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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
MÔN TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 82
Thời gian làm bài 90 phút
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 1. Illiteracy is an enormous problem, it affects millions of people worldwide, and is an
impediment to social progress A B C.
D
Question 2. The union insisted on an increase in their

members’

starting pay, and threatened to
call a strike if the company refused to

meet the demand. A B C
D
Question 3. My father saw how much Uncle Tom was enjoying

his early retirement, and so he
decided to do the same A B C
D.
Question 4. If you are sure that you are in the right, you would not mind an independent
examination of the case. A B C. D
Question 5. Employees with less personal problems are likely to be more productive.
A B C. D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Question 6. A. accessible B. anticipate C. fundamental D.
discriminate
Question 7. A. fertilizer B. intensify C. ambiguous D. courageous
Question 8. A. agile B. refine C. refer D. astound
Question 9. A. petition B. sufficient C. consider D. bacterin
Question 10. A. flexibility B. initiatory C. petrological D.
understandable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Question 11. Not until 1946 did the world chess governing body, FIDE, assert its control over
international championship play. A. declare B. relinquish C. petition
D. decrease
Question 12. All classifications of human societies and cultures are arbitrary
A. useful B. haphazard C. insufficient D. ambiguous
Question 13. As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often travel abroad.
A. widely B. secretly C. alone D. overseas
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 14. We missed a lot of classes because the snow in the winter, so we will have to make
them up in the spring.
A. It will be necessary for us to have extra classes in the spring to compensate for those lost to
the snow in the winter.
B. If we hadn't lost so many days because of the winter snow, we wouldn't have had to work so
many more hours in the spring.
C. Having missed so many days because of the snow, we should make them up in the spring.
D. Normally the classes lost to the snow during the winter are made up in the spring.
Question 15. Despite the stage and screen portrayals of her, Cleopatra was not actually
breaktakingly beautiful.
A. Cleopatra was as beautiful as she has always been portrayed in films and plays.
B. It is the way she has been portrayed on stage and screen that has given us our image of

Cleopatra.
C. Cleopatra will always be remembered as the most beautiful woman in the world because of
the films and plays about her.
D. In spite of the way she is depicted in films and plays, Cleopatra was not really wildly
attractive.
Question 16. We were relieved to discover that we did not owe as much money as we had
thought.
A. The revelation that we were less deeply in debt than we had believed came as a relief.
B. If only we were not so deeply in debt, we would be much more content now.
C. We owed so much money that we couldn't even imagine how we would be able to pay it all
back.
D. Now that we have paid back most of our debts, we do not owe as much money as we once
did.
Question 17. Andy, who was in search of a change in his life, didn't really know what he wanted.
A. Andy was aware of what he wanted from life, but he just didn't know how to achieve it.
B. Looking for a way to alter his life, Andy was unsure of what he wanted to do.
C. Andy was not happy with the way he was leading his life, so he was searching for a change.
D. Feeling that he was in need of a change in his life, Andy started to look for a way to alter it.
Question 18. Ethiopia, which had been isolated from the rest of the world for centuries by both
enemies and geography, has retained unique traditions.
A. Cut off for hundreds of years from other civilizations by a combination of enemies and the
landscape, Ethiopia has kept traditions found nowhere else in the world.
B. Ethiopia has traditions quite different from those found elsewhere because its hostile
geography has not allowed it to develop the way the rest of the world did.
C. Because Ethiopia had so many enemies in their land for hundreds of years, it has developed
and kept a number of customs found nowhere else in the world.
D. Ethiopia has customs and traditions found nowhere else in the world because no one has been
able to go there for such a long time.
Read the following passage adapted from RESUND BRIDGE and mark the letter A, B, C, or
D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 19 to 28.

