bộ đề thi thử đại học môn tiếng anh (with key)

SỞ GD & ĐT THANH HÓA
TRƯỜNG THPT BA ĐÌNH
(Đề thi có 06 trang)
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2014
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH, khối D (Lần 2)
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút.
Họ, tên thí sinh:
Số báo danh:
ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ CÂU 1 ĐẾN CÂU 80) DÀNH CHO TẤT CẢ THÍ SINH.
Chọn từ hoặc cụm từ thích hợp (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.
Câu 1: From an early age, Wolfgang had a/an _______ for music.
A. interest B. passion C.involvement D. tendency
Câu 2: Larry never spoke to anyone, and kept himself _______.
A. outside B. withdrawn C. superior D. aloof
Câu 3: Sarah delivered a/an _______ appeal to the court and asked for mercy.
A. sensational B. sentimental C. emotional D. affectionate
Câu 4: No sooner had we left the house, _______ it started snowing.
A. and B. than C. when D. that
Câu 5: What ever Jane _______ to do, she finishes.
A. gets on B. sees to C. sets out D. looks for
Câu 6: Several cars, _______ owners had parked them under the trees, were damaged.
A. their B. of which C. whom D. whose
Câu 7: It was very good _______ you to give up so much of your time.
A. of B. for C. with D. to
Câu 8: The play was not _______ what we had expected.
A. just B. absolutely C. at all D. very
Câu 9: We had to get a bank loan when the money finally _______.
A. gave in B. gave off C. gave over D. gave out
Câu 10: The minister _______ to say whether all the coal mines would be closed.
A. refuse B. avoided C. denied D. bothered
Câu 11: When Helen agreed to run the school play, she got more than she _______.

A. came down to B. bargained for C. faced up to D. got round to
Câu 12: At the end of the match the players were _______ exhausted.
A. solely B. utterly C. actually D. merely
Câu 13: _______ you should do first is make a list of all the things you have to do.
A. That B. What C. As D. If
Câu 14: The smell of the kippers cooking _______ my breakfast.
A. put me off B. came up agaist C. gave off D. held up
Câu 15: This conversation project looks promising, but it’s still _______.
A. in the early stages B. in advance C. understress D. at first sight
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 16 đến 25.
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Every drop of water in the ocean, even in the deepest parts, responds to the forces that
create the tides. No other force that affects the sea is so strong. Compared with the tides, the
waves created by the wind are surface movements felt no more than a hundred fathoms below
the surface. The currents also seldom involve more than the upper several hundred fathoms
despite their impressive sweep.
The tides are a response of the waters of the ocean to the pull of the Moon and the more
distant Sun. In theory, there is a gravitational attraction between the water and even the
outermost star of the universe. In reality, however, the pull of remote stars is so slight as to be
obliterated by the control of the Moon and, to a lesser extent, the Sun.
Just as the Moon rises later each day by fifty minutes, on the average, so, in most places, the
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time of high tide is correspondingly later each day. And as the Moon waxes and wanes in its
monthly cycle, so the height of the tide varies. The tidal movements are strongest when the
Moon is a sliver in the sky, and when it is full. These are the highest flood tides and the lowest
ebb tides of the lunar month and are called the spring tides. At these times the Sun, Moon, and
Earth are nearly in line and the pull of the two heavenly bodies is added together to bring the

water high on the beaches, to send its surf upward against the sea cliffs, and to draw a high tide
into the harbors. Twice each month, at the quarters of the Moon, when the Sun, Moon and Earth
lie at the apexes of a triangular configuration and the pull of the Sun and Moon are opposed, the
moderate tidal movements called neap tides occur. Then the difference between high and low
water is less than at any other time during the month.
Câu 16: What is the main point of the first paragraph?
A. The waves created by ocean currents are very large.
B. Despite the strength of the wind, it only moves surface water.
C. Deep ocean water is seldom affected by forces that move water.
D. The tides are the most powerful force to affect the movement of ocean water.
Câu 17: The word "felt" in line 3 is closest in meaning to
A. based B. dropped C. detected D. explored
Câu 18: The words "In reality" in line 8 are closest in meaning to
A. surprisingly B. actually C. characteristically D. similarly
Câu 19: It can be inferred from the passage that the most important factor in determining how much
gravitational effect one object in space has on the tides is
A. size B. distance C. temperature D. density
Câu 20: The word "correspondingly" in line 11 is closest in meaning to
A. unpredictably B. interestingly C. similarly D. unusually
Câu 21: What is the cause of spring tides?
A. Seasonal changes in the weather
B. The gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon when nearly in line with the Earth
C. The Earth's movement around the Sun
D. The triangular arrangement of the Earth, Sun, and Moon
Câu 22: The word "configuration" in line 18 is closest in meaning to
A. unit B. center C. surface D. arrangement
Câu 23: Neap tides occur when
A. the Sun counteracts the Moon's gravitational attraction
B. the Moon is full
C. the Moon is farthest from the Sun

D. waves created by the wind combine with the Moon's gravitational attraction
Câu 24: According to the passage, all of the following statements about tides are true EXCEPT:
A. The time of high tide is later each day.
B. Tides have a greater effect on the sea than waves do.
C. The strongest tides occur at the quarters of the Moon.
D. Neap tides are more moderate than spring tides.
Câu 25: Where in the passage does the author mention movements of ocean water other than those caused by
tides?
A. Lines 2-5 B. Lines 10-11 C. Lines 12-13 D. Lines 17-20
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ 26 đến 35.
Most traditional human life in deserts is nomadic. It (26) ______ in hot deserts on finding water, and on
following infrequent rains to (27) ______ grazing for livestock. In cold deserts, it depends on finding good
hunting and fishing grounds, on sheltering from blizzards and winter (28) ______, and on storing enough food
for winter. Permanent settlement in both kinds of deserts requires permanent water, food sources and adequate
shelter, or the technology and energy sources to (29) ______ it.
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Many deserts are flat and featureless, lacking landmarks, or composed of repeating landforms such as sand
(30) ______ or the jumbled ice-fields of glaciers. Advanced skills or devices are required to navigate through
such landscapes and (31) _____ travelers may die when supplies run (32) ______ after becoming lost. In
addition, sandstorms or blizzards may cause disorientation in severely-reduced visibility.
The (33) ______ represented by wild animals in deserts has featured in explorers' accounts but does not
cause higher (34) ______ of death than in other environments such as rainforests or savanna woodland, and
generally does not affect human distribution. Defense against polar bears may be advisable in some areas of the
Arctic. Precautions against snakes and scorpions in choosing (35) ______ at which to camp in some hot deserts
should be taken.
Câu 26: A. locates B. selects C. follows D. depends
Câu 27: A. earn B. demand C. obtain D. require
Câu 28: A. extremes B. poles C. tops D. heights
Câu 29: A. grow B. supply C. comfort D. bring
Câu 30: A. dunes B. piles C. valleys D. stores

