Đề thi thử tốt nghiệp THPT năm 2013 tỉnh Đồng Tháp - Môn Tiếng Anh (Có đáp án)

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1: You can _____ the new words in the dictionary.
A. look for B. look up C. look after D. look over

Question 2: The doctor _____ that he should slow down a bit.
A. told to Jim B. said Jim C. asked Jim D. told Jim

Question 3: The picnic _____ because Peter has just had a traffic accident.
A. will cancel B. will be canceling C. will be cancelled D. will have cancelled

Question 4: The disappearance of one or several species may result in the loss of _____.
A. university B. biology C. diversity D. biodiversity

Question 5: Computers _____ a great influence on various aspects of our life.
A. take B. have C. pay D. get

Question 6: _____ the heavy rain, the football match was put off for a few days.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of

Question 7: If I had enough money, I _____ a new computer.
A. will buy B. would buy C. would have bought D. bought

Question 8: You should consider _____ on a boat trip in this season.
A. go B. to go C. gone D. going

Question 9: The Red List has been introduced to _____ people’s awareness of conservation needs.
A. make B. get C. raise D. take

Question 10: This company provides a lot of _____ jobs.
A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractively

Question 11: The boy _____ father is a doctor studies in the same class with me.
A. who B. whom C. that D. whose

Question 12: You _____ copy the questions when answering them.
A. couldn’t B. mightn’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t

Question 13: The girls turned up after we _____ for them for over two hours.
A. had waited B. waited C. have been waiting D. were waiting

Question 14: The street _____ to my house is being widened.
A. which leading B. led C. leading D. which lead

Question 15: A: “Would you say that English is an international language?” – B: “ _____.”
A. Yes, it has B. I like it
C. Oh, absolutely D. I don’t understand the difference

Question 16: Thanks to the women’s liberation, women can take part in _____ activities.
A. social B. society C. socially D. socialize

Question 17: The greater the demand, _____ the price.
A. the highest B. the higher C. the more high D. the high

Question 18: John: “What’s your favourite sport, Bill?” – Bill: “_____.”
A. I can say it’s ping-pong B. Every day except Sunday
C. Playing sport is wonderful D. I really admire Rooney

Question 19: He’ll be there before lunchtime _____ he leaves early.
A. if B. unless C. until D. so

Question 20: After his mother’s death, he was _____ by his aunt.
A. carried out B. fed up C. grew up D. brought up

Question 21: Anne: “I don’t like this program.” – Paul: “_____.”
A. I’ll turn it on B. Let’s turn it off then
C. You didn’t take it off D. I like, too

Question 22: The polar bear’s natural _____ is near the North Pole.
A. house B. homeland C. habitat D. forest

Question 23: Do you know that Alice is married _____ a pop singer?
A. in B. to C. with D. for

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 24: They made no effort to finish their report.
A. didn’t try B. didn’t afford C. didn’t change D. didn’t provide

Question 25: Endangered species are plant and animal species which are in danger of extinction.
A. at large B. at last C. at risk D. at once

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks form 26 to 30.

Ann Johnson has worked at this college for three years. She is a responsible employee and gets on well with the other members of the department. We have all found her to be an excellent (26) _____. She is always on time for work. She is an extremely (27) _____ staff member who is able to work independently. I can always rely on her creative thinking. Her students often tell me how kind she is. She is always ready to help with a smile and she is cheerful to all of them. In private, she is not very talkative (28) _____ seems rather shy. Her work is excellent and she is determined to (29) _____. She is also quite ambitious and has applied for the position of Director of Studies. I think that you can count (30) _____ Ann to make your school a success and I recommend her for the post of Director.

Question 26: A. employer B. colleague C. student D. adult

Question 27: A. stubborn B. lazy C. reliable D. selfish

Question 28: A. therefore B. as C. so D. and

Question 29: A. help B. use C. fail D. succeed

Question 30: A. on B. with C. for D. to

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 31: A. destroyed B. introduced C. established D. developed

Question 32: A. show B. blow C. how D. own

Question 33: A. length B. breath C. depth D. with

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Question 34: A. commit B. advance C. athlete D. perform

Question 35: A. sacrifice B. physical C. potential D. advocate

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 36: The price of (A) crude oil used to be a great (B) deal lower (C) than now, wasn’t it (D)?

Question 37: The farmers (A) work hardly (B) on (C) the fields all (D) day.

Question 38: My teacher informed (A) me that (B) I was (C) the only person win (D) the prize.

Question 39: It is (A) possible to (B) use an (C) Internet for (D) education.

Question 40: Students (A) should be (B) carefully prepared on (C) the (D) final exam.

Read the following passage adapted from Pre-Essence Reading of Rachel Lee, and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 45.

Kim Yeon-Ah looks like every other eighteen-year-old girl as she carries her skates to the ice rink. However, Kim Yeon- Ah is no ordinary girl; she is a real class act. She is a four-time South Korean National Champion figure skater, a World Junior Champion and the 2006-2007 Grand Prix Final Champion.

Kim Yeon-Ah was born in Bucheon, South Korea in 1990. When she was six, she moved to Gunpo, and then, in 2006, she moved to Toronto, Canada for coaching. She started skating when she was seven. She skated at her neighbourhood rink with her older sister. She was so talented that, at twelve, she became the youngest skater ever to win the Senior National Title.

Yeon-Ah is the first Korean skater to win the World Cup. She is currently ranked second in the world, and her home country, Korea, is very proud of her. She is very small for her age and people call her the “skating elf”. But dynamite comes in small packages. Yeon-Ah is very determined and has a strong fighting spirit. She exercises for about eight hours a day and has to follow a very strict diet. She may not eat candy or junk food. She has to do her schoolwork, too. She works hard and practises every day. She is all heart, and her determination is what makes her so successful.

Question 41: What title did Yeon-Ah win when she was 12?
A. The World Cup B. The Olympic gold medal
C. The National Championship D. The Canadian Cup

Question 42: Why is Yeon-Ah’s home country proud of her?
A. Because she exercises for eight hours a day
B. Because she is such a successful skater
C. Because she travels all around the world
D. Because she is very small for her age

Question 43: The word “class act” in line two is closest in meaning to _____.
A. a person in class B. an outstanding person
C. an ordinary person D. a small person

Question 44: Which of the following is NOT true about Yeon-Ah?
A. She follows a strict diet with no junk food.
B. She exercises for about eight hours a day.
C. She is very determined.
D. She hardly ever goes to school.

Question 45: What do you think the author meant by “She is currently ranked second in the world”?
A. She is the second best skater in the world.
B. She is the second youngest skater in the world.
C. She has the second highest number of points for skating.
D. She always comes in second in competitions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Question 46: People believed that Tom stole that bicycle.
A. Tom is believed to steal that bicycle.
B. Tom was believed that have stolen that bicycle.
C. Tom was believed to steal that bicycle.
D. Tom were believed to steal that bicycle.

Question 47: I don’t watch TV as often as my sister does.
A. My sister watches TV more than I do.
B. My sister watches TV more often than I do.
C. My sister often watches TV more than I do.
D. My sister watches TV more than I often do.

Question 48: “Why don’t we wash the dishes for our host?” I said to my friends.
A. I offered to wash the dishes for our host.
B. I asked my friends why we should wash the dishes for our host.
C. I suggested washing the dishes for our host.
D. I advised our host to wash the dishes for my friends.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 49: She left home early _____.
A. so she be at work on time B. so as that to be at work on time
C. so that to be at work on time D. so as to be at work on time

Question 50: The building _____ is going to be pulled down next month.
A. in which his house is located B. where his house is located in
C. in where his house is located D. which his house is located