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ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC THÁNG 09/2011
Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối: D
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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 QUESTIONS (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80)

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 1: A. admission B. security C. souvenir D. interpreter
Question 2: A. musician B. supportive C. windsurfing D. submit
Question 3: A. register B. orient C. terrific D. profitable
Question 4: A. envious B. handicraft C. photography D. fascinating
Question 5: A. violate B. humane C. novelist D. keynote

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 6: Their holiday plans fell through because there was a strike at the airport.
A. They could not go on holiday as planned as a result of a strike at the airport.
B. They failed to go on holiday like they had planned because a strike took place at the airport.
C. Disappointingly, a strike at the airport forced their holiday plans to nothing.

D. A strike at the airport almost put a stop to their holiday plans.
Question 7: He only realized how wonderful his wife was after they got divorced for a month.
A. Not until a month after their divorce did he realize how wonderful his wife was.
B. Scarcely did he realize how wonderful his wife was when their divorce lasted a month.
C. Only after a one-month divorce did he realize that his wife was wonderful.
D. He wished they hadn’t got divorced because he realized that he got a wonderful wife.
Question 8: It was wrong of you to have tolerated his stealing last time.
A. His stealing last time must have been severely punished.
B. You must not have put up with his stealing last time.
C. You should not forgive him for his stealing last time.
D. You ought not to have allowed him to get away with stealing last time.
Question 9: “What made you quit the job, Andrea?” said Kate.
A. Kate asked Andrea to tell her why she had quitted her job.
B. Kate was not sure about the reason for Andrea’s quitting her job.
C. Kate insisted on Andrea’s reason for quitting her job.
D. Kate wanted to know the reason why Andrea had quitted her job.
Question 10: I can hardly concentrate on my assignments because of the outside children’s noise.
A. The noise is being made by the children outside, it really distracts me from the assignments.
B. My assignments and the outside noise of the children really drive me to distraction.
C. Although the children’s noise outside, my concentrating on the assignments still remains.
D. That the children are making noise outside really takes me out of concentration on the assignments.
Question 11: “It mustn’t be Mike who leaked the document, it might be Tom.” said our manager.
A. Our manager showed his uncertainty about who leaked the document: Mike or Tom.
B. Our manager blamed Tom for having leaked the document instead of Mike.
C. Our manager suspected Tom of having leaked the document, not Mike.
D. Our manager made it clear that Tom was the one who leaked the document, not Mike.

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Question 12: “Martina, you should not go out alone at night” said George.
A. George implied Martina that she should not go out alone at night.

B. George ordered Martina not to go out alone at night.
C. George warned Martina against going out alone at night.
D. George forbad Martina to go out alone at night.
Question 13: Vietnam is ranked second in the world for exporting rice. However, it does not affect the
world’s economy.
A. For its second rank in the world for rice export, Vietnam does affect the world’s economy.
B. Even though Vietnam, a rice-exporting country, is ranked second in the world, it has little impact on
the world’s economy.
C. No matter how high Vietnam’s rank in the world for exporting rice, it does not have much influence
on the world’s economy.
D. Vietnam’s second rank in the world for rice export which does not few effects on the world’s
economy.
Question 14: Unfortunately, I came much too late to buy some tickets.
A. I would have bought some tickets if I had come earlier.
B. All tickets were sold out when I came to buy some.
C. It was unfortunate that I did not come enough early to buy some tickets.
D. My once unfortunate late arrival started me coming earlier to buy some tickets.
Question 15: He always checked his car tyres before starting a journey.
A. He never set off on a journey until he checked his car tyres.
B. When he finished checking his car tyres, he always began a journey.
C. He always set off on a journey just right after his checking his car tyres.
D. Only after checking his car tyres he always began a journey.

Read the following passage excerpted from Annual Review (2007–08) – UK Science & Innovation
Network, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each
of the blanks from 16 to 25.
It has been a good year for the UK Science & Innovation Network. Its (16)_______ record of
achievements, such as a Franco-British seminar on the future of cancer treatment and imaging, using new
physics-based techniques, and nine major collaboration projects with China on new and renewable energy
science to the (17)_______ of £6.4m, testifies to the importance of the Network to customers across

