đề thi thử tiếng anh khối d 2014

TRƯỜNG THPT NÔNG CỐNG I ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN I
TỔ TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC: 2014- 2015
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH- Khối D, A1
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has underlined part is pronounced differently from the rests.
Question 1: A. debris B. deny C. deter D. demand
Question 2: A. likes B. tightens C. heaps D. fuss
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 3: A. belong B. indeed C. private D. emit
Question 4: A. property B. surgery C. furthermore D. nitrogen
Question 5: A. nervousness B. confidence C. creative D. creature
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.
The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write,
listen, and speak. In modern contexts, the word refers to reading and writing at a level (6) _____ for communication, or at a level that lets
one understand and communicate ideas in a literate society,' so as to take (7)_____ in that society. The United Nations, Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: “Literacy is the ability to identify, understand,
interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written' materials (8) _____ with varying contexts. Literacy involves a
continuum of learning to enable an Individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his, or her (9) _____ and potential, and to participate
fully in the wider society."
Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a region's human capital. This claim is made on the (10) _____
that literate people can be trained less expensively than illiterate people, generally have a higher socio-economic (11) _____ and enjoy
better health and employment prospects. Policy makers also argue that literacy increases job opportunities and access to higher education.
In Kerala, India, for example, female and child mortality rates declined (12) _____ in the 1960s, when girls who were educated in the
education reforms after 1948 began to raise families. Recent researchers, (13)_____, argue that correlations such as, the one listed above
may have more to do with the effects of schooling rather than literacy in general. Regardless, the (14) _____ of educational systems
worldwide includes a basic (15) _____ around communication through test and print, which is the foundation of most definitions of
literacy.
Question 6: A. adaptable B. suitable C. adequate D. important
Question 7: A. comfort B. control C. part D. honor
Question 8: A. associated B. worked C. appropriated D. related

Question 9: A. ability B. knowledge C. performance D. behavior
Question 10: A. foundations B. ways C. grounds D. basics
Question 11: A. condition B. request C. state D. status
Question 12: A. dramatically B. extremely C. actually D. accurately
Question 13: A. additionally B. however C. therefore D. consequently
Question 14: A. focus B. demand C. majority D. main
Question 15: A. content B. concept C. contact D. context
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 16: Our landlord had the broken window ________ before winter.
A. fix B. fixing C. fixed D. to fix
Question 17: Today, women are increasingly involved ________ the politics.
A. of B. in C. with D. from
Question 18: That is a _______________.
A. French stamp valuable B. valuable stamp of France C. French valuable stamp D. valuable French stamp
Question 19: I didn’t see any sign of the money, but I ____ a small notebook and a pencil which ______ when the door opened suddenly.
A. have found / probably dropped C. found / had probably dropped
B. found / have probably dropped D. find / probably drop
Question 20: Different cultures ______dreams in different ways.
A. interpret B. associate C. express D. interfere
Question 21: Because of ______weather conditions, California has an advantage in the production of fruits and vegetables.
A. favour B. favourably C. favourite D. favourable
Question 22: He objected to ____________.
A. his mistakes being laughed at B. laughing his mistakes at
C. his mistakes laughing at D. his mistakes at laughing
Question 23: I can’t go with you today; I have_________.things to do
A. a great deal B. many a great C. great many D. a great many
Question 24: I am afraid a rise in salary is _____________just now.
A .out of sight B. out of control C. out of date D. out of question
Question 25: Anyone ________to another country needs special papers
A. travelled B. is travelled C. travelling D. is travelling

Mã đề thi: A101
Question 26: If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties now.
A. wouldn't have been B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. won't be
Question 27: ________I love you, I can’t let you do whatever you like.
A. Whatever B. Whether C. Despite D. Much as
Question 28: The movie is ______ Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways.
A. like to B. alike with C. similar to D. same as
Question 29: My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I ______ last week.
A. should have done B. may have done C. need to have done D. must have done
Question 30: Andrew’s children are very___________because their parents give them everything they ask for.
A. overdone B. harmed C. spoilt D. damaged
Question 31: Half of the children were away from school last week because of______of influenza.
A. a breakthrough B. an outbreak C. a break- out D. an outburst
Question 32: ________ global solidarity, the world would not be better prepared for the influenza H1N1 pandemic
A. But for B. On account of C. Thanks to D. If not
Question 33: My cousin obviously didn't ______ much of an impression on you if you can't remember meeting her.
A. create B. build C. do D. make
Question 34: Please cut my hair _____the style in this magazine.
A. the same length as B. the same long as C. the same length like D. the same long like
Question 35: I recommend that the student ________ his composition as soon as possible.
A. finishes writing B. should finish the writing C. finished writing D. finish writing
Question 36: - "This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester!" - "________. But I think it’s quite easy."
A. I understand what you’re saying B. I couldn’t agree more
C. I don’t see in that way D. You’re right
Question 37: "I've got two tickets for the exhibition." " ____________ "
A. Oh, let's go and get the tickets. B. That's great. When is it?
C. Oh, anything else? D. Thanks. I can't afford the tickets.
Question 38: “ Could I speak to Susie May, please ?” “Yes,________.”
A. Answering B. Talking C. Saying D. Speaking
Question 39: A. “I would like to invite you to our wedding anniversary this Saturday morning.” - B. “__________”

A. Thank you for your request, but I’m sorry I can’t really come.
B. I would love to come but I have prior commitments. I’m sorry.
C. I am sorry. Can you come to my place?
D. How about going to the cinema?
Question 40: A. “If only I hadn’t said that to her”. - B. “_________________”
A. Ah, well, that is life. B. Yes, you mustn’t have done like that
C. No worry, that’s nothing . D. No, you’ve done a very good job
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part
in each of the following questions.
Question 41: No matter how hard we try, there is no way to circumvent taxes.
A. pay in installments B. get around C. travel around D. round up
Question 42: Married couples can get a divorce if they find they are not compatible .
A. able to budget their money B. capable of having children
C. capable of living harmoniously D. able to share an apartment or a house
Question 43: Dr. Jones suggested that final examinations be discontinued, an innovation I heartily support.
A. entrance B. change C. inner part D. test
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 44: As an executive director of a big company, she is a woman of extraordinary intelligence.
A.remarkable B. moderate C. little D. sufficient
Question 45: We have been out of touch him since he moved to London.
A. kept contact with B. made a call to C. contacted with D.written to
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 46: Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until the next meeting to vote.
A B C D
Question 47: The influence of the nation’s literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention.
A B C D
Question 48: My brother has a French elegant clock which he considers his property.
A B C D
Question 49: Chicago’s Sears Tower, now the tallest building in the world, rises 1,522 feet from the ground to the top of it Antenn.

