Đề thi tốt nghiệp Trung học phổ thông môn Tiếng Anh - Đề số 2

bé gi¸o dôc vµ ®µo t¹o ®Ò chÝnh thøc kú thi tèt nghiÖp trung häc phæ th«ng n¨m häc 2003 - 2004 ------------------ m«n thi: tiÕng anh (hÖ 7 n¨m) Thêi gian lµm bµi: 90 phót, kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò (Häc sinh lµm bµi trªn giÊy thi) QUESTION I: Put each verb in brackets in the correct tense (1.5p). A. Yesterday Ann introduced me to her husband. As I 1. (see) him, I 2. (know) that I 3. (meet) him before. We went to primary school together. B. When she 1. (go) out of the house this morning, she 2. (take) her umbrella because it 3. (rain). QUESTION II: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the best option (2p). 1. Mary always takes good care (for / of / to / with) her children. 2. How (much / many / little / few) coffee did she buy ? 3. My sister enjoys (read / to read / reading / to be reading) at night. 4. Farmers can protect their land by (grow / growing / grew / grown) different crops on the same land. 5. Do you know the reason (why / when / where / which) the English drive on the left? 6. We’ll meet him at the post office (when / that / what / where) we last met. 7. Henry was born (on / in / at / to) 1992. 8. Lisa is very good (at / with / in / about) mathematics. 9. The forest fire went (after / off / out / along) after two days. 10. I always find it hard to keep pace (up / with / for / on) Nam, one of the best students in my class. 11. The laser beam can kill (healthy / diseased / neighboring / unharmed) cells. 12. John used to (play / playing / played / be playing) rugby. Now he plays tennis. 13. English is spoken as the (second / first / foreign / international) language in Australia. 14. There’s a tendency (to work / working / worked / be working) for foreign companies. 15. The custom dates back to the days (where / when / why / which) the English traveled on horseback. 16. Would you like something (to drink / drank / drinking / drink) ? QUESTION III: Give the correct form of the words in brackets to finish the following sentences (1.5p). 1. Lasers can be used to treat . (deaf) 2. Smoking can cause ... diseases. (danger) 3. Fertilizers can help ... the soil. (rich) 4. Hundreds of have been involved in the research. (science) 5. Nitric oxide is ... poisonous. (high) 6. The man took his ... time over a smoke. (comfort) QUESTION IV: Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage (1p). A million years (1) there were a lot more species of animal (2) there are now. Some species (3) naturally, but today they are disappearing faster than before. Some of them are in (4)... from natural accidents, some animals die because of small changes in the weather or because of our behavior. 1 QUESTION V: Read the passage then decide whether each of the sentences below is true or false (1p). New Year’s Eve is on 31 December, the last day before the New Year begins. In many places people go to parties, bars or restaurants with their friends in the evening. In London, people go to Trafalgar Square. Just before midnight, they look at the clock and together they count the last ten seconds before the New Year begins. Many people drink a glass of champagne, light some fireworks or dance until the sun comes up. 1. 31 December is the last day of the year. 2. In many places people go to parties, bars with friends on New Year’s Day. 3. On New Year’s Eve, Londoners go to Trafalgar Square and just before midnight, together they count the last ten minutes of the year. 4. Many people light some fireworks or dance until the sun rises. QUESTION VI: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence (2p). 1. “ Study hard, boys.” → She told the boys 2. The coat is too small for him to wear. → The coat isn’t ... 3. “ Let’s get together next Saturday.” → How about .. ? 4. John didn’t go to work because he was seriously ill. → If .. 5. It was such a boring film that she fell asleep. → The film was 6. Today American women often earn their own money. → Today American women are used 7. Many years ago people believed the earth was flat. → Many years ago the earth .. 8. I’ll give Nick a map. I want him to find the way all right. → I’ll give Nick the map so ... QUESTION VII: Use the suggested words to make complete sentences (1p). 1. Language / not / private property / those / use it // 2. Many foods / drinks / sold / plastic bottles / boxes / which / reused // --------- THE END -------- Hä vµ tªn thÝ sinh ... Sè b¸o danh... Ch÷ kÝ cu¶ gi¸m thÞ 1 .. Gi¸m thÞ 2 2