Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best option The Industrial Revolution in Britain was built on the use of machines in factories.. Read and ma
Trang 1ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC MÔN TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ SỐ 9
Questions 1-5 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress
Questions 6 - 35 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions
6 BARNEY & FRIENDS gave children pleasure
A a great deal of B a large quantity C a large deal of D a great number of
7 Do you have any objections this new road scheme?
8 Despite a lot of hardship, the Green City Project will go
9 I'm sorry! I didn't break that vase on
10 I don't feel like to the cinema now
11 He has money in the bank
A a large number of B a lots of C a lot of D lot of
12 There's a good film town
13 He isn't going to learn Spanish and
A so isn't she B neither is she C she isn't too D either she isn't
14 The policeman explained to us get to the market
15 He's always trying me
A to avoid to meet B avoiding meeting C to avoid meeting D avoiding to meet
16 Mr Brown in the army from 1960 to 1980
A had served B has served C had been serving D served
17 Would you please him speak about the new plan
18 Although she is unkind, I can't help her
19 Although Vicky looked pretty much the same after all those years, I noticed changes which made her look even more beautiful than I remembered
20 After hours of bargaining with the salesman, Jake bought the jacket for a of the original price
21 The football match tomorrow evening will be broadcast on TV and radio
A simultaneously B communally C uniformly D jointly
22 Please fill in your employment history, including your employer as well as any previous ones you might have had
23 Most museums in the city Day Passes at special rates for both pupils and students
24 The woman someone had stolen her purse, but although they searched everyone in the shop, it wasn't found
25 As I was of the change in the program, I arrived half an hour late for the rehearsal
Trang 2A unaware B unconscious C unable D unreasonable
26 The Best Invention this year was given to Jason Meyers
27 On Christmas Eve, the family gathers for dinner, usually at my grandmother's house
28 When the first Chinese restaurants opened in Greece, it was very difficult to get fresh of Chinese vegetables
29 I find mending old socks incredibly that's why I always ask my mother to do it for me
30 Megan solved her computer problem quite she happened to mention it to a friend who had had the same problem and told her what to do
A occasionally B clumsily C accidentally D attentively
31 Bill Gates is probably the best known and most successful in computer software
32 My mother often our mistakes, whereas my father is very strict and punishes us for even the slightest one
33 When I joined the army, I found it difficult to out orders from my superiors, but I soon got used to
…… it
34 After nine months without any rain, the country was facing one of the worst in the last fifty years
35 What I like about this restaurant is that there is parking space right outside it
Questions 36 - 45 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best option
The Industrial Revolution in Britain was built on the use of machines in factories Since the 1950s, Britain's (36) industries have replaced machine operators with computers, and this (37) has led to a decline in the number of (38) in many factories Goods are bought and used much more than ever before but
a lot of these goods are imported By the beginning of the 20th century, other industrial countries like the USA were (39) with Britain's exports, and countries in the Far East have been able to provide cheaper
(40) since the 1970s Areas located with heavy industries are suffering high unemployment During the last
30 years, there has been a constant rise in smaller industries (41) as "light industries" These ones use electricity and are not (42) on raw materials such as coal so they are "footloose", i.e they can be located anywhere They produce such things as washing machines or spare (43) Some of these industries produce nothing at all, but provide services like distribution The consumer boom of the 1980s and the increased leisure time of most Britons have led to rapid (44) in service industries like banking, tourism, retailing and information processing, and in industries which distribute, maintain, and repair (45) consumer goods
Questions 46 - 55 Read and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions
Animation traditionally is done by hand-drawing or painting successive frames of an object, each slightly different than the preceding frame In computer animation, although the computer may be the one to draw the different frames, in most cases the artist will draw the beginning and ending frames and the computer will produce the drawings between the first and the last drawing This is generally referred to as computer-assisted animation, because the computer is more of a helper than an originator
In full computer animation, complex mathematical formulas are used to produce the final sequence of pictures
Trang 3These formulas operate on extensive databases of numbers that define the objects in the pictures as they exist in
mathematical space The database consists of endpoints, and color and intensity information Highly trained professionals are needed to produce such effects because animation that obtains high degrees of realism
involves computer techniques for three-dimensional transformation, shading, and curvatures
High-tech computer animation for film involves very expensive computer systems along with special color terminals or frame buffers The frame buffer is nothing more than a giant image memory for viewing a single frame It temporarily holds the image for display on the screen
A camera can be used to film directly from the computer's display screen, but for the highest quality images possible, expensive film recorders are used The computer computes the positions and colors for the figures in
the picture, and sends this information to the recorder, which captures it on film Sometimes, however, the images are stored on a large magnetic disk before being sent to the recorder Once this process is completed, it
is repeated for the next frame When the entire sequence has been recorded on the film, the film must be
developed before the animation can be viewed If the entire sequence does not seem right, the motions must be corrected, recomputed, redisplayed, and rerecorded This approach can be very expensive and time consuming Often, computer-animation companies first do motion tests with simple computer-generated line drawings
before selling their computers to the task of calculating the high-resolution, realistic-looking images
