Đề khảo sát chất lượng môn Tiếng Anh lớp 12 ôn thi đại học số 149

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MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 149
Thời gian: 90 phút
I. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each place
The point at which physical decline with age begins adversely to affect a driver's capability has not yet been
thoroughly studied. A survey of more than 3,000 road accidents in Michigan involving drivers aged over 55
showed that in eight out of ten ___ (1) it was a driver over the age of 71 who had ___ (2) a collision by failing to yield,
turning carelessly or changing lanes. Older drivers are obviously more succeptible to injury in vehicle crashes, as well as
being a potential higher ___ (3) through their own driving _____ (4). Reaction time in an emergency involves many
different physical ___ (5), such as the production of the nerve impulse, perception of the signal, ___ (6) of response and
transmission to the muscles. Some of these ___ (7) more than others with age, but the overall effect increases the time
it takes to respond for more elderly drivers. Part of the ageing process, however, does include the __ (8) of
experience, often in the subconscious, which triggers ealier danger warnings than in younger drivers who have
not experienced similar situations. This ___ (9) of judgement heightens the perception of risk and often ___ (10) older
drivers to avoid a situation which might then put them to the test.
Question 1. A. users B. points C. cases D. attempts
Question 2. A. avoided B. prevented C. caused D. activated
Question 3. A. degree B. chance C. factor D. risk
Question 4. A. practice B. activity C. experience D. behaviour
Question 5. A. events B. parts C. factors D. forms
Question 6. A. choice B. suggestion C. section D. preference
Question 7. A. improve B. deteriorate C. reduce D. increase
Question 8. A. collection B. addition C. storage D. summary
Question 9. A. lack B. maturity C. absence D. strength
Question 10. A. follows B. progresses C. leads D. pulls
II. Choose the most appropriate way to make a meaningful sentence from the words given
Question 11. Manager/ go down/ flu/ soon as/ recover/ bronchitis.
A. The manager went down with flu as soon as he recover bronchitis.

B. No sooner the manager went down with flu, he recover from bronchitis.
C. The manager went down with flu as soon as he recovered from bronchitis.
D. No sooner had the manager went down with flu than he recovered from bronchitis.
Question 12. Sport/ serious/ expensive business/ involve/ hours/ train.
A. Sport is a serious and expensive business that involve hours of daily training.
B. Sport is a serious and expensive business involving hours of daily training.
C. Sport is a serious, expensive business that involve hours of daily training.
D. Sport is a serious, expensive business that involving hours of daily training.
Question 13. Although/ Jack/ fail/ university exams/ times/ never/ give up.
A. Although Jack has failed the university exams many times, he will never give up.
B. Although Jack had failed the university exams many times, he will never give up.
C. Although Jack failed the university exams many times, he would not never give up.
D. Although Jack having failed the university exams many times, he will never give up.
III. Choose the sentence that best combine each pair of sentences.
Question 14. The man couldn't buy the car of his dream. He had little money.
A. The man couldn't buy the car of his dream because he had little money.
B. The man could have bought the car of his dream if he had had enough money.
C. The man had little money and that's why he couldn't buy the car of his dream. D. All the above answers.
Question 15. My weakest student passed the exam with flying colours. This surprised everyone in the school.
A. My weakest student passed the exam with flying colours, but surprised everyone in the school.
B. My weakest student passed the exam with flying colours, which surprised everyone in the school.
C. Despite my weakest student passed the exam with flying colours, surprised everyone in the school.
D. My weakest student, who surprised everyone in the school, passed the exam with flying colours.
IV. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others
Question 16. A. scientific B. pessimistic C. expedition D. petroleum
Question 17. A. agriculture B. biologist C. identify D. diversity
Question 18. A. imaginary B. incredible C. entertainment D. amazingly
Question 19. A. substantial B. introduction C. population D. irrigation
Question 20. A. experience B. photocopy C. particular D. impossible
V. Choose the most appropriate answer to complete the sentences

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Question 21. We must congratulate you. You _____ a very good job.
A. do B. make C. have done D. have made
Question 22. When they first started their business, they little thought they would _____ such difficulties.
A. come in for B. come into C. come up with D. come up against
Question 23. There has been a (an) _____ in the number of both road and sea accidents from the beginning of the year.
A. result B. raise C. increase D. go up
Question 24. I _____ my best dress when I came to the party last night as the other guests was very casually-dressed.
A. needn't wear B. mustn't wear C. needn't have worn D. mustn't have gone
Question 25. Measles is a highly catching viral disease _____ by a characteristic skin rash.
A. accompanied B. accompany C. is accompanied D. it is accompanied
Question 26. Her grandfather insisted on her _____ in foreign languages, especially English and Japanese.
A. specializing B. having specialized C. being specialized D. specialized
Question 27. Having _____ the table, the mother called her husband and her children for dinner.
A. taken B. laid C. put D. brought
Question 28. - "Put your hands in the air or I'll shoot". _ " _____ "
A. I'm sorry B. Yes. I will. C. Please, spare me this time. D. No, I can't.
Question 29. - "I understand that you didn't do the work yourself" - " _____ "
A. No, I did. B. Yes, I didn't. C. Very well. I did. D. Yes, I did.
Question 30. If it hadn't been for the attendance of the pop star, the party _____ been a great success.
A. wouldn't have B. will have C. may have D. can
Question 31. Never be late for work again _____ you will get a sack.
A. otherwise B. or C. unless D. A and B
Question 32. - "Can you give me a hand with the work?" - "_____ "
A. Yes, I can. B. No, of course. C. Why not? D. Yes, I'm afraid not.
Question 33. After a lot of difficulty, he _____ to open the door.
A. managed B. succeeded C. obtained D. realised
Question 34. I have been looking for this book for months, and _____ I have found it.
A. at last B. in time C. at the end D. at present
Question 35. My employer's _____ of my work does not matter to me at all.

