xĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH CAO HỌC TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC SƯ PHẠM HÀ NỘI Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề) Môn thi: Tiếng Anh Người thi không sử dụng tài liệu. SECTION 1. STRUCTURE & WRITTEN EXPRESSION Each sentence in this section is an incomplete sentence. Four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), (D) are given beneath each sentence. You are to choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Remember to eliminate answers that are incorrect and to choose the one that would be correct in formal written English. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Fill in the space so the letter inside the oval cannot be seen. 1. ___________ new diseases has engaged many researchers since the last decade. A. By studying B. The study of C. An important study D. Now that the study 2. Caves and hollow trees are not the only places _____________. A. where do bats live B. bats live where C. where bats live D. live where bats 3. The __________ was delivered to the offices before noon. A. sorted mail B. sorted mails C. sorting mail D. sorting mails 4. California relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and __________. A. Florida also B. Florida too C. Florida is as well D. so does Florida 5. Nevada has a limited water supply ________ light rainfall. A. because its B. is it because C. is because its D. because of its 6. Mary Lyon, who ____ from 1797 to 1849, founded Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. A. she lived B. living C. did she live D. lived 7. They didn’t find _________ in a foreign country. A. it easy to live B. it easy live C. easy to live D. it to live easy 8. If you’re still thirsty, I’ll make ___________ pot of coffee. A. another B. other C. the others D. another one 9. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons ___________ dinner, but they stopped to talk to him. A. are having B. had C. were having D. have had 10. Ms Sierra offered ___________ because she had faith in his capabilities. A. to Mr. Armstrong the position C. Mr. Armstrong the position B. the position for Mr. Armstrong D. Mr. Armstrong to the position 11. Mr Robbins, along with twenty friends, ___________ a party. A. is planning B. are planning C. have planned D. were planning 12. The budget committee decided ___________ this meeting. A. postpone B. to postpone C. to postponing D. postponing 13. If I had time, I __________ to the beach with you this weekend. A. will go B. go C. went D. would go 14. We must figure our income tax returns___________. A. accurate B. accurately C. more accurate D. the most accurate 15. The Empire State Building is _____________ the Statue of Liberty. A. higher as B. the highest C. higher than D. higher from
Trang 1xĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH CAO HỌC TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC SƯ PHẠM HÀ NỘI
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Người thi không sử dụng tài liệu.
Section 1 a
Each sentence in this section is an incomplete sentence Four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), (D) are given beneath each sentence You are to choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence Remember to eliminate answers that are incorrect and to choose the one that would be correct in formal written English Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen Fill in the space so the letter inside the oval cannot be seen.
1 _ new diseases has engaged many researchers since the last decade
A By studying B The study of C An important study D Now that the study
2 Caves and hollow trees are not the only places _
A where do bats live B bats live where C where bats live D live where bats
3 The was delivered to the offices before noon
A sorted mail B sorted mails C sorting mail D sorting mails
4 California relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and
A Florida also B Florida too C Florida is as well D so does Florida
5 Nevada has a limited water supply light rainfall
A because its B is it because C is because its D because of its
6 Mary Lyon, who from 1797 to 1849, founded Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts
A she lived B living C did she live D lived
7 They didn’t find _ in a foreign country
A it easy to live B it easy live C easy to live D it to live easy
8 If you’re still thirsty, I’ll make _ pot of coffee
9 When Mark arrived, the Johnsons _ dinner, but they stopped to talk to him
10 Ms Sierra offered _ because she had faith in his capabilities
A to Mr Armstrong the position C Mr Armstrong the position
B the position for Mr Armstrong D Mr Armstrong to the position
11 Mr Robbins, along with twenty friends, _ a party
A is planning B are planning C have planned D were planning
12 The budget committee decided _ this meeting
A postpone B to postpone C to postponing D postponing
13 If I had time, I to the beach with you this weekend
14 We must figure our income tax returns _
A accurate B accurately C more accurate D the most accurate
15 The Empire State Building is _ the Statue of Liberty
A higher as B the highest C higher than D higher from