Câu 31: A. inconsistent B. incapable C. inexperienced D. independent
Câu 32: A. of B. out C. in D. over
Câu 33: A. danger B. dangerous C. endanger D. endangered
Câu 34: A. level B. rate C. scale D. standard
Câu 35: A. sight B. lies C. sites D. seats
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A, hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 36 đến 44.
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The ocean bottom - a region nearly 2.5 times greater than the total land area of the Earth - is a
vast frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century ago, the
deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters
deep. Totally without light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the
Earth's surface, the deep-ocean bottom is a hostile environment to humans, in some ways as
forbidding and remote as the void of outer space.
Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a
century, the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968,
with the beginning of the National Science Foundation's Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP).Using
techniques first developed for the offshore oil and gas industry, the DSDP's drill ship, the Glomar
Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the ocean's surface and drill in very deep
waters, extracting samples of sediments and rock from the ocean floor.
The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15-year research program that ended in
November 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000
core samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the world. The Glomar
Challenger's core samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like
hundred of millions of years ago and to calculate what it will probably look like millions of years
in the future. Today, largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger's
voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that

explain many of the geological processes that shape the Earth.
The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information critical
to understanding the world's past climates. Deep-ocean sediments provide a climatic record
stretching back hundreds of millions of years, because they are largely isolated from the
mechanical erosion and the intense chemical and biological activity that rapidly destroy much
land-based evidence of past climates. This record has already provided insights into the patterns
and causes of past climatic change - information that may be used to predict future climates.
Câu 36: The author refers to the ocean bottom as a "frontier" in line 2 because it
A.is not a popular area for scientific research
B.contains a wide variety of life forms
C.attracts courageous explorers
D.is an unknown territory
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Câu 37: The word "inaccessible" in line 3 is closest in meaning to
A.unrecognizable B.unreachable C.unusable D.unsafe
Câu 38: The author mentions outer space in line 6 because
A.the Earth's climate millions of years ago was similar to conditions in outer space.
B.it is similar to the ocean floor in being alien to the human environment
C.rock formations in outer space are similar to those found on the ocean floor
D.techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean exploration
Câu 39: Which of the following is true of the Glomar Challenger?
A. It is a type of submarine. B. It is an ongoing project.
C. It has gone on over 100 voyages D. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968
Câu 40: The word " extracting " in line 11 is closest in meaning to
A. breaking B. locating C. removing D. analyzing
Câu 41: The deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was
A. an attempt to find new sources of oil and gas
B. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom
C. composed of geologists form all over the world
D. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry

Câu 42: The word " strength " in line 17 is closest in meaning to
A.basis B.purpose C.discovery D.endurance
Câu 43: The word " they " in line 22 refers to
A.years B.climates C.sediments D.cores
Câu 44: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea Drilling
Project?
A. Geologists were able to determine the Earth's appearance hundreds of millions of years ago.
B. Two geological theories became more widely accepted
C. Information was revealed about the Earth's past climatic changes.
D. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen.
Chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.
Câu 45: Havy: “Thanks for your help, Judy.”
Judy: “______.”
A. With all my heart B. Never remind me C. It’s my pleasure D. Wish you
Câu 46: "Just think, ______ 2 years' time, we'll be 20 both."
A. under B. in C. after D. over
Câu 47: Anne: “Thanks for the nice gift!”
John: “______”
A. I’m glad you like it. B. But do you know how much it costs?
C. In fact, I myself don’t like it. D. You’re welcomed.
Câu 48: Anne persisted ______ her search for the truth about what had happened.
A. at B. about C. on D. in
Câu 49: If she ______ sick, she would have gone out with me to the party.
A. wasn’t B. hadn’t been C. hasn’t been D. weren’t
Câu 50: - “________ detective stories?”
- “In my opinion, they are very good for teenagers.”
A. What do you think about B. Are you fond of
C. How about D. What do people feel about
Câu 51: - “Would you mind lending me your bike?”
- “ ______ .”

A. Yes. Here it is B. Not at all C. Great D. Yes, let’s
Câu 52: They would ______ go by air than travel by train.
A. always B. better C. prefer D. rather
Câu 53: Don’t worry. He’ll do the job as _______ as possible.
A. economizing B. economic C. uneconomically D. economically
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Câu 54: ______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.
A. With B. On C. At D. During
Câu 55: - “Has an announcement been made about the eight o’clock flight to Paris?”
- “ _______.”
A. Not yet B. Yes, it was C. I don’t think that D. Sorry, I don’t
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ/ cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa để các câu sau trở thành
câu đúng.
Câu 56: By measuring the color of a star, astronomers can tell how hot is it.
A B C D
Câu 57: Exploration of the Solar System is continuing, and at the present rate of progress all the
A B
planets will have been contacted within the near 50 years.
C D
Câu 58: Grover Cleveland was the only American president served two nonconsecutive terms.
A B C D
Câu 59: Calcium, the most abundantly mineral in the body, works with phosphorus in maintaining
A B C D
bones and teeth.
Câu 60: The next host for the SEA Games is Laos. It is Laos' the first time as the host for the
A B C D
biannual-games.
Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với câu có nghĩa gần nhất với mỗi câu cho sẵn sau đây.
Câu 61: "Leave my house now or I'll call the police!" shouted the lady to the man.
A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn't leave her house.

B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn't leave her house.
C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house.
D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn't leave her house.
Câu 62: He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
A. He had tested his eyes ten months before.
B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He hasn't had his eyes tested for ten months.
D. He didn't have any test on his eyes in ten months.
Câu 63: The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was too rough.
A. The children were not calm enough to swim in the sea.
B. The sea was rough enough for the children to swim in.
C. The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming.
D. The sea was too rough to the children's swimming.
Câu 64: David drove so fast; it was very dangerous.
A. David drove so fast, which was very dangerous.
B. David drove so fast and was very dangerous.
C. David drove so fast, then was very dangerous.
D. David drove so fast that was very dangerous.
Câu 65: The captain to his men: “Abandon the ship immediately!”
A. The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.
B. The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately.
C. The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.
D. The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately.
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ 66 đến 75.
Owning a car
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Owning a car has several advantages. (66) ________ you can go wherever you want, whenever you want.
You don’t have to depend on public transport and (67) ________ you feel more independent. (68) ________
you are able to give lifts to friends, or carry heavy loads of shopping. (69) ________ there can be problems,
especially if you live in a city. Running a car can be expensive, and you have to spend money on items (70)

