B.HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TESTSTEST 1 : Question I:Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. A. - John _________ (1.lose) his job last month and since then he _________ (2.be) out of work. - Do you know why he _________ (3.lose) his job ? - Because he _________. (4.be) very rude to his boss.B. Yesterday morning, when I _________ (1.arrive) at the airport, Sophie _________ (2.wait) for me. She _________ (3.wear) a pink dress and _________ (4.look) very pretty. Question II :Complete each sentence by choosing the best option. (1.5p). 1. English belongs _________ (from / to / on) those who use it. 2. Clean air provides us _________ (for / at / with) a healthy supply of oxygen. 3. My brother is very interested _________ (in / at / with) chess but he is not very good at it. 4. I don’t think he was present _________ (about / in / at) the meeting yesterday. 5. Are you serious _________ (for / about / with) learning to be an architect.6. She has become very famous _________ (for / at / on) her novels.Question III : Give the correct form of the words in brackets.(1.5p)1. It is _________ (reasonable) to regard any language as the possession of a particular nation.2. If you need any help, you can ask Tom. He’s very _________ (help).3. My daughter spends two hours _________ (study) mathematics every day.4. The city has been _________ (pollute) with toxic waste from local factories.5. They have tried to increase _________ (produce) by using better methods and tools.6. I have a _________ (tend) to talk a lot whenever I am nervous.Question IV :Read the following passage and answer the questions below.(2p)The search for alternative resources of energy has resulted in various directions. Many communities are burning garbage and other biological waste products to produce electricity. Changing waste products into gases or oil is also an efficient way to dispose of waste.ThuVienDeThi.com
Experimental work is being done to make synthetic fuels from coal, or coal tars. But today, that process has proved expensive. Other experiments are underway to harness power with giant windmills. Geothermal power, heat from the earth, is also being tested.Some experts are trying to revive hydroelectric power which is derived from streams and rivers. Fifty years ago, hydroelectric power provided one third of the electricity used in the United States, but today it supplies only four per cent. The oceans are another source of energy. Scientists are studying ways to change the energy of ocean currents, tides, and waves into electricity. Experiments are also underway to make use of temperature differences in ocean water to produce energy.1. What are many communities doing to produce electricity?- ______________________________________________________________________2. Has the process of making synthetic fuels from coal, or coal tars proved cheap?- ______________________________________________________________________3. Where is hydroelectric power derived from?- ______________________________________________________________________4. What percentage of the electricity used in the United States does hydroelectric power provide today?- ______________________________________________________________________Question V :Fill in each blank with one suitable word . (1p)British and American English have a lot of words which look the same but have different meanings. Nobody ever gets _________ (1) trouble if they make a mistake, although you may get a strange look if you ask for the wrong clothes. There are some American English words that the British don’t use at _________ (2). However, most of the _________ (3) between British and American English are small. You can usually understand what words _________ (4) from the context.Question VI : Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.(2p)1. “Please sit down”, the teacher said to me.- The teacher asked me ____________________________________________________2. Let’s go camping now.- Why don’t______________________________________________________________3. I fell asleep because the film was boring.- The film was so _________________________________________________________4. “What are you doing?”, she asked me.- She wondered __________________________________________________________5. Cars cause pollution but people still want them.- Although_______________________________________________________________6. Please don’t play your music so loudly.- Would you mind _______________________________________________________?ThuVienDeThi.com
7. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning.- I am used ______________________________________________________________8. Larry didn’t buy the shirt because she didn’t have enough money.- If Larry ________________________________________________________________. Question I: Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.(1.5p)Jane and Felix (get) __________ married on Saturday in March. They had met only one week earlier at a party and (fall) __________ in love. Jane (ring) __________ and told her parents her news after the wedding, when Flex (move) __________ into her flat. Her parents (be) __________ surprised and angry because she (not tell) __________ them about the wedding.Question II :Complete each sentence by choosing the best option.(1.5p)1. He spent a lot of money ________ (in/on/at/to) his new car.2. British hospitals are trying a new treatment ________ (to/from/for/in) cancer.3. Why are these schools so different ________ (to/from/with/at) each other?4. Most children are ill-prepared ________ (to/ for/from/at) employment.5. Four-fifths of the world’s computers use programmes ______ (at/in/on/about) English.6. Attending all the lectures is important ________ (to/with/at/in) us.Question III : Give the correct form of the words in brackets.