đề thi thử tiếng anh đại học các trường THPT chuyên trên toàn quốc đề số (3)

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ĐỀ SỐ 6
Đề thi thử đại học lần II (2013) – Trường chuyên Đại học SPHN
Mã đề số: 421

ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ CÂU HỎI SỐ 1 ĐẾN CÂU HỎI SỐ 80) DÀNH CHO TẤT CẢ CÁC THÍ
SINH
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress is placed differently
from that of the others in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. particular B. environment C. advertisement D. circumstances
Question 2. A. introduce B. volunteer C. understand D. mechanized
Question 3. A. mushroom B. mountain C. movement D. moustache
Question 4. A. industrial B. organize C. pagoda D. involvement
Question 5. A. impression B. establish C. typical D. enormous
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. I don’t mind waiting for a few minutes.
A. to be kept B. keeping C. being kept D. being
Question 7. Jane wishes she more friends.
A. would have B. has C. had D. has had
Question 8. That was the happiest day my life.
A. all B. of C. in D. for
Question 9. She can’t bear people at her.
A. shouting B. to shout C. shout D. shouted
Question 10. – Could I have sugar in my tea, please?
A. any B. some C. little D. few

Question 11. I’d love to try and make that cake. Have you got a(n) for it?
A. receipt B. prescription C. ingredient D. recipe
Question 12. I had to pay the fine, ?
A. didn’t I B. hadn’t I C. wouldn’t I D. don’t I
Question 13. At first he didn’t agree, but in the end we managed to bring him to our point of view.
A. up B. over C. round D. back
Question 14. The four men who successfully retraced Sir Ernest Shackleton’s open-boat voyage across
Ocean are resting on South Georgia.
A. Southern B. a Southern C. the D. the Southern
Question 15. What a dangerous thing to do! You have been killed!
A. may B. can C. must D. might
Question 16. There’s nothing I like more than for a brisk walk along the seashore.
A. go B. out C. walking D. going
Question 17. There are few tickets sold that the concert was cancelled.
A. a B. very C. so D. such
Question 18. You’ve got to be certain before you decide.
A. deadly B. deathly C. dead D. dearly
Question 19. Fertilizers are to the fields after crops have been planted.
A. added B. used C. enriched D. applied
Question 20. His business is growing so fast that he must take more workers.
A. up B. over C. on D. out
Question 21. Ludwig van Beethoven is considered one of the greatest composers .
A. to live B. when living
C. who ever lived D. while he was still living
Question 22. The economics of the plan the investors.
A. is worrying B. are worrying C. has worries D. worry
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Question 23. an athlete involves regular .
A. Be; train B. Being; training

C. To be; to train D. Being; to train
Question 24. Scarcely when the fight broke out.
A. he arrived B. he had arrived C. did he arrived D. had he arrived
Question 25. Up , and the people cheered.
A. went the balloon B. did the balloon go
C. had the balloon go D. has the balloon gone
Question 26. – What’s the matter with your son?
−
A. He went to London two weeks ago.
B. He’s just graduated from university
C. He’s got a headache
D. He did an experiment on a cure for the headache
Question 27. Jack can speak two languages. One is English. is Vietnamese.
A. Other B. The other C. Another D. others
Question 28. – Sorry, do I know you?
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A. Fine, thanks. And you? C. We’ve met before, haven’t we?
B. How do you do? D. Hi! Haven’t seen you for ages!
Question 29. she was brought up.
A. It is London where C. It is in London, which
B. It was London, where D. It is in London that
Question 30. −
− No, that’s Helen’s.
A. Is this your luggage? C. Is your luggage this one?
B. Are these your luggage? D. Are your luggage these ones?
Question 31. John left without a word. If only he something.
A. had said B. says C. was saying D. said
Question 32. – Let’s meet outside the theatre.
−
A. Yes, let us do it. C. Is 6.30 all right?