46 What aspect of computer animation does the passage mainly discuss?
A The production process B The equipment needed C The high cost D The role of the artist
47 According to the passage, in computer-assisted animation the role of the computer is to draw the
sequence of frames
48 The word "they" in the second paragraph refers to
49 According to the passage, the frame buffers mentioned in the third paragraph are used to
A add color to the images B expose several frames at the same time
C store individual images D create new frames
50 According to the passage, the positions and colours of the figures in high-tech animation are determined by
A drawing several versions B enlarging one frame at a lime
C analyzing the sequence from different angles D using computer calculations
51 The word "captures" in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to
52 The word "Once" in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to
53 According to the passage, how do computer-animation companies often test motion?
A They experiment with computer-generated line drawings
B They hand-draw successive frames
C They calculate high-resolution images
D They develop extensive mathematical formulas
54 The word "task" in the 4th paragraph is closest in meaning to
55 Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A Computers have reduced the costs of animation
B In the future, traditional artists will no longer be needed
C Artists are unable to produce drawings as high in quality as computer drawings
D Animation involves a wide range of technical and artistic skills
Questions 56 - 65 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions
The response of most animals when suddenly faced with a predator is to flee Natural selection has acted in a
variety of ways in different species to enhance the efficacy of the behaviours, known as "flight behaviours" or
escape behaviours that are used by prey in fleeing predators Perhaps the most direct adaptation is enhanced light speed and agility
Adaptations for speed, however, are likely to require sacrifices biter attributes, so we might expect only some species to adopt a simple fast flight strategy
Trang 4Another way of enhancing the effectiveness of flight is to move in an erratic and unpredictable way Many
species, like ptarmigans, snipes, and various antelopes and gazelles, flee from predators in a characteristic
zigzag fashion Rapid unexpected changes in flight direction make it difficult for a predator to track prey
In some species, like the European hare, erratic zigzag flight might be more effective in the presence of
predators that are faster than they are and straight light more effective against predators that are slower One observation that supports this suggestion is the recorded tendency for slow-flying black-beaded gulls, which are normally able to escape predators by means of direct flight, to show frequent changes in flight direction when
they spot a peregrine falcon (peregrines are adept at capturing flying birds)
A quite different way of enhancing escape by flight is to use so-called "flash" behaviour Here, the alarmed prey
flees for a short distance and then "freezes." Some predators are unexcited by immobile prey, and a startling
flash of activity followed by immobility may confuse them "Flash" behaviour is used in particular by frogs and orthopteran insects, which make conspicuous jumps and then sit immobile In some species, "flash" behaviour
is enhanced by the display of bright body markings Good examples of insects with colourful markings are the red and yellow underwing moths At rest, both species are a cryptic brown color When they fly, however, brightly coloured hind wings are exposed, which render the moths highly conspicuous Similarly, some frogs and lizards have brightly coloured patches or frills that may serve a 'flash" function when they move quickly Some species even appear to possess "flash" sounds The loud buzzing and clicking noises made by some grasshoppers when they jump may serve to emphasize the movement
56 The word "enhance" is closest in meaning to
57 The description of the prey's movement as "zigzag" suggests that the movement is
58 It can be inferred from the passage that the European hare
A is faster than most of its predators B is capable of two kinds of flight
C is more likely to escape using straight flight D is preyed upon by gulls and falcons
59 The behaviour of black-beaded gulls is most comparable to that of
A gazelles B European hares C peregrine falcons D frogs
60 It can be inferred that black-beaded gulls change direction when they spot a peregrine falcon for which of the following reasons?
