TRƯỜNG THPT NÔNG CỐNG I ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN I
TỔ TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC: 2013- 2014
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH- Khối D, A1
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 1: We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.
A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes. B. The more we cut down
forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.
C. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter. D. The more we cut down
forests, the Earth becomes hotter.
Question 2: You’d be welcome to join us if you changed your mind.
A. You didn’t change your mind, so we weren’t welcome to join you.
B. If it were not for your mind, you had been welcome to join us.
C. We are welcome to join you unless you change your mind.
D. Were you to change your mind, you would be welcome to join us
Question 3: “Make good use of your time. You won’t get such an opportunity again” said he to
me.
A. He ordered me to make use of my time saying that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again
B. He offered me such an opportunity so that I could make good use of my time.
C. He let me make use of my time because I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
D. He advised me to make use of my time as I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
Question 4: He now goes to work on his bicycle instead of by car.
A. He has now stopped driving to work and goes by bicycle. B. He still goes to work
by car but more often on his bicycle.
C. Since he bought the car, he has never used the bicycle to go to work.
D. He has never gone to work in his car but always on his bicycle.
Question 5: I had an irresistible urge to buy the painting because it was very impressive.
A. The painting was too impressive for me to buy it.
B. It was so impressive a painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy it.
C. So impressive was the painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
D. It was such an impressive painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
Question 6: People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery. B. He is said that he won
a lot of money on the lottery.
C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery. D. He won a lot of
money on the lottery, it is said
Question 7: You should have persuaded him to change his mind.
A. You should persuade him to change his mind. B. You persuaded him to
change his mind but he didn't listen.
C. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn't.
D. You didn't persuade him to change because of his mind
Question 8: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
D. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
Question 9: No sooner had he been appointed to the post than the new director fell ill.
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A. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new director fell ill.
B. The new director had no sooner been appointed to the post when he fell ill.
C. After the new director fell ill, he had been appointed to the new post.
D. Because he had been appointed to the post, the new director fell ill.
Question 10: Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied very well.
A. Difficult as her living conditions, she studied very well.
B. She studied very well thanks to the fact that she lived in difficult conditions.
C. She studied very well in spite of her difficult living conditions.
D. Although she lived in difficult conditions, but she studied very well.
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.
Are organically grown foods the best choices ? The advantages claimed for such foods over
conventionally grown
and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term
whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more
nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the
typical North American diet is a welcome development . However, much of this interest has
been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting
nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence,
the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the
general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting
entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to
health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and
other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are
superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to fertilized eggs, that
untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like. One thing that most
organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than
conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic
foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown
foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited
incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead
Question 11: The word “Advocates” is closest in meaning to which of the following ?
A. Proponents B. Inspectors C. Consumers D. Merchants
Question 12: In the first paragraph, the word “other” refers to ___.
A. advocates B. products C. advantages D. organic foods
Question 13: The “ welcome development” mentioned is an increase in___.
A. the amount of health food grown in North American
B. interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
C. the number of consumers in North American D. the nutritional quality of the
typical North American diet
Question 14: According to the first paragraph , which of the following is true about the terms “
organic foods” ?
A. It has been used only in recent years. B. It is seldom used by consumers.
C. It has no fixed meaning. D. It is accepted by most nutritionists .
Question 15: The word “unsubstantiated” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. uncontested B. unbelievable C. unverified D. unpopular
Question 16: The word “maintain” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. preserve B. retire C. improve D. monitor
Question 17: Who does the author think should NOT buy organic foods ?
A. Advocated of organic food B. Wealthy people C. Concerned consumers D.
Low income consumers
Question 18: The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy
organic foods
instead of conventionally grown foods because ___.
A. too many farmers will stop using conventional method to grow food crops
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods
C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
D. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods
Question 19: According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than
conventionally grown
foods are often ___.
A. wealthy B. mistaken C. thrifty D. careless
Question 20: What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health
foods?
A. Very enthusiastic B. Neutral C. Skeptical D. Somewhat favorable
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 21: My brother has a French elegant clock which he considers his property.
A B C D
Question 22: The influence of the nation’s literature, art, and science have captured
widespread attention.
A B C D
Question 23: Chicago’s Sears Tower, now the tallest building in the world, rises 1,522 feet
from the ground to the top of it Antenn.