B. What about? D. I’d like to go to the concert.
Question33. I came this book while I was doing the attic.
A. into; with B. into; away with C. across; up D. round; with
Question 34. Customer:
Salesman: It’s over there, next to the dry fruit section.
A. I’m sorry. I didn’t buy the tea and coffee.
B. Can you help me? I can’t carry the tea and coffee.
C. How much is a kilo of tea and coffee?
D. Excuse me, where’s the tea and coffee?
Question 35. She is to buy one of .
A. impressive Italian dining wood square tables
B. that square Italian wood impressive dining tables
C. those impressive square Italian wood dining tables
D. impressive square wood Italian dining tables

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 question from 36 to 45.
Levels of Vocabulary


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Most languages have several levels of vocabulary that may be used by
the same speaker. In English, at least three have been identified and
described.
Standard usage includes those words and expressions understood, used,
and accepted by a majority of the speakers of a language in any situation
regardless of the level of formality. As such, these words and
expressions are well defined and listed in standard dictionaries.
Colloquialisms, on the other hand, are familiar words and idioms that
are understood by almost all speakers of a language and used in
informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more
formal situations. Almost all idiomatic expressions are colloquial
language. Slang, however, refers to words and expressions understood
by a large number of speakers but not accepted as appropriate formal
usage by the majority. Colloquial expressions and even slang may be
found in standard dictionaries but will be so identified. Both colloquial
usage and slang are more common in speech than in writing.
Colloquial speech often passes into standard speech. Some slang also
passes into standard speech, but other slang expressions enjoy
momentary popularity followed by obscurity. In some cases, the
majority never accepts certain slang phrases but nevertheless retains
them in their collective memories. Every generation seem to require its
own set words to describe familiar objects and events.
It has been pointed out by a number of linguists that three cultural
conditions are necessary for the creation of a large body of slang
expressions. First, the introduction and acceptance of new objects and
situations in the society; second, a diverse population with a large
number of subgroups; third, association among the subgroups and the
majority population.
Finally, it is worth noting that the terms “standard,” “colloquial,” and
“slang” exist only as abstract labels for scholars who study language.

Only a tiny number of the speakers of any language will be aware that
they are using colloquial or slang expressions. Most speakers of English
will, during appropriate situations, select and use all three types of
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Question 36. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A. Standard speech C. Different types of vocabulary

B. Idiomatic phrases D. Dictionary usage
Question 37. How is slang defined by the author?
A. Words and phrases accepted by the majority for formal usage.
B. Words and phrases understood by the majority but not found in standard dictionaries.
C. Words and phrases that are understood by a restricted group of speakers.
D. Words and phrases understood by a large number of speakers but not accepted as formal usage.
Question 38. The word obscurity in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by .
A. disappearance B. influence C. qualification D. tolerance
Question 39. The word appropriate in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .
A. old B. large C. correct D. important
Question 40. The word them in paragraph 3 refers to .
A. words B. slang phrases C. memories D. the majority
Question 41. Where in the passage does the author explain where colloquial language and slang are most
commonly used?
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A. lines 3-4 B. lines 11-12 C. lines 18-19 D. line 24-25
Question 42. What does the author mean by the statement in paragraph 2: “Colloquialisms, on the other
hand, are familiar words and idioms that are understood by almost all speakers of a language and used in
informal speech or writing, but not considered acceptable for more formal situations”?
A. Familiar words and phrases are found in both speech and writing in formal settings.
B. Familiar situations that are experienced by most people are called colloquialisms.
C. Informal language contains colloquialisms. Which are not found in more formal language.
D. Most of the speakers of a language can use both formal and informal speech in appropriate.
Question 43. Which of the following is true of standard usage?
A. It can be used in formal or informal settings
B. It is limited to written language.
C. It is only understood by the upper classes.
D. It is constantly changing.
Question 44. The author mentions all of the following as requirement for slang expressions to be created

EXCEPT
A. new situations. C. interaction among diverse groups.
B. a new generation. D. a number of linguists.
Question 45. It can be inferred from the passage that the author
A. does not approve of either slang or colloquial speech in any situation.
B. approves of colloquial speech in some situations, but not slang.
C. approves of slang and colloquial speech in appropriate situations.
D. does not approve of colloquial usage in writing.

