ĐỀ ÔN THI TN NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 6 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH ppsx

ĐỀ ÔN THI TN NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 6
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

I.Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets :

1. She is used to his (arrive) __________ home late at night.

2. There used to (be) __________ a market near my house.

3. This machine is used to (wash) __________ clothes.

4. He didn’t use to (drink) __________ a lot.

5. You’ll gradually get used to (drive) ________ on the left-hand side in
London.

6. I don’t like her (read) __________ my letters.

7. I enjoy (rest) __________ in the afternoon after (try) ______ (finish)
_______ (do) _________ my homework.

8. There’s no (deny) ___________ that he intends (do) ________
business in Vietnam.

9. When you want (smoke) __________ in the house of an American, you
should ask the host or hostess whether he or she would like you (smoke)
__________ there.

10. I remember (hear) __________ him (say) __________ the grass
needed (cut) __________

11. It (rain) _________ all day today. I suspect it always (rain)
________ on Sundays in England. Anyhow, it (rain) _________ every
Sunday since I (arrive) __________ here three months ago. I (just begin)
__________ to get used to it, but I (find) __________ it rather monotonous !
I (live) __________ in a boarding-house in Bayswater as I (not possess)
__________ enough money to stay in a hotel or a flat of my own. However,
I (enjoy) __________ my stay here as I (already have) __________ many
opportunities to meet interesting people who (come) __________ from all
over the world.

II. Use the appropriate prepositions in the blanks :

1. It’s stupid _________ her to go out without a coat.

2. What are you so angry _________ ?

3. I was satisfied _________ the present you gave me.

4. I’m not ashamed _________ what I did.

5. I feel sorry _________ Tom. He has no friends.

6. I’m a little short ________ money. Can you lend me some ?

7. I get fed up _________ doing the same thing everyday.

8. Why are you always so jealous _________ other people ?

9. A hammer is used ___________ driving in nails.

10. Last I went to Hue _________ a sightseeing tour __________ my
parents.

11. The hotel is famous __________ its pleasant atmosphere.

12. He arrived ___________ Tan Son Nhat airport yesterday.

III. Fill in the blank with the proper form of the word given.

1. Susan is very ____________ of the work she had done. (pride)

2. Jane is____________in seeing sights. (interest)

3. Mai is sad about her ____________ (poor)

4. I can say for____________that you have made much progress in
learning English. (sure)

5. I don’t think I’m accustomed to____________on the left. (drive)

6. Prices continue to show an upward ______________ (tend )

7. I’m ______________ to succeed. (determine)

8. They discussed the matter calmly and ______________. (reason)

9. She can look back on her career with great ______________ ( satisfy)

10. Most school-leavers have the ______________ to go to work because
they want to live independently. (keen)

IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as
similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences :
1. The store was opened in 1932 by John.

 John ________________________________________________________
2. We can avoid waiting by booking the tickets in advance.

 If __________________________________________________________
3. The teacher asked me whether I had any books.

 “Do ________________________________________________________
4. “I like films, books and music” Mike replied.

 Mike said that ________________________________________________
5. It took Jane three hours to sort out her stamps.

 Jane spent ___________________________________________________
6. That scientific discovery was so important that it has affected every
man’s way of life.

 That was such ________________________________________________
7. He was given a chance to stay on at this garage.

 They _______________________________________________________
8. They said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car.

 He _________________________________________________________
9. He made a great discovery. He was very proud of it.

 He was very proud of __________________________________________
10. We’ve never talked to an interesting person like you before.

 Never before _________________________________________________
11. They cancelled the flight because it was foggy.

 Because of ___________________________________________________
12. Because the traffic is heavy, I sometimes come to my office late.

 Because of ___________________________________________________
13. I’m sorry I missed your birthday party.

 I wish _______________________________________________________
14. You’d better put your money in the bank.

 I advise _____________________________________________________
15. He prefers golf to tennis.

 He’d rather __________________________________________________
16. It is necessary to master English.

 Mastering ___________________________________________________
17. He spent two hours writing the essay.

 It took ______________________________________________________
18. He is too young to ride a motorbike.

 He isn’t _____________________________________________________
19. The bag was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it upstairs.

 The bag was too ______________________________________________
20. He expects to hear from her as soon as possible.

 He is looking forward __________________________________________

V. Read the article below and put a cross on the letter next to the word
that best fits each space.
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Noble became a very rich
man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Noble
preferred not to be (1) __________ as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895,
just two weeks before his death, he created a (2) __________ to be used for
(3) __________ prizes to people who had made (4) __________
contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature,
physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just
sixty-seven years after the first awards (5) __________.
Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the
interest on this sum is used for the awards which (6) __________ from
30,000 to 125,000 dollars.
Every year on December 10, the (7) __________ of Nobel’s death, the
awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are (8a) __________
to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges’ (9)
_________. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively
few literature prizes.
No awards were (8b) __________ from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of
World War II. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others
have (10) __________ their prizes.
1. A. remembered B. reset C. enlisted D.
enjoined
2. A. fund B. thesaurus C. treasure D.
remittance

3. A. rewarding B. extending C. professing D.
awarding
4. A. trustworthy B. estimated C. esteemed D.
worthwhile
5. A. opening B. recession C. adoption D.
ceremony
6. A. divide B. separate C. vary D.
prolong
7. A. anniversary B. remembrance C. memorization D.
memory
8. A. demonstrated B. represented C. presented D.
extended
9. A. decisions B. theorems C. theology D.
axioms
10. A. pooled B. shared C. deposited D.
joined