SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO YÊN BÁI KỲ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP NĂM 2011
(Đề thi chính thức) Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
Mã đề thi 109 (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

I. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one. (1p)

1. Because she was ill, she couldn’t go to school.
A. Because of she was illness, she couldn’t go to school.
B. Because of her illness, she couldn’t go to school.
C. Because of was ill, she couldn’t go to school.
D. Because of her ill, she couldn’t go to school.
2. They started working for that firm ten years ago.
A. They have worked for that firm for ten years.
B. They have worked for that firm for ten years ago.
C. They have working for that firm for ten years.
D. They have started working for that firm for ten years.
3. Charlie said, "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow.
A. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married tomorrow.
B. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow.
C. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day.
D. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day.
4. I didn’t buy the dictionary because I didn’t have enough money.
A. If I hadn’t had enough money, I would have bought the dictionary.
B. If I had had enough money, I would have bought the dictionary.
C. If I had had enough money, I wouldn’t have bought the dictionary.
D. If I had enough money, I would buy the dictionary.
5. Somebody is using the computer at the moment.
A. The computer is being used by somebody at the moment.

B. The computer at the moment is being used.
C. The computer is being used at the moment.
D. The computer is used at the moment.

II. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word A, B, C or D: (1p)

Television is one of man’s most important _______ (6) of communication. It
brings _______ (7) and sound from around the world into millions of homes. A person
with a television set can sit in his house and ______ (8) the President make a speech or
visit a foreign country. ______ (9) television, home viewers can see and learn about
people, places, and things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers out of this world.
It brings them coverage of American’s astronauts explore outer space.
In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of
programmes that are designed to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more _______(10)
programmes than any other kinds. The programmes include action packed dramas, light
comedies, sporting events, and motion pictures.

6. A. ways B. streets C. roads D. means
7. A. pictures B. paintings C. landscapes D. outlines
8. A. look at B. see C. glance D. watch
9. A. Through B. Although C. By D. Across
10. A. provement B. entertainment C. comment D. certainment

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences: (5p)

11. Thank you very much _______ lending me your bike.
A. about B. in C. of D. for
12. The boy_______father is in prison is my friend.
A. whose B. who C. whom D. which
13. I would have enjoyed my holiday if the weather _______nice.

A. is B. was C. had been D. has been
14. Would you mind_______ sometimes talking to me after the examination?
A. spending B. to spend C. spend D. to spending
15. I asked Linda_______ me her dictionary for a moment,
A. lending B. lend C. to lend D. to be lent
16. Everybody who _______ a fever must go home immediately.
A. has B. have C. are having D. have had
17. David: “Happy Christmas!”- Jason: “____________”
A.You are the same! B. The same to you!
C. Same for you! D. Happy Christmas with you!
18. Trung: “I’m getting married next week.” – Nguyen: “____________.”
A. Sorry to hear that. C. Well done!
B. Congratulations D. Thanks, the same to you
19. The sky was grey and cloudy. _________ , we went to the beach.
A. Even though B. Because C. But D. However
20. I called on her yesterday. She______a meal at that time.
A. cooked B. had cooked C. cooks D. was cooking
21. Mary: “I’ve got an interview for a job tomorrow.” – Peter: “____________.”
A. Good luck B. Same to me C. Thank you D. See you
22. Many rare animals are decreasing so rapidly that they are in_______ of extinction.
A. danger B. endangered C. dangerous D. endanger
23. Most of the city _______by fire in the 17
th
century.
A. was destroyed B. is destroyed C. had been destroyed D. would be destroyed
24. The doctor advised him_______and to take up some sport.
A. give up smoke C. to give up smoking
B. to give up to smoke D. give up smoking
25. He's her closest friend. He first _____her when they were children.
A. met B. meet C. has met D. meets

26. “_____ was he driving when the accident happened?” - “About 60 kilometres an
hour.”
A. How fast B. How quick C. How far D. How long
27. He reads all the books_______he can borrow.
A. where B. which C. who D. whom
28. That man is ______ old to do what he wants.
A. too B. enough C. so D. not
29. She found that her new mattress was _______ so she recommended it to us.
A. comfort B. comfortably C. comfortable D. comfortly
30. Sally _______the phone if she were in the room now.
A. will answer B. shall answer C. answered D. would answer
31. _______ the bad weather, we went swimming with our friends.
A. Because of B. because C. Although D. In spite of
32. You can _______ the new word in the dictionary.
A. look at B. look up C. look after D. look forward to
33. He_______his eyes if he reads in bad light.
A. ruined B. will ruin C. ruins D. would ruin
34. A: “Thank you for the lovely present.” – B: “____________.”
A. Go ahead B. Not at all C. Come on D. I’m pleased you like it.
35. I have a friend called Fabrice. He______from France
A. came B. comes C. come D. has come

