Trêng thpt nam kho¸I ch©u Hung Yen– Hä tªn thÝ sinh: Sè b¸o danh: ®Ò thi thö ®¹i häc n¨m 2010 M«n: tiÕng anh Thêi gian lµm bµi: 90’ I. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question. 1. A. considerate B. picturesque C. redundancy D. communicate 2. A. significantB. intelligent C. calculator D. American 3. A. delicious B. continuous C. conscientious D. malicious 4. A. control B. constant C. contour D. contrast 5. A. reindeer B. engineer C. pioneer D. referee II. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. 6………… had the van turned the corner than the wheel came off. A. No sooner B. Scarcely C. Hardly D. No longer 7. …….his advice, I would never have got the job. A. Except B. Apart from C. But for D. As for 8. A number of parents ………angry and worried about pornography falling into the hands of their children. A. are B. is C. who is D. who are 9. He’ll always be the same – a leopard never changes its ………. A. pattern B. spots C. coat D. stripes 10. This new law will take …… from the beginning of next month. A. influence B. power C. effect D. force 11. It was a hot day and many people were ……… their way to the beach. A. taking B. hitting C. making D. setting 12.The ……were told to fasten their seat belts as the plane began its descent. A. customers B. riders C. flyers D. passengers 13. He said he would pay back the money ……the sake of peace in the town. A. to B. for C. by D. in 14. After trial lasting three weeks, Jones was …… not guilty of murder. A. stated B. found C. given D. decided 15. He kept his marriage a secret for years, but eventually the truth ……… A. came out B. came through C. went out D. turned out 16. It isn’t quite… that he will turn up at the meeting. A. certain B. exact C. right D. sure 17. Faraday’s accomplishments seem more wonderful when we realize that he had very education. A. a few B. few C. a little D. little 18. My brother lives on the fifteenth floor of that …… of flats. A. building B. block C. tower D. house 19. He’s a very difficult person to …….with. A. deal B. do C. get D. treat 20. Most of the water in the world …….salt water. What percentage of the water in the world ………fresh water. A. is – is B. is – are C. are – is D. are – are 21. Mr. Robbins, accompanied by his wife and children, …… tonight. A. arrives B. arriving C. is arriving D. are arriving 22. The majority of the students …….him to be innocent. A. believe B. believes C. is believing D. are believing 23. Mark seemed to be in good mood, ….he snapped at me angrily when I asked him to join us. A. yet B. so C. for D. and 24. Timmy spent …… money buying movie tickets that he didn’t have enough left to buy a soft drink. A. such B. such a lot C. too much D. so much 25. Sally hoped …… to join the private club. She could make important business contacts there. A. inviting B. being invited C. to invite D. to be invited 26. We were shocked to hear the news of your ………… A. having fired B. having been fired C. to be fired D. to have been fired 27. Above the fireplace ……… A. was portrait of Lenin B. put a portrait of Lenin C. hang a portrait of Lenin D. lay a portrait of Lenin 28. He became a millionaire by ……… of hard work and a considerable amount of luck. A. process B. effect C. cause D. dint 29. If she hadn’t been sleepless last night, she …………better now. A. could have felt B. would feel C. should have felt D. had felt 30. Athur assured me that he was going to come, but he hasn’t ……….yet. A. turned in B. turned up C. turned on D. turned round III. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. POLLUTION There are various types of pollution in the world. The most (31) …… one is air pollution. It is caused mostly by factories which exude smoke. This smoke pollutes the atmosphere (32) ……….dust and cinder which can cause various types of diseases like lung cancer, heart failure and sinus infection (33) ……….inhaled. Carbon monoxide from exhaust (34) ………of vehicles is also very dangerous and can cause instant death when inhaled in (35) ……….amount. Water pollution is the pollution that occurs in the rivers, seas, oceans and other waterways. Water pollution is normally caused by the (36) ………….of waste like garbage and faeces. The marine life in these waters will be affected. Some sea creatures perish while others (37) …… the toxic extracts of the poisonous waste in their fat glands. When human beings eat these creatures, they will (38) …………fall in or die. In Japan alone, every year, thousands of people suffer (39) ……….strange diseases due to mercury poisoning. Others either lose their mental (40) …… or meet their deaths. 31. A. widespread B. extensive C. expanding D. intensive 32. A. through B. in C. by D. with 33. A. after B. when C. once D. upon 34. A. tubes B. tracts C. pipes D. sprayer 35. A. tremendous B. unlimited C. exceeding D. excessive 36. A. throwing B. pouring C. dumping D. discarding 37. A. stock B. store C. hold D. contain 38. A. either B. both C. equally D. constantly 39. A. by B. from C. through D. with 40. A. aptitude B. competence C. ability D. capacity III. From the underlined parts (A), (B), (C), or (D), identify the one that is not correct. 