Đề kiểm tra cuối kỳ năm 2010-2011 Môn: Anh Văn-
Mã đề 494
I- Multiple choice :
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.but b. nut c. fun d. bury
2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. seen b. sit c. sure d. seem
3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a. match b. chair c. watch d.chemistry
4. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. climate b. attract c.advise d. deny
5. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. erode b. involve c. reduce d. product
6. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a. surgeon b. protection c. accurate d. subject
7. Did she give you any reason ____ her behavior?
a. why b. for c. of d. about
8.You are not allowed to be absent ____ school without permission.
a. for b. at c. from d. in
9.Granny is completely deaf. You’ll have to make allowances _____ her.
a. with b. for c. of d. about
10.Take advantage ____ the chance to do some sightseeing while you are here.
a. of b. off c. with d. on
11.Are you aware ____ the regulations concerning the use of guns?
a. for b. about c. with d. of
12.There’s no need to _____ such a fuss over it.
a. do b. make c. take d. get
13. My mother is too old to ______ herself.
a. look at b. look for c. look like d. look after
14. My mother is very religious. She goes to ______ twice a day.
a. church b. the church c. a church d. churches
15. Phone me before ten. ______ I’ll be too busy to talk to you.
a.unless b. if c. otherwise d. whether
16. Ann agreed to stay behind; she was used to ______ late.
a. work b. working c. being worked d. have worked
17. ______ is a complete mystery how they ever got there in that car.
a. There b. It c. That d. This
18. ______ accepting your job offer, I’d like to know a bit more about the company.
a. Before b. In order to c. Until d. If
19. The ____ to the park is through that gate there.
a. entering b. entry c. entrance d. enter
20. Thousands of people were at the airport for the president’s ____.
a. arrival b. arriving c. arrived d. arrive
21. The conquest of ____ , disease and ignorance must be our principal aim.
a. property b. poverty c. liberty d. ability
22. Nuclear power stations have caused ____ environmental pollution.
a. many b. a few c. a lot of d. few
23. The judge told him it was ____ to drink and drive and banned him for a year.
a. responsible b. irresponsible c. responsibility d. irresponsibly
24. ____ is a time that is supposed to be free of worries.
a. Childhood b. Childlike c. Childless d. Child
25. Gravity keeps us all from being hurled off the earth _____it whirls around .
a. because b. as c. so that d. although
26. ______satellites leave the earth at a very great speed.
a. Manly-made b. Man-making c. Man-make d. Man-made
27. He _____ foundations on his famous discoveries of Mathematics and Physics.
a. put b. set c. laid d. lay
28. Gravity makes balls thrown into the air _____ back down.
a. fall b. fell c. falling d. to fall
29. In 1656, Sir Isaac Newton was brought home from school to run the farm.
a. to do b. to manage c. to go off d. come into
30. You can look _____the meaning of these words with the help of a dictionary.
a. for b. at c. up d. after
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
31. He has progressed so rapid in learning English that I can hardly keep up with him.
a b c d
32. She is so lonely in such a big house that everybody feels worried about her safely.
a b c d
33. This is so a difficult problem that they are asking for advice from a law office.
a b c d
34. The neighbours talked so noisy that I couldn’t sleep during the night.
a b c d
III- Read the following passage and choose the best answer:
(35) ____ do people drive on the left in Britain and on the right in the other countries?
The reason for this goes (36) ____ to the days when people traveled on horseback. Most people are (37) ____, and
thus the left is the natural side to ride on if you are on horseback and need your right hand to hold a sword (38) ____ of
trouble. So why didn’t the rest of the world (39) ____the same? Because of Napoleon Bonaparte. He insisted that his
armies marched on the right, and as he marched through Europe, he imposed this rule (40) ____ he went.
The question suggested that only the British drive on the left, but in fact, out of 178 countries in the world there are
(41) ____ 50 that drive on the left, including Japan. However, most of them are (42) ____ British colonies.
35.a. What b. When c. Why d. How
36.a. back b. on c. away d. forward
37.a. right-hand b. hand-right c. right-handed d. handed-right
38.a. instead b. in case c. in spite d. because
39. a. make b. create c. do d. allow
40.a. wherever b. however c. whenever d. for ever
41.a. near b. less c. more d. about
42.a. latter b. former c. later d. latest
IV. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one :
43. We took the final exam in a very noisy room.
a. The room where we took the final exam was very noisy.
b. The room was very noisy where we took the final exam.
c. The room we took the final exam was very noisy.
d. The room was where we took the final exam very noisy.
