Đề thi thử đại học môn tiếng anh - đề 9

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 following questions from 1 to 10.
Speech is one of the most important (1)___ of communicating .It consists of far more than just
making noises . To talk and also (2)___ to by other people, we have to speak a language ,that
is, we have to use combinations of (3)____that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object
or idea. Communication wouldbe impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very( 4 )___. The basic( 5)____of English is not very large,
and not only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (6)___.But the more idea you can
(7)____ the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the (8)____thing
we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we( 9)____the words is also very
important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and ( 10)____whether we are pleased
or angry, for instance.
Question 1: A. reason B. rules C. tests D. ways
Question 2: A. be examined B. be spoken C. be talked D. be understood
Question 3: A. systems B. talks C. languages D. sounds
Question 4: A. easy B. expensive C. important D. simple
Question 5: A. grammar B. structure C. word D. vocabulary
Question 6: A. good B. fluent C. well D. perfect
Question 7: A. need B. express C. pass D. grow
Question 8: A. most B. main C. certain D. full
Question 9: A. talk B. send C. say D. pass
Question 10: A. ask B. show C. understand D. know
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 11 to 15.
Question 11: A. difference B. incidence C. importance D. tendency
Question 12: A. cactus B. hummock C. bamboo D. camel
Question 13: A. incredible B. intellectual C. overwhelming D. optimistic
Question 14: A. series B. current C. justice D. diverse
Question 15: A. mountain B. maintain C. fountain D. kitchen
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TRƯỜNG THPT

CHUYÊN PHAN BỘI CHÂU
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi có 04 trang)
ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH ĐH, CĐ 2011 LẦN 2
MÔN THI: Tiếng Anh KHỐI D
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút;
(80 câu trắc nghiệm)
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Mark the letter A, B, C,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions from 16 to 45.
Question 16: We have been working hard . Let’s ___ a break .
A. make B. find C. do D. take
Question 17: “ Help!” “_____________”
A. Just a minute! B. Wait on ! C. I come at once ! D. Moment !
Question 18: It is believed ___causes weight loss.
A. that much stress B. much stress that
C. much stress D. it is much stress
Question 19: The child was told to eat all his vegetables or ___he would get no ice cream .
A. in fact B. else C. instead D. in case
Question 20: It never ___my mind he will tell lies to me .
A. takes B. happens C. enters D. crosses
Question 21: “ Take me some medicine from the first aid kit,___ you ?
A. don’t B. can C. will D. do
Question 22: He spent his entire life ___round the world, never setting down anywhere.
A. roaring B. vesting C. roaming D. scattering
Question 23: The question of late payment of the bills was ___again at the meeting
A. raised B. risen C. brought D. taken
Question 24: The ship was put into quarantine and the passengers and the crew were__ to land
A. forbidden B. let C. permitted D. ordered

Question 25: Are there any interesting ____in the paper ?
A. piece of news B. pieces of news C. new D. news
Question 26: I’m afraid you’ll have to make a decision at once. We have no time to ___.
A. spare B. draw C. save D. adjust
Question 27: All work is better than ___at all.
A. no one B. none C. no D. not
Question 28: I am ___tired to think about that problem at the moment.
A. much more B. far too C. simply D. nearly
Question 29: “ Which of the two boys is a boy scout? “ “____ of them is .”
A. All B. None C. Neither D. Both
Question 30: They received a ten-year sentence for ___armed robbery .
A. making B. doing C. committing D. practicing
Question 31: Those men are paid by ___ .
A. every hour B. hour C. an hour D. the hour
Question 32: My brother is intelligent but he ____common sense .
A. wants B. misses C. fails D. lacks
Question 33: His ___ of the school regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.
A. disregard B. unfamiliarity C. carelessness D. inattention
Question 34: ___after trying three times ,he passed the examination.
A. Last B. At last C. Last of all D. Lastly
Question 35: I think you should stay___
A. tranquil B. calm C. peaceful D. quiet
Question 36: None of us has ever ___of cheating in class .
A. persisted B. declared C. approved D. concluded
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Question 37: We’ve decided to interview only ten ___ for the job .
A. applicable B. applications C. applicants D. appliances
Question 38: “ I am terribly sorry !” “ _______”
A. Never mind ! B. It’s nothing C. Don’t worry D. Nothing
Question 39: “ Could I speak to Susie May, please ?” “ Yes,_______.”

