Đề thi thử Đại học môn Tiếng Anh trường THPT Phú Nhuận, TP. HCM năm 2014 (lần 3)

BỘ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
TRƯỜNG THPT PHÚ NHUẬN
ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 3 KHỐI A1, D
MÔN: ANH VĂN - NĂM HỌC: 2013 - 2014
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
(80 câu trắc nghiệm)
Mã đề thi 132
(Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu)
Họ, tên thí sinh: Lớp: 12 A
Mã học sinh:
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 1 to 10.
Is your company a sitting duck for hackers? When did you last change your password? How complete are
your security systems? Have you ever been broken into before?
According to IANS, the International Association for Network Security, there’s a new breed of hackers out
there. And, there’s also a new target. In the past, hackers gained notoriety from breaking into big companies’
networks. In fact, the bigger the company, the bigger the success. when hackers broke into Informix’s
notoriously secure system 1999, they made headline news around the world.
The big “success” came with a major drawback. This headline break-in came with international teams of
investigators and serious criminal charges. Several former famous hackers are now sitting behind bars or
working overtime to pay off hefty fines in penalties and damages.
So, hackers of a new decade have turned to a new target: smaller companies. Smaller companies often
spend less on their security systems. if they have never been broken into before, they may be lulled into a feeling
of security. They are often lax about changing their password frequently enough. And that spells trouble.
Also, a breach system in a smaller company may attract little public attention. Investigations may be brief
and superficial, as overloaded investigators pursue bigger problems.
But if you fall victim to hackers, it will definitely attract your own attention. These thieves can gain access to
your files, destroying, copying, or altering them. They can create havoc with your data. And if they do, you’ll
surely wish you had changed your password once more often.
Câu 1: The phrase “sitting duck for hackers” at the beginning of the passage most probably means _______.
A. target to be attacked by hackers in the future

B. duck which is sitting near or among hackers
C. duck which conducts hackers to their desired seat
D. bench of a duck shape available for hackers to sit on
Câu 2: What might have been one motive for hackers of Informix’s network?
A. money B. power C. fun D. fame
Câu 3: The phrase “breaking into big companies’ networks” in the second paragraph of the passage can
probably be rephrased as __________.
A. stopping the work of big companies by using a brake
B. secretly entering the networks of big companies without permission
C. allowing the employees of all big companies to have a break time
D. destroying the work of big companies by breaking it into pieces
Câu 4: What has happened to some big-name hackers?
A. They’re in jails. B. Nothing at all
C. They’ve got better jobs. D. They are paying their victims.
Câu 5: Which is likely a victim for the new breed of hackers?
A. large companies B. international companies
C. small companies D. companies with security
Câu 6: What might have helped hackers to succeed?
A. They’ve never broken into any company before.
B. Their targeted networks are old and not updated.
C. They feel secure when entering people’s networks.
D. Their targets rarely change their secret codes.
Câu 7: Why are modern hackers no longer interested in big companies?
A. They have become more dangerous to hack.
B. They have less money than small ones.
C. They are too easy to be broken into.
D. They don’t have much interesting data as before.
Câu 8: The word “overloaded” in the end of paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “having too much
__________ to cope with at the same time”.
A. work B. news C. data D. jobs

Câu 9: What is not mentioned as a result of hackers’ work?
A. ruined files B. stolen soft wares
C. replicated documents D. jumbled data
Câu 10: Which of the followings is probably the most suitable title for the reading passage above?
A. Is your business likely to be considered a sitting duck?
B. What is your security system like at the moment?
C. Are you the new target for modern generation hackers?
D. Who can be the next victims of big-name hackers?
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 11 to 13.
Câu 11: A. remember B. physical C. compulsory D. certificate
Câu 12: A. procedure B. contribute C. compliment D. bacteria
Câu 13: A. discriminate B. vulnerable C. stability D. philosopher
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from
14 to 38.
Câu 14: It is imperative that this letter __________ immediately.
A. be sent B. were sent C. send D. sent
Câu 15: All his plans for starting his own business fell __________.
A. through B. down C. in D. away
Câu 16: Sales of the Chinese toys dropped __________ sharply when the TV news reported that high levels of
toxic lead had been found in painted toys.
A. away B. down C. off D. out
Câu 17: All ________ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A. for our needs B. the thing needed C. what is needed D. that is needed
Câu 18: Total weight of all the ants in the world is much greater than __________.
A. is of all human beings B. all human beings
C. that of all human beings D. all human beings is that
Câu 19: The salary of a computer programmer is__________ a teacher.
A. twice as higher as that B. twice as high as that of
C. as twice much as D. as much as twice of