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A much less interesting than C less much interesting than
B less interesting much than D interesting less much than
17 There were not to have the meeting
A enough people B people enough C enough person D person enough
18 When teenagers finish high school, they have several choices: going to college, getting a job,
or _
A to join the army B the army C joining the army D join the army
19 A great deal of property _ by hurricanes each year
A destroyed B is destroyed C was destroyed D are destroyed
20 The little boy was punished because he _ his mother a lie
Section 1 b WRITTEN EXPRESSION
Each question in this section consists of a sentence in which four words or phrases are
underlined The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C, D You are to identify the one underlined word or phrase that would not be acceptable in standard written English Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that
corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen Fill in the space so the letter inside the oval cannot be seen
21 While the boys were ice skating, they slip on the thin ice and fell into the deep water
A B C D
22 Some of the people were standing in the street watched the parade, while others were singing songs A B C D
23 Dr Harder, which is the professor for this class, will be absent this week because of illness
24 Although the danger that he might be injured, Boris entered the burning house in order to
save the youngster
25 Despite the time of the year, yesterday’s temperature was enough hot to turn on the air
conditioning
26 I have to depositing this money in my checking account
27 Even though she looks very young, she is twice older than my twenty-year-old sister
28 Our English teacher would like us spending more time in the laboratory practicing our pronunciation A B C D
29 His father does not approve of him to go to the banquet without dressing formally
30 Mary and her sister studied biology last year, and so does Jean
31 People respected George Washington because he was a honest man, and he turned out to be
one of our greatest military leaders
D
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33 The children were playing last night outdoors when it began to rain very hard
34 Please give me a few coffee and some donuts if you have any left
35 After George had returned to his house, he was reading a book
A B C D
36 These televisions are all too expensive for we to buy at this time, but perhaps we will return later A B C D
37 Some of the plants in this store require very little care, but this one needs much more sunlight
than the others ones
D
38 A rabbit moves about by hopping on its hind legs, which are much longer and more strong
than its front legs
39 The idea that learning is a lifelong process has been expressed by philosophers and
A B
educations throughout the centuries
40 The tradition of a Supreme Court was broke in the 1980’s when Sandra Day O’Connor was
appointed to the Court
41 Thomas Alva Edition is remembered chiefly as the man which invented the light bulb
42 Marla Mitchell, the first professor of astronomy at Vassar College, she was born in 1818
43 The Cherokee system was invented 1821 by Sequoya, a member of that American Indian nation A B C D
44 There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy
45 John lived in New York since 1960 to 1975, but he is now living in Detroit
46 The owl cannot to see well in the dark, but it hunts on moonlit nights
A B C D
47 Every machine consume more energy than it creates
48 John Dewey is generally considered one of the greatest modern educational philosopher
49 Most Americans would not be happy without a color television, two cars, and working at an extra job A B C D
50 How much times did Rick and Jennifer have to do the experiment before they obtained the
results they had been expecting?
Trang 4In this section, you will read a number of passages Each one is followed by 8 – 9 questions about it Choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), (D), to each question Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen Fill in the space so the letter inside the oval cannot be seen Answer all
of the questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.
Passage 1
Do you want to increase your vocabulary? A good way to do this is to break long English words into smaller parts These parts are called roots, prefixes, and suffixes They have meanings that are easy to remember
In the word "transportation," the root is "port." This means "to carry." The prefix is "trans." This means "across." The suffix is "tion" This means the word is a noun So, we could guess that transportation means something like "carrying across." This is close to the real meaning, "a carrying of things or people from one place to another "Once you learn some of the common roots, prefixes, and suffixes, you can figure out the meanings of many other unfamiliar English words
51 Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
A You can better understand long words by dividing them into smaller parts
B It's easier to remember long words than short words
C Roots, prefixes and suffixes are only used in English
D Transportation means "carrying across."