A B C D
Question 50: Society uses such human emotions as proud, shame, guilt, and fear to maintain itself.
A B C D
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.
Are organically grown foods the best choices ? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown
and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently
proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome
development . However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in
meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written
material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a
diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely
publicized and form the basis for folklore.
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous
unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to fertilized
eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like. One thing that most organically grown food products seem to
have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe
organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for
concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead
Question 51: The word “Advocates” is closest in meaning to which of the following ?
A. Proponents B. Inspectors C. Consumers D. Merchants
Question 52: In the first paragraph, the word “other” refers to ___.
A. advocates B. products C. advantages D. organic foods
Question 53: The “ welcome development” mentioned is an increase in___.
A. the amount of health food grown in North American
B. interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
C. the number of consumers in North American
D. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
Question 54: According to the first paragraph , which of the following is true about the terms “ organic foods” ?

A. It has been used only in recent years. B. It is seldom used by consumers.
C. It has no fixed meaning. D. It is accepted by most nutritionists .
Question 55: The word “unsubstantiated” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. uncontested B. unbelievable C. unverified D. unpopular
Question 56: The word “maintain” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. preserve B. retire C. improve D. monitor
Question 57: Who does the author think should NOT buy organic foods ?
A. Advocated of organic food B. Wealthy people C. Concerned consumers D. Low income consumers
Question 58: The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic foods
instead of conventionally grown foods because ___.
A. too many farmers will stop using conventional method to grow food crops
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods
C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
D. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods
Question 59: According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than conventionally grown
foods are often ___.
A. wealthy B. mistaken C. thrifty D. careless
Question 60: What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods?
A. Very enthusiastic B. Neutral C. Skeptical D. Somewhat favorable
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.
Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the
New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal,
which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although
moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New
Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the
wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse
about 1600.
The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged
in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock

quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground
within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The
hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses
carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive
hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups
abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.
The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent
of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not
have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and
expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because
there were no means to transport them
Question 61: The word “excavated” is closest in meaning to________
A. exasperated B. extinguished C. hunted down D. dug up
Question 62: According to the passage, how many genetic species of horses are known today?
A. Two. B. One C. Four D. Three.
Question 63: The word “Those” refers to________
A. Indians B. The Spanish C. horses D. West Indies
Question 64: According to the passage, American Indians________
A. farmed with horses in the 1500s. B. tamed horses in the early 1500s.
C. were exposed to horses in the 1500s. D. have ridden horses since prehistoric times
Question 65: The author of the passage probably believes that the popular image of American Indians before the arrival of
Europeans_________
A. is not historically accurate. B. is not theoretically viable.
C. cannot be discussed briefly. D. cannot be realistically described.
Question 66: According to the passage, after the arrival of Europeans, the Indian tribes inhabiting the Great Plains________
A. herded undomesticated buffalo. B. had sedentary and tranquil life-styles.
C. improved their hunting techniques. D. played communicated hunting games.
Question 67: The word “provisions” is closest in meaning to________
A. attire B. weapons C. supplies D. health
Question 68: According to the passage, American Indians invented various methods for________

A. dislocating their traps. B. conducting their hostile excursions.
C. keeping their possessions. D. communicating over great distances.
Question 69: It can be inferred from the passage that Indians did NOT________
A. assign sustenance tasks B. accrue tribal wealth. C. pursue stampedes D. use covered wagons.
Question 70: It can be inferred from the passage that the arrival of horses in the Americas________
A. made the Indian tribes relinquish their territorial monopolies. B. altered the future course of the Indian way of life
C. shattered the advancement of the Indian culture. D. led to the dispersal of the Indian tribes throughout the continent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following
questions.
Question 71: “Make good use of your time. You won’t get such an opportunity again” said he to me.
A. He ordered me to make use of my time saying that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again
B. He offered me such an opportunity so that I could make good use of my time.
C. He let me make use of my time because I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
D. He advised me to make use of my time as I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
Question 72: Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied very well.
A. Difficult as her living conditions, she studied very well.
B. She studied very well thanks to the fact that she lived in difficult conditions.
C. She studied very well in spite of her difficult living conditions.
D. Although she lived in difficult conditions, but she studied very well.
Question 73: I had an irresistible urge to buy the painting because it was very impressive.
A. The painting was too impressive for me to buy it.
B. It was so impressive a painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy it.
C. So impressive was the painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
D. It was such an impressive painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
Question 74: You’d be welcome to join us if you changed your mind.
A. You didn’t change your mind, so we weren’t welcome to join you.
B. If it were not for your mind, you had been welcome to join us.
C. We are welcome to join you unless you change your mind.
D. Were you to change your mind, you would be welcome to join us
Question 75: No sooner had he been appointed to the post than the new director fell ill.

A. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new director fell ill.
B. The new director had no sooner been appointed to the post when he fell ill.
C. After the new director fell ill, he had been appointed to the new post.
D. Because he had been appointed to the post, the new director fell ill.
Question 76: People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery. B. He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery.
C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery. D. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said
Question 77: He now goes to work on his bicycle instead of by car.
A. He has now stopped driving to work and goes by bicycle. B. He still goes to work by car but more often on his bicycle.
C. Since he bought the car, he has never used the bicycle to go to work.
D. He has never gone to work in his car but always on his bicycle.
Question 78: You should have persuaded him to change his mind.
A. You should persuade him to change his mind. B. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn't listen.
C. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn't.
D. You didn't persuade him to change because of his mind
Question 79: We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.
A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes. B. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.
C. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter. D. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.
Question 80: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
D. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
TRƯỜNG THPT NÔNG CỐNG I ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN I
TỔ TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC: 2013- 2014
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH- Khối D, A1
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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.
Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the

New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal,
which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although
moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New
Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the
wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse
about 1600.
The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged
in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock
quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground
within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The
hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses
carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive
hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups
abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.
The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent
of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not
have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and
expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because
there were no means to transport them
Question 1: The word “excavated” is closest in meaning to________
A. exasperated B. extinguished C. hunted down D. dug up
Question 2: According to the passage, how many genetic species of horses are known today?
A. Two. B. One C. Four D. Three.
Question 3: The word “Those” refers to________
A. Indians B. The Spanish C. horses D. West Indies
Question 4: According to the passage, American Indians________
A. farmed with horses in the 1500s. B. tamed horses in the early 1500s.
C. were exposed to horses in the 1500s. D. have ridden horses since prehistoric times
Question 5: The author of the passage probably believes that the popular image of American Indians before the arrival of
Europeans_________

A. is not historically accurate. B. is not theoretically viable.
C. cannot be discussed briefly. D. cannot be realistically described.
Question 6: According to the passage, after the arrival of Europeans, the Indian tribes inhabiting the Great Plains________
A. herded undomesticated buffalo. B. had sedentary and tranquil life-styles.
C. improved their hunting techniques. D. played communicated hunting games.
Question 7: The word “provisions” is closest in meaning to________
A. attire B. weapons C. supplies D. health
Question 8: According to the passage, American Indians invented various methods for________
A. dislocating their traps. B. conducting their hostile excursions.
C. keeping their possessions. D. communicating over great distances.
Question 9: It can be inferred from the passage that Indians did NOT________
A. assign sustenance tasks B. accrue tribal wealth. C. pursue stampedes D. use covered wagons.
Question 10: It can be inferred from the passage that the arrival of horses in the Americas________
A. made the Indian tribes relinquish their territorial monopolies. B. altered the future course of the Indian way of life
C. shattered the advancement of the Indian culture. D. led to the dispersal of the Indian tribes throughout the continent
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 11: A. property B. surgery C. furthermore D. nitrogen
Question 12: A. nervousness B. confidence C. creative D. creature
Question 13: A. belong B. indeed C. private D. emit
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has underlined part is pronounced differently from the rests.
Question 14: A. likes B. tightens C. heaps D. fuss
Mã đề thi: A102
Question 15: A. debris B. deny C. deter D. demand
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 16: The movie is ______ Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways.
A. like to B. alike with C. similar to D. same as
Question 17: Half of the children were away from school last week because of______of influenza.
A. a breakthrough B. an outbreak C. a break- out D. an outburst
Question 18: “ Could I speak to Susie May, please ?” “Yes,________.”

A. Answering B. Talking C. Saying D. Speaking
Question 19: Our landlord had the broken window ________ before winter.
A. fix B. fixing C. fixed D. to fix
Question 20: He objected to ____________.
A. his mistakes being laughed at B. laughing his mistakes at
C. his mistakes laughing at D. his mistakes at laughing
Question 21: My cousin obviously didn't ______ much of an impression on you if you can't remember meeting her.
A. create B. build C. do D. make
Question 22: Please cut my hair _____the style in this magazine.
A. the same length as B. the same long as C. the same length like D. the same long like
Question 23: A. “I would like to invite you to our wedding anniversary this Saturday morning.” - B. “__________”
A. Thank you for your request, but I’m sorry I can’t really come.
B. I would love to come but I have prior commitments. I’m sorry.
C. I am sorry. Can you come to my place?
D. How about going to the cinema?
Question 24: I am afraid a rise in salary is _____________just now.
A .out of sight B. out of control C. out of date D. out of question
Question 25: Today, women are increasingly involved ________ the politics.
A. of B. in C. with D. from
Question 26: Different cultures ______dreams in different ways.
A. interpret B. associate C. express D. interfere
Question 27: I recommend that the student ________ his composition as soon as possible.
A. finishes writing B. should finish the writing C. finished writing D. finish writing
Question 28: I didn’t see any sign of the money, but I ____ a small notebook and a pencil which ______ when the door opened suddenly.
A. have found / probably dropped C. found / had probably dropped
B. found / have probably dropped D. find / probably drop
Question 29: If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties now.
A. wouldn't have been B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. won't be
Question 30: My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I ______ last week.
A. should have done B. may have done C. need to have done D. must have done

Question 31: ________ global solidarity, the world would not be better prepared for the influenza H1N1 pandemic
A. But for B. On account of C. Thanks to D. If not
Question 32: That is a _______________.
A. French stamp valuable B. valuable stamp of France C. French valuable stamp D. valuable French stamp
Question 33: A. “If only I hadn’t said that to her”. - B. “_________________”
A. Ah, well, that is life. B. Yes, you mustn’t have done like that
C. No worry, that’s nothing . D. No, you’ve done a very good job
Question 34: Because of ______weather conditions, California has an advantage in the production of fruits and vegetables.
A. favour B. favourably C. favourite D. favourable
Question 35: "I've got two tickets for the exhibition." " ____________ "
A. Oh, let's go and get the tickets. B. That's great. When is it?
C. Oh, anything else? D. Thanks. I can't afford the tickets.
Question 36: Anyone ________to another country needs special papers
A. travelled B. is travelled C. travelling D. is travelling
Question 37: Andrew’s children are very___________because their parents give them everything they ask for.
A. overdone B. harmed C. spoilt D. damaged
Question 38: ________I love you, I can’t let you do whatever you like.
A. Whatever B. Whether C. Despite D. Much as
Question 39: - "This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester!" - "________. But I think it’s quite easy."
A. I understand what you’re saying B. I couldn’t agree more
C. I don’t see in that way D. You’re right
Question 40: I can’t go with you today; I have_________.things to do
A. a great deal B. many a great C. great many D. a great many
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following
questions.
Question 41: He now goes to work on his bicycle instead of by car.
A. He has now stopped driving to work and goes by bicycle. B. He still goes to work by car but more often on his bicycle.
C. Since he bought the car, he has never used the bicycle to go to work.
D. He has never gone to work in his car but always on his bicycle.
Question 42: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.

