SỞ GD & ĐT HÀ NỘI K Ì THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM HỌC 2009-2010. TRƯỜNG THPT QUỐC OAI Môn: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI D. Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút. Đề thi có 05 trang. Họ, tên thí sinh: Lớp : 12 Exercise 1: Choose the best options to complete the following passage: Becoming a Nurse: the interview The reality of an interview is never as bad as your fears. For some reason people imagine the interviewer is going to jump on every tiny mistake they (1)___ In truth, the interviewer is as keen for the meeting to go well as you are. It is what (2)___ his or her job enjoyable. The secret of a good interview is preparing for it. What you wear is always important as it creates the first impression. So (3)___ neatly, but comfortably. Make sure that you can deal with anything you are (4)___ Prepared for questions that are certain to come up, for example: Why do you want to become a nurse? What is the most important (5)___ a good nurse should have? Apart from nursing what other careers have you (6)___ ? What are your interests and hobbies? Answer the questions fully and precisely. For example, if one of your interests is reading, be prepared to (7)___ about the sort of books you like (8)___ do not learn all your answers off by heart. The interviewer wants to meet a human (9)___ not a robot. Remember, the interviewer is genuinely interested in you, so the more you relax and are yourself, the more (10)___ you are to succeed. Question 1. A. Do B. Perform C. Make D. Have Question 2. A. Causes B. Does C. Makes D. Happens Question 3. A. Have on B. Dress C. Put on D. Wear Question 4. A. Questioned B. Requested C. Asked D. Enquired Question 5. A. Character B. Quality C. Point D. Nature Question 6. A. Thought B. Considered C. Wondered D. Regarded Question 7. A. Discuss B. Chat C. Say D. Talk Question 8. A. Despite B. Therefore C. However D. Although Question 9. A. Being B. Nature C. Somebody D. Character Question 10. A. Possible B. Likely C. Easy D. Probable Exercise 2: Error recognition: choose the underlined part A,B,C or D that is incorrect. Question 11. From the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, technology has developed too much that people begin to think that there are no limits to what we can achieve. A. Has developed B. To think C. Too much D. From Question 12. There was during the Industrial Revolution that the United States was able to increase productivity through mechanization. A. There was B. That C. Productivity D. To increase Question 13. From bones finding in the United States, we have learned that many animals which no longer existed in the world once made there homes there. M· ®Ò: 001 1 M· ®Ò: 001 A. Have learned B. Made there homes C. Finding D. No longer Question 14. Although they are an inexpensive supplier of vitamins, minerals, and high quality protein, eggs contain a high level of blood cholesterol, one of the major cause of heart disease. A. Cause B. Contain C. An D. Although Question 15. The environment in Vietnam is seriously affected by three main factors: rapid population grow, migration, and urbanization. A. Environment B. Rapid C. Grow D. Seriously Exercise 3: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D which has closet meaning with the given sentence: Question 16. If your electricity gets cut off, you can come and watch the Harry Porter film at my house. A. Unless you come to my house, you won’t be able to watch the Harry Porter film due to the power cut. B. You may visit my house to watch the Harry Porter film, should there be a power cut in yours. C. If you want to see the Harry Porter film, you had better come to my house, as your electricity is cut off. D. I’d invite you to see the Harry Porter film at my house, but the electricity might be cut off. Question 17. The fact that Allan hardly works at all is likely to get him fired soon. A. It must be Allan’s low level of work that he is being fired for. B. Allan works so little that they are thinking of firing him a short time from now. C. Allan may well lose his job before long as a result of his doing almost no work. D. It is known that Allan will lose his job soon, as he hasn’t been doing any work. Question 18. As soon as Kelly told him about the death of her dog, Puyi, Michael began to cry like a baby. A. Crying like a baby, Kelly told Michael about the fact that her dog, Puyi, had just died B. Michael heard about the death of Kelly’s dog, Puyi, from Kelly herself, who was crying like a baby when she told him. C. Puyi, Kelly’s dog, died, and soon afterwards, Kelly told Michael, who started to cry like a baby at the news. D. Michael started crying as a baby does immediately after Kelly informed him that her dog, Puyi, had died. Question 19. It seemed to everyone that what Maria was