ĐỀ THI THỬ ngoại ngữ CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN LẦN 1

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ĐỀ THI THỬ CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN LẦN 1
Môn Tiếng Anh – Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút
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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 1 to 7.
Large animals that inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the effects of extreme heat.
One adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect rather than absorb the Sun’s rays. Desert mammals also depart
from the normal mammalian practice of maintaining a constant body temperature. Instead of trying to keep down
the body temperature deep inside the body, which would involve the expenditure of water and energy, desert
mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally be fever height, and temperatures as high as 46
degrees Celsius have been measured in Grant’s gazelles. The overheated body then cools down during the cold
desert night, and indeed the temperature may fall unusually low by dawn, as

low as 34 degrees Celsius in the

camel. This is an advantage since the heat of the first few hours of daylight is absorbed in warming up the body,
and an excessive buildup of heat does not begin until well into the day.
Another strategy of large desert animals is to tolerate the loss of body water to a point that would be fatal for nonadapted animals. The camel can lose up to 30 percent of its body weight as water without harm to itself, whereas
human beings die after losing only 12 to 13 percent of their body weight. An equally important adaptation is the
ability to replenish this water loss at one drink. Desert animals can drink prodigious volumes in a short time, and
camels have been known to imbibe over 100 liters in a few minutes. A very dehydrated person, on the other hand,
cannot drink enough water to rehydrate at one session, because the human stomach is not sufficiently big and
because a too rapid dilution of the body fluids causes death from water intoxication. The tolerance of water loss is
of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals do not have to remain near a water hole but can obtain food from

grazing sparse and far-flung pastures. Desert-adapted mammals have the further ability to feed normally when
extremely dehydrated, it is a common experience in people that appetite is lost even under conditions of moderate
thirst.
Question 1: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Diseases of desert animals.
B. Weather variations in the desert


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C. Human use of desert animals
D. Adaptations of desert animals
Question 2: According to the passage, why is light coloring an advantage to large desert animals?
A. It helps them see their young at night.
B. It keeps them cool at night.
C. It does not absorb sunlight, as much as dark colors.
D. It helps them hide from predators.
Question 3: The author uses of Grant’s gazelle as an example of ________
A. A desert animal that can withstand high body temperature.
B. An animal with low average temperature
C. A desert animal with a constant body temperature.
D. An animal that is not as well adapted as the camel.
Question 4: When is the internal temperature of a large desert mammal lower?
A. in the middle of the day
B. just after sunset
C. just before sunrise
D. just after drinking
Question 5: The word “tolerate” is closest in meaning to _________.
A. reduce

B. endure

C. replace

D. compensate

Question 6: What does the author imply about desert-adapted mammals?
A: They do not need to eat much food.
B: They easily lose their appetites.
C: They can eat large quantities quickly.
D: They can travel long distances looking for food.
Question 7: Why does the author mention humans in the second paragraph?
A: To show how they have adapted to desert life.
B: To contrast them to desert animals.
C: To give instructions about desert survival.
D: To show how they use camels.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.


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Question 8: For many people, business socializing is a very important aspect of working life, but some people find
it quite tricky, especially if English isn’t their first language.
A. ingenious

B. endurable

C. difficult

D. strict

Question 9: The professor tried to stimulate interest in archaeology by taking his students on expeditions.
A. diminish

B. simulate

C. encourage

D. fake

Mark the letter A, B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each
of the following questions.
Question 10: Having resided in New Mexico for many years, painter Georgia O’Keefe employs such as
Southwestern motifs as bleached bones, rolling hills, and desert blooms.
A. such as

B. for

C. Having resided

D. rolling hills

Question 11: Although the United States experienced rapidly growth in the first half of the nineteenth century, it
was still predominantly concerned with agriculture and forestry.
A. rapidly growth

B. first half

C. concerned with

D. still

Question 12: The Yukon River, which flows into the Bering Sea, gives its name to a region of Alaska and a
territory of the Canada.
A. flows

B. of the

C. its

D. and a

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 13: In large classes, it is hard for teachers to get small children under control.
A. out of laws

B. out of hand C. out of dispute

D. out of order

Question 14: His career advancement was slow and he did not gain any promotion until he was 40, when he won
the position of the company’s Chief Executive.
A. elevation