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 from 46 to 55.
TATTOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION
Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of the
(46) classes. On the other hand, tattooing was (47) in Europe by the early Christians,
who thought that it was a sinful thing to (48) .
It was not until the late 18
th
century, when Captain Cook and South Sea Islanders decorating their bodies
with tattoos, that attitudes began to change. Sailors came back from these islands with pictures of Christ on
their backs and from then on, tattooing (49) in popularity. A survey by the French army in
1881 (50) that among the 378 men (51) there were 1,333 designs.
Nowadays, not everybody finds tattoos acceptable. Some people think that getting one is silly because
tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some (52) about (53) a blood disease
from unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the (54) of getting one is
not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is (55) the pain.
Question 46. A. greater B. upper C. high D. extreme
Question 47. A. banned B. exported C. blamed D. finished
Question 48. A. be B. create C. make D. do
Question 49. A. gained B. won C. earned D. made
Question 50. A. declared B. said C. explained D. showed

Question 51. A. inquired B. questioned C. demanded D. spoken
Question 52. A. danger B. trouble C. concern D. threat
Question 53. A. gaining B. catching C. having D. infecting
Question 54. A. progress B. system C. pace D. process
Question 55. A. due B. worth C. owed D. deseryed

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Question 56. Upon reaching the destination, a number of personnel is expected to change their reservations
and proceed to Hawaii.
A. reaching B. is C. to change D. proceed
Question 57. At the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s home in Tennessee, even his glasses have been left exactly
where he lay them.
A. have been left B. exactly C. lay D. them
Question 58. The official of the Board of Elections asked that each voter present their registration card and a
valid Texas driver’s license before receiving a ballot.
A. present B. their C. driver’s D. receiving
Question 59. Of the two lectures, the first was by far the best, partly because the person who delivered it had
such a dynamic style.
A. the first B. the best C. who D. such a
Question 60. Someone who has ever tried to pick up spilled mercury will agree that this element is hard to
handle.
A. Someone who B. to pick up C. agree that D. to handle
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best way of make meaning sentences with
the words provided.

Question 61. I/ read/ advertisement/ your company/ today’s newspaper.
A. I would like to read the advertisement of your company on today’s newspaper.
B. I have just read the advertisement of your company in today’s newspaper.
C. I enjoy reading the advertisement from your company in today’s newspaper.
D. I read the advertisement which is of your company in today’s newspaper.
Question 62. I think/ I/ meet your requirements/ I/ write/ apply for the position/ English-speaking local guide.
A. I think I must meet your requirements so that I am writing to apply for the position of English-speaking
local guide.
B. Because I think I can meet your requirements so I am writing to apply for the position of English-
speaking local guide.
C. I think I can meet your requirements so I am writing to apply for the position of English-speaking local
guide.
D. As I think I can meet your requirements so I am writing to apply for the position of English-speaking
local guide.
Question 63. My strengths/ work well with a variety of personalities/ persistent and punctual.
A. My strengths is to work well with a variety of personalities, besides, I am persistent and punctual.
B. My strengths include being able to work well with a variety of personalities, in addition to, I am very
persistent and punctual.
C. My strengths include working well with a variety of personalities and I am very persistent and punctual.
D. My strengths include working well with a variety of personalities and being very persistent and
punctual.
Question 65. My resume/ enclose/ contact/ me/ very afternoon/ look forward to/ be interviewed.
A. My resume enclosed and contact me every afternoon. I look forward to be interviewed.
B. My resume enclosed. You can contact me every afternoon. I am looking forward to being interviewed.
C. My resume enclosed, so please contact me every afternoon. I am looking forward to being interviewed.
D. My resume enclosed. Please contact me every afternoon. Therefore, I am looking forward to being
interviewed.

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 question from 66 to 75.

