ĐỀ THI MINH HỌA MÔN TIẾNG ANH THCS-THPT
ĐỀ SỐ 01
I. PHONETICS
(1-3). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. 
a. meaning
b. reason
c. feature
d. pleasant

2. 
a. champagne
b. choise
c. exchange
d. children

3. 
a. deny
b. study
c. typical
d. pretty

(4-5). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
4. 
a. earthquake   
b. energy
c. extensive
d. damage

5.
a. sometimes   
b. reduction 
c. student
d. interesting

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
(6-20). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
6. The final examination will be held __________ July 10th,2008.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. to

7. The children are excited ________ their upcoming trip to the zoo.
a. to
b. about
c. for
d. with

8. Sixteen people showed ______ for the volleyball training session.
a. on 
b. up
c. over
d. through

9. she was an hour late, she didn’t apologize.
a. In spite of
b. Even though
c. However
d. Because

10. They haven’t ______ an AIDS vaccine.
a. yet developed
b. developed yet

c. developed already
d. already developed

11. People do exercise ______ fit.
a. to keep
b. keeping
c. kept
d. in keeping

12. A person that you make friends with by writing letter is called a __________.
a. co-operator
b. cousin
c. close friend
d. penpal

13. You look so depressed. You look ________ you didn’t have a friend in the world.
a. as if
b. if only
c. even if 
d. although

14. Most parents think chatting on the Internet is _______
a. time-release
b. time-wasting
c. time-saving
d. time-consuming

15. It really annoys me when people forget_________ thank you.
a. to say
b. saying 
c. said
d. to saying

16. Don’t stay up late,______ ?
a. do you
b. won’t you
c. will you 
d. shouldn’t you

17. If I were in charge, I_____ things differently.
a. had done
b. will do
c. would do  
d. would have done

18. Would you mind if I  a friend to the party?
a. bring
b.  will bring
c. brought
d. would bring

19. My father stopped________two years ago.
a. smoke
b.  to smoke
c. smoking   
d. smoked

20. ‘You got the first prize. Congratulations!’ ‘_________ ’
a. You’re welcome
b. Never mind
c. It’s my pleasure
d. Thanks a lot

 (21-25). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
21. Could (A) you phone me (B) as soon (C) as he’ll come (D) back?
22. Would you (A) please stop to make (B) so (C) much noise (D)?
23. Last summer I have staved (A) on (B) my uncle (C) farm for (D) two weeks.
24. What (A) difficult (B) to master a (C) foreign language (D)!
25. The police said (A) that they had (B) reacted as fastly (C) as they could (D).
(26-30). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
26. If you need any help, you can ask Tom. He’s very _____________ . (help)
27. I have a _____________ to talk a lot whenever I am nervous, (tend)
28. Gas and oil _____________ always increases in cold weather, (consume)
29. We find advertising on television very _____________ (effect)
30. The students wear their school uniforms with _____________. (proud)
III. READING
(31-38). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Most of the energy we use today (31)_______ from coal,