________ petrol, servicing the car, and repairs. You might also have problem with parking, as every where is
more and more crowded with cars. (71) ________ most people feel that the advantages of owning a car
outweigh the disadvantages.
(72) ________ most young people of my age start driving as soon as they can. (73) ________ I think that
cars nowadays have become more essential, but I also feel that they cause a lot of problems, (74) ________
they are noisy and dirty. (75) ________ the large numbers of cars on the roads means that most town and cities
are organized for the convinience of cars, and the needs of pedestrians are ignored.
Câu 66: A. First of all B. As a result C. Personally D. Besides this
Câu 67: A. however B. personally C. since D. as a result
Câu 68: A. In contrast B. In my view C. Besides this D. However
Câu 69: A. On the other hand B. To sum up C. Thus D. For example
Câu 70: A. as B. such as C. owning to D. then
Câu 71: A. Finally B. Secondly C. However D. As
Câu 72: A. For B. Next C. As well as this D. Consequently
Câu 73: A. For example B. Personally C. Nevertheless D. In comparison
Câu 74: A. for example B. however C. thus D. since
Câu 75: A. As a result B. Moreover C. Personally D. In comparison
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ có phần gạch chân phát âm khác với ba từ còn lại trong mỗi
câu.
Câu 76: A. food B. shoot C. book D. boot
Câu 77: A. secure B. police C. council D. socialize
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ có trọng âm chính nhấn vào âm tiết có vị trí khác với ba từ
còn lại trong mỗi câu.
Câu 78: A. medicine B. endanger C. addition D. survival
Câu 79: A. corridor B. enormous C. mystery D. separate
Câu 80: A. effectiveness B. enterteinment C. environment D. endangerment
THE END
SỞ GD & ĐT THANH HÓA
TRƯỜNG THPT BA ĐÌNH
ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

ĐỀ THI CHẤT LƯỢNG MÔN THI ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2012
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH KHỐI D (Lần 2)
Điểm bài thi = Tổng số câu đúng / 8, làm tròn đến hai số thập phân
KEY
1 B 11 B 21 B 31 C 41 B 51 B 61 A 71 C
2 D 12 B 22 D 32 B 42 A 52 D 62 C 72 D
3 C 13 B 23 A 33 A 43 C 53 D 63 C 73 B
4 B 14 A 24 C 34 B 44 D 54 B 64 A 74 D
5 C 15 A 25 A 35 C 45 C 55 A 65 C 75 B
6 D 16 D 26 D 36 D 46 B 56 D 66 A 76 C
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7 A 17 C 27 C 37 B 47 A 57 D 67 D 77 D
8 C 18 B 28 A 38 B 48 D 58 B 68 C 78 A
9 D 19 B 29 B 39 D 49 B 59 A 69 A 79 B
10 A 20 C 30 A 40 C 50 A 60 C 70 B 80 B
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TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN HUỆ MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI D, A1
(Đề thi gồm 07 trang) Thời gian: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Thí sinh làm bài ra phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm Mã đề 068
Reading 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:
Animation traditionally is done by hand-drawing or painting successive frame of an object, each slightly
different than the proceeding frame. In computer animation, although the computer may be the one to draw the
different frames, in most cases the artist will draw the beginning and ending frames and the computer will
produce the drawings between the first and the last drawing. This is generally referred to as computer-assisted
animation, because the computer is more of a helper than an originator.
In full computer animation, complex mathematical formulas are used to produce the final sequences of
pictures. These formulas operate on extensive databases of numbers that defines the objects in the pictures as
they exist in mathematical space. The database consists of endpoints, and color and intensity information.

Highly trained professionals are needed to produce such effects because animation that obtains high degrees of
realism involves computer techniques fro three-dimensional transformation, shading, and curvatures.
High-tech computer animation for film involves very expensive computer systems along with special color
terminals or frame buffers. The frame buffer is nothing more than a giant image memory for viewing a single
frame. It temporarily holds the image for display on the screen.
A camera can be used to film directly from the computer’s display screen, but for the highest quality images
possible, expensive film recorders are used. The computer computers the positions and colors for the figures in
the picture, and sends this information to the recorder, which captures it on film. Sometimes, however, the
images are stored on a large magnetic disk before being sent to the recorder. Once this process is completed, it
is replaced for the next frame. When the entire sequence has been recorded on the film, the film must be
developed before the animation can be viewed. If the entire sequence does not seem right, the motions must be
corrected, recomputed, redisplayed, and rerecorded. This approach can be very expensive and time- consuming.
Often, computer-animation companies first do motion tests with simple computer-generated line drawings
before selling their computers to the task of calculating the high-resolution, realistic-looking images.
Question 1: What aspect of computer animation does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The production procession B. The equipment needed
C. The high cost D. The role of the artist
Question 2: According to the passage, in computer-assisted animation the role of the computer is to draw the
_________.
A. first frame B. middle frames
C. last frame D. entire sequences of frames
Question 3: The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to _________.
A. formulas B. objects C. numbers D. database
Question 4: According to the passage, the frame buffers mentioned in the third paragraph are used to
_________.
A. add color to the images B. expose several frames at the same time
C. store individual images D. create new frames
Question 5: According to the passage, the positions and colors of the figures in high-tech animation are
determined by _________.
A. drawing several versions B. enlarging one frame at a lime

C. analyzing the sequence from different angles D. using computer calculations
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Question 6: The word “captures” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. separates B. registers C. describes D. numbers
Question 7: The word “Once” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. before B. since C. after D. while
Question 8: According to the passage, how do computer-animation companies often test motion?
A. They experiment with computer-generated line drawings.
B. They hand-draw successive frames.
C. They calculate high-resolutions images.
D. They develop extensive mathematical formulas.
Question 9: The word “task” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. possibility B. position C. time D. job
Question 10: Which of the following statement is supported by the passage?
A. Computers have reduced the costs of animation.
B. In the future, traditional artists will no longer be needed.
C. Artists are unable to produce drawings as high in quality as computer drawings.
D. Animation involves a wide range of technical and artistic skills.
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 11 to 12:
Question 11: We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.
A. uninterested B. unsure C. open D. slow
Question 12: The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the sufferings of
wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.
A. happiness B. worry and sadness C. pain and sorrow D. loss
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 13 to 15:
Question 13: The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.
A. busy B. comfortable C. free D. relaxed
Question 14: My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.

