Đề thi thử tuyển sinh đại học 2011 môn Anh văn khối D-Đề 1 ppt

BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC 2011
Môn Thi: ANH VĂN – Khối D
ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO Thời gian: 90 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

1. Nobody died in the accident, but 20 people were ________.
a. damaged b. injured c. spoiled d. broken
2. “Look at this advertisement, Mary, it _________ there’s 50% off everything at Yvonne’s boutique – shall
we go?”
a
. says b. notices c. advises d. writes
(If you talk about written information, you can use the verb ‘say’.)
3. I’ve been studying English for 2 years now, and I still can’t _______ it very well.
a. talk b. say c. tell d. speak
4. Ken’s _____ is not what it used to be, he’s always forgetting where he’s put things.
a. remember b. memoirs c.
memory d. souvenirs
5. She _______ her children, she gives them whatever they want.
a. damages b. ruins c.
spoils d. hurts
(If you never say ‘no’ to your children, you spoil them.)
6. The government is encouraging everyone to _____ water by not washing their cars.
a. waste b. save c. spend d. use
7. They were ______ about who should make the coffee.
A. quarrelling B. disputing C. objecting D. opposing
8. I'm not ______ them stayingwith us, as long as it's only for a few days.
A. disagreed with B. opposite C. opposed to D. objected to
9. They had a(n) ______ , and never spoke to each other again,
A. dispute B. objection C. quarrel D. opposition
10. 'So, we are going to Italy for our holidays, right?' - '. ______. Now, whereabouts in Italy shall we go?'

A. Agree B. I'm agree C
. Agreed D. In agreement
11. The players ______ the referee's decision.
A. disagreed B
. disputed C. objected D. contradicted
- To disagree with someone on / about something:
to (say that you) have a different opinion from someone else
-
to have a disagreement (with
someone
about sth) (formal) to disagree verbally : trịnh trọng không đồng ý
-
to object (to sth / to doing sth) to feel that something is wrong and not to
like it : phản đối
Ex:: I object to the way the boss treats me. II don't object to them coming with us.
-
an objection (to sth / to doing sth) a reason to disagree; a statement of disagreement.
-
to be opposed (to sth / to doing sth) to. disagree strongly with or be against something: phản đối quyết liệt
to dispute (sth) (formal) to believe that something isn't true or right : nghi nghờ, không tin
12. You've just ______ yourself. You said the opposite a few minutes ago.
A. disagreed B. disputed C. objected D. contradicted
13. We discussed it for a while and then we ______ an agreement.
A. had B. drew C. reached D. approach
14. I think you should try to ______ with him. You can't both have everything you want.
A. agree B. accept C. compromise D. discuss
15. I don't ______ that. I don't think it's true at all.
A. agree B. accept C. compromise D. discuss
16. He wasn't at all ______. He wouldn't do anything I asked him to do.
A. agreement B

. co-operative C. opposition D. discussion
17. Thank you for your invitation which we are pleased to ______ " .
A. reach B. accept C. compromise D. regard
18. We look forward to many more years of ______ between our two countries.
A. opposition B.
co-operation C. disagreement D. quarrel
19. She argues ______ me ______ almost everything.
A
. with / about B. with / on D. on / about D. A and B
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20. I agree ______ you ______ what the problem is.
A. with / about B. with / on D. on / about D. A and B
21. I've never had the slightest disagreement ______ him ______ anything.
A.
with / about B. with / on C. on / about D. A and B
22. Will you two stop ______ and let me get some sleep! They're always bickering about whose turn it is to do
the washing up.
A. bickering B. rowing C. disputing D. disagreeing
- to bicker (about sth) :to argue like children, about small things (cai nhau ve nhung chuyen vat)
23. She often rows
with him in public.
A. disagrees B. rows C. accepts D. opposite
-
to row (with s.o. /about sth): to argue noisily and sometimes violently
(often involving people who know each other well) cai nhau om som .
24. I'll compromise with you - you can have the car this weekend if I can have it next weekend.
A. accept B. offer C. have in agreement D. compromise

to compromise (with S.0.) to reach an agreement between two extremes (dan xep, thoa hiep)
25. 'These tablets really are ______. My headache’s much better now.'
A. affective B.
effective c. efficient D. affected
26. 'The only ______ way to avoid hay fever at this time of the year, if you are a sufferer, is to stay indoors.'
A. affective B. effective c. efficient D. affected
27. 'She was ______ in everything she did and was frequently commended for exemplary service to the
organisation.'
A. affective B. effective C
. efficient D. affected
28. 'He hasn’t made very ______ use of his time in revising for these exams: he has made no notes and his
concentration spans appear to last for no longer than ten minutes.'
A. affective B. effective C
. efficient D. affected
29. 'This engine is really ______, it can run for 30 km on only 1 litre of fuel.'
A. affective B. effective C. efficient D. affected
efficient – effective
These two qualitative adjectives are often confused, Kisy. If somebody or something is efficient, then he,
she or it works in a well-organised way, without wasting time or energy. If something is effective, it works
well and produces the results that were intended

30. 'The really hot weather ______ everybody’s ability to work.'
A. affective B. effective c. efficient D
. affected
31. 'I know my neighbours play loud music late at night, but that doesn’t ______ me.I can sleep through
anything.'
A. affective B. effective c. efficient D. affect
32. 'The number of tourists travelling to Britain this year has not been ______ by the strength of the pound.'
A. affective B. effective c. efficient D. affected
33. 'The tablets which he took every four hours had no noticeable ______ on his headache.'

