MOCK TEST 234

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Mơn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 234
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Ho va tên thi sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
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.
Although noise, commonly defined as unwanted sound, is a widely recognized form of
pollution, it is very difficult to measure because the discomfort experienced by different individuals is
highly subjective and, therefore, variable. Exposure to lower levels of noise may be slightly irritating,
whereas exposure to higher levels may actually cause hearing loss. Particularly in congested urban
areas, the noise produced as a by-product of our advancing technology causes physical and
psychological harm, and detracts from the quality of life for those who are exposed to it.
Unlike the eyes, which can be covered by the eyelids against strong light, the ear has no lid, and
is, therefore, always open and vulnerable; noise penetrates without protection. Noise causes effects
that the hearer cannot control and to which the body never becomes accustomed. Loud noises
instinctively signal danger to any organism with a hearing mechanism, including human beings. In
response, heartbeat and respiration accelerate, blood vessels constrict, the skin pales, and muscles
tense. In fact, there is a general increase in functioning brought about by the flow of adrenaline
released in respond to fear, and some of these responses persist even longer than the noise,
occasionally as long as thirty minutes after the sound has ceased.
Because noise is unavoidable in a complex, industrial society, we are constantly responding in
the same way that we would respond to danger. Recently, researchers have concluded that noise and
our response may be much more than an annoyance. It may be a serious threat to physical and
psychological health and well-being, causing damage not only to the ear and brain but also to the heart
and stomach. We have long known that hearing loss is America's number one nonfatal health problem,

but now we are learning that some of us with heart disease and ulcers may be victims of noise as well.
Fetuses exposed to noise tend to be overactive, they cry easily, and they are more sensitive to
gastrointestinal problems after birth. In addition, the psychic effect of noise is very important.
Nervousness, irritability, tension, and anxiety increase, affecting the quality of rest during sleep, and
the efficiency of activities during walking hours, as well as the way that we interact with each other.
Question 1. According to the passage, people respond to loud noises in the same way that they
respond to _______.
A. disease
B. danger
C. annoyance
D. damage
Question 2. Why is noise difficult to measure?
A. It is unwanted.
B. It causes hearing loss.
C. People become accustomed to it D. All people do not respond to it in the same way
Question 3. According to the passage, what is noise?
A. Congestion
B. Physical and psychological harm
C. Unwanted sound
D. A by-product of technology
Question 4. The word "accelerate" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______.
A. alter
B. release
C. decrease
D. increase
Question 5. The word "it" in the first paragraph refers to_______.
A. a by-product
B. advancing technology C. the noise
D. the quality of life
Question 6. Which of the following is the author's main point?

A. Loud noises signal danger.
B. Noise may pose a serious threat to our physical and psychological health.
C. Hearing loss is America's number one nonfatal health problem.
D. The ear is not like the eye.
Question 7. With which of the following statements would the author most probably agree?
A. Noise is America's number one problem.
B. Noise is an unavoidable problem in an industrial society
C. Noise is a complex problem.
D. Noise is not a serious problem today.
Question 8. It can be inferred from the passage that the eye_______.


A. increases functions
B. responds to fear.
C. is damaged by noise.
D. enjoys greater protection than the ear
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 9. A. aspiration
B. benefit
C. understand
D. engineer
Question 10. A. fortunate
B. challenge
C. Vietnamese
D. gravity

Choose A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 11. Polluted water and increased water temperatures have driven many species to the

verge of extinction
A. purified
B. strengthened
C. contaminated
D. enriched
Question 12. Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year's harvest.
A. poor
B. hungry
C. rich
D. full
Complete the passage below by choosing the best option (indicated by A, or B, C, D) for each
blank
All men should study: we have to study to (13)________ our knowledge and develop our
intelligence. An (14)________ man can only utilize his body strength to work and live. An educated
man, besides his strength, still has the faculty of his intelligent brain and good reflection. This
intelligence and thought enable him to help his physical strength to act more quickly and
cleverly. In a same profession or work, the educated man differs (15)________ the uneducated
man considerably. Therefore, intellectual workers have to study, this is a matter, of course, but
manual workers must also gain an education. In civilized countries, compulsory education has
also (16)________ applied. Everyone must spend seven or eight years to study. From ploughmen to
laborers in these nations, no one is (17)________ to read a book or a paper fluently.
Question 13.
Question 14.
Question 15.
Question 16.
Question 17.

A.
A.
A.

A.
A.

ensure
educate
from
to be
disable

B.
B.
B.
B.
B.

strengthen
uneducated
in
is
enable

C. enable
C. educating
C. with
C. been
C. unable

D. widen
D. educated
D. about

D. being
D. able

Choose A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 18. I also look after the boys, who are quite active and mischievous sometimes.
A. supportive
B. enjoying playing tricks and annoying people
C. behaving obediently
D. rude and impolite
Question 19. He seems to make the same mistake over and over again
A. for good
B. by the way
C. repeatedly
D. in vain
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions
Question 20. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
A. He didn't have any test on his eyes in ten months
B. He hasn't had his eyes tested for ten months.
C. He had tested his eyes ten months ago.
D. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
Question 21. They got success since they took my advice.
A. They took my advice, and failed.
B. But for taking my advice, they would not have got success.
C. My advice stopped them from getting success.
D. If they did not take my advice, they would not get success.
Question 22. "Would you like to have coffee with me?" John said to his workmate.
A. John wanted to have coffee with his workmate.
B. John's workmate agreed to drink coffee with him.