RESUND BRIDGE
Imagine driving along a bridge that is so long that you can't even see the other end. The
Oresund Bridge, one of the (19)____ bridges in the world, (20)____ so far ahead into the
distance that you can't even tell where the blue of the water (21)____ the blue of the sky. The
0resund Bridge is an amazing example of modern engineering design that links the Scandinavian
countries of Denmark and Sweden. It is 8 kilometres long and was (22)____ in July 2000. It
crosses the Flinte Channel, the chilly waterway (23)____ the two countries. At one stage the
bridge turns (24)____ a tunnel under the sea. This tunnel is also a record breaker in its own right
as it is the longest road and rail tunnel in the world. The engineers built an artificial island near
the Danish coast that (25)____ to support part of the bridge structure , as well as being the point
at which the road disappears (26)____, before coming out in Copenhagen, the capital of
Denmark. The bridge, which was built (27)____ by the two countries, is expected to bring huge
advantages. It will (28)____ time compared to traditional ferry connections, as well as being of
benefit to the economy of both countries.
Question 19. A. longest B. furthest C. deepest D. hardest
Question 20. A. travels B. leans C. stretches D. pulls
Question 21. A. comes B. meets C. lines D. starts
Question 22. A. done B. ended C. brought D. completed
Question 23. A. splitting B. cutting C. breaking D. separating
Question 24. A. down B. into C. out D. back
Question 25. A. helps B. aids C. attempts D. tries
Question 26. A. down B. underground C. below D. underneath
Question 27. A. commonly B. doubly C. similarly D. jointly
Question 28. A. save B. spare C. spend D. spread
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has the same
meaning as the original one.
Question 29. Provide / your handwriting / legible / test scorer / accept / your answer.
A. providing with your legible handwriting, every test scorer must accept your answer.
B. providing your handwriting is legible, the test scorer does not accept your answer
C. provided for your legible handwriting, the test scorer has to accept your answer.

D. provided that your handwriting is legible, your answer will be accepted by any test
scorer
Question 30. The patient / recover / more / rapidly / expected.
A. The patient recovered rapidly he expected more than.
B. The patient has recovered more rapidly he expected.
C. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.
D. The patient rapidly recovered than he more expected.
Question 31. there/ many/ are/ skills/you/ need/ have/ to/a/ successful/ career.
A. There are many skills you need to have a successful career.
B. There are many skills you need to have a career successful.
C. There many skills are you need to have a successful career.
D. There many are skills you need to have a successful career.
Question 32. many/ school-leavers /little/ had/ of/ the/job/ knowledge/ of/ their/ choice.
A. Many school-leavers had little of knowledge the job of their choice.
B. Many school-leavers had knowledge little of the job of their choice.
C. Many school-leavers had little knowledge of their choice of the job.
D. Many school-leavers had little knowledge of the job of their choice
Question 33. the /teacher/ a/ large/ number/found/ of/ mistakes/ in/his/ students'/ writing.
A. The teacher found a large number of mistakes in his students' writing.
B. The teacher found of a large number mistakes in his students' writing.
C. The teacher found in his students' writing a large number of mistakes.
D. The teacher found his students' a large number of mistakes in writing.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 34. Nancy concurred with her boss about the new direction the company was taking.
A. disagreed B. agreed C. surrendered D. confessed
Question 35."We strongly believe that he's innocent of the crime. We do not think that he did it."
A. clean B. guilty C. faultless D. crimeless
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 45.

The Native American peoples of the north Pacific Coast created a highly complex maritime
culture as they invented modes of production unique to their special environment. In addition to
their sophisticated technical culture, they also attained one of the most complex social
organizations of any nonagricultural people in the world. In a division of labor similar to that of
the hunting peoples in the interior and among foraging peoples throughout the world, the men
did most of the fishing, and the women processed the catch. Women also specialized in the
gathering of the abundant shellfish that lived closer to shore. They collected oysters, crabs, sea
urchins, mussels, abalone, and clams, which they could gather while remaining close to their
children. The maritime life harvested by the women not only provided food, but also supplied
more of the raw materials for making tools than did the fish gathered by the men. Of particular
importance for the native tool kit before the introduction of metal was the wide knife made from
the larger mussel shells, and a variety of cutting edges that could be made from other marine
shells. The women used their tools to process all of the fish and marine mammals brought in by
the men. They cleaned the fish, and dried vast quantities of them for the winter. They sun-dried
fish when practical, but in the rainy climate of the coastal area they also used smokehouses to
preserve tons of fish and other seafood annually. Each product had its own peculiar
characteristics that demanded a particular way of cutting or drying the meat, and each task
required its own cutting blades and other utensils. After drying the fish, the women pounded
some of them into fish meal, which was an easily transported food used in soups, stews, or other
dishes to provide protein and thickening in the absence of fresh fish or while on long trips. The
women also made a cheese-like substance from a mixture of fish and roe by aging it in
storehouses or by burying it in wooden boxes or pits lined with rocks and tree leaves.
Question 36. Which aspect of the lives of the Native Americans of the north Pacific Coast does
the passage
mainly discuss?
A. Methods of food preservation B. How diet was restricted by the
environment
C. The contributions of women to the food supply D. Difficulties in establishing successful
farms
Question 37. The word "unique" in the passage is closest in meaning to_____.