A. affective B. effect c. efficient D. affected
34. 'My words of comfort had little ______. She just went on crying and wouldn’t stop.'
A. affective B
. effect c. efficient D. affected
35. 'Repairs could not be ______ because the machines were very old.'
A. effected B. effective c. efficient D. affected
Affect and effect are often confused, even by native speakers of English. The most important thing to
remember is that affect is used as a verb and effect is normally used as a noun. When they are used in
this way, they are similar in meaning, signifying ‘influence’, ‘impact’ or ‘change’.
Note: we talk about someone or something having an effect on something or someone. If we use effect
as a verb, it means to ‘carry out’ or to ‘cause something to happen’, but it is used only in very formal
English

36. I ______ interested in photography when I was ten.
A.
got B. became C. took D. used to
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37. I ______e interested in art in later life. (formal)
A. got B. became C. took D. used to
38. As he ______ older, his garden got really messy.
A
. got B. became C. took D. turned
39. As he ______ older, he could no longer maintain his garden.
A. got B.
became C. took D. used to be
40. It ______ colder and colder the further north we went.
A.

got B. became C. took D. turned
41. It ______ increasingly cold as we travelled north.
A. got B. became C. took D. turned
42. I'm ______ quite hungry now, aren't you?
A.
getting B. becaming C. turning D. growing
43. He ______ quite angry when he discovered there was no food
A. got B. became C. took D. turned
Get has many different meanings whereas become basically indicates development of some kind.
Get is more informal and is frequently used in speech; become is more formal and is more often used in
writing.
Get / become + adjective
When used with adjectives, get indicates growth or development and can therefore be used as the preferred
alternative to become in an informal register.

44. 'I usually ______ to work by car, but I ______ to Bristol by train yesterday.'
A
. go / went B. went / go C. get / went D. go / got
45. 'I didn't ______ home until nearly midnight.'
A. go B
. get C. arrive in D. turn
46. 'Can you tell me how to ______ to Buckingham Palace?'
A. go B. get C. arrive in D. turn
Get indicates the end of a journey and can be used informally as an alternative to 'reach' or 'arrive at'.
When we use go, we are talking about the 'complete journey', usually
47. 'As they ______ richer, they invested more money in shares.'
A. became B. got C. are D. grew
48. 'My aim is to ______ old gracefully and with dignity.'
A. become B. get C. be D. grow
49. 'He drove away as soon as the lights ______ green.'

A. became B
. turned C. changed D. grew
50. 'The leaves ______ brown as the weather got colder.'
A. became B. turned C. changed D. grew
Grow indicates a slow change and sounds literary. It can be replaced by ‘become’ or ‘get’. Turn indicates
a faster change and can be replaced by ‘go’:

51. If we behave badly in class, our teacher _______ stay late and do extra work.
a. must b. lets us c. allows us to d.
makes us
52. My daughter’s school _______ the children to wear jeans and T-shirts – not like in my day!
a. makes b. lets c. has to d. allows
53. I hate school, the teachers make us _______ so much homework every day!
a. do b. doing c. to do d. did
54. On Friday afternoons our teacher sometimes lets us _______ home early.
a. go b. to go c. going d. went
55. When I was a boy we were made _______ correct school uniform at all times!
a. wear b. to wear c.wearing d. wore
56. “Excuse me sir, are we allowed _______ dictionaries into the exam?”
a. take b
. to take c.taking d. took
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- It’s the students who must stay late and do extra work – not the teacher.
- If you let someone do something, you allow it or give permission.
- If you allow someone to do something, you let them do something or give permission.
- If you make someone do something, you say ‘you have to do it’;
you give them no choice.

