ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2011 TRƯỜNG THCS-THPT NGÔ GIA TỰ Môn thi: Tiếng Anh- Đề 2 pps

SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO LÂM ĐỒNG ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT
NĂM 2011
TRƯỜNG THCS-THPT NGÔ GIA TỰ Môn thi: Tiếng Anh- Đề 2
HỌ VÀ TÊN THÍ SINH: LỚP:…………………

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions:
Question 1: A. pushed B. dressed C. solved D.
matched
Question 2: A. attempts B. schools C. shares D.
believes
Question 3: A. course B. four C. your D. our
Question 4: A. lengths B. coughs C. thanks D. caves
Question 5: A. hour B. humour C. health D.
happy

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions:
Question 6: I wish I _______ all about this some weeks ago.
A. knew B. have known C. had known D.
would know
Question 7: He said that he _______ his bicycle.
A. has lost B. loses C. had lost D. lost
Question 8: I am going to stay here until you _______your work.
A. will finish B. are finishing C. finished D.
have finished
Question 9: We stayed at home last night _______ the bad weather.
A. because B. since C. as D.
because of
Question 10: _______a diamond is extremely hard it can be used to cut glass.
A. Because of B. Because C. Due to D.

Despite
Question 11: I wrote down the time and date of my appointment _______I wouldn't forget to go.
A. that B. so that C. because D.
although
Question 12: _______ Dick was warned about the dangers of smoking, he continued to smoke.
A. Even though B. Despite C. However D. In
spite of
Question 13: My brother is busy _______
A. write B. writting C. in writing D.
writing
Question 14: When the lights_______we couldn’t see a thing
A. went out B. switched off C. put out D.
extinguished
Question 15: Do you mind _____ up?
Marks
A. wash B. washing C. washed D. to
wash.
Question 16: This school _____ ten years ago.
A. be built B. is built C. was built D. built
Question 17: . The policeman told him _______ his car on the sidewalk.
A. do not park B. does not park C. did not park D. not
to park
Question 18: If you ……….a taxi, you would not have been late.
A. take B. took C. had taken D.
have take
Question 19: Vietnam hosted the 22
nd
SEA Games with a great _______
A. succeed B. success C. successful D.
successfully

Question 20: This room is ________
A. too small for us to work in B. so small that we can't work in
C. not big enough for us to live in it D. such small room that we can't
live in it
Question 21: My brother likes music very much. He ______ to music while working.
A. used to listen B. is used to listening C. is used to listen D. used
to be listening
Question 22: It is _______ novel that I have ever read.
A. the more interested B. more interested
C. as interesting as D. the most interesting
Question 23: The hikers were worried _______ not having enough water.
A. in B. at C. with D.
about
Question 24: _______ is a game played in a swimming pool in which two teams of swimmers
try to score goals with a ball.
A. Water polo B. Rowing C. Swimming D.
Water skiing
Question 25: Thanks to the women's liberation women can take part in _______ activities.
A. social B. society C. socially D.
socialize
Question 26: What is your _______ in the family?
A. responsibility B. response C. responsible D.
responsible
Question 27: The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _______ institution
founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland.
A. human B. humanity C. humanization D.
humanitarian
Question 28: "Would you like to go out with me tonight." - "Yes _______ .Where shall we
meet?”
A. Of course B. I'd love to C. I like too D. So do

I
Question 29: “Would you mind closing the window for me?" _ "_______. I'll do it right now."
A. Certainly B. Not at all C. Of course D. Yes,
sure
Question 30: “Excuse me. May I come in, Madam?” _ “Yes. _______”
A. Please don’t B. Please do C. You’re welcome D.
Never mind

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions:
Question 31: The play was so boring that we left in the interval.
A. It was such a boring play that we left in the interval.
B. It was so a boring play that we left in the interval.
C. The play was too boring for us to leave in the interval.
D. The play was very boring for us to leave in the interval.
Question 32: People rumoured that the man stole many cars.
A. It was rumoured that many cars to be stolen by the man.
B. The man was rumoured that many cars are stolen.
C. Many cars were rumoured to have been stolen by the man.
D. That the man stole many cars were rumoured.
Question 33: "Why don't you go to clubs at the weekend, Mary?" said Jane.
A. Jane asked Mary why she doesn't go to clubs at the weekend.
B. Jane invited Mary to go to clubs but Mary refused to go.
C. Jane suggested that Mary should go to clubs at the weekend.
D. Jane wondered why Mary didn't go to clubs at the weekend.
Question 34: Despite her age, she gets about easily.
A. She is too old to do anything easily.
B. Because she is old, she cannot go anywhere.
C. Although she is old, she can travel easily.
D. Her age prevents her from going from place to place.

