đề thi thử đại học tiếng anh đề số 23

ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2014
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 23
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
I. Choose the word which has different stress pattern:
1.A. participate B. enthusiast C. enthusiastic D. psychology
2.A. temporary B. opponent C. delegate D. dedicated
3. A. economic B. economy C. philosopher D. significant
4. A. opportunity B. civilization C. intellectual D. psychological
5. A. official B. athletics C. intensive D. synchronized
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
6. The new language laboratory will ______the students to learn English much better.
A. let B. enable C. make D. keep
7. It is the best to_____ your anger under any circumstances.
A. check B. drive C. control D. keep
8. The local authorities are trying to processed with the____ of the slums in the area.
A. clearness B. clearly C. clarify D. clearance
9. He soon became ____after the publication of his first novel.
A. celebrated = famous B. fame C. popularity D.
brightening
10. The old man was found _____on the floor of his bedroom,
A. died B. deadly C. death D. dead
11. Wendy: “_______” Brain:” About 400 kilometers”
A. How far have you driven? B. How long have you been driving?
C. How much did you drive? D. How many kilometers have you been
driving?
12. According to the police, several witnesses of the accident have ____with in formation.
A. put up B. put away C. come across D. come
forward.
13. They decided to _____every month for their retirement.
A. put some money away B. put some money aside C. take up some money D. take
some money away.

14. After his wife’s death, he let his son_____ the company and retired.
A. get over B. get on C. take over D. take on
15. Several people _____the pickpocket, but couldn’t catch him.
A. went through B. ran into C. went after D. ran over
16. Dave: “Did Jane pass her driving test?” “Judy:”_____”
A. I’m afraid not B. No, she wasn’t C. I hope not D. Not at all
17. I didn’t know the marking would take so long until I____ the first couple of the essays.
A. have read B. had read C. were reading D. would
read
18. By the time you read this letter, I_____ home for Paris.
A. will leave B. have left C. will have left D. am
leaving
19. Only later_____ how much damage had been caused.
A. I realised B. I had realised C. I would realise D. did I
realise
20. if only you_______ how I feel about you!
A. understand B. can understand C. understood D. would
be understood
21. Brian lost his job____ no fault of his own.
A. through B. by C. with D. over
22. I’d like to thank you,_____ my colleagues, for the welcome you have given us.
A. on behalf of B. on account for C. because of D. instead
of
23. Annie: ”Have a nice weekend” – Riat :”______”
A. You have B. You will C. You too D. You are
too.
24. ____there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle.
A. Unless B. Even though C. Even D. Only if
25. It cost them _____money to recover the painting.
A. quite a few B. a great deal of C. a large number D. a great

many
26. ____had I had time to take my coat off when the boss came in.
A. before B. Until C. Scarcely D. Just as
27. The taxi was so late reaching the airport that I_____ missed my plane.
A. almost B. rarely C. immediately D. entirely.
28. The match will be broadcast_____ to various countries in the world.
A. live B. lively C. alive D. living
29. She was completely ____bu his false story.
A. taken away B. taken down C. taken up D. taken in
30. “Was Jack wearing a seat belt?” “Yes. He____ injured without it”
A. would be B. wouldn’t be C. had been D. would
have been
31.John was late this morning because he had trouble____ his car started.
A. got B. getting C. to get D. gotten
32. because of their careless work, the road had to be repaired after only one year____
A. in use B. to use C. for use D. for using
33. He became an orphan at 12, and has learnt to stand____ since then
A. up his back B. on his own body C. straight on his legs D. on his
own feet
34. Nobody’s got to stay late this evening,._____?
A. is it B. don’t they C. isn’t it D. have
they
35. You ____not copy the questions when answering them.
A. could B. need C. might D. would
III. Choose one mistake in each sentence below.
36. The doctor will be giving you a lot of information; if you have questions about them, let us know.
A B C D
37. Some members of the committee were opposed to use the club members’ money to redecorate
the meeting hall.
A B C

