ĐỀ LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC 2011 – Số 1 ppsx

ĐỀ LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC 2011 – Số 1

I. Choose one word that has different pronunciation from others.
1. a. play b. today c. radio d. manage
2. a. afraid b. mistake c. appointment d. organism
3. a. different b. contribute c. tiny
d. investigate
4. a. shortage b. manage c. village d. animal
5. a. export b. method c. provide d. information
II. Choose the underlined words that must be corrected.
1. If the question were not so difficult, I will be able to answer it.

2. He didn’t get the job despite of his experience in the field.
A B C D
3. If I were you, I didn’t buy that old building
A B C D
4. I get a bad mark. I wish I did my homework last night.
A B C D
5. Some mistakes were made in the brochure, but they might corrected
before you get back.
A B
C
D
6. His brother can’t walk to work now because his broken leg.
A B C D
7. I will tell John about it when I will see him this afternoon.
A B C D
8. The teacher said the class that hot air rises and cold air sinks.
A B C D
9. Sundy called from Miami during the storm and said she was swimming
here

A B C
D
10. The house painted more than 3 years ago, but I’m not going to have it
done.
A B C D
III. Choose the best answer.
16. My brother is interested in doing …… research.
a. scientific b. science c. scientist d. scientifically
17. If there weren’t the pull of the earth, everyone … of the same weight.
a. would be b. is c. will be d. are
18. Mary: “ I’m going to play tennis today” (a week later) Peter: “ Mary said
that she was going to play tennis … ”
a. that day b. today c. tomorrow d. this day
19. We must … our forests and woodlands for future generations.
a. conserving b. conserve c. conservation d.
conservational
20. The old building is in a good state of … except for the wooden floors.
a. preserving b. preserve c. preservation d. preserved
21. … is the great mass of salt water that covers most of the Earth’s
surface.
a. River b. Lake c. Pond d. Ocean
22. There are many …. between living in a city and living in a country.
a. difference b. differently c. differences
d. different
23. Last month, our class made a two-day …. to Yen Tu pagoda.
a. travel b. excursion c. flight d. voyage
24. The nature of language is the documentary programme … 15.15 …
VTV2
a. at/on b. on/at c. at/ in d. in/at
25. The …. of my village has changed a lot due to the introduction of

technology.
a. method b. lifestyle c. villagers d. crops
IV. Read the following passage then choose the best answer.
There is much more water than land on the …. of the earth. The seas
and oceans cover nearly ….of the whole world, and only one-fifth of …
land. If you traveled over the earth in different directions, you would have to
spend …. more of your time … on water than on roads or railways. We
sometimes forget that for every mile of land …. four miles of water.
There is so much water on the surface of our earth that we ….to use
two words to describe. We use the word SEAS ….those parts of water
surface which …. only a few hundreds of miles wide, the word OCEANS to
describe the huge area of water … are thousands of miles wide and very
deep.
26. a. cover b. surface c. outer d. outside
27. a. four- fives b. four-fifth c. four- fifths d.
fourth-fifths
28. a. it is b. it’s c. its d. them are
29. a. many b. much c. few d. too
30. a. to move b. move c. moved d. moving
31. a. there are b. there is c. there has d. have
32. a. must b. should c. have d. would
33. a. describing b. describes c. describe d. to
describe
34. a. is b. are c. has d. will be
35. a. that’s b. which c. where d. whose
V. Read the following passage then choose the best answer.
Ordinary houses are full of hazardous waste. The most important
hazardous waste in the homes is batteries. When you throw them out with
your other garbage, they break open at the landfill. The poison inside them
moves through rain water and other liquids to the bottom of the landfill.

Then it can pollute the natural water in the ground. We should use
rechargeable batteries. Another hazardous waste in homes is motor oil.
Don’t throw old motor oil on the ground or throw it on the garbage. It
poisons the environment. We should recycle motor oil. Paint is another kind
of hazardous waste in homes. Some cities have a “ Paint Exchange Day”. If
you bring in open, unused blue paint and wanted red, they give you red.
Sometimes they mix the paints together into strange colours. If you paint
walls with them, you help save the environment.
36. What is the most important dangerous waste in the homes ?
a. motor oil b. paint c. batteries d. garbage
37. How can batteries at the landfill pollute the underground water ?
a. They break open at the landfill b. Their poison moves to the
bottom of the landfill
c. They move to the underground water d. They combine with rain
water and other liquids.
38. Why should we use rechargeable batteries ?
a. to protect the environment b. they are durable
c. They pollute the underground water d. They are convenient.
39. Why shouldn’t we throw motor oil on the ground ?
a. It poisons the environment b. It is a waste of money c. It pollutes the
ground d. It is dangerous
40. What should we do with motor oil ?
a. Sell it b. Throw it on the garbage c. Throw it away d.
Recycle it
VI. Choose the most suitable answer to the statement in italics.
41. If motorists were to drive carefully, they would have fewer accidents.
a. Motorists are not careful and there are many accidents
b. Motorists are careful and yet there are many accidents
c. Motorists are not careful and yet there are few accidents
d. Motorists are careful and there are few accidents

42. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise
a. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there b. We stay in the
noisy hotel and we liked it.
c. Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there d. Because of the
noise, we stayed in the hotel.
43. Jonh said:” You’d better not lend them any money, Daisy”
a. John said Daisy not to lend them any money. b. John said to Daisy
not lend them any money.
c. John advised Daisy should not lend them any money. d. John advised
Daisy not to lend them any money.
44. He looked so funny that I couldn’t help laughing
a. I couldn’t laugh because he looked so funny b. I couldn’t help him
laugh because he looked so funny
c. He looked too funny for me to laugh d. I laughed because he
looked so funny
45. It’s ages since I last saw a Hollywood film.
a. I saw a last Hollywood film since ages ago b.I haven’t seen a
Hollywood film for a long time.
c. I haven’t seen any Hollywood films before. d. It’s ages because I last
saw a Hollywood film.