A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
D. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
Question 43: You’d be welcome to join us if you changed your mind.
A. You didn’t change your mind, so we weren’t welcome to join you.
B. If it were not for your mind, you had been welcome to join us.
C. We are welcome to join you unless you change your mind.
D. Were you to change your mind, you would be welcome to join us
Question 44: Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied very well.
A. Difficult as her living conditions, she studied very well.
B. She studied very well thanks to the fact that she lived in difficult conditions.
C. She studied very well in spite of her difficult living conditions.
D. Although she lived in difficult conditions, but she studied very well.
Question 45: People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery. B. He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery.
C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery. D. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said
Question 46: I had an irresistible urge to buy the painting because it was very impressive.
A. The painting was too impressive for me to buy it.
B. It was so impressive a painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy it.
C. So impressive was the painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
D. It was such an impressive painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
Question 47: You should have persuaded him to change his mind.
A. You should persuade him to change his mind. B. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn't listen.
C. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn't.
D. You didn't persuade him to change because of his mind
Question 48: No sooner had he been appointed to the post than the new director fell ill.
A. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new director fell ill.
B. The new director had no sooner been appointed to the post when he fell ill.
C. After the new director fell ill, he had been appointed to the new post.

D. Because he had been appointed to the post, the new director fell ill.
Question 49: “Make good use of your time. You won’t get such an opportunity again” said he to me.
A. He ordered me to make use of my time saying that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again
B. He offered me such an opportunity so that I could make good use of my time.
C. He let me make use of my time because I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
D. He advised me to make use of my time as I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
Question 50: We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.
A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes. B. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.
C. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter. D. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part
in each of the following questions.
Question 51: Married couples can get a divorce if they find they are not compatible .
A. able to budget their money B. capable of having children
C. capable of living harmoniously D. able to share an apartment or a house
Question 52: Dr. Jones suggested that final examinations be discontinued, an innovation I heartily support.
A. entrance B. change C. inner part D. test
Question 53: No matter how hard we try, there is no way to circumvent taxes.
A. pay in installments B. get around C. travel around D. round up
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 54: Society uses such human emotions as proud, shame, guilt, and fear to maintain itself.
A B C D
Question 55: The influence of the nation’s literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention.
A B C D
Question 56: Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until the next meeting to vote.
A B C D
Question 57: My brother has a French elegant clock which he considers his property.
A B C D
Question 58: Chicago’s Sears Tower, now the tallest building in the world, rises 1,522 feet from the ground to the top of it Antenn.
A B C D
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.
Are organically grown foods the best choices ? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown
and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently
proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome
development . However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in
meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written
material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a
diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely
publicized and form the basis for folklore.
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous
unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to fertilized
eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like. One thing that most organically grown food products seem to
have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe
organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for
concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead
Question 59: The word “Advocates” is closest in meaning to which of the following ?
A. Proponents B. Inspectors C. Consumers D. Merchants
Question 60: In the first paragraph, the word “other” refers to ___.
A. advocates B. products C. advantages D. organic foods
Question 61: The “ welcome development” mentioned is an increase in___.
A. the amount of health food grown in North American
B. interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
C. the number of consumers in North American
D. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
Question 62: According to the first paragraph , which of the following is true about the terms “ organic foods” ?
A. It has been used only in recent years. B. It is seldom used by consumers.
C. It has no fixed meaning. D. It is accepted by most nutritionists .
Question 63: The word “unsubstantiated” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. uncontested B. unbelievable C. unverified D. unpopular

Question 64: The word “maintain” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. preserve B. retire C. improve D. monitor
Question 65: Who does the author think should NOT buy organic foods ?
A. Advocated of organic food B. Wealthy people C. Concerned consumers D. Low income consumers
Question 66: The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic foods
instead of conventionally grown foods because ___.
A. too many farmers will stop using conventional method to grow food crops
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods
C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
D. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods
Question 67: According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than conventionally grown
foods are often ___.
A. wealthy B. mistaken C. thrifty D. careless
Question 68: What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods?
A. Very enthusiastic B. Neutral C. Skeptical D. Somewhat favorable
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 69: As an executive director of a big company, she is a woman of extraordinary intelligence.
A.remarkable B. moderate C. little D. sufficient
Question 70: We have been out of touch him since he moved to London.
A. kept contact with B. made a call to C. contacted with D.written to
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.
The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write,
listen, and speak. In modern contexts, the word refers to reading and writing at a level (71) _____ for communication, or at a level that lets
one understand and communicate ideas in a literate society,' so as to take (72)_____ in that society. The United Nations, Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: “Literacy is the ability to identify, understand,
interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written' materials (73) _____ with varying contexts. Literacy involves a
continuum of learning to enable an Individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his, or her (74) _____ and potential, and to participate
fully in the wider society."
Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a region's human capital. This claim is made on the (75) _____

that literate people can be trained less expensively than illiterate people, generally have a higher socio-economic (76) _____ and enjoy
better health and employment prospects. Policy makers also argue that literacy increases job opportunities and access to higher education.
In Kerala, India, for example, female and child mortality rates declined (77) _____ in the 1960s, when girls who were educated in the
education reforms after 1948 began to raise families. Recent researchers, (78)_____, argue that correlations such as, the one listed above
may have more to do with the effects of schooling rather than literacy in general. Regardless, the (79) _____ of educational systems
worldwide includes a basic (80) _____ around communication through test and print, which is the foundation of most definitions of
literacy.
Question 71: A. adaptable B. suitable C. adequate D. important
Question 72: A. comfort B. control C. part D. honor
Question 73: A. associated B. worked C. appropriated D. related
Question 74: A. ability B. knowledge C. performance D. behavior
Question 75: A. foundations B. ways C. grounds D. basics
Question 76: A. condition B. request C. state D. status
Question 77: A. dramatically B. extremely C. actually D. accurately
Question 78: A. additionally B. however C. therefore D. consequently
Question 79: A. focus B. demand C. majority D. main
Question 80: A. content B. concept C. contact D. context
TRƯỜNG THPT NÔNG CỐNG I ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN I
TỔ TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC: 2013- 2014
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH- Khối D, A1
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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: My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I ______ last week.
A. should have done B. may have done C. need to have done D. must have done
Question 2: Anyone ________to another country needs special papers
A. travelled B. is travelled C. travelling D. is travelling
Question 3: Half of the children were away from school last week because of______of influenza.
A. a breakthrough B. an outbreak C. a break- out D. an outburst
Question 4: Andrew’s children are very___________because their parents give them everything they ask for.
A. overdone B. harmed C. spoilt D. damaged