A. mean B. belief it C. opinion D. expression
Question 36. The purpose of the examination was to _____ the students' knowledge of the subject.
A. try B. inspect C. prove D. test.
Question 37. As soon as the firebell rang, everyone walked quickly downstairs and out of the building, ___ gathered in
the car park. A while B. then C. before D. to
Question 38. There's _____ to be frightened of the dog ; he's quite harmless.
A. a fear B no fear C. no need D any reason
Question 39. After closing the envelope, the secretary _____ the stamps on firmly.
A licked B sucked C. stuck D struck
Question 40. His present salary has nearly _____ than when he did his previous job.
A. tripled B. three times C. gone up three times D. three times bigger
Question 41. - "Why are you doing this work?" - "_____ "
A. Well, it is nice. B. It's no business of yours. C. It's my job. D. It's not your job.
Question 42. You are surpposed _____ abroad more than three times so far.
A. to go B. to be C. to have gone D. to have been
Question 43. The Welfare Reform Bill was segmented and then divided _____ three different sub-commitees of the
Congress. A. from B. with C. between D. among
Question 44. "This seems to be an important issue". "Oh, yes, it's a _____ topic"
A. hot debated B. hotly debated C. hotly debating D. hot debate
Question 45. When we visited the zoo on Sunday afternoon, it was very crowded but on a weekday it's practically ____.
A. full B. clear C. empty D. uncrowd
Question 46. The child was told to ____ for being rude to his uncle.
A. excuse B. apologise C .forgive D. confess
Question 47. Don't worry. Keep at it and you'll _____ him _____ to your point of view.
A. take/ out B. make/ out C. work /out D. bring/ out
Question 48. She was _____ to discover that she had won a fortune in the lottery.
A. interested B. satisfied C. astonished D. depressed
Question 49. A home computer ______ an opportunity for convenient and efficient work at home.
A. provides B. which provides C. providing it D. to be providing
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Question 50. Many people who live near nuclear plants are concerned. _____ go wrong, the impact on the surrounding
area can be disastrous. A. Should something B. Something would C. Something will D. Does something
VI. Read the text below and decide which answer ( A, B,C or D) best fits
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contribution of women
during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent
from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history.
Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best
contemporary history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she
exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or no
notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books.
Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors
writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians. Their writings were
celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.
During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records
of activities in which women were engaged National, regional, and local women’s organizations compiled
accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These
sources form the core of the two greatest collections of women’s history in the United States – one at the
Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radeliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College.
Such sources have provided valuable materials for later generations of historians.
Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth century, most
of the writing about women conformed to the “great women” theory of history, just as much of mainstream
American history concentrated on “great men”. To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions
to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced
their autobiographies. Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women’s
right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great mass of ordinary women. The lives of
ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published.
Question 51. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The role of literature in early American histories. B. The place of American women in written histories.
C. The keen sense of history shown by American women.
D. The “great women” approach to history used by American historians.

Question 52.The word “contemporary” in line 5 means that the history was ____.
A. informative B. written at that time C. thoughtful D. faultfinding
Question 53. In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that ____.
A. a woman’s status was changed by marriage. B. even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored.
C. only three women were able to get their writing published.
D. poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women.
Question 54. The word “celebratory” in line 11 means that the writings referred to were ____.
A. related to parties B. religious C. serious D. full of praise
Question 55. The word “they” in line 11 refers to ____.
A. efforts B. writers C. counterparts D. sources
Question 56. In the second paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out?
A. They put too much emphasis on daily activities. B. They left out discussion of the influence on money on politics
C. The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.
D. They were printed on poor quality paper.
Question 57. On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the followings, would most likely have been
collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations?
A. Newspaper accounts of presidential election results. B. Biographies of John Adams.
C. Letters from a mother to a daughter advising her how to handle a family problem.
D. Books about famous graduates of the country’s first college.
Question 58. What use was made of the nineteenth-century women’s history materials in the Schlesinger Library and
the Sophia Smith Collection? A. They were combined and published in a multivolume encyclopedia about women.
B. They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth-century.
C. They provided valuable information for twentieth century historical researchers.
D. They were shared among women’s colleges throughout the United States.
Question 59. In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of nineteenth-century
“great women” EXCEPT ___. A. authors B. reformers C. activists for women’s rights D. politicians
Question 60. The word “representative” in line 25 is closest in meaning to
A. typical B. satisfied C. supportive D. distinctive
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VII. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify the mistake by choosing A, B,C or D

