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ĐỀ LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC - TEST 4 Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. 1. A. brain B. blame C. campaign D. any d 2. A. equivalent B. compete C. yield D. lease a 3. A. mechanize B. enterprise C. security D. upset c 4. A. slum B. accuse C. unemployment D. tough b 5. A. graduate B. judge C. suggest D. Chinese d Circle the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three. 6. A. accuse B. compete C. plateau D. income d 7. A. equivalent B. unemployment C. industrial D. security b 8. A. millennium B. congratulate C. drastically D. promotional c 9. A. television B. graduation C. competition D. corporation a 10. A. mechanize B. concentrate C. enormous D. centralize c Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. ( b, b, c, d, b ) 11. To make a prediction about extinction we need understanding the process that can contribute to it. 12. Expressions and the gestures that go with it tell us more about the subject of a photograph than anything else. 13. In the early twentieth century, Bob Tisdall became famous by the winning four events in two hours in a university athletics competition. 14. Everyone agrees that the environment must be protecting. 15. Smoking has been made illegally in public places in some countries. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. 16. As soon as we break ………………for the summer holidays, our parents are taking us to the highland. A. down B. up C. into D. for 17. There is a suspension bridge over ……………… at Dartford. A. the Thames B. Thames River C. River Thames D. Thames 18. I came ………………the necklace when I tidied the room. Does it belong ……………… you? A. up/ with B. out / to C. across/ with D. across/ to 19. Harry would have paid …………… for the car if the salesman ……………, because he really like it. A. twice as much as / had insisted B. twice more / insisted C. twice as many / had insisted D. twice / insisted 20. Charity for the Aged is mainly staffed by ……workers. A. free B. voluntary C. willing D. unsolicited 21. Fred says that his present job does not provide him with enough ……………for his organizing ability. A. space B. scope C. capacity D. range 22. Would you like me to …………… you another slice of chicken? A. shave B. slash C. peel D. carve 23. The shop assistant said he would check to see if he had any more copies of the book in …………… A. surplus B. supply C. store D. stock 24. Children who are praised for their work are always ……………… on to do better. A. encouraged B. approved C. inspired D. spurred 25. Some intriguing new facts ……………… to light during the course of the investigation. A. brought B. came C. turned D. made 26. He was fined …………………parking near a pedestrian crossing. A. for B. by C. with D. at 27. Beauty is only ……………… deep. A. heart B. mind C. skin D. blood 28. The soybean, a plant native to China and Japan, has become ………………in the United States farming community. A. one of the most popular crops B. as one of most popular crops C. only of the most popular crops D. one popular crops most are in 29. A construction kit consists of parts that can be ……………… A. together they are fitted B. together are fitted C. fitted together D. that when fitted together 30. The Swedish scientists………………to people who have done something important to help humankind. A. awarding money Alfred B. Nobel to be left B. Alfred B. Nobel left money to be awarded C. Alfred B. Nobel left to be awarded money D. left money to be awarded to Alfred B. Nobel 31. Of all the endangered South American birds, the jacana has been ……………… A. difficult the most to protect B. protected the most difficult C. to protect the most difficult D. the most difficult to protect 32. In the first few months of life, an infant learns how to lift its head, how to smile, and ……… A. how its parents to recognize B. to be recognizing its parents C. how to recognize its parents D. the recognizing of its parents 33. ………………, Luxor did not reach preeminence until about 2000 B.C.E. A. Many centuries earlier it as founded B. Although founded many centuries earlier C. The city founded centuries earlier D. Founding the city centuries earlier 34. Declared an endangered species in the Untied States, ……………… A. people have gathered the ginseng root almost to the point of extinction. B. the near extinction of the ginseng root is due to excessive gathering. C. the ginseng root has been gathered almost to the point of extinction. D. gathering the ginseng root almost to the point of extinction 35. Deep in the Rio Bec area of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula ……………… A. does a 1,250 year-old pyramid lie B. lies a 1,250-year-old pyramid C. a 1,250year-old pyramid lie D. is a 1,250-year-old pyramid lying 36. The children were completely fascinated……… a. on the story the teacher told them b. by the teacher told the story c. on the story telling them by the teacher d. by the story the teacher told them. 37. Wild animals are……… almost everywhere. a. serious threatened b. serious threaten c. seriously threaten d. seriously threatened 38. … you tell me the price of these shoes, please? a. Ought b. May c. Do d. Could 39. Cuba is…….sugar growing areas in the world. a. one of the largest b. one of the larger c. one of largest d. largest 40. If I were you, I………him as my nephew. a. will have treated b. am treating c. would treat d. will treat Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the given one in italics. 41. David seems really ill at ease in front of all those people. A. David feels uncomfortable in front of all those people. B. David is easy to ill because of all those people. C. David is ill because he stands in front of all those people. D. David feels comfortable in front of all those people. 42. Hardly are appeals allowed against the council’s decision. A. The council always allows appeals against its decision. B. It’s too hard for the council to allow appeals against its decision. C. The council rarely allows appeals against its decision. D. Allowing appeals against its decisions is not good. 43. They arrived too late to get good seats. A. They had to stand for the whole show. B. Although they were late they found some good seats. C. They got good seats some time after they arrived. D. When they arrived the good seats were already taken. 