Ôn Thi TNPT - Test 19

ÔN LUYỆN KIẾN THỨC THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT – 2009
PRACTICE TEST 19
(April 20
th
, 2009)
Questions 1-2: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group.
Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1. A. cheer B. chemist C. check D. chat
2. A. fly B. sky C. spy D. puppy
Questions 3 - 5: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the syllable
in the position which is different from that of the others.
3. A. important B. comfortable C. surprising D. extinction
4. A. carry B. invent C. appoint D. become
5. A. sentence B. season C. success D. saucer
Questions 6 - 24: These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete each
sentence.
6. I'd like to have a(n).........car. Mine keeps breaking down.
A. reliably B. unreliable C. more reliably D. more reliable
7.1 ran.........Dan did.
A. faster than B. fastly than C. more fastly than D. more faster than
8. Her illness was.........we thought at first.
A. much serious than B. seriouser than C. much more serious than D. much seriously than
9. Do you feel.........today?
A. a lot of better B. some better C. any better D. the better
10. Peter often drives a
A. little red old car B. red little old car C. old little red car D. little old red car
11. Linda likes wearing.........clothes.
A. colour B. colourful C. colourfully D. colourness
12. They asked me a lot of questions,.........I couldn't answer.
A. much of which B. most of which C. both of them D. neither of which
13. The boy.........in the accident was taken to the hospital.

A. injures B. injured C. injuring D. injure
14. The machine.........has now been repaired.
A. that broken down B. that broke down C. which is broken down D. which broke
15. The man.........on the plane talked all the time.
A. who I am sitting next to B. that I was sitting next to him
C. that I was sitting next to D. who I was sitting next him
16. He was.........the job.
A. experienced enough to do B. enough experienced to do
C. experienced enough doing D. experienced to do enough
17.1 have........., but I don't have time.
A. a vacation enough money for B. money enough for a vacation
C. enough money for a vacation D. enough money for vacation
18. They are not interested..........
A. in the internet B. exploring the internet
C. in play games in the internet D. surfing on the net
19. We don't like..........
A. play basket ball B. playing basket ball C. played the basket ball D. plays basket ball
20. They are not coming,.........?
A. are they B. aren't they C. they are D. don't they
21. Earnest Hemingway is.........of modern fiction.
A. one of the molders B. who is one of the molders C. the molders one D. the molders who is the one
22..........occasions for congratulations.
A. Birthdays that usually considered B. Birthdays are usually considered
C. Usually considering birthday D. That considered birthdays usually
23. It is good form to use the name of the person..........
A. who are greeting B. which you are greeting C. you are greeting D. greeting for you
24. It is possible..........may assist some trees in saving water in the winter.
A. the leaves are lost B. that the loss of leaves C. when leaves have lost D. to lose leaves
Questions 25: The sentences (1-2-3-4-5) in the following paragraph are in the wrong order. Choose the correct
order to make a good paragraph by circling letter A, B, C or D.

(1) The family of the patient is responsible for these expenses.
(2) Consequently, they would be a terrible financial burden for them for a long time.
(3) The costs of medicines and medical tests are also high.
(4) One of the reasons for terminally ill patients to be allowed to die is that medical costs are very high.
(5) The cost of a hospital room can be as much as five hundred dollars per day and even more.
A. 5-4-1-3-2 B. 4-5-3-1-2 C. 2-4-5-3-1 D. 3-2-1-5-4
Questions 26 - 30: Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to the questions by circling the
corresponding letter (A, B, C or D).
The Hopi are part of the Pueblo Indian culture. Today they live mostly in northeastern Arizona, at the edge of the
Painted Desert. Something that sets the Hopi off from others cultures is that it is in some senses a maternal rather a
paternal culture.
The Hopi are divided into clans, or families, along maternal lines, and, as a a child becomes a member of the
mother's clan rather than the father's, pition, ownership of property, such as land and houses, passes from tr to
daughter instead of from father to son, as it does in other Native American cultures. However, women do not have
all the power in this culture, societal authority still rests in the hands of men, but that authority does pass to men
from their mothers.
26. The main idea of the passage is that..........
A. the Hopi are one type of Pueblo Indian
B. the Hopi have a maternal culture
C. no Indian cultures are paternal
D. today the Hopi live in northeastern Arizona.
27. The passage states that..........
A. the Hopi do not own property B. the Hopi's property passes from father to son
C. the Hopi live inside the Painted Desert D. the Hopi may be found on the borders of the Painted Desert
28. In line 3, something that is "maternal" is related to..........
A. the culture B. the mother C. the Hopi D. the clan
29. A clan in line 5 is a..........
A. mother B. rather C. family D. child
30. Which of the following is true about Hopi passage?
A. Hopi do not own property B. Hopi's property passes from father to son