Whitehall and beyond. Continued support of the Network, which is situated in UK embassies, high
commissions and consulates around the world, demonstrates the Government’s (18)_______ to a global
platform for British science. We see the decision (19)_______ in the Innovation Nation White Paper to
move the Network towards becoming a truly shared Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
(DIUS)/Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) asset as a great opportunity to (20)_______ its
continuing effectiveness.
The joint team which (21)_______ and tasks the 90 full-time equivalent science officers worldwide
has already been embraced as an integral part of DIUS’ new International Science and Innovation Unit,
bringing with it fresh skills and new perspectives. This (22)_______ the vital contribution that the
Network makes to the achievement of the Government’s Public Service Agreements target to “promote
world-class science and innovation in the UK” on which DIUS leads, based on its (23)_______ for the
UK science budget and science across Government. The Network also contributes directly to FCO
Departmental Strategic Objectives. It is (24)_______ to our efforts to promote a low-carbon, high-growth
economy. (25)_______, it plays an important role supporting UK business, often in collaboration with
UK Trade & Investment, by promoting inward investment for UK academic and commercial customers.
Question 16: A. powerful B. strong C. heavy D. innovated
Question 17: A. amount B. charge C. value D. expense
Question 18: A. loyalty B. commitment C. agreement D. spirit
Question 19: A. published B. written C. announced D. released
Question 20: A. insure B. ensure C. empower D. convey
Question 21: A. deals B. manages C. supports D. accomplishes

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Question 22: A. responds B. performs C. offers D. reflects
Question 23: A. responsibility B. preparation C. hope D. reservation
Question 24: A. central B. constructive C. basic D. separate
Question 25: A. Otherwise B. However C. Although D. Furthermore

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is closest in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 26: He is an ingenious teacher as he is able to motivate his students to ask meaningful
questions.
A. simulate B. stimulate C. prospect D. simplify
Question 27: The management insisted that their offer for the pay rise was an appreciable one and that
they weren’t prepared to give any more money.
A. considerable B. indispensable C. supplementary D. excessive
Question 28: Your responsibilities involve managing a team of 4 people, and setting up meetings with
clients.
A. preparing B. establishing C. creating D. arranging

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 29: If she hadn’t gone to college, she _______ that good job today.
A. won’t have B. wouldn’t have had C. wouldn’t have D. doesn’t have
Question 30: Laura: “Ah, you’ve written an extra zero here.”
Rosa: “_______”
A. Oh, really? Let’s see. B. I see.
C. Why don’t you let me see? D. Oh no, I should have.
Question 31: “What time do you usually _______ work?”
A. call up B. put aside C. come out of D. get off
Question 32: That question always _______ when they are discussing the subject.
A. takes on B. comes up C. turns out D. runs through
Question 33: Some people think the school day should be longer, but _______, I think it’s long enough.
A. as far as a student B. being as a student C. as a student D. student as I am
Question 34: That theory was suggested 300 years ago, but _______.
A. it is needing proving B. they haven’t yet proven it
C. recently it has been proven D. not proven until recently
Question 35: The air conditioner will have to be worked on _______ the office is in use.
A. meanwhile B. while C. during D. only
Question 36: Was _______ Harrison in New York?

A. it Carey that met B. Carey the one met C. Carey that met D. not it Carey that met
Question 37: Robert: “Hello, Pete.”
Pete: “_______”
A. Hi, you miss someone else. B. Oh, long time no see.
C. How about you? D. On the way, I’m Pete.
Question 38: Patrick: “Do you know your neighbor well?”
Angela: “No. _______ to me.”
A. He had never spoken B. Never he speaks
C. Hardly ever has he spoken D. He only once spoke
Question 39: We stopped at a motel _______ we wouldn’t arrive in Chicago in the middle of night.
A. for fear that B. in case C. in order that D. because
Question 40: _______ you decide to do, just make sure you’re here by 6 o’clock.
A. Whatsoever B. Whatever C. What D. What if
Question 41: New sources of energy _______ fossil fuels continue to decrease.

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A. are constantly being looked for as B. have constantly been in search for because
C. are being looked for constantly despite the fact D. have been constantly in search of besides
Question 42: It is essential _______ before taking the test.
A. she gets herself prepared B. that they train for themselves
C. for them to get some practices D. everyone be given some training
Question 43: It’s unlikely that two students would write identical compositions without _______.
A. one copying from the other B. each other’s copying
C. one who copies the other D. one to copy the other’s
Question 44: Jason: “May I offer you a lift?”
Mary: “_______”
A. Yes, I’d be very grateful. B. Thanks, I need some exercise.
C. I’d be OK if you don’t mind. D. If you don’t mind, the box’s over there. Thanks.
Question 45: He was angry at the time, so don’t _______ what he said.
A. take notice of B. take your time over

