Đề cương ôn tập thi tốt nghiệp môn tiếng anh năm học 2011- 2012

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP THI TỐT NGHIỆP 
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Năm học 2011- 2012
 
	







ARTICLES
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:
1. I want ........................... apple from that basket.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
2. Miss Lin speaks ............................ Chinese.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
3. One of the students said, “....................... professor is late today”
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
4. Eli likes to play .......................... volleyball.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
5. I bought ......................... umbrella to go out in the rain.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
6. My daughter is learning to play ............................. violin at her school.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
7. Please give me ......................pen that is on the counter.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
8. Albany is the capital of ........................ New York state.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
9. Our neighbour has ..................... cat and .......................... dog.
A. a/ a	B. an/ a	C. the/ the	D. X/ X
10. .......................ink in my pen is red.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
11. It is .......................... funniest book that I have ever read.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
12. Can anyone give me .......................... hand, please because I have just fallen over?
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
13. She always said that when she grew up she wanted to be .............................
A. doctor	B. a doctor	C. the doctor	D. a doctors
14. I have left my book in .......................... kitchen and I would like you to get it for me.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
15. Please meet me at the train station in ............................ hour from now.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
16. I like to watch tennis on the television. It is ........................... very good game.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
17. ..................... president of the United States will be visiting Australia next week.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
18. July goes to ......................... work on the bus.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
19. .....................golf is my favourite sport. I play once or twice .................... week if I can, but I’m not .................... very good player.
A. X/ a/ a	B. The/ a/ a	C. The/ the/ the	D. X/ a/ the
20. I don’t know what to do. It’s ................................ problem.
A. quite difficult	B. a quite difficult	C. quite a difficult	D. the quite difficult
21. ......................... starts at seven o’clock.
A. School	B. A school	C. The school	D. The schools
22. We can finish the rest of the bread for .............................breakfast.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
23. Nigel opened a drawer and took out ...............................
A. photos	B. a photos	C. some photos	D. some photo
24. We need to protect ........................... environment from pollution.
A. some	B. a	C. an	D. the
25. We often go to school by ........................... bicycle.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. X
26. There was ..................... accident yesterday at ................... corner of .................... street.
A. a/ the/ the	B. an/ a/ a	C. an/ the/ the	D. the/ X/ X
27. I need ..................... time to think about ......................... offer you made me.
A. the/ the	B. a/ the	C. X/ an	D. X/ the
28. ....................... book you ordered .................... last week is now in stock.
A. the/ X	B. a/ the	C. X/ an	D. X/ the
29. .................... dancing is ..................... more interesting activity than ................. reading.
A. X/ X/ X	B. The/ a/ the	C. X/ a/ X	D. X/ the/ X
30. ....................... recipe for ....................... success is .......................... hard work.
A. The/ X/ X	B. The/ a/ the	C. X/ a/ X	D. X/ the/ X
31. .........................people who live in ........................... glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
A. the/ X	B. the/ the	C. X/ X	D. X/ the
32. I have two brothers: ................... older one is training to be ....................pilot with British Airways, ......................... younger one is still at ......................... school.
A. The/ X/ the/ X	B. The/ a/ the /X	 	C. an/ a/ the/ X	D. the/ the/ the/ X
33. I won’t be home for ........................ dinner this evening. I’m meeting some friends after ..............................work and we’re going to ......................... cinema.
A. The/ X/ X	B. X/ the/ the	C. X/ X/ the	D. X/ the/ X
34. We haven’t got .................... We must have some when we go shopping.
A. a butter	B. any butter	C. the butter	D. some butter
35. ........... in the Brazilian rainforests are now becoming popular with adventurous travelers.
A. Holiday	B. Holidays	C. The holiday	D. A holiday
36. I/ not have/ time/ breakfast/ this morning.
A. I didn’t have time for the breakfast this morning.
B. I didn’t have the time for the breakfast this morning.
C. I didn’t have time for breakfast this morning.
D. I didn’t have time to breakfast this morning.
37. opinion/ violent films/ not show/ television.
A. To my opinion, violent films should not be shown on television.
B. In my opinion, violent films should not be shown on television.
C. In my opinion, the violent films should not be shown on television.
D. For my opinion, violent films should not be shown on television.
38. music/ play/ important part/ film.
A. Music plays an important part in film.
B. The music plays a important part in film.
C. Music plays the important part in a film.
D. Music plays an important part in a film.
39. Margaret/ loved/ have/ holidays/ seaside.
A. Margaret loved having holidays at the seaside.
B. Margaret loved having holidays in the seaside.
C. Margaret loved having holidays at seaside.
D. Margaret loved have holidays at the seaside.
40. aunt/ sent/ me/ wonderful present.
A. My aunt sent me wonderful present.
B. My aunt sent me a wonderful present.
C. My aunt sent a wonderful present me.
D. My aunt sent me the wonderful present.


