ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC SỐ 2


I. PHONETICS
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. eternal B. eliminate C. energy D. eradicate
2. A. reserve B. desert C. conserve D. observant
3. A. mounting B. country C. account D. astound
4. A. ancient B. strange C. educate D. address
5. A. explorer B. expand C. exist D. extinct
B. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
6. A. elephant B. dinosaur C. buffalo D. mosquito
7. A. abnormal B. initial C. innocent D. impatient
8. A. significant B. convenient C. fashionable D. traditional
9. A. catastrophe B. agriculture C. dictionary D. supervisor
10. A. settle B. protect C. compose D. relate
II. Vocabulary and structure

11. The British national anthem, calling “God Save the Queen”, was a traditional song in
A B C D
the 18
th
century.
12. My mother doesn’t care how much does the washing machine cost because she is
A B C
going to buy it anyway.
D
13. It is time the government helped the unemployment to find some jobs.
A B C D
14. Due of the government’s policy, some farming areas have been abandoned.
A B C D

15. Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis.
A B C D
B. Choose the one (A, B, C, D) that best complete each sentence.
16. I don't like that soup. It __________horrible.
A. sounds B. tastes C. touches D. feels
17. Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn't…………… as usual.
A. go off B. take off C. get off D. ring off
18. These days almost everybody__________the dangers of smoking.
A. is aware about B. are aware of C. know of D. is aware of
19. __________the girls has turned in the papers to the instructor yet.
A. All of B. Both of C. Neither of D. None of
20. Cold-blooded animals such as reptiles and fish do not dream, but __________ones, including mammals and
birds do.
A. warm - blooded B. cool - blooded C. cold - blooded D. hot - blooded
21. Nha Trang, __________last year, is excellent for holiday-makers.
A. visited B. which we visited C. that we visited D. we visited
22. Smoking has been__________from all offices.
A. banned B. prevented C. abandoned D. given up
23. Perhaps men__________more from heart disease than women because they do not cry enough.
A. are sick B. have C. suffer D. trouble
24. The job they offer__________very interesting with a fashion house in the city centre.
A. hears B. looks C. appears D. sounds
25. Because it was faster, Jim__________on my taking the plane to London instead of the train.
A. insisted B. resisted C. reminded D. refused
26. __________places which attract so many visitors as Venice, Italy.
A. As few B. There are few C. That fewer D. Fewer
27. I met Jim at college. It was the start of a __________friendship.
A. lifelong B. prolonged C. lengthened D. longlife
28. A week or two before New Year's Days, the markets are__________people selling and buying things.
A. ready for B. filled with C. crowded of D. crowded with

29. In the early 16th century, the geography of the globe still__________a mystery.
A. maintained B. was C. remained D. continued
30. The situation was __________because of the economy.
A. worsened B. removed C. devastated D. threatened
31. Marie Curie was the first woman to __________two Nobel Prizes.
A. award B. win C. achieve D. reward
32. If you need more information, __________this number.
A. phone B. you would phone C. you phoned D. you will phone
33. __________fish can hear, they have neither external ears nor eardrums
A. But B. However C. Although D. Despite
34. The kind-hearted woman__________all her life to helping the disabled and the poor.
A. lived B. dedicated C. spent D. wasted
35. The Internet makes it much easier__________communicate with on another.
A. for people to B. for people C. to people for D. that people can
36. You are not allowed to drive your car in the city centre at rush hours __________there is too much traffic then.
A. although B. because of C. because D. in spite of
37. The__________of the radio by Marconi played an important part in the development of communication.
A. development B. research C. discovery D. invention
38. We __________in persuading a lot people to join our protest against low-quality products.
A. succeeded B. achieved C. fulfilled D. managed
39. Thousands of antibiotics __________, but only about thirty are in common use today.
A. have been developing B. have been developed C. are developing D. have been
developed
40. Our school __________about 600 new students every year.
A. accepts B. allows C. admits D. gets
41. Bats avoid__________objects by emitting high - frequency sounds and listening for echoes.
A. to run into B. to run onto C. running into D. running onto
42. You all look tired. Let's__________ a rest.
A. get B. have C. take D. either A or C
43. Scientists can grow __________that are not affected by disease.

