6. Đáp án (& đề)_ANHvăn (chiều 4-6-09)_KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP PTTH _2009

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 1 to 5.
It can be shown in fact and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most
environmentally desirable form of transport (1)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much
on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (2)______. It has none of the difficulties
and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour.
The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: “But isn’t it (3) ______ dangerous?” It would be foolish to
deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (4)
______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (5) ______ that the car driver is
often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a
minimum.
Question 1: A. in B. at C. to D. on
Question 2: A. boring B. careful C. enyoyable D. excited
Question 3: A. expectedly B. strangely C. terribly D. comfortably
Question 4: A. size B. number C. deal D. digit
Question 5: A. point B. indicate C. display D. exhibit
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 6: A. high B. laugh C. thought D. eight
Question 7: A. promise B. despite C. enterprise D. economize
Question 8: A. appeal B. ease C. team D. already
Question 9: A. scholar B. chemist C. approach D. aching
Question 10: A. attracted B. decided C. expected D. engaged

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: _____, we couldn’t have continued with the project.
A. If you hadn’t contributed positively B. Even if you didn’t like to contribute
C. Provided your contribution wouldn’t come D. Unless we had your contribution
Question 12: Alex did not do very well in class______.
A. therefore he was a good student B. as long as he had studied badly
C. because he failed to study properly D. although he was not hard-working
Question 13: The more you talk about the situation, ______
A. it seems worse B. the worse does it seem
C. the worse it seems D. it seems the worse
Question 14: Those boys took a long ladder______.
A. in order to get the ball from the roof B. so they will get the ball from the roof
C. so that the ball from the roof can be gotten D. and then get the ball from the roof
Question 16: Parents can give great help to their children’s language development by______ them.
A. adopting B. reading to C. experimenting D. responding to
Question 17: What does the word “they” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. Participants. B. Parents. C. Children. D. Questions.
Question 18: During the training session, experimental parents were taught to______.
A. study many experiments B. use yes-no questions
C. give correct answers D. ask open-ended questions
Question 19: What was the major difference between the control group and the experimental one in the study?
A. The training that parents received. B. The books that were read.
C. The number of participants. D. The age of the children.
Question 20: What conclusion can be drawn from this passage?
A. Children’s language skills increase when they are required to respond actively.
B. The more children read, the more intelligent they become.
C. Two or three-year-old children can be taught to read actively.
D. Children who read actively always act six months earlier than those who don’t.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 21: They are not ______ to take part in this program of the World Health Organization.
A. so old B. old enough C. enough old D. as old
Question 22: I’m going ______ for a few days so don’t send me any more work.
A. away B. over C. in D. after