ĐỀ LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC - TEST 3 Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. 1. A. climber B. written C. tiny D. crisis b 2. A. counter B. southern C. flourish D. country a 3. A. consult B. result C. reduce D. instruct c 4. A. nature B. nation C. century D. question b 5. A. ancient B. social C. ocean D. recent d Circle the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three. 6. A. influence B. hurricane C. oasis D. consequence c 7. A. humanity B. concentration C. emergency D. phenomenon b 8. A. manager B. director C. professor D. reporter a 9. A. museum B. government C. reference D. continent a 10. A. climatic B. collective C. abundant D. regional d Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 11. As a stranger at the party, I stood alone for some time, then walked over to an interesting-looking person and introduce myself. 12. I had to drive to the factory to pick up my brother, who’s car wouldn’t start. 13. My grandfather, who is a wise man, has greatly influenced on my life. 14. It is hoping that all present day communicable diseases will be conquered some day. 15. What we know about certain diseases are still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading easily among the population. 16. Thailand topped the standings ……………… more silver medals. A. by virtue of B. as C. as a result D. thanks for 17. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building ……………. A. sent faithfully flowers all weeks to the cemetery B. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully C. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week D. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers. 18. Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked for ……………… A. another pants B. others pants C. the others pants D. another pair 19. The committee has met and ……………… A. they have reached a decision B. it has formulated themselves some opinions C. its decision was reached at D. it has reached a decision 20. Alfred Adams has not ……………… A. lived lonelynessly in times previous B. never before lived sole C. ever lived alone before D. before lived without the company of his friends 21. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; ……………… A. he should study last night B. he should have studied last night C. he must have studied last night D. he must had to study last night 22. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because ……………… A. he must to teach a class B. he will be teaching a class C. of he will teach a class D. he will have teaching a class 23. Having been served lunch, ……………… A. the problem was discussed by the members of the committee. B. the committee members discussed the problem C. it was discussed by the committee members the problem D. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee. 24. Florida has not yet ratified the amendment, and ……………… A. several other sates hasn’t either. B. neither has some of the others states C. some other states also have not either. D. neither have several other states 25. The chairman requested that ……………… A. the members studied more carefully the problem B. the problem was more carefulnessly studied C. with more carefulness the problem could be studied D. the members study the problem carefully. 26. California relies heavily on income from fruit crops, and ……………… A. Florida also B. Florida too C. Florida is as well D. so does Florida 27. The professor said that ……………… A. the students can turn over their reports on the Monday. B. the reports on Monday could be received from the students by him. C. the students could hand in their report on Monday D. the students will on Monday the reports turn in 28. This year will be difficult for this organization because ……………. A. they have less money and volunteers than they had last year B. it has less money and fewer volunteers than it had last year C. the last year it did not have as few and little volunteers and money D. there are fewer and volunteers that in that last year there were 29. The teachers have had some problems deciding …………………. A. when to the students they shall return the final papers B. when are they going to return to the students the final papers C. when the should return the final papers to the students D. the time when the final papers they should return for the students 30. She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests; however, …………… A. she hadn’t many sugar B. there was not a great amount of the sugar C. she did not have much sugar D. she was lacking in amount of the sugar. 