ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐH – SỐ 13 docx

ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐH – SỐ 13

I.Choose the word in each group whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others.
1. A. gesture B. guest C. gift D. guide
2. A. company B. number C. complain D. coming
3. A. relaxed B. relative C. return D. reply
4. A. reign B. paint C. chain D. foreign
5. A. frighten B. tighten C. signature D. sight
II. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences below
6. She said that she abroad at the end of that week.
A. will go B. would go C. went D. had gone
7. It's not worth ___ money on this product. It's completely useless.
A. to spend B. spend C. spending D. you spend
8. The French ___ in restaurants more than the English.
A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. is eating
9. The bus service is very good. There’s a bus fifteen minutes.
A. each B. every C. all D. most
10. I see some in the basket.
A. left bread B. bread left C. bread leaving D. bread to leave
11. These T.V programmers are interesting. They can attract millions of viewers.
→ These TV programmers are interesting enough millions of viewers.
A. for attracting B. can attract C. to be attracted D. to attract
12. The voters told the politician that he could ___ on their support in the next general
election.
A. count B. doubt C. decide D. expect
13. If you let an object off your hand, it on the ground.
A. would fall B. will fall C. falls D. both B and C
14. Which team _____ the game? Manchester United or the Arsenal?
A. won B. did win C. did it win D. it won
15. She doesn't understand ___ I am saying.

A. what B. that C. whose D. where
16. Last night, before I to bed, I that news by my father.
A. went/ had told B. went/ had been told C. had gone/ was told D. had gone/
told
17. The new cowboy-film catches the fancy of children.
A. amuses B. surprises C. satisfies D. attracts
18. She went out the rain.
A. despite B. in spite of C. both A and B D. although
19. More and more people ___ of food poisoning nowadays.
A. exist B. survive C. die D. starve
20. The first time I noticed something wrong was ___ I got home.
A. since B. when C. for D. until
21. My brother stopped ___ two years ago.
A. smoked B. smoke C. to smoke D. smoking
22. Don't ___ anything to him if you can help it.
A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell
23. There always a lot of storms in the rainy season.
A. are B. is C. was D. were
24. The results of the exams were _____ for many students.
A. disappointing B. disappointed
C. disappointment D. disappoint
25. The university should provide good opportunities ___ the students to further their studies.
A. with B. to C. for D. of
26. Their house is much ___ than ours.
A. big B. more big C. more bigger D. bigger
27. Surgeons use lasers as accurate scalpels.
A. miraculously B. extraordinarily C. powerfully D. potentially
28. I walked away as calmly as I could ___ being thought I was the thief.
A. or else B. to avoid C. owing to D. in case
29. She was deeply about at losing the marathon race.

A. disappointedly B. disappointment C. disappointing D.
disappointed
30. Those boys are very ___ children.
A. imaginative B. imagining C. imagination D. imagined
III. Read the text and choose the best answer for the questions that followed.
The loss of jobs and persistent unemployment in the industrial countriesis due mainly to
changes in technology. It is thought to be misleadingto blame job losses on the shift of
corporations from the industrialcountries to the Third World.5The present technological
developments have been compared to a ThirdIndustrial Revolution. The first, coming in the
19th century, wascharacterized by the steam engine and the use of coal. In the 1920sthe
second emerged with the use of oil and the electrodynamo. The10 third, and present one, is
driven by computers, biotechnology andinformation technology.However, there can be seen
weaknesses in the newest of industrialrevolutions. The technology is advancing so fast and
productivity15 is rising so fast that we are left with a big problem. Because ofthe loss in jobs,
caused largely by this new technology, there willnot be enough people with money to buy all
these products.Technology has definitely enhanced our standard of living, even our20 quality
of life. But as the capacity to produce expands and the lackof purchasing power and
consequent demand diminish, there can beoverproduction and recession, and what happens to
our standard ofliving?
31. What is the main point the author is making?
A. That technology is the main cause of unemployment.
B. That the industrial countries have more unemployment than the Third World.
C. That corporations have shifted to the Third World.
D. That the present situation is like in the Industrial Revolution.
32. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of one of the industrial revolutions?
A. The use of oil. B. The use of the computer.
C. The use of coal. D. The use of electricity.
33. What is stated as being the main weakness of the Third Industrial Revolution?
A. There will not be enough money around.
B. There won't be enough products for everyone to buy.

C. There will be too few people who can afford to buy things.
D. There will be too many machines in the factories.
34. Why does the author think that there won't be enough people to buy the products?
A. People will not be able to keep up with technology.
B. Many people will be unemployed.
C. There will be too many products.
D. Productivity will not be high enough.
35. What do we infer is the author's attitude to technology?
A. It has improved our quality of life.
B. It has improved our purchasing power.
C. It has created more jobs.
D. It is not responsible for the recession.
VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:
COMPUTERS
For the scientist, it can get information (1) outer space or from the depths of
the (2) In business and industry the computer prepares factory (3) , keeps track of
sales trends and production needs and make company payrolls If you are planning a trip
by plane, the computer will (4) out what route to take and what space is available.
At time computers seem almost (5) They can read handprinted letters, play
chess (6) music, write plays and even (7) other computers. Is it any wonder that
they are sometimes called (8) machines.
Even though they are (9) over some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our own
brains, computers are not replacing us - at least not yet. Our brain has more than 10 billion
cells. A computer has only a few hundred thousand parts. For some time to come, then, we
can safely say that our brains are at least 10,000 times (10) than a computer.
36. A. in B. from C. at D. about
37. A. ocean B. valley C. well D. river
38. A. inventors B. inventions C. inventories D. accomplishments
39. A. stand B. call C. speak D. find
40. A. human B. wonderful C. creative D. thoughtful

41. A. note B. write C. compose D. prescribe
42. A. use B. design C. draw D. make
43. A. useful B. thoughtful C. though D. thinking
44. A. falling B. turning C. taking D. looking

45. A. more complex B. larger C. more useful D. simpler
V. Choose the under lined part in each sentence that should be corrected.
46. One of the most famous university in the United States is Harvard.
A B C D
47. He stopped to smoke because it is harmful to his health.
A B C D
48. If people in cities used bikes instead of cars, it won't be so much pollution.
A B C D
49. We insist on leave the meeting before any further outbursts take place.
A B C D
50. Children sometimes wish they can do things their older brothers and sisters do.
A B C D
VI. Choose the sentence that have the same meaning with the given sentence:
51. " No," he said , " Idon`t mind getting a newspaper for you."
A. He told me he didn`t remember getting a newspaper for me.
B. "No ,"he said ," I forgot to get a newspaper for you."
C. At first he refused but then he agreed to get the paper for me.
D. He said , " Yes , I`ll get the newspaper for you."
52. imagine / who / happen / run into / yesterday / just
A. You imagine just who happened to run into us yesterday!
B. Have you just imagined who happened to run into me yesterday
C. Could you imagine who just happened to run into us yesterday?
D. Just imagine who I happened to run into yesterday!
53. "The detective discovered the secret accidentally" means
A. The detective happened to discover the secret.

B. Accidental discovery was made of the secret by the detective.
C. The detective had an accident when discovering the secret.
D. The detective happened with discovering the secret.
54. "I will pay back the money, Gloria," said Ivan.
A. Ivan apologised to Gloria for borrowing her money.
B. Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back.
C. Ivan promised to pay back Gloria's money.
D. Ivan suggested paying back the money to Gloria.