A B C
D
Question 24: Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we
must wait until the next meeting to vote.
A B C
D
Question 25: Society uses such human emotions as proud, shame, guilt, and fear to maintain
itself.
A B C 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.
Question 26: A. nervousness B. confidence C. creative D. creature
Question 27: A. property B. surgery C. furthermore D. nitrogen
Question 28: A. belong B. indeed C. private D. emit
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has underlined part
is pronounced differently from the rests.
Question 29: A. likes B. tightens C. heaps D. fuss
Question 30: A. debris B. deny C. deter D.
demand
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.
The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or
the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak. In modern contexts, the word refers
to reading and writing at a level (31) _____ for communication, or at a level that lets one
understand and communicate ideas in a literate society,' so as to take (32)_____ in that society.
The United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted
the following definition: “Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create,
communicate and compute, using printed and written' materials (33) _____ with varying
contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an Individual to achieve his or her
goals, to develop his, or her (34) _____ and potential, and to participate fully in the wider
society."
Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a region's human capital.
This claim is made on the (35) _____ that literate people can be trained less expensively than
illiterate people, generally have a higher socio-economic (36) _____ and enjoy better health and
employment prospects. Policy makers also argue that literacy increases job opportunities and
access to higher education. In Kerala, India, for example, female and child mortality rates
declined (37) _____ in the 1960s, when girls who were educated in the education reforms after
1948 began to raise families. Recent researchers, (38)_____, argue that correlations such as, the
one listed above may have more to do with the effects of schooling rather than literacy in
general. Regardless, the (39) _____ of educational systems worldwide includes a basic (40)
_____ around communication through test and print, which is the foundation of most definitions
of literacy.
Question 31: A. adaptable B. suitable C. adequate D. important
Question 32: A. comfort B. control C. part D. honor
Question 33: A. associated B. worked C. appropriated D. related
Question 34: A. ability B. knowledge C. performance D. behavior
Question 35: A. foundations B. ways C. grounds D. basics
Question 36: A. condition B. request C. state D. status
Question 37: A. dramatically B. extremely C. actually D. accurately
Question 38: A. additionally B. however C. therefore D.
consequently
Question 39: A. focus B. demand C. majority D. main
Question 40: A. content B. concept C. contact D. context
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that is
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 41: Dr. Jones suggested that final examinations be discontinued, an innovation I
heartily support.
A. entrance B. change C. inner part D. test
Question 42: No matter how hard we try, there is no way to circumvent taxes.
A. pay in installments B. get around C. travel around
D. round up
Question 43: Married couples can get a divorce if they find they are not compatible .
A. able to budget their money B. capable of having children
C. capable of living harmoniously D. able to share an apartment or a house
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.
Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on
his ships during his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses”
have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were
biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset
of the Indian era. Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not
familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the
West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the
ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian
tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.
The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians
living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting.
Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of
meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the
hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport
their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The hunters
responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-
and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and
booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the
Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the
Apache splinter groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.
The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before,
during, and after skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne
established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not have the
wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them
to become more mobile and expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished
the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to
transport them
Question 44: The word “excavated” is closest in meaning to________
A. exasperated B. extinguished C. hunted down
D. dug up
Question 45: According to the passage, how many genetic species of horses are known today?
A. Two. B. One C. Four D. Three.
Question 46: The word “Those” refers to________
A. Indians B. The Spanish C. horses D. West Indies
Question 47: According to the passage, American Indians________
A. farmed with horses in the 1500s. B. tamed horses in the early 1500s.
C. were exposed to horses in the 1500s. D. have ridden horses since prehistoric times
Question 48: The author of the passage probably believes that the popular image of American
Indians before the arrival of Europeans_________
A. is not historically accurate. B. is not theoretically viable.
C. cannot be discussed briefly. D. cannot be realistically described.
Question 49: According to the passage, after the arrival of Europeans, the Indian tribes
inhabiting the Great Plains________
A. herded undomesticated buffalo. B. had sedentary and tranquil life-styles.
C. improved their hunting techniques. D. played communicated hunting games.
Question 50: The word “provisions” is closest in meaning to________
A. attire B. weapons C. supplies
D. health
Question 51: According to the passage, American Indians invented various methods
for________
A. dislocating their traps. B. conducting their hostile excursions.
C. keeping their possessions. D. communicating over great distances.
Question 52: It can be inferred from the passage that Indians did NOT________
A. assign sustenance tasks B. accrue tribal wealth. C. pursue
stampedes D. use covered wagons.