31. There has not been a great response to the sale, …………………? A. does there B. hasn’t there C. hasn’t it D. has there 32. I will communicate with you as soon as I have any news. a. have connection b. be related c. be interested in d. get in touch 33. If the air is polluted, it is…… a. diseased b. contaminated c. infectious d. pure 34. The interviewer asked me to……one of their application forms. a. fill up b. fill out c. fill in d. fill down 35. … areas are not densely populated. a. urban b. empty c. rural d. fertile 36. Jogging helps people lose weight. a. become weightless b. become lighter, like it c. become underweight d. become thinner 37. …… means keeping safe from harm and danger. a. preserve b. recycle c. pollute d. discharge 38. I only had a day to visit all the tourist ……there. a. attract b. attractive c. attractively d. attractions 39. In the last few years, this area has become heavily……… a. industrialized b. industrial c. industrious d. industry 40. Please come in. Make……at home. a.yourself b. you c. myself d. me 41. This is the place………I met her 5 years ago. a. when b. where c. whom d. which 42. Life here is too expensive. I don’t know… to get for food. a. why b. how c. what d. where 43. Parents often…….their children. a. outrun b. outlive c. overdo d. underestimate 44. Your serious condition requires…… a. surgeon b. surgery c. surgical d. surgical knife 45. Birthmarks, one almost untreatable, are a mass of blood vessels. a. unhealthy b. uncountable c. unacceptable d. incurable Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the given one in italics. 1. I think Bob has forgotten the whole event. A. The whole event is no longer mentioned. B. Bob appears to have forgotten the whole event. C. Bob must forget the whole event. D. Nothing about the event is worth remembering. 2. I’m sorry you have not been appointed to the post. A. You are no longer considered doing the job. B. I’m sorry you have no appointment to the post. C. You cannot do the job disappointedly. D. I regret to say you have not been successful in your application. 3. Only customers with coupons may use the service. A. The service is available for coupons only. B. The service is restricted to customers in possession of coupons. C. Only rich customers can use the service. D. Only customers with coupons are serviced here. 4. Mary was not a confident person, and that was why she was so shy. A. Mary’s shyness was due to her lack of confidence. B. Mary was neither confident nor shy C. Mary’s shyness and confidence were not the same. D. Mary was both confident and shy 5. He will always regret not accepting the opportunity to go to university. A. He wanted to go to university as an opportunity to accept knowledge. B. He turned down the opportunity to go to university and never feels sorry for it. C. He will always wish that he hadn’t turned down the opportunity to go to university. D. The opportunity to go to university was not for him. It was a Monday morning in the office and, as usual, everyone was busy sorting through their mail before starting work. The other staff had (1)…that Nicky, one of the computer operators, had been ( 2) … rather miserable recently and they wondered what might have happened to make her so ( 3) …. Suddenly Nicky accidentally …( 4) … over a cup of coffee. As she was clearing up the mess, the girl sitting next to her happened to glance at Nicky’s right hand. There was a large swelling at the ( 5) ………. “What on earth have you ……( 6) to yourself? Does it …( 7) ……?” asked the girl. “Yes, it does. I think I’ve ……( 8) it using the computer,” replied Nicky. “I think you’d better go and let the doctor …( 9)…it,” said the girl. “Let’s hope there’s no permanent …( 10 )…to your hand,” 1. A. recognized B. realized C. noticed D. identified 2. A. appearing B. seeming C. pretending D. looking 3. A. sick B. bored C. unintended D. depressed 4. A. kicked B. punched C. hit D. knocked 5. A. wrist B. elbow C. knee D. ankle 6. A. made B. done C. happened D. brought 7. A. harm B. hurt C. disturb D. upset 8. A. injured B. ruined C. spoiled D. destroyed 9. A. check B. inspect C. examine D. investigate 10. A. pain B. destruction C. damage D. suffering We’ve just come back exhausted after a two-week holiday in France. We were really stupid, on the last day we drove non-stop from Marseille to Calais- we should have …( 11) ……our journey in Lyon or Paris. As if that wasn’t enough…( 12) …., the sea was so rough in the English Channel that the …( 13) …… took three hours instead of one holiday in Italy. It sounds marvelous – the cost of the flight, the hotel and all our meals are ……( 14) …in the price. While we’re in Rome we’ll be going on a guided …( 15) …… of the Colosseum. The last time I was in Italy, I was on a business ……( 16) … - I can’t say I saw many of the famous tourist ………( 17) …on that occasion. 11. A. stopped B. paused C. broken D. interrupted 12. A. expedition B. crossing C. cruise D. passage 13. A. party B. package C. overall D. inclusive 14. A. included B. involved C. contained D. combined 15. A. view B. tour C. sightseeing D. trip 16. A. trip B. journey C. excursion D. travel 17. A. views B. sights C. scenes D. visits I came to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write but it was many months before I settled down happily in this Himalayan community. I wasted a lot of time looking for the typical village. Yet no such thing exists. Conditions vary too widely. But the villages I stayed in had much in common- poverty, dirt, ignorance. Often the villagers themselves were puzzled, suspicious. Why had I come? I had put aside my work as a political journalist because my ideas had changed. I had come to believe that what was happening in the Third World was more important than anything else. But to understand how three-quarters of the world’s people live, and how their future might affect ours, I felt that I first had to try and share their way of life. In the end I chose a mountain village because it was a little cooler than those in the plains. I took the bus from town along a bumpy road. Then came a rough walk down a steep path to the river. After this I began the climb into the hills. Whenever I stopped to catch my breath, there was a magnificent view. After several hours’ walk the village came into view. 18. After the writer had arrived in India A. he spent a year writing about the place he lived in. B. he took quite a long time finding a suitable place to live. C. he spent years looking for a certain village. D. he lived in a Himalayan community for many months. 