Đề thi thử Đại học môn Tiếng Anh trường THPT Phú Nhuận, TP. HCM năm 2014 (lần 1)

SỞ GIÁO DỤC - ĐÀO TẠO TP. HCM
TRƯỜNG THPT PHÚ NHUẬN
ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC
NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014
MÔN THI: ANH VĂN - KHỐI A1, D
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
MÃ ĐỀ 132
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 sentences from 1 to 3.
Câu 1: A. Punctuality B. Characteristic C. Representative D. Technological
Câu 2: A. Category B. Discourteous C. Compulsory D. Curriculum
Câu 3: A. Hurricane B. Separate C. Recommend D. Photograph
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best way to complete each of the sentence
from 4 to 8.
Câu 4: __________ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an official
illusion.
A. When the Moon B. That the Moon C. The Moon which D. The Moon
Câu 5: The relative size of an insect’s wing is much greater than __________.
A. of a bird’s wing B. a wing of a bird is C. that of a bird’s wing D. that wing of a bird
Câu 6: On the battle field _________.
A. did the tanks lie B. lay the tanks C. the tanks lay D. lied the tanks
Câu 7: No one cares about the starving people __________.
A. for the aid is intended B. whom the aid is intended
C. whose aid is intended for D. that the aid is intended for
Câu 8: I only knew this when he had told me about it. Not until __________.
A. he had told me about it did I know this B. did I know this he had told me about it
C. he had told me about , I knew this D. I knew this when he told me about
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 9 to 18.
In early civilization, citizens were educated informally, usually within the family unit. Education meant
simply learning to live. As civilization became more complex, however, education became more formal,

structured, and comprehensive. Initial efforts of the ancient Chinese and Greek societies concentrated solely
on the education of males. The post-Babylonian Jews and Plato were exceptions to this pattern. Plato was
apparently the first significant advocate of the equality of the sexes. Women, in his ideal state, would have
the same rights and duties and the same educational opportunities as men. This aspect of Platonic
philosophy, however, had little or no effect on education for many centuries, and the concept of a liberal
education for men only, which had been espoused by Aristotle, prevailed.
In ancient Rome, the availability of an education was gradually extended to women, but they were taught
separately from men. The early Christians and medieval Europeans continued this trend, and single-sex
schools for the privileged through classes prevailed through the Reformation period. Gradually, however,
education for women, in a separate but equal basis to that provided for men, was becoming a clear
responsibility of society. Martin Luther appealed for civil support of schools for all children. Al the Council
of Trent in the 16
th
century, the Roman Catholic Church encouraged the establishment of free primary
schools for children of all classes. The concept of universal primary education, regardless of sex, had been
born, but it was still in the realm of the single-sex school.
In the late 19
th
and early 20
th
centuries, co-education became a more widely applied principle of
educational philosophy. In Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union the education of boys and girls in the
same classes became an accepted practice. Since World War II, Japan and the Scandinavian countries have
also adopted relatively universal co-educational systems. The greatest negative reaction to co-education has
been felt in the teaching systems of the Latin countries, where the sexes have usually been separated at both
primary and secondary levels, according to local conditions.
A number of studies have indicated that girls seem to perform better overall and in science in particular.
In single-sex classes, during the adolescent years, pressure to conform to stereotypical female gender roles
may disadvantage girls in traditionally male subjects, making them reluctant to volunteer for experimental
work while taking part in lessons. In Britain, academic league tables point to high standards achieved in