C. have second thoughts about D. get into trouble with
Question 46: Claire: “I’m afraid Mrs. Adams is running a little late.”
Dick: “That’s OK; I _______ wait.”
A. had better to B. might as well C. could well D. would prefer
Question 47: The worldwide low inflation rate is expected to continue _______.
A. throughout B. for a long time C. at a fast pace D. in a decline
Question 48: Her parents finally _______ and let her go to the party.
A. walked out B. cut off C. gave in D. drove at
Question 49: The company is encountering _______ that it may soon go bankrupt.
A. such many enormous difficulties B. so much difficulties
C. so enormous difficulties D. such enormous difficulties
Question 50: You students are too noisy. I’d like _______ quiet.
A. to all of you be B. all of you to be C. being you all D. to be all of you
Question 51: Phil: “How’s your today, darling?”
Sally: “_______”
A. Not good, I’ve just got promoted. B. Well, thanks.
C. Maybe, I’ll hand in my resignation. D. What do you mean?
Question 52: Margaret: “_______”
Arthur: “I’m just … looking. Thanks.”
A. Do you fancy taking the box on the top shelf? B. What are you doing?
C. Stay here and keep an eye on your sister. D. Do you need any help?
Question 53: Britain spends _______ main western European countries, according to a market research
report.
A. on fast food as much as any other B. as much on fast food as which of
C. more on fast food than any of the other D. on fast food more than some others

Read the following passage taken from TOEFL Reading Collection, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D
on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 54 to 63.
Despite the road improvements of the turnpike era (1790-1830). Americans continued as in colonial
times to depend wherever possible on water routes for travel and transportation. The larger rivers,

especially the Mississippi and the Ohio, became increasingly useful as steamboats grew in number and
improved in design.
River boats carried to New Orleans the corn and other crops of northwestern farmers, the cotton and
tobacco of southwestern planters. From New Orleans, ships took the cargoes on to eastern seaports.
Neither the farmers of the west nor the merchants of the east were completely satisfied with this pattern of
trade. Farmers could get better prices for their crops if the alternative existed of sending them directly
eastward to market and merchants could sell larger quantities of their manufactured goods if these could
be transported more directly and more economically to the west.

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New waterways were needed. Sectional jealousies and constitutional scruples stood in the way of
action by the federal government and necessary expenditures were too great for private enterprise. If
extensive canals were to be dug, the job would be up to the various states.
New York was the first to act. It had the natural advantage of a comparatively level route between the
Hudson River and Lake Erie, through the only break in the entire Appalachian Mountain chain. Yet the
engineering tasks were imposing. The distance was more than 350 miles and there were ridges to cross
and a wilderness of woods and swamps to penetrate. The Erie Canal begun in 1817 and completed in
1825, was by far the greatest construction job that Americans had ever undertaken. It quickly proved a
financial success as well. The prosperity of the Erie encouraged the state to enlarge its canal system by
building several branches.
The range of the New York canal system was still further extended when the states of Ohio and
Indiana, inspired by the success of the Erie Canal, provided water connections between Lake Erie and the
Ohio River.
Question 54: What does the passage suggest was the principal route for transporting crops to the east
prior in 1825?
A. River to road B. Road to canal. C. River to ocean D. Canal to river
Question 55: It can be inferred from the passage that shipping cargo east by way of New Orleans was
_______.
A. advantageous for manufactures B. considered economical by the government
C. inexpensive for merchants D. not economical for farmers

Question 56: The word “alternative” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. transition B. intention C. authorization D. option
Question 57: Which of the following products would a northwestern farmer in the early nineteenth
century be most likely to purchase from the east?
A. Grain B. Textiles C. Vegetables D. Fruit.
Question 58: According to the passage, where was the Erie Canal located?
A. Between Ohio and Indiana B. Across New York State
C. Between Lake Erie and the Ohio River D. Along the Appalachian Mountains
Question 59: The word “imposing” in paragraph 4 could best be replaced by _______.
A. impractical B. successful C. demanding D. misleading
Question 60: The word “penetrate” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. fill up B. go through C. cut down D. take over
Question 61: The word “extended” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. deepened B. constructed C. increased D. measured
Question 62: According to the passage, Indiana and Ohio supported the development of the New York
canal system by _______.
A. helping to build the Erie Canal.
B. providing much of the water for the Erie Canal.
C. contributing financially to the construction costs
D. building branches to connect it with the Ohio River
Question 63: What is the paragraph following the passage probably about?
A. Sectional jealousies in Indiana and Ohio B. Industry on Lake Erie
C. Canals in Ohio and Indiana D. Travel on the Erie Canal.

Read the following passage adapted from New Scientist and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your
answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 64 to 73.
Within the next few days, the British government will announce whether it intends to give those
disabled people already qualified to drive powered vehicles either a weekly ‘mobility’ allowance or some
form of modified four-wheeled car. What is certain is that the three-wheeler will no longer be issued, and
the scandalous list of unnecessary deaths and injuries it has caused to already the handicapped can now be

