Đề thi tốt nghiệp trung học phổ thông năm 2009 môn thi: Tiếng Anh ─ chương trình chuẩn và nâng cao - Mã đề thi 246

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 246 
Họ, tên thí sinh:.......................................................................... 
Số báo danh:............................................................................. 
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 1: A. thought B. eight C. high D. laugh 
Question 2: A. enterprise B. despite C. economize D. promise 
Question 3: A. appeal B. ease C. team D. already 
Question 4: A. scholar B. approach C. aching D. chemist 
Question 5: A. engaged B. decided C. expected D. attracted 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 6: They are not ______ to take part in this program of the World Health Organization. 
A. enough old B. so old C. old enough D. as old 
Question 7: I'm going ______ for a few days so don’t send me any more work. 
A. after B. in C. away D. over 
Question 8: A scientist who studies living things is a ______. 
A. biologist B. biology C. biologically D. biological 
Question 9: The football match was postponed ______ the bad weather. 
A. despite B. in spite C. because D. because of 
Question 10: Yesterday I met your brother, ______ had taken us to the Headquarters of the United 
Nations in New York before. 
A. who B. that C. whose D. whom 
Question 11: ______ students attended the meeting that there weren't enough chairs for all of them. 
A. Too many B. So few C. So many D. So much 
Question 12: Peter doesn't like scuba-diving. ______ does his brother. 
A. Either B. Too C. So D. Neither 
Question 13: Endangered species ______ by the World Wildlife Fund. 
A. are protected B. would protect C. be protected D. will protect 
Question 14: Maria: "Thanks for the lovely evening." 
 Diana: "______." 
A. No, it's not good B. Oh, that's right 
C. Yes, it's really great D. I'm glad you enjoyed it 
Question 15: High school students should be ______ for their future jobs before leaving school. 
A. ill-spoken B. well-prepared C. ill-prepared D. well-spoken 
Question 16: The government initiated the programme of ______ reform in the 1980s. 
A. economist B. economised C. economic D. economically 
Question 17: Kim: "What ______ this weekend?" 
 Sally: "Oh, we're going windsurfing. It's fantastic!" 
A. do you go B. are you doing C. are you going D. would you do 
Question 18: She didn't want to go ______ she knew all her friends would be there. 
A. even though B. therefore C. so that D. wherever 
 Trang 1/4 - Mã đề thi 246 
Question 19: If I had the map now, I ______ a short-cut across the desert. 
A. could take B. take C. could have taken D. can take 
Question 20: Kevin: "How far is it from here to the nearest post office?" 
 Lan: "______." 
A. No, it's rather far B. Yes, it's quite near here 
C. Turn left and then turn right D. Two kilometers at least 
Question 21: Pat: "Would you like something to eat?" 
 Kathy: "______. I'm not hungry now." 
A. Yes, I would B. No, thanks C. No, no problem D. Yes, it is 
Question 22: I first met her two years ago when we ______ at Oxford University. 
A. were studying B. are studying C. had been studying D. have been studying 
Question 23: David: "Could you bring me some water?" 
 Waiter: "______." 
A. Yes, I can B. Certainly, sir C. I don't want to D. No, I can't 
Question 24: The recycling of waste paper ______ save a great amount of wood pulp. 
A. had better B. need C. can D. dare 
Question 25: If I were you, I would advise her ______ the new teaching method. 
A. try B. to try C. trying D. tries 
Question 26: He went back to work in his country after he ______ his course on Advanced 
Engineering in London. 
A. has finished B. had finished C. was finishing D. finishes 
Question 27: Ellen: "______?" 
 Tom: "He's tall and thin with blue eyes." 
A. What does John look like B. What does John like 
C. How is John doing D. Who does John look like 
Question 28: Could you fill out this ______ form? 
A. application B. applicable C. applicant D. applying 
Question 29: My father decided to ______ smoking after he had been smoking for ten years. 
A. take up B. get over C. give up D. put away 
Question 30: My father is very busy. ______, he is always willing to give a hand with the 
housework. 
A. Despite B. Although C. However D. Therefore 
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 31 to 35. 
 It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most 
environmentally desirable form of transport (31)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not 
mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (32)______. 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 (33)______ 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 (34)______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records 
(35)______ 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 31: A. to B. at C. on D. in 
Question 32: A. careful B. enjoyable C. boring D. excited 
Question 33: A. terribly B. strangely C. comfortably D. expectedly 
Question 34: A. deal B. size C. number D. digit 
Question 35: A. point B. indicate C. exhibit D. display 
 Trang 2/4 - Mã đề thi 246 
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 36 to 40. 
 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 36: Parents can give great help to their children's language development by _____ them. 
A. adopting B. responding to C. experimenting D. reading to 
Question 37: What does the word "they" in the second paragraph refer to? 
A. Participants. B. Questions. C. Parents. D. Children. 
Question 38: During the training session, experimental parents were taught to _____. 
A. study many experiments B. ask open-ended questions 
C. give correct answers D. use yes-no questions 
Question 39: What was the major difference between the control group and the experimental one in 
the study? 
A. The number of participants. B. The books that were read. 
C. The age of the children. D. The training that parents received. 
Question 40: What conclusion can be drawn from this passage? 
A. Children who read actively always act six months earlier than those who don't. 
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's language skills increase when they are required to respond actively. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs 
correction. 
Question 41: She brought a lot of money with her so that she needed buy some duty-free goods. 
 A B C D 
Question 42: I have been working hardly for two weeks and now I feel like a rest. 
 A B C D 
Question 43: Tom likes taking part sports, so he will join the football team of his school. 
 A B C D 
Question 44: 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 45: We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams. 
 A B C D 
 Trang 3/4 - Mã đề thi 246 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 46: ______, 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 47: Alex did not do very well in class ______. 
A. because he failed to study properly B. therefore he was a good student 
C. as long as he had studied badly D. although he was not hard-working 
Question 48: The more you talk about the situation, ______. 
A. the worse it seems B. it seems worse 
C. it seems the worse D. the worse does it seem 
Question 49: Those boys took a long ladder ______. 
A. so they will get the ball from the roof B. so that the ball from the roof can be gotten 
C. in order to get the ball from the roof D. and then get the ball from the roof 
Question 50: She regretted to tell him that ______. 
A. she was leaving the tickets at home B. she would have left the tickets at home 
C. she had left the tickets at home D. the tickets at home would be left 
----------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------------- THE END ---------- 
 Trang 4/4 - Mã đề thi 246