Đề khảo sát chất lượng môn Tiếng Anh lớp 12 ôn thi đại học số 195

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ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014
MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 195
Thời gian: 90 phút
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
from.
Câu 1: By the end of this month, Jack and Rose ___________ for over 10 years.
A. will have been marrying B. will have got married C. will get married D. have got married
Câu 2: Tim is said _________ many luxurious cars in this area over the last five years.
A. stole B. to be stealing C. to steal D. to have stolen
Câu 3: I never object __________ by that odd name.
A. him that calls me B. him for calling me C. that he call me D. to his calling me
Câu 4: There used to be many centenarians on this island, _________ attracted twenty scientists going there last year.
A. who B. which C. where D. this
Câu 5: One of the visitors wanted to know ________ in an orphanage during his childhood.
A. whether he lived B. had he lived C. if he had lived D. if did he live
Câu 6: ______ gold is now so expensive that we cannot buy an ounce with our salary.
A. Φ B. The C. An D. A
Câu 7: The_______ last thing the old man wanted to do was to attend his son’s wedding.
A. extremely B. actually C. very D. most
Câu 8: It was the first time her family________ the Great Wall.
A. took a trip to B. had a trip on C. made a trip over D. has taken a trip to
Câu 9: The Browns, except for Tom, ________ the talented - family competition.
A. agree joining B. agrees to join C. has agreed to join D. agree to join
Câu 10: They have ____________.
A. quite a big blue house B. a quite big blue house C. a big quite blue house D. a blue house quite big
Câu 11: I applied for the job that I saw ___________ in the paper.
A. to be advertised B. advertised C. being advertising D. advertising
Câu 12: ___ all the workers in the company, they talked to the manager in person, asking for a better working condition.

A. Instead of B. In the aspect of C. At the expense of D. On behalf of
Câu 13: Mai is so _________ that all her friends always tell her their truth.
A. enthusiastic B. dependent C. confidential D. sympathetic
Câu 14: __________ there are black holes in space.
A. Theoretically B. Theorically C. Theorily D. Theoricly
Câu 15: Apart from its convenience, one of the biggest________ of public transport is its unreliability.
A. dislikes B. disadvantages C. disorders D. disappointments
Câu 16: Her appearance ________ me of a friend I have lost contact with since we graduated.
A. reminds B. recalls C. remembers D. resembles
Câu 17: He has recently got an interesting ___________ in a publishing company.
A. occupation B. employment C. job D. work
Câu 18: In my opinion, nowhere else is as __________ as at our home.
A. secure B. sure C. guarantee D. ensure
Câu 19: I hate __________ whenever I make mistakes at work.
A. looking down on B. being looked down on C. to look down on D. to be looked down
Câu 20: In our university, we often take _________ between two periods.
A. ten - minute breaks B. a break ten minutes C. a ten - minutes break D. a ten - minute break
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 21 to 22
Câu 21: The young are now far more materialistic than their precedents years ago.
A. monetary B. greedy C. spiritual D. object - oriented
Câu 22: One of the key to successful business is careful planning.
A. falling B. victorious C. faulty D. impossible
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 23 to 24
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Câu 23: Those girls are totally unaware that they are being made use of by this organization.
A. taken for granted B. spoken ill of C. made fun of D. taken advantage of
Câu 24: In life, Ray always gives me a hand with repairing the broken things in my house.
A. assists me by B. asks me to help with C. pleases me by D. serves me with