Question 61. Ocean currents have a enormous effect on life on this planet.
A B C D
Question 62. The University of Wisconsin was the first school to make a serious effort teach students public
administration. A B C D
Question 63. Neither humans or dogs can hear as well as cats.
A B C D
Question 64. Because of their colour and shape, seahorses blend so well with the seaweed in which they live that it is
almost impossible to see themselves. A B C D
Question 65. Not longer are contributions to the advancement of industry made primarily by individuals.
A B C D
VIII. Read the passage and the quetions or unfinished sentences. Then choose the answer A, B, C, or D that you think
fits best
In 1972, a century after the first national park in the United States was established at Yellowstone,
legislation was passed to create the National Marine Sanctuaries Program. The intent of this legislation was to
provide protection to selected coastal habitats similar To that existing for land areas designated as national
parks. The designation of an areas a marine sanctuary indicates that it is a protected area, just as a national
park is. People are permitted to visit and observe there, but living organisms and their environments may not
be harmed or removed.
The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, a branch of the United States Department of Commerce. Initially, 70 sites were proposed as
candidates for sanctuary status. Two and a half decades later, only fifteen sanctuaries had been designated, with
half of these established after 1978. They range in size from the very small (less than I square kilometer)
Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary in American Samoa to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in
California, extending over 15,744 square kilometers.
The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is a crucial part of new management practices in which whole
communities of species, and not just individual species, are offered some degree of protection from habitat
degradation and overexploitation. Only in this way can a reasonable degree of marine species diversity be
maintained in a setting that also maintains the natural interrelationships that exist among these species. Several
other types of marine protected areas exist in the United States and other countries. The National Estuarine
Research Reserve System, managed by the United States government, includes 23 designated and protected

estuaries. Outside the United States, marine protected-area programs exist as marine parks, reserves, and
preserves. Over 100 designated areas exist around the periphery of the Carbbean Sea. Others range from the
well-known Australian Great Barrer Reef Marine Park to lesser-known parks in countries such as Thailand and
Indonesia, where tourism is placing growing pressures on fragile coral reef systems. As state, national, and
international agencies come to recognize the importance of conserving marine biodiversity, marine projected
areas. whether as sanctuaries, parks, or estuarine reserves, will play an increasingly important role in perserving
that diversity.
Question 66. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Differences among marine parks, sanctuaries, and reserves B. Various marine conservation programs
C. International agreements on coastal protection D. Similarities between land and sea protected environments
Question 67. The word “intent” in line 3 is closest in meaning to_____.
A. repetition B. approval C. goal D. revision
Question 68. The word “administered” in line 8 is closest in meaning to____.
A. managed B. recognized C. opposed D. justified
Question 69. The word “these” in line 11 refers to ____.
A. sites B. candidates C. decades D. sanctuaries
Question 70. The passage mentions the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (lines 13-14) as an example of a
sanctuary that___. A. is not well known B. covers a large area
C. is smaller than the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary D. was not originally proposed for sanctuary status
Question 71. According to the passage, when was the National Marine Sanctuaries Program established?
A. Before 1972 C. One hundred years before national parks were established
B. After 1987 D. One hundred years after Yellowstone National Park was established
Question 72. According to the passage, all of the following are achievements of the National Marine Sanctuaries
Program EXCEPT ___. A. the discovery of several new marine organisms
B. the preservation of connections between individual marine species
C. the protection of coastal habitats D. the establishment of areas where the public can observe marine life
Question 73. The word “periphery” in line 24 is closest in meaning to____.
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A. depth B. landmass C. warm habitat D. outer edge
Question 74. The passage mentions which of the following as a threat to marine areas outside the United States?

A. Limitations in financial support B. The use of marine species as food
C. Variability of the climate D. Increases in tourism
Question 75. The passage mentions which agencies play an increasingly important role in preserving marine
biodiversity? A. state agencies B. national agencies C. International agencies D. All these agencies
IX. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence
Question 76. Clothes like these may have been fashionable tens of years ago, but now they are behind the time.
A. unfashionable B. fashionable C. out of order D. out of work
Question 77. He's going abroad to do a postgraduate course in English with a view to have a brighter future.
A. a hope to have B. the hope of having C. a purpose having D. an aim of having
Question 78. We were sitting very far from the stage last Saturday; therefore, I couldn't make out what he said.
A. see B. smell C. hear D. touch
X. Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence
Question 79. They've gone to see their father off at the airport. He's going to Moscow on his business.
A. talk to B. discuss C. meet D. chat
Question 80. About 95 percent of all animals are invertebrate, which can live anywhere, but most, like the starfish and
the crabs, live in the ocean.
A. with backbones B. with ribs C. without ribs D. without backbones
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