Câu 20: He had to act immediately; __________! It would have been too late.
A. however B. consequently C. otherwise D. nevertheless
Câu 21: James had, __________, saved the manuscript of his first novel from the burning house.
A. lastly B. at last C. at least D. lately
Câu 22: It was so foggy that the driver couldn’t __________ the traffic signs.
A. take out B. break out C. keep out D. make out
Câu 23: Ancient Egyptians mummified the dead bodies through the use of chemicals, __________ ancient
Peruvians did through natural processes.
A. even though B. whether or not C. because D. whereas
Câu 24: Sam: “let me carry the bag for you.” – Susan: “ __________.”
A. I’d love to B. If you don’t mind
C. Don’t mention it D. You are very welcome
Câu 25: Ann: “Make yourself at home.” – John: “__________.”
A. Yes, can I help you? B. Not at all. Don’t mention it
C. Thanks! Same to you D. That’s very kind. Thank you
Câu 26: I’m very lazy. I only go to the gym once in a __________ moon.
A. full B. black C. new D. blue
Câu 27: After seeing the film “Gone with the Wind”, __________.
A. the book made many people want to read it
B. the reading of the book interested many people
C. the book was read by many people
D. many people wanted to read the book
Câu 28: __________ is that a chicken stands up to lay its eggs.
A. What many people don’t realize B. Because many people don’t realize
C. That many people don’t realize D. It is that many people don’t realize
Câu 29: It is __________ that I can’t put it down.
A. too interesting book B. so interesting a book
C. so interesting book D. such interesting book
Câu 30: Take __________ of the chance to do some sightseeing while you are here.
A. benefit B. advantage C. profit D. exploit

Câu 31: My father always __________ the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast.
A. does B. writes C. makes D. works
Câu 32: No one has cleaned this street this week, __________?
A. has he B. hasn’t he C. have they D. haven’t they
Câu 33: Imagine __________ when the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids. How would your life have been
different?
A. you’ve been living B. you live C. you’re living D. you’d been living
Câu 34: By the time their baby arrives, the Johnsons hope __________ painting and decorating the new
nursery.
A. having been finished B. having finished
C. to have been finished D. to have finished
Câu 35: Jack: “Do you like the weather here?” – Jenny: “I wish it__________.”
A. hadn’t rained B. won’t rain C. didn’t rain D. doesn’t rain
Câu 36: We are considering having ___________ for the coming New Year.
A. to redecorated our flat B. redecorated our flat
C. our flat redecorated D. our flat to be redecorated
Câu 37: You __________ to your teacher like that. It was very rude.
A. mustn’t talk B. mustn’t have talked
C. shouldn’t talk D. shouldn’t have talked
Câu 38: The members of the Red Cross were dedicated their whole life to __________ the sufferings of
human beings.
A. reductive B. reducing C. reduce D. reduction
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 39 to 48.
Any change in one part of an ecosystem can causes changes in other parts. Drought, storms, and fires can
change ecosystems. Some changes (39) __________ ecosystems. If there is too little rainfall, plants will not
have enough water to live. If a kind of plant dies (40) __________, the animals that (41) __________ it may
also die or move away. Some changes are good for ecosystems. Some fine forests need (42) __________ for the
pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire melts the seal and lets
the seeds (43) __________.