A The falcons are faster than the gulls B The gulls want to capture the falcons
C The falcons are unpredictable D The gulls depend on the falcons for protection
61 The word "alarmed" is closest in meaning to
62 All of the followings are mentioned as characteristics of "flash" behaviour EXCEPT
A brief conspicuous activity B immobility C bright body markings D aggressive fighting
63 The phrase "in particular" is closest in meaning to
64 The hind wings of red and yellow underwing moths function in a way that is most similar to
A the hind wings of peregrine falcons B the zigzag flight of European hares
C the colored patches on frogs D the clicking of grasshoppers
65 Why does the author mention "grasshopper" in the last line?
A To contrast animals that "flash" with animals that "freeze"
B As an example of an animal whose "flash" behaviour is a sound
C To compare the jumping behaviour of insects and reptiles
D As an example of a predator that moths escape by using "flash" behavior.
Questions 66 - 70 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction
66 Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics
A B C D
67 So when Whitman returned to the Pacific, over thousand settlers went with him
A B C D
68 Ancient people used pot for cooking, storing food, and carrying things from place to place
A B C D
69 Ancient people made a clay pottery because they needed it for their survival
A B C D
70 A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the same idea
A B C D
Trang 5Questions 71 - 75 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one
71 Without skilful surgery he would not have survived the operation
A Had it been for skilful surgery he would not have survived the operation
B He wouldn't have survived the operation if he hadn't had skilful surgery
C But for skilful surgery he would not have survived the operation
D With skilful surgery he would have survived the operation
72 What Rachael does in her free time doesn't concern me
A What Rachael does in her free time is none of my business
B What Rachael does in her free time is not my concern
C I don't know what Rachael does in her free time
D What Rachael does in her free time is not concerned by me
73 We couldn't have managed without my father's money
A Hadn't it been for my father's money, we couldn't have managed
B We could have managed with my father's money
C If we could managed, my father's money would be there
D If we couldn't have managed, we would have had my father's money
74 I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back
A I put the phone down when the boss rang back
B Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back
C No sooner had I put the phone down when the boss rang back
D Scarcely had I put the phone down than the boss rang back
75 While I strongly disapproved of your behaviour, I will help you this time
A Despite of my strong disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time
B Although I strongly disapproved of your behaviour, but I will help you this time
C Because of your behaviour, I will help you this time
D Despite my strong disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time
Questions 76 - 80 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best sentence built from the given words or phrases
76 when 1/ airport/ plane/ already/ leave
A When I arrived the airport, the plane had already left
B When I got to the airport, the plane had already left
C When I reached at the airport, the plane already left
D When I came the airport, the plane had already left
77 If/ weather/ fine/ an excursion/ tomorrow
A If the weather will be fine, we will go on an excursion tomorrow
B If the weather is fine, we will go on an excursion tomorrow
C If the weather is fine, we would go on an excursion tomorrow
D If the weather were fine, we would go on an excursion tomorrow
78 She/ not alone/ when/ shopping/ yesterday
A She was not alone when she did shopping yesterday
B She is not alone when she go shopping yesterday
C She was not alone when she went shopping yesterday
D She had not been alone when she went shopping yesterday
79 a pity/ wish/ tell/ about/ this
A What a pity! I wish you had told us about this
B What a pity! I wish you told us about this
C What a pity! I wish you would tell us about this
D What a pity! I wish you have told us about this
80 Only/ this way/ make/ laws/ effective
A Only by this way we can make our laws effective
B Only this way we can make our laws effective
C Only by this way can we make our laws effective
D Only by this way we can make it effective our laws
Trang 6
ĐÁP ÁN
Trang 7ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC (2010-2011)
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ 10
A PHONETICS
1 Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.