PREPOSITIONS

I’ll be at home _____ Saturday morning. You can phone me then.
A. At 	B. on	C. In 	D. By
I’m going away _____ the end of June.
A. At	B. on	C. in 	D. to
What time did they ____ the hotel?
A. arrive to	B. arrive at	C. arrive in	D. arrive on
Have you read any books ______ Agatha Christie?
A. of	B. from	C. by	D. with
I’m not very good _____ repairing things.
A. at	B. for	C. in 	D. about
“What time will you arrive?” “I don’t know. It depends __ the traffic.”
A. of	B. for	C. from	D. on
I prefer tea _____ coffee.
A. to	B. than	C. against	D. over
The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage __ the other car.
A. of	B. for 	C. to 	D. on
These days everybody is aware _____ the dangers of smoking.
A. on	B. of	C. with	D. about
He’s very brave. He’s not afraid _____ anything.
A. at	B. about	C. with	D. of
Bill and I come from the same town but my accent is different ___ his.
A. with 	B. on	C. at	D. from
Do you know anyone who might be interested ___ buying an old car?
A. on	B. in	C. with	D. about
Sun oil can protect the skin _____ the sun.
A. in	B. for	C. from	D. by
The apartment consists ______ three rooms, a kitchen and bathroom.
	A. of	B. about	C. on	D. at

Mozart died ______ Vienna in 1791 _____ the age of 35.
	A. in / on	B. in / at	C. at / in	D. of / for
We waited ages for a taxi. We gave up ___ the end and walked home.
	A. in	B. on	C. at 	D. of
I like to get up ___ time to have a big breakfast before going to work.
	A. on 	B. to	C. in	D. for
Why are you never _____ time? You always keep everybody waiting.
	A. in	B. on	C. for	D. at
“Romeo and Juliet” is a play ______ Shakespeare.
	A. about	B. for	C. on	D. by
There has been an increase ______ the number of road accidents recently.
	A. in 	B. on	C. at 	D. by
I’m sure you are capable ______ passing the examination.
	A. with	B. to	C. of	D. by
My home town is not especially interesting. It’s not famous ___ anything.
	A. for	 	B. with	C. at 	D. on
Linda is married ____ an American.
	A. with	B. to	C. in	D. for
When I realized that I was wrong, I apologized _____ my mistake.
	A. to	B. at	C. on	D. for
The book is divided ______ three parts.
	A. to 	B. with	C. of	D. into
Don’t throw stones _____ the birds! It’s cruel.
	A. at	B. to	C. into	D. in
I saw a really funny program _____ television.
	A. at	B. from	C. in	D. on
Stuart: Good heaven! It’s Nick Jenkins, isn’t it? I don’t believe it!
 Nick: Stuart! I haven’t seen you ______ we left school.
	A. for 	B. from	C. since	D. by
What’s the difference ______ a boat and a ship?
	A. between	B. from	C. under	D. with
I can’t find my keys. I had them a minute _____.
	A. ago	B. before	C. behind	D. back.
Father: What’s this girl’s name?
 Son: Julie. She’s ______ college _____ me.
	A. at / with	B. at / on	C. in / to	D. to / with
We all laughed _____ the cartoon.
	A. for	B. at	C. on	D. to
Sally and Kevin had an argument and now they’re not speaking _______ one another.
	A. about	B. to	C. for	D. at
Police are searching _______ the man who escaped from prison.
	A. at 	B. in	C. for	D. by
Don’t point that knife _____ me. It’s dangerous.
	A. at 	B. to 	C. into	D. onto
I heard a noise behind me and turned _____, but there was nothing.
	A. away	B. out	C. on 	D. round
Why were you so unfriendly ________ Tessa? Have you had an argument with her?
	A. of	B. for	C. to	D. with
They gave me a form and told me to fill ______ it.
	A. in 	B. on	C. at	D. with
We travelled ________ 6.45 train, which arrived at 8.30.
	A. in the	B. on the	C. by the	D. by
Janet warned me ______ the water. She said it wasn’t safe to drink.
	A. about	B. with	C. on	D. to
Albert is 85 and lives alone. He needs somebody to look ______ him.
	A. for	B. on	C. at	D. after.
I will not be here next week. I am going _____ business in Singapore.
	A. in 	B. on	C. with	D. at
I don’t believe __ ghosts. I think people only imagine that they see them.
	A. to	B. about	C. in	D. with

