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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC, CAO ĐẲNG 2010- 2011 (LẦN 2)
MÔN TIẾNG ANH- THỜI GIAN 90’

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Choose the word whose stress pattern is placed differently from that of the others. 5
1. A. distinguish B. satisfy C. evidence D. readable
2. A. contour B. control C. constant D. contrary
3. A. significant B. convenient C. fashionable D. traditional
4. A. irrelevant B. machine C. cigarette D. appeal
5. A. communicate B. instrumental C. mathematics D. accidental

Read the following passage carefully and complete the sentences with the best answer. 7
Previously on the ground of the present structure was Norodom Palace built in 1868 as a residence of the
French Governor General of Cochinchina. On September 7, 1954 Norodom Palace was renamed the Independence
Palace and became the Presidential Palace in which President Ngo Dinh Diem of the Sai Gon Administration and
his family lived and worked. In February 1962, a dissident of the Diem regime launched an air bombardment of
the palace and heavily damaged it. After that, Diem decided to demolish the damaged structure and built a new one
which was designed by Western-trained architect Ngo Viet Thu. The construction was undertaken by Sai Gon
sappers and completed in 1966.
At 11:30 on April 30, 1975, tanks of the Liberation Army overran the palace. Then the Sai Gon president,
Mr. Duong Van Minh, who had just assumed the post of president together with his 45-member cabinet surren-
dered unconditionally. After the liberation of Sai Gon, the Independence Palace was turned into the Headquarters
of Municipal Military Administrative Committee.
In December 1975, the palace was the venue of a consultative conference for national reunification. To
mark the historical significance of that event, the building was renamed Reunification Conference Hall.
6. Reunification Conference Hall ________.
A. is also called Norodom Palace.

B. is on the ground of Norodom Palace.
C. was built in 1873.
D. was a residence of the French Governor General of Cochinchina.
7. What happened to the original structure?
A. It was named the Independence Palace.
B. It was designed by architect Ngo Viet Thu.
C. It was demolished by a dissident of the Diem regime.
D. It was heavily damaged by an air bombardment.
8. According to the passage, ________.
A. The Independence Palace witnessed the collapse of the government of South Viet Nam on 30 April 1975.
B. The Independence Palace was built by the army.
C. The Independence Palace used to be the place from which military action was controlled.
D. All are correct.
9. The word 'overran" means ________.
A. occupied B. passed C. approached d. attacked
10. Which of the following is Not true?
A. The Independence Palace used to be the president's home.
B. After 1975, the Independence Palace was renamed Reunification Conference Hall.
C. The US-backed government of South Viet Nam surrendered without conditions
D. Reunification Conference Hall marked the historical significance of the liberation of Sai Gon.
11. The word “previously” can be best replaced with ________.
A. Originally B. Finally C. Consequently D. Actually
12. The word “dissident” means ________.
A. The Opposition B. opponents C. partners D. agreement

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
13. Smoking has been ________ from all offices.
A. banned B. abandoned C. given up D. prevented
14. ________ places which attract so many visitors as Venice, Italy.
A. Fewer B. As few C. There are few D. That fewer

15. ________ the girls has turned in the papers to the instructor yet.
A. Neither of B. Both of C. None of D. All of
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16. ________ Ann by phone, James decided to email her.
A. Having failed to contact B. Having failed contacting
C. He failed to contact D. That he failed contacting
17. Cold-blooded animals such as reptiles and fish do not dream, but ________ ones, including mammals and birds
do.
A. cool-blooded B. warm-blooded C. hot-blooded D. cold-blood
18. The company must ________ changes in the market.
A. keep the pace with B. keep pace as C. keep pace with D. keep a pace with
19. Mrs. Pike has been told by her doctor that she is _______, she can’t have a child of her own.
A. childless B. childhood C. childish D. child
20. Now I had two ________ theories about the custom.
A. conflict B. conflicting C. conflicted D. conflictive
21. Would you mind doing it for me?
A. Would you please doing it for me? B. Would you please to do it for me?
C. Would you mind if I do it for you? D. Would you please do it for me?
22. Today's weather will be a ________ of yesterday.
A. continuing B. continuation C. continuity D. continual
23. The ________ polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called "smog.”
A. much B. largely C. fully D. heavily
24. -"I don't think I can do this." -“ ________ ”
A. Yeah. It's not easy. B. No, I hope not. C. Sure, no way! D. Oh, come on! Give it a try!
25. Thanks to the invention of labor-saving ________, domestic chores are no longer a burden.
A. devices B. things C. equipment D. furniture
26. He ________ the plants. If he had, they wouldn’t have died.
A. needn’t have watered B. couldn’t have watered
C. shouldn’t water D. couldn’t water
27. I hurried________ I would not be late.

