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SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT
TP HỒ CHÍ MINH Năm học: 2010 – 2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh – Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Đề Chính Thức
(Đề này gồm 04 trang) MÃ ĐỀ: 562

Choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) that is the nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before
them:
1. I can’t speak good Korean, so I can’t apply for that job.
A. I would apply for that job if I could speak good Korean.
B. Speaking good Korean, I can’t apply for that job.
C. That job application suggests that I should speak good Korean.
D. A good knowledge of Korean makes that job applicable for me.
2. The boys enjoyed themselves at the party.
A. The boys enjoyed the party themselves.
B. The boys themselves had some joys at the party.
C. The boys had a good time at the party.
D. A joyful party was enjoyed by the boys.
3. In my class, the girls are better at English than the boys.
A. My class consists of better English boys and girls.
B. Girls are the best at English rather than boys in my class.
C. Both boys and girls are good at English in my class.
D. The boys in my class are not as good at English as the girls.

Choose the word, phrase, or utterance (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in each
sentence:
4. _What is your pastime?
_ ________________

A. I hate my past. B. Playing tennis is my favorite thing.
C. That’s nonsense. D. The time to play is past.
5. _Why don’t you join us on the sightseeing tour?
_ __________________
A. I’m afraid so. B. Don’t mention it.
C. Please do it for me. D. Another time, perhaps.
6. The final _____________of the match didn’t surprise anyone.
A. point B. score C. number D. game
7. Her English is ______________; it’s getting better and better
A. decreasing B. commanding C. worsening D. improving
8. While the state school system is free for all students, the ‘independent’ or ‘public’ school system is
___________.
A. fee-paying B. paying-fee C. fee-paid D. paid-fee
9. The most common way of _____________someone’s attention is by waving.
A. taking B. paying C. attracting D. deserving
10. If you ______________ me about it earlier, I would have done it differently.
A. were telling B. had told C. told D. would tell
11. They had no idea why ____________so angrily.
A. had he reacted B. was he reacting C. he had reacted D. he reacting
12. They decided to go home early ___________ the film was so boring.
A. so B. although C. because D. however
13. They were all injured ____________ the crash.
A. on B. in C. at D. through
14. Smoking is a bad habit. You should _________________.
A. bring it up B. get it off C. turn it on D. give it up
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15. _______________air is the cause of many serious diseases.
A. polluting B. polluted C. pollutant D. pollution
16. Different _______________ efforts have been made to save endangered species.

A. conservative B. conservationist C. conserved D. conservation in
17. There is still a _____________of schools and hospitals in the rural areas.
A. short B. shortened C. shortening D. shortage
18. December 1986, the Vietnamese Communist Party initiated an overall economic reform,
commonly ___________________DOI MOI.
A. referred to B. known as C. seemed to be D. explained to
19. Many students were ____________in the traffic jam, so they were late for school.
A. gone down B. held up C. stuck up D. taken over
20. The first important thing to do is ______________ the interviewer.
A. make a fuss over B. do research on C. take no notice of D. create an impress on
21. Something ____________about the contamination of rivers and seas.
A. has to do B. should be done C. must be doing D. hasn’t been done
22. ___________ a lot of bad news about the flu pandemic.
A. There has been B. they have been C. There has D. There have been
23. The plan __________ does seem to be feasible.
A. they have come up with B. up with which they have come
C. with that they have come up D. that they coming up with
24. Rose __________thousands of pictures since she started her job as a photographer.
A. took B. was taking C. takes D. has taken
25. Our English lessons are becoming ____________.
A. difficult and difficult B. more difficult and more difficult
C. more and more difficult D. the more difficult
26. - Barcelona defeated Real Madrid by 6 goals to two.
_ _____________
A. That’s incredible. B. I’ll think about it later.
C. Let’s do it together D. Thanks all the same.
27. _ Did you do a good job in the last driving test?
_ ____________________.
A. Not bad, I think! B. Don’t do it now! C. Yes, please. D. That’s true.
28. _ ______________________.

