Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi Tốt nghiệp THPT năm học 2008-2009 - Mã đề 952 - Chương trình Chuẩn và Nâng cao

BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC 
(Đề thi có 04 trang) 
KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2009 
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH ─ Chương trình Chuẩn và Nâng cao 
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút. 
 Mã đề thi 952 
Họ, tên thí sinh:.......................................................................... 
Số báo danh:............................................................................. 
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 facts 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. enjoyable 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 
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Question 15: She regretted to tell him that ______. 
A. she was leaving the tickets at home B. she had left the tickets at home 
C. the tickets at home would be left D. she would have left the tickets at home 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the 
correct answer to each of the questions from 16 to 20. 
 By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can considerably 
increase their children's language development. It is surprising, but true. How parents talk to their 
children makes a big difference in the children's language development. If a parent encourages the 
child to actively respond to what the parent is reading, the child's language skills increase. 
 A study was done with two or three-year-old children and their parents. Half of the thirty 
children participants were in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. In the 
experimental group, the parents were given a two-hour training session in which they were taught to 
ask open-ended questions rather than yes-no questions. For example, the parent should ask, "What is 
the doggy doing?" rather than, "Is the doggy running away?" Experimental parents were also 
instructed how to expand on their children's answer, how to suggest alternative possibilities, and how 
to praise correct answers. 
 At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ on levels of language development, 
but at the end of one month, the children in the experimental group were 5.5 months ahead of the 
control group on a test of verbal expression and vocabulary. Nine months later, the children in the 
experimental group still showed an advance of 6 months over the children in the control group. 
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 
Question 23: A scientist who studies living things is a ______. 
A. biology B. biologically C. biologist D. biological 
Question 24: The football match was postponed ______ the bad weather. 
A. despite B. in spite C. because D. because of 
Question 25: Yesterday I met your brother, ______ had taken us to the Headquarters of the United 
Nations in New York before. 
A. whose B. that C. whom D. who 
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Question 26: ______ students attended the meeting that there weren't enough chairs for all of them. 
A. So many B. Too many C. So few D. So much 
Question 27: Peter doesn't like scuba-diving. ______ does his brother. 
A. Too B. Neither C. So D. Either 
Question 28: Endangered species ______ by the World Wildlife Fund. 
A. are protected B. would protect C. be protected D. will protect 
Question 29: Maria: "Thanks for the lovely evening." 
 Diana: "______." 
A. No, it's not good B. I'm glad you enjoyed it 
C. Yes, it's really great D. Oh, that's right 
Question 30: High school students should be ______ for their future jobs before leaving school. 
A. ill-spoken B. well-spoken C. ill-prepared D. well-prepared 
Question 31: The government initiated the programme of ______ reform in the 1980s. 
A. economist B. economic C. economically D. economised 
Question 32: Kim: "What ______ this weekend?" 
 Sally: "Oh, we're going windsurfing. It's fantastic!" 
A. do you go B. are you going C. would you do D. are you doing 
Question 33: She didn't want to go ______ she knew all her friends would be there. 
A. wherever B. therefore C. so that D. even though 
Question 34: If I had the map now, I ______ a short-cut across the desert. 
A. could have taken B. take C. could take D. can take 
Question 35: Kevin: "How far is it from here to the nearest post office?" 
 Lan: "______." 
A. Turn left and then turn right B. Yes, it's quite near here 
C. Two kilometers at least D. No, it's rather far 
Question 36: Pat: "Would you like something to eat?" 
 Kathy: "______. I'm not hungry now." 
A. No, thanks B. No, no problem C. Yes, I would D. Yes, it is 
Question 37: I first met her two years ago when we ______ at Oxford University. 
A. had been studying B. are studying C. were studying D. have been studying 
Question 38: David: "Could you bring me some water?" 
 Waiter: "______." 
A. Certainly, sir B. Yes, I can C. I don't want to D. No, I can't 
Question 39: The recycling of waste paper ______ save a great amount of wood pulp. 
A. had better B. need C. can D. dare 
Question 40: If I were you, I would advise her ______ the new teaching method. 
A. try B. trying C. to try D. tries 
Question 41: He went back to work in his country after he ______ his course on Advanced 
Engineering in London. 
A. has finished B. was finishing C. finishes D. had finished 
Question 42: Ellen: "______?" 
 Tom: "He's tall and thin with blue eyes." 
A. How is John doing B. What does John like 
C. What does John look like D. Who does John look like 
Question 43: Could you fill out this ______ form? 
A. applying B. applicable C. applicant D. application 
Question 44: My father decided to ______ smoking after he had been smoking for ten years. 
A. take up B. put away C. get over D. give up 
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Question 45: My father is very busy. ______, he is always willing to give a hand with the 
housework. 
A. Despite B. Although C. However D. Therefore 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs 
correction. 
Question 46: She brought a lot of money with her so that she needed buy some duty-free goods. 
 A B C D 
Question 47: I have been working hardly for two weeks and now I feel like a rest. 
 A B C D 
Question 48: Tom likes taking part sports, so he will join the football team of his school. 
 A B C D 
Question 49: Many young people lack skills, good education, and financial to settle in 
 A B 
 the urban areas where many jobs are found. 
 C D 
Question 50: We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams. 
 A B C D 
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