THI TH (2)

VO TRNG TRUNG HC PH THNG CHUYN H S PHM NM 2014

Mn thi: TING ANH

(Dng cho mi th sinh thi vo Trng Chuyn)
Thi gian lm bi: 60 pht

SECTION 1. WRITING
I. Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the one given.
1. Mary said, I cant possibly come back home by five oclock.
A. Mary said that she can possibly come back home by five oclock.
B. Mary said that she wont possibly come back home by five oclock.
C. Mary said that she couldnt possibly come back home by five oclock.
D. Mary said that she hadnt been able to possibly come back home by five oclock.
2. My brother and I went to that school.
A. I went to that school and so did my brother.
B. I went to that school and so my brother did.
C. I went to that school and my brother, too.
D. I went to that school and so my brother did, too.
3. Be he rich or poor, she will marry him.
A. She doesnt want to marry him because he is poor.
B. She wants to marry him of he is rich.
C. She will marry him however poor he may be.
D. She will marry him whether he is rich or poor.
4. Its a pity that you didnt tell us about this.
A. I wish you told us about this.
B. I wish you would tell us about this.
C. I wish you had told us about this.
D. I wish you have told us about this.
5. The book costs $15.50 but I have only $14.50.
A. I have more than enough to pay for the book.
B. The book costs a little more than I have with me.
C. I have just enough money to pay for the book.
D. I need a few more dollars to pay for the book.

II. Choose the best way to complete each of the following questions.
6. If children eat too many sweets, __________.
A. it would be a waste of money.
B. they will have to come to the dentist often.
C. it would have been a waste of money.
D. they have to come to the dentist often.
7. Not _________ from South Africa, although most of the worlds supply does originate there.
A. every gold comes B. all gold come
C. all gold comes D. every gold come
8. The environmental group hopes __________ the forest to its original condition by the end of the decade.
A. having restored B. to restore
C. to be restored D. to have been restored
9. ____________ can be quite a good start for babies to get acquainted to reading.
A. Reading in bed B. Bed reading
C. Reading on bed D. Reading bed
10. In conclusion, it seems that although there are big differences between countries, computers are
_________ than televisions in most countries.
A. much less common still B. less common still much
C. still much less common D. much less still common

SECTION 2. PHONETICS
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
11. A. laughter B. bought C. brought D. fought
12. A. final B. revival C. reliable D. liberty
13. A. borrowed B. helped C. dismissed D. booked
14. A. divisible B. decision C. disease D. design
15. A. account B. south C. southern D. amount

SECTION 3. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

IV. Choose the underlined part which is NOT correct in each of the following sentences.
16. Unless you get your son doing the work, you will have to do it all by yourself.
A B C D
17. What would you have done five years ago if you won a million dollars?
A B C D
18. We slept in tents, covering with blankets which were too thin we got pretty cold.
A B C D
19. Is there enough wine to go round or will I bring another bottle? Are all the glasses full?
A B C D
20. This machine is rather complicated. You need a month for learning to handle it.
A B C D

V. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

21. " Wendover? Never heard of that town before" "Well, actually it's the town _______ I spent my ten
years?"
A. when B. who C. where D. which
22. Commuting really _______ me down I hate it.
A. gets B. pulls C. puts D. drags
23. Safety regulations are usually ________ down by law
A. set B. laid C. written D. put
24. The tower is a real _________ you can't miss it.
A. viewpoint B. landmark C. benchmark D. milestone
25. The facsimile _________ when the secretary returns from lunch.
A. is going to send B. will be sent C. was being sent D. has been sent
26. Animals __________ to survive in the wild, rather than kept in captivity.
A. are helping B. could be helping
C. should be helped D. ought to have helped
27. _________ you were driving thirty miles per hour above the speed limit at the time of the accident will
count against you.
A. The fact that B. Whether C. Whom D. Whenever
28. Judging from the speed of mechanization, it ________ that very few things in the world ______ by hand
in the twenty-first century.
A. has been predicted will be making
B. can be predicted will be made
C. will be predicted were made
D. is being predicted have been made
29. By asking him a few questions about the topic, I tried to understand ________ advanced my son was with
compiling information for his term paper.
A. how far B. whether C. which D. that
30. " Why do you look so upset?"
" Mum refused ________ after my flat while I'm away"
A. my looking B. me to look C. to looking D. to look
31. It's ________ unlikely that they will want to live in the city they're country lovers.
A. totally B. highly C. completely D. absolutely
32. " Is there a problem with the letter?" "The person _______ this letter is addressed no longer lives here."
A. who B. to who C. to whom D. whom
33. I'm prepared to _________ with the idea if you're sure it'll work.
A. move along B. take on C. get on D. go along
34. The fire fighter ordered ________ the building at once.
A. to everyone evacuating B. everyone to evacuate
C. to be evacuated D. evacuating
35. I was the last one to complete the course but I still felt ________ good about my performance.
A. utterly B. very C. completely D. totally
36. The strength of his argument finally brought her round to his ________ of thinking.
A. method B. way C. system D. direction
37. This car is ________ of the two models in the showroom.
A. more modern B. the most modern
C. the more modern D. one of the most modern
38. ________ reference to your letter of September 17, 2000, I wish to inform you t6hat your application has
been accepted.
A. On B. At C. With D. By
39. She admitted ________ the anonymous letter.
A. to sending B. that she sends C. to send D. have sent