A. things B. crops C. harvests D. animals
44. I'm allergic to most canned foods. That's why I always look for something fresh and__________
A. home - brewed B. air-tight C. environment friendly D. chemical free
45. __________Ann by phone, James decided to email her.
A. Having failed contacting B. That he failed contacting
C. Having failed to contact D. He failed to contact
46. I sat near the window whenever I ______a bus.
A. am taking B. has taken C. take D. took
47. I'd rather you______to her why we can't go to her birthday party.
A. to explain B. will explain C. explained D. would explain
48. I've known him ______I left high school.
A. since B. until C. when D. during
49. Japanese ______at the meeting
A. will speak B. will be speaking C. will be spoken D. will spoken
50. I'd have told you if I______seen the book.
A. would have B. should have C. have D. had
51. The parcel______to him last Sunday.
A. was being sent B. was sent C. sent D. had been sent
52. I could not arrive at the airport in time______the traffic was heavy.
A. despite B. but C. because D. in spite of
53. ______he spoke slowly; I found it difficult at times to follow his argument.
A. In spite of B. Although C. Despite D. Because
54. I asked Gill what time it was but she said she______a watch.
A. doesn't have B. hasn't had C. didn't have D. isn't having
55. We wanted to thank them for what they ______
A. do B. did C. had done D. are doing
56. There is no place like______
A. home base B. household C. home D. house
57. She was very ______during my father's illness.
A. supporting B. supportive C. support D. supporter

58. Despite the fact that he is in his eighties, he still leads an______life.
A. active B. acting C. action D. act
59. Please come______and see us some time. You've always welcome.
A. to B. away C. about D. round
60. Finally, thanks to their parents' help, they found the______to that problem.
A. condition B. decision C. way D. solution
61. Metro is a very cheap place to buy ______goods such as washing powder and other cleaning products.
A. household B. home C. home-made D. house
62. He was always______to his father's wishes when his father was alive.
A. disappointed B. interested C. obedient D. pleased
63. We're now attending evening classes to______our English and computer skills.
A. learn B. know C. study D. improve
64. They have responsibility ______ensuring that the rules are enforced.
A. for B. with C. on D. in
65. My mother did all the housework______her own.
A. with B. for C. by D. on
66. Their house needs … , but they have delayed it till next summer.
A. being painted B. be painted C. to paint D. to be painted
67. My brother … for a job since he graduated from college.
A. is looking B. had looked C. was looking D. has been looking
68. We need to make decisions ……………the project before we start.
A. on B. with C. to D. about
69. think neither Bill nor his parents …… at home when we come.
A. are B. would be C. was D. were
70. In many ways she reminds me …. someone I knew at school.
A. of B. to C. for D. with
71. Last Sunday was _________ that we took a drive in the country.
A. so beautiful day B. such a beautiful a day C. such a beautiful weather D. so beautiful a day
72. The policeman wanted to know _________
A. where he was last night B. where he had been the previous night

C. where he was the night before D. where he had been last night
73. Not until I arrived home _________
A. did I remember about the umbrella B. I remembered about the umbrella
C. that I could remember about the umbrella D. then would I remember about the umbrella
74. _________, the worse I seem to feel
A. When I take more medicine B. The more medicine I take
C. Taking more of the medicine D. More medicine taken
75. While attempting to reach his home before the storm, _________
A. the bicycle of Trung broke down B. it happened that Trung’s bicycle broke down
C. the storm caught Trung’s bicycle. D. Trung had an accident on his bicycle
C. Choose the sentence which is similar in meaning to the given one.
76. It rained heavily, so the football match was cancelled.
A. Despite the heavy rain the match was cancelled B. The match was cancelled because of the heavy rain.
C. If it didn't rain, the match wouldn't be cancelled D. If it hadn't been for the heavy rain, the match wouldn't be
cancelled.
77. No sooner had we arrived than the performance began.
A. Hardly had we arrived when the performance began. B. The performance had started before we arrived
C. The performance had started sooner than we arrived D. Whe we arrived the performance had already started
78. The newspaper reports that James was awarded the first prize.
A. It is reported that James wins the first prize. B. The first prize is reported to award to James.
C. James is reported to have been awarded the first prize D. It is reported that James to have been awarded the
first prize.
79. In spite of his tiredness, Joe managed to finish his work.
A. Tired as he seemed to be, Joe managed to finish his work B. Joe managed to finish his work but he was tired
C. Although he is tired, Joe managed to finish his work. D. Despite he was tired, Joe managed to finish his work.
80. "No, I didn't tell Jim our plan," said Tom.
A. Tom denied to tell Jim their plan. B. Tom refused to tell Jim their plan
C. Tom didn't agree to tell Jim their plan D. Tom denied having told Jim their plan.
76. A. That is thought he was born in a rich family.
B. He was thought to be born in a rich family.