2 Choose the word with the different stress pattern.
6 A piano B policeman C museum D souvenir
7 A typist B address C assistant D accountant
8 A digit B director C display D dramatic
9 A contaminate B supervisor C investigate D convenient
10 A comfortable B justify C judgement D accompany
B VOCABULARY
I Choose the best answer.
11 Nobody knows what the of the explosion was
A source B reaction C cause D reason
12 It Magellan over a year to sail around the world
A took B lasted C cost D spent
13 You get a lovely of the park from the bedroom window
A look B scene C sight D view
14 Unfortunately, his illness turned out to be extremely so he was kept in isolation
A influential B infectious C individual D inoffensive
15 Mathematics is a subject in school
A easy B choice C unimportant D compulsory
16 They didn't have enough in their suitcases for all the things they had bought on holidays
A size B place C room D area
17 She had no of selling the clock It had belonged to her grandfather
A intention B meaning C interest D opinion
18 Be patient Don't to learn a foreign language in a week
A believe B consider C think D expect
19.I wanted to put my stereo together, but I couldn't make of the instructions
A sight B sense C reality D understanding
20 The doctor told me to take the pills three times a day
A regularly B customarily C occasionally D practically
2 Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Emma Ilarte, in Barbara Taylor Bradford's novel, was a poor lonely girl who became the (21) owner of
an international chain of stores Like the woman she writes about, Ms Bradford is beautiful and (22) She left school at sixteen and became a (23) After twenty-three years of this work, she made the (24) to start writing novels She is now one of the most (25) -paid novelists in the world
Was Emma Ilarte's story based on Ms Bradford's own (26) successful life? "I'm afraid not," she said with (27) "My life has been quite different from Emma Harte's She was (28) to be born into a poor family I came from a middle-class home and I'm (29) married to a rich American film producer The only thing I share with my heroine is her (30) to work hard."
21 A wealth B unhealthy C richness D wealthy
22 A ambition B ambitious C greed D greedy
23 A journal B report C journalist D newspaperman
24 A decide B decided C decisive D decision
25 A high B badly C highly D height
26 A incredible B incredibly C credible D credibly
27 A amusement B amuse C amused D amusing
28 A luck B lucky C unlock D unlucky
29 A happy B happiness C happily D unhappily
Trang 830 A ability B unable C able D possibility
C GRAMMAR Choose the best answer.