IV. Find out one mistake in each following sentence: (1p)

36. The play became more boring and boring, so we left the theatre before it ended.
A B C D
37. When I was only a child, my father teaches me how to play soccer.
A B C D
38. The books which you bought last week was interesting and accuracy.
A B C D

39. The car park is free, so you mustn’t pay to park your car there.
A B C D
40. Ann quit her job at the advertising agency, that surprised everyone.
A B C D

V. Read the passage and choose one correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
(1p)

The 22
nd
Southeast Asean Games were held in Vietnam from the 5
th
to 13
th

December, 2003. The games were opened by Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van
Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi. The games torch
was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu. It was the first time in SEA Games history that
the games venues were assigned into two cities namely Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The 22
nd
SEA Games logo, which was designed by painter Nguyen Chi Long, was
based on a legendary named “Chim Lac”. The bird decorated the Ngoc Nu bronze drum,
a typical antiquity of ancient Dong Son Vietnamese culture. The Emblem is composed
of harmonious and vigorous curves, creating a feeling of movement and strength which
conforms to the Olimpic Spirit: “Faster, Higher and Stronger”. The colorful whirls
represent the tough competitiveness in sports.
The ten intersecting circles, the symbol of the Southeast Asean Sport Federation,
are to emphasize the solidarity, friendship and nobility, which are highly esteemed by
Vietnam-the host country of the 22

nd
SEA Games.
Trau Vang, the golden water buffalo, was chosen as the mascot for the 22
nd
SEA
Games. To Vietnamese people, the Golden Buffalo symbolizes a golden harvest,
prosperity, happiness, power and the Vietnamese martial spirit.
The games’ hymn was “For the World of Tomorrow”. It was composed by
Nguyen Quang Vinh.

41. The 22
nd
SEA Games logo was inspired by _________.
A. a bronze drum B. a buffalo C. a bird D. power
42. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.There are ten intersecting circles in the 22
nd
SEA Games logo.
B. The Ngoc Nu bronze drum was decorated by a kind of bird.
C. Vietnamese Prime Minister lit the 22
nd
SEA Games torch.
D. The golden water buffalo was chosen as the mascot for the 22
nd
SEA Games.
43. The word hymn in the passage mostly means _________.
A. official song B. true poem C. main slogan D. eternal story
44. The colorful whirls of the Emblem of the 22
nd
SEA Games represent _______.

A. movement and strength C. a golden harvest
B. the Vietnamese martial spirit D. the tough competitiveness in sports
45. The 22
nd
Southeast Asean Games were held in ________.
A. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City C. Hanoi
C. Ho Chi Minh City D. My Dinh National Stadium

VI. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others: (1p)

46. A. watch B. scholar C. church D. switch
47. A. cats B. rides C. tapes D. cooks
48. A. poster B. statue C. listen D. stand
49. A.watched B. missed C. liked D. agreed
50. A. space B. natural C. passage D. national

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Câu số Mã đề 106 Mã đề 107 Mã đề 108 Mã đề 109

1 D B A B
2 A D A A
3 C A D C
4 C C A B
5 A D C C
6 A B C A
7 C D D A
8 A A A D
9 B C C A
10 D A B B
11 C D C D
12 A A A A
13 D D C C
14 A D D A
15 A C A C
16 B A C A
17 C C C B
18 C D C B
19 C A D D
20 C A B D
21 C B C D
22 C A B A
23 C B C A
24 B A B D
25 C C D A
26 A A D A
27 D A A B
28 C A D A
29 A C C C
30 C D A D

31 B B C D
32 C D B B
33 B C C B
34 C D D D
35 B C A B
36 D C B A
37 C D B C
38 D B C C
39 A C C B
40 B A C D
41 A C A C
42 B B B C
43 A B A A
44 B A D D
45 D C B A
46 A A B B
47 B A D B
48 C C C C
49 C C D D
50 D D C A