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 25 to 34
Sleep is a natural process, and although a lot have been written about the subject, it is still surrounded by mystery. It is
used by some as an escape from the world, and regarded by others as an irritating waste of time: some people get by on
very little, others claim they can not exist without at least ten hours, but nobody can do without sleep completely.
Our night’s sleep does not just consist of a steady phase of gradually deepening sleep. It alternates between two
stages: Non-dreaming or ordinary sleep, and REM (rapid eye movement) or dreaming sleep. As soon as we fall asleep, we
go straight into non-dreaming sleep for an hour or so, then into REM sleep for about 15 minutes, then back into non-
dreaming sleep. It alternates in this way for the rest of the night, with non-dreaming sleep tending to last longer at the
beginning of the night. Non-dreaming sleep occupies three-quarters of our night’s sleep, about a quarter of it deep and
the rest fairly light.
It is widely believed that sleep repairs the body and makes good the damage caused by being awake. However, its
main function is to refresh the brain. Experts believe that probably only about two-thirds of our sleep is necessary for
repairing and refreshing the brain, with the most valuable sleep coming in the first few hours of the non-dreaming period,
the last few hours of sleep are not so essential. The brain can manage quite well with reduced sleep as long as it is
uninterrupted sleep.
The quality of sleep is important. A study conducted in the USA looked at short sleepers, who slept for 5.5 hours on
average, and long sleepers, who had 8.5 hours or more. It is discovered after a variety of tests that the long sleepers were
poor sleepers, had twice as much REM sleep as the short sleepers, appeared to sleep longer to make up for poor sleep,
and did not wake up in the morning refreshed. Similarly, people who sleep deeply are not necessarily getting a better
quality of sleep than shallow sleepers. Deep sleepers can feel tired the following day, so six hours of good sleep is worth
more than eight hours of troubled sleep.
Câu 25: It can be concluded from the first paragraph that____________________.
A. people need equal time of sleep C. sleep is among the processes of the nature
B. sleep remains a puzzle D. everything about sleep has been brought to light
Câu 26: All the following statements are true, EXCEPT for__________________.
A. our night’s sleep occurs in a straight line of only two phases.
B. all sleeps are similar in the alternatives of the two stages during the night.
C. we spend only 25 percents of our night’s sleeping time to dream.
D. we often have no dreams right after we fall asleep.

Câu 27: Unlike the common belief, sleep helps ____________________________.
A. not to be awake C. us to fix the damage happening by day
B. us to repair our body D. our brain to rest and recover
Câu 28: It can be inferred from the experts’ ideas that_______________________.
A. if we can sleep uninterruptedly, it is not necessary to sleep the whole night B. REM makes good our brain
C. Nearly 70 % of our sleep is invaluable D. Dream enables our body to refresh
Câu 29: The study in the USA suggested that_____________________________.
A. the fewer hours we sleep, the more we dream B. Deep sleep means better sleep
C. the type of sleep is more important than its length D. Six hours of sleep is better than eight hours.
Câu 30: Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage?
A. The role of the sleep B. The problem with sleepless people C. Types of sleep D. The circle of a sleep
Câu 31: The word “occupies” in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by ______.
A. accounts for B. takes care of C. works out D. goes up
Câu 32: The word “irritating” in paragraph 1 most likely means__________.
A. calming B. soothing C. annoying D. comforting
Câu 33: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to__________________ .
A. our night’s sleep B. the ordinary sleep C. the REM D. the night
Câu 34: This passage is the most likely taken from ______________ .
A. A doctor’s description B. A health magazine C. An advertisement D. A fashion magazine
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best way to complete each of the following sentences
from 35 to 39
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Câu 35: ___________________, he gained lots of group-work skills.
A. In order to live abroad for years D. To live abroad for years
B. Having lived abroad for years C. Live abroad for years
Câu 36: Sarah was expelled from the team _________________ .
A. in spite of her mischief B. thanks to her mischief C. due to her mischief D. although mischievous
Câu 37: Unfortunately, James failed to get the job because _______________ .
A. the manager was let up by his reaction C. his reaction let the manager down
B. his reaction got on with the manager D. his reaction turned away the manager

Câu 38: Whenever there is a problem with my computer, _________________.
A. I get my father fix it immediately C. I have my father fix it for me
B. my father has it fixed by me. D. I get it to be fixed by my father
Câu 39: Minh encouraged me______________________ .
A. trying my best and I could pass the exam B. to try my best so that I can pass the exam
C. to try my best so that I could pass the exam D. to try my best, otherwise I would pass the exam
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 40 to 44.
Câu 40: A. accidental B. documentary C. popularity D. imaginable
Câu 41: A. picturesque B. shortcoming C. cosmonaut D. scholarship
Câu 42: A. appropriate B. significant C. determine D. sacrifice
Câu 43: A. artificial B. philosophy C. international D. understanding
Câu 44: A. original B. engineering C. photogenic D. educational
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 from 45 to 49
Câu 45: They are so exhausted after the stressful work that they don’t neither play sports nor watch them on TV.
A B C D
Câu 46: In the time of industrialization nowadays, when life span is moving faster and faster, there appears to be more
and more offices go electricity. A B C D
Câu 47: Mr. Lam insisted that we show our best knowledge, our enthusiasm, our keen on work and our sense of
responsibility when working in a team. A B C D
Câu 48: The sizes of plants range to tiny blue-green algae, invisible to the naked eyes, to giant redwood, the largest living
plant. A B C D
Câu 49: It is proved that humus is the only substance in the soil to enable plant roots to send out small hairs through that
they absorb water and food. A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original
sentence in each of the following questions from 50 to 54
Câu 50: “I think the idea is absolutely ridiculous,” he said.
A. He absolutely agreed with the idea. B. He appreciated the ridiculous idea.
C. He dismissed the idea as ridiculous. D. He complimented the idea as ridiculous.