girls’ schools. Some educationalists, therefore, suggest segregation of the sexes as a good thing,
particularly in certain areas, and a number of schools are experimenting with the idea.
Câu 9: Ancient education generally focused its efforts on __________.
A. both sexes B. on male learners C. female learners D. young people only
Câu 10: Education in early times was mostly aimed at __________.
A. learning to live B. imparting survival skills
C. teaching skills D. learning new lifestyles
Câu 11: The first to support the equality of the sexes was __________.
A. Plato B. the Jews C. the Chinese D. the Greek
Câu 12: The word “informally” in this context mostly refers to an education occurring __________.
A. in a department B. in classrooms C. ability D. outside the school
Câu 13: When education first reached women, they were __________.
A. locked up in a place with men B. separated from men
C. isolated from a normal life D. deprived of opportunities
Câu 14: When the concept of universal primary education was introduced, education __________.
A. was intended to leave out female learners B. was intended for all the sexes
C. was given free to all D. focused on imparting skills
Câu 15: The word “espoused” is contextually closest in meaning to __________.
A. to give B. to introduce C. to induce D. to put off
Câu 16: Co-education was negatively responded to in __________.
A. the Scandinavian countries B. Japan
C. South American countries D. conservative countries
Câu 17: The word “tables” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. shapes B. personalities C. figures D. meeting tables
Câu 18: The word “segregation” in paragraph 4 may be understood as __________.
A. mixture B. extraction C. separation D. grouping
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that in closest in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions from 19 to 23
Câu 19: Don’t be chicken-hearted; ask her to the party.
A. cowardly B. shy C. tumid D. humble

Câu 20: She still has an awful lot to learn.
A. a terrible thing B. a great pleasure C. a great desire D. a large amount
Câu 21: The US Congress office building is adjacent to the Capitol building.
A. within B. next to C. far from D. behind
Câu 22: Think about the interviewer’s comments because they may help you prepare better when you are
called for the next job interview.
A. compliments B. criticism C. character D. remarks
Câu 23: It is really too easy to point the finger at parents who protect their children from life’s obstacles.
A. changes B. examinations C. experiences D. exercises
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction from
24 to 28.
Câu 24: The referee (A) said that the ball hadn’t crossed (B) the line and so the goalie (C) was disallowed
(D).
Câu 25: It was not until (A) she had arrived (B) home had she remembered (C) her appointment with (D)
the client.
Câu 26: Having (A) to New York on (B) several occasions, the city (C) finds it fascinating (D).
Câu 27: To find (A) the solution to (B) problem, they (C) discussed about (D) the situation.
Câu 28: These televisions (A) are too expensive (B) for us to buy them (C) at this time (D).
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option
for each of the blank from 29 to 38.
The first we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee? The
schools teach a (29)__________ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or electrician. Do
they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing that is perhaps most
valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother (30)__________ it. This basic is the
skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an
employee will depend on your ability to communicate, with people and to (31)__________ your own
thoughts and ideas to them, so they will (32)__________ understand what you are driving at and be
persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (33)__________ itself. You must have something to say in the
first place. The effectiveness of you job depends (34)__________ your ability to make other people

understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expression one’s thoughts is one skill that the school can (35)________ teach. The foundations for skill
in expression have to be (36)__________ early; an interest in and an ear (37)__________ language;
experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the habit of verbal
expression. If you do not lay these foundations (38)_________ your school years, you may never have an
opportunity again.
Câu 29: A. large B. far C. lots D. great
Câu 30: A. with learning B. learn C. to learn D. learning
Câu 31: A. give out B. present C. transfer D. interpret
Câu 32: A. not B. both C. as well D. either
Câu 33: A. on B. by C. in D. for
Câu 34: A. on most B. much on C. on much D. most on
Câu 35: A. quite B. really C. truly D. hardly
Câu 36: A. lied B. laid C. lay D. lain
Câu 37: A. for B. of C. by D. in
Câu 38: A. for B. during C. of D. when
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 39 to 48.
You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions.
This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to them.
Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others. But
does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it does in
Madagascar? Much research on emotional expression has centered on such questions.
According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially
the same “facial language”. Studies by Ekman’s group have demonstrated that humans share a set of
universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles,
for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in far-flung places as
Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Sumatra, the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea
and the Eskimo villagers north of the Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere
can recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise.