Question 5: Please cut my hair _____the style in this magazine.
A. the same length as B. the same long as C. the same length like D. the same long like
Question 6: Because of ______weather conditions, California has an advantage in the production of fruits and vegetables.
A. favour B. favourably C. favourite D. favourable
Question 7: A. “I would like to invite you to our wedding anniversary this Saturday morning.” - B. “__________”
A. Thank you for your request, but I’m sorry I can’t really come.
B. I would love to come but I have prior commitments. I’m sorry.
C. I am sorry. Can you come to my place?
D. How about going to the cinema?
Question 8: Our landlord had the broken window ________ before winter.
A. fix B. fixing C. fixed D. to fix
Question 9: I am afraid a rise in salary is _____________just now.
A .out of sight B. out of control C. out of date D. out of question
Question 10: Different cultures ______dreams in different ways.
A. interpret B. associate C. express D. interfere
Question 11: - "This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester!" - "________. But I think it’s quite easy."
A. I understand what you’re saying B. I couldn’t agree more
C. I don’t see in that way D. You’re right
Question 12: ________ global solidarity, the world would not be better prepared for the influenza H1N1 pandemic
A. But for B. On account of C. Thanks to D. If not
Question 13: I recommend that the student ________ his composition as soon as possible.
A. finishes writing B. should finish the writing C. finished writing D. finish writing
Question 14: "I've got two tickets for the exhibition." " ____________ "
A. Oh, let's go and get the tickets. B. That's great. When is it?
C. Oh, anything else? D. Thanks. I can't afford the tickets.
Question 15: I didn’t see any sign of the money, but I ____ a small notebook and a pencil which ______ when the door opened suddenly.
A. have found / probably dropped C. found / had probably dropped
B. found / have probably dropped D. find / probably drop
Question 16: The movie is ______ Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways.
A. like to B. alike with C. similar to D. same as

Question 17: He objected to ____________.
A. his mistakes being laughed at B. laughing his mistakes at
C. his mistakes laughing at D. his mistakes at laughing
Question 18: “ Could I speak to Susie May, please ?” “Yes,________.”
A. Answering B. Talking C. Saying D. Speaking
Question 19: If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties now.
A. wouldn't have been B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. won't be
Question 20: That is a _______________.
A. French stamp valuable B. valuable stamp of France C. French valuable stamp D. valuable French stamp
Question 21: Today, women are increasingly involved ________ the politics.
A. of B. in C. with D. from
Question 22: A. “If only I hadn’t said that to her”. - B. “_________________”
A. Ah, well, that is life. B. Yes, you mustn’t have done like that
C. No worry, that’s nothing . D. No, you’ve done a very good job
Question 23: ________I love you, I can’t let you do whatever you like.
A. Whatever B. Whether C. Despite D. Much as
Question 24: I can’t go with you today; I have_________.things to do
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A. a great deal B. many a great C. great many D. a great many
Question 25: My cousin obviously didn't ______ much of an impression on you if you can't remember meeting her.
A. create B. build C. do D. make
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 26: We have been out of touch him since he moved to London.
A. kept contact with B. made a call to C. contacted with D.written to
Question 27: As an executive director of a big company, she is a woman of extraordinary intelligence.
A.remarkable B. moderate C. little D. sufficient
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part
in each of the following questions.
Question 28: Married couples can get a divorce if they find they are not compatible .

A. able to budget their money B. capable of having children
C. capable of living harmoniously D. able to share an apartment or a house
Question 29: No matter how hard we try, there is no way to circumvent taxes.
A. pay in installments B. get around C. travel around D. round up
Question 30: Dr. Jones suggested that final examinations be discontinued, an innovation I heartily support.
A. entrance B. change C. inner part D. test
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.
The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write,
listen, and speak. In modern contexts, the word refers to reading and writing at a level (71) _____ for communication, or at a level that lets
one understand and communicate ideas in a literate society,' so as to take (72)_____ in that society. The United Nations, Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: “Literacy is the ability to identify, understand,
interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written' materials (73) _____ with varying contexts. Literacy involves a
continuum of learning to enable an Individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his, or her (74) _____ and potential, and to participate
fully in the wider society."
Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a region's human capital. This claim is made on the (75) _____
that literate people can be trained less expensively than illiterate people, generally have a higher socio-economic (76) _____ and enjoy
better health and employment prospects. Policy makers also argue that literacy increases job opportunities and access to higher education.
In Kerala, India, for example, female and child mortality rates declined (77) _____ in the 1960s, when girls who were educated in the
education reforms after 1948 began to raise families. Recent researchers, (78)_____, argue that correlations such as, the one listed above
may have more to do with the effects of schooling rather than literacy in general. Regardless, the (79) _____ of educational systems
worldwide includes a basic (80) _____ around communication through test and print, which is the foundation of most definitions of
literacy.
Question 31: A. adaptable B. suitable C. adequate D. important
Question 32: A. comfort B. control C. part D. honor
Question 33: A. associated B. worked C. appropriated D. related
Question 34: A. ability B. knowledge C. performance D. behavior
Question 35: A. foundations B. ways C. grounds D. basics
Question 36: A. condition B. request C. state D. status
Question 37: A. dramatically B. extremely C. actually D. accurately
Question 38: A. additionally B. however C. therefore D. consequently

Question 39: A. focus B. demand C. majority D. main
Question 40: A. content B. concept C. contact D. context
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has underlined part is pronounced differently from the rests.
Question 41: A. debris B. deny C. deter D. demand
Question 42: A. likes B. tightens C. heaps D. fuss
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 43: A. property B. surgery C. furthermore D. nitrogen
Question 44: A. belong B. indeed C. private D. emit
Question 45: A. nervousness B. confidence C. creative D. creature
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 46: The influence of the nation’s literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention.
A B C D
Question 47: Society uses such human emotions as proud, shame, guilt, and fear to maintain itself.
A B C D
Question 48: Chicago’s Sears Tower, now the tallest building in the world, rises 1,522 feet from the ground to the top of it Antenn.
A B C D
Question 49: My brother has a French elegant clock which he considers his property.
A B C D
Question 50: Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until the next meeting to vote.
A B C D
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.
Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the
New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal,
which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although
moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New
Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the
wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse
about 1600.