trying to say was that she was no longer in love with Tyler. A. As Maria was not in love with Tyler any longer, she decided that she ought to tell everyone about this. B. Maria’s attempt at saying that she and Tyler were no longer in love was what made everyone aware of how she actually felt. C. Everybody thought that her not being in love with Tyler anymore was the thing that Maria was attempting to express with her words. D. Everyone had already guessed that Maria would attempt to tell them about her no longer being in love with Tyler, and she really did so. Question 20. Unless we are granted a visa soon, it will be too late for us to go to Belgium. A. It is too late for us to go to Belgium, and anyway we still haven’t been given a visa for the country. B. We must be given a visa shortly; otherwise, our chance to go to Belgium will have been lost. C. If we don’t want to miss our chance to go to Belgium, we should apply for a visa soon. D. We will have to delay our trip to Belgium for a short time while we can waiting for a visa. Exercise 4: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words: Question 21. A. Proofs B. Ploughs C. Mathematics D. Works Question 22. A. Purpose B. Suppose C. Impose D. Disclose Question 23. M· ®Ò: 001 2 A. Date B. Mayor C. Favourite D. Brave Question 24. A. Confirm B. Concern C. Connect D. Concert Question 25. A. Pleased B. Forced C. Increased D. Punched Exercise 5: Pick out the word which has stress pattern different from that of the other words: Question 26. A. Suitable B. Severe C. Estimate D. Relevant Question 27. A. Expansion B. Intelligent C. Breakable D. Connection Question 28. A. Announcement B. Particular C. Increase D. Approval Question 29. A. Particular B. Appropriate C. Disappear D. Historical Question 30. A. Material B. Application C. Available D. Career Exercise 6: Read the passage and then answer the questions below: The Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately 2 million B.C and lasted until 3,000 B.C. It’s name derived from the stone tools and weapons that modern scientists found. This period was divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages. During the first period (2 million to 8,000 B.C), the first hatchet and use of fire for heating and cooking were developed. As a result of the Ice Age, which involved about 1 million years into the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to seek shelter in caves, wear clothing, and develop new tools. During the Mesolithic Age (8,000 to 6,000 B.C), people made crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs hunting, and developed the bow and arrow, which were used until the fourteenth century A.D. The Neolithic Age (6,000 to 3,000 B.C) saw humankind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle, being less nomadic than in previous eras, establishing permanent settlements, and creating governments. Question 31. Which of the following best describes the Mesolithic Age? A. People were crude B. People were inventive C. People were warriors. D. People stayed indoors all the time Question 32. The Stone Age was divided into ……………periods. A. 3 B. 5 C. 2 D. 4 Question 33. Which of the following developments is NOT related to the conditions of the Ice Age? A. Clothing B. Farming C. Using fire D. Living indoors Question 34. Which of the following was developed earliest? A. Pottery B. Hatchet C. First hook D. Bow and arrow Question 35. According to the text, the Stone Age was so named because……………. A. The people lived in stone caves B. It was very durable like stone C. There was little vegetation D. The tools and weapons were made of stone. Exercise 7: Choose the word/phrase that best completes each sentence or that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined part. Question 36. The US National Park system has about 200 protested areas with ……… wildlife habitats. A. Signifying B. Signified C. Significant D. Significance Question 37. Which breed of……………produces the finest wool? A. Ships B. Sheep C. Sheeps D. Ship Question 38. ………… ,the temperature of a body rises when it receives heat. A. It be a rule B. The rule may be. C. As a rule. D. Being a rule Question 39. The cat had caught a mouse and was holding it in its………… A. Claws B. Hooves C. Fingers D. Pincers Question 40. I wish you would never ………… stories like that. A. Take on B. Keep away C. Make up D. Put off M· ®Ò: 001 3 Question 41. In addition to being useful, furniture is attractively designed…………………. A. To make our surroundings more pleasant. B. In making our surroundings pleasanter C. To make our surroundings more pleasantly D. And makes our surroundings more pleasantly. Question 42. Better eats than never, ………….? A. Shall we B. Will you C. Isn’t it D. Aren’t they Question 43. Their situations are now …………….as employee has become employer. A. Restored