Polluting the air, soil, water can harm ecosystems. Building (44) __________ on rivers for electric power
and irrigation can harm ecosystems (45) __________ the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down (46)
__________ destroy ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways
of (47) __________ fish, cutting down trees, and building dams. They are looking for ways to get food, lumber,
and other products for people (48) __________ causing harm to ecosystems.
Câu 39: A. harmless B. harms C. harm D. harmful
Câu 40: A. forever B. away C. over D. off
Câu 41: A. fed with B. feed C. fed up with D. feed on
Câu 42: A. flame B. blaze C. burning D. fires
Câu 43: A. go B. in C. fly D. out
Câu 44: A. dams B. moats C. bridges D. ditches
Câu 45: A. around B. under C. over D. on
Câu 46: A. forests B. jungle C. wood D. hills
Câu 47: A. catching B. holding C. taking D. carrying
Câu 48: A. avoid B. no C. without D. not
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 from 49 to 50.
Câu 49: The new laws to conserve wildlife in the area will come into force next month.
A. pollute B. protect C. eliminate D. destroy
Câu 50: She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing.
A. wealthy B. poor C. kind D. broke
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 from 51 to 53.
Câu 51: There are many opportunities for work in the city.
A. advantages B. possibilities C. difficulties D. disadvantages
Câu 52: I think we have solved this problem once and for all.
A. forever B. in the end C. temporarily D. for everyone
Câu 53: When I was crossing the street, I caught sight of an old friend of mine in a restaurant.
A. waved B. saw C. looked D. watched
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 54 to 63.
As heart disease continues to be the number-one killer in the United States, researchers have become
increasingly interested in identifying the potential risk factors that trigger heart attacks. High-fat diets and ‘life
in the fast lane” have long been known to contribute to the high incidence of heart failure. But according to
new studies, the list of risk factors may be significantly longer and quite surprising.
Heart failure, for example appears to have seasonal and temporal patterns. A higher percentage of heart
attacks occur in cold weather, and more people experience heart failure on Monday than on any other day of
the week. In addition, people are more susceptible to heart attacks in the first few hours after waking.
Cardiologists first observed this morning phenomenon in the mid-1980s and have since discovered a number of
possible causes. An early-morning rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and concentration of heart-stimulating
hormones, plus a reduction of blood flow to the heart, may all contribute to the higher incidence of heart
attacks between the hours of 8:00 A.M and 10 A.M.
In other studies, both birthdays and bachelorhood have been implicated as risk factors. Statistics reveal that
heart attack rates increase significantly for both females and males in the few days immediately preceding and
following their birthdays. And unmarried men are more at risk for heart attacks than their married counterparts.
Though stress is thought to be linked in some way to all of the aforementioned risk factors, intense research
continues in the hope of further comprehending why and how heart failure is triggered.
Câu 54: What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Diet and stress as factors in heart attacks. B. Rick factors in heart attacks
C. Seasonal and temporal patterns of heart attacks.D. Cardiology in 1980s.
Câu 55: In the first paragraph, the word "potential" could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. unknown B. primary C. possible D. harmful
Câu 56: The word “trigger” as used in the first paragraph in closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. affect B. encounter C. involve D. cause
Câu 57: What do the second and third paragraphs of the passage mainly discuss?
A. Age and gender factors in heart attacks B. Myths about lifestyles and heart attacks
C. Unusual risk factors in heart attacks D. The link between heart attacks and marriage
Câu 58: The author uses the word "temporal" in the second paragraph to mean __________.
A. affected by B. expected C. of a certain date D. regularly
Câu 59: The phrase "susceptible to" in the second paragraph to mean __________.

A. prone to B. aware of C. affected by D. accustomed
Câu 60: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a possible cause of any heart attacks?
A. increase in hormones B. lower heart rate
C. increased blood pressure D. decreased blood flow to the heart
Câu 61: Which of the following is NOT cited as a possible risk factor?
A. getting married B. eating fatty food C. being under stress D. having a birthday
Câu 62: Which of the following does the passage infer?
A. We have not identified many risk factors associated with heart attacks.
B. We now fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks.
C. We recently began to study how risk factors trigger heart attacks.
D. We do not fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks.
Câu 63: As used in the third paragraph, which of the following could best be replaced the word “reveal”?
A. explain B. mean C. show D. observe
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions from 64 to 67.
Câu 64: He was suspected of having stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.
A. Suspected of having stolen credit cards, he has been investigated him for days.
B. Suspecting of having stolen credit cards, he has been investigated him for days.
C. Having suspected of having stolen credit cards, he has been investigated him for days.
D. He has been investigated him for days, suspecting of having stolen credit cards.
Câu 65: The student next to me kept chewing gum. That bothered me a lot.
A. The student next to me kept chewing gum, that bothered me a lot.
B. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothering me a lot.
C. The student next to me kept chewing gum, which bothered me a lot.
D. The student next to me kept chewing gum bothered me a lot.
Câu 66: The news was so wonderful. As a consequence, we decided to have a celebration.
A. It was such a wonderful news that we decided to have a celebration.
B. We decided to have a celebration so as to hear wonderful news.
C. We decided to have a celebration so that we heard the news.
D. It was such wonderful news that we decided to have a celebration.