A. skillful B. famous C. perfect D. modest
Question 15: After many year of unsuccessfully endeavoring to form his own orchestra, Glenn Miller finally
achieved world fame in 1939 as a big band leader.
A. requesting B. trying C. offering D. deciding
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
from 16 to 45:
Question 16: - Do you like pop music or jazz?
- I don’t like _______of them. I prefer classical music.
A. any B. both C. either D. neither
Question 17: By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi river, _______ were quite
luxurious.
A. which many B. many of them C. many of which D. many that
Question 18: Let’s do something to protect the environment, _______we?
A. needn’t B. must C. shall D. will
Question 19: _______saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
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A. What the woman was B. That the woman was
C. The woman was D. What was the woman
Question 20: If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop _______lunch.
A. for having B. having had C. having D. to have
Question 21: Although he is my friend, I find it hard to _______ his selfishness.
A. keep up with B. come down with C. put up with D. catch up with
Question 22: –“Would you like another coffee?” – “____________”.
A. Willingly B. Very kind of your part
C. I’d love one D. It’s a pleasure
Question 23: The discovery was a major _______ for research workers.
A. break-in B. breakout C. breakthrough D. breakdown
Question 24: -“Do you mind if I take a seat?” - “_____________ .“
A. Yes, I don’t mind B. No, do as you please
C. No I mind D. Yes, do as you please

Question 25: As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 _______ gave them a standing ovation.
A. bystanders B. spectators C. viewers D. audiences
Question 26: My parents lent me the money. _______, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.
A. However B. Therefore C. Only if D. Otherwise
Question 27: It was Mr. Harding _______ the bill to yesterday.
A. who sent my secretary B. to whom my secretary sent
C. that my secretary sent D. my secretary sent
Question 28: - “How lovely your pets are!” – “____________”.
A. I love them, too B. Thank you, it’s nice of you to say so
C. Can you say that again D. Really? They are
Question 29: It is essential that Alice _______ Tom of the meeting tomorrow.
A. remind B. must remind C. reminds D. will remind
Question 30: It is interesting to take _______ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing.
A. over B. on C. in D. up
Question 31: Jack made me _______ him next week.
A. promise calling B. to promise calling C. to promise to call D. promise to call
Question 32: _______ down to dinner than the telephone rang.
A. No sooner had I sat B. Scarcely I sat C. Hardly had I sat D. No sooner I sat
Question 33: “ I passed the TOEFL test, Mom.” -“ _______”
A. All right B. Thank you C. Well done D. Good luck
Question 34: - “Don’t fail to send your parents my regards”
- “_____________ .“
A. It’s my pleasure B. Good idea, thanks C. You’ve welcome D. Thanks, I will
Question 35: Parts of the country are suffering water _______ after the unusually dry summer.
A. shortage B. supply C. thirst D. hunger
Question 36: The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it _______ warmer.
A. was B. were C. has been D. had been
Question 37: My supervisor is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work that I _______ last week.
A. must have done B. can have done C. may have done D. should have done
Question 38: Jogging every day will_______ you good.

A. do B. keep C. help D. make
Question 39: _______you, I’d think twice about that decision. I could be a bad move.
A. Were I B. Should I be C. If I am D. If I had been
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Question 40: They are having their house _______ by a construction company.
A. to paint B. being painted C. painted D. painting
Question 41: Stay out of this problem and do not interfere, please! It’s none of your _______!
A. work B. job C. business D. action
Question 42: Not only _______ to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again.
A. she refused B. did she refuse C. she did refuse D. when she refused
Question 43: The judge _______ the pedestrian for the accident.
A. accused B. charged C. sued D. blamed
Question 44: She had to borrow her sister’s car because hers was _______.
A. out of work B. out of order C. off chance D. off work
Question 45: We should participate in the movement _______ to conserve the natural environment.
A. to organize B. organizing C. which organized D. organized
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction from
46 to 50:
Question 46: A galaxy, where may include billions of stars, is held together by gravitation attraction.
A B C D
Question 47: The tongue is the principle organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing, swallowed, and speaking.
A B C D
Question 48: If Monique had not attended the party, she never would meet her old friend Dan, whom she
A B C
had not seen in years.
D
Question 49: A smaller percentage of British students go on to farthe r or higher education than any other
A B C D
European country.
Question 50: The proposal has repealed after a thirty-minutes discussion and a number of objections to

A B C
its failure to include our district.
D
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 from 51 to 55:
Question 51: A. environment B. satisfy C. imagine D. attractive
Question 52: A. biology B. ability C. interactive D. inaccurate
Question 53: A. specialize B. anxious C. anticipate D. tendency
Question 54: A. eliminate B. compulsory C. technology D. academic
Question 55: A. medicine B. addition C. endanger D. survival
Read the following passage and mark A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for
each of the bank from 56 to 65:
Why did you decide to read, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every
single part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight’s ([<56>]) __________? Common sense
([<57>]) __________ that the answers to these questions depend on “readability”- whether the ([<58>]) -
__________ matter is interesting, and the argument clear and the ([<59>]) __________attractive. But
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psychologists are trying to ([<60>]) __________ why people read – and often don’t read certain things, for
example technical information. They also have examined so much the writing as the readers.
Even the most technically confident people often ([<61>]) __________ instructions for the video or
home computer in favor of hands- on experience. And people frequently take little notice of consumer
information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts. Psychologists researching reading
([<62>]) __________ to assume that both beginners and competent readers read everything put in front of them
from start to finish. There are ([<63>]) __________among them about the role of eyes, memory and brain
during the process. Some people believe that fluent readers take in very letter or word they see; other ([<64>]) -
__________that reader rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another. But they have
always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension ([<65>]) __________, then
reading stops.
Question 56: A. time B. period C. term D. gap
Question 57: A. transmits B. suggests C. informs D. advises

Question 58: A. content B. text C. subject D. topic
Question 59: A. information B. pattern C. layout D. assembly
Question 60: A. rate B. value C. determine D. ensure
Question 61: A. ignore B. pass C. miss D. omit
Question 62: A. lead B. tend C. undertake D. consent
Question 63: A. contests B. objections C. separations D. arguments
Question 64: A. direct B. press C. insist D. urge
Question 65: A. occurs B. establishes C. issues D. sets
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 from 66 to 70:
Question 66: While I strongly disapproved of your behavior, I will help you this time.
A. Despite of my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
B. Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
C. Although I strongly disapproved of your behavior, but I will help you this time.
D. Because of your behavior, I will help you this time.
Question 67: I’m sorry I interrupted your speech in the middle.
A. Your speech is very sorry for being interrupted in the middle.
B. I’m sorry to interrupt your speech in the middle.
C. It’s my pity to interrupt your speech in the middle.
D. I apologized for having interrupted your speech in the middle.
Question 68: I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
A. By having failed his driving test, Harry made no surprise.
B. If Harry had not failed his driving test, I would have been surprised.
C. Harry’s having failed his driving test is not my surprise.
D. It came as no surprise to me that Harry had failed his driving test.
Question 69: She has always had a good relationship with the children.
A. She has always got on well with the children.
B. She has got a lot of friend children.
C. She has always got away well with the children.
D. The children have had her as their friend.