Question 53: It can be inferred from the passage that the arrival of horses in the
Americas________
A. made the Indian tribes relinquish their territorial monopolies. B. altered the future
course of the Indian way of life
C. shattered the advancement of the Indian culture. D. led to the dispersal of
the Indian tribes throughout the continent
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 54: As an executive director of a big company, she is a woman of extraordinary
intelligence.
A.remarkable B. moderate C. little D. sufficient
Question 55: We have been out of touch him since he moved to London.
A. kept contact with B. made a call to C. contacted with D.written to
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 56: ________ global solidarity, the world would not be better prepared for the
influenza H1N1 pandemic
A. But for B. On account of C. Thanks to D. If not
Question 57: 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 58: My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I ______ last week.
A. should have done B. may have done C. need to have done D. must have done
Question 59: Our landlord had the broken window ________ before winter.
A. fix B. fixing C. fixed D. to fix
Question 60: "I've got two tickets for the exhibition." " ____________ "
A. Oh, let's go and get the tickets. B. That's great. When is it?
C. Oh, anything else? D. Thanks. I can't afford the tickets.
Question 61: That is a _______________.
A. French stamp valuable B. valuable stamp of France C. French valuable
stamp D. valuable French stamp
Question 62: Different cultures ______dreams in different ways.
A. interpret B. associate C. express D. interfere
Question 63: He objected to ____________.
A. his mistakes being laughed at B. laughing his mistakes at
C. his mistakes laughing at D. his mistakes at laughing
Question 64: Please cut my hair _____the style in this magazine.
A. the same length asB. the same long as C. the same length like D. the same long like
Question 65: “ Could I speak to Susie May, please ?” “Yes,________.”
A. Answering B. Talking C. Saying D. Speaking
Question 66: Anyone ________to another country needs special papers
A. travelled B. is travelled C. travelling D. is travelling
Question 67: A. “If only I hadn’t said that to her”. - B. “_________________”
A. Ah, well, that is life. B. Yes, you mustn’t have done like that
C. No worry, that’s nothing . D. No, you’ve done a very good job
Question 68: ________I love you, I can’t let you do whatever you like.
A. Whatever B. Whether C. Despite D. Much as
Question 69: Today, women are increasingly involved ________ the politics.
A. of B. in C. with D. from
Question 70: The movie is ______ Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways.
A. like to B. alike with C. similar to D. same as
Question 71: Andrew’s children are very___________because their parents give them
everything they ask for.
A. overdone B. harmed C. spoilt D. damaged
Question 72: Half of the children were away from school last week because of______of
influenza.
A. a breakthrough B. an outbreak C. a break- out D. an outburst
Question 73: I am afraid a rise in salary is _____________just now.
A .out of sight B. out of control C. out of date D. out of question
Question 74: My cousin obviously didn't ______ much of an impression on you if you can't
remember meeting her.
A. create B. build C. do D. make
Question 75: I recommend that the student ________ his composition as soon as possible.
A. finishes writing B. should finish the writing C. finished writing D.
finish writing
Question 76: - "This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester!" -
"________. But I think it’s quite easy."
A. I understand what you’re saying B. I couldn’t agree more
C. I don’t see in that way D. You’re right
Question 77: I didn’t see any sign of the money, but I ____ a small notebook and a pencil which
______ when the door opened suddenly.
A. have found / probably dropped C. found / had probably dropped
B. found / have probably dropped D. find / probably drop
Question 78: I can’t go with you today; I have_________.things to do
A. a great deal B. many a great C. great many D. a great many
Question 79: A. “I would like to invite you to our wedding anniversary this Saturday morning.”
- B. “__________”
A. Thank you for your request, but I’m sorry I can’t really come.
B. I would love to come but I have prior commitments. I’m sorry.
C. I am sorry. Can you come to my place?
D. How about going to the cinema?
Question 80: Because of ______weather conditions, California has an advantage in the
production of fruits and vegetables.
A. favour B. favourably C. favourite D. favourable
