Đề thi tổng hợp Môn: Anh Văn – Đề 15
A. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently front that of the
others.
1. A. great B. seabed C. between D.
means
2. A. almost B. along C. across D.
parallel
3. A. enormous B. network C. border D. short
4. A. grasses B. ranges C. studies D.
stretches
5. A. travelled B. remained C. stretched D.
named
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others.
6. A. sandy B. circle C. network D.
comprise
7. A. between B. enter C. because D.
explore
8. A. enormous B. European C. society D. develop
9. A. corridor B. president C. geography D.
territory
10. A. banana B. animal C. similar D.
mosquito
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.
11. If you want to have a pet you must be ready to look it for several years.
A. at B. for C. over D. after
12. He is under sixteen, he shouldn't drive a car.
A. as far as B. however C. therefore D.
although
13. There are marked differences the two children.

A. to B. between C. among D. of
14. The biological effects of radiation ………
A. is still explored B. is still being explored C. are still being explored
D. are still exploring
15. The Simpson Desert a mystery until Madigan made an aerial survey in 1929.
A. referred B. remained C. led D.
inferred
16. The melting of the snow has flooding by swollen rivers.
A. made B. caused C. brought D.
formed
17. In many parts of the world, crop failure means , which leads to the death of many people
each year.
A. shortcoming B. desert C. drought D.
famine
18. Her parents never her to go out after eight.
A. allowed B. let C. made D.
agreed
19. infinitely large number of undiscovered galaxies.
A. There are an B. An C. From an D.
Since there are
20. He is seriously ill and unable to go to school.
A. therefore B. yet C. so D. also
21. She fslt ill. She went tö work, , and tried to concentrate.
A. although B. however C. but D. even
if
22. We need some sunshine; so we have up our minds to go abroad this year.
A. set B. turned C. made D.
brought
23. The beach slopes down to the sea
A. mildly B. gently C. slightly D.

softly
24. She worships the sun and she always spends her holidays in Greece.
A. nevertheless B. however C. yet D.
accordingly
25 , the raccoon has opposing thumbs, which it uses to manipulate its food.
A. Like man B. The same as man C. Similar to man D. Such
as man
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26. (A) The café was (B) crowded, (C) so we found (D) a table.
27. Mark (A) went on (B) working (C) in spite feeling (D) unwell.
28. (A) The stereo didn't work, so that Vicky took it back to the shop.
29. I (A) turned the (B) heating (C) on , because (D) it was cold.
30. You could (A) fly via Vienna; (B) but (C) it isn't (D) the only way.
III. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the
given one.
31. Despite his inexperience in the field, John applied for the job.
A. John applied for the job because he had experience in the field.
B. John didn't apply for the job because of his inexperience in the field.
C. John applied for the job even though he had no experience in the field.
D. John was unable to do the job because he was inexperienced.
32. Henry should have done his homework last night, but he watched TV instead.
A. Henry did not do his homework last night because he was busy with the television set.
B. Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework.
C. Henry did not watch TV last night because he had to do his homework.
D. Henry did his homework while watching TV.
33. Seeing that he was angry, she left the office.
A. She didn't want to make him angry, so she left. B. He wouldn't have been so angry if she
hadn't been there.
C. He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office.D. She left the office when she saw
how angry he was.

34. We played too well to be worried by our defeat.
A. We played well but lost the match.B. We didn't play well and lost the match.
C. We didn't play well but won the match.D. We played well and won the match.
35. The coffee was not strong, so it didn't keep us awake.
A. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake.B. The coffee was not strong
enough to keep us awake.
C. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.D. The coffee was so strong that it kept
us awake.
C. READING
I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
THE DESERT
A desert is a place with very (36) living things in it. This may be due to either
extreme heat or extreme cold. There are hot deserts (37) the Sahara or cold deserts such as
the Antarctic. Most plants and animals cannot live in deserts because there is not (38)
water. Without water, living things cannot (39) . The annual rainfall in most deserts
is less than 25 centimetres. Some deserts are not (40) by natural weather condition. These
deserts were once fertile lands. They (41) deserts because of the careless way in which man
(42) use of the land,, He cleared away the plants and trees from the land. He let cattle and
(43)… animals feed on the grass. He tried to grow top many crops on the same piece of land.
This destroyed the mineral salts (44) in the soil. Plants were unable to grow in such poor
soil. The soil dried up quickly when there were no roots to (45) it together. When the winds
blow, the soil was carried away. Finally, only the rocks remained.
36. A. little B. few C. a little D. a few
37. A. as B. similar C. like D. just as
38. A. such B so C too D. enough
39. A. survive B. maintain C. remain D. conserve
40. A. made B. formed C. set D. established
41. A.changed B. turned C. became D. transformed
42. A. made B. took C. had D. kept
43. A. different B. various C. another D. other

44. A. taken B. found C. made D. contained
45. A. cling B. hand C. hold D. keep
II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) to each question.
The deserts of the world are not all covered with sand. Many of them have surfaces of
rock or clay or small stones. They are not flat, either; they often have high hills and deep valleys.
There is some plant life in many parts of the desert. There is little rain in the desert, but it does
fall often enough for most plants. The deserts of the world are not uninhabited. People also live
outside oases, but these people are not farmers. They have camels, goats, donkeys, sheep, etc.
These animals can live on the desert plants and do not need much water. The people of the desert
have to move constantly from place to place, they must always look for grass or desert plants for
their animals. They usually live in tents. When there is no more food for their animals, they fold
up their tents, put them on their camels and donkeys., and move to another place. In good years,
when there is not enough food for their animals, they trade their skins and their goats and camel
hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit. But in bad years, when there is not enough food
for their anirnals, the people of the desert would attack the oases' people. But they are also
hospitable. No man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water.
46. According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of ,
A. sand B. rock C. clay D. stones
47. In the desert ,
A. it rains in spring only B. there is some rain but far from
enough
C. it rains for a short time every month D. the rainfall is just enough for the plants
48. People live
A. only inside the oases B. only outside the oases
C. both inside and outside ihe oases D. in places with regular rainfalls
49. From the passage we know that life
A. is hard in deserts B. is happy in deserts
C. is impossible in deserts D. in deserts is much better now
50. The word 'hospitable’ in italics in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ……
A. polite B. unfriendly C. mean D. kind