Don’t go too fast. I can’t keep _____ you.
	A. on to	B. on with	C. up to	D. up with
Polly wants to cycle round the world. She’s really keen ______ the idea.
	A. about	B. for	C. on	D. with
This village is ______ Hanoi. It’s only six miles away.
	A. along	B. by	C. near	D. next.
Endangered species are plant and animal species which are _____ danger of extinction.
	A. on	B. in	C. at	D. by
Plant and animal extinction leads ______ loss of biodiversity.
	A. on	B. in	C. into	D. to
The initiative for founding the Red Cross came _______ a Swiss man called Jean Henri Dunant.
	A. from	B. with	C. through	D. to
Helen: Hello, Julie. You look very brown. Where’ve you been?
Julie: Oh, I’ve just got back ______ holiday.
	A. on	B. at	C. in	D. from
Miss Dunn: Hello, Tenex Transport. Can I help you?
Mr. Miller: Yes. Can I speak ______ Mr. Smithers, please?
	A. at	B. about	C. to	D. for
Tom: How long have you been living there?
Peter: Oh, ______ about two years.
	A. In	B. Since	C. On	D. For

PHRASAL VERBS:
1. Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we _______?
A. turn on 	B. turn off	C. go on	D. look after
2. Who will ________ the children while you go out to work?
	A. look for	B. look up	C. look after	D. look at
3. Please ________ the light, it’s getting dark here.
	A. turn on	B. turn off	C. turn over	D. turn into
4. The nurse has to _________ at the midnight.
	A. take care 	B. take on	C. take over	C. take off
5. There is an inflation. The prices __________.
	A. are going on	B. are going down	C. are going over	D. are going up
6. Remember to _______ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.
	A. take care 	B. take on	C. take over	C. take off
7. You can __________ the new words in the dictionary.
	A. look for	B. look after	C. look up	D. look at
8. It’s cold outside. __________ your coat. 
	A. Put on 	B. Put down	C. Put off	D. Put into
9. Frank never turns up on time for a meeting.
	A. calls	B. arrives	C. reports	D. prepares
10. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
	A. do	B. let	C. delay	D. leave
11. My father still hasn’t really recovered from the death of my mother.
	A. looked after	B. taken after	C. gone off	D. got over
12. The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.
	A. went on	B. went out	C. went off	D. went away
13. John, could you look after my handbag while I go out for a minute.
	A. take part in 	B. take over	C. take place	D. take care of
14. 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
15. Why do they ______ talking about money all the time?
	A. keep on	B. give up	C. take after	D. stop by
16. My father gave up smoking two years ago. 
	A. liked	B. continued	C. stopped	D. enjoyed
17. The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV.
	A. turn out	B. carry out	C. carry on	D. keep on
18. When the tenants failed to pay their bill, the authorities decided to _____ the gas supply to the flat.
	A. cut down	B. cut out	C. cut off	D. cut up
19. Choose the underlined part need correcting:
	“Please turn up the radio, I can’t concentrate on my work”(turn off)
	 A	 B	 C	 D
20. Look out! There’s a car coming!
A. The car is behind you, so you should run. 	B. Don’t go away because the car is coming.
C. Hurry up or you will be late for the car. D. You should be careful because the car is coming.
21. I was born in Scotland but I ________ in Northern Ireland.
	A. grew up	B. raised	C. brought up	D. rose
22. How do you start the computer?
	A. How does the computer turn on?	B. How do you turn on the computer?
	C. How do you turn the computer on?	D. Both B and C are correct
23. I/ not accept/ offer/ turn down/ 
	A. I couldn’t accept his offer to avoid turning down him.
	B. I couldn’t accept his offer because he was turned down.
	C. I couldn’t accept his offer, so I turned it down.
	D. I couldn’t accept his offer whether I was turned down.
24. Both Ann and her sister look like her mother.
	A. take after 	B. take place	C. take away	D. take on
25. I’ll be back in a minute, Jane. I just want to try out my new tape recorder.
	A. resemble	B. test	C. arrive	D. buy