Câu 51: Tim will not be persuaded to lend you his money, so do not try.
A. There is no point in convincing Tim to lend you his money. B. Why don’t you try to beg Tim for money?
C. It is not necessary to lend you Tim’s money D. It is no use to ask Tim for money, so do not try.
Câu 52: He said, “If there were an oven in my house now, I could make you some cakes, Linda.”
A. He told Linda if there were an oven in his house then, he could have made her some cakes.
B. He said if there were an oven in my house then, I could make Linda some cakes.
C. He told Linda if there were an oven in his house then, he could make her some cakes.
D. He said to Linda if there had been an oven in his house then, he could make her some cakes.
Câu 53: But for the company’s aids last week, they would be in prison now.
A. If the company did not aid them last week, they would be in prison now.
B. If the company had not aided them last week, they would be in prison now.
C. If the company had aided them last week, they would be in prison now.
D. If the company had not aided them last week, they would have been in prison now.
Câu 54: No sooner had Charles enrolled in the army than he received the scholarship to study abroad.
A. Charles enrolled in the army soon after he had received the scholarship to study abroad.
B. Rather than receive the scholarship to study abroad, Charles enrolled in the army.
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C. As soon as Charles enrolled in the army, he received the scholarship to study abroad.
D. Enrolling in the army helped Charles receive the scholarship to study abroad.
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 55 to 64
Stress is our body’s reaction to events or conditions that we cannot easily manage or control. When we are
troubled by something, we usually experience some types of (55)____There are thousand conditions that (56)____us to
become tense. These may be major and horrible fighting for our lives in a war, being imprisoned or facing death. On the
other hand, minor (57)____in our daily lives cause stress as well: waiting in lines, taking a quiz, or asking for or accepting a
date. Although we usually think of stress as something caused by (58)____events, pleasant happenings also bring stress.
As a new (59)____is done on the effects of stress, new techniques are developed to help (60)____with anxiety.
One aid is to plan for situations that we know will be stressful. Some imagine the event before it happens, thus preparing
their minds and bodies (61)____the tension. Others pretend they are on a pleasant beach (62)____in the sunshine; soon
their bodies relax and tension melts away. Other people believe strenuous exercise helps the body handle the problems

of daily life. It (63)____very little which method we use to relax; what does matter is finding the time to temporarily
reduce the (64)____of modern life on our brain and body.
Câu 55: A. anxiety B. strain C. stress D. pressure
Câu 56: A. take B. enable C. bring D. cause
Câu 57: A. events B. things C. occasions D. conditions
Câu 58: A. unnecessary B. unpleasant C. unimportant D. stressful
Câu 59: A. research B. questionnaire C. work D. experiment
Câu 60: A. manage B. come C. confront D. cope
Câu 61: A. for B. of C. with D. about
Câu 62: A. lie B. lying C. to lie D. which lies
Câu 63: A. helps B. attends C. determines D. matters
Câu 64: A. results B. value C. effects D. affects
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions .
Câu 65: The sign “PERSONAL PROPERTY! KEEP OUT!” tells you that _________.
A. It is your task to look at this property C. This property is not safe, so be careful
B. You must not touch this property D. Keep this as your own property
Câu 66: “I can find no word to express my deep thanks for your help.” “____________.”
A. I don’t mind B. It’s my goodness C. Not at all D. It’s my pleasure
Câu 67: “Can you hand me your fountain-pen?” “_________________.”
A. Yes, I’d like to B. Yes, thanks C. It’s a great one D. I’m about to use it now
Câu 68: “Good bye! See you later.” “____________ !”
A. It’s enjoyable to say good bye B. Have a nice day C. Nice to meet you D. So long! Take care
Câu 69: “I’m sorry to interrupt, but ” “______________”
A. Oh, you don’t need to B. It is not your fault. C. I am not sure. D. Yes, how can I help you?
Câu 70: “How fantastic you are at your age!” “____________________”
A. I don’t think so. B. Yes, I agree. C. You’ve got to be kidding! D. No, I don’t like this.
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 71 to 80
Contrary to popular belief, one does not have to be a trained programmer to work online. Of course, there are plenty
of jobs for people with high-tech computer skills, but the growth of new media has opened up a wide range of internet