A. Saying B. Answering C. Talking D. Speaking
Question 40: The stolen jewels were ___a lot of money.
A. valued B. priced C. worth D. cost
Question 41: In life ___can make a mistake ; we’re all human .
A. anyone B. someone C. some people D. not
anybody
Question 42: “ Would you mind helping me with these heavy boxes?” _______
A. “my Gosh!” B. “Yes, I would. ” C. “ What a pity !” D. “ Not at all.
”
Question 43: ____ patient, and you will succeed.
A. Are B. Being C. Be D. To be
Question 44: I wish you wouldn’t call him __ that insulting name.
A. by B. under C. in D. with
Question 45: He doesn’t seem to be successful ____hard he works
A. however B. although C. whatever D. but
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 from 46 to 50.
Question 46: The only student who failed the exam was John.
A. With the exception of John, everyone passed the exam.
B. Together with other students, John failed the exam.
C. Everyone passed the exam.
D. Everyone, apart from John, failed the exam
Question 47: His handwriting is so small that I can hardly read it.
A. His handwriting is the smallest I have ever read.
B. He is used to small writing so I can hardly read it
C. He has such small writing that I can hardly read it.
D. His handwriting is too bad to read
Question 48: “Why don’t you get your hair cut , Gavin?” said Adam.
A. It was suggested that Adam get Gavin’s hair cut.
B. Adam suggested that Gavin should have his hair cut

C. Gavin was suggested to have a haircut.
D. Adam advised Gavin to cut his hair
Question 49: You are all welcome to take any food you like .
A. It’s my pleasure to take any food you like.
B. You don’t have to pay for any food that you like.
C. Any food welcome to take if you like.
D. Please help yourselves to any food you like.
Question 50: Without skilful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
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A. But for skilful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
B. With skilful surgery he would have survived the operation.
C. Had it not been for skilful surgery he would not have survived the operation.
D. He wouldn’t have survived the operation if he hadn’t had skilful surgery.
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 followingquestions from 51 to 60 .
The ocean bottom- a region nearly 2.5 times greater than total land area of the Earth- is
a vast frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century
ago , the deep-ocean floor was completely inaccessible , hidden beneath waters averaging
over 3,6000 meters deep. Totally without light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds
of times greater than at the Earth’s surface, deep-ocean bottom is a hostile environment to
humans , in some ways as forbidding and remote as the void of outer space.
Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a
century, the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start
until 1968, with the beginning of the National Science Foundation’s Deep Sea Drilling
Project (DSDP). Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil gas industry, the
Dad’s drill ship , the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the
ocean’s surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting samples of sediments and rock
from the ocean floor.
The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15 –year research program that
ended in November 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took

almost 20,000 core samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the
world . The Glomar Challenger’s core samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what
the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to calculate what it will
problem look like millions of years in the future. Today , largely on the strength of
evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger’s voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree
on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological
processes that shape the Earth.
The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information
critical to understanding the world’s past climates . Deep-ocean sediments provide a
climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years, because they are largely
isolated from the mechanical erosion and the intense chemical and biological activity that
rapidly destroy much land-based evidence of past climates. This record has already
provided insights into the patterns and causes of past climatic change-information that may
be used to predict future climates
Question 51: The author refers to the ocean bottom as a “frontier” because it___
A. is an unknown territory B. attracts courageous explorers
C. is not a popular area for scientific research D. contains a wide variety of life forms
Question 52: The word “inaccessible” is closest meaning to ___ .
A. unreachable B. unrecognizable C. unsafe D. unusable
Question 53: The author mention outer space in the first paragraph because___ .
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A. techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean
exploration .
B. it is similar to the ocean floor in being alien to the human environment
C. rock formations in outré space are similar to those found on the ocean floor
D. the Earth’s climate millions of years ago was similar to condition in outer space.
Question 54: Which of the following is True of the Glmmer Challenger ?
A. It is an ongoing project . B. It is a type of submarine .
C. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968. D. It has gone on over 100 voyages .
Question 55: : The word “extracting” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.

A. removing B. analyzing C. breaking D. locating
Question 56: The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was ____.
A. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry
B. attempt to find new sources of oil and gas
C. composed of geologists from all over the world
D. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom
Question 57: The word “strength” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.
A. purpose B. basis C. discovery D. endurance
Question 58: The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ____.
A. climates B. cores C. sediments D. years
Question 59: The DSDP can be said to be ____in terms of geological exploration.
A. of crucial importance B. a west of time and effort
C. a total flop D. a great success
Question 60: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the
Deep Sea Drilling Project ?
A. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen
B. Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.
C. Geologists were able to determine the Earth’s appearance hundreds of millions of years
ago.
D. Information was revealed about the Earth’s past climatic changes .
Mark the letter A, B, C,or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
from 61 to 65.
Question 61: The duties of the secretary are to take the minutes, mailing the correspondence, and calling the
members before the meetings
Question 62: He has been hoped for a rise for the last four months, but his boss is reluctant to give him
one
Question 63: The top of the mountain covered with snow during winter .
Question 64: Mining over 2,000 years ago, copper is one of the earliest known metals .
Question 65: The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
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