DE THI THU TN SO 1

ĐỀ THI THỬ THỨ NHẤT
I. PRONUNCIATION:
A. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. reason B. sun C. busy D. easy
2. A. culture B. mature C. future D. nature
3. A. pollute B. mute C. put D. but
B. Find out a word with the stress on the FIRST syllable in each sentence.
4.A. disappear B. minutes C. increase D. achieve
5.A. translate B. transform C. transact D. tragedy
II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:
6. What’s your____________? I’m American.
A. nation B. national C. nationality D. nationally
7. She’s got a lot of work ___________ these days.
A. doing B. did C. done D. to do
8. People in Australia speak English ___________ their first language.
A. to B. for C. as D. with
9. English is an important language ____________.
A. for us to master B. to master
C. which we have to master D. all are correct
10. I’m sure that Helen knows ____________ this new computer.
A. to use B. using C. how to use D. A and C
11. Nowadays, most students are involved ____________ learning English.
A. in B. with C. for D. for
12. My teacher always gives us a clear ___________.
A. explain B. explained C. explanatory D. explanation
13. She is jobless now and does some odd things at home___________.
A. disappoint B. disappointed C. disappointedly D. disappointing
14. My parents __________ that I will pass the final examination.
A. except B. expect C. determine D. plan
15. I don’t think Jane will be a good teacher. She has ________ patience with children.
A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
16. Peter spent ___________ time playing computer games.
A. a great deal of B. many C. much D. a large number of
17. Most children are ill-prepared ____________ employment.
A. at B. to C. for D. with
18. Mr. Dullas, _____________ we are talking, has just come back from Japan.
A. whom B. about whom C. about that D. who
19. Don’t drink that water. It is ____________.
A. pollute B. polluting C. polluted D. pollution
20. Yearly____ of crops is growing different crops on the same land from year to year.
A. erosion B. provision C. rotation D. irrigation
21. I remember _____________ him. I gave him $ 2.
A. pay B. to pay C. paying D. b and c
22. He promised ____________ me out with the money.
A. help B. to help C. helping D. all are correct
23. We ____________ discarded products to conserve minerals.
A. waste B. recycle C. produce D. safeguard
24. Natural resources could never be used up,______________?
A. couldn’t they B. could they C. had they D. didn’t they
25. Do you feel like _____________ out for a drink?
A. go B. going C. to go D. all are correct
III. READING : A. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers:
Germany had one of the lowest rates of unemployment back in 1980. It stood at just 3%. Now the rate is increasing. The United States has had ups and downs. In 1980, it was about 2%; 7.5% in 1981 and in 1984, it was the same rate as in 1980. Great Britain heads the employment chart. In 1980, their situation was the same as the United States. There followed a sharp rise in 1981, when the rate was 10.5%. This rose gradually over the next two years to 13%. In 1984, there was no great change,