SỞ GD&ĐT ……… Kỳ thi thử ĐH - CĐ đợt 2 TRƯỜNG THPT ………… Năm học 2009 - 2010 ĐỀ THI MÔN: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Code 148 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 word. C©u 1: A. mathematics B. instrumental C. communicate D. accidental C©u 2: A. redundancy B. supplementary C. particular D. disastrous C©u 3: A. conspiracy B. provincial C. conscientious D. deteriorate C©u 4: A. similar B. attractive C. outskirts D. advertise C©u 5: A. competitive B. documentary C. occupation D. individual Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show underlined part that needs correction. C©u 6: AIDS virus now ranks with tuberculosis and malaria as the world s deadliest’ infectious diseases. A B C D C©u 7: The Dodge brothers began doing their own automobiles in 1914, and produced A one of the first American automobiles with an all- steel body B C D C©u 8: A small percent of people are allergic to perfumes and other scents A B C D C©u 9: Infinity sportswear is offering substantial savings on athletic footwear this month, but not all types are A B available in all shoes sizes. C D C©u 10: Passive smoking is defined as the exposure of nonsmoker to environmental tobacco smoke A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase to fill in the blank in the following passage from 11 to 20. Crime, as we are all aware, has been a growing problem all over the world in the last thirty years. But we are not (11)______against crime. Much is being done to reverse the trend. You can play a part in it. The first step towards preventing crime is understanding its(12)______. Most crime is against property, not(13)______and most is not carried out by professionals; nor is it carefully planned. Property crime (14)______on the easy opportunity. They are often (15)______by adolescents and young men, the majority of whom stop offending as they grow older – the(16)______age for offending is fifteen. Also, and not surprisingly, the (17)______of being a victim of crime(18)______greatly depending on where you live. This (19)______by criminals on the easy opportunity is the (20)______to much crime prevention. C©u 11: A. unprepared B. powerless C. weak D. hopeless C©u 12: A. reason B. type C. nature D. method C©u 13: A. residents B. the public C. the victim D. citizens C©u 14: A. thrive B. develop C. increase D. happen C©u 15: A. performed B. committed C. started D. done C©u 16: A. maximum B. peak C. major D. top C©u 17: A. risk B. percentage C. seriousness D. rate C©u 18: A. adapts B. adjusts C. varies D. transforms C©u 19: A. seizing B. awareness C. taking D. reliance C©u 20: A. method B. key C. way D. answer Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. C©u 21: She _____ for lost time by studying at weekends. A. made up B. put in C. got up D. set about C©u 22: A: Let s meet outside the theatre. - B: _____“ ’ ” “ ” A. Yes, let us do it B. Is 6.30 all right? C. I d like to go to the concert’ D. What about? C©u 23: I don t think she can get her massage _____ to the students. She seems too nervous.’ A. across B . out C. around D. over C©u 24: What is your opinion about Bob s condition?’ I recommend _____ as much as possible. A. him rest B. that he rest C. him to rest D. that he rests C©u 25: Rarely ____ seen far from water. A. have spotted turtles B. spotted turtles are C. are spotted turtles D. spotted turtles C©u 26: If he is in trouble, it is his own fault, I personally wouldn t _____ a finger to help him.’ A. bend B. turn C. raise D. lift C©u 27: Henry_____ a rich man today if he had been more careful in the past. A. will be B. would be C. would have been D. will have been C©u 28: She would rather I _____ harder now. A. studied B. study C. be studying D. studying C©u 29: She _____ regretted having been so unkind. A. awfully B. fully C. bitterly D. severely C©u 30: Don t lie! You ____ their phone ringing. They haven t got a phone.’ ’ A. haven t heard ’ B. can t hear’ C. couldn t have heard’ D. hadn t heard’ C©u 31: The _____ dressed woman in the advertisement has a pose smile on her face. A. stylistically B. stylish C. stylishly D. stylistic C©u 32: If you _____ a crime, you must expect to suffer the consequences A. make B. perform C. commit D. do C©u 33: _____ an argument that Paul and Steve had earlier. A. It was B. What was C. There was D. Which was C©u 34: The higher the humidity, _____ people feel Page 1/4 A. the uncomfortable less B. the most uncomfortable C. the more uncomfortable D. the uncomfortable more C©u 35: Ancient people believed that _____ with a sun and the moon rotating around it. A. the earth was the centre of the universe B. the earth is the centre of the universe C. the centre of the universe is earth D. the universe has earth at the centre C©u 36: _____ we tried our best to complete it. A. Thanks to the difficult homework B. As though the homework was difficult C. Difficult as the homework was D. Despite the homework was difficult C©u 37: Excuse me, but there is something about _____ immediately .