The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged
in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock
quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground
within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The
hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses
carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive
hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups
abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.
The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent
of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not
have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and
expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because
there were no means to transport them
Question 51: The word “excavated” is closest in meaning to________
A. exasperated B. extinguished C. hunted down D. dug up
Question 52: According to the passage, how many genetic species of horses are known today?
A. Two. B. One C. Four D. Three.
Question 53: The word “Those” refers to________
A. Indians B. The Spanish C. horses D. West Indies
Question 54: According to the passage, American Indians________
A. farmed with horses in the 1500s. B. tamed horses in the early 1500s.
C. were exposed to horses in the 1500s. D. have ridden horses since prehistoric times
Question 55: The author of the passage probably believes that the popular image of American Indians before the arrival of
Europeans_________
A. is not historically accurate. B. is not theoretically viable.
C. cannot be discussed briefly. D. cannot be realistically described.
Question 56: According to the passage, after the arrival of Europeans, the Indian tribes inhabiting the Great Plains________
A. herded undomesticated buffalo. B. had sedentary and tranquil life-styles.
C. improved their hunting techniques. D. played communicated hunting games.
Question 57: The word “provisions” is closest in meaning to________

A. attire B. weapons C. supplies D. health
Question 58: According to the passage, American Indians invented various methods for________
A. dislocating their traps. B. conducting their hostile excursions.
C. keeping their possessions. D. communicating over great distances.
Question 59: It can be inferred from the passage that Indians did NOT________
A. assign sustenance tasks B. accrue tribal wealth. C. pursue stampedes D. use covered wagons.
Question 60: It can be inferred from the passage that the arrival of horses in the Americas________
A. made the Indian tribes relinquish their territorial monopolies. B. altered the future course of the Indian way of life
C. shattered the advancement of the Indian culture. D. led to the dispersal of the Indian tribes throughout the continent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following
questions.
Question 61: People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery. B. He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery.
C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery. D. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said
Question 62: You’d be welcome to join us if you changed your mind.
A. You didn’t change your mind, so we weren’t welcome to join you.
B. If it were not for your mind, you had been welcome to join us.
C. We are welcome to join you unless you change your mind.
D. Were you to change your mind, you would be welcome to join us
Question 63: He now goes to work on his bicycle instead of by car.
A. He has now stopped driving to work and goes by bicycle. B. He still goes to work by car but more often on his bicycle.
C. Since he bought the car, he has never used the bicycle to go to work.
D. He has never gone to work in his car but always on his bicycle.
Question 64: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
D. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
Question 65: We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.
A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes. B. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.

C. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter. D. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.
Question 66: Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied very well.
A. Difficult as her living conditions, she studied very well.
B. She studied very well thanks to the fact that she lived in difficult conditions.
C. She studied very well in spite of her difficult living conditions.
D. Although she lived in difficult conditions, but she studied very well.
Question 67: “Make good use of your time. You won’t get such an opportunity again” said he to me.
A. He ordered me to make use of my time saying that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again
B. He offered me such an opportunity so that I could make good use of my time.
C. He let me make use of my time because I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
D. He advised me to make use of my time as I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
Question 68: You should have persuaded him to change his mind.
A. You should persuade him to change his mind. B. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn't listen.
C. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn't.
D. You didn't persuade him to change because of his mind
Question 69: No sooner had he been appointed to the post than the new director fell ill.
A. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new director fell ill.
B. The new director had no sooner been appointed to the post when he fell ill.
C. After the new director fell ill, he had been appointed to the new post.
D. Because he had been appointed to the post, the new director fell ill.
Question 70: I had an irresistible urge to buy the painting because it was very impressive.
A. The painting was too impressive for me to buy it.
B. It was so impressive a painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy it.
C. So impressive was the painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
D. It was such an impressive painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
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.
Are organically grown foods the best choices ? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown
and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently
proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome
development . However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in
meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written
material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a
diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely
publicized and form the basis for folklore.
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous
unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to fertilized
eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like. One thing that most organically grown food products seem to
have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe
organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for
concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead
Question 71: The word “Advocates” is closest in meaning to which of the following ?
A. Proponents B. Inspectors C. Consumers D. Merchants
Question 72: In the first paragraph, the word “other” refers to ___.
A. advocates B. products C. advantages D. organic foods
Question 73: The “ welcome development” mentioned is an increase in___.
A. the amount of health food grown in North American
B. interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
C. the number of consumers in North American
D. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
Question 74: According to the first paragraph , which of the following is true about the terms “ organic foods” ?
A. It has been used only in recent years. B. It is seldom used by consumers.
C. It has no fixed meaning. D. It is accepted by most nutritionists .
Question 75: The word “unsubstantiated” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. uncontested B. unbelievable C. unverified D. unpopular
Question 76: The word “maintain” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. preserve B. retire C. improve D. monitor
Question 77: Who does the author think should NOT buy organic foods ?
A. Advocated of organic food B. Wealthy people C. Concerned consumers D. Low income consumers

Question 78: The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic foods
instead of conventionally grown foods because ___.
A. too many farmers will stop using conventional method to grow food crops
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods
C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
D. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods
Question 79: According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than conventionally grown
foods are often ___.
A. wealthy B. mistaken C. thrifty D. careless
Question 80: What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods?
A. Very enthusiastic B. Neutral C. Skeptical D. Somewhat favorable
TRƯỜNG THPT NÔNG CỐNG I ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN I
TỔ TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC: 2013- 2014
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH- Khối D, A1
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following
questions.
Question 1: We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.
A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes. B. The more we cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.
C. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter. D. The more we cut down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.
Question 2: You’d be welcome to join us if you changed your mind.
A. You didn’t change your mind, so we weren’t welcome to join you.
B. If it were not for your mind, you had been welcome to join us.
C. We are welcome to join you unless you change your mind.
D. Were you to change your mind, you would be welcome to join us
Question 3: “Make good use of your time. You won’t get such an opportunity again” said he to me.
A. He ordered me to make use of my time saying that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again
B. He offered me such an opportunity so that I could make good use of my time.
C. He let me make use of my time because I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
D. He advised me to make use of my time as I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.

