Kỳ thi thử tốt nghiệp THPT năm 2013 môn thi: Tiếng Anh - Mã đề thi 769

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	Suzanne was very nervous about her interview. She had prepared for it for at least three weeks before. She really wanted a job but she knew that a lot of other people wanted to get it, too. She had been told when she phoned the number in the advert that there were so many applicants for it, so she prepared herself. She made notes of what might be asked and of what she wanted to ask. 
 	When the day of interview came, she arrived half an hour early. There were six other people waiting to be interviewed. They all looked much more confident than she did. She began to feel even more nervous. One by one was called. Each of them came out and looked satisfied. Suzanne was the last one to be called into the interview room. She had decided by the time that she had no chance of getting the job, so she felt relaxed as she walked in; she felt that she had nothing to lose. 
	The three interviewers were all very serious and they didn’t seem to be interested in her. She forgot all the answers she had prepared and said the first thing that came into her head. Two days later, she got a letter telling her that she had been chosen because she was the only one who had acted naturally.
Question 1. Why was Suzanne chosen for the job?
	A. She was lucky when being interviewed.	B. She could answer all the questions thoroughly.
	C. She was so confident of her ability. 	D. She spoke out naturally during the interview.
Question 2. Before the interview, Suzanne 	
	A. took care of her appearance	
	B. paid much attention to her gestures
	C. made notes of what she might be asked 
	D. looked for the information concerning the job she wanted
Question 3. At the waiting room, Suzanne 	
	A. looked more confident than the other applicants
	B. seemed less confident than the other applicants
	C. looked as confident as the other applicants
	D. didn’t look so nervous as the other applicants
Question 4. What is TRUE about Suzanne?
	A. She felt that she had nothing to lose.	
	B. She was confident of her ability.
	C. She said the first thing that came into her head.
	D. She felt so relaxed at the interview room.
Question 5. What was the attitude of the three interviewers to Suzanne?
	A. They seemed indifferent and were very serious. 	B. They were very cheerful.
	C. They seemed interested in talking to Suzanne. 	D. They kept smiling.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 5 to 10.
Earnest Hemingway was born in Oak park, a small town in the state of Illinois. As a boy he was often taken on frequently hunting and fishing trips (42)	 his father to Michigan, the locale of many his stories, and where he soon got acquainted with the life of the Indians and such virtues as courage and endurance, (44)	 were later revealed in his fiction. After school Hemingway (45)	 as a newspaper reporter and then joined a volunteer ambulance unit to take part in World War I. After the war he came home (47)	 a hero. He lived for several years in Paris after that. He joined a group of expatriated American writers who considered themselves a lost generation. In Paris he published "Three Stories and Ten Poems" (1923) and "In Our Time" (1924) in which his own experiences of life are revealed, and which brought him (50)	 immediately.
Question 6. 	A. with 	 	B. for 	 	C. by 	D. to 
Question 7. 	A. that 	B. which 	C. who 	D. it 
Question 8.	A. works 	B. was working	C. has worked 	D. worked
Question 9.	A. an 	B. like 	C. as 	D. the 
Question 10.	A. famous 	B. fame 	C. famed 	D. famously
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Question 11. Many wild animals are now in danger of _____.
A. death 	B. disease	C. survival 	D. extinction
Question 12. There are more than 6000 living languages, _____ which English is the most widely used.
A. of 	B. for 	C. about 	D. on
Question 13. Mark went to the party _____ he wasn't invited.
A. because 	B. in spite of 	C. however 	D. although
Question 14. Thousands of people _____ being employed in the textile industry.
A. have 	B. are 	C. has 	D. is
Question 15. The train _____ when we got to the station.
	A. just left 	B. just leaves	C. had just left	D. will leave
Question 16. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
	A. am going	B. have been going	C. go	D. had gone
Question 17. Most of us would maintain that physical ______ does not playa major part in how we react to the people we meet.
