Đề thi tốt nghiệp trung học phổ thông năm 2009 môn thi: Tiếng Anh ─ chương trình chuẩn và nâng cao - Mã đề thi 641

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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 641 
Họ, tên thí sinh:.......................................................................... 
Số báo danh:............................................................................. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 1: They are not ______ to take part in this program of the World Health Organization. 
A. so old B. as old C. enough old D. old enough 
Question 2: I'm going ______ for a few days so don’t send me any more work. 
A. after B. over C. in D. away 
Question 3: A scientist who studies living things is a ______. 
A. biologically B. biology C. biologist D. biological 
Question 4: The football match was postponed ______ the bad weather. 
A. because of B. despite C. because D. in spite 
Question 5: Yesterday I met your brother, ______ had taken us to the Headquarters of the United 
Nations in New York before. 
A. whose B. who C. whom D. that 
Question 6: ______ students attended the meeting that there weren't enough chairs for all of them. 
A. So many B. So few C. So much D. Too many 
Question 7: Peter doesn't like scuba-diving. ______ does his brother. 
A. So B. Too C. Neither D. Either 
Question 8: Endangered species ______ by the World Wildlife Fund. 
A. will protect B. would protect C. are protected D. be protected 
Question 9: Maria: "Thanks for the lovely evening." 
 Diana: "______." 
A. I'm glad you enjoyed it B. No, it's not good 
C. Yes, it's really great D. Oh, that's right 
Question 10: High school students should be ______ for their future jobs before leaving school. 
A. ill-prepared B. ill-spoken C. well-prepared D. well-spoken 
Question 11: The government initiated the programme of ______ reform in the 1980s. 
A. economist B. economised C. economically D. economic 
Question 12: Kim: "What ______ this weekend?" 
 Sally: "Oh, we're going windsurfing. It's fantastic!" 
A. are you doing B. would you do C. do you go D. are you going 
Question 13: She didn't want to go ______ she knew all her friends would be there. 
A. even though B. therefore C. so that D. wherever 
Question 14: 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 15: Kevin: "How far is it from here to the nearest post office?" 
 Lan: "______." 
A. Turn left and then turn right B. Two kilometers at least 
C. Yes, it's quite near here D. No, it's rather far 
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Question 16: Pat: "Would you like something to eat?" 
 Kathy: "______. I'm not hungry now." 
A. Yes, it is B. Yes, I would C. No, no problem D. No, thanks 
Question 17: 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 18: David: "Could you bring me some water?" 
 Waiter: "______." 
A. I don't want to B. Certainly, sir C. Yes, I can D. No, I can't 
Question 19: The recycling of waste paper ______ save a great amount of wood pulp. 
A. had better B. need C. can D. dare 
Question 20: If I were you, I would advise her ______ the new teaching method. 
A. try B. to try C. trying D. tries 
Question 21: He went back to work in his country after he ______ his course on Advanced 
Engineering in London. 
A. was finishing B. has finished C. finishes D. had finished 
Question 22: 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 23: Could you fill out this ______ form? 
A. applying B. applicable C. applicant D. application 
Question 24: My father decided to ______ smoking after he had been smoking for ten years. 
A. take up B. give up C. get over D. put away 
Question 25: My father is very busy. ______, he is always willing to give a hand with the 
housework. 
A. However B. Although C. Despite D. Therefore 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 26: ______, we couldn't have continued with the project. 
A. Unless we had your contribution B. If you hadn't contributed positively 
C. Provided your contribution wouldn't come D. Even if you didn't like to contribute 
Question 27: Alex did not do very well in class ______. 
A. therefore he was a good student B. although he was not hard-working 
C. as long as he had studied badly D. because he failed to study properly 
Question 28: The more you talk about the situation, ______. 
A. it seems worse B. the worse does it seem 
C. it seems the worse D. the worse it seems 
Question 29: Those boys took a long ladder ______. 
A. so they will get the ball from the roof B. in order to 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 
Question 30: 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 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 
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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. in B. at C. to D. on 
Question 32: A. boring B. careful C. enjoyable D. excited 
Question 33: A. comfortably B. strangely C. terribly D. expectedly 
Question 34: A. deal B. number C. digit D. size 
Question 35: A. point B. indicate C. display D. exhibit 
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. Children. D. Parents. 
Question 38: During the training session, experimental parents were taught to _____. 
A. ask open-ended questions B. use yes-no questions 
C. give correct answers D. study many experiments 
Question 39: 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 age of the children. D. The number of participants. 
Question 40: What conclusion can be drawn from this passage? 
A. Two or three-year-old children can be taught to read actively. 
B. The more children read, the more intelligent they become. 
C. Children who read actively always act six months earlier than those who don't. 
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 indicate the word whose underlined part is 
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 
Question 41: A. thought B. high C. laugh D. eight 
Question 42: A. enterprise B. despite C. economize D. promise 
Question 43: A. appeal B. already C. team D. ease 
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Question 44: A. scholar B. chemist C. approach D. aching 
Question 45: A. attracted B. decided C. engaged D. expected 
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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