COMPARISONS

1. Of the four dresses, which is ………………..expensive?
A. the best	B. the most	C. the more	D. the greater
2. The larger the apartment, the ................... the rent.
	A. expensive	B. more expensive	C. expensively	D. most expensive
3. The faster we walk,………….. we will get there.
	A. the soonest	B. the soon	C. the more soon	D. the sooner
4. “ Why did you buy these oranges? ” “They were ……….….. I could find. ”
	A. cheapest	B. cheapest ones	C. the cheapest ones	D. the most cheapest
5. She plays the piano …………… as she sings.
A. as beautifully	B. more beautifully 	C. as beautiful 	D. the most beautifully
6. The streets are getting more and …………… these days.
	A. crowded	B. less crowded	C. more crowded	 D. most crowded
7. The larger the city, …………… the crime rate.
	A. highest	B. higher	C. the highest	D. the higher
8. You must explain your problems …………....
	A. as clear as you can	 B. as clearly as you can	
	C. as clear than you are	D. as clearly as you are
9. Pil is ……………… person we know.
	A. the happier	B. the happiest	C. happier	D. happiest
10. Which woman are you going to vote for? –I’m not sure. Everyone says that Joan is………….
	A. smarter	B. the smarter	C. more smarter	D. more smart
11. Bill is ………………
	A. lazier and lazier B. more and more lazy C. lazier and more lazy D. more lazy and lazier
12. It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere …………………?
	A. noisier	B. more quiet	C. more noisy	D. quieter
13. ………………..the time passes, ………………….I feel ! The deadline of my thesis is coming , but I have just finished half of it.
	A. The faster / the nervous	B. The more fast / the nervous
	C. The fast / the more nervous	D. The faster / the more nervous	
14. China is the country with…………………..population.
	A. the larger	B. the more large	C. the largest	D. the most large
15. She sat there quietly, but during all that time she was getting……………… .Finally she exploded. 
	A. more and more angry	B. the more angry
C. angrier and angrier 	D. the most angry
16. For ……………….., it is certain that in the future some things will be very different.
A. the better or the worse	B. the good or the bad C. good or bad	D. better or worse
17. Her grandfather’s illness was…………………..we thought at first.
	A. more seriously as	B. as seriously as 	B. more serious than	D. as serious than 
18. My brother was feeling tired last night, so he went to bed…………..usual. 
	A. more early than	B. as early as	C more earlier as	D. earlier than
19._______ you study for these exams, _______ you will do.
A. The harder / the better 	B. The more / the much
C. The hardest / the best 	D. The more hard / the more good
His house is _______ mine.
A. twice as big as 	B. as twice big as C. as two times big as 	D. as big as twice