C. Property ownership in the Hopi culture is similar to property ownership in most other cultures
D. A Hopi daughter will probably inherit property from her mother
Questions 31 - 40: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to fit
each space.
C & A is probably one of the largest family fashion stores in the world, and their shops are a familiar sight in
(31).........High Streets in Britain. But many British people would be surprised to learn (32).........this fashion
company has Dutch origins. Founded in the small market town of Sneek in 1841, the first C & A shop
(33).........opened by two brothers called Clemens and August Brenninkmeyer. The initials of their first names
formed the name of the shop. As trade grew, more (34) ......... were opened across Europe and in 1922 C & A came
to Britain. (35).........success was immediate and the store was a major influence in bringing down the (36) ......... of
women's clothes. It was the two brothers (37) ......... started the 5- day working week, at a time when shopkeepers in
Britain expected their (38).........to work a 6- day week. Today C & A employs many thousands of people. All the
stores are attractively (39).........with good use of space, lighting and plenty of individual changing rooms where
(40).........can try things on in comfort before they buy.
31. A. every B. most C. more D. each
32. A. that B. if C. and D. because
33. A. were B. have C. had D. was
34. A. stores B. places C. parts D. houses
35. A. They B. This C. That D. Their
36. A. value B. figures C. cost D. money
37. A. which B. who C. what D. whom
38. A. staff B. groups C. officers D. employers
39. A. drawn B. designed C. set D. put
40. A. customers B. patients C. one D. persons
Questions 41 - 43: After each pair of simple sentences from 41 to 43, there are four options which are their
combinations. Choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
41 ."Ί'sunami" is a Japanese word. This word means "harbor wave".
A. "Tsunami" is a Japanese word which it means "harbor wave".
B. "Tsunami" is a Japanese word it means "harbor wave".
C. "Tsunami" is a Japanese word which means "harbor wave".

D. "Tsunami" means "harbor wave" is a Japanese word.
42. Sue lives in the house. The house is opposite my house.
A. Sue lives in the house whose is opposite my house. B. Sue lives in the house which opposite my house.
C. Sue lives in the house which is opposite her house. D. Sue lives in the house which is opposite my house.
43. The plants may develop differently. The plants live on that island.
A. The plants live on that island may develop differently.
B. The plants that live on that island may develop differently.
C. The plants which lives on that island may develop differently.
D. The plants that live on that island may develop different.
Questions 44 - 48 in italics below are cues to make sentences. Choose the best option by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
44. air / be / also / the / pollute.
A. The air was also polluted. B. The air is also polluted.
C. The air is also pollute. D. The air is also pollution.
45. Human / action / can / lead / greenhouse / effect / the.
A. Human action lead to the greenhouse effect. B. Human action can lead the greenhouse effect.
C. Human action can lead to greenhouse effect. D. Human action can lead to the greenhouse effect.
46. Thoa / speak / English / work / interpreter / well.
A. If Thoa spoke English well, she would work as an interpreter.
B. If Thoa spoke English well, she would work an interpreter.
C. If Thoa spoke English well, she works as an interpreter.
D. If Thoa spoke English well, she will work as an interpreter.
47. Bill / win / lottery / travel / the world /if.
A. Bill would travel around the world if he wins the lottery.
B. Bill would travel around the world if he won the lottery.
C. Bill would travel the world if he won the lottery.
D. Bill will travel around the world if he won the lottery.
48. What / you / do / if / you / meet / alien / outer space?
A. What do you do if you met an alien from outer space?
B. What would you do if you met alien from outer space?

C. What would you do if you met an alien from outer space?
D. What would you do if you meet an alien from outer space?
QUESTIONS 49 - 50: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and
D. Choose the one word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by circling
letter A, B, C or D.
49. I was hoping that you might be able to give me some advise about what I should do.
A B C D
50. Do you think that climate effects people's personalities?
A B C D
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