(2p)1. Industries. vehicles and garbage disposal account for air ___________ in big cities. (pollute)2. What are the advantages of ___________ in big cities.(live)3. Women are used to ___________ their own money.(earn)4. Nothing could ___________ him.(satisfaction)5. The newspaper is a common means of ___________.(communicate)6. My grandmother is very old. Her ___________ prevents her from hearing well.(deaf)7. Burning coal and oil releases other gases ___________ to humans.(harm)8. Water vapour and carbon dioxide occur in the air ___________. (nature)Question IV :Read the following passage carefully. Make questions from the suggested words and answer them.(2p)ThuVienDeThi.com
Different language learners learn words in different ways. Some learners make a list and put into it the meanings of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart. However, others do not. Instead, they write one or two example sentences with each new word in order to remember how to use the word in the right way.In order to remember words better, some learners even write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house so as to learn it any time.Many language learners do not try to learn all new words they come across. They usually underline or highlight only the words they want to learn. This helps them remember important words.Learners do not only learn the meanings of new words but also how to spell and pronounce them so as to use them in both writing and speaking.There are also different ways of learning the same number of words. For example, if you try to learn ten words in two days, you can do so in two ways. You can learn the first five words the first day, and then learn the other five the next day. However, because revision is necessary, you can learn all the ten words the first day and revise them the next day. This helps you practise the words more times.Language learners should try different ways of learning words so as to find out the best way for themselves. Ask yourself the question : How should I learn words?1. Why /some learners / write example sentences / new words ?-_______________________________________________________________________2. What / some learners / do / to remember words better ?-_______________________________________________________________________3. What / language learners / do / remember important words ?-_______________________________________________________________________4. Why / learners / learn / spell and pronounce words ?-______________________________________________________________________. Question V :Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage. (1.5p). There are a lot of Americans who don’t smoke or drink. They even do not want to do those __________ in their houses. It’s always best to ask before __________ light up a cigarette if you’re __________ people you don’t know very well. Nonsmokers have __________ become more militant about smoking __________ public places. Many restaurants, __________ instance, have established special sections for smokers.Question VI : Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.(1.5p)1. “When did you leave school?” the interviewer asked me.- The interviewer asked me ________________________________________________2. Employment is the most important thing to the youth today.- Employment is said ______________________________________________________3. They spend half an hour watching the news on TV every day.- It takes ________________________________________________________________4. She was seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much.ThuVienDeThi.com
- Although_______________________________________________________________5. “Do you like music?” Jane asked Lan.- Jane asked Lan__________________________________________________________6. I am sorry to have kept you waiting.- I must apologize _________________________________________________________oOoTEST 3:Question I: Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.(2p). Last night, I___________ (walk) along the street when I___________ (realize) that a man with a black beard, whom I___________ (see) three times already that afternoon, ___________ (follow) me. I___________ (be) very worried, and at last I ___________ (stop) and asked him why he___________ (follow) me. The man apolozied and told me he___________ (mistake) me for one of his friends.Question II :Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.(1.5p)1. Our teacher was very kind__________ us.2. Her children are very quick__________ computer games.3. This kind of music is popular __________ the young.4. Boys are fond __________ playing football.5. Last weekend the beach was overcrowded __________ people.6. She is very worried __________ her mother’s health. Question III : Give the correct form of the words in brackets.(1.5p). 1. Katie’s __________ has kept her away from school for a week. (ill)2. This company offered a lot of __________ jobs. (attract)3. Every year many__________ attempt to swim across the English Channel. (swim). 4. This knife is__________. It doesn’t cut at all. (use). 5. Some students in my class are starting to learn another language and they find it__________. (enjoy). 6. She was __________ right when she said the man was guilty. (reason). Question IV :Read the following passage carefully. Make questions from the suggested words and answer them.(2p). Jack London (1876-1916)ThuVienDeThi.com