“ ” A. that I must speak to you about B. which I must speak to you C. which I must speak to you about D. that I must speak to you C©u 38: The people in my class, _____ are very friendly. A. mostly international students B. almost international students C. the most international students D. most of international students C©u 39: Only when the ground is kept moist, _____ germinate. A. grass seeds does B. will grass seeds C. does grass seeds D. grass seeds will C©u 40: I am sorry. I meant _____ to you, but I have been busy. A. to have written B. to have been writing C. writing D. to write C©u 41: By the end of last March, I _____ English for five years. A. will have studied B. have been studying C. had been studying D. will have been studying C©u 42: I find my boss difficult to work with. He is always _____ my idea. A. critical B. criticizing C. critic D. criticism C©u 43: He is determined to finish the job ____ long it takes. A. no matter B. whenever C. however D. whatever C©u 44: Alan and Sue _____ an argument. They are not speaking to each other. A. might have B. must have C. must have had D. might had C©u 45: You d better stop spending money, _____ you will end up in debt’ A. in case B. if C. unless D. otherwise C©u 46: Hi, Mary! What is going on? - Nothing special, Mary. _____ with you?“ ” A. What s up ’ B. Have you got something C. Nothing new D. Not much C©u 47: Ann hoped ____ to join the private club. She could make important business contacts there. A. to invite B. being invited C. inviting D. to be invited C©u 48: Up _____, and the people cheered. A. goes the balloon B. went the balloon C. does the balloon go D. did the balloon go C©u 49: _____ appears considerably large at the horizon than it does over head is merely an optical illusion. A . The Moon B . When the Moon C . That the MoonD . The Moon which C©u 50: A: Do you know how old I am? - B: _____“ ” “ ” A. Happy birthday B. I haven t a clue’ C. Don t mention it’ D. I couldn t help it’ 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 sentence . C©u 51: Our children are hard on furniture. A. Our children hardly use the furniture. B. Our children want us to replace the furniture C. Our children dislike the furniture. D Our children treat the furniture roughly. C©u 52: Twenty years ago, this region produced twice as much coal as it does now. A. Coal production in this region has been halved in the last twenty years. B. This region has produced more coal than twenty years ago. C. Coal production in this region has doubled in the last twenty years.s D. More coal is produced now in this region than twenty years ago. C©u 53: Jasmine exchanged the shoes for a different pair. A. Jasmine took the shoes back to the store and got some different ones. B. Jasmine returned the shoes and took a pair of trousers instead. C. One of Jasmine s shoes didn t fit, so she returned them both.’ ’ D. Because of a problem with the heel of the shoes Jasmine returned the shoes. C©u 54: There was no alternative for them but to look for a new flat. A. They couldn t look for a new flat now. ’ B. They didn t need to look for a new flat because of other alternatives.’ C. They couldn t alter their new flat.’ D. The only thing they could do was to look for a new flat. C©u 55: Look out for those falling rocks. A. Let s look for falling rocks. ’ B. Don t let those falling rocks hit you.’ C. Look out for the window at those falling rocks. D. Look for these falling rocks. C©u 56: There was not much resemblance between the final version and the initial draft. A The final version is very similar to the initial draft. B. The final version is quite different from the initial draft. C. The final version and the initial draft resemble in many ways. D. The initial draft is exactly the same as the final version. C©u 57: UNICEF / long-term / human / development / assistance / children and mother / developing countries . A. UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries. B. UNICEF provides long-term humanistic and developmental assistance to children and mothers in the developing countries. C. UNICEF provides a long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance for children and mothers in developing countries. D. UNICEF provides long-term human and development assistance for children and mothers in developing countries. C©u 58: Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye. A. I disturbed the meeting because I said goodbye. B. I left without saying goodbye as I didn t want to disturb the meeting.’ C. I would rather disturb the meeting than leave without saying goodbye. D. The meeting was disturbed as I left saying goodbye. C©u 59: SEA Games / biennial multi-sport event / involve / participants / 11 countries / Southeast Asia . A. The SEA Games is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from 11 countries of Southeast Asia . B. The SEA Games is a biennial multi-sport event involves participants from 11 countries of Southeast Asia . C. The SEA Games is biennial multi-sport event involved participants from 11 countries of Southeast Asia . D. The SEA Games is the biennial multi-sport event that s involving participants from 11 countries of Southeast Asia .’ C©u 60: it / essential / that / child / same / educational opportunities. A. It is essential that every child has the same educational opportunities. B. It is essential that every child should have the same educational opportunities. C. It is essential that every child had the same educational opportunities D. It is essential that every child have the same educational opportunities Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 21 to 30. Page 2/4 For many year, scientists have speculated that the cataclysmic impact of an asteroid with the earth was responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs approximately 65 million years ago. Previous discoveries and results have hinted that an asteroid two kilometers in diameter struck the Yucatan peninsula in Eastern Mexico. This impact, stronger than one thousand nuclear explosions, is speculated to have cast a cloud of dust and debris into the atmosphere, covering the entire surface of the earth and blocking out the sun and consequently lowering the surface temperature of the earth. With such a radical change in the earth s environment, scientists believe that over 90% of all animal and plant species were’ eradicated. Only after millions of years did plants and animals even begin to recover. But, the reign of the dinosaurs had ended and the age of mammals had begun. The crucial link that has held this theory together has been the element iridium. Iridium is not commonly found on either the surface of the earth or inside the crust. It is more commonly found in asteroids or meteorites throughout the solar system. Scientists have hypothesized that after the asteroid impacted the earth, an even layer of iridium sediment settled over the global and eventually became part of its surface. The theory, of course, has depended on the discovery of such an existing layer of iridium. Unfortunately, scientists have never been able to offer absolute proof that this asteroid impact ever occurred. Recently, however, a discovery may go a long way toward validating these scientists theories. In 1996, a team of marine biologists excavated’ samples of rock from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Bermuda. Found thousands of meters below the sea, these samples contain iridium similar to those found in the Yucatan peninsula thousands of kilometers away. At first, scientists were skeptical whether the samples were from the same time period. But since carbon dating placed them to 65 million years ago, their doubts were quickly alleviated. Since then, many of the other theories for the demise of the dinosaur have been finally laid to rest C©u 61: This passage mainly discusses a theory about A. archeological evidence from Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean B. why the dinosaurs turned into birds and reptiles C. the extinction of the dinosaurs D. which type of dinosaur roamed where C©u 62: According to the passage, approximately how large was the asteroid that scientists believe struck the Earth? A. 2 kilometers in diameter B. 65 kilometers in diameter C. 1000 kilometers in diameter D. 99 kilometers in diameter C©u 63: The word hinted is closest in meaning to“ ” A. disproved B. denied C. flirted D. implied C©u 64: The word “cast is closest in meaning to” A. dispersed B. shone C. excused D. climbed C©u 65: What can be inferred from the passage about asteroid impact mentioned in lines 6 – 8? A. New plants and animals evolved with the changed environment B. A planetary defense system formed C. The climate remained fairly constant D. The gravitational force from the earth s core is altered’ C©u 66: The word “reign is closest