ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC VÀ CAO ĐẲNG - ĐỀ 13 pdf

ĐỀ 13

I. Questions 1-4: In each line pick out one word that has the underlined
part pronounced differently from those of others (1 pt)
1. A. absent
2. A. steam
3. A. computer
4. A. pilot
B. majority
B. deal
B. business
B. alive
C. manage
C. dead
C. community
C. signature
D. family
D. clean
D. amuse
D. time

II. Questions 5-8: In each line pick out one word that does not belong the group
(1 pt)
5. A. fathom B. foot C. mile D. kilo
6. A. film-maker B. scriptwriter C. dishwasher D. film-director
7. A. pharmacy B. dentistry C. chemistry D. responsibility
8. A. nurse B. doctor C. pharmacist D. pilot

III. Questions 9-24: Choose one word or phrase appropriate for each blank (4
pts)
9. _______ in filling a prescription could cost a life

A. Careful B. Carefulness C. Careless D. Carelessness
10. Nothing is as precious as ________ and freedom
A. dependent B. dependence C. independent D. independence
11. Are you afraid _______ living alone?
A. of B. on C. in D. with
12.Dishwashers, vacuum cleaner, and washing machines are _________
devices
A. educational B. birth control C. labor- saving D. child –rearing
13. Women’s _______ movement has given girls more opportunities to get
an education.
A. freedom B. liberation C. birth control D. independence
14. If you want to buy some medicine, you can go to the _______ across the
street
A. shop B. drugstore C. public D. prescription
15. Mark Twain _____ his boyhood in Hannibal, which is on the Mississippi
River
A. lived B. stayed C. spent D. enjoyed
16. The sights around Ha Long Bay are __________
A. quit B. permanent C. spectacular D. encouraging
17. There is not anything worth __________ here
A. to buy B. bought C. be bought D. buying
18. Many boys like to __________ friend with her.
A. do B. want C. make D. happen
19. you should try not to __________ so many mistakes.
A. make B. do C. have D. get
20.A lot of people jog every morning __________ weight.
A. to losing B. lost C. has lost D. to lose
21. If you _________ something wrong, will you feel sorry for it?
A. take B. go C. do D. make
22. No longer __________ to do all her housework by hand because we

have labor- saving devices now.
A. my mother
has
B. has my mother

C. does my
mother has
D. does my
mother have
23. My parents didn’t permit me _____________ out last night.
A. go B. went C. to go D. going
24. Try ___________ so many mistakes.
A. not to make B. not make C. to make not D. make not

IV. Choose the best option (2 pts)
1. “Tom’s father no longer smokes cigarettes.” means ________.
A. No longer does Tom’s father smoke cigarettes.
B. Tom’s father doesn’t smokes cigarettes any more.
C. Tom’s father still smokes cigarettes.
D. No longer Tom’s father smokes cigarettes.
2. “Because of not getting up early, he missed the first bus to his office.”
means _.
A. He missed the first bus to his office because he didn’t get up early.
B. He missed the first bus to his office because he doesn’t get up early.
C. He missed the first bus to his office because he got up early.
D. He missed the first bus to his office because he not got up early.
3. “You should eat more vegetables”, said the doctor
A. The doctor advised me eat more vegetables.
B. The doctor advised me ate more vegetables.
C. The doctor advised me eating more vegetables.

D. The doctor advised me to eat more vegetables.
4. “The story amuses the children.” means ________.
A. The children are amusing at the story.
B. The children were amused at the story.
C. The children are amused by the story.
D. The children amused by the story.
READING
Mark Twain, whose name is known all over the world, was born in a
small town on the Mississippi river in the USA. He spent his childhood on
the bank of the Mississippi. When he was twelve, his father died, and the
boy had to work. For some time he worked as a river pilot on the
Mississippi. Later he went west to work as a newspaper reporter in Virginia
City, Nevada. While he was on this job, he began to sign his articles “Mark
Twain”. From then on he used Mark Twain as his penname. In 1876, he
published his best novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”. The profession
of a writer did not bring much money to Mark Twain. He had to write
articles for newspapers. He also traveled from place to place to read his
stories in concerts.
V. TRUE (ĐÚNG) / FALSE (SAI) (1 pt)
________ 1. Mark Twain was born in a small town in Virginia City,
Nevada.
________ 2. Mark Twain spent his childhood on the bank of Mississippi.
________ 3. His best novel, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” was
published in 1876.
________ 4. Mark Twain did not earn much money with the profession of a
writer.

VI. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS (1 pt)
1. Where did Mark Twain spend his childhood?
2. How old was he when he had to work?