44. She sings so well that she has been asked to make a record.
a. She is such a well dancer that she has been asked to make a record.
b. She is such a good dancing that she has been asked to make a record.
c. She is such a good dancer that she has been asked to make a record.
d. She is such a well dancing that she has been asked to make a record.
45. The roads are bad because of the recent heavy snow.
a. Because it has snowed recent, the roads are bad.
b. Because it has snow recently, the roads are bad.
c. Because it has been snowed recently, the roads are bad.
d. Because it has snowed recently, the roads are bad.
46. Don’t pay any attention to what he says; he’s only trying to annoy you.
a. Take no notice to what he says; he’s only trying to annoy you.
b. Take no notice of what he says; he’s only trying to annoy you.
c. Take any notice of what he says; he’s only trying to annoy you.
d. Take no notice with what he says; he’s only trying to annoy you.
47. This morning I bought a pair of shoes which cost £60.
a. This morning I spent £60 buying a pair of shoes.
b. This morning I spent on a pair of shoes which cost £60 .
c. This morning I spent £60 on a pair of shoes.
d. This morning I spent £60 on a pair of shoes I bought it.
48. I don’t intend to lend you any money.
a. I have no intention to lend you any money.
b. I have no intention for lending you any money.
c. I have no intend to lend you any money.
d. I have no intention of lending you any money.
49. I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.
a. I apologize for not phoning you earlier. b. I apologize I didn’t phone you earlier.
c. I apologize for phoning you earlier. d. I apologize not to phone you earlier.
50. There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one.
a. There weren’t as many people at the meeting as at the last one.
b. There weren’t as few people at the meeting as at the last one.
c. There weren’t as much people at the meeting as at the last one.
d. There weren’t as many people at the meeting as the last one.
฀฀ ki฀m tra cu฀i k฀ n฀m 2010-2011 Môn: Anh V฀n-
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I. Make the correct choice:
1. Don’t be so _____. We’ve only been waiting a few minutes.
a. impatient b. patient c. patience d. patiently
2. We should learn all the new words by heart in order to ______ our vocabulary.
a. enable b. enrich c. encourage d. endanger
3. _____ of the encouragement of her teachers, she decided to study law.
a. Because b. In spite c. Instead d. In view
4. The girl was not very pretty ; _____ she sang beautifully.
a. so b. but c. because d. although
5. The rotation of crops on the same land can _____ soil exhaustion.
a. preserve b. produce c. prepare d. prevent
6. Our farms produce rice, crops, and dairy ____.
a. products b. production c. productivity d.
productively
7. We must make provision for our old age ____ saving money.
a. of b. for c. with d. by
8. The industrial development will lead _____ the country’s prosperity.
a. for b. to c. on d. along
9. Some large cities have had measures to minimize air pollution.
a. contamination b. preservation c. prevention d. erosion
10. The _____ of the swamps will destroy the mosquitoes’ breeding places.
a. drainage b. breakage c. shortage d. storage
11. They arrived _____ the United States last year.
a. at b. for c. on d. in
12. If I could speak Spanish, I ______ a year studying in Mexico.
a. would spend b. would have spent c. had spent d. will spend
13. When ______ a dictionary, you understand the symbols and the abbreviations it
contains.
a. having used b. to use c. use d. using
14. I will return your notes as soon as ______ copying them.
a. I will finish b. I finish c. I finished d. I had finished
15. “Could you help me for a while?” – “Sure. Tell me what ______ me to do.”
a. you want b. do you want c. want d. you wanting
16. Who is responsible ______ the garbage – the husband or the wife ?
a. to take out b. for taking out c. to taking out d. with taking out
17. I think ______ at the train station will surprise Aunt Kate.
a. your being b. you being c. you are d. you’re being
18.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.thought b.fought c.shoulder d.bought
19.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.attend b.device c.ending d.recommend
20.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.riot b.kind c.nice d.military
21. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.factory b.situation c.disappointment d.introduce
22. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.transform b.office c.failure d.holiday
II.Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
23. She left her home to Paris to pursue her interest in science.
A B C D
24. Lived in poverty, she still managed to graduate at the top of her class.
A B C D
25. She met him shortly after graduation and married to him a year later.
A B C D
26. The sky was so clearly that I could see millions of stars.
A B C D
27. “You are better not lend him any more money, Paul!” said Tom.