in meaning to” A. understanding B. extremity C. dominance D. denial C©u 67: The word “It in line 10 refers to” A. asteroid B. earth C. crust D. iridium C©u 68: What does fourth paragraph of the passage mainly discuss? A. Recent discoveries that may confirm the asteroid impact hypothesis B. The discovery of ancient fossils located far beneath the ocean floor C. The major processes that have created the Earth s crust’ D. The composition of the ocean floor in the Atlantic Ocean C©u 69: According to the passage, the iridium found beneath the ocean floor near Bermuda A. originated from dinosaur remains B. can be refined into fossil fuels C. is similar to the iridium found on the Yucatan peninsula D. was chemically manufactured by miners C©u 70: The paragraph following the passage probably discusses A. the relationship between volcanic activity and dinosaur extinction B. why dinosaurs lived where they did C. recent computer imagery of dinosaur movement D. the possibility of a future asteroid impact Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 71 to 80. Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And since man s inexorable necessity is to absorb large’ quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop Uncompromising as it is, the dessert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects. No moist- skinned, water – loving animals can exist there. Few large animals are found: the giants of the North America desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert country is open, it holds more swift – footed, running, and leaping creatures than the tangled forest. Its population are largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not emaciated. Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere in the world. The secret of their adjustment lies in a combination of behavior and physiology. None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter of minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun – baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees. C©u 71: What is the topic of the passage? A. Desert plants B. Animal life in a desert environment C. Life underground D. Man s life in the desert’ C©u 72: The word “greater in line 1 is closest in meaning to ” A. more noticeable B. heavier C. stronger D. larger C©u 73: The phrase “ those forms refers to all of the following EXCEPT ” A. many large animals B. the bobcat C. moist – skinned animals D. water – loving animals C©u 74: The word “ desiccating means ” A. humidifying B. drying C. life threatening D. killing C©u 75: The author mentions all of the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals EXCEPT A. animals dig homes underground B. animals are noisy and aggressive C. animals are watchful and quiet D. animal sleep during the day C©u 76: The word “they in the last sentence of paragraph 2 refers to ” A. forest creatures B. desert creatures C. desert sounds D. men C©u 77: The word “emaciated in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ” A. cunning B. unmanageable C. wild D. unhealthy C©u 78: The author states that one characteristic of animals that live in the desert is that they A. can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees B. are less healthy than animals that live in different places C. live in an accommodating environment D. are smaller and fleeter than forest animals C©u 79: The word “they in paragraph 3 refers to ” A. water – loving animals B. the desert population C. large animals D. the forest animals Page 3/4 C©u 80: Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage? A. Healthy animals live longer lives B. Water is the basis of life C. Desert life is colorful D. All living things adjust to their environments The end PhiÕu soi ®¸p ¸n(Dµnh cho gi¸o viªn) English test M· ®Ò 148 01 41 02 42 03 43 04 44 05 45 06 46 07 47 08 48 09 49 10 50 11 51 12 52 13 53 14 54 15 55 16 56 17 57 18 58 19 59 20 60 21 61 22 62 23 63 24 64 25 65 26 66 27 67 28 68 29 69 30 70 31 71 32 72 33 73 34 74 35 75 36 76 37 77 38 78 39 79 40 80 Page 4/4 . 46 07 47 08 48 09 49 10 50 11 51 12 52 13 53 14 54 15 55 16 56 17 57 18 58 19 59 20 60 21 61 22 62 23 63 24 64 25 65 26 66 27 67 28 68 29 69 30 70 31 71 32 72 33 73 34 74 35 75 36 76 37 77 38. SỞ GD&ĐT ……… Kỳ thi thử ĐH - CĐ đợt 2 TRƯỜNG THPT ………… Năm học 20 09 - 20 10 ĐỀ THI MÔN: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Code 148 Mark the letter A,. countries. B. UNICEF provides long-term humanistic and developmental assistance to children and mothers in the developing countries. C. UNICEF provides a long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance