Đề thi tốt nghiệp trung học phổ thông năm học 2008 – 2009 môn tiếng anh - Khối 12

 SỞ GD & ĐT QUẢNG NAM ĐỀ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT THAM KHẢO 
TRƯỜNG THPT CAO BÁ QUÁT NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009
 MÔN TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI 12 
 Thời gian 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

Make 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.
Question 1: A. filled	B. missed	C. talked	D. watched
Question 2: A. chair	B. cheap	C. chemist	D. child
Question 3: A. easy	B. head	C. heavy	D. weather
Make the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which is stressed differently from that of the rest.
Question 4: A. popular	B. dangerous	C. volunteer	D. applicant
Question 5: A. discuss	B. attract	C. suppose	D. visit
Make the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 6: When I came to the party, Sally and Tom _________ .
A. were dancing	B. are dancing	C. have danced	D. have been dancing
Question7: He was _________the job.
A. experienced enough to do	B. enough experienced to do	
C. experienced enough doing	D. experienced to do enough
Question 8: It is such an important matter_________I can’t decide anything about it myself.
A. so	B. because	C. that	D. if
Question 9: By the time you receive her letter, she __________the country.
A. is going to leave	B. is leaving	C. will leave	D. will have left
Question 10: _________should try to make good impression on interviewers
A. Apply	B. Applicants	C. Applying	D. Applied
Question 11: How nice to see you. - _________
A. It’s so kind of you. 	B. So do I.
C. Nice to see you, too	D. Thanks.
Question12: With so much __________, I’m lucky to be in work.
A. employees	B. employers	C. employment	D. unemployment
Question 13: The 22nd SEA Game were well prepared and successfully__________although it was the first time Vietnam hosted.
A. organization	B. organize	C. organized	D. organizational
Question 14: The children have to __________to school after their summer holiday.
A. go along 	B. go away	C. go back	D. go by
Question 15: I cut myself_________I was shaving.
A. while 	B. until	C. during	D. by the time
Question16: Are you _________in soccer?
A. interesting	B. interested	C. interests	D. interest
Question 17: I’m learning English_________I want to get a better job.
A. or	B. therefore	C. because	D. but
Question18: In the past the earth was__________to be flat.
A. created	B. believed	C. evolved	D. built
Question 19: What’s the name of the man_________car you borrowed?
A. who	B. which	C. that	D. whose
Question 20: My brother _________for a job since he graduated from college.
A. is looking	B. looked	C. was looking	D. has been looking
Question 21: I’m not going out yet. I’m waiting__________the rain to stop.
A. for	B. at	C. on	D. with
Question 22: Our company wants to take in those who are__________for the job.
A. available	B. useful	C. qualified	D. good
Question 23: It was raining,__________we cancelled the trip to the beach.
	A. although	B. because	C. so	D. but
Question 24: Would you like to go out with me tonight? – Yes, ________. Where shall we meet?
A. Of course	B. I’d love to	C. I like too	D. So do I
Question 25: The conical leaf hat is one of the typical features of the Vietnamese__________.
	A. education	B. culture	C. society	D. language
Question 26: You speak excellent English. - _________
A. But my English is poor.	B. That’s none of your business.
C. You don’t understand me.	D. Thank you, but I’m just learning.
Question 27: Some species of rare animals are in _________of extinction.
A. danger	B. dangerous	C. dangerously	D. endanger
Question 28: Shall we start now? - _________
A. Yes, we are.	B. Yes, let’s. 	C. Yes, please.	D. No, we don’t. 
Question 29: Some high school students often take _________in helping the disadvantaged or handicapped children.
	A. care	B. part	C. note	D. pity
Question 30: Would you mind closing the window for me? - _________. I’ll do it right now.
A. Certainly 	B. Not at all	C. Of course	 D. Yes, sure
Make the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 31 to 35 .
The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fears. For some reason people imagine the interviewer is going to jump on every tiny mistake they (31)__________ . In truth, the interviewer is as keen for the meeting to go well as you are. It is what makes his or her job (32)_________
The secret of a good interview is preparing for it. What you wear is always important as it creates the first impression. So (33)___________neatly, but comfortably. Make sure that you can deal with anything you are (34) _______________ . Prepare for questions that are certain to come up, for example: Why do you want to become a nurse? What is the most important (35) _______________ a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing, what other careers have you considered? What are your interests and hobbies?
Question 31:	 A. perform	B. do	C. make	D. have
Question 32: A. enjoyable	B. enjoyably	C. enjoyment	D. enjoyed	
Question 33: A. wear	B. dress	C. put on	D. have on 
Question 34: A. suggested	B. questioned	C. inquired	D. asked
Question 35: A. quality	B. behavior	C. nature	D. point
Make the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 40.
“Where is the university?” is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the univerisity. The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges.
	Cambridge was an already developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the river as early as 875.
	 In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of over 100,000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge . Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.
Question 36: Most visitors come to Cambridge ________________.
	A. to find the classroom buildings	B. to study in the colleges in Cambridge
	C. to see the university	D. to use the libraries of the universities
Question 37: The university began to appear around in the ________________ century.
	A. 8th	B. 9th	C. 15th	D. 13th
Question 38: People named Cambridge the “city of Cambridge “ because _______________.
	A. the river was very well-known	B. there is a bridge over the Cam
	C. it was a developing town	D. there is a river named Granta
Question 39: The town really began to develop after _____________.
	A.1845	B. 875	C. 1951	D. 800
Question 40: From what we read we know that now Cambridge is _______________. 
	A. a city without wall	B. visited by international tourists	
	C. a city of growing population	D. a city that may have a wall around it
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 41: The aim of this exercises is to practise using will for a future fact or prediction.
	 A B C D
Question 42: Marilyn Monroe, who was a famous actress, was died of drug overdose.
 A B C D
Question 43: What would happen if the temperature is warmer.
 A B C D
Question 44: The jacket with three differently colors belongs to Hai, my brother.
 A B C 
Question 45: I often spend some money each month, about $ 50, to buy books on economics.
 A B C D
Make the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 46: Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
	A. Although his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school.
B. Despite being intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
	C. In spite he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
D. In spite of intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
Question 47: Jane can swim farther than I can.
	A. I can’t swim as far as Jane.	
B. Jane can’t swim as far as I can.
	C. I can’t swim as far as Jane.	
D. Jane can swim as far as I can.
Question 48: “Where does Mai live?” he asked.
	A. He asked me where Mai lives. 	 
B. He asked me where Mai lived.
	C. He asked me where does Mai live. 
D. He asked me where did Mai live.
Question 49: 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 couldn’t drink.
Question 50: People are using computers in all kinds of work.
	A. Computers are being used in all kinds of work.
	B. All kinds of work are used by computers.
	C. Computers are used in all kinds of work.
	D. All kinds of work are being used by people.