B. progress

C. decrease

D. rise

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 15 to 19.
If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to contribute to your education or your work,
try reading more books. (15) ______ up some of the interestingly informative books and search for well-researched
material that can help you grow.
We should (16) _________ our children to read more books and spend less time watching TV. Some people have
commented that this is inconsistent. "Why is the written word a superior way to get information than television?"
That is an interesting point of view worth further exploration. Reading is a skill that is in much greater demand than
the demand for watching TV. There are no jobs that (17) ____________ a person to be able to watch TV but reading
is an integral part of many jobs. The written word is an incredibly flexible and efficient way of communication.
You can write something down and, in no time, it can be communicated to many different people. Not only that,


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we can (18) __________ vast amounts of information through reading in a very short time. A good reader can
acquire more information in reading for two hours than someone watching TV can acquire in a full day. You are
able to gain a lot of information quickly because you are a fast reader with good (19) ____________ skills. It will
save you massive amounts of time and you will be able to assimilate vast quantities of information.
Question 15: A. Make

B. Set

C. Pick

D. Take

Question 16: A. suggest

B. define

C. encourage

Question 17: A. tell

B. inquire

C. ask

Question 18: A: breathe

B: eat

C: inhale

Question 19: A. apprehension B. enjoyment

D. discuss
D. require

D: digest

C. comprehension

D. entertainment

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Question 20: A. crow
Question 21: A. southern

B. down
B. growth

C. crowd

C. within

D. browse

D. although

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 22: A: superstar
Question 23: A: peninsula

B: respectful
B: appreciate

C: introvert
C: sympathetic

D: sensitive
D: ambitious

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 24: This is __________ in my bedroom.
A: a square wooden old table
B: a wooden old square table

C: a square old wooden table
D: an old square wooden table
Question 25: The air inside a house or office building often has higher concentration of contaminants ________
heavily polluted outside air.
A: like of

B: as some that are

C: more

D: than does

Question 26: Ninety ____ the maximum length of time allowed for entrance exams to this school.
A. minute is

B. minutes are

C. minute are

D. minutes is

Question 27: The more challenging the exercises are, _____ we feel.
A. the least boring

B. the less bored

C. the less boring

D. the least bored

Question 28: He ___________ to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead.
A. didn’t have to go

B. couldn’t go

C. must have gone

D. should have gone

Question 29. “What do you think of your new bookkeeper?” – “He works ___ his figures never need ________.”


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A. such an efficient that/ to be checked
B. such efficiently that/ to check
C. so efficiently that/ to be checked
D. so efficient that/ checking
Question 30. Most tangerine trees and their flowers and fruits resemble _____ the orange.
A. which of those

B. those of

C. which are of D. of those

Question 31. Kathy was as pleased as ______ when she heard she had passed the exam.
A. a poppy

B. a sunflower

C. pound notes D. punch

Question 32. “My daughter, Mary, tries to _____ to see me at least once a week.” Mrs. Jones told the social worker.
A. call up

B. drop in

C. go up

D. come on

Question 33. Early forms of life on Earth, _____ in the absence of oxygen, required elements such as sulfur instead.
A. whose life

B. were living

C. lived

D. which lived

Question 34. ________ classified as a carnivore, the North American grizzly bear eats berries and even grass.
A. Although

B. Either

C. Just as

D. Because of

Question 35. _________ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would have helped with the project.
B. If it hadn’t been

A. Had it been

C. If it had been D. Hadn’t it been

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 36. Mary: “Peter, your job is pretty routine, then?”
Peter: “_______.”
A. Yeah, it’s very exciting.
B. Yeah, every day is different.
C. Yeah, I love exciting work.
D. Yeah, sometimes it’s a little boring.
Question 37. – Foreigner: “___________”
- Hoa: “Go straight. It’s on the corner of Holly and Rose. Next to the library.”
A. Could you show me the way to the 3D Museum?
B. I know it’s rude but where’s the 3D Museum?


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C. Can you take me to the 3D Museum?
D. Can I get to the 3D Museum by car?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
Question 38. The painting displayed in the museum has been stolen. They are rumouring about that.
A. There is a rumour that the painting displayed in the museum has been stolen.
B. The displayed painting is rumoured to be stolen.
C. Displaying in the museum, the painting was rumour to be stolen.
D. As being displayed and rumoured, the painting has been stolen.
Question 39. The human brain is ten times the size of a baboon’s which is about 1,400 grams weigh.

