Ôn luyện kiến thức thi tốt nghiệp THPT năm 2009 - Practice test 8

ÔN LUYỆN KIẾN THỨC THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT – 2009
PRACTICE TEST 8
(April 11-4-2009)
Questions 1-5. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to cate the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. strike 	B. stride 	C. strife 	D. strict
2. A. string 	B. strict 	C. strive 	D. strip
3. A. scribe 	B. scrip 	C. script 	D. shrimp
4. A. scramble 	B. scrape 	C. scrap 	D. scram
5. A. scratch 	B. scrag 	C. scrappy 	D. scrap 
Questions 6 - 30. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to cate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6. Ann is going to write........of articles for her local newspaper.
 A. a series 	B. the series 	C. a série 	D. the série
7. Everybody who saw the ceremony of the 15th Asian Games had a...... for life.
 A. memory 	B. memorable 	C. unmemorable 	D. memorial 
8. Someone who serves customers at a shop is called a..........
A. shop master 	B. shop seller 	C. shop dealer 	D. shop.keeper 
9. She climbed out of the swimming pool and.........with a towel.
 A. drying herself 	B. dried herself	C. dries herself 	D. having dried herself 
10. The movie itself wasn't very good,.........I liked the music.
 A. and 	B. or 	C. but 	D. so
11. It is only recently that ballets have been based on themes........ American life.
 A. reflecting 	B. reflects 	C. is reflecting 	D. reflected
12. The 15th Asian Games was a.........sporting event.
 A. successful 	B. successfully 	C. succeed 	D. success
13. Everyone is looking forward.........the 16th Asian Games.
 A. up 	B. for 	C. after 	D. to
14. They are not fond..........
 A. of the internet 	B. exploring the internet 
 C. of play games in the internet 	D. surfing on the net.
15. They don't like..........
 A . watch television 	B. watching television
 C. watched television 	D. watchs television
16. They are not doctors,.........?
 A. are they 	B. aren't they 	C. they are	D. don't they
17. Earnest Hemingway is........of modern fiction.
 A. one of the molders 	B. who is one of the molders
 C. the molders one 	D. the molders who is the one
18. We have to be careful with the technology we develop,.......we could find ourselves facing serious environmental problems.
 A. although 	B. whereas 	C. otherwise 	D. however
19. McDougal's are thinking of introducing a new computer system,...... that means that some people will lose their jobs.
 A. even though 	B. since	 C. if 	D. despite
20. It's far too late for us to be able to live without computers again,....... we wanted to.
 A. despite 	B. even if 	C. although 	D. inspite of
21. In order to master a language, learners need to spend a great deal of time on.........it.
 A. practice 	B. practicing 	C. to practice 	D. practiced
22. The experts of WHO are carrying out many experiments .......... they can find a treatment for cancer.
 A. in order that 	B. in order to 	C. in order for 	D. in order as
23. It is advisable that we should avoid.........leaded petrol to save the environment.
 A. use 	B. to use 	C. using 	D. be used
24. Hemingway used the experience and knowledge.........during World War I as the material for his well-known novel For Whom The Bell Tolls. 
 A. gain 	B. to gain 	C. gaining 	D. gained
25. Valentine's Day,.........frorr/Roman, is now celebrated all over the world.
 A. originate 	B. originating 	C. to originate 	D. originated
26. It is thought that English.........used as an international language in 50 years or more.
 A. will still be 	B. has been still 	C. was still 	D. is still
27. One of my friends advised me.........to an American dinner without bringing anything as a small gift.
 A. not go 	B. not to going 	C. not to go 	D. not going
28. Increasing deforestation accounts..........the severe soil erosion.
 A. of 	B. in 	C. on 	D. for
29. Mark Twain's adventures provided him........materials for many of his writings.
 A. along 	B. with 	C. of 	D. through
30. My best friend is a doctor........medical expertise is cancer treatment.
 A. whose 	B. who 	C. whom 	D. that
Questions 31 - 35. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks from 31 to 35.
 There are books with fairy tales in many countries. Often the same stories are known and repeated in many different languages. Some of the things that happens in these stories are remarkable, although not as remarkable as things that are truly happening in medicine and science today.
 Most fairy tales begin with "Once upon a time" and end with "They lived happily ever after," so we will begin in the same way.