A B C D
28. I can say for sure that you have made many progress in learning English.
A B C D
29. Being reasonable! You can’t expect a child to do all that work.
A B C D
30. She has taught in this school in 1985. She is an experienced teacher.
A B C D
III. Read the passage and make the correct choice:
The Americans (31) _____ to be informal while they’re receiving (32) _____ or
coming for a social engagement. On the whole, women don’t usually shake hands as they
are introduced to (33) _____; but men do. When a man and a woman are introduced,
shaking hands is up to the woman. And punctuality, (34) _____ means arriving on time,
is probably one of the most necessary and graceful manners in public relations. Most
people (35) _____ it discourteous and inconvenient to arrive at an important appointment
later (36) _____ the time agreed upon.
31.a. avoid b. tend c. practise d. enjoy
32.a. company b. guest c. friend d. partner
33.a. together b. each another c. each other d. one other
34.a. that b. it c. when d. which
35.a. find b. see c. get d. have
36.a. than b. as soon as c. when d. at
IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer:
A taxi driver was driving along a street when he suddenly blacked out and lost
control of his vehicle. The taxi plunged into a nearby river. A hawker, who had seen the
accident, rushed from his coffee stall and dived into the water. He had to swim twenty
five metres before he could get to the taxi. The taxi driver was trying to wind down the
window. The hawker reached into the taxi for the safety-belt. After he had released the
safety-belt, he pulled the driver out through the partially open window. At the hospital,
the driver said that the blackout might be caused by his high blood pressure condition.
37. The taxi plunged into a nearby river because ______.
a. the taxi broke down b. the driver couldn’t control his taxi
c. the driver was driving along the street d. the driver suddenly got out
38. Who dived into the river to rescue the driver?
a. The one who witnessed the accident b. The one who caused the accident
c. The one who saw a hawker d. The one who hit the taxi
39. His blackout was due to _____.
a. his careless driving b. his safety-belt
c. his high blood pressure condition d. his loss of control
40. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
a. the driver suddenly lost consciousness b. somebody dived into the water to
rescue him
c. the driver was taken to hospital d. he didn’t wear a safety-belt
V. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one :
41. I regret speaking to him so severely yesterday.
a. I wish to speak to him so severely yesterday.
b. I wish I hadn’t spoken to him so severely yesterday.
c. I wish I had spoken to him so severely yesterday.
d. I wish I didn’t speak to him so severely yesterday.
42. Unless he phones immediately, he won’t get any information.
a. If he didn’t phone immediately, he wouldn’t get any information.
b. If he does phone immediately, he won’t get any information.
c. If he doesn’t phone immediately, he will get some information.
d. If he doesn’t phone immediately, he won’t get any information.
43. We didn’t have enough rain, so we could not grow rice.
a. If we had enough rain, we could grow rice.
b. If we had had enough rain, we could have grown rice.
c. If we hadn’t had enough rain, we couldn’t have grown rice.
d. If we didn’t have enough rain, we could not grow rice.
44. It was such long homework that I couldn’t finish it.
a. The homework was so long that I could finish it.
b. The homework was so long that I couldn’t finish .
c. The homework was too long that I couldn’t finish it.
d. The homework was too long for me to finish .
45. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match.
a. I haven’t gone to a football match for a long time.
b. I haven’t gone to a football match since a long time.
c. I haven’t gone to a football match for it’s a long time.
d. I haven’t gone to a football match a long time ago.
46. The last time I saw Dick was in 1995.
a. I haven’t seen Dick in 1995.
b. I haven’t seen Dick since 1995.
c. I last saw Dick since 1995.
d. I haven’t seen Dick for the last time in 1995.
47. We had lunch and then went for a walk by the river.
a. After we had lunch , we had gone for a walk by the river.
b. After we had gone for a walk by the river,we had lunch.
c. After we had had lunch , we went for a walk by the river.