career opportunities requiring only a minimal level of technical expertise.
Probably one of the most well-known online job opportunities is the job of webmaster. However, it is hard to define
one basic job description for this position. To specify the job description of a webmaster, one needs to identify the
hardware and software that the website the webmaster will manage is running on. Different types of hardware and
software require different skill sets to manage them. Another key factor is whether the website will be running internally
(at the firm itself) or externally (renting shared space on the company servers). Finally, the responsibilities of a webmaster
also depend on whether he or she will be working independently, or whether the firm will provide people to help. All of
these factors need to be considered before one can create an accurate webmaster job description.
Webmaster is one type of internet career requiring in-depth knowledge of the latest computer applications. However,
there are also online jobs available for which tradition skills remain in high demand. Content jobs require excellent writing
skills and a good sense of the web as a new media. This term is difficult to define because it encompasses a constantly
growing set of new technologies and skills. Specifically, it includes website, email, Internet telephony, CD-ROOM, DVD,
streaming audio and video, and so on. With many companies having to downsize in touch economic times, the
outsourcing and contracting of freelance worker online has become common business practice. The internet provides an
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infinite pool of buyers from around the world with whom freelancers can contract their services. Additionally, many of
today’s Internet careers are becoming paid-by-the-job professions. An added benefit to such online jobs is that
freelancers are able to work on projects with companies outside their own country of residence.
How much can a person make in these kinds of careers? As with many questions related to today’s evolving
technology, there is no simple answer. There are many companies willing to pay people with technical Internet skills
salaries well above $ 70,000 a year. Generally, webmasters start at about $ 30,000 per year, but salaries can vary greatly.
Freelance writers working online have been known to make between $40,000 and $70,000 per year.
Câu 71: According to the passage, many people think that________
A. One can work online even if he or she is not good at computing.
B. A minimal level of technical expertise can still ensure us many internet career chances.
C. Online work requires qualified computer users. D. One does not need to be trained for online work.
Câu 72: It is true that a webmaster_______
A. is one type of website. B. never works on his or her own.
C. is a person whose task is to identify hardware and software. D. has to get himself updated with computer science.
Câu 73: The job of a webmaster is______________

A. quite free from the company C. a job with traditional skills
B. either alone or with partners D. given a simple description by the author
Câu 74: The word “specify” in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by “__________.”
A. show up B. name after C. narrow down D. set up
Câu 75: The word “downsize” in paragraph 3 most likely means “___________”
A. become bankrupt B. dismiss workers C. collapse some company’s branches D. reduce the salary
Câu 76: It can be understood that a freelancer_______________
A. can work for companies overseas C. is better at computing than writing
B. has to own a lot of CD-ROOM D. has few opportunities of job
Câu 77: All are true, EXCEPT for__________________.
A. on average, a freelancer can earn much more than a webmaster.
B. We do not know exactly the total money an online worker makes a year.
C. It is impossible to describe online careers. D. The more skilful at the Internet the people are, the more they earn.
Câu 78: What is the best title for this passage?
A. the advantage of new media B. Internet job C. how to earn an online job D. Becoming a webmaster
Câu 79: The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to ___________ .
A. websites B. hardware and software C. webmasters D. skill sets
Câu 80: In which aspect can we make the clearest comparison between a webmaster and a freelancer?
A. the opportunities of job B. skills C. the salary D. working hours
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