19. While looking for a “typical” village the writer found A. he was searching for the impossible. B. all the villages were exactly the same. C. the villagers made him feel confused. D. the villagers asked him a lot of questions. 20. Before coming to India the writer A. had been a successful politician. B. had made a decision to do no more work. C. had been dismissed from his job. D. had written articles for publication. 21. The writer decided to change his way of life because A. he no longer found his work interesting. B. he wanted to live a peaceful life in the countryside. C. he wanted to find out more about the Third World. D. he thought living in a small community would be rewarding. 22. The village the writer finally chose to live in A. was situated at the end of a bumpy road. B. had a better climate than those in the plains. C. was a short walk from the river. D. had a magnificent view of the river. A recent investigation by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey shows that strange animal behavior might help predict earthquakes. Investigators found such occurrences within a ten kilometer radius of the epicenter of a fairly recent quake. Some birds screeched and flew about wildly; dogs yelped and ran around uncontrollably. Scientists believe that animals can perceive environmental changes several hours or even days before mishap. Animals were noted as being restless for several weeks before a Tashkent, Uzbekistan, earthquake. An hour before the disaster, domestic animals refused to go indoors, and dogs howled and barked furiously. In 1960, an earthquake struck Agadir in Morocco. Survivors recall that stray animals, including dogs, were seen streaming out of town before the earthquake. In s safari zoo near San Francisco, llamas would not eat the evening before a 1979 quake, and they ran around wildly all night. Unusual animal behavior preceding earthquakes has been noted for centuries. British Admiral Robert Fitzroy reported huge flocks of screaming seabirds over Concepcion, Chile, in 1835. An hour and a half later, dogs were seen fleeing, and ten minutes later the town was destroyed. Similar stories of chickens running around in apparent states of panic, horse trembling, and dogs barking incessantly were recorded throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by survivors of earthquake destruction in India, Yugoslavia, Peru, Mexico, and the United States. In 1976, after monitoring bizarre animal behavior, the Chinese predicted a devastating earthquake. Although hundreds of thousands of people were killed, the government was able to evacuate million of other people and thus keep the death toll at a lower level. 23. What prediction may be made by observing animal behavior? A. An impending earthquake B. The number of people who will die C. The ten kilometer radius from the epicenter D. The fact that an earthquake has occurred 24. The author implies that animals are aware of an impending earthquake because A. of their superior intelligence B. they are certain instinctive abilities to perceive that humans do not process C. they are generally closer to the epicenter than the human observers D. they react to other animal behavior. 25. The word “evacuate” is closest in meaning to A. remove B. exile C. destroy D. emaciate 26. All of the following statements are true except A. some animals may be able to sense an approaching earthquake B. by observing animal behavior scientists perhaps can predict earthquakes C. the Chinese have successfully predicted an earthquake ad saved many lives D. only dogs and horses seem to process the special perception that allows them to predict earthquakes. 27. The word ‘epicenter” is nearest in meaning to A. stratosphere B. contour C. periphery D. core 28. The passage implies that if scientist can accurately predict earthquakes, there will be A. fewer animals going crazy B. a lower death rate C. fewer people evacuated D. fewer environmental changes 29. The word “devastating” means most nearly the same as A. destructive B. voracious C. intense D. forthcoming 30. The main idea of this passage is that A. earthquakes can be prevented by observing animal behavior B. scientists can interpret animal behavior C. observing animal behavior can help people prepare for earthquakes D. people need to prepare animals for earthquakes . ĐỀ LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC - TEST 3 Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other. b. be related c. be interested in d. get in touch 33 . If the air is polluted, it is…… a. diseased b. contaminated c. infectious d. pure 34 . The interviewer asked me to……one of their application. lighter, like it c. become underweight d. become thinner 37 . …… means keeping safe from harm and danger. a. preserve b. recycle c. pollute d. discharge 38 . I only had a day to visit all the tourist