C. That he was born in a rich family is thought.
D. He is thought to have been born in a rich family.
77. “Why don’t you ask your boss for a raise?” he asked me.
A. He advised me to ask my boss for a raise.
B. He suggested me to ask my boss for a raise.
C. He asked me why O don’t ask my boss for a raise.
D. He offered me asking my boss for a raise.
78. Although he was very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework.
A. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework.
B. Despite being very tired, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
C. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
D. as tired as was he, he agreed to help me with my homework.
79. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Saturday.
A. I would like you delivering the sofa on Saturday.
B. I would rather you delivered the sofa on Saturday.
C. I wanted to know if you can deliver the sofa on Saturday.
D. I expected you delivering the sofa on Saturday.
80. I’m sure it wasn’t Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi.
A. It couldn’t be Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi.
B. You mustn’t have seen Mr. Phong because he’s in Hanoi.
C. It can’t have been Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi.
D. Mr. Phong mightn’t see you because he’s in Hanoi.



KEYS
I. PHONETICS
A. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. eternal B. eliminate C. energy D. eradicate
2. A. reserve B. desert C. conserve D. observant

3. A. mounting B. country C. account D. astound
4. A. ancient B. strange C. educate D. address /ə/
5. A. explorer B. expand C. exist D. extinct
B. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
6. A. ‘elephant B. ‘dinosaur C. ‘buffalo D. mos’quito
7. A. ab’normal B. I’nitial C. ‘innocent D. im’patient
8. A. sig’nificant B. con’venient C. ‘fashionable D. tra’ditional
9. A. ca’tastrophe B. ‘agriculture C. ‘dictionary D. ‘supervisor
10. A. ‘settle B. pro’tect C. com’pose D. re’late
II. Vocabulary and structure
11. The British national anthem, calling “God Save the Queen”, was a traditional song in
A B C D
the 18
th
century.
12. My mother doesn’t care how much does the washing machine cost because she is
A B C
going to buy it anyway.
D
13. It is time the government helped the unemployment to find some jobs.
A B C D
14. Due of the government’s policy, some farming areas have been abandoned.
A B C D
15. Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis.
A B C D
B. Choose the one (A, B, C, D) that best complete each sentence.
16. I don't like that soup. It __________horrible.
A. sounds B. tastes C. touches D. feels
17. Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn't…………… as usual.
A. go off B. take off C. get off D. ring off

18. These days almost everybody__________the dangers of smoking.
A. is aware about B. are aware of C. know of D. is aware of
19. __________the girls has turned in the papers to the instructor yet.
A. All of B. Both of C. Neither of D. None of
20. Cold-blooded animals such as reptiles and fish do not dream, but __________ones, including mammals and
birds do.
A. warm - blooded B. cool - blooded C. cold - blooded D. hot - blooded
21. Nha Trang, __________last year, is excellent for holiday-makers.
A. visited B. which we visited C. that we visited D. we visited
22. Smoking has been__________from all offices. Ban = prohibit
A. banned from st B. prevented C. abandoned= leave D. given up
23. Perhaps men__________more from heart disease than women because they do not cry enough.
A. are sick B. have C. suffer D. trouble
24. The job they offer__________very interesting with a fashion house in the city centre.
A. hears B. looks C. appears D. sounds
25. Because it was faster, Jim__________on my taking the plane to London instead of the train.
A. insisted B. resisted C. reminded D. refused
26. __________places which attract so many visitors as Venice, Italy.
A. As few B. There are few C. That fewer D. Fewer
27. I met Jim at college. It was the start of a __________friendship.
A. lifelong= long lasting B. prolonged C. lengthened D. longlife: made to last longer
28. A week or two before New Year's Days, the markets are__________people selling and buying things.
A. ready for B. filled with st not sb C. crowded of D. crowded with
sb
29. In the early 16th century, the geography of the globe still__________a mystery.
A. maintained B. was C. remained= to be in the same place D.
continued
30. The situation was __________because of the economy.
A. worsened= become worse B. removed C. devastated D. threatened
31. Marie Curie was the first woman to __________two Nobel Prizes.