Question 70: I have called this meeting in order to present the latest sale figures.
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A. This meeting is in order to present the latest sale figures.
B. My purpose in this meeting is in order to present the latest sale figures.
C. My purpose in having called this meeting is to present the latest sale figures.
D. This meeting is called in order to present the latest sale figures.
Reading 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 question 71 to 80:
Some animal behaviorists argue that certain animals can remember part events, anticipate future ones,
make plans and choices, and coordinate activities within a group. These scientists, however, are cautious about
the extent to which animals can be credited with conscious processing.
Explanations of animal behavior that leave out any sort of consciousness at all and ascribe actions
entirely to instinct leave many questions unanswered. One example of such unexplained behavior: Honeybees
communicate the sources of nectar to one another by doing a dance in a figure-eight pattern. The orientation of
the dance conveys the position of the food relative to the sun’s position in the sky, and the speed of the dance
tells how far the food source is from the hive. Most researchers assume that the ability to perform and encode
the dance is innate and shows no special intelligence. But in one study, when experimenters kept changing the
site of the food source, each time moving the food 25 percent father from the previous site, foraging honeybees
began to anticipate where the food source would appear next. When the researchers arrived at the new location,
they would find the bees circling the spot, waiting for their food. No one has yet explained how bees, whose
brains weigh four ten-thousandths of an ounce, could have inferred the location of the new site.
Other behaviors that may indicate some cognition include tool use. Many animals, like the otter who
uses a stone to crack mussel shells, are capable of using objects in the natural environment as rudimentary
tools. One researcher has found that mother chimpanzees occasionally show their young how to use tools to
open hard nuts. In one study, chimpanzees compared two pairs of food wells containing chocolate chips. One
pair might contain, say, five chips and three chips, the other four chips and three chips. Allowed to choose
which pair they wanted, the chimpanzees almost always chose the one with the higher total, showing some sort
of summing ability. Other chimpanzees have learned to use numerals to label quantities of items and do simple
sums.
Question 71: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Observations that suggest consciousness in animal behavior.
B. The use of food in studies of animal behavior.
C. The role of instinct in animal behavior.
D. Differences between the behavior of animals in their natural environments and in laboratory experiments.
Question 72: Which of the following is NOT discussed as an ability animals are thought to have?
A. Communicating emotions B. Remembering past experiences
C. Selecting among choices D. Anticipating events to come
Question 73: What is the purpose of the honeybee at a site?
A. To determine the quality of food at a site
B. To increase the speed of travel to food sources
C. To identify the type of nectar that is available
D. To communicate the location of food
Question 74: The word “yet” is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. however B. generally C. since D. so far
Question 75: What did researchers discover in the study of honeybees discussed in paragraph 2?
A. Bees are able to travel at greater speeds than scientists thought.
B. The bees were able to determine in advance where scientists would place their food.
C. Changing the location of food caused bees to decrease their dance activity.
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D. The bees could travel 25% farther than scientists expected.
Question 76: It can be inferred from the passage that brain size is assumed to ___________.
A. be an indicator of cognitive ability B. be related to food consumption
C. correspond to levels of activity D. vary among individuals within a species
Question 77: Why are otters and mussel shells included in the discussion in paragraph 3?
A. To provide that certain species demonstrate greater ability in tool use than other species.
B. To provide an example of tool use among animals.
C. To show that animals are very good at using objects in their habitat.
D. To provide an example of the use of weapons among animals.
Question 78: The word “rudimentary” in meaning to ___________.
A. technical B. basic C. superior D. original

Question 79: The phrase “the one” refer to the ____________.
A. chimpanzee B. pair C. ability D. study
Question 80: Scientists concluded from the experiment with chimpanzees and chocolate chips that
chimpanzees __________.
A. prefer to work in pairs or groups
B. have difficulty selecting when given choices
C. lack abilities that other primates have
D. exhibit behavior that indicates certain mathematical abilities
THE END
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SỞ GD-ĐT HÀ NỘI
TRƯỜNG THPT ĐA PHÚC
*****
(Đề thi có 06 trang)
Ngày thi 10/03/2013
ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2013 - ĐỢT I
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH (KHỐI D + A1)
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
(80 câu trắc nghiệm)
Mã đề: 125
Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh:
Part I: Mark A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs in the position of the main stress in
the following questions.
Question 1: A. explanation B. preparation C. considerate D. information
Question 2: A. appearance B. ambitious C. performance D. telephone
Question 3: A. individual B. competitive C. occupation D. documentary
Question 4: A. relation B. arrange C. summary D. eliminate
Question 5: A. different B. important C. essential D. negation
Part II: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following

questions.
Question 6: To solve this problem, it is advisable__________
A. a drastic measure to be adopted B. that to adopt a drastic measure
C. that a drastic measure be adopted D. that a drastic measure is adopted
Question 7: John: "Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?"
Laura. " _______"
A. Yes, it’s an absurd idea B. There’s no doubt about it
C. Of course not. You bet D. Well, that’s very surprising
Question 8: On the second thought, I believe I will go with you to the theater.
A. On reflection B. For this time only
C. After discussing with my wife D. For the second time
Question 9: On_____he had won, he jumped for joy.
A. he was told B. having told C. being told D. telling
Question 10: I must take this watch to be repaired; it _____ over 20 minutes a day.
A. gains B. accelerates C. increases D. progresses
Question 11: When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty _________ paintings were destroyed,
including two by Picasso.
A. worthless B. priceless C. valueless D. worthy
Question 12: His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else’s point of view. He is very____
A. open-minded B. kind-hearted C. narrow-minded D. absent-minded
Question 13: The story he invented was completely ______ . I don’t believe it.
A. true B. truth C. truthful D. untrue
Question 14: What chemical is this? It’s_______a horrible smell.
A. giving over B. giving off C. giving down D. giving up
Question 15: In many ways, she _______ me of someone I knew at school.
A. remembers B. reminds C. recalls D. resembles
Question 16: Learning English isn’t so difficult once you_____
A. get down to it B. get off it C. get on it D. get down with it
Question 17: Geogre wouldn’t have met Mary ______ to his brother’s graduation party.
A. had he gone B. hadn’t he gone

