Đề thi tổng hợp Môn: Anh Văn – Đề 20
A. PHONETICS.
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1. A. live B. time C. imagine D. interest
2. A. pages B. stories C. watches D. advises
3. A. wonderful B. belong C. holiday D. song
4. A. enjoyed B. tasted C. digested D. demanded
5. A. work B. world C. information D. word
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others.
6. A. important B. imagine C. specially D. description
7. A. replace B. affair C. complete D. picture
8. A. personality B. information C. conservation D. imagination
9. A. journey B. survive C. wilderness D. notice
10. A. result B. problem C. faithful D. partner
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.
11. Java Man, who lived before the first Ice Age, is the first manlike animal.
A. Generally believed it is B. It is generally believed that
C. Believed generally is D. That is generally believed
12. is one of my favourite leisure activities.
A. To reading books B. Reading booksC. Books to read
D. The reading books
13. I doubt the book is worth reading.
A. when B. since C. whether D. so that
14. I this book to all who enjoy an exciting story.
A. praise B. approve of C. compliment D. recommend
15. I had my hair by my brother.
A. to cut B. cut C. cutting D. be cut
16. The ,. document describes the new regulations.
A. enclosed B. enclose C. enclosing D. being enclosed

17. I think access to cinemas and theatres is the main of city life.
A. attraction B. amenity C. leisure D. recreation
18. the dollar as its monetary unit in 1878.
A. It was adopted by Canada B. Adopted by Canada
C. Canada adopted D. The Canadian adoption of
19. places which attract so many art lovers as Florence, Italy.
A. Fewer B. As few C. There are few D. That fewer
20. Our son is very on detective stories.
A. interested B. keen C. fond D. concerned
21. "What should I tell the mechanic?" ~ "The oil needs "
A. to change B. to be changed C. change D. changing it
22. The hole in the side indicated that the crate had been during shipment.
A. hurt B. injured C. wounded D. damaged
23. Because of their convenience, cellular phones and other portable phones have
become popular.
A. widespread B. widely C. wide D. widening
24. Dark glasses are sometimes worn to the eyes from strong sunlight.
A. protect B. care C. ensure D. keep safe
25. The , the first daily newspaper in the United States, first appeared in 1783.
A. Pennsylvania Evening Post is two pages long B. Pennsylvania Evening Post
was
C. two-page Pennsylvania Evening Post D. two-page Pennsylvania
Evening Post's
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26. (A) Drying food (B) by means of solar energy (C) is an ancient process (D) applying
wherever food and climatic conditions make it possible.
27. It should not be (A) assume that (B) the lower the price, (C) the happier the (D) buyer.
28. (A) There is estimated that (B) the Orion nebula contains (C) enough matter to form 10,000
(D) stars.
29. The main routes (A) used by the pony express (B) was equipped with (C) stops providing

stables, (D) lodging, and food.
30. Measles (A) have not (B) yet been (C) eradicated (D) up to now.
III. Choose the one option (A, B, C or D) corresponding to the best sentence
31. Pat /teach /drive / when /he /young
A. Pat taught to drive when he was young. B. Paul was taught to drive
when he was young.
C. Pat was thought to teach to drive when he was young. D. Pat taught me driving when
he was young.
32. suspect / think/leave /country
A. The suspect is thought of leaving the country. B. The suspect is thought to
have left the country.
C. The suspect left the country he thought. D. Leaving the country, the
suspect was thought so.
33. Miss Smith /appall /student /grammar
A. Miss Smith was appalled by her students' grammar. B. Miss Smith was appalling by her
students' grammar.
C. Miss Smith was appalled with her students' grammar. D. Miss Smith was appall by her
students'grammar.
34. Kate /have /car/service / tomorrow
A. Kate is having her car to service tomorrow. B. Kate is having her car service
tomorrow.
C. Kate is having her car serviced tomorrow. D. Kate is having her car serving
tomorrow.
35. say / oil / healthy / butter
A. People say that oil is healthier than butter. B. It is said that oil is healthier than
butter.
C. Oil is said not to be healthy than butter. D. A and B are correct.
C. READING
I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
AUDIOBOOKS - BOOKS ON CASSETTE

In the modern world, there is a wealth of leisure activities to choose from. Entertainment
industries (36) for your leisure time. You can watch TV, listen to music, go to an art gallery
or concert or, of course, read a book. Sometimes it seems that reading is (37) because, even if
you're a fast reader, it can take a (38) amount of time to finish a novel, for example. But in
the (39) world, time is something that can be in short supply.
Book publishers haven't been (40) a product which needn't (41) to realize this and
are now selling as much of your time but still tells you an excellent story. The new product is the
audiobook - cassette recordings of shortened novels, often read by well-known personalities or
the authors themselves. Audiobooks are (42) new but people are becoming morel aware of
them and sales are increasing all the time.
One of the attractions of audiobooks is that they're (43) listening to the radio, only
better. You can listen to what you want when you want, and you won't ever (44) anything.
Much of their appeal lies in their flexibility. They (45) you to do other things while you're
listening, such as driving or doing the housework. For some people, audiobooks can be a much
more enjoyable way of gaining knowledge than reading.
36. A. chase B. compete C. oppose D. pursue
37. A. neglected B. declined C. lessened D. disposed
38. A. plentiful B. broad C. considerable D. lasting
39. A. current B. new C. present D. modern
40. A. behind B. slow C. delayed D. overdue
41. A. take up B. fill out C. go through D. pass by
42. A. partly B. approximately C. roughly D. relatively
43. A. as B. same C. like D. both
44. A. pass B. lack C. miss D. lose
45. A. grant B. allow C. spare D. afford
II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question.
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today.
Thousands of these How-to books are useful: in fact, there are about four thousand books with
titles that begin with the words 'How-to". One book may tell you how to earn more money,
another may tell you how to save or spend it, and another may explain how to give your money

away. Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how
to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book How to Turn Failure into Success. If
you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book How to Make a Millionaire. If you
never make any money at all, you may need a book called How to Live on Nothing.
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If
you want to have a better love of life, you can read How to Succeed in Love Every Minute of Your
Life. If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step
instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house.
Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex.
Today people have far more time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve.
How-to books help people deal with modern life.
46. From the first paragraph, we know How-to books are
A. only about four thousand copies B. on money C. very helpful in life D.
needed a lot
47. The passage tells us that How-to books sell well on how
A. to succeed in career B. to solve personal problems
C. to deal with business D. to make money
48. If you often read How-to books, you
A. will be sure to get something you need B. will not know how to help yourself in
life
C. will become a man in life D. needn't think any more in the world
49. Which of the following opinions about How-to books is not mentioned in the passage?
A. How-to books are among the best sellers' in the world. B. How-to books are useful in many
ways.
C. How-to books give advice on careers. D. How-to books help people with
personal problems.
50. How-to books appear only because
A. people have more free time to spend than before
B. people meet more problems than their parents
C. people may have more choices from How-to books than any other books

D. modern life is more difficult to deal with