C. John told his workmate if he like coffee.
D. John invited his workmate to have coffee with him.
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 that follow.
I grew up in a small farming town in the American Midwest. It was the 1970s, and my family
lived in an old three- story house on an acre or so of land on a quiet, tree lined street. It was one of
those small towns where everyone knew each other, and people seldom even bothered to lock their
doors.
There was nothing special about my childhood. It was the childhood of thousands of other kids,
growing up in a small town in rural U.S. My friends and I ran barefoot all summer long. We swam in the
creeks and ponds, and play hide and seek in the woods. It was a safe, simple and peaceful way to grow
up.
In my teens, I started to realize that there was a whole world outside of our little town. The more I
learned about that world, the more I craved to leave, to go out on my own, explore, and create my own
story. After graduating from university, I did just that. I packed my bags, traveled halfway around the
world and never looked back.
I have lived in Tokyo, Japan, for over twenty years now. For the most part, it has been an
amazing adventure, and I am thrilled every day to wake up and know that I am a part of one of the
world biggest and most exciting cities.
Over the years, I have only returned to Ohio a few times for weddings, funerals, or the
occasional side trip when I happened to be in another part of the U. S for business or some other
reasons. It is always wonderful to catch up with family and old friends, to eat my mother's cooking,
and fill my lung with the fresh air of the country side.
I returned to my hometown this past summer. The trip was only ten days long, and besides
visiting family and friends, it was pretty uneventful as usual. But as I looked around the place where I
had grown up, I realized something. Even though I have traveled thousands of miles over the years,
even though I now spend my days using a language my family cannot understand, and even though I
now call a place on the other side of the planet "home" there will always be a part of that quiet, little

Ohio town in me. Somehow, just knowing that feels really great.
Question 23. Which of the following is NOT true about the writer's childhood?
A. He grew up on a quiet, tree lined street
B. He grew up in an old house on an acre of land
C. He grew up in a large, Midwestern American town
D. He grew up in the 1970s
Question 24. What can be inferred about the phrase "people seldom even bothered to lock their
doors" in paragraph 1?
A. The town was very safe
B. No one went out at night in the town
C. The town had a lot of crime
D. People didn't have locks on their door
Question 25. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a favorite childhood activity of the writer?
A. Playing hide and seek
B. Swimming in creeks and ponds
C. Running barefoot
D. Playing with thousands of other children
Question 26. When did the writer leave his hometown?
A. After university
B. When he was out on his own
C. When he was halfway around the world D. When he was teenager
Question 27. In paragraph 3 "craved" is closet in meaning to_______.
A. imagined
B. excited
C. desired
D. considered
Question 28. Which of the following does the author not mention doing when in Ohio?
A. Enjoying fresh air
B. Doing business
C. Eating his mother's cooking

D. Visiting family and friends
Question 29. What did the writer say he realized during his last trip to his hometown?
A. He calls Tokyo his "home" even though he wasn't born there.
B. Even though he no longer lives there, he still feels a connection with Ohio.
C. He no longer speaks the same language as his family.
D. Life in Ohio is pretty uneventful despite his long time away.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer that best complete
the following questions


Question 30. Ann: Why don't we go to the zoo?
- Mike: ______________.
A. I couldn't agree more
B. Yes, I'd love to
C. Because we don't have enough money
D. That's a good idea
Question 31. The pilot was the only man_____ after the crash.
A. rescued
B. rescuing
C. was rescued
D. to be rescued
Question 32. Reducing the size of classes may improve_______ standards.
A. educated
B. educate
C. educative
D. educational
Question 33. Joe makes her daughter_______ dinner today.
A. to cook
B. cook

C. cooked
D. cooking
Question 34. The nurse suggested_______ two aspirins.
A. being taken
B. to take
C. taking
D. to be taken
Question 35. Why don't you have the document_______?
A. photocopy
B. photocopying
C. photocopied
D. to photocopy
Question 36. My sister didn't get the job_______ she had all the necessary qualifications.
A. therefore
B. although
C. in spite of
D. however
Question 37. Our coach was_______ in traffic jam and got to Heathrow forty minutes late.
A. fixed
B. joined
C. fastened
D. stuck
Question 38. The physical part of the computer system is called_______.
A. hardware
B. mouse
C. software
D. floppy disks
Question 39. John cannot_______ a decision to get married to Mary or stay single until he can
afford a house and a car.
A. make

B. run
C. do
D. work
Question 40. She came into the room while they_______ television.
A. were watching
B. have watch
C. watched
D. are watching
Question 41. - Mike: Would you like to go to the movie with me? - Mikey: ______________.
A. No, I wouldn't. That's boring
B. I'd love to but I can't. I'm visiting grandma with Mom
C. I'd love
D. Yes, I'd like to
Question 42. I'm afraid_______ this dog.
A. in
B. by
C. of
D. with
Question 43. When I came back I realized that my camera_______
A. have disappeared B. disappeared
C. had disappeared D. had been disappeared
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 44. We arrived at the conference. We realized our reports were still at home.
A. Not until we arrived at the conference, did we realize that our reports were still at home
B. We arrived at the conference and realized that our reports are still at home.
C. Not until had we arrived at the conference, we realized our reports were still at home.
D. It was until we arrived at the conference that we realize our reports were still at home.
Question 45. He left without saying a single word. This was very impolite.
A. He didn't say anything as he left, which was very impolite.

B. It was very polite of him to leave without saying a single word.
C. Although he was very impolite, he left without saying a single word.
D. He didn't say nothing when he left.
Choose A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 46. It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as
cooking. A. be used to doing B. the near future C. It is
D. such as
Question 47. We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams.
A. when
B. are going to
C. our
D. will
Question 48. If I had spoken more confident at the interview, they would have offered me the job.
A. had spoken
B. confident
C. the
D. would have offered
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 49. A. provided
B. destroyed
C. endangered
D. damaged


Question 50. A. honest

B. arrest
C. invest
________THE END________

D. request