A. comprehensible B. productive C. intentional D. particular
Question 38. The word "attained" in line 3 is closest in meaning to_____.
A. achieved B. modified C. demanded D. spread
Question 39. It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that the social organization of many agricultural
peoples is_____. A. more complex than that of hunters and foragers
B. less efficient than that of hunters and forages
C. more widespread than that of hunters and foragers
D. better documented than that of hunters and forages
Question 40. According to the passage, what is true of the "division of labor" mentioned in the
passage?
A. It was first developed by Native Americans of the north Pacific Coast.
B. It rarely existed among hunting. C. It was a structure that the Native Americans of
the north Pacific Coast shared with many other peoples.
D. It provided a form of social organization that was found mainly among coastal
peoples.
Question 41. The word "abundant" in the passage is closest in meaning to ____.
A. prosperous B. plentiful C. acceptable D. fundamental
Question 42. All of the following are true of the north Pacific coast women EXCEPT that
they_____.
A. were more likely to catch shellfish than other kinds of fish
B. contributed more materials for tool making than the men did
C. sometimes searched for food far inland from the coast D. prepared and preserved
the fish
Question 43. The word "They" in the passage refers to____.
A. women B. tools C. mammals D. men
Question 44. The Native Americans of the north Pacific Coast used smokehouses in order to
A. store utensils used food preparation B. prevent fish and shellfish from
spoiling
C. have a place to store fish and shellfish D. prepare elaborate meals
Question 45. The wore "peculiar" in the passage is closest in meaning to_____.

A. strange B. distinctive C. appealing D. biological
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. "______" "Oh, but it's boring!"
A. Would you prefer news to films? B. I often watch the news at night.
C. Don't you like the news? D. I think you should watch the news
Question 47. "Would you say that Mary is lazy?" "______"
A. Yes, she's never lazy. B. No, she's not hard-working at all.
C. Yes, she's dead boring. D. Yes, she stays idle all day.
Question 48. "I think the new resort will ruin the environment." "______"
A. I'm afraid so. B. Yeah, you will.
C. I agree. That sounds nice. D. Don't you think so?
Question 49. "Would you mind sending those flowers to Mr. Carlos?" "______"
A. He wouldn't mind. B. No, I can handle it myself.
C. I would if I were you. D. Sure, I'll do it now.
Question 50. "______" "Yes, alright. But could you clean your room first?"
A. Would you like to go to David's party this weekend?
B. Will you go to David's party this weekend? C. Can I go to David's party this
weekend?
D. What time does David's party begin?
Question 51. It may be necessary ____ a new car.
A. for her buying B. that she had bought C. for her buy D. that she buy
Question 52. Ted’s flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He____ be exhausted after
such a long flight. A. must B. had better C. can
D. shall
Question 53. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we ____ to the train
station, Susan ____ for us for more than two hours. A. are getting/ had waited B.
got/waited
C. had got/ had waited D. got/ had been waiting
Question 54. If you want to join that club, you have to ____ a form and send it to your secretary.

A. fill up B. fill out C. fill into D. fill over
Question 55. Don't worry we'll have to wait a little longer because I'm sure he'll ____ soon.
A. turn up B. turn in C. turn into D. turn down
Question 56. The time has now come when it will be necessary to ____ making a plan.
A. see about B. see over C. see through D. see into
Question 57. Neset is in the habit of revising just once ____ Özgür never understands a subject
____ he revises it for at least three times. A. but / in case B. although / thus C.
whereas / unless D. though / in case
Question 58. ____ the high decrease in inflation, our currency seems to have increased in value.
A. Thanks to B. Despite C. As far as D. What's
more
Question 59. ____ but for his help yesterday?
A. What did you do B. How would you do
C. What would you have done D. How had you done
Question 60. This one is prettier but it costs_____as the other one
A. as much as B. twice as much C. as many D. twice as
many
Question 61. If Heather spoke Chinese, she ____ the email for you yesterday.
A. will translated B. would translated C. translated D. would have
translated
Question 62. You need not worry that you'll be left on your own because I'll always _____ you.
A. stand for B. stand to C. stand by D. stand
from
Question 63. Hania and Joanna are as different as______and cheese.
A. biscuits B. chalk C. ham D. jam
Question 64. The Spice Girls, one of _____ members has just left the band, have decided to
continue as a four piece band. A. which B. where C. whose
D. that
Question 65. Edward has a……. in French from Leeds University.
A. certificate B. degree C. mark D. paper