A. award sb st B. Win= get st as a result of a competition
C. achieve= succeed in reaching a particular goal D. Reward sb for st
32. If you need more information, __________this number.
A. phone B. you would phone C. you phoned D. you will phone
33. __________fish can hear, they have neither external ears nor eardrums
A. But B. However C. Although D. Despite
34. The kind-hearted woman__________all her life to helping the disabled and the poor.
A. lived B. dedicated C. spent D. wasted
35. The Internet makes it much easier__________communicate with on another.
A. for people to B. for people C. to people for D. that people can
36. You are not allowed to drive your car in the city centre at rush hours __________there is too much traffic then.
A. although B. because of C. because D. in spite of
37. The__________of the radio by Marconi played an important part in the development of communication.
A. development B. research C. discovery D. invention
38. We __________in persuading a lot people to join our protest against low-quality products.
A. succeeded B. achieved C. fulfilled D. managed
39. Thousands of antibiotics __________, but only about thirty are in common use today.
A. have been developing B. have been developed C. are developing D. hadbeen developed
40. Our school __________about 600 new students every year.
A. accepts B. allows C. Admits= allow sb to become a member of
D. gets
41. Bats avoid__________objects by emitting high - frequency sounds and listening for echoes.
A. to run into B. to run onto C. running into= crash into st D. running onto
42. You all look tired. Let's__________ a rest.
A. get B. have C. take D. All are corect
43. Scientists can grow __________that are not affected by disease.
A. things B. crops C. harvests D. animals
44. I'm allergic to most canned foods. That's why I always look for something fresh and__________
A. home - brewed B. air-tight C. environment friendly D. chemical free
45. __________Ann by phone, James decided to email her.

A. Having failed contacting B. That he failed contacting
C. Having failed to contact D. He failed to contact
46. I sat near the window whenever I ______a bus.
A. am taking B. has taken C. take D. took
47. I'd rather you______to her why we can't go to her birthday party.
A. to explain B. will explain C. explained D. would explain
48. I've known him ______I left high school.
A. since B. until C. when D. during
49. Japanese ______at the meeting
A. will speak B. will be speaking C. will be spoken D. will spoken
50. I'd have told you if I______seen the book.
A. would have B. should have C. have D. had
51. The parcel______to him last Sunday.
A. was being sent B. was sent C. sent D. had been sent
52. I could not arrive at the airport in time______the traffic was heavy.
A. despite B. but C. because D. in spite of
53. ______he spoke slowly; I found it difficult at times to follow his argument.
A. In spite of B. Although C. Despite D. Because
54. I asked Gill what time it was but she said she______a watch.
A. doesn't have B. hasn't had C. didn't have D. isn't having
55. We wanted to thank them for what they ______
A. do B. did C. had done D. are doing
56. There is no place like______
A. home base B. household C. home= house you live D. house
57. She was very ______during my father's illness.
A. supporting B. supportive C. support D. supporter
58. Despite the fact that he is in his eighties, he still leads an______life.
A. active B. acting C. action D. act
59. Please come______and see us some time. You've always welcome.
A. to B. away be come separated