	A. attract 	B. attractive 	C. attractiveness 	D. attractively
Question 18. An: “Do you think it will rain?” Binh: “ Oh!__________”
A. I don’t hope so	B. I don’t hope	C. It’s hopeless	D. I hope not
Question 19. _______ colleges and _______ universities are the main institutions that provide tertiary education.
A. The / Ø 	B. Ø / the 	C. The / the 	D. Ø / Ø 
Question 20. Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _______ his boss.
	A. up to	B. on for	C. on well with	D. in with
Question 21. The woman wonders _______ doing well at school.
	A. whether her children was	B. if her children are
	C. whether her children were 	D. her children are if
Question 22. Linguistics ____ out the ways in which languages work.
	A. find 	B. finding 	C. to find 	D. finds
Question 23. The referee’s________ is the most important in any sport competition.
 	A. decide 	B. decisive 	C. decision D. decider
Question 24. Alice: “How about having a drive to the countryside this weekend?”
 Mary: “____________.”
A. Not at all 	B. That’s a good idea 	C. No, thanks 	D. Let’s go
Question 25. Schools in which all students can attend without paying tuition fees are___________
	A. state schools 	B. public schools 	C. high schools 	D. independent schools
Question 26. I couldn’t find Peter at the party last night. If I ____________him, we’d have been happy.
 	A. meet	B. met	C. had met	D. have met
Question 27. Can you see anybody in that classroom?
 Yes, There ____________a teacher and fifty students there.
 	A. is	B. are	C. has been	D. have been
Question 28. The ________ is an international organization that aims to fight and control disease.
	A. World Health Organization	B Word Health Organization
	C. World Healthy Organization	D. World Health Organism
Question 29. “ Which of the following sports is not played in a team?”
A. water polo	B. scuba diving	
C. synchronized swimming	D. windsurfing
Question 30. Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.
A. powerful 	B. optimistic 	C. stagnant 	D. pessimistic
Question 31. The international Red Cross helps people in need without any discrimination based on ____, race, religion, class or political opinions.
	A. national	B. nationally	C. nationality	D. native
Question 32. Petrol is _____ it used to.
A. twice more than expensive 	B. twice expensive more than
C. twice as expensive as	D. more expensive than twice
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 33. The whole audience objected to their foul play during the football match.
	A. clumsy	B. dependent	C. imperfect	D. unfair
Question 34. I’m tired because I went to bed late last night.
 	A. stayed up	B. kept off	C. put out	D. brought up
Question 35. My father gave up smoking two years ago. 
	A. liked	B. continued	C. stopped	D. enjoyed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 
Question 36. She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now. 
 	 A B C D
Question 37. My parents used to giving me some good advice whenever I had a problem.
 	 A B C D
Question 38. The early we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
 A B C D
Question 39. That was the man whose I talked to your sister yesterday.
 A B C D
Question 40. Hoa and her dog which are standing over there go to the park every day.
 A B C D
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 41. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.
 	A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it	
B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink 
C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it 
D. The coffee was so hot that I could drink it
Question 42. People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.
	A. He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery.
	B. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said.
	C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery.
	D. He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery.
Question 43. Cindy said that “I haven’t seen John since last month.”
	A. Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month
	B. Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month	
	C. Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month
	D. Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month
Question 44. Tom is a more careful driver than Tim.
A. Tim drives more carelessly than Tom.
B. Tim doesn’t drive as carelessly as Tom.
C. Tim drives less carelessly than Tom. 
D. Tim drives more carefully than Tom.
Question 45. "John began playing the piano 10 years ago" 
John played the piano 10 years ago. 	C. John has played the piano for 10 years. 
John used to play the piano 10 years ago. 	D. John doesn't play the piano anymore 
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 46. A. hour 	B. honour 	C. honest 	D. hobby
Question 47. A. wanted 	B. practised 	C. mended 	D. decided
Question 48. A. watches 	B. wishes 	C. leaves 	D. introduces
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate tile word whose main stress is placed differently from