There are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional
displays – the so-called display rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to control
emotional responses – especially negative one – while many American children are encouraged to express
their feelings more openly. Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some
degree, in people’s behaviour. From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that
communicate their feelings.
The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to
facial expressions, and by age five they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people’s
faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic
set of human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional
expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross-cultural psychologists tell us that certain
emotional responses carry different meanings in different cultures. For examples, what emotion, you
suppose, might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise. Likewise, a grin on an American face
may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may, just as easily, mean embarrassment. Clearly, culture
influences emotional expressions.
Câu 39: Smiles and frowns __________.
A. have different meanings in different cultures
B. do not convey the same emotions in various cultures
C. are not popular everywhere
D. are universal expressions across cultures
Câu 40: The biggest difference lies in __________.
A. how long negative emotions are displayed B. how emotional responses are controlled
C. how intensive emotions are expressed D. how often positive emotions are shown
Câu 41: Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of __________.
A. lacks of many main ingredients
B. investigators on universal emotional expressions
C. researchers who can speak and understand many languages
D. researchers on universal language
Câu 42: The best title of this passage is __________.
A. Cultural universals in emotional expressions

B. Human habit of display emotions
C. A review of researchers on emotional expressions
D. Ways to control emotional expressions
Câu 43: Young children __________.
A. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions
B. take time to control their facial expressions
C. are sensitive towards others’ emotions
D. spend a long time learning to read others’ emotions
Câu 44: Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to __________.
A. control their emotions B. conceal their positive emotions
C. display their emotions openly D. change their behaviour
Câu 45: Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the questions whether __________.
A. eyebrows raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar
B. rounding the mouth has the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar
C. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth
D. different cultures have similar emotional expressions
Câu 46: The word “evolved” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. developed B. increased C. simplified D. reduced
Câu 47: The phrase “this evidence” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.
A. the fact that children can control their feelings
B. human facial expressions
C. a biological underpinning for humans to express emotions
D. the fact that children are good at recognizing others’ emotions
Câu 48: According to the passage, we respond to others by __________.
A. watching their actions B. observing their look
C. looking at their face D. observing their emotional expressions
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
from 49 to 73.
Câu 49: They attempted to __________ the painting to its original condition.
A. repair B. renovate C. refurbish D. restore

Câu 50: It was found that he lacked the __________to pursue a difficult task to the very end.
A. commitment B. engagement C. persuasion D. obligation
Câu 51: The newspaper did not mention the __________ of the damage caused by the fire.
A. quality B. range C. amount D. extent
Câu 52: He can not __________ ignorance as his excuse, he should have known what was happening in
his own department.
A. insist B. defend C. refer D. plead
Câu 53: Check the bottles carefully to make sure they have not been _________.
A. tampered with B. broken into C. taken out D. touched up
Câu 54: It’s very easy to __________ over when the snow is hard.
A. slide B. slip C. skid D. skate
Câu 55: Janet is very modest, always __________ her success.
A. keeping down B. turning around C. playing down D. pushing back
Câu 56: Many people believe that football stadiums __________ safer places for families to go if strict
measures __________ to solve the problem of football hooliganism.
A. would be – were taken B. should be – will be taken
C. have been – could be taken D. were to be – are taken
Câu 57: Ann’s birthday was on the 6
th
, and now it’s ready the 10
th
. Her birthday card __________ a week
ago.
A. should have sent B. should have been sent
C. should send D. should be sent
Câu 58: He’ll probably want to know if you __________.
A. didn’t drink B. had drunk
C. have been drinking D. will have been drinking
Câu 59: I’d rather you __________ yesterday afternoon.
A. don’t call B. didn’t call C. not call D. hadn’t called