ĐÁP ÁN
Question 1 : A. Filled
Question 2 : C. Chemist
Question 3 : A. Easy
Question 4 : C. Volunteer
Question 5 : D. Visit
Question 6. A. were dancing
Question7:A. experienced enough to do
Question 8: C. that
Question 9: D. will have left
Question 10: B. Applicants
Question 11: C. Nice to see you, too
Question12: D. unemployment
Question 13: C. organized
Question 14: C. go back
Question 15: A. while 
Question16: B. interested
Question 17: C. because
Question18: B. believed
Question 19: D. whose
Question 20: D. has been looking
Question 21: A. for
Question 22: C. qualified
Question 23: C. so
Question 24: B. I’d love to	
Question 25: B. culture
Question 26: D. Thank you, but I’m just learning.
Question 27 : A. Danger
Question 28 : B. Yes, let’s. 
Question 29: B. part
Question 30: B. Not at all	
Question 31:	 C. make
Question 32: A. enjoyable
Question 33: B. dress
Question 34: D. asked
Question 35: A. quality
Question 36: C. to see the university
Question 37: D. 13th
Question 38: B. there is a bridge over the Cam
Question 39: A.1845
Question 40: B. visited by international tourists
Question 41: A. this exercises 
Question 42: C. was died 
Question 43: B. would
Question 44: C. differently 
Question 45: C. to buy 
Question 46: B.despite being intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
Question 47: C. I can’t swim as far as Jane.	
Question 48: B. He asked me where Mai lived.
Question 49: C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it.
Question 50: A. Computers are being used in all kinds of work.

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