57. I lay in the sun all day yesterday. (a. lay b. lain c. lied d. lain)
58. She laid her cards on the table. (a. lay b. lain c. lied d. laid)
59. She had lain
in the sun all afternoon.(a. lay b. laid c. lied d. lain)
60. She was laid to rest. (a. lay b. laid c. lied d. lain)
61. I don't lie, said George Washington. (a. lie b. lay c. lied d. lain)
62. Lay your weapons on the table. (a. lie b. lay c. lied d. lain)
Complete the sentences with above verbs
63. She laid
the baby on the bed in order to change its nappy.
64. She was lying asleep on the sofa when her husband arrived home.
65. Can you lay the table for me please? Lunch is ready.
66. I told her not to lie out in the sun, but she must have lain
there for at least an hour for her back was very
sunburnt.
67. I had never laid carpets before, but I was determined to have a go.
68. When I looked out of the aircraft window, I could see that London lay beneath us.
69. His lawyer will lay
great emphasis on his state of mind when the murder was committed and claim that it
was manslaughter, not murder.
70. None of us knows what lies ahead, but you must try to take a grip on your life and decide where your
future lies.
- to lie / lied / lied : nói dối
- lay / laid / laid : đặt, để, nằm, bày biện (to lay
a child to sleep: đặt đứa bé nằm ngủ; to lay the
foundation of socialism : đặt nền móng cho chủ nghĩa xã hội)
- to lie / lay / lain : nằm nghỉ e.g. : the ship is lying at the port con tàu thả neo nằm ở bên cảng

71. Take that shirt off and put on

a new one. You can't go out in such an old shirt.
A. to put on B. wear C. get dressed D. put on
72. She ______ a beautiful diamond necklace with matching earrings.
A
. was wearing B. wore C. was getting dressed D. putting on
73. You'd better ______ now. Henry will be here in ten minutes.
A. wear clothes B
. get dressed C. put on clothes D. dress clothes
74. She came in covered in mud. So I bathed her and ______ her in new clothes
A. wore B
. dressed C. put D. wearing
When you dress, you put clothes on. You can also dress children, dress a wound by cleaning it and
covering it and dress a salad by putting oil and vinegar on it. If you dress up, you put on different clothes
to make yourself look smarter, if you dress down, you put on clothes that are less smart than usual. We
often speak of getting dressed as a colloquial alternative to dress
75. If you think _______ (/ carefully) about it, you'll realise that I'm right.
A. strongly B. powerfully C. precisely D. hard
76. _______, you were not there at the time.
A. exactly B. precisely C. truly D. correctly
77. ______, you'll turn down that job in Norway.
A. If you truly love me B. If you rightly love me
C. If you precisely love me D. If you purely love me
78. It came as a _______ surprise to me when she married him.
A. comprehensive B
. complete C. full D. entire
79. If you eat chocolate before a meal, it will spoil (/ ruin) your appetite.
A. damage B. harm C. suppress D. spoil
80. "______ children like ice-cream." "That's quite natural."
a. Most of b
. Most c. The most d. The most of

81. I felt as if I ______ a confidence.
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a. have betrayed b. would betray c. had betrayed d. am betraying
82. Nearly all of the reporters ______ the press conference had questions ______
a. attend / asked b. attended / to ask c
. attending / to ask d. would attend / to be asked
83. The burglar was sentenced to 20 years in ______
a. dock b. goal c
. jail d. trial
84. The girl ______ me this gift is my best friend.
a. presented b. was presenting c. presenting d. be presenting
85. Einstein gradually became _______ in the discussion.
a. absorb b. absorbed c. to absorb d. absorbing
Reading
The 1920s saw the emergency of widespread car ownership in the US. Assembly – line production
made car wonderfully cheap, credit was available on the cheapest (86) ______ and the irresistible (87)
______ of the car to consumer did the rest. The result was a complete (88) ______ of American life.
The car began to break (89)______ the ancient sharp division between town and country. The
movement perhaps began with the prosperous middle class, (90) ______ for a holiday from New York, who
were delighted to discover the rest of their country. But the cheap car also enabled the working class to travel,
for pleasure or in (91) ______ of work. Even poor country people, it (92) ______ out, could own car and when
they did so, many of them used the freedom thus (93) ______ to depart - to the West or to the cities.
Even more important, perhaps, was the (94) ______ of the car on daily life. It came into (95) ______
for all sorts of short (96)______, to work or to the shop, which had previously been made by trolley bus or
railway. It made a whole new pattern of living possible. Vast suburbs began to (97) ______ over the land. No
longer did you have to live in comparatively cramped (98) ______ near the railroad station. Not did you have
to (99) ______ your annual holiday at one of the traditional, crowded resorts nearby. Instead, you could (100)

______ over the hills and far away.
86. A. obligations B
. terms C. guarantees D. repayments.
87. A. appeal B. outlook C. impression D. fancy
88. A. transfer B. variation C. revision D. transformation
89. A.
down B. off C. in D. away
90. A. concerned B. willing C. anxious D. fond
91. A. hunt B. search C. chase D. inquiry
92. A. found B. turned C. brought D. set
93. A
. gained B. gathered C. reached D. benefited
94. A. forced B. product C. impact D. trace
95. A. advantage B. use C. worth D. function
96. A. travels B. trips C. tours D. routes
97. A.
spread B. widen C. scatter D. broadcast
98. A. housing B. residence C. surrounding D. settlement
99. A. made B. place C. take D. set
100. A. press B. speed C. stir D. pace









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