A. in order to B. so that C. if D. provided
28. - "Oh, I'm really sorry!” - “________ ”
A. That's all right. B. Thanks. C. Yes, why? ` D. It was a pleasure.
29. Helen asked me ________ the film called 'Star Wars'.
A. have you seen B. if I had seen C. have I seen D. if had I seen
30. He traveled ________ for 20 years and then he decided to return home.
A. farther away B. far and wide C. far from it D. farthest of all
31. Maths, Vietnamese Literature, English are the ________ subjects in national exams.
A. center B. additional C. core D. favorite
32. ________ anything suspicious arise, please let me know at once.
A. Should B. Would C. Can D. Did
33. In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself ________.
A. occupation B. Occupied C. Occupant D. occupational
34. As the drug took ________, the patient became quieter.
A. effect B. force C. influence D. action
35. Daisy ________ the piano when we arrived.
A. was playing B. will play C. was played D. is playing
36. Nobody will approve of your ________ that way.
A. behave B. behavior C. behaving D. to behave
37. The ________ boy screamed with fear.
A. frighten B. frightened C. frightening D. frightful
38. Many rivers have been found ________ with filthy waste from factories.
A. pollute B. pollutants C. polluted D. pollution
39. On Christmas Eve, the ________ family gathers for dinner, usually at my grandmother's house.
A. mere B. entire C. total D. complete
40. If you put your money in a bank now, you may get 12% ________ annually.
A. interest B. profit C. money D. income
41. Please ________ your cigarette. I am going to get choked.
A. cut down B. blow out C. put aside D. put out
42. Hung: “Thank you very much for a lovely party.” -Hoa: “_______.”

A. Thanks B. Not at all C. You are welcome D. Have a good day
43. I don't suppose you like pineapples, ________?
A. do I B. do you C. don't I D. don't you
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44. Mr. Jones is a ________ teacher.
A. devote B. devoted C. devoting D. devotion
45. ________ that the capital of South Carolina was moved from Charleston to Columbia.
A. It was in 1790 B. In 1790 was C. In 1790 D. There was in 1790
46. ________ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
A. What the woman was B. That the woman was
C. The woman was D. What was the woman
47. The main threat to the ______ of these creatures comes from their loss of habitat.
A. survive B. survivor C. survival D. survivable

Read the text below and then choose the best answer to fill each space.
Is there life on Mars? Many people have (48) ________ about this question. Some writers of science-
fiction think of people from Mars (49) ________ little green creatures. Others imagine 'Martians' as monsters with
many eyes.
In studying this planet, astronomers have found that life may be possible on Mars. The first (50) ________
of this is that Mars has seasons, just like Earth. In other words, Earth's seasons, such as spring or summer, occur on
Mars, too. Because these seasons exist, it may be possible for (51) ________ and other higher (52) ________ forms
to be found on Mars.
Astronomers also think that perhaps a small (53) ________ of water vapor could be found on Mars. In
1887, an Italian astronomer, Giovanni Schiaparelli, discovered markings on Mars' surface. These markings looked
like canals. This finding (54) ________ astronomers to believe that since water exists on Mars, life forms could
exist as well.
However, there are (55) ________ who feel that life on mars is not possible. This is because there is little or no
(56) ________ of oxygen on the planet. In 1965, the Mariner IV capsule managed to take photographs of the
planet. It discovered that the only forms of life found are vegetation like fungi and mosses. (57) ________, people
remain fascinated by the idea that there could one day be life on Mars.