C. if he had not gone D. if he shouldn’t have gone
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Question 18: Nowadays children would prefer history ____ in more practical ways.
A. to be taught B. teach C. be taught D. to teach
Question 19: John has a monthly bank ___ sent to him so that he knows how much there is in his account.
A. statement B. overdraft C. cheque D. balance
Question 20: Can you list the problems ____ poor and ____ countries?
A. facing/ overpopulation B. facing/overpopulated
C. face/ overpopulated D. facing/overpopulating
Question 21: The sheep were huddled into a ____ to protect them from overnight frosts.
A. cage B. pen C. kennel D. hutch
Question 22: There is ____ in my bedroom.
A. a square wooden old table B. an old square wooden table
C. a wooden old square table D. an old wooden square table
Question 23: There seems to be a large ________ between the number of people employed in service industries
and those employed in the primary sectors.
A. discrepancy B. discretion C. discriminate D. distinguish
Question 24: "I am sorry. I broke the vase". " _____".
A. OK. Go ahead B. Yes, certainly
C. Don’t worry. Things break D. I’d rather not.
Question 25: _____, he felt so unhappy and lonely.
A. In spite of his being wealth B. Rich as was he
C. Rich as he was D. Despite his wealthy
Question 26: Tom: "I’m sorry. I won’t be able to come." Mary. "_____"
A. great B. Oh, that’s annoying C. Well, never mind D. Sounds like fun
Question 27: "I understand you don’t like opera. _____, I go at least once a month.”
A. In contrast B. On contrast
C. In the contrast D. On the contrast
Question 28: If you had taken my advice, you ____ in such difficulties now.
A. wouldn’t have been B. hadn’t been C. wouldn’t be D. won’t be

Question 29: One’s fingerprints are _____ other person.
A. different from B. different from any
C. differ from any D. different from those of any
Question 30: Marianne seemed to take ________ at my comments on her work.
A. annoyance B. insult C. offence D. indignation
Question 31: _______, we tried our best to complete it.
A. Difficult as the homework was B. Thanks to the difficult homework
C. As though the homework was difficult D. Despite the homework was difficult
Question 32: She listened so attentively that not a word______
A. she had missed B. she missed C. she didn’t D. did she miss
Question 33: On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she came____again.
A. round B. up C. over D. forward.
Question 34: The policeman _____ him to appear as a witness.
A. let B. discouraged C. made D. compelled
Question 35: His new yacht is certainly an ostentatious display of his wealth.
A. showy B. expensive C. large D. ossified
Part III: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 36: The reason he wants to take a leaving of absence is that he needs a complete rest.
A B C D
Question 37: His boss has asked him to respond immediately this fax.
A B C D
Question 38: It is the writing English that causes difficulties to foreigners.
A B C D
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Question 39: The diameter of the Sun is more than one hundred times greater than the Earth.
A B C D
Question 40: Foreign students who are doing a decision about which school to attend may not know
A B C
exactly where the choices are located.
D

Part IV: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence which is closest in
meaning to the given one.
Question 41: Diana ran into her former teacher on the way to the stadium yesterday.
A. Diana caused an accident to her teacher while she was going to the stadium.
B. Diana’s car ran over her teacher on the way to the stadium.
C. Diana happened to meet her teacher while she was going to the stadium.
D. Diana’s teacher got run over whole she was going to the stadium.
Question 42: You should have persuaded him to change his mind.
A. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn’t.
B. You didn’t persuade him to change because of his mind.
C. You should persuade him to change his mind.
D. You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn’t listen.
Question 43: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.
B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
C. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.
D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.
Question 44: I wish you hadn’t said that.
A. I wish you not to say that B. If only you didn’t say that
C. I hope you will not say that D. It would be nice if you hadn’t said that.
Question 45: "You’re always making terrible mistakes", said the teacher.
A. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
B. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.
C. The teacher complained about his student making terrible mistakes.
D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes
Part V: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the one that best completes each sentence.
Question 46: My English is progressing______.
A. odds and ends B. leaps and bounds C. bounds and leaps D. ends and odds
Question 47: Many of the current international problems we are now facing________
A. linguistic incompetencies

B. are the result of misunderstandings
C. are the result of not understanding themselves
D. lack of the intelligent capabilities of understanding each other
Question 48: We got on well when we shared a flat,_______
A. in spite of the different in our old
B. although the difference in our age
C. in spite that fact that I was much older than her
D. despite her being much older than me
Question 49: Having been selected to present the Association of American Engineers at the International
Convention, ________
A. the members applauded him B. a speech had to be given by him
C. the members congratulated him D. he gave a short acceptance speech
Question 50: When you do something, you should _________.
A. get through to B. turn over a new leaf
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C. weigh up the pros and cons D. go down well with
Part VI: 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 following questions from 56 to 65.
"The economic history of the United States", one scholar has written, "is the history of the rise and
development of the capitalistic system". The colonists of the eighteenth century pushed forward what those of
the seventeenth century have begun: the expansion and elaboration of an economy born in the great age of
capitalist expansion.
Our excellent natural resources paved the way for the development of abundant capital to increase our
growth. Capital includes the tools – such as: machines, vehicles, and buildings – that makes the outputs of labor
and resources more valuable. But it also includes the funds necessary to buy those tools. If a society had to
consume everything it produced just to stay alive, nothing could be put aside to increase future productions.
But if a farmer can grow more corn than his family needs to eat, he can use the surplus as seed to increase the
next crop, or to feed workers who build tractors. This process of capital accumulation was aided in the
American economy by our cultural heritage. Saving played an important role in the European tradition. It
contributed to American’s motivation to put something aside today for the tools to buy tomorrow.

The great bulk of the accumulated wealth of America, as distinguished from what was consumed, was
derived either directly or indirectly from trade. Though some manufacturing existed, its role in the accumulation
of capital was negligible. A merchant class of opulent proportions was already visible in the seaboard cities, its
wealth as the obvious consequence of shrewd and resourceful management of the carrying trade. Even the rich
planters of tidewater Virginia and the rice coast of South Carolina finally depended for their genteel way of life
upon the ships and merchants who sold their tobacco and rice in the markets of Europe. As colonial production
rose and trade expanded, a business community emerged in the colonies, linking the provinces by lines of trade
and identity of interest.
Question 51: With what subject is this passage mainly concerned?
A. Geography B. Finance C. Economics D. Culture
Question 52: The phrase "paved the way" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. paid for B. supported C. accumulated D. resembled
Question 53: It can be inferred from the passage that the European ancestors of early Americans
A. sent many tools to America B. taught their skills to their offspring
C. were accustomed to saving D. were good farmers
Question 54: The word "funds" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. money B. resource C. labour D. capital
Question 55: According to the passage, which of the following would lead to accumulating capital?
A. Training workers who produce goods. B. Studying the culture history of the country
C. Consuming what is produced D. Planting more of a crop than what is needed
Question 56: The word "it" in the third sentence of paragraph 2 refers to
A. growth B. resource C. labour D. capital
Question 57: According to the passage, capital includes all of the following EXCEPT
A. factories B. tractors C. money D. workers
Question 58: According to the passage, the emergence of a business community in the colonies was a result
of
A. efficient saving B. the immigration
C. the success of production and trade D. the existence of manufacturing
Question 59: The word "negligible" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. very important B. not very important

