KÌ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT

I. 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. city
B. column
C. cattle
D. cure
Question 2
A. push
B. sugar
C. butter
D. put
Question 3
A.books
B. trains
C. shops
D. lights
Question 4
A. collected
B. looked
C. needed
D. landed
Question 5
A. earn
B. learn
C. heart
D. search

II. 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'm a bit __________. I think I might go on a diet.
A. overweight
B. underweight
C. thin
D. tall
Question 7: Isaac Newton, an English__________, is well known for his law of gravity.
A. scientific
B. science
C. scientifically
D. scientist
Question 8: Life in the countryside is quite__________.
A. peace
B. peaceful
C. peacefully
D. peacefulness
Question 9: The students stopped__________when their teacher came into the classroom.
A. talk
B. talked
C. to talking
D. talking
Question 10: Stranger: “Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the nearest bank?”
Linda: “__________”
A. I agree with you.
B. Don’t worry.
C. Go straight ahead.
D. Good for you.

Question 11: This is the first time I________a bird of this colour.
A. am seeing

B. saw
C. was seeing
D. have seen

Question 12: The doctor advised him________up smoking.
A. giving
B. gave
C. to give
D. gives

Question 13: The last time we________out together was two years ago.
A. went
B. have gone
C. go
D. are going

Question 14: We couldn’t go camping ________it rained heavily.
A. but
B. because
C. unless
D. so
Question 15: If I________you, I would take her advice.
A. had been
B. am
C. were
D. have been
Question 16: He________ swimming when he was a child.
A. used to going
B. use to going
C. was used to go

D. used to go
Question 17: This is the painter________pictures you admire so much.
A. where
B. whose
C. who
D. which
Question 18: The cost of health care is rising________than ever.
A. more faster
B. more fast
C. fastly
D. faster
Question 19: There was so________traffic that we were an hour late.
A. few
B. much
C. little
D. many


Question 20: Lora: “When’s your birthday?”
Tom: “________” .
A. I’m 24.
B. On June 10th.
C. Good idea!
D. Congratulations!
Question 21: We haven’t found ________to replace her yet.
A. none
B. anyone
C. everyone
D. no one
Question 22:My father________some apple trees in the garden at the moment.

A. is planting
B. has planted
C. plants
D. planted

Question 23: My son is very good ________drawing.
A. about
B. for
C. at
D. to
Question 24: Don’t________so much noise. The baby is sleeping.
A. do
B. make
C. help
D. take
Question 25: She was born in London but she________in Boston.
A. looked after
B. went ahead
C. tried on
D. grew up
Question 26: Samuel Langhorne Clemens, an American writer, adopted the ________of “Mark
Twain”.
A. first name
B. surname
C. pen-name
D. real name
Question 27: I started to feel afraid ________going out alone at night.
A. of
B. with
C. about

D. on
Question 28: The room ________when I arrived.
A. is cleaned
B. is being cleaned
C. was being cleaned
D. has been cleaned
Question 29: Mrs Johnson is________of doing the same things every day.
A. tired
B. bored
C. interested
D. surprised
Question 30:Linda: "What’s the weather like in Vietnam now, Mai?"
Mai: "________"
A. Yes, I know.
B. No, thank you.
C. I am afraid so.
D. It is very hot.
Question 31: She is the girl________.
A. father is a journalist
B. who father is a journalist
C. a journalist is her father
D. whose father is a journalist

Question 32: Would you mind _______, please?
A. to open the window
B. to open windows
C. opening the window
D. open windows



III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest
in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 33: Most people are fond of watching football.
A. Most people hate watching football.
B. Most people like watching football.
C. Most people don’t enjoy watching football.
D. Most people don’t like watching football.
Question 34: She knows more about it than I do.
A. I know as much about it as she does.
B. She knows as much about it as I do.
C. I don't know as much about it as she does.
D. She doesn’t know as much about it as I do.
Question 35: Work hard or you will fail the exam.
A. You will fail the exam if you work hard.
B. If you work hard, you won’t pass the exam.
C. You won't fail the exam if you don't work hard.
D. If you don’t work hard, you will fail the exam.
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 36: It is very difficulty (A) to find (B) a good job (C) nowadays (D).
A
B
C
D
Question 37: Everybody are (A) ready (B) for the trip to (C) the mountains(D).
A
B
C
D
Question 38: I haven’t seen her (A) when(B) she moved(C) to (D) England.

A
B
C
D
Question 39: The (A) city who (B) I was (C) born is small but (D) nice.
A
B
C
D
Question 40: Jane is (A) fond of read (B) books (C) in her(D) free time.
A
B
C
D

V. 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 36 to 45.
Nature recycles water all the time. Water in oceans, lakes, and rivers evaporates, or turns into a
gas and (41)_______ into the air. The water vapor eventually turns back into a liquid and
(42)_______as rain. The water cycle keeps the total amount of water on Earth the same. But
most of this water is salt water in the ocean. People need fresh water for drinking and for
growing food (43)_______farms. Ocean water is too salty to drink. It is too salty to use for
watering plants.
Some places have more fresh water than others. People who live near big lakes or rivers have
more fresh water than people who live in the desert. Places (44)_______a lot of rain falls have
more fresh water.
Places that usually have enough fresh water sometimes have a drought. Very (45)_______or no
rain falls during a drought. People run short of water. People everywhere should be careful not to
waste water.
Question 41:

A. drops
B. rises
C. reduces
D. lowers
Question 42:
A. falling
B. fell
C. fallen
D. falls
Question 43:
A. into
B. in
C. by
D. on
Question 44:
A. where
B. whom
C. whose
D. when
Question 45:
A. little
B. lots
C. many
D. few
VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer for each of the questions from 46 to 55.
Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. His family later
moved to Wilmington, North Carolina.
Young Michael’s best sport was baseball. He didn’t make his high school basketball team
when he was at school. Later, he played well enough to be noticed by Coach Dean Smith at the

University of North Carolina (UNC). Jordan won a scholarship to UNC. As a first-year student at
UNC, Jordan scored the winning basket in the 1982 national college tournament championship
game. He played two more seasons at UNC. He also played for the United States team in the
1984 Olympic Games. In 1984, Jordan entered the National Basketball Association (NBA)
player draft. He was chosen by the Chicago Bulls.
Many people think Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player ever. He led the Chicago
Bulls to six NBA championships. He was called “Air Jordan” because of his leaps towards the
basket. Fans adored his smiling face and his determination to succeed. During his playing
career, Michael Jordan became one of the most famous athletes in the world.
Question 46: Where was Michael Jordan born?
A. In Brooklyn.
B. In Chicago.
C. In North Carolina.
D. In Wilmington.
Question 47: Michael Jordan scored the winning basket in the national college tournament
championship game _______.
A. in 1963
B. at the age of 17
C. at the age of 21
D. in 1982
Question 48: Jordan was called “Air Jordan” because of ______.
A. his career
B. his determination
C. his leaps
D. his face
Question 49: The word “adored” in paragraph 3 mostly means _____.
A. loved
B. disliked
C. detested
D. hated

Question 50: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Jordan won a scholarship to the University of North Carolina.
B. Jordan entered the National Basketball Association player draft in 1984.
C. Jordan made his high school basketball team when he was at school.
D. Jordan played for the United States team in the 1984 Olympic Games.