SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO ĐỒNG THÁP ĐỀ THI TRẮC NGHIỆM 
 TRƯỜNG THPT TRÀM CHIM MÔN TIẾNG ANH 
 
ĐỀ 4: 
I. Phonetics: 
Choose the word which has different sound: 
1. A. although B. width C. thump D. thank 
2. A. thought B. tough C. bought D. fought 
3. A. raised B. talked C. watched D. laughed 
Choose the word which has different stressed syllable: 
4. A. attraction B. satisfactory C. occupation D. disappointment 
5. A. irrigate B. important C. pollution D. particular 
II. Vocabulary – Grammar: 
6. He’s already ……………………… his older brother. 
A. outgrow B. outgrown C. outgrew D. outgrowing 
7. She is very rich and famous. She is a Hollywood…………………………………. 
A. superstar B. supersonic C. superman D. supermarket 
8. He died of blood………………………… last year. 
A. poison B. poisoning C. poisonous D. poisoned 
9. The boy’s failure at school ……………………… his parents 
A. disappoint B. disappointed C. disappointing D. disappointment 
10. Children with ……………………… faces waiting for the pantomime to start 
A. expect B. expected C. expectant D. expectation 
11. Do most boys and girls give a great deal ……………………thought to their 
future job. 
A. in B. on C. of D. with 
12. Do you think which language is spoken most in over the world? 
A. English B. Russian C. Chinese D. Janpanese 
13.Language is ………………………… of a people. 
A. the private property B. not the private property 
 C. the common property D. the public property 
14. Timber is one of Man’s valuable………………………………… 
A. minerals B. resources C. environment D. neighborhood 
15.Mr Pike doesn’t remember …………………………… John several years ago. 
A. teach B. teaches C. teaching D. taught  
16. ……………………… every day is a good way of keeping fit. 
A. swim B. swimming C. swimmer D. swims 
17. Farmers can help enrich the soil……………………. adding fertilizer. 
A. by B. with C. without D. besides 
18. After …………………… high school, Tom was apprenticed to learn a trade. 
A. leave B. leaves C. left D. leaving 
19. There are …………………… kinds of books in my school library. 
A. many B. much C. a little D. little 
20. If we don’t converse the natural resources, we ………………… unavoidable 
disasters. 
A. will get B. got C. had got D. have got 
21. He has lived in ……………………… United Kingdom. 
A. a B. an C. the D. no article 
22. Feeling sleepy, the driver stopped …………………………… a coffee. 
A. to drink B. drinking C. drank D. drunk 
23. ………………… beer is quite cheap, but ……………… is expensive. 
A. Most of / some B. Most / some of C. Most / some D. Most / a few 
24. Peter told me that he had ……………………. money. 
A. no B. none C. a D. the 
25. Conservation includes searching …………………………. alternative fuels. 
A. of B. up C. for D. out 
III. Writing: 
Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make 
the sentence correct. 
26. Each students has answered the first three questions. 
 A B C D 
27. The police has just arrested the thieves 
 A B C D 
28. She had no intention to stay here with her aunt. 
 A B C D 
29. Learning a foreign language needs a large number of time 
 A B C D 
30. The mixture looks rather dry. Maybe you should add little water. 
 A B C D 
31. The driver was so tired of 
………………………………………………………… 
 A. being driven the same route everyday. 
 B. to drive the same route everyday 
 C. driving the same route everyday 
 D. that he drove the same route everyday 
32 “ Most members showed no determination of doing the plan well” means 
………………………………………………. 
 A. Most members are not determined to do the plan well. 
 B. Most members are not determined of doing the plan well. 
 C. Most members were not determined to do the plan well. 
 D. Most members were not determined of doing the plan well. 
33. My friend has lost weight 
……………………………………………………………………………………. 
 A. to exercise everyday 
 B. to exercising everyday 
 C. by to exercise everyday 
 D. by exercising everyday 
34. …………………………………………………… that I have no time to go with 
him. 
 A. I have so many things to do 
 B. I have so much things to do 
 C. I have too many things to do 
 D. I have such many things to do 
35. . My mother 
suggests………………………………………………………………………………
……………… 
 A. go to the countryside this weekend 
 B. going to the countryside this weekend 
 C. to go to the countryside this weekend 
 D. being gone to the countryside this weekend  
IV. Reading comprehension : 
1. Choose the right word (A, B, C or D ) to fill in the blanks: 
 English is my mother tongue. Besides, I can ………(36)………. French and 
Spanish. I studied the two ……… (37)……….when I was at high school. Now I still 
………(38)…… Spanish at the university. As for me, …… (39)………. a foreign 
language is not easy. After ……….(40)…… a language, practice is very necessary and 
useful. Traveling to the country ……….(41)……… the target language is very helpful, 
but if you can’t speak the language well enough you will ……….(42)……… have 
troubles. I also frequently go to the movies, watch television, and listen to the radio in the 
language I am trying to learn. Reading is another good way…………. (43)………… 
Books are good, but I personally think newspapers and magazines are …………. 
(44)…………. However, getting some knowledge of the language is the most important 
thing. Grammar and vocabulary should be master …………. (50)…………. 
 36. A. talk B. speak C. say D. recognize 
 37. A. languages B. nations C. countries D. words 
 38. A. listening B. working C. learning D. teaching 
 39. A. mastering B. seeing C. writing D. knowing 
 40. A. to study B. studied C. studying D. studies 
 41. A. which B. what C. where D. why 
 42. A. certainty B. surely C. certainly D. (B) & (C) are correct
 43. A. to talk B. to read C. to say D. to learn 
 44. A. better B. worse C. the best D. the worst 
 45. A. later B. first C. then D. last 
2. Read the passage and choose the best answer: 
 Germany had one of the lowest rates of unemployment back in 1980. It stood 
at just 3%. Now the rate is increasing. The United States has had ups and downs. In 1980, 
it was about 2%; 7.5% in 1987 and in 1984, it was the same rate as in 1980. Great Britain 
heads the employment charts. In 1980, their situation was the same as the United States. 
There followed a sharp rise in 1981, when the rate was 10.5%. This rose gradually over the 
next two years to 13%. In 1984, there was no great change, but in 1985 saw another 
increase to about 13.5% and figures do not look as though they are on their way down yet. 
46. What was the rate of unemployment in German in 1980? 
 A. 2% B. 3% C. 7.5% D. 13% 
47. What was the rate of unemployment in the United States in 1984? 
 A. 2% B. 3% C. 7.5% D. 13% 
48. Which country had the highest rate in 1980s? 
A. Germany B. France C. The United States D. England 
49. When did England have the highest rate in 1980s? 
 A. 1980 B. 1981 C. 1984 D. 1985 
50. In England, the rate of unemployment is 
………………………………………………………………… 
 A. on their way down B. not on their way down 
 C. not increasing D. lowest