Question 4: He now goes to work on his bicycle instead of by car.
A. He has now stopped driving to work and goes by bicycle. B. He still goes to work by car but more often on his bicycle.
C. Since he bought the car, he has never used the bicycle to go to work.
D. He has never gone to work in his car but always on his bicycle.
Question 5: I had an irresistible urge to buy the painting because it was very impressive.
A. The painting was too impressive for me to buy it.
B. It was so impressive a painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy it.
C. So impressive was the painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
D. It was such an impressive painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
Question 6: People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery. B. He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery.
C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery. D. He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said
Question 7: You should have persuaded him to change his mind.
A. You should persuade him to change his mind. B. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn't listen.
C. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn't.
D. You didn't persuade him to change because of his mind
Question 8: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
D. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
Question 9: No sooner had he been appointed to the post than the new director fell ill.
A. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new director fell ill.
B. The new director had no sooner been appointed to the post when he fell ill.
C. After the new director fell ill, he had been appointed to the new post.
D. Because he had been appointed to the post, the new director fell ill.
Question 10: Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied very well.
A. Difficult as her living conditions, she studied very well.
B. She studied very well thanks to the fact that she lived in difficult conditions.
C. She studied very well in spite of her difficult living conditions.

D. Although she lived in difficult conditions, but she studied very well.
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.
Are organically grown foods the best choices ? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown
and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently
proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome
development . However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in
meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written
material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a
diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely
publicized and form the basis for folklore.
Mã đề thi: A104
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous
unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to fertilized
eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like. One thing that most organically grown food products seem to
have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe
organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for
concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead
Question 11: The word “Advocates” is closest in meaning to which of the following ?
A. Proponents B. Inspectors C. Consumers D. Merchants
Question 12: In the first paragraph, the word “other” refers to ___.
A. advocates B. products C. advantages D. organic foods
Question 13: The “ welcome development” mentioned is an increase in___.
A. the amount of health food grown in North American
B. interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
C. the number of consumers in North American D. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
Question 14: According to the first paragraph , which of the following is true about the terms “ organic foods” ?
A. It has been used only in recent years. B. It is seldom used by consumers.
C. It has no fixed meaning. D. It is accepted by most nutritionists .

Question 15: The word “unsubstantiated” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. uncontested B. unbelievable C. unverified D. unpopular
Question 16: The word “maintain” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. preserve B. retire C. improve D. monitor
Question 17: Who does the author think should NOT buy organic foods ?
A. Advocated of organic food B. Wealthy people C. Concerned consumers D. Low income consumers
Question 18: The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic foods
instead of conventionally grown foods because ___.
A. too many farmers will stop using conventional method to grow food crops
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods
C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
D. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods
Question 19: According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than conventionally grown
foods are often ___.
A. wealthy B. mistaken C. thrifty D. careless
Question 20: What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods?
A. Very enthusiastic B. Neutral C. Skeptical D. Somewhat favorable
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 21: My brother has a French elegant clock which he considers his property.
A B C D
Question 22: The influence of the nation’s literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention.
A B C D
Question 23: Chicago’s Sears Tower, now the tallest building in the world, rises 1,522 feet from the ground to the top of it Antenn.
A B C D
Question 24: Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until the next meeting to vote.
A B C D
Question 25: Society uses such human emotions as proud, shame, guilt, and fear to maintain itself.
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 26: A. nervousness B. confidence C. creative D. creature
Question 27: A. property B. surgery C. furthermore D. nitrogen
Question 28: A. belong B. indeed C. private D. emit
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has underlined part is pronounced differently from the rests.
Question 29: A. likes B. tightens C. heaps D. fuss
Question 30: A. debris B. deny C. deter D. demand
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.
The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write,
listen, and speak. In modern contexts, the word refers to reading and writing at a level (31) _____ for communication, or at a level that lets
one understand and communicate ideas in a literate society,' so as to take (32)_____ in that society. The United Nations, Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: “Literacy is the ability to identify, understand,
interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written' materials (33) _____ with varying contexts. Literacy involves a
continuum of learning to enable an Individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his, or her (34) _____ and potential, and to participate
fully in the wider society."
Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a region's human capital. This claim is made on the (35) _____
that literate people can be trained less expensively than illiterate people, generally have a higher socio-economic (36) _____ and enjoy
better health and employment prospects. Policy makers also argue that literacy increases job opportunities and access to higher education.
In Kerala, India, for example, female and child mortality rates declined (37) _____ in the 1960s, when girls who were educated in the
education reforms after 1948 began to raise families. Recent researchers, (38)_____, argue that correlations such as, the one listed above
may have more to do with the effects of schooling rather than literacy in general. Regardless, the (39) _____ of educational systems
worldwide includes a basic (40) _____ around communication through test and print, which is the foundation of most definitions of
literacy.
Question 31: A. adaptable B. suitable C. adequate D. important
Question 32: A. comfort B. control C. part D. honor
Question 33: A. associated B. worked C. appropriated D. related
Question 34: A. ability B. knowledge C. performance D. behavior
Question 35: A. foundations B. ways C. grounds D. basics
Question 36: A. condition B. request C. state D. status
Question 37: A. dramatically B. extremely C. actually D. accurately
Question 38: A. additionally B. however C. therefore D. consequently