B. Reverted C. Reserved D. Reversed Question 44. In only a century the holiday has changed ………… recognition. A. Beyond B. By C. Above D. Over Question 45. We had to make ourselves ………. by using sign language when we were in Russia. A. Understood B. Understanding C. To understand D. Understand Question 46. I wonder if many friends …… will come to the party. A. Ann B. Of Ann’s C. Of Ann D. Ann’s Question 47. The ……………surprises of all the scientists at the conference. A. Phenomena B. Phenomenons C. Phenomenon D. Phenomenal Question 48. The blind ………….unable to see anything around ………… A. Are, them B. Are, their C. Is, him D. Is, his Question 49. To speak effectively before a group of people, you need to know something about them. A. You need to speak effectively before a group of people before getting to know them. B. To speak effectively before a group of people is something you need to know. C. To speak before a group of people is necessary if you want to know them effectively. D. You need to know something about the group of people in order to speak effectively before them. Question 50. …………….we can make laws to protect certain animals, we are frequently unable to control the environment. A. Whatever B. However C. While D. Whether Question 51. Judging by her letter, she looks the best person for the job. A. Be B. X C. Being D. To be Question 52. Those …………….have to be eliminated. A. Mosquitoes B. Mosquito C. Mosquitos D. Mosquitos and mosquitoes Question 53. They toured Italy by coach A. Arrived in B. Went through C. Left D. Made a tour of Question 54. Arod made of carbon steel is called ……………… A. Steel rod carbon B. Rod carbon steel C. Carbon steel rod D. Steeling carbon rod Question 55. Ancient ………were simple. A. Message systems B. Message – systems C. Messages – systems D. Message systems Question 56. You were mad to drive here on these slippery roads. You ………….an accident. A. Must have had B. Ought to have C. Could have had D. Should have had Question 57. The infection was probably caused …………… A. In contaminated water by swimming B. By swimming in contaminated water C. By swimming in water contaminated. D. In water contaminated by swimming Question 58. …………… is before a water shortage. A. Being the best time to practice water conservation. B. When the best time to practice water conservation. C. The best time practice water conservation D. The best time to practice water conservation Question 59. Cable television delivers signals to home ………… through cables. A. Television set B. TV machines C. Television machine D. TV sets Question 60. Although it is now limited to Africa and South America, yellow fever is still ………… A. Dead B. Dying C. Deadly D. Death M· ®Ò: 001 4 Exercise 8: Choose the best options to complete the following passage: Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo (61)___ their midday meals. Thousand of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth (62)___ to shake. As a result, small fires (63)___ everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented (64)___ to help because many of the roads (65)___ open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes (66)___ Consequently, over ninety per cent of the damage (67)___ by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings. Most of those (68)___ were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires which followed. If the earthquake had occurred at night while people (69)___ , far fewer (70)___ . Question 61. A. Were cooking B. Had cooked C. Cooked D. Would cook Question 62. A. Used to begin B. Was beginning C. Begin D. Began Question 63. A. Have broken out B. Were breaking out C. Would brake out D. Broke out Question 64. A. He went B. To go C. From going D. For going Question 65. A. Were cracking B. Cracking C. Had cracked D. Crack Question 66. A. Had burst B. Would burst C. Used to burst D. Have burst Question 67. A. Was caused B. Was causing C. Causing D. Caused Question 68. A. Died B. Who died C. They died D. Dying Question 69. A. Have slept B. Had slept C. Were sleeping D. Would sleep Question 70. A. Would have died B. Had died C. Died D. Would die The end. M· ®Ò: 001 5 . from the stone tools and weapons that modern scientists found. This period was divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages. During the first period (2 million to 8,000 B.C), the. SỞ GD & ĐT HÀ NỘI K Ì THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM HỌC 2009-2010. TRƯỜNG THPT QUỐC OAI Môn: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI D. Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút. Đề thi có 05 trang. Họ, tên thí sinh: Lớp. involved about 1 million years into the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to seek shelter in caves, wear clothing, and develop new tools. During the Mesolithic Age (8,000 to 6,000 B.C), people made