C. necessary to be neglected D. able to be neglected
Question 60: The phrase "put aside" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. hidden B. saved C. reviewed D. consumed
Part VII: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
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answer to each of the following question from 61 to 70.
Although they are an inexpensive supplier of vitamins, minerals, and high-quality protein, eggs also
contain a high level of blood cholesterol, one of the major causes of heart diseases. One egg yolk, in fact,
contains a little more than two-thirds of the suggested daily cholesterol limit. This knowledge has driven egg
sales to plummet in recent years, which in turn has brought about the development of several alternatives to
eating regular eggs. One alternative is to eat substitute eggs. These egg substitutes are not really eggs, but they
look somewhat like eggs when they are cooked. They have the advantage of having low cholesterol rates, and
they can be scrambled or used in baking. One disadvantage, however, is that they are not good for frying,
poaching, or boiling. A second alternative to regular eggs is a new type of egg, sometimes called ‘designer’
eggs. These eggs are produced by hens that are fed low-flat diets consisting of ingredients such as canola oil,
flax, and rice bran. In spite of their diet, however, these hens produce eggs that contain the same amount of
cholesterol as regular eggs. Yet, the producers of the these eggs claim that eating their eggs will not raise the
blood cholesterol in humans.
Egg producers claim that their product has been portrayed unfairly. They cite scientific studies to back
up their claim. And, in fact, studies on the relationship between eggs and human cholesterol levels have brought
mixed result. It may be that it is not the type of eggs that is the main determinant of cholesterol but the person
who is eating the eggs. Some people may be more sensitive to cholesterol derived from food than other people.
In fact, there is evidence that certain dietary fats stimulate the body’s production of blood cholesterol.
Consequently, while it still makes sense to limit one’s intake of eggs, even designer eggs, it seems that doing
this without regulating dietary fat will probably not help reduce the blood cholesterol level.
Question 61: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce the idea that dietary at increases the blood cholesterol level
B. To make people know about the relationship between eggs and cholesterol
C. To persuade people that eggs are unhealthy and should not be eaten
D. To convince people to eat ‘designer’ eggs and egg substitutes.

Question 62: According to the passage, which of the following is a cause of heart diseases?
A. minerals B. cholesterol C. canola oil D. vitamins
Question 63: What has been the cause for changes in the sale of eggs?
A. increasing price B. decreased production
C. dietary changes in hens D. concerns about cholesterol
Question 64: What is meant by the phrase ‘mixed result’?
A. The result are blended B. The result are a composite of things
C. The result are inconclusive D. The result are mingled together
Question 65: According to the author, which of the following may reduce blood cholesterol?
A. reducing egg intake but not fat intake B. increasing egg intake and fat intake
C. decreasing egg intake and fat intake D. increasing egg intake but not fat intake
Question 66: Which of the following could best replace the word ‘somewhat’?
A. in fact B. a little C. indefinitely D. a lot
Question 67: According to the passage, one yolk contains approximately what fraction of the suggested daily
limit for human consumption of cholesterol?
A. 3/4 B. 2/3 C. 1/2 D. 1/3
Question 68: The word ‘portrayed’ could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. studied B. destroyed C. tested D. described
Question 69: What is the meaning of ‘back up’?
A. reverse B. advance C. block D. support
Question 70: According to the passage, egg substitutes cannot be used to make any of the following types of
eggs EXCEPT?
A. boiled B. poached C. scrambled D. fried
Part VIII: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word for each of the blanks 71 to 80.
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The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee?
The school teach a (71) ____ 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 it is perhaps most valuable
for the future employee to know. But very few students bother (72) _____ 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 (73) _____ your own thoughts and ideas to them so they will
(74) _____ understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (75) ____ itself. You must have something to say in the first
place. The effectiveness of your job depends (76) ____ your ability to make other people understand your work
as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one’s thoughts is one skill that the school can (77) _____ teach. The foundations for skill in
expression have to (78) ____ early: an interest in and an ear (79) ___ 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 (80) ___ your school years, you may never have an opportunity again.
Question 71: A. large B. great C. far D. lost
Question 72: A. learning B. to learn C. with learning D. learn
Question 73: A. interpret B. give out C. transfer D. present
Question 74: A. both B. not C. as well D. either
Question 75: A. on B. for C. by D. in
Question 76: A. on most B. most on C. much on D. on much
Question 77: A. quite B. hardly C. truly D. really
Question 78: A. lied B. laid C. lain D. lay
Question 79: A. by B. in C. for D. of
Question 80: A. during B. of C. for D. when
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TRƯỜNG THPT TRẦN NHÂN TÔNG
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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2013 - LẦN I
Môn: TIẾNG ANH - Khối D
Thời gian làm bài 90 phút; không kể thời gian giao đề
Họ tên thí sinh:……………………………….
Số báo danh: …………………Phòng thi………………

ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (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. graduation B. beneficial C. instrumental D. temperature
Question 2: A. deliberate B. exhibit C. atmosphere D. participant
Question 3: A. conferee B. generosity C. contribute D. sociology
Question 4: A. advantageous B. exchange C. prediction D. deliver
Question 5: A. specific B. admirable C. animate D. realize
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 6: The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country.
A. permanent B. guess C. complicated C. soak
Question 7: My little daughter would spend an inordinate amount of time in the shop, deciding exactly
which 4 comics she was going to buy.
A. excessive B. limited C. required D. abundant
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 8: It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger.
A. urgent B. unavoidable C. important D. necessary
Question 9: Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars
according to brightness.
A. shine B. record C. categorize D. diversify
Question 10: S. Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr. Mayo’s outstanding
humanitarianism.
A. exhaustive B. charitable C. remarkable D. widespread
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 11: Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities
today. A B C D
Question 12: Because of the approaching storm, the wind began to blow hard and the sky became

A B C
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dark as evening.
D
Question 13: The amount material published on the general topic has tripled since March.
A B C D
Question 14: The format in which the data is presented in this research paper shows how efficient
Miss Choo does. A B C
D
Question 15: All of the cities in Texas, San Antonio is probably the most picturesque.
A B C D

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase for each of the blanks from 16 to 25.
Television has changed the lifestyle of people in every industrialized country in the world. In the
United States, where sociologists have studied the effects, some interesting observations have been made.
TV, although not essential, has become a(n) (16)_____ part of most people’s lives. It has become a
baby- sitter, an initiator of conversations, a major transmitter of culture, and a keeper of traditions. Yet
when what can be seen on TV in one day is critically analyzed, it becomes evident that TV is not a teacher
but a sustainer. The poor (17)_____ of programs does not elevate people into greater (18)_____, but rather
maintains and encourages the status quo.
The (19)_____ reason for the lack of quality in American TV is related to both the history of TV
programming development and the economics of TV. TV in American began with the radio. Radio
companies and their sponsors first experimented with TV. (20)_______, the close relationship, which the
advertisers had with radio programs become the system for American TV. Sponsors not only pay money
for time within programs, but many actually produced the programs. Thus, (21)_____ from the capitalistic,
profit- oriented sector of American society, TV is primarily (22)_____ with reflecting and attracting society
(23)_____ than innovating and experimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want to attract the largest
viewing audience possible; to do so requires that the programs be entertaining rather than challenging.

