ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP –ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011
QUESTIONS 1-3: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in
each group. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. Mark your choice on
the answer sheet.
1. A. resume B. statistics C. position D. designer
2. A. helps B. laughs C. likes D. arrives
3. A. filled B. missed C. ploughed D. watched
QUESTIONS 4-5: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the
syllable in the position which is different from that of the others. Identify your choice by circling letter A,
B, C or D on the answer sheet.
4. A. teacher B. village C. police D. worker
5. A. discuss B. attract C. suppose D. visit
Questions 6 - 25: These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete
each sentence and then identify your answer by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
6. The conical leaf hat is made ____________ a special kind __________ bamboo and young and soft
palm leaves.
A. in/ for B. of/ of C. on/ for D. from/ of
7. Few Asian students agreed _____________ the American students' view that wives and husbands
should share all thoughts.
A. to B. on C. for D. with
8. The wedding day was __________ chosen by the parents of the groom.
A. careless B. careful C. carelessly D. carefully
9. Peter usually helps his mother with _________ .
A. housework B. homework C. chores D. household
10. _____ __ at someone is considered as rude.
A. Looking B. Waving C. Greeting D. Pointing
11. He went to the cinema__________he had done his homework.
A. before B. until C. by the time D. after
12. _________ ten minutes earlier, you would have got a better seat.
A. Had you arrived B. If you hadn't arrived C. Were you arrived D. If you arrived
13. The conical leaf hat is one of the typical features of the Vietnamese ______.
A. education B. culture C. society D. language
14. _________ I moved in my new apartment, my neighbours have come to my house twice.
A. Because B. Since C. When D. After
15. To Americans, it is impolite to ask someone about age, ___________ and salary.
A. marry B. married C. marriage D. marrying
16. The _________way to apologize is to say 'Tm sorry."
A. most simple B. simplest C. more simple D. simpler
17. A: "Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?"
B: "Let me ask my parents for _________ permission."
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
18. When we came to their house, they __________ chess.
A. were playing B. are playing C. played D. have been playing
19. Since I wanted to get the bill, I tried to attract the waiter's __________ .
A. attention B. agreement C. assistance D. eyes
20. They are a close-knit family and very __________ of one another.
A. supportive B. support C. supported D. supporting
21. Compulsory education in Vietnam starts at the __________ level.
A. kindergarten B. lower secondary C. upper secondary D. primary
22. State schools are schools ____________ all children can attend without paying tuition fees.
A. which B. from which C. to which D. in which
23. Primary education is .a stage of study __________ children aged from 5 to 11 years old.
A. to B. for C. in D. with
24. The National Curriculum _________ by the government.
A. will set B. set C. is setting D. is set
25. The school year in Vietnam _________ divided into two terms.
A. was B. are C. is D. is being
QUESTIONS 26 - 33: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each
space. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
Although most families in the United States enjoy a high living standard, many American women have
to work (26) ______ at home and in their offices. Despite their husbands' (27) ______ of the housework,
women have to do (28) ______ of the housekeeping tasks. In single-parent families, the mothers may not
have (29) ______ children to take care of, but they have to (30) ______ their families alone and have to
provide for all the (31) ______ money. Therefore, the (32) ______ mothers have to work very hard to earn
their living. Moreover, in spite of the fact that the single mothers have all the (33) ______ conveniences at
their homes, they find that bringing up their teenage children alone is not easy.
26. A. hardly B. hard C. fast D. equally
27. A. share B. need C. refusal D. responsibility
28. A. best B. most C. fewest D. least
29. A. few B. much C. many D. some
30. A. raise B. earn for C. keep D. nurse
31. A. homecoming B. housewarming C. household D. housekeeping
32. A. dependent B. lonely C. alone D. single
33. A. expensive B. saving C. comfortable D. modern
QUESTIONS 34 - 38: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by
circling letter A, B, C or I) as the correct answers and then mark your choice on the answer sheet.
Like schools in Britain and other English speaking countries, those in the U.S have also always stressed
"character" or "social" skills through extracurricular activities, including organised sports. Because most
schools start at around 8 o'clock every morning and classes often do not finish until 3 or 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, such activities mean that many students do not return home until the early evening. There is
usually a very broad range of extracurricular activities available. Most schools, for instance, publish their
own student newspapers, and some have their own radio stations. Almost all have student orchestras, bands,
and choirs.
Many different sports are also available and most schools share their facilities - swimming pools, tennis
courts, tracks, and stadiums - with the public. Often the students themselves organize and support school
activities and raise money through car washes, baby-sitting, or by mowing lawns. Parents and local business
often also help a group that, for example, has a chance to go to a state music competition, to compete in
some sports championship, or take a camping trip. Such activities not only give pupils a chance to be
together outside of normal classes, they also help develop a feeling of "school spirit" among the students and
in the community.
34. How many hours do the children stay at school a day?
A. eight B. five C. six D. four
35. Which extracurricular school activities are not mentioned?
A. writing newspapers B. singing in a choir C. helping old people D. working in a radio station
36. Which sports facilities are not mentioned in the text?
A. swimming pools B. tennis courts C. golf course D. stadiums
37. What do the students do to support school activities?
A. look after a baby B. repair cars C. sell lawn movers D. sell newspapers
38. Which activities are not helped by parents and local business?
A. performing at a state music competition B. working in a TV station
C. playing in a sport competition D. having a camping trip
QUESTIONS 39 - 42: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which has the same
meaning as the original one and mark your choice on the answer sheet.
39. I often share my secrets with my sister.
A. It is my sister which I often share secrets with. B. It is my sister that I often share secrets.
C. It is my sister whose I often share secrets with. D. It is my sister with whom I often share secrets.
40. My mother is very busy at work but she takes good care of her children.
A. In spite of being busy at work, my mother takes good care of her children.
B. My mother takes good care of her children but she is very busy at work.
C. Though my mother was very busy at work my mother took good care of her children.
D. Although my mother was very busy at work she did not take good care of her children.
41. "You'd better think carefully before applying for that job.” She said to me.
A. She said me to think carefully before applying for that job.
B. She say me to think carefully before applying for that job.
C. She advise me to think carefully before applying for that job.
D. She advised me to think carefully before applying for that job.
42. Anne started studying non-verbal forms of communication three years ago.
A. Anne has studying non-verbal forms of communication for three years.
B. Anne has study non-verbal forms of communication for three years.
C. Anne has been studying non-verbal forms of communication for three years.
D. Anne has been studying non-verbal forms of communication since three years.
QUESTIONS 43 - 50: Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases marked A,
B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase which must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct by
circling letter A, B, C or D and then mark your choice on the answer sheet.