ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN - TEST 2 doc

ĐỀ THI THỬ ANH VĂN - TEST 2
I. Give the proper tenses or forms of the verbs in brackets :

1. Next month I (have) _________ a week’s vacation. I (plan) _________ to take a
trip. First I (go) _________ to Madison, Wisconsin to visit my brother. After I (leave)
_________ Madison, I (go) _________ Chicago (see) _________ a friend who (study)
_________ at a university there. She (live) _________ in Chicago for three years, so she
(know) _________ her way around the city. She (promise) _________ (take)
_________ me to many interesting places. I (never, be) _________ in Chicago, so I
(look) _________ forward to (go) _________ there.

2. Yesterday John (eat) _____________ breakfast at 8:00. He (already, eat)
_________ breakfast when he (leave) ____________ for class at 8:45. He (always, eat)
_________ breakfast before he (go) _____________ to class. I (usually, not eat)
_________ breakfast before I (go) _________ to class. But I (usually, get) _________
hungry about midmorning. Tomorrow before I (go) _____________ to class, I (eat)
_________ breakfast.

3. He is thinking of (leave) _________ his job and (go) _________ to America.

4. We had no difficulty (find) _________ his house.

5. He usually (wear) _________ sandals; but when I last (see) _________ him, he
(wear) _________ boots.

II. Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the words given :

1. The little boy felt very _____________ because his parents did not let him go with
them. (disappoint)

2. The surgeons tried their best to save his life, but unfortunately the operation was

_____________ (success)

3. During his _____________ the family lived in Cornwall. (child)

4. The _____________ of world population is being studied. (grow)

5. If you want the two sides to be even, you must measure from the ________.
(centre)

6. How many _____________ were there in all ? (compete)

7. A fertilizer is any substance that _____________ the soil and helps plants grow.
(rich)

8. _____________ know what mineral soil needs. (science)

9. He was _____________ for the job by a committee. (select)

10. We won’t buy the car until the _____________ arises. (necessary)

11. _____________ is my favourite subject. (historical)

12. _____________ waste is one of the causes of air pollution. (industry)

13. He has made a great _____________ to the development of the country.
(contribute)

14. Are you _____________ of some changes in his appearance? (awareness)

15. _____________ can help improve our health. (jog)

16. Mount Vesurius is an _____________ volcano. (act)

17. He is confident enough to express his opinion _____________. (comfort)

18. Is _____________ free and compulsory in your country ? (educate)

19. The _____________ is really the marvel of the machine age. (compute)

20. He does everything with perfect _____________. (accurate)

III. Supply the missing prepositions :

1. Thank you ______ inviting me ______ your birthday party.

2. Unless you hurry, you are late _______ class.

3. He advised us not to stay ______ late.

4. When you come to see me tomorrow, please phone me _______ advance.

5. She wishes she would go ______ the moon some day.

6. He has no interest ________ football.

7. They are proud ________ what they have done.

8. He takes pride _________ his work.

9. I don’t think he’s accustomed ________ driving on the right.

10. Jim is bored ______ looking for a job.

IV. Rewrite the following sentences as directed without changing their meaning :
1. Nobody could solve this mathematical problem.

 This _________________________________________________________________
2. They believe that he will pass the final exam.

 He __________________________________________________________________
3. She was too old to carry that heavy case.

 She was so ____________________________________________________________
4. He seldom keeps his promise.

 Seldom _______________________________________________________________
5. I have never travelled by plane in my life.

 Never ________________________________________________________________
6. Jack is not old enough to see horror films.

 Jack is too ____________________________________________________________
7. You will catch cold if you don’t keep your feet dry.

 Unless _______________________________________________________________
8. People saw him leave the office yesterday.

 He __________________________________________________________________
9.She came late because of the rain.

 Because it _____________________________________________________________
10. “You’d better not lend them any more money.” said Alice.

 Alice advised __________________________________________________________
11. She decided to help him with some money.

 She made _____________________________________________________________
12. We have to notice the teacher’s explanation.

 We have to pay ________________________________________________________
13. This flower is very beautiful.

 What _________________________________________________________________
14. He spent 2 hours doing the mathematical exercises.

 It took ________________________________________________________________
15. They have to change the date of the meeting again.

 The date ______________________________________________________________
16. It was so late that nothing could be done.

 It was too _____________________________________________________________
17. I didn’t go out because it rained.

 If ___________________________________________________________________
18. I have fewer books than she has.

 She has _______________________________________________________________
19. Mary visited us three days ago.

 Mary paid _____________________________________________________________
20. The plumber repaired the leak this morning.

 They had _____________________________________________________________

V. Complete each space with one proper word :
Pollution spoils our environment (1) ___________ many ways. The air we breathe, for
instance, is constantly (2) ___________ by smoke and by chemicals such as carbon
monoxide in the exhaut fumes of cars and other kinds of motor vehicles.
For wild life, however, there (3) ___________ even greater dangers in the pollution of
water of rivers or seas. A good illustration of this is oil released from the tankers (4)
_________ sea. It kills all kinds of sea animals, including birds (5) ___________ feathers
become covered with oil so they cannot fly, as well as fish and other forms of marine life.
Other causes of water (6) __________ include power stations, (7) __________ release
warm water into rivers. This kills the fish and plants which live there. These are only (8)
___________ examples, there are many more.
1. a. by b. on c. with d. in
2. a. polluted b. dirty c. purified d. cleaned
3. a. is b. are c. be d. being
4. a. at b. in c. on d. by
5. a. that b. which c. whose d. who
6. a. pollution b. purity c. shortage d. problem
7. a. they b.that c.which d.where
8. a. litlle b.a few c.a little d.few


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