48. A. puzzled B. asked C. wondered D. confused
49. A. like B. to be C. as being D. as
50. A. indication B. print C. mark D. trace
51. A. vegetables B. vegetation C. vegetarian D. veterinary
52. A. lively B. living C. live D. life
53. A. quantity B. amount C. portion D. mass
54. A. got B. took C. led D. brought
55. A. others B. another C. other D. some other
56. A. mark B. speck C. trace D. bit
57. A. Consequently B. According C. Thus D. Nevertheless

Identify one underlined part that is incorrect in each of the following sentences. 8
58. Since fireworks are dangerous, many countries have laws preventing businesses to sell them.
A B C D
59. There were so many books on the shelves that I didn't know which one should choose.
A B C D
60. Radio stations at which broadcast only news first appeared in the 1970s.
A B C D
61. He has been hoped for a raise for the last four months, but his boss is reluctant to give him one.
A B C D
62. Driving is getting more demanding all the time, so we must make sure people learn efficient in the first place.
A B C D
63. Students suppose to read all the questions carefully and find out the answers to them.
A B C D
64. Many of the important products obtained from trees, one of the most important is wood pulp, which is used in
A B C
paper-making.
D
65. Public health experts say that the money one spends avoiding illness is less than the cost of be sick.
A B C D

Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one.
66. The best solution was thought of by the monitor.
A. The monitor came up with the best solution. B. No one could solve the problem except the monitor.
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C. The monitor was good with the best solution. D. The best solution was monitored by the thought.
67. Only with careful environmental planning can we protect the world in which we live.
A Careful environmental planning protects the world we live in.
B We can protect the world we live in only with careful environmental planning.
C Protecting the world we live in, we plan the environment carefully.
D Planning the environment carefully, we can protect the world in which we live.
68. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door.
A. Try as hard as I might, I couldn't open the door.
B. Although I try, I couldn't open the door.
C. It's difficult for me to open the door.
D. I could open the door with difficulty.
69. Whatever subject you choose makes no difference to me.
A. What subject you choose is important to me B. You can choose any subject, there
’
s no difference
C. It doesn
’
t matter to me what subject you choose D. I don
’
t care about you
70. You should have persuaded him to change his mind
A. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn
’
t
B. You should persuade him to change his mind

C. You persuade him to change his mind but he didn
’
t listen
D. You didn
’
t persuade him to change because of his mind
71. She works in a bookshop to make money.
A. She earns her living by work a bookshop.
B. She earns her living by work in a bookshop.
C. She earns her living by working in a bookshop.
D. She earns her living by working in a bookshop to make money.
72. It’s a region of diverse cultures.
A. It’s a region whose cultures are diverse. B. It’s a region which cultures are diverse.
C. It’s a region who cultures are diverse. D. It’s a region that cultures are diverse.
73. I remember doing this assignment before.
A. I try to remember to this assignment. B. I remember that I have done this assignment before.
C. I don't forget doing this assignment. D. I remembered I had already done this assignment.

Read the text below and then choose the best answer to fill each space.
With increasing development and use of computer technology, there is a new disease to worry about. Computer
"viruses" program designed to sabotage computers, are infecting computes in corporation homes and universities.
There viruses spread exponentially, much like biological contagion, and then disrupt the affected systems. The virus
secretly attaches itself to alter files. The damage is generally activated by using the computer's clock. Then, any
program executed may be exposed to the virus including program spread through telephone connections. Because of
the increasing incidents of virus infiltration, businesses and agencies are becoming wary of sharing software. Security
policies need to be increased as immunity programs are being developed.

74. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A. Be aware. B. Stop the clock C. Deleting files D. Sharing software
75. The people most interested in reading this passage probably would be ________.

A. medical personnel B. computer users C. government worker D. health researchers.
76. It is inferred that a company can best protect itself from the virus by ________
A. keeping clean B. spreading programs by telephone
C. setting the clock correctly D. not using shared software
77. The virus is ________.
A. a microbe B. an insect C. a disk D. a program
78. If the virus infects a computer, the result would probably be ________.
A. lost information B. a broken computer C. sick personnel D. dead telephones
79. The word “exponentially" means ________.
A. very fast B. slowly C. normally D. evenly
80. The word “sabotage" means ________.
A. protect B. prevent C. damage D. make slow

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