Question 66. The boy with his two friends ______ the cherry tree now.
A. has split B. have split C. is splitting D. are splitting
Question 67."Why did you talk to the teacher after class?" "I didn't understand_____ during the
lecture".
A. what she was taking B. what was she talking about
C. what she was talking about D. what she was walking about
Question 68."I had a hard time taking notes on the lecture" "I did too. The professor
speaks_____".
A. exceeding fast B. exceedingly fastly C. exceedingly fast D. with exceedingly
fastness
Question 69. My neighbour is almost 50 but wears very short skirts, and low-cut tops. She looks
like ____.
A. a duck out of water B. mutton dressed as lamb
C. sheep from goats D. she has a flea in her
Question 70. Not a penny___________ me.
A. did he give B. he gave C. he has given D. he has gave
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 71 to 80.
The Winterthur Museum is a collection and a house. There are many museums devoted to
the decorative arts and many house museums, but rarely in the United States is a great collection
displayed in a great country house. Passing through successive generations of a single family,
Winterthur has been a private estate for more than a century. Even after the extensive
renovations made to it between 1929 and 1931, the house remained a family residence. This fact
is of importance to the atmosphere and effect of the museum. The impression of a lived-in
house is apparent to the visitor; the rooms look as if they were vacated only a short while ago
whether by the original owners of the furniture or the most recent residents of the house can be a
matter of personal interpretation. Winterthur remains, then, a house in which a collection of
furniture and architectural elements has been assembled. Like an English country house, it is an
organic structure; the house, as well as the collection and manner of displaying it to the visitor,
has changed over the years. The changes have coincided with developing concepts of the

American arts, increased knowledge on the part of collectors and students, and a progression
toward the achievement of a historical effect in period-room displays. The rooms at Winterthur
have followed this current, yet still retained the character of a private house.
The concept of a period room as a display technique has developed gradually over the
years in an effort to present works of art in a context that would show them to greater effect
and would give them more meaning for the viewer. Comparable to the habitat group in a natural
history museum, the period room represents the decorative arts in a lively and interesting manner
and provides an opportunity to assemble objects related by style, date, or place of manufacture.
Question 71. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The reason that Winterthur was redesigned B. Elements that make Winterthur an
unusual museum
C. How Winterthur compares to English country houses D. Historical furniture contained in
Winterthur
Question 72. The phrase "devoted to" in the passage is closest in meaning to_____.
A. surrounded by B. specializing in C. successful with D. sentimental
about
Question 73. What happened at Winterthur between 1929 and 1931?
A. The owners moved out. B. The house was repaired.
C. The old furniture was replaced. D. The estate became a museum.
Question 74. What does the author mean by stating "The impression of a lived-in house is
apparent to the visitor"? A. Winterthur is very old. B. Few people
visit Winterthur.
C. Winterthur does not look like a typical museum. D. The furniture at Winterthur looks
comfortable.
Question 75. The word "assembled" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. summoned B. Appreciated C. brought together D. fundamentally
changed
Question 76. The word "it" in the passage refers to____.
A.Winterthur B. Collection C. English country house D. visitor
Question 77. The word "developing" in the passage is closest in meaning to_____.

A. traditional B. exhibiting C. informative D. evolving
Question 78. According lo the passage, objects in a period room are related by all of the
following EXCEPT____. A. date B. style C. place of manufacture
D. past ownership
Question 79. What is die relationship between the two paragraphs in the passage?
A. The second paragraph explains a term that was mentioned in the first paragraph.
B. Each paragraph describes a different approach to the display of objects in a museum.
C. The second paragraph explains a philosophy of art appreciation that contrasts with the
philosophy explained in me first paragraph.
D. Each paragraph describes a different historical period.
Question 80. Where in the passage does the author explain why displays at Winterthur have
changed?
A. lines 1-3 B. lines 5-6 C. lines 7-10 D. lines 13-16
_________THE END__________