41. The basic law of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are taught to all elementary A B C school students. D 42. A large percent of Canadian export business is with the United States. A B C D 43. The Dodge brothers began doing their own automobiles in 1914, and produced one of the first A B American automobiles with an all-steel body. C D 44. Psychologists use standardized tests to help measure abilities, aptitudes, interesting, and A B C personality traits. D 45. Unlike many writings of her time, she was not preoccupied with morality. A B C D IV. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. You've (46) heard someone say that the reason you caught a cold was that you were 'run down'. People generally accept that if you are (47) pressure or run down you are more likely to get ill. But is this really true (48) is it just an old wives' tale? The problem with old sayings like this is that it's often difficult to (49) whether they are true or not. For example, if you ask people with colds whether they are feeling run down, they are (50) certain to say yes. People without colds are more likely to say no. So, how do you (51) if it's the cold that is making them (52) run down or the fact that they are run down that is making them more likely to catch a cold? Now it seems there is a scientific answer to this question. And answer is yes - if you are run down or under stress, you are more likely to catch a cold. Scientists at the Common Cold Research Centre ran a series of tests. They got volunteers without colds to attend the centre, where they were first given a questionnaire to complete. The questions measured the (53) of stress each volunteer was under. The volunteers were then deliberately infected with a cold virus and left to see whether they developed a cold. After many people had been tested, the researchers looked for a (54) between the measured stress level and the chances of catching a cold. They found that the higher the stress, the more likely the person was to catch a cold. At the moment it is not known why stress makes someone more likely to become ill, but now (55) the link has been found, researchers might be able to investigate further. They may even find different ways of combating disease. 46. A. perhaps B. maybe C. possibly D. probably 47. A. under B. behind C. at D. above 48. A. and B. or C. but D. so 49. A. show B. express C. state D. prove 50. A. nearly B. mostly C. almost D. surely 51. A. tell B. speak C. say D. suggest 52. A. be B. feel C. become D. get 53. A. amount B. number C. mass D. heap 54. A. combination B. joint C. link D. relation 55. A. that B. when C. because D. as V. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. 56. Children usually avoid swearing in front of adults, ………… A. so in order not to annoy or shock them. B. so not to annoy or shock them. C. so as not to annoy or shock them. D. so not annoying or shocking them. 57. Having been selected to represent the class at the school meeting, ………… A. the members applauded him. B. a speech had to be given by him. C. he gave a short acceptance speech. D. the members congratulated him. 58. The doctor insisted that his patient ………… A. did not work too hard for three months B. to take some vacation for three months C. take it easy inside of three months D. take it easy for three months 59. Everyone at some time has difficulty in sleeping but if you miss a couple of hours of sleep, ……. A. no harm is done by you B. you do no harm C. no harm is done D. you’ll do no harm. 60. …….was lowered to the seabed in a glass container to make observations is debated. A. Alexander the Great who B. Alexander the Great C. Whether Alexander the Great D. What Alexander the Great VI. Read the text and choose the best answer. Line 5 10 15 20 In seventeenth-century colonial North America, all day-to-day cooking was done in the fireplace. Generally large, fireplaces were planned for cooking as well as for warmth. Those in the Northeast were usually four or five feet high, and in the South, they were often high enough for a person to walk into. A heavy timber called the mantel tree was used as a lintel to support the stonework above the fireplace opening. This timber might be scorched occasionally, but it was far enough in front of the rising column of heat to be safe from catching fire. Two ledges were built across from each other on the inside of the chimney. On these rested the ends of a "lug pole" from which pots were suspended when cooking. Wood from a freshly cut tree was used for the lug pole, so it would resist heat, but it had to be replaced frequently because it dried out and charred, and was thus weakened. Sometimes the pole broke and the dinner fell into the fire. When iron became easier to obtain, it was used instead of wood for lug poles, and later fireplaces had pivoting metal rods to hang pots from. Beside the fireplace and built as part of it was the oven. It was made like a small, secondary fireplace with a flue leading into the main chimney to draw out smoke. Sometimes the door of the oven faced the room, but most ovens were built with the opening facing into the fireplace. On baking days (usually once or twice a week) a roaring fire of "oven wood," consisting of brown maple sticks, was maintained in the oven until its walls were extremely hot. The embers were later removed, bread dough was put into the oven, and the oven was sealed shut until the bread was fully baked. Not all baking was done in a big oven, however. Also used was an iron "bake kettle," which looked like a stewpot on legs and which had an iron lid. This is said to have worked well when it was placed in the fireplace, surrounded by glowing wood