closed.
The arguments about the propriety or feasibility of helping disabled people to live fuller and more
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solutions proposed, therefore, never seem satisfactory, because they cannot provide a single answer to
either aspect. If the state did not admit any obligation to provide a degree of care for the handicapped that
included assistance with transport, then discussions could centre on moral, ethical, or political principles.
But these questions have already been answered implicitly. The question remained is how to discharge it.
It has been government policy for many years to provide a three-wheeled petrol- or battery-driven car,
known as a tricycle, for those with sufficient ability to handle simple controls and react adequately to
other traffic. Despite the illusion that its three-point support gives stability, the tricycle has been shown to
be more unstable than four-wheelers. In 1973-74, more than 250 of the up-to-date models overturned, and
there are over 1,600 injured drivers whose claims for compensation are still pending.
The rising number of complaints and accidents resulting solely from the bad design of the vehicle has
prodded various governments into denying that it was unsafe, admitting it was unsafe but pleading it was
the best solution available, and withdrawing the right of the disabled to the tricycle. This latter decision is
currently under review. Yet there are comparatively cheap and technically sound solutions already
available to this problem. With adequate funds almost any degree of handicap can be met, but without
going far beyond the existing allocation, the 21,000 people at present driving tricycles could be supplied
with vehicles as safe as the four-wheeled equivalents.
What appears to be an economic difficulty is the low number of drivers involved does not provide a
sufficiently large market for the benefits of mass production. But this is a problem of concept rather than
fact. A city car and one for the disabled have many requirements. Once such market is established, careful
design at the planning stage could make optional variations for the disabled cheap to incorporate.
Not only would a mass-produced car offer financial relief to a government with limited resources; it
might provide a market for an industry now beset with problems of under-employment and diminishing
markets. In the long run it will be expensive, inadequate, and not meet the need of many handicapped
people.
Question 64: The British government has let it be known that they will _______.

A. give a prohibition on producing three-wheeled car
B. remove the unwanted list of deaths and injuries that involves handicapped people
C. make people with disabilities change from three-wheeler to four-wheeler
D. provide chances for the disabled to drive specially designed car
Question 65: What does the writer imply in paragraph 2?
A. The government has found ways to make their solution to the transport problem of the disabled
become true.
B. The high criteria for a solution to be approved are the biggest barrier to the government goal.
C. It is too difficult to help people with handicap to lead better lives.
D. The government only takes responsibility to care for the handicapped when there are arguments on
moral, ethical, or political principles.
Question 66: The word “implicitly” in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to _______.
A. completely B. knowledgeably C. indirectly D. irresponsibly
Question 67: The word “pending” in paragraph 3 mostly means _______.
A. unanswered B. unpaid C. queuing D. urgent
Question 68: Which of the following is true about the three-point support?
A. It is specially designed for the production of tricycle.
B. It can be used by the handicapped only.
C. It is believed to give poorer stability in a tricycle than that of a four-wheeled car.
D. It shows itself ineffective with the framework of a tricycle.
Question 69: The government is now again considering _______.
A. stopping the use of tricycle
B. asking manufacturers to make payment for the injured disabled
C. officially informing that tricycle is unsafe
D. suggesting another better solution to the transport problem of handicapped people
Question 70: The government expects the help of car manufacturers because they can do all of the
following EXCEPT _______.
A. share the financial problem B. create more jobs
C. improve consumption D. resource other industries

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Question 71: In the end, car manufacturers _______.
A. are less likely to enter a poorly-profited market
B. could not produce a car that satisfies all the requirements.
C. want to establish a market for four-wheeled equivalents
D. would do their best to design the best four-wheeled car model with low price
Question 72: What is the best title for the passage?
A. Cost and Sympathy
B. The Government and Handicapped People
C. Four-wheeler – The Best Vehicle for the Disabled
D. Three-wheeler – Thing of the Past
Question 73: Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Disabled owners of tricycle are asked to change to using four-wheeler without paying.
B. The government used to recognize tricycle the best vehicle for disabled people although it has
caused many accidents.
C. Not all handicapped people have the right to use powered means of transport.
D. The government is mainly expected to help the handicapped with transport.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 74: Wildlife conservationists
say
A

the cover that foliage
provides
B

for animals is equal
in importance to
C

the food
supplying.
D

Question 75:
It is my point of view, I think
A

that the worst things about
being unemployed are not
B

only
the lack of money but the susceptibility
to getting
C
pessimistic about life
as well.
D

Question 76: The supervisors had planned
to discuss about
A
the project this afternoon
;however,
B
the
meeting was scheduled
for another time
C

owing to
D

the absence of the manager.
Question 77: Should artists be
held responsible
A

for what they
create
B

and
art should be
C

subject to
censorship?
D

Question 78: Economists
assure us that
A
the current recession is only temporary and that we should
remain
optimistically,
B

although
how soon

C
the situation
will change is
D

still an uncertainty.

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 79: In one well-known test, women and men were able to distinguish by smell alone clothing
worn by their marriage partners from similar clothing worn by other people.
A. become unaware B. miss C. recall D. puzzle
Question 80: Other characters may think that a problem is inexplicable, but Poe’s detective, C. Auguste
Dupin, finds it easy to understand.
A. evident B. mysterious C. boring D. simple


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