21. Nobody is happy than Miss Snow is. ( happier)
 A B C D
22. He needs many more sugar than I do. (much)
 A B C D
23. Does Mary feel weller today than she did yesterday? (better)
 A B C D
24. It’s becoming hard and harder to find a job. (harder)
 A B C D
25. The more you have, the most you want. (The more)
 A B C D

GERUND AND INFINITIVE

1/ I’m worried _______ my final exam in statistics.
	a. about falling	b. to fall	c. with falling	d. to fallure
2/ ________ the scholarship really surprised me .
	a. Mike got	b. Mike getting	c. Mike’s getting	d. Mike gets
3/ Many northerners look forward _______ a garden in the spring .
	a. to plant	b. to planting	c. with planting	d. to planting of
4/ “May I have a word with you ,Mrs. Adam ? ” – “ Is this in regard ______ late yesterday ?”
	a. of you coming	b. to you coming	
	c. to your coming	d. of your coming
5/ Who is responsible _______ the garbage – the husband of the wife ?
	a. to take out	b. for take out	c. for taking out	d. with taking out
6/ I think ________ at the train station will surprise Aunt Kate .
	a. your being	b. you are	c. you being	d. you to be
7/ “ How do I turn on the T.V ? ” – “ _____ the button at the right .”
	a. From pushing	b. By pushing	c. You pushing	d. To push
8/ “It’s difficult to make money as an artist .”
 – “ Have you considered _______ a course in business for artists ?” 
	a. To take	b. about taking	c. your taking	d. taking
9/ “ Why have you decided to go back to school ” 
– “ I’m tired _______ as a secretary .” 
	a. for work	b. to work	c. of working	d. about working
10/ “ We were opponents of the political regime in our country.”
 “ And that led to ____ to the United States thirty – five years ago .”
	a. us coming	b. our coming	c. come	d. us to come
11/ “Did you understand the solution to the calculus problem ?” – “ Not very well . Dr Baker’s ______ was complicated .”
	a. explain	b. explaining	c. explanation	d. explained
12/ “ How do you like American food ?”
– “ Well, it’s not bad . Now I _______ hamburgers .”
	a. used to eat	b. am used to eat
	c. used to eating	d. am used to eating
13/ We insisted ___________ by the manager .
	a. to be seen	b. to see	c. on being seen	 	d. on seeing
14/ _______ for director must have surprised you .
	a. Your being nominated	b. You nominated
	c. Your nominating	d. You’re being nominated
15/ “ What are you reading ?” 
– “ It’s a magazine article ______ your own furniture .”
	a. to make it	b. about make	c. about making	d. for make
16/ ______ a foreign language well is a long process.
	a. Learn	b. Learning	 c. To learning	 	d. Having learned
17/ What do you enjoy _______ in your free time ?
	a. doing	b. do	 c. to do	 	d. done
18/ You can’t go to England without _________ to Bucking ham Palace .
	a. go	b. being gone	c. to go	d. going
19/ Would you mind not ___________ ?
	a. to be smoking	b. to smoke	c. smoking	d. smoke
20/ She was worried about ________ by thieves.
	a. being robbed	b. robbing	c. being rob	d. be robbing