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During the nineteenth century, women in the United States organized and
participated in a large number of reform movements, including movements to
reorganize the prison system, improve education, ban the sale of alcohol, and,
most importantly, to free the slaves. Some women saw similarities in the social
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status of women and slaves. Women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy
Stone were feminists and abolitionists supported the right of both women and
blacks. A number of male abolitionists, including William Lloyd Garrison and
Wendell Philips, also supported the rights of women to speak and participate
equally with men in antislavery activities. Probably more than any other
movement, abolitionism offered women a previously denied entry into politics.
They became involved primarily in order to better their living conditions and
the conditions of others.
When the Civil War ended in 1865, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth

Amendments to the Constitution adopted in 1868 and 1870 grated citizenship
and suffrage to black but not to women. Discouraged but resolved, feminists
influenced more and more women to demand the right to vote. In 1869, the
Wyoming Territory had yielded to demands by feminists, but eastern stares
resisted more stubbornly than before. A women’s suffrage bill had been
presented to every Congress since 1878 but it continually failed to pass until
1920, when the Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote.
Question 66. With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?
A. The Wyoming Territory
B. Abolitionists
C. The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments
D. Women’s suffrage
Question 67. The word “ban” in line 3 most nearly means to
A. encourage B. publish C. prohibit D. limit
Question 68. The word “supported” in line 5 could best be replaced by
A. disregarded B. acknowledged C. contested D. promoted
Question 69. According to the passage, why did women become active in politics?
A. To improve the conditions of life that existed at the time.
B. To support Elizabeth Cady Stanton for president.
C. To be elected to public office.
D. To amend the Declaration of Independence.
Question 70. The word “primarily” in line 10 is closest in meaning to
A. above all B. somewhat C. finally D. always
Question 71. What had occurred shortly after the Civil War?
A. The Wyoming Territory was admitted to the Union.
B. A women’s suffrage bill was introduced in Congress.
C. The eastern states resisted the end of the war.
D. Black people were granted the right to vote.
Question 72. The word “suffrage” in line 12 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. pain C. freedom from bondage

B. citizenship D. the right to vote
Question 73. What does the Nineteenth Amendment guarantee?
A. Voting rights for blacks. C. Voting right for women
B. Citizenship for blacks. D. Citizenship for women
Question 74. The word “it” in line 16 refers to
A. bill B. Congress C. Nineteenth D. vote
Question 75. When were women allowed to vote throughout the United States?
A. after 1866 B. after 1870 C. after 1878 D. after 1920

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the
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Question 76. It’s nearly sunset now and I still haven’t eaten anything since breakfast.
A. There hasn’t been time to eat anything since breakfast, and now it’s almost sunset.
B. Breakfast was the last thing that I ate and the sun will be setting soon.
C. I generally don’t eat anything between breakfast and sunset, as is the case today.
D. I’m getting hungry because it’s almost evening and I haven’t even eaten breakfast today.
Question 77. The taxi driver ignored the stop sign, so it was only natural that he crashed his vehicle.
A. Naturally, the taxi driver nearly had an accident after he had disregarded the stop sign.
B. The taxi driver probably crashed his car because he was foolish enough to ignore the stop sign.
C. Since he paid no attention to the stop sign, it is not surprising that the taxi driver had an accident.
D. As he had completely disregarded the stop sign, the taxi driver was lucky to avoid crashing his car.
Question 78. At this exact moment, I am wishing I had checked my answers more carefully.
A. Right now, I am regretting the fact that I didn’t check my answers carefully enough.
B. Had I checked my answers more carefully, I wouldn’t have failed the test.

C. Ever since I failed the test, I have been regretting not checking my answers carefully.
D. How I wish I had checked my answers after I had finished the test.
Question 79. Despite the recent lack of train, the farms are still doing quite well.
A. However little it may rain in general, the farms always manage to perform at a fairly high level.
B. The outlook for farm production is positive in spite of how little rain there has been lately.
C. Due to the absence of any rain lately, there is beginning to be a bit of trouble on the farms.
D. The farms are not having too much trouble, even though there has not been any rain lately.
Question 80. The cheap book is better designed than the expensive one.
A. Though the first book is only slightly more expensive than other, the latter has a better design.
B. Both of the books have a good design, yet the less expensive one’s is a bit better.
C. The book which costs more does not have as good a design as that which costs less.
D. While both books are well designed, the design of one is better than that of the other.