31 Next week, we're going to take a
A three day trips B three-day-trip C three days trip D three days' trip
32 People how to dye their clothes even before they knew how to read and write
A had known B have known C knew D are known
33 It's time we this old car and bought a new one
A will sell B had sold C sold D have sold
34 Are there any household chores for men are better than women?
A whose/ suited B which/ suit C that/ suit D which/ suited
35 E-mail is an effective form of communication many businesses rely
A on which B on that C which D that
36 I'm angry because you didn't tell me the truth I don't like
A deceiving B being deceived C having deceived D to deceive
37 The book, is on the top shelf, tells the life story of Thomas Edison
A that B where C whose D which
38 It is said that amber beads around the neck can you against illness
A wear/ protecting B wearing/ protect C worn/ to protect D worn/ protect
39 No one is to hear that films and TV a bad effect on students' reading and writing skills
A surprised/ have B surprise/ has C surprising/ having D surprised/ has
40 Neither Mary nor her two brothers superstitious
A is B was C are D have
41 Daisy the piano when we arrived
A was playing B will play C was played D is playing
42 My father prefers tea coffee in the morning
A than B to C as D instead
43 "Show me you hid the toy-gun ?" Bob asked his brother
A why B when C who D where
44 One of the most inspiring ever known is my mathematics teacher
A peoples I've B people I've C people I'm D people I'd
45 He encourages students rather than memorise formulas and rules
A to think B think C thinking D think
46 I can put up with a lot of I can't tolerate dishonesty from a friend
A thing, but B thing, and C things, but D things, and
47 If I had a chance to do creative work, I happy working in an office
A will be B would be C would have D will feel
48 She is one of those who money
A enjoys to spend B enjoys spending C enjoy to spend D enjoy spending
49 Nobody will approve of your that way
A behave B behaviour C behaving D to behave
50 Language could more quickly if there were more language exchange programs
A be learning B have learned C have learning D be learned
D USE OF ENGLISH
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
51 Acupuncture (A) comes from the traditional (B) Chinese system of medicine that (C) including herbalism,
massage, diet, (D) manipulation and exercise
52 (A) Traditional Chinese medicine (B) see health as a state (C) in which the energy of the mind, body and spirit (D) are in harmony
53 An eccentric is (A) someone whose behaviour (B) is normal, someone who refuses (C) to conform to the (D) accepted norms of his society
54 People seldom (A) act natural in front (B) of the camera (C) Often they stiffen up and the pose becomes
(D) rather wooden
55 It is (A) disappointing that (B) almost tourists who (C) come to the country only visit the (D) same few overcrowded places
56 The (A) earliest art (B) forms may well (C) had been wood carvings or (D) body painting
57 The (A) role of learning in human art (B) is also clear in (C) how quickly our art styles (D) changes
58 Someone (A) who is (B) prepared to take time and patience (C) developing the driving skill (D) makes a
Trang 9good driver.
59 Good sense, (A) alert and confidence are (B) more important, but you (C) also need a reasonable (D) memory to take the driving test
60 Driving (A) is getting more (B) demanding all the time, so we must (C) make sure people learn (D) efficient
in the first place
E READING COMPREHENSION
I Read the passage and choose the best answer.
English has had a long tradition of borrowing words from other languages This tradition began with the
conquest of Britain by the Norman-French in 1066 Because these conquerors established themselves as rulers, their dialect of French became the language of the aristocracy, of government, and of education During this period, many French words came into the English language Another strong influx of vocabulary came from Latin, which was the language of the church Today, those words derived from French and Latin, though still
identifiable, are not thought of as foreign by English speakers Tradition, language and conquest are words that
come to us from this tradition
The British colonial era, which began in the early 17l century, brought English speakers into contact with many other languages In North America, words from the Native American peoples quickly found their ways into the
language Examples include moccasin (a kind of soft shoe), squash (a vegetable)
The presence of Spanish colonies in North America led to the adoption of numerous Spanish words, such as
siesta (a nap) and tortilla (a flat thin pancake) Asian languages also make contributions For example, the word pyjamas comes from a Hindi word, khaki comes from Urdu, and ketchup was borrowed from Chinese Words
from African languages, too, made their ways into English when African slaves served in the United States The result of all of this absorption of new words is a very rich vocabulary that allows users of English to express subtlety of meaning through their choice of words
61 Many French words came into the English language when
A French traders did business with the British B the Norman-French conquered Britain
C British people ruled France in early 17th century D African slaves worked in Great Britain
62 Tradition, languages and conquest are examples of
A borrowed words no longer considered foreign B words borrowed from Latin
C words used in this passage D words no longer popular in English
63 Words from the Native American peoples came into English
A when Native American peoples came to Britain.B during the British colonial era
64 Words such as squash, tortilla, ketchup were all borrowed from
C the Native American peoples D African languages
65 Which of the following is correct?
A More Latin words came into the English language than French ones
B English has borrowed many words from French and Latin, although these words are no longer foreign
C Users of English like to express subtlety of meaning through words from French
D Most words of clothing were borrowed from Asian languages
II Read the passage and choose the best answer.