52 The phrase "figure out" is closest in meaning to
53 What does “they” refer to?
A English words B vocabulary C roots, prefixes, suffixes D meaning
54 What does ‘this” refer to?
A increasing your vocabulary C decreasing your vocabulary
B understanding a word D looking up a word in a dictionary
55 What does the prefix ‘trans” mean?
56 The word "Once" is closest in meaning to
57 The word "increase" is closest in meaning to
58 When a word has the suffix “tion”, we can predict that it is
Passage 2
Trang 5Perhaps they are not the most beautiful animals in the world but in the hot lands of North Africa and the Middle East they are certainly one of the most useful But how much do you know about camels? Camels normally live for about forty years but they usually stop working when they are about twenty five Camels don’t normally like running - it is too hot – but when they need to, they can run at twenty kilometers an hour The dromedary, or Arabian camel, has one hump The Bactrian, or Asian camel, has longer hair and has got two humps There are about fourteen million camels in the world, and most of them are dromedaries An adult camel is about 2.1 meters tall and weighs about five hundred kilograms Camels can walk for more than 600 kilometers without drinking They only need to drink water every 6 or 8 days But when there is water, they can drink up to 90 liters
59. How long do camels live?
A for about 40 years
B for about 25 years
C for about 90 years
D for about 60 years
60. How fast can they run?
A about 10 kilometers an hour
B about 20 kilometers an hour
C about 30 kilometers an hour
D about 40 kilometers an hour
61. How many humps does a dromedary have?
62. How much does an adult camel weigh?
A 300 kilograms B 400 kilograms C 500 kilograms D 600 kilograms
63. How far can camels walk without drinking?
A 300 kilometers B 400 kilometers C 500 kilometers D 600 kilometers
64. How often do camels need to drink water?
A Twice a day B Everyday C Every three or four days D Every six or eight days
65. The word “Bactrian” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A an Asian camel B an Arabian camel C an old camel D a baby camel
66. What word does “they” in line 4 refer to?
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Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland, which is both the world's smallest continent and the world's largest island, the island of Tasmania, and numerous other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Australia has rainforests, deserts, and mountains The population is just over 21.7 million Seventy percent of the people in Australia live in and around the mainland state capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide, the cities near the coasts The middle of the country is nearly deserted Australia has 175 million sheep, about a sixth of the world’s total It produces a third of the world’s wool It exports ninety-seven percent of its wool to Japan, Europe, and China Australia also has about 24 million cattle It exports beef to more than 100 countries The nation's capital city is Canberra, located in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Two million tourists visit this beautiful country each year
67. How much of the world’s wool is produced in Australia, according to the passage?
A 66 percent B 33 percent C 25 percent D 75 percent
68. How many Australians don’t live in cities near the coast?
A 70 percent B 20 percent C 30 percent D 50 percent
69. The word “deserted” line 6 is closest in meaning to
70. What is the population of Australia?
A about 22 million B about 24 million C about 175 million D about 70 million
71. What is the capital of Australia?
72. What does “this” refer to?
73. What is the passage mainly about?
A A brief introduction of Australia
B A brief introduction of the southern hemisphere
C The population of Australia
D Tourism in Australia
74. The word “exports” in line 9 is closest in meaning to
75. The word “comprising” in line 1 is closest in meaning to
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Geology is the study of the Earth It is a young branch of science, and it is a study of the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth The field of geology encompasses the study of the composition, structure, physical properties, and history of Earth materials, and the processes by which they are formed, moved, and changed It is only about 200 years old This seems odd, because people have lived on the Earth for more than 60,000 years We studied the stars in the sky as long as 4,000 years ago
Geology helps us today in many different ways We depend on the Earth for our minerals and fuel We get water from the Earth We get materials to build our homes Much has changed as our knowledge has increased One thing, however, hasn’t changed – we still need the Earth
to survive
76. According to the passage,
A We studied the Earth before the stars
B We studied the stars before the Earth C Geology is an old branch of scienceD Geology is not very important