Câu 60: Nobody understands what the strange man has said, __________?
A. doesn’t he B. does he C. don’t they D. do they
Câu 61: He had spent __________ time writing an essay on his childhood.
A. a few B. a large number of C. a great deal of D. many
Câu 62: I think the __________ thing would be to take a taxi home. I’m tired of walking.
A. senseless B. sensational C. sensitive D. sensible
Câu 63: Neither the director nor the assistant __________ yet.
A. hasn’t come B. haven’t come C. has come D. have come
Câu 64: The Mekong Delta is __________ deltas in Vietnam.
A. the more larger of the two B. one of the two largest
C. one of the two larger D. the largest of the two
Câu 65: “I saw you studying at the library last night.” – “You __________; I wasn’t there.”
A. have B. wouldn’t have C. couldn’t have D. might have
Câu 66: __________ Albert is late, let’s begin without him.
A. Since B. Consequently C. However D. Nevertheless
Câu 67: __________ in Shanghai than in many other cities in China.
A. More living people B. It has more people C. More people living D. More people live
Câu 68: That’s the car the engine __________ needs __________.
A. of which/ repairing B. that/ to be repairing C. which/ repaired D. whose/ to be repaired
Câu 69: “Do you want beer or wine?” – “__________”
A. I’d rather beer, please B. I hate wine
C. I’d prefer beer, please D. I like beer
Câu 70: “Where do you suggest I stay?” – “__________”
A. I prefer the Hilton B. Let’s stay at the Hilton
C. I suggest you to Hilton D. I recommend the Hilton
Câu 71: “Thank you very much for your lift.” – “__________”
A. Delighted I was able to help B. That was all I could do
C. I see D. Thank you
Câu 72: Staying in the hotel costs __________ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice as much as B. as much as twice C. twice more than D. as much twice as

Câu 73: It is essential that he __________. His illness seems worse.
A. need to operate B. need an operation C. needs an operation D. needed operating
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has that same meaning as
the original one from 74 to 78.
Câu 74: You may be very intelligent, but you should be more careful about this.
A. No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be more careful about this.
B. No matter whatever intelligent you may be, you should be more careful about this.
C. No matter what intelligent you may be, you should be more careful about this.
D. No matter why intelligent you may be, you should be more careful about this.
Câu 75: The family find it difficult to manage on the money they have.
A. The family managed to earn enough money.
B. It is difficult for the family to earn money.
C. It is difficult for the family to get by on the money they have.
D. The family could manage on the money they have.
Câu 76: It’s his duty to get all the documents typed before the meeting.
A. He’s supposed to type all the documents before the meeting.
B. All the documents were supposed to type before the meeting.
C. All the documents were typed before the meeting.
D. He’s supposed to have all the documents typed before the meeting.
Câu 77: The game will be held, rain or shine.
A. There will be a game regardless of the weather. B. The game is delayed because of the rain.
C. There will be no game if it rains or shines. D. It rains or shines whenever there is a game.
Câu 78: Our coach gave us some news which seemed too good to be true.
A. We couldn’t easily believe the news our coach told us because it was very good.
B. Our coach told us that true news is always good news.
C. The news the coach gave us was good, but of course it wasn’t true.
D. It was excellent news, so we knew it must be true.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following sentences from 79 to 80.
Câu 79: A. Dangerous B. Courteous C. Spacious D. Precious

Câu 80: A. Handkerchief B. Handsome C. Wednesday D. Band

HẾT
ĐÁP ÁN
MÃ ĐỀ 132
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. D
13. B
14. B
15. B
16. C
17. C
18. C
19. A
20. D
21. B
22. D
23. C
24. C
25. C

26. C
27. D
28. C
29. D
30. C
31. B
32. B
33. D
34. B
35. B
36. B
37. A
38. B
39. A
40. C
41. B
42. A
43. C
44. A
45. D
46. A
47. D
48. D
49. D
50. A
51. D
52. D
53. A
54. B
55. C

56. A
57. B
58. C
59. D
60. D
61. C
62. D
63. C
64. B
65. C
66. A
67. D
68. A
69. C
70. D
71. A
72. A
73. B
74. A
75. C
76. D
77. A
78. A
79. B
80. D