Question 35: John is fat because he eats so many chips.
A. If John doesn’t eat so many chips, he will not be fat.
B. If John didn’t eat so many chips, he would not be fat.
C. John is fat though he eats so many chips.
D. being fat, John eats so many chips.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
Question 36:
After having dinner in that restaurant last night, I felt badly and my wife had
to take me to
A B C
D

the hospital.
Question 37: The woman who daughter I saw yesterday is a doctor.
A B C D
Question 38: He isn’t going to the conference in March and neither they are.
A B C D
Question 39:
The more clean our environment is, the longer we can live.

A B C D
Question 40:
Among many other program, UNICEF also supports the international Child
Rights Information
A B C D
Network.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate

the correct answer to each of the questions form 31 to 35:
The Asian Games takes place every four years. The spirit of the Asian Games has been
built up over a long period of time, spreading the messages of unity, warmth, and friendship
through competitive sport. It helps to establish the relationships among individual athletes,
coaches, trainers, officials, volunteers and spectators who come together from many different
backgrounds and cultures.
Just 11 countries and regions with 489 athletes participated in the 1
5t
Asian Games in
New Delhi in 1951, with only six sports. The 15
th
Asian Games took place from December 1
5t

through December 15
th
, 2006, in Doha, the capital of Qatar. More than 10,000 athletes, who
represented 45 countries and regions, took part in 39 sports and 424 events of the games. Some
new events such as chess and triathlon were also included in the Games.
The world records came in shooting and weightlifting with the Asian bests in archery,
athletics, track cycling, shooting, swimming and weightlifting.
However, it wasn't all about the winning of medals, taking part for some was just as much
of an achievement for them. The Games have been about more than just the athletes as 16,000
volunteers from 100 countries around the world have worked 100,000 shifts to ensure the
750,000 spectators had an experience of a lifetime.
The 15
th
Asian Games Doha 2006 truly has been the Games of Your Life for all.
Question 41:What messages do the asian games spread?
A. unity and warmth C. warmth and friendship

B. unity and friendship D. unity, warmth and friendship
Question 42: How many countries took part in the first Asian games?
A. more than ten countries C. half a dozen countries
B. less than ten countries D. unity, warmth and friendship
Question 43: When did the first asian games take place?
A. in 1915 B. in 1951 C. in 1950 D. in
1955
Question 44:When and where were the 15
th
asian games held?
A. in 2006, China B. in 2006, Qatar
C. in 1951, Qatar D. in 1951, India
Question 45:How many games and events were organized at the 15
th
Asian games?
A. 463 sports and events B. 436 sports and events
C. 346 sports and events D. 634 sports and events

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word for each of the blanks from 46 to 50.
The Sahara Desert is the world’s largest desert area. It (46) _______ from the Africa’s Atlantic
Ocean side to the Red Sea. It is about 5,200 miles long. Overall, the Sahara Desert covers
3,500,000 square miles. The geography of the desert is varied. In the West, the Sahara is (47)
_______. It contains underground rivers, resulting in oases. Even though the area lacks rainfall,
these peaks are snowcapped during the winter. The Eastern part of the Sahara, the Libyan Desert,
is dry (48) _______very few oases. The Sahara’s climate is very hot and dry. On average, it only
has 8 inches of rainfall a year. The Sahara used to be a fertile area in which elephants, giraffes
and other animals grazed. This was about 10,000 yeas (49) _______. It is estimated that in 4,000
B.C, the climate began to get drier. The fewrtile landscape (50) _______ up and the desert
widened, creating the form that appears today.

Question 46: A. puts B. extends C. remains
D. enters
Question 47: A. endangered B. productive C. rocky
D. paralleled
Question 48: A. and B. so C. with
D. but
Question 49: A. before B. ago C. then
D. later
Question 50: A. wetted B. cleaned C. dried
D. rained

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