embers, with more embers piled on its lid. 61. Which of the following aspects of domestic life in colonial North America does the passage mainly discuss? (A) Methods of baking bread (B) Fireplace cooking (C) The use of iron kettles in a typical kitchen (D) The types of wood used in preparing meals 62. The author mentions the fireplaces built in the South to illustrate (A) how the materials used were similar to the materials used in northeastern fireplaces (B) that they served diverse functions (C) that they were usually larger than northeastern fireplaces (D) how they were safer than northeastern fireplaces 63. The word "scorched" in line 5 is closest in meaning to (A) burned (B) cut (C) enlarged (D)bent 64. The word "it" in line 6 refers to (A) the stonework (B) the fireplace opening (C) the mantel tree (D) the rising column of heat 65. According to the passage, how was food 66. The word "obtain" in line 12 is closest in meaning to (A) maintain (B) reinforce (C) manufacture (D) acquire 67. Which of the following is mentioned in paragraph 2 as a disadvantage of using a wooden lug pole? (A) It was made of wood not readily available. (B) It was difficult to move or rotate. (C) It occasionally broke. (D) It became too hot to touch. 68. It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that, compared to other firewood, "oven wood" produced (A) less smoke (B) more heat (C) fewer embers (D) lower flames 69. According to paragraph 3, all of the following were true of a colonial oven EXCEPT: (A) It was used to heat the kitchen every day. (B) It was built as part of the main fireplace. (C) The smoke it generated went out through the main chimney. (D) It was heated with maple sticks. usually cooked in a pot in the seventeenth century? (A) By placing the pot directly into the fire (B) By putting the pot in the oven (C) By filling the pot with hot water (D) By hanging the pot on a pole over the fire 70. According to the passage, which of the following was an advantage of a "bake kettle"? (A) It did not take up a lot of space in the fireplace. (B) It did not need to be tightly closed. (C) It could be used in addition to or instead of the oven. (D) It could be used to cook several foods at one time. VII. Choose the sentence (A, B, C, or D) which is closest in meaning to the one in bold 71. In all probability, he is coming A. Undoubtedly, he will come. B. He is bound not to come C. He is very likely to come. D. He is coming very soon. 72. No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed. A. Fried tried very hard to start the car, and succeeded. B. Fried tried hard to start the car, and with success. C. It’s hard for Fried to start the car because he never succeeded. D. However hard he tried, Fried couldn’t start the car. 73. She strikes me as a very effective teacher. A. I make an effective impression on the teacher. B. As a teacher, she always strikes me. C. She is such an effective teacher that she always strikes her students. D. My impression of her is that she is a very effective teacher. 74. I couldn’t help laughing when he told me that story. A. I couldn’t resist laughing when he told me that story. B. I couldn’t help him tell that story. C. I did not laugh when hearing that story D. The story he told me did not help at all. 75. It is open to question as to whether Jane will get the job. A. The question is that whether Jane will get the job or not. B. It is not certain that Jane will get the job. C. Jane is being interviewed for the job. D. If Jane could answer the question, she would get the job. 76. Mrs. Jones told me that her neighbors were moving to Florida. A. Mrs. Jones is planning to move to Florida with her neighbors. B. Mrs. Jones and her neighbors live in Florida. C. I knew that Mrs. Jones had moved to Florida because her neighbors told me. D. “My neighbors are moving to Florida,” said Mrs. Jones. 77. He was driving so fast that he could have had an accident. A. If he had been driving very fast, he would have had an accident. B. An accident happened, and it was caused by his very fast driving. C. He didn’t have an accident although he was driving very fast. D. He wasn’t driving fast enough to avoid an accident. 78. There is not too much to choose between the two essays. A. Both essays are great B. One essay is just as bad as the other. C. One of the essays is optional D. Either essay can be chosen. 79. It is no use reading that book. A. You should read that book B. That book has not been used C. That book is not worth reading. D. I have used the book for a long time. 80. She told us to help ourselves to the apples in the baskets. A. She offered us some apples in return for our help. B. She wanted our help to pick the apples and put them in a basket. C. She let us have as many apples as we wanted. D. She wanted us to do all the work ourselves. . in a glass container to make observations is debated. A. Alexander the Great who B. Alexander the Great C. Whether Alexander the Great D. What Alexander the Great VI. Read the text and choose the. had an accident. A. If he had been driving very fast, he would have had an accident. B. An accident happened, and it was caused by his very fast driving. C. He didn’t have an accident although. felt D. had felt 30. Athur assured me that he was going to come, but he hasn’t ……….yet. A. turned in B. turned up C. turned on D. turned round III. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B,