Câu 67: I strongly disapproved of your behavior. However, I will help you this time.
A. Despite of my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
B. Although I strongly disapproved of your behavior, but I will help you this time.
C. Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
D. Because of your behavior, I will help you this time.
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 sentences from 68 to 73.
Câu 68: We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money.
A. We could have managed with my father’s money.
B. Had it not been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed.
C. If we had managed, my father’s money would be there.
D. If we couldn’t have managed, we would have had my father’s money.
Câu 69: I would prefer you not to smoke in here.
A. I’d rather you don’t smoke in here. B. I’d rather you didn’t smoke in here.
C. I’d rather you shouldn’t smoke in here. D. I’d rather you not to smoke in here.
Câu 70: When he called to tell me that he was studying, I didn’t believe him because I could hear the noise of a
party in the background.
A. Because of the sounds of a party I heard in the background when he phoned, I didn’t believe his claim that
he was studying.
B. I didn’t believe that he could study properly with the noise of a party in the background and I told him that
when he telephoned.
C. Although he rang me to tell me that he was studying, I couldn’t hear what he was saying properly because
of my unbelievably noisy party.
D. Though he was studying when he called, i thought he was lying because in the background there were
party- like sounds.
Câu 71: “It was you and only youwho stole my bike,” she said to him.
A. She criticized him for having stolen her bike. B. She accused him of having stolen her bike.
C. She blamed him for having stolen her bike. D. She arrested him for having stolen her bike.
Câu 72: I only called the police as a last resort.
A. I only called the police at the last moment. B. I only called the police when it was special.

C. I only called the police at last. D. I only called the police when I had tried.
Câu 73: Beautiful as she is, he doesn’t love her.
A. He doesn’t love her as she is beautiful.
B. Even if she is beautiful, he doesn’t love her.
C. Although she is beautiful, he doesn’t love her.
D. No matter how she is beautiful, he doesn’t love her.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction from 74
to 78.
Câu 74: Every (A) country has their own (B) traditions, some of which (C) have existed for (D) centuries.
Câu 75: Tom said that if he had to (A) do another (B) homework tonight, he would not be able (C) to attend
(D) the concert.
Câu 76: Scientific (A) students should (B) study how to use (C) a computer as well as their (D) own subjects.
Câu 77: It was (A) only after 1815 that (B) a distinctive American literature had begun (C) to appear (D)
with writers like Washington Irving and James Fernimore Cooper.
Câu 78: Contemporary film directors, some of them (A) write the scripts for, act in, and even (B) produce
their own motion (C) pictures, are thereby assuming (D) ever more control of their art.
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. language C. energy D. change
Câu 80: A. circuit B. building C. guiltless D. suitable
HẾT
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 3 KHỐI A1, D
MÔN: ANH VĂN
NĂM HỌC: 2013-2014
MÃ ĐỀ 132
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. C

6. D
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. C
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. A
16. C
17. D
18. C
19. B
20. C
21. C
22. D
23. D
24. B
25. D
26. D
27. D
28. A
29. B
30. B
31. A
32. C
33. D
34. D
35. C

36. C
37. D
38. B
39. C
40. D
41. D
42. D
43. D
44. A
45. A
46. A
47. A
48. C
49. D
50. B
51. B
52. A
53. B
54. B
55. C
56. D
57. C
58. C
59. A
60. B
61. A
62. D
63. C
64. A
65. C

66. D
67. C
68. B
69. B
70. A
71. B
72. A
73. C
74. B
75. B
76. A
77. C
78. A
79. B
80. D