This year, the school is offering new summer courses, which sound very good indeed They are able to offer many more conversation classes than before And for about half of these classes the students will be working in groups of seven or eight Courses on reading and writing will also be given There's a completely new reading course, in fact, which the students will find very interesting Teachers will use current newspaper articles and other material For the first time this year, the school is running a computer course, too The school will be also continuing the video course, which was very popular last year Benfield School has some new video equipment and the teachers know a lot about video
All this sounds like hard work! But there will be a lot of leisure activities too The school has arranged for students to use the sports center near the school in the afternoons and evenings, at greatly reduced prices And it has planned a lot of visits to places of interest There will be some special surprises for the students as well The school has organized a group visit to a television studio, as a suitable end to the video course Some students will be able to take flying lessons at the airport The school only takes between forty and fifty students at a time Although it is a small school, only a few of the students stay at the school itself, in one of two flats in the main building Most of the summer students will stay with families in the town
66 Some of the conversation classes will be held in groups of
Trang 10A 3 -5 B 5 C 7-8 D 17.
67 There will be new courses in
A reading and computers B reading and writing
C, video and computers D video and reading
68 Students can take part in sport at
A the school B the sports hall C the sports center D the school field
69 As a special surprise there will be
A a computer course B a trip to a place of interest
70 Some students may be able to
A make video films B give the other students a surprise
F STRUCTURES
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one.
71 If you are disappointed with an inexpensive bicycle, then save your money for a more expensive model
A You should save up to buy a more expensive bicycle if your inexpensive one disappoints you
B An inexpensive bicycle is disappointing, so buy an expensive one
C A more expensive bicycle saves you much money, so don't buy an inexpensive model
D You'd better buy an inexpensive bicycle to save more money
72 You should take regular exercises instead of sitting in front of the television all day
A Sitting in front of the television all day and taking exercises is advisable
B Don't take regular exercises, just sit in front of the television all day instead
C Sitting in front of the television all day helps you take regular exercises
D Taking regular exercises is better than sitting in front of the television all day
73 Who made you work so hard yesterday?
A Why did you work so hard yesterday ?B What made you work so hard yesterday?
C Who forced you to work so hard yesterday?D How could you work so hard yesterday?
74 Only with careful environmental planning can we protect the world in which we live
A Careful environmental planning protects the world we live in
B We can protect the world we live in only with careful environmental planning
C Protecting the world we live in, we plan the environment carefully
D Planning the environment carefully, we can protect the world in which we live
75 My brother and I dressed as quickly as we could, but we missed the school bus and were late for school today
A My brother and I were late for school because we dressed too quickly
B My brother and I dressed quickly but were late for school because we missed the school bus
C My brother and I missed the school bus so we were late for school
D My brother and I could dress quickly but could not be in time for school
76 Doing more than checking out books, the city librarian must help to plan puppet shows for children
A Checking out more books than puppet shows is what the city librarian must do
B The city librarian checks out books and puppets for children in the city
C Helping to plan puppet shows for children is the main duty of the city librarian, not checking out books
D The librarian must help to plan puppet shows for children in addition to checking out books
77 Cocaine will destroy more people and the environment as it spreads to other countries
A Cocaine spreads to other countries after destroying people and the environment
B Spreading to other countries, cocaine will destroy more people and environment
C Cocaine destroys more countries with people and environment
D Cocaine will spread to countries and destroy the environment
78 The clouds covered the moon so thickly that we couldn’t find our way back to the cottage
A We couldn't find our way back to the cottage because the clouds covered the moon thickly
B The clouds were too thick to find their way back to the cottage
C The moon was covered so thickly that it couldn't find the way out
D The way back to the cottage couldn't be found as the clouds were so thickly covered
79 Colour is an important facet of nature, influencing the life of almost every creature
A Influencing the life of almost every creature in nature, colour is important
B As important as every creature in nature, colour influences every facet of nature
C Colour, which is an important facet of nature, influences the life of almost every creature