to explain the new
lesson to them.
42. …………… do these ties belong ?
A. For whom B. To whom C. whose D. With
whom
43. Nam runs faster than any boys in his class . No one in Nam's class
…………….
A. can run as fast as him .
B. is the quickest student in his class.

C. is running faster than anyone else in his class.
D. runs the fastest in his school.
44. They last visited me 5 years ago. They ……………
A. haven't visited me for a long time. B. haven’t been visiting for a long
time.
C. haven’t visited me for 5 years. D. have known me for 5 years.
45. She told me ……………
A. not worry about that. B. not to worry about that.
C. worries about that. D. worrying about that.
46. Someone repaired her bicycle last week. She ……………
A. had to repair her bicycle last week. B. herself repaired her bicycle last
week.
C. had repaired her bicycle. D. had her bicycle repaired last
week.
47. She was so busy ……………
A. about answering the phone . B. for answering the phone .
C. to answer the phone . D. that she couldn’t answer the
phone.
48. "Did you have a good time abroad?" - She asked me if ……………
A. I have a good time abroad . B. I had good time abroad .
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C. I had had a good time abroad . D. I have had a good time abroad .
49. …………… this letter …………… last night?
A. Is/ writtenB. Is/ wrote C. Was/ written D. Were/ written
50. The houses where I used to live …………… very comfortable.
A. is B. was C. are D. were