TV in America today remains, to a large (24)_____, with the same organization and standards as it
had thirty years ago. The hope for some evolution and true achievement toward improving society will
(25)_____ a change in the entire system.
Question 16: A. integral B. mixed C. fractional D. superior
Question 17: A. quantity B. quality C. effect D. product
Question 18: A. preconception B. knowledge C. understanding D. feeling
Question 19: A. adequate B. unknown C. inexplicable D. primary
Question 20: A. Therefore B. Yet C. Although D. Nevertheless
Question 21: A. going B. leaving C. coming D. getting
Question 22: A. interested B. concerned C. worried D. connected
Question 23: A. more B. rather C. less D. better
Question 24: A. extent B. degree C. size D. amount
Question 25: A. collect B. rise C. require D. complete
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 26: Nancy: “________” - Sue: “Great. Thanks.”
A. Be careful! B. Excuse me ! C. How are you doing? D. What are you doing?
Question 27: _______the film’s director, Ben Affleck, was famously left off of the 85
th
Oscar’s Best
Director list of nominees surprised everyone.
A. What B. That C. Although D. Due to
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Question 28: 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. out B. down C. away D. off
Question 29: Would you mind ________ me a favour and posting this letter for me?
A. making B. doing C. getting D. giving
Question 30: It is imperative that your facebook password ________ confidential.
A. need keeping B. need to keep C. needs to be kept D. needed keeping

Question 31: You should look up the meaning of the new word in the dictionary________ misuse it.
A. so as to not B. to C. so as not to D. so that
Question 32: I would be very rich now ________ working long ago.
A. if I gave up B. if I wouldn’t give up C. were I to give up D. had I not given up
Question 33:The noise of the airplanes _______from the airport over my house was unbearable at times.
A. which taking off B. taking off C. which was taking off D. to take off
Question 34: I know you have been working very hard today. Let's ________ and go home.
A. pull my leg B. call it a day C. put your back up D. pros and cons
Question 35: The planes were delayed and the hotel was awful, but ________ we still had a good time.
A. on the top of all that B. on the contrary C. for all that D. by the same token
Question 36: Many habitats change ________ the types of plants and animals that live there.
A. with respect to B. in respect for C. as for D. as against
Question 37: In this company, there has been little ________ for the needs of part - time workers.
A. favor B. regard C. reception D. manners
Question 38: Mrs Jane gave her short speech to express her ________ for the retirement gift.
A. appeasement B. applause C. apportionment D. appreciation
Question 39: Tom: “ Sorry, I forgot to phone you last night.” -Mary: “________”
A. I have nothing to tell you. B. Oh. Poor me!
C. Never mind! D. You was absent – minded.
Question 40: Children should be ________ by their parents on the first day of school.
A. accompanied B. followed C. involved D. associated
Question 41: People have used coal and oil to ________ electricity for a long time.
A. cultivate B. breed C. raise D. generate
Question 42: We are considering having ________ for the coming New Year.
A. redecorated our flat B. to redecorate our flat
C. our flat to be redecorated D. our flat redecorated
Question 43: About 20 percent of U.S electricity currently _________ nuclear power plants.
A. come from B. coming to C. comes from D. came from
Question 44: The salary of a computer programmer is ________ a teacher.
A. as twice much as B. as much as twice of

C. twice as higher as that D. twice as high as that of
Question 45: Tony didn’t study hard for the test. His answers ________ from someone else
A. should have copied B. must have been copied
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C. can have copied D. would have copied
Question 46: No one had informed me about that. I resented________
A. not to be informed B. not having been informed
C. not to inform D. not informing
Question 47: ________ in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites in 2003, Phong Nha Ke Bang is noted for
its cave and grotto systems.
A. Listing B. Having listed C. To have listed D. Having been listed
Question 48: It’s Gangnam Style________ makes many people, especially youths, become
overexcited.
A. which B. it C. that D. what
Question 49: In the early years of the 20
th
century, several rebellions ________ in the northern parts of the
country.
A. rose up B. turned out C. came up D. broke out
Question 50: Peter: “Let me drive you home” John: “________”
A. No problem! B. It’s me.
C. No, don’t worry. I’m alright. D. No, I usually drive home at five.
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 51 to 60
Water scarcity is fast becoming one of the major limiting factors in world crop production. In many
areas, poor agricultural practices have led to increasing desertification and the loss of formerly arable lands.
Consequently, those plant species that are well adapted to survival in dry climates are being looked at for
an answer in developing more efficient crops to grow on marginally arable lands.
Plants use several mechanisms to ensure their survival in desert environments. Some involve purely
mechanical and physical adaptations, such as the shape of the plant's surface, smaller leaf size, and

extensive root systems. Some of the adaptations are related to chemical mechanisms. Many plants, such as
cacti, have internal gums and mucilage which give them water-retaining properties. Another chemical
mechanism is that of the epicuticular wax layer. This wax layer acts as an impervious cover to protect the
plant. It prevents excessive loss of internal moisture. It also protects the plant from external aggression,
which can come from inorganic agents such as gases, or organic agents which include bacteria and plant pests.
Researchers have proposed that synthetic waxes with similar protective abilities could be prepared
based on knowledge of desert plants. If successfully developed, such a compound could be used to greatly
increase a plant's ability to maintain health in such adverse situations as inadequate water supply, limited
fertilizer availability, attack by pests, and poor storage after harvesting.
Question 51: This passage deals mainly with ________
A. desertification B. decreasing water supply
C. factors limiting crop production D. developing efficient plants
Question 52: The word “arable” in the 1
st
paragraph is closest in meaning to ________
A. fertile B. parched C. barren D. marsh
Question 53: Which of the following is a mechanical or physical mechanism that desert plants use?
A. The plant’s shape B. The small root system C. The vast leaf size D. The high water system
Question 54: The word “extensive” in the 2
nd
paragraph is closest in meaning to _________
A. spongy B. shallow C. widespread D. comprehensive
Question 55: Which is one of the ways in which the epicuticular wax protects the plant?
A. It helps the plant to avoid excessive moisture intake B. It helps the plant to attack aggressors.
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