D
38. The report that Mark wrote on the mating behavior of the bees in this area was definitely better
than Bob.
A B C
D
39. Our supervisor finally noticed that it was we, Caroline and me, who always turned in our reports
on time.
A B C
D
40. In order for conservation the mineral, we must cut waste and recycle the metal in discarded
products.
A B C D
IV. Choose the word or phrase that best fits each space in the following passage.
Although women now (41)____almost half of all workers in the US, nearly 80 percent of them are
employed in low-paying clerical, sales, service, or factory jobs. Approximately a third of all women
workers have clerical jobs, which pay(42)____average $12,000 or less. Partly as a result, women
make only seventy-five cents for every dollar (43)___by men. (44)_____, men routinely make more
money even when education, experience, and responsibilities are (45)___
The gap in male-female earning had great significance because more than 16 percent of US
households are (46)_____by women. Low-paying jobs keep many of these households in poverty.
Women’s groups such as National Organization for Women have demanded that equal opportunities
and equal pay (47)______to women. According to women’s (48)_____Maggie Mc. Anany, “It is
imperative that the government help to change the situation (of employment for women). We
cannot wait for the companies to (49)_____themselves. Change must come (50)______the law.”
41. A. made of B. make up C. take up D. take in
42. A. on B. at C. in D. for
43.A. earns B. earning C. to earn D. earned
44. A. Although B. Whatever C. Moreover D. Contrary
45. A. equally B. equality C. equal D. equalizing
46. A. headed B. hosted C. carried D. licensed

47. A. are giving B. are given C. is giving D. be given
48. A. action B. activity C. activist D. active
49. A. restore B. regain C. regard D. reform
50. A. for B. through C. at D. along
V. Read the passage and choose the best answer. GOLD IN ALASKA
(1)Alaska’s first major gold discovery occurred in Juneau in 1880, when two prospectors guided
by a native found gold in a creek that, of course, is now called Gold Creek. (2) The city itself is named
for Joseph Juneau, one of the miners, while the other miner, Richard Harris, lent his name to the
Harris Ming District. Their find led to the discovery of a lode of gold quartz that has supported
mining to present times. (3) Prospectors arrived in the 1890s as a result of gold strikes in the
Klondike and near Nome. Many took steamship to Skagway in Southeast Alaska, where they began
their trek by land to the Klondike. (4)The discovery of gold at Anvil Creek in 1898 brought thousands
of fortune seekers to the Nome area; gold was later discovered on Nome’s Bering Sea beaches,
where it is still found today. Prospectors can be seen straining gravel in their sluice boxes along the
shore, perhaps just hoping to find enough gold to pay for their annual summer trips to Nome. A
major commercial gold dredging operation was conducted offshore in the 1990s.
The gold rush gave many communities in Alaska their start. Gold was discovered in Fairbanks,
for example, in 1902, and it became an important supply post as well as center of mining activity
where major operations continue today.
51. What is the topic of the passage?
A. the naming of the city of Juneau and the Harris Mining District B. reason why people come
to Alaska
C. gold prospecting in Alaska during the 19
th
and 20
th
centuries. D. modern gold mining
operations in Alaska
52. How did people get to the gold strikes in the Klondike?
A. by walking from Nome B.by land from Skagway C. only by steamship D. by flying into

bureau.
53. The word “trek” in paragraph 2 in closest meaning to ____.
A. reach B. plan C. walk D. work
54. Which is the best place for the following sentence? “On their initial trip they collected one
thousand pounds of gold” A. (1) B. (2) C. (3) D. (4)
55. Which of the following can be inferred from the reading?
A. Fairbanks and Juneau were not important places before gold was discovered. B. Alaska are
greedy people.
C. All the gold has been removed from Alaska D. The U.S acquired Alaska for
its gold
56. The word ‘it” in paragraph refers to____.
A. Nome B. fortune C. beach D. gold
57. In what order is the information in the passage presented?
A. in chorological order B. from most important to least important
C. from present to past D. none of the above.
58. It can be inferred that “dredging” in paragraph 2 means____.
A. making items from gold B. exploring a beach C. exploring the ocean bottom D. selling gold
items
59. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. to explain who first discovered gold in Alaska B. to give an historical account of gold mining in
Alaska
C. to outline the importance of gold to the Alaskan economy
D. to show that gold is important for Nome’s tourist industry.
60. The word “conducted” in paragraph 2 is closets in meaning to____.
A. carried out B. brought about C. set up D. put in
VI. Read the text and choose the best answer
The relationship of economics to history is rather different from that of the other social
sciences. Curious as it may sound , this relationship in many respects comes close to that between
history and literature. Economics, after all, is the science (in the broad meaning of the term) of
something which men actually do. Even if the science did not exist, men would still make economic

decisions, economic predictions, and participate in the various forms of economics organization
which , in part, it is the economist’s function to describe. Similarly, the disciplined study of literature
is concerned with something which men would also do anyway even if the disciplined study did not
exist: compose poems, act out dramas, write novels, and read them. Political science, or the
discipline of politics, has, it is true, many similarities to economics, particularly where it is concerned
with generalization about political structures.
61. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The similarity between economics and politics B. History and Literature’s curious
relationship
C. A definition of economics D. Economics interrelationship with other
subjects.
62. History is related to economics___
A. in many different kinds of ways B. in a different way from its relationship to
literature
C. in the same way as it is related to literature D. just as political science is related to
economics
63. The social science mentioned in the passage is:____.
A. economics B. history C. literature D. politics
64.The word” broad” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. general B. typical C. popular D. vague
65. Economics looks at:____. A. all kinds of decision making B. people’s real-life
behavior
C. broad aspects of organization over time D. the description of historical events
66. The word “that” in the first sentence refers to:
A. history B. economics C. the relationship D. the other social
sciences.
67. Studying literature involves:____.
A. much hard work B. putting poems and plays to music
C. looking at some normal activities of man D. reading and writing novels
68. The word “Curious” in the second sentence is closest in meaning to

A. Strange B. Funny C. Serious D. Important
69. The next paragraph after the passage probably discusses:____.
A. the way political science and sociology relate to history B. how literature is systematically
studied at university.
C. in that way economics may be considered to be a science
D. the differences between social sciences and natural sciences
70. The word “ particularly” in the last sentence is closest meaning to___
A. generally B. consequently C. normally D. especially.
VII. Choose the phrase or clause that best complete each of the following sentences.
71. Having worked for a publishing house for years,_____. A. she finally quit and devoted herself to
writing novels
B. and then she finally quit to devote herself to writing novels
C. but she quit because of her devotion to writing novels D. her devotion to writing novels urged
her to quit.
72. _____she would look nicer. A. If she doesn’t wear so much make-up B. Unless she wore
so much make-up
C. Were she not to wear so much make-up D. If she wouldn’t wear so much make-up
73. Many people are convinced that________
A.it is man’s effect on nature that causes desertification B. man’s effect on nature that causes
desertification C. man’s effect on nature it is the cause of desertification D. man’s effect on nature
causes desertification
74. It is vital that______
A. land to be well-managed to prevent droughts B. well-managed land to prevent droughts
C. to prevent droughts is well-managed land D. land be well-managed to prevent
droughts.
75. He not only directed the movie_____
A. and acted in it, too B. had also acted in it C. but he acted in it as well D. so he
acted in it as well.
VIII. Choose the best way of combining each pair of the sentences given
76. Much of what we know about the Vikings is in the form of centuries-old stories. Originally, the

Vikings themselves told them.
A. The Vikings themselves originally told centuries-old stories to us now that we know much about
them.
B. What we know about Vikings is originally told to us in the form of centuries-old stories, but it not
much
C. Much of what we know about the Vikings is in the form of centuries-old stories originally told by
the Vikings themselves.
D. Centuries-old stories were originally told by the Vikings themselves is the form of what we know
about the Vikings.
77. Many insects have no vocal apparatus in their throats. However, they make sound.
A. Many insects make sound so that they have no vocal apparatus in their throats
B. The reason why many insects make sound is that they have no vocal apparatus in their throats.
C. Since many insects can make sounds , they have no vocal apparatus in their throats.
D. Many insects make sounds despite having no vocal apparatus in their throats
78. We know that animals need vitamins for growth and development . Plants need them, too.
A. Plants are known to need the same vitamins for growth and development as do animals.
B. In order to grow and develop, plants are known to need then vitamins that are produced by
animals.
C. Animals need vitamins to grow and develop whereas plants need its growth and development.
D. What we know is that both animals and plants can produce vitamins for growth and development.
79. Beef contains vitamins. Generally, fish contains almost the same vitamins as beef.
A. The vitamins content of beef is generally considered to come from fish.
B. The vitamin content of fish may be considered in general as similar to beef.
C. Generally, beef and fish may be considered to be a combination of vitamin content.
D. What vitamin fish contains may be considered in general to be made from beef.
80. He was very powerful. Nevertheless, he failed to do anything to save his son’s life.
A. He failed to do anything to save his son’s life in spite of the fact that he had no power.
B. In order to save his son’s life, he had great power to do anything he could.
C. Powerful as he might be, he could do anything to save his son’s life
D. The failure in saving his son’s life was due to his being very powerful.

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