_ She’s Australian.
A. How do you know her? B. What’s her nationality?
C. Where has she been? D. What do you think about her?

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
29. A. thankful B. thought C. although D. healthy
30. A. happy B. attempt C. parent D. apple
31. A. repaired B. equivalent C. degree D. obedient
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others:
32. A. solidarity B. media C. educate D. beautiful
33. A. penalty B. defensive C. movement D. wildlife
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
Dian Fossey, whose life story was told in the film Gorillas in the Mist, was an America (34)
_________who lived among the mountain gorillas of Rwanda for eighteen years. The relationship they
built up allowed her to (35) ______________them in more detail than ever before.
She set up the Karisoke Research Center, one of (36) ____________aims was to protect gorillas
from people who killed them for their skins, and her work allowed the gorilla population to rise from
about 240 to 600. She herself was killed in 1985, and people said the crime was committed by a (37)
_____________whose business was being damaged by her work.
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The studies she (38) ___________has encouraged other scientists to look at gorillas’ intelligence.
Gorillas cannot, of course, speak a language, but there are ways in which they can communicate with
each other.
34. A. geologist B. zoologist C. dentist D. astronaut
35. A. notice B. glance C. look D. observe
36. A. that B. whose C. which D. who
37. A. poacher B. lawyer C. spectator D. viewer
38. A. put away B. brought up C. carried out D. made up


Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting:

39. We haven’t got much time; we needn’t hurry for the last bus home.
A B C D
40. Susan is getting more and more used to talk to customers who are difficult to please.
A B C D
41. Since I moved in, my upstairs neighbors have played its stereo loudly every night.
A B C D
42. Socially, I took lots of new friends through learning in class and living on campus.
A B C D
43. Although their status varies in different countries, but women have gained significant legal
A B C D
rights.
Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D:

The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous
length of time because it has little meaning for us. We can, however, simplify the idea to make it more
understandable. We can compare the planet Earth to a person of forty-six years of age.
Nothing is known about the first seven years of this person’s life. Very little information exists
about the middle period either. It was only at the age of forty-two that the Earth began to flower.
Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was forty-five.
Mammals only arrived eight months ago. In the middle of last week, man-like apes became apelike
men and began to communicate with each other. Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth.
Modern man has only been around for four hours. During the last hour, man discovered
agriculture. The Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago.
During that short time, modern man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth. In one minute, he has
increased his numbers to terrible proportions, and has caused the death of hundreds of species of
animals. He has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a violent,
spoilt child, delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the final mass destruction and of
killing all the life which exists in the solar system.

44. The passage tells us that _____________________________.
A. scientists are well-informed about the middle part of the Earth’s life.
B. a great deal is known about how the earth was created.
C. life on Earth began relatively recently.
D. more is known about the first part of the earth’s life than the middle part.
45. We are informed by the author that _________________________.
A. mammals and great reptiles both appeared at the same time.
B. ape-like men appeared before the Ice Age.
C. there were more than 45 kinds of great reptiles.
D. the dinosaurs appeared during the middle period.
46. The author is mainly interested in ______________________.
A. the period before the Ice Age
B. the time when man first evolved from apes
C. the effects of farming
D. what has happened since the Industrial Revolution
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47. It would appear that the main danger ahead is that _____________________.
A. more species of animals may die out. B. man will destroy everything on earth
C. man will use up all the fuels D. there will be a population explosion
48. The author’s general view of man seems to be that ___________________.
A. he has learned a lot from past mistakes B. he will be able to control the environment
C. he has been the most successful animal D. he has no right to be so destructive

Choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence:

49. Graduating from school, _______________.
A. she is now thinking about finding a job B. a job is thought to be found
C. now she thinking of a job found D. thinking about finding a job is her work
50. ___________, the more health risks we face.

A. More polluted is the environment B. The more polluted the environment is
C. The environment is polluted more D. The more the environment is polluted







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