77. What does paragraph 2 mainly discuss?
A Study of the stars B Minerals, fuels,
and water C.Uses of geology D History of science
78. The phrase “depend on” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A be one way because of B need C push D use for support
79. What does the word “it” in line 4 refer to?
A the Earth B Geology C history of Earth materials D Geography
80. How long have people lived in the Earth?
A for more than 60,000 years
B for less than 60,000 years D for about 100,000 yearsC for about 40,000 years
81. The word “odd” in line 4 is closest in meaning to
A strange B understandable C reasonable D scientific
82. What is Geology?
A A study of the Earth
B A study of solid matter
C A study of liquid matter
D A study of stars and sky
83. The phrase “hasn’t changed’ in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A has been replaced
B has become different
C has been true
D has been discovered
84. The phrase “to survive” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A to help us B to maintain life C to build our homes D to get water from
the Earth
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Tim Berners – Lee looks very ordinary He was born in England but now lives in Massachusetts
in the USA But in 1989 Tim has a very important idea He invented the world wide web (www) Both his parents worked with computers so it isn’t surprising that he loved computers from an early age When he was eighteen, he left school and went to Oxford University where he studied physics At Oxford he became more and more interested in computers, and he made his first computer from an old television He graduated in 1976 and got a job with a computer company
in Dorset, England In 1989, he went to work in Switzerland where he first had the idea of an international information network linked by computer He decided to call it the world wide web, and he also decided to make his ideas free to everyone – that is why today we do not pay to use the Internet In 1995, he wrote an article in the New York Times where he said, “the web is a universe of information and it is for everyone”
85. Where was Tim Berners Lee born?
A in Massachusetts B in England C in Switzerland D in New York
86. When did he graduate from Oxford University?
87. The word “linked’ in line 8 is closest in meaning to
88. After graduation, he
A immediately went to the USA
B worked in England
C made his first computer
D became a reporter at the New York Times
89. The phrase “surprising” in line 3 is closest in meaning to
90. The word “it” in line 11 refers to
A the computer B information C the universe D the web
91. The phrase “that is why” in line 9 is closest in meaning to
92. The word “graduated” in line 8 is closest in meaning to
A got a university degree B left school C started a job D went to a job interview
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After the radio was invented, people began thinking of a way to transmit pictures, as well as sound, through the air This resulted in the development of the television The television quickly became very popular By 1952, more than 7 million television sets had been sold
Television got most of its shows from radio or the movies It had music and comedy shows like radio had It aired old movies like theaters showed It showed these old movies late at night Then, they started making action movies for television These were the most popular programs Many theaters closed and few people listened to the radio Soon, they learned to make special shows for certain kinds of people Radio and theater kept going Eventually, radio and theater became popular again
93. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
A Radio and television were better liked than theater.
B The maker of the first radio also made the first television.
C People liked television so much at first that it almost ended radio and theater.
D People liked theater and radio very much so that it was difficult for television to begin.
94. The word “aired” in line 5 is closest in meaning to
A sent by plane B showed on TV C breathed D blew on TV
95. The word “it” in line 4 refers to
96. The phrase “by 1952” in line 3 is closest in meaning to
A From 1952 to now
B In the year 1952 C From the invention of television to 1952 D After the radio was invented
97. What does the word “these” in line 6 refer to?
A action movies B music shows C comedy shows D old movies
98. Why did radio and theater later become popular again?
A Because they had music and comedy shows
B Because they learned to make special shows for certain kinds of people
C Because they had old movies
D Because they had action movies
99. The phrase “resulted in” in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A led to B was because of C was the reason why D invented
100. The phrase “certain kinds of people” in line 8 is closet in meaning to
A all kinds of people
B specific kinds of people C television viewers D famous people
- the