ĐỀ LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC 2011 – Số 8
Chọn từ có phần gạch chân phát âm khác so với các từ còn lại
1. a. climate b. time c. timber d. climb
2. a. pollute b. cup c. but d. umbrella
3. a. retain b. certain c. again d. pain
4. a. future b. nature c. picture d. mature
5. a. plough b. laugh c. cough d. rough
Xác định từ/ cụm từ có gạch chân dưới cần phải sửa
1. You have to finished writing the report yourself.

2. Peter is a bit tired. He doesn’t like eaten anything

3. The boys were absorbed at collecting shells on the beach

4. I never approve of work for a foreign boss.

5. It is very difficult for us to preventing forest fires.

1. He was so nervous that he doesn’t know what to do
A B C D
2. I like classical music because it is so relaxed
A B C D
3. He wanted to know what my birthday was.
A B C D
4. What do you practise playing the guitar all day ? – To win a prize
A B C D
5. Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by
plane.
A B C D

Chọn đáp án đúng A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành các câu sau

1. Nowadays, city dwellers live under the constant threat of ….
a. pollute b. polluted c. pollution d. polluters
2. The scientists have become key figures in our modern …. Society.
a. industry b. industrial c. industrialize d.
industrialization
3. Up to now we have not been successful ….
a. at eliminating pollution b. at pollution eliminating c. in
eliminating pollution d. eliminating in pollution
4. We must be responsible ….
a. for what we have done b. what we have done for c.
what for we have done d. for we what have done
5. The doctor has told her that she is … because she can’t have a child.
a. childless b. childhood c. childish d. child
6. John, …. Fixes my car, has just won the lottery.
a. that b. who c. he d.
whose
7. 1. I wish I were a movie star -> He …. A movie star
a. dreamed of being b. dreamed being c. dreamed of be d. dreamed
be
8. If you … as I told you, you would have succeeded.
a. had done b. did c. do d. has done
9. If she …. A promise, she will keep it.
a. make b. makes c. made d. had made
10. You … life much easier if you smile more often
a. would find b. find c. will find d. have
found
11. If he … more carefully, he would not cause an accident.
a. drives b. is driving c. was driving d. drove
12. “ I didn’t break the window” -> He denied … the window.
a. to breaking b. have broken c. breaking d. break

13. “ It was nice of you to invite us for dinner. Thank you very much”
-> They thanked me ….to dinner
a. for invite them b. for inviting them c. invite them d. inviting
them
14. If the bus ….on time, I won’t miss the soccer match.
a. be b. are c. is d. has been
15. Look out ! The teacher ….
a. coming b. is coming c. comes d. has come
16. They …. Here before the first child was born
a. lived b. had lived c. have lived d. will have lived
17. 1.The Beatles is and will be my favorite ….
a. band b. flock c. team d. squad
18. Trinh Cong Son was a famous …. in Vietnamese music.
a. designer b. writer c. singer d. composer
19. Like language, music is used to …
a. entertain b. communicate c. entertainment d.
communication
20. Music can express one’s anger, love, hate and ….
a. friends b. friendness c. friendships d. friendship
21. I don’t feel like visiting my relatives this year so ……
a. I won’t go b. I don’t go c. I am not going d. I am not
going to
22. I would not have gone away if you ….
a. came b. come c. will come d. had come
23. We will have a ……. next week.
a. fourty five minutes test b. forty five minute test c. fourty five test minute
d. forty five test minutes
24. The car was stolen because the owner …. To lock it.
a. had forgotten b. forgot c. forgets d. has forgotten
25. The police questioned the woman …. handbag ….

a. who/ stolen b. whom/ was stolen c. of which/ stolen d.
whose/ was stolen
26. …. a good student, you need to be hard working.
a. To get b. To become c. To come d. To try
27. …. pen is so colourful ? It’s mine
a. Who b. Whose c. Whom d. What
28. … do you always go to school ? – By bus.
a. What b. Who c. Which d. How
29. Valentine box is the place in …. you put Valentine cards.
a. which b. whose c. where d. that
30. If we had caught the early train, we … in London now.
a. will be b. would be c. would have been d. shall be
being
31. I am not hungry. If I …. hungry, I …. something.
a. am/ will eat b. were/ would eat c. had been/ would have eaten
d. was/ shall eat
32. … is your plan for this weekend ? – I don’t know yet.
a. When b. What c. Who d. Which
33. … are you always late for school ? – I always miss the bus.
a. When b. Why c. Where d. What
34. The sick man … to the hospital
a. took b. is taked c. being taken d. was taken
35. He couldn’t get into the house because he ……. his key.
a. loses b. has lost c. had lost d. was lost
Đọc và chọn đáp án
Music is a very important part of our lives. Music is for dancing,
drinking, eating, loving and thinking. Some songs reminds us of our
childhood or youth. Others remind us of the people we love. Many important
occasions, like weddings and funerals have special music. Every nation has a
national song like the American “ The Star- Spangled Banner”. In the U.S,

high schools and colleges have school songs, too.
Music is a part of the history of America. It expresses the problems and
feelings of its people. When the years pass, the music grows and changes.
Modern science has also changed music. Inventions like records,
radio, movies, electric instruments, tape recorders and video have changed
the way we play and listen to music. They have helped to make music an
important form of international communication.
American music, from the earliest folk songs to modern “pop”, is
known around the world. Music is one of America’s most important exports.
It brings the people of the world together. Even when people can not
understand the same language, they can share the same music. Many people
learn and practise English by singing songs. Understanding American music
can help you understand American people, their history and culture.
1. What is true about “ The Star- Spangled Banner”?

a. It is played in weddings. B. It is liked by every nation
c. It is the U.S national song. D. It is one of the American school songs.
2. According to the passage, music is changed thanks to the invention of the
following except ………
a. videos b. electric instrumentss c. tape recorders d. international
communication
3. The words exports in the last paragraph is nearest in meaning to …
a. Things that can be bought. B. things that can be sold
c. things that can be enjoyed d. things that can be changed
4.What is the earliest form of music in America ?
a. School music b. national music c. folk music d. pop music
5. What can be the title for this article ?
a. An introduction to American music b. The development of
American music
c. The history of American music d. The future of American music