Jack London’s life and writing are thought by many to represent the American love of nature. He was born in San Francisco, California, and quit school at fourteen to become a sailor. He travelled a great deal during his short lifetime in the United States, Europe and the Far East.Jack London took a high place in American literature at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, the library shelves and bookshops of America were already full of books by famous writers. But Jack London’s stories were new ones; his heroes were not like the ones in the books of other writers, and the pictures he painted were not the same as their pictures.The men in Jack London’s books live a difficult life, a life full of danger. In his stories, Jack London shows us that in the terrible world a man must fall and die in the snow if he makes even the smallest mistake. But his heroes are afraid of nothing, and nothing can stop them. People in books by Jack London never lose hope; they never stop fighting for life even when the end of life seems very near. That is the lesson for people to learn in everything we want and everything we do; if we do not lose hope, we must and will win.1. When / Jack London / become a sailor?-_______________________________________________________________________2. Where / he / travel/ during his short lifetime ?-_______________________________________________________________________3. How / the life / the men / Jack London’s books?-_______________________________________________________________________4. What / the lesson / people / learn / Jack London’s books ?-_______________________________________________________________________Question V :Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage. (1p)At times, it seems that people have no sense of responsibility towards their environment. They have the tendency to carelessly drop their rubbish ___________ they happen to be, ___________ when there is no shortage of rubbish bins. However, this must change.Dropping rubbish doesn’t ___________ make a place to look ugly, it also puts public health at risk and ___________ endanger wild life.Question VI : Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.(2p)1. It is more dangerous to ride a motorbike than to drive a car.- Riding _________________________________________________________________2. He is too young to understand this problem.- He isn’t ________________________________________________________________3. They worked very hard in spite of their old age.- Although_______________________________________________________________4. Shall we go for a ride ?- What about ____________________________________________________________?5. Would you please do it for me ?- Would you mind ________________________________________________________?ThuVienDeThi.com
6. They don’t usually drink beer.- They are not used _______________________________________________________7. The flight was delayed because of the bad weather.- Because the weather _____________________________________________________8. “Why didn’t you make an appointment earlier?”the doctor asked.- The doctor asked her _____________________________________________________---Question I: Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.(1.5p)Nancy Mann was born in Argentina. She ___________ (study) French and German at Oxford University from 1970 to 1977. At the moment she works for the BBC World Service. She ___________ (be) with the BBC for 5 years. She ___________ (work) as an interpreter for the EU before that. She also lived and worked in Brussels for 2 years when she ___________ (work) for the EU. Now she ___________ (be) a correspondent and she ___________ (travel) all over Western and Eastern Europe, and many parts of South America.Question II :Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.(1p)1. I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me look ________ them?2. The book is divided ________ three parts.3. I wrote to the company asking them ________ more information about the job.4. Many people regard him ________ one of the greatest pianists in the world.Question III :Complete each of the following sentences using a word or a phrase.(1p)1. David is used _______ sleeping on the floor.2. Peter works for the factory _______ makes motor-bikes.3. What was the name of the man _______ car broke down this morning?4. _______ was raining hard, the children couldn’t get out.Question IV :Read the following passage and do the exercise below.(2p)Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Man operates machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise. They also dirty the air with gases and smoke. Badly polluted air can cause illness and even death. Man ruins natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water. They poison the water with ThuVienDeThi.com
chemicals and other substances. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. The damage the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s naturally beautiful world.It’s time people and governments all over the world did something about the pollution problem. People should stop using many things that harmful to the environment. Governments would have to pass and enforce laws that require individuals and businesses to stop or cut down on certain polluting activities.Use the suggested words to make questions, and then answer them.1. How / man / dirty / air ?-_______________________________________________________________________2. What / polluted water / kill?-_______________________________________________________________________3. Pollution of soil / reduce / amount of land / available / growing food?