 Once upon a time there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in kitchen while her lazy sister did nothing.
 One night, her sister went to a ball at the palace. Cinderella was left home, very sad. After a time, her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball - but to return home by midnight.
 So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress in a wonderful coach. She danced with the prince but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on her dance floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella. She and the prince were married and lived happily ever after.
31. Books with fairy tales are found in.........
 A. our country only 	B. few countries 	C. all countries except ours 	D. many countries
32. According to the passage, thing truly happening in medicine and science today are.........things that happens in some fairy tales.
 A. more remarkable than 	B. less remarkable than 	C. as remarkable as 	D. not as remarkable as
33. The word "ball" in the first sentence of paragraph 4 means..........
 A. a sport equipment 	B. a dancing hall	C. a balloon 	D. sphere
34. Cinderella was very sad because..........
 A. her sister did nothing	B. her sister went to a ball and left her at home
 C. she did all the work in the kitchen	D. her sister was invited to a ball
35. At the end of the story,
 A. Cinderella could go to the ball and it so happened that she and the prince were married.
 B. Cinderella's godmother come to comfort her
 C. one of Cinderellar' s sisters was married to the prince	D. the prince invited Cinderella to the ball.
Questions 36 - 40. 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 36 to 40.
 Deserts have come to symbolize for us places of extreme heat. The fact is most of the famous deserts (36)........ the world are places where the thermometre goes bubbling away and where the sun beats down without mercy. But this does not mean that a desert must be a place where it is always (37).......... If you find out the definition of a desert you will understand why this is so.
 A desert is a region where only special forms of life can exist because there is a (38)......... of moisture. In a 'hot' desert, there simply is not enough (39).......... So the definition holds true. But suppose there is a region where all water is frozen solid and cannot be used by plants. This satisfies the definition (40).......... Only it would make this a 'cold' desert.
36. A. of 	B. on 	C. out of 	D. over
37. A. extreme 	B. hot	C. dried 	D. humid
38. A. short 	B. few	C. shortage 	D. little
39. A.water 	B. waterfalls	C. rainfalls 	D. rainfall
40. A. too 	B. so	C. also 	D. either
Questions 41-45. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given.
41. "You'd better not lend him any/more money, Elizabeth," said John.
 A. Johns tells Elizabeth that she would better not lend him any more money.
 B. Johns advised Elizabeth not to lend him any more money.
 C. Johns advised Elizabeth that she had better not lend him any more money
 D. Johns said to Elizabeth that she would better lend him any money.
42. Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare parts.
 A. Take plenty of spare parts so your car will not brake down in rough mountain road.
 B. In case your case break down in the rough mountain road, take much spare parts.
 C. In case your case break down in the rough mountain road, spare parts are plentiful.
 D. In case your car break down in the rough mountain road, take plenty of spare parts.
43. "You stole my best cassette, Bob!" said Willy.
 A. Willy accused Bob for having stolen his best cassette.
 B. Willy accused Bob of having stolen his best cassette.
 C. Willy accused Bob on having stolen his best cassette.
 D. Willy accused Bob to have stolen his best cassette.
44. "Why didn't I get a computer before?" thought Jane.
 A. Jane wondered why she hadn't got a computer in the previous time.
 B. Jane wondered why she haven't got a computer in the previous time.
 C. Jane wondered why she didn't get a computer in the previous time.
 D. Jane wondered why not she got a computer in the previous time.
45. It is more than one hundred years since the birth of Charles Dicken, the famous novelist.
 A. It is more than one hundred years when Charles Dicken, the famous novelist, born.
 B. More than one hundred years ago, Charles Dicken, the famous born.
 C. Since Charles Dicken is a famous novelist, he was born more than a hundred years ago.
 D. Charles Dicken, the famous novelist, was born more than one hundred years ago.
Questions 45 - 46. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show that the underlined part of each sentence needs correction.
46. Many species exist in the earth.
 A B C D
47. Human beings has a great influence on the rest of the world.
 A B C D
48. UNICEF was created in 1946 help bring food and medicine to children who suffered during World War II in Europe. A B C D
49. Dinosaurs became extinction millions of years ago.
 A B C D
50. With the interferences of human beings, many animals have become extinction.
 A B C D
To be continued