A. The size of human brain is ten times that of a baboon’s which is about 1,400 grams weigh.
B. The size of a baboon’s brain is 1,400 grams, ten times that of the human size.
C. The weigh of a baboon’s brain is 1,400 grams, ten-fold than that of the human one.
D. The human brain which weighs about 1,400 grams is ten times the size of a baboon’s.
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.
Question 40. Apart from being conveniently located near the beach, that hotel has nothing about it to make
me recommend it to you.
A. The only feature of that hotel that I can recommend to you is that it’s close to the beach.
B. As regards a hotel, nothing is more important for me than its being close to the beach.
C. The beach near that hotel doesn’t have anything special that I can recommend to you.
D. The hotel I’ve recommended to you is very comfortable as it is near the beach.
Question 41. For reason of hygiene, it’s forbidden to try on the earrings in the jewelry department.
A. Because it is not hygienic, customers in the jewelry department are not allowed to try on the earrings.
B. Earrings are considered unhygienic and so forbidden for sale in this jewelry department.
C. Customers who care for hygiene are advised in the jewelry department not to try on any earrings.
D. Being hygienic in the jewelry department is the decision of the customers and not the management.
Question 42. Sometime having the professional assistance with your CV can increase your chances of finding
a job.
A. Having your CV professionally prepared determines whether you’ll get the job or not.
B. The prospects for finding employment can possibly be enhanced by a professionally-produced CV.


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C. Without a professional CV, it is impossible to find a job.
D. Having a professional help with your CV is a sure way to find a job.
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 43 to 50
In the early decades of the United States, the agrarian movement promoted the farmer as society’s hero. In the minds
of agrarian thinkers and writers ,the farmer was a person on whose well-being the health of the new

country depended .The period between the Revolution, which ended in 1783,and the Civil War, which ended in
1865 ,was the age of the farmer in the United States .Agrarian philosophers ,represented most eloquently by Thomas
Jefferson, celebrated farmers extravagantly for their supposed centrality in a good society, their political virtue ,and
their Superior morality .And virtually all policy makers, whether they subscribed to the tenets of the philosophy
held by Jefferson or not, recognized agriculture as the key component of the American economy .Consequently
,government at all levels worked to encourage farmers as a social group and agriculture as economic enterprise.
Both the national and state governments developed transportation infrastructure, building canals, roads, bridges,
and railroads, deepening harbors, and removing obstructions from navigable streams. The national government
imported plant and animal varieties and launched exploring expeditions into prospective farmlands in the West. In
addition, government trade policies facilitated the exporting of agricultural products.
For their part ,farmers seemed to meet the social expectations agrarian philosophers had for them, as their broader
horizons and greater self-respect, both products of the Revolution ,were reflected to some degree in their behavior
.Farmers seemed to become more scientific ,joining agricultural societies and reading the farm newspapers that
sprang up throughout the country .They began using improved implements, tried new crops and pure animal breeds,
and became more receptive to modern theories of soil improvement.
They also responded to inducements by national and state governments .Farmers streamed to the West, filling
frontier lands with stunning rapidity. But farmers responded less to the expectations of agrarians and government
inducements than to growing market opportunities. European demand for food from the United States seemed
insatiable. War, industrialization, and urbanization all kept demand high in Europe. United States cities and
industries grew as well; even industries not directly related to farming thrived because of the market, money, and
labor that agriculture provided.
Question 43: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The role of the national government in the development of agriculture
B. Improvements in farming techniques
C. The impact of the increased importance of the farmer
D. The agrarian philosophy of Thomas Jefferson
Question 44: The author mentions Thomas Jefferson in paragraph 1 as an example of
A. a leader during the Revolution
B. a farmer who guided the agrarian movement toward an emphasis on economic development

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C. a philosopher who believed farmers were essential to the creation of a good society
D. an inventor of new farming techniques
Question 45: The phrase “subscribed to” is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. expanded on

B. contributed to

C. agreed with

D. thought about

Question 46: Which of the following statements is supported by the information in paragraph 1?
A. All government policy makers accepted Jefferson’s views of agriculture and farmers.
B. Agriculture was a vital part of the nation’s economy.
C. The majority of farmers worked for the government.
D. Agricultural production declined between 1783 and 1861.
Question 47: According to the passage, the national and state governments did all of the following EXCEPT
__________.
A. give farmers money for their crops
B. import new plant varieties
C. build roads
D. develop policies that helped farmers export their products.
Question 48: All of the following are mentioned as examples of farmers’ meeting the expectations of agrarian
philosophers EXCEPT ______________.
A. accumulating personal wealth
B. becoming more scientific
C. obtaining information from farm newspapers
D. planting new crops

Question 49: The word “stunning” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. predictable

B. gradual

C. famous

D. impressive

Question 50: Which of the following statements is best supported by paragraph 4?
A. Agricultural development contributed to development in other parts of the economy.


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B. European agricultural products were of a higher quality than those produced in the United State
C. Farmers were influenced more by government policies than by market opportunities.
D. The growing settlement of the West led to a decrease in agricultural production.