-_______________________________________________________________________4. What / governments / have to do / about the pollution problem?-_______________________________________________________________________Question V :Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage. (1.5p)Galileo was the first person (1) ____________ did experiments about how things fall. Before, people thought that heavy things always fell faster (2) ___________ light things. He found out that this was (3) ____________ true. He took a heavy ball and a light (4) ____________ and he dropped them both from a high place. They (5) ____________ at the same speed. This meant that weight is not important. This is the law of falling bodies. It is an important law(6) ____________ understanding our world.Question VI : Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.(2p)1. The bridge was so low that the lorry couldn’t go under it.- It was such _____________________________________________________________2. Someone was cleaning the classroom when we arrived.- The classroom __________________________________________________________3. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.- If we __________________________________________________________________4. “What’s your name?”, said the policeman to the little boy.- The policeman asked the little boy __________________________________________Question VII : Give the correct form of the words in brackets (1p)1. Clean air provides us with a ______________ supply of oxygen.(health)2. Mr and Mrs Jones have been married for ten years. They have no children. They are a ______________ couple. (child)3. Computers can add, subtract, muliply and divide with __________. (accurate)ThuVienDeThi.com
4. Things are going along______________. (nice)---oOo---TEST 5 :Ñeà Thi Toát Nghieäp PTTH 1998 – 1999(Kyø 1)Question I: Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.(2p)We____________(arrive) in Rome at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. We___________(stay) in a little hotel not far from the city center. We______ already________(see) St. Peter’s and tomorrow we__________(go) on a trip to Pompeii. I________(be) there before. I_________(go) to Italy quite often when I ________(be) a child, but it will be interesting to see if it__________(change) in any way.Question II :Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.(2p)1. I listened to the news ______ television.2. I’ll see you ______ nine o’clock _______ the morning.3. She lives ______ a flat ______ Paris.4. She arrived _____ England ________ train yesterday.5. My sister’s going to London _______ June.Question III :Complete each of the following sentences using a word or a phrase.(1p)1. If you burn garbage, it will________harmful gases.2. The adjective of “agriculture” is_________________ .3. Some plants have to be well-protected. The tender plants need___________ against the cold weather.4. He wore glasses and a false beard so that nobody could_________________.Question IV :Read the passage and answer the questions below.(2p)Lasers (the word “laser” comes from the phrase “ light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation”) have found widespread application in medicine. For example, they play an important role in the treatment of eye disease and the prevention of blindness. The eye is ideally suited for laser surgery because most of the eye tissue is transparent. Because of this tranparency, the frequency and focus of the laser beam can be adjusted according to the absorption of the tissue so that the beam “cuts” inside the eye with minimal damage to the surrounding tissue. Lasers are also more effective than any other methods in treating some causes of blindness. However, the interaction between laser light and eye tissue is not fully understood.1. What have found widespread application in medicine?-_______________________________________________________________________ThuVienDeThi.com
2. What does the word “laser” stand for?-_______________________________________________________________________3. Why is the eye ideally suited for laser surgery?-_______________________________________________________________________4. What is not fully understood?-_______________________________________________________________________Question V :Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the following passage. (1p)People can go on learning until they are eighty or ninety. There is really no (1) _________ limit. Many elderly people go to language centres. They want to learn (2) _________ foreign language.People are never too old (3) ________ learn. It is true that we can go (4) ________ learning until the day we die.Question VI : Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.(2p)1. Jane can swim further than I can.- I can’t swim ____________________________________________________________2. He didn’t go to school because of his illness.- Because he _____________________________________________________________3. They went out in spite of the heavy rain.- Although_______________________________________________________________4. I’ll help you if you promise to work harder.- Unless_________________________________________________________________- -TEST 6 : Question I :Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (2p). Dear Jill,Here I am in New York! I ________ (be) here for two weeks now and it _______ (be) very interesting. My friend, Nancy, who I _________ (meet) in Lodon in 1982 _________ (live) in N Y for three years, so she __________ (know) all about it. Yesterday we _________ (go) to China town and __________ (eat) hot dogs there. We ________ (visit) the Statue of Liberty this Sunday.