Question 39: A. focus B. demand C. majority D. main
Question 40: A. content B. concept C. contact D. context
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part
in each of the following questions.
Question 41: Dr. Jones suggested that final examinations be discontinued, an innovation I heartily support.
A. entrance B. change C. inner part D. test
Question 42: No matter how hard we try, there is no way to circumvent taxes.
A. pay in installments B. get around C. travel around D. round up
Question 43: Married couples can get a divorce if they find they are not compatible .
A. able to budget their money B. capable of having children
C. capable of living harmoniously D. able to share an apartment or a house
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.
Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the
New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal,
which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although
moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New
Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the
wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse
about 1600.
The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged
in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock
quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground
within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The
hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses
carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive
hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups
abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.
The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent
of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not

have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and
expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because
there were no means to transport them
Question 44: The word “excavated” is closest in meaning to________
A. exasperated B. extinguished C. hunted down D. dug up
Question 45: According to the passage, how many genetic species of horses are known today?
A. Two. B. One C. Four D. Three.
Question 46: The word “Those” refers to________
A. Indians B. The Spanish C. horses D. West Indies
Question 47: According to the passage, American Indians________
A. farmed with horses in the 1500s. B. tamed horses in the early 1500s.
C. were exposed to horses in the 1500s. D. have ridden horses since prehistoric times
Question 48: The author of the passage probably believes that the popular image of American Indians before the arrival of
Europeans_________
A. is not historically accurate. B. is not theoretically viable.
C. cannot be discussed briefly. D. cannot be realistically described.
Question 49: According to the passage, after the arrival of Europeans, the Indian tribes inhabiting the Great Plains________
A. herded undomesticated buffalo. B. had sedentary and tranquil life-styles.
C. improved their hunting techniques. D. played communicated hunting games.
Question 50: The word “provisions” is closest in meaning to________
A. attire B. weapons C. supplies D. health
Question 51: According to the passage, American Indians invented various methods for________
A. dislocating their traps. B. conducting their hostile excursions.
C. keeping their possessions. D. communicating over great distances.
Question 52: It can be inferred from the passage that Indians did NOT________
A. assign sustenance tasks B. accrue tribal wealth. C. pursue stampedes D. use covered wagons.
Question 53: It can be inferred from the passage that the arrival of horses in the Americas________
A. made the Indian tribes relinquish their territorial monopolies. B. altered the future course of the Indian way of life
C. shattered the advancement of the Indian culture. D. led to the dispersal of the Indian tribes throughout the continent
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 54: As an executive director of a big company, she is a woman of extraordinary intelligence.
A.remarkable B. moderate C. little D. sufficient
Question 55: We have been out of touch him since he moved to London.
A. kept contact with B. made a call to C. contacted with D.written to
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 56: ________ global solidarity, the world would not be better prepared for the influenza H1N1 pandemic
A. But for B. On account of C. Thanks to D. If not
Question 57: If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties now.
A. wouldn't have been B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D. won't be
Question 58: My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I ______ last week.
A. should have done B. may have done C. need to have done D. must have done
Question 59: Our landlord had the broken window ________ before winter.
A. fix B. fixing C. fixed D. to fix
Question 60: "I've got two tickets for the exhibition." " ____________ "
A. Oh, let's go and get the tickets. B. That's great. When is it?
C. Oh, anything else? D. Thanks. I can't afford the tickets.
Question 61: That is a _______________.
A. French stamp valuable B. valuable stamp of France C. French valuable stamp D. valuable French stamp
Question 62: Different cultures ______dreams in different ways.
A. interpret B. associate C. express D. interfere
Question 63: He objected to ____________.
A. his mistakes being laughed at B. laughing his mistakes at
C. his mistakes laughing at D. his mistakes at laughing
Question 64: Please cut my hair _____the style in this magazine.
A. the same length as B. the same long as C. the same length like D. the same long like
Question 65: “ Could I speak to Susie May, please ?” “Yes,________.”
A. Answering B. Talking C. Saying D. Speaking
Question 66: Anyone ________to another country needs special papers
A. travelled B. is travelled C. travelling D. is travelling

Question 67: A. “If only I hadn’t said that to her”. - B. “_________________”
A. Ah, well, that is life. B. Yes, you mustn’t have done like that
C. No worry, that’s nothing . D. No, you’ve done a very good job
Question 68: ________I love you, I can’t let you do whatever you like.
A. Whatever B. Whether C. Despite D. Much as
Question 69: Today, women are increasingly involved ________ the politics.
A. of B. in C. with D. from
Question 70: The movie is ______ Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways.
A. like to B. alike with C. similar to D. same as
Question 71: Andrew’s children are very___________because their parents give them everything they ask for.
A. overdone B. harmed C. spoilt D. damaged
Question 72: Half of the children were away from school last week because of______of influenza.
A. a breakthrough B. an outbreak C. a break- out D. an outburst
Question 73: I am afraid a rise in salary is _____________just now.
A .out of sight B. out of control C. out of date D. out of question
Question 74: My cousin obviously didn't ______ much of an impression on you if you can't remember meeting her.
A. create B. build C. do D. make
Question 75: I recommend that the student ________ his composition as soon as possible.
A. finishes writing B. should finish the writing C. finished writing D. finish writing
Question 76: - "This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester!" - "________. But I think it’s quite easy."
A. I understand what you’re saying B. I couldn’t agree more
C. I don’t see in that way D. You’re right
Question 77: I didn’t see any sign of the money, but I ____ a small notebook and a pencil which ______ when the door opened suddenly.
A. have found / probably dropped C. found / had probably dropped
B. found / have probably dropped D. find / probably drop
Question 78: I can’t go with you today; I have_________.things to do
A. a great deal B. many a great C. great many D. a great many
Question 79: A. “I would like to invite you to our wedding anniversary this Saturday morning.” - B. “__________”
A. Thank you for your request, but I’m sorry I can’t really come.
B. I would love to come but I have prior commitments. I’m sorry.

C. I am sorry. Can you come to my place?
D. How about going to the cinema?
Question 80: Because of ______weather conditions, California has an advantage in the production of fruits and vegetables.
A. favour B. favourably C. favourite D. favourable