GERUND AND INFINITIVE 2

1/ I can’t afford _______ you any more money .
	a. borrowing	b. to borrow	c. to lend	d. my lending
2/ The teacher encouraged _______ good compositions .
	a. us write	b. us to write	c. us writing	d. us to writing
3/ “ Stacey seems like a bright student .”
	- “ She’s always the first ________ her work.”
	a. to finish	b. finishing	
c. to being finished with 	d. to be finish with
4/ Please ask the restaurant clientele ________ in the no smoking area .
	a. don’t smoke	b. not to smoke	c. not smoking	d. don’t to smoke
5/ “Why have you given up your job ? ”
 – “ ______ on my present salary is impossible .”
	a. For me to live	b. To live for me	 c. Me living	d. I live
6/ “What’s wrong with Henry ? ” – “ He needs __________”
	a. cheer up	b. to be cheer up	 c. cheering up	 d. to cheered up
7/ “Why are you mad ?” – “ I dislike ________ by my first name .”
	a. you call	b. you to call me	 c. your calling me	d. you call me
8/ “ Which baseball team do you support ?”
 – “ We’d like ________”
	a. the Tigers win	b. That the Tigers win
	c. the Tigers will win	 d. the Tigers to win
9/ “ May I help you ?” 
– “ Yes , I need someone _______ the tire on my car .”
	a. change	b. to change	c. changing	d. to be changed
10/ “I heard Fred is going to work for the ambassader . ” 
– “ Yes , he was lucky _______ such a good job.”
	a. to give	b. about getting	c. to be given	d. to be giving
11/ Can you get the teacher ______ us less homework ?
	a. give	b. giving	c. to give	d. her giving
12/ “ Mary hasn’t been feeling well lately .” 
– “ Yes, we want _________ by a doctor .”
	a. him to examine	b. that he be examined
	c. him to be examined	d. he is examined
13/ “ How did you travel so cheaply in Europe ? ” 
– “ We reduced our expenses by taking the train and _____ in inexpensive restaurants . ”
	a. eat	b. to eat	c. eating	d. ate
14/ “ Your homemade ice cream is so good . What’s your secret ?”
 – “ _____ good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream .”
	a. For make	b. to make	 	c. Making	d. Make
15/ “ I’d like to go bowling tonight .” 
 “ Don’t forget we’ve already made plans _______ to dinner at the Caihouns’ ”
	a. to go	b. going	c. for go	d.go
16/ “ Why are you mad , Katherine ?” – “ That traffic jam _____ be late .”
	a. made us	b. caused us	c. had us to	d. forced us
17/ “ My mother says I can’t marry Jim” – “ She should let ______ your own mind.”
	a. you make up	b. that you make up
	c. you to make up	d. you making up
18/ I can’t open the top of this apple juice .“ – “ ________ it.”
	a. Mark have to do	b. Make Mark to do
	c. Have Mark do	d. Have Mark done
19/ I can hear a cat ______ at the widow .
	a. scratching	b. scratches	
	c. to scrath	d. was scratching
20/ “ Why do the police want to talk to you ?” 
– “ Because we saw the money _____ last night.”
	a. stealing	b. been stolen	c. stole	d. stolen

VERB FORMS
1. I enjoy ------------ to the park on summer evenings.
A. to go 	B. going 	C. being gone 	D. go
2. Don’t forget ------------ home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
A. to call 	B. calling 	C. having called 	D. to be called
3. When I kept getting unwanted calls, I called the phone company and had my phone number -----------. The process was easier than I expected it to be.
A. change 	B. changed 	C. to change 	D. changing
4. Jean should seriously consider ---------- an actress. She is a very talented performer.
A. to become 	B. become 	C. becoming 	D. will become
5. ---- television to the exclusion of all other activities si not a healthy habit for a growing child.
A. To be watched B. Being watched C. Watching 	D. Watch
6. After their children had grown up. Mr. and Mrs. Sills decided ------------- to a condominium in the city. They’s never been sorry.
A. to have moved B. moving 	C. move 	D. to move
7. I truly appreciated ------------ to give the commencement address, but I wasn’t able to accept the honor because of a previous commitment.
A. asking 	 B. to have asked 	C. to ask 	D. having been asked
8. The store manager caught the cashier ------------ money from the cash register and promptly called the police. They discovered that it had been going on for a long time.
A. to sneak 	B. sneaking C. to have sneaked 	D.being sneaked
9. My roommate’s handwriting is very bad, so he had me ---his paper for him last night.
A. to type 	B. type 	C. to have typed 	D. boil
10. The municipal authorities advised --------- all drinking water during the emergency.
A. to boil 	B. to be boiled 	C. boiling 	D. boil
11. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop --- lunch.
A. having 	B. to have 	C. having had 	D. for having
12. Our schedule is not working out. We should discuss ----------- our daily routine. I don’t feel as though we’re getting enough accomplished .
A. changing 	B. to change 	C. to have changed 	D.being changed
13. I can’t recall ----------- that old movie, but maybe I did many years ago.
A. having seen 	 B. to have seen