C. about= happen D. round
60. Finally, thanks to their parents' help, they found the______to that problem.
A. condition B. decision C. way D. solution
61. Metro is a very cheap place to buy ______goods such as washing powder and other cleaning products.
A. household B. home C. home-made D. house
62. He was always______to his father's wishes when his father was alive.
A. disappointed B. interested C. obedient D. pleased
63. We're now attending evening classes to______our English and computer skills.
A. learn B. know C. study D. improve
64. They have responsibility ______ensuring that the rules are enforced.
A. for B. with C. on D. in
65. My mother did all the housework______her own.
A. with B. for C. by D. on
66. Their house needs … , but they have delayed it till next summer.
A. being painted B. be painted C. to paint D. to be painted
67. My brother … for a job since he graduated from college.
A. is looking B. had looked C. was looking D. has been
looking
68. We need to make decisions ……………the project before we start.
A. on B. with C. to D. about
69. think neither Bill nor his parents …… at home when we come.
A. are B. would be C. was D. were
70. In many ways she reminds me …. someone I knew at school.
A. of B. to C. for D. with
71. Last Sunday was _________ that we took a drive in the country.
A. so beautiful day B. such a beautiful a day C. such beautiful weather D. so beautiful a day
72. The policeman wanted to know _________
A. where he was last night B. where he had been the previous night
C. where he was the night before D. where he had been last night
73. Not until I arrived home _________

A. did I remember about the umbrella B. I remembered about the umbrella
C. that I could remember about the umbrella D. then would I remember about the umbrella
74. _________, the worse I seem to feel
A. When I take more medicine B. The more medicine I take
C. Taking more of the medicine D. More medicine taken
75. While attempting to reach his home before the storm, _________
A. the bicycle of Trung broke down B. it happened that Trung’s bicycle broke down
C. the storm caught Trung’s bicycle. D. Trung had an accident on his bicycle
C. Choose the sentence which is similar in meaning to the given one.
76. It rained heavily, so the football match was cancelled.
A. Despite the heavy rain the match was cancelled B. The match was cancelled because of the heavy rain.
C. If it didn't rain, the match wouldn't be cancelled D. If it hadn't been for the heavy rain, the match wouldn't be
cancelled.
77. No sooner had we arrived than the performance began.
A. Hardly had we arrived when the performance began. B. The performance had started before we arrived
C. The performance had started sooner than we arrived D. Whe we arrived the performance had already started
78. The newspaper reports that James was awarded the first prize.
A. It is reported that James wins the first prize. B. The first prize is reported to award to James.
C. James is reported to have been awarded the first prize D. It is reported that James to have been awarded
the first prize.
79. In spite of his tiredness, Joe managed to finish his work.
A. Tired as he seemed to be, Joe managed to finish his work
B. Joe managed to finish his work but he was tired
C. Although he is tired, Joe managed to finish his work.
D. Despite he was tired, Joe managed to finish his work.
80. "No, I didn't tell Jim our plan," said Tom.
A. Tom denied to tell Jim their plan. B. Tom refused to tell Jim their plan
C. Tom didn't agree to tell Jim their plan D. Tom denied having told Jim their plan.
76. They thought that he was born in a rich family.
A. That is thought he was born in a rich family.

B. He was thought to be born in a rich family.
C. That he was born in a rich family is thought.
D. He is thought to have been born in a rich family.
77. “Why don’t you ask your boss for a raise?” he asked me.
A. He advised me to ask my boss for a raise.
B. He suggested me to ask my boss for a raise.
C. He asked me why I don’t ask my boss for a raise.
D. He offered me asking my boss for a raise.
78. Although he was very tired, he agreed to help me with my homework.
A. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework.
B. Despite being very tired, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
C. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
D. As tired as was he, he agreed to help me with my homework.
79. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Saturday.
A. I would like you delivering the sofa on Saturday.
B. I would rather you delivered the sofa on Saturday.
C. I wanted to know if you can deliver the sofa on Saturday.
D. I expected you delivering the sofa on Saturday.
80. I’m sure it wasn’t Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi.
A. It couldn’t be Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi.
B. You mustn’t have seen Mr. Phong because he’s in Hanoi.
C. It can’t have been Mr. Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi.
D. Mr. Phong mightn’t see you because he’s in Hanoi.