44. After the very salty food we had, we were all dying of thirst. A. We were very thirsty after having the very salty food. B. We all died because we were too thirsty. C. The food was not salty enough for us to have D. We all died because there was not enough food. 45. Nothing but the whole story would satisfy Tim. A. Tim wouldn’t be satisfied with anything. B. Tim insisted on being told the complete story. C. On the whole, Tim was satisfied with the story. D. Tim wanted to know just the end of the story. Choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage. Health and fitness are not just for young people. They are for anyone willing to accept the (41)______ for a good diet and (42)______ exercise. With age, there is a tendency to feel that the body is no longer able to (43)______. Aches and pains are (43)______ normal. Instead of pushing the body to do (45)_______, activities become limited. Yet examples after examples have shown us that older people can – and should – be (46)______. Men and women in their sixties have run in marathons, races of more than twenty-six miles. Some professional athletes stay (47)______ into their forties and fifties. For most people, simple activities like walking and swimming are all that is needed to stay in (48)______. It’s important to include exercise in your daily routine. In the winter, (49)______ push-ups, sit-ups, and other indoor exercises. Of course, such exercises will be of little use (50)______ you follow them with soda and chips. 46. A. discipline B. ruling C. strictness D. regulation 47. A. regular B. useful C. much D. little 48. A. run B. malfunction C. operate D. perform 49. A. believed B. thought C. made D. considered 50. A. weaker B. more C. greater D. faster 51. A. eager B. active C. bold D. passive 52. A. passive B. competitive C. equal D. comparative 53. A. need B. form C. contact D. shape 54. A. make B. get C. work D. do 55. A. although B. unless C. if D. otherwise Although some groups of people have always lived outdoors in tents, camping as we know it today only began to be __(51)__ about 50 years ago. The increase in the use of cars and improvements in camping __ (52) __ have allowed more people to travel longer __(53)__ into the countryside and to stay there in greater comfort. Many campers like to be __(54)__ themselves in quiet areas, so they __(55)__ their tent and food and walk or cycle into the forests or the mountains. Others, preferring to be near people, drive to a public or privately-owned campsite __(56)__ has up-to-date facilities, __(57)__ hot showers and swimming pools. Whether campers are __(58)__ in the mountains or on a busy site, they should remember to __(59) __ the area clean and tidy. In the forests, they must put out any fires and keep food hidden to avoid attracting __(60)__ animals. 56. A. famous B. popular C. favorite D. current 57. A. tools B. baggage C. equipment D. property 58. A. ways B. directions C. voyages D. distances 59. A. on B. by C. at D. of 60. A. take B. make C. pick D. do 61. A. where B. who C. which D. when 62. A. such B. like C. as D. just 63. A. lonely B. single C. separate D. alone 64. A. remain B. stay C. leave D. let 65. A. wild B. natural C. loose D. free Read the passage and choose the best answer. What are the keys to career success? Our background? Our education? Maybe. But they only affect our careers; they by no means guarantee success. If there is any guarantee of success, and that is questionable, it is through one's own intrinsic qualities, one's own hard work5 and a constant re-assessment of one's goals. A recent study in the US showed that something between 10 and 20% of the Harvard College Class of 1958 have lost their jobs in the past ten years. So, not only the best education but also the best10 possible social background cannot guarantee career success. If these people, mainly men, had not believed their background was an insurance to success in life, and if they had searched for ways to make new and better-quality contributions to their work, they15 wouldn't now be out of work. Anyone can succeed, and anyone can fail, and in terms of one's career this is very important to recognize. As long as one has goals and one takes action to achieve these goals, then one can be said to be following a successful career strategy. 66. Which of the following would be a suitable title for the passage? A Career Success B Background and Education C The Guarantee of Success D Our Intrinsic Qualities 67. As used in line 4 the word "intrinsic" means A financial B hard-working. C basic. D physical. 68. What does the author imply the reason is why the Harvard graduates lost their jobs? A Their lack of insurance. B Failure to work hard. C Bad luck. D Failure to improve their own abilities. 69. What is the way to a successful career strategy? A Good education B Having goals. C Good background. D Hard work. 70. What is the author's attitude to having a good education? A It cannot guarantee career success. B It is better than changing one's goals. C It is better than having a good background. D It is a good insurance to life and work. The air above our head is becoming cleaner. A breath of fresh air has been running right round the planet for the past five years. The planet is apparently purging itself of pollution. Paul Novell of the University of Colorado, the co- author of a report on this phenomenon says, “It seems as if the planet’s own cleansing service has suddenly got a new lease of life. Suddenly, there are a lot of changes going on up there.” Estimates of the death toll from urban smog have been steadily rising, so the new cleaner trend could have significant consequences for life expectancy in cities as well as for the planet itself. The sudden and unexpected reversal of several decades of worsening pollution extends from the air in city streets to the remotest mid-Pacific Ocean and Antarctica. Among the pollutants which have begun to disappear from the atmosphere are carbon monoxide, from car exhaust and burning rain forests, and methane from the guts of cattle, paddy fields, and gas fields. Even carbon dioxide, the main gas behind global warming, has fallen slightly. There are two theories about why pollution is disappearing. First, that there is less pollution to start with due to laws to cut down urban smog and acid rain starting to have global impact. Second, that the planet may be becoming more efficient at leaning up. The main planetary lean-up agent is a chemical called hydroxyl. It is present throughout the atmosphere in tiny quantities and removes most pollutants from the air by oxidizing them. The amount of hydroxyl in the air had fallen by a quarter in the 1980s. Now, it may be revising for two reasons: ironically, because the ozone hole has expanded, letting in more ultraviolet radiation into the lower atmosphere, where it manufactures hydroxyl. Then the stricter controls on vehicle exhausts in America and Europe may have cut global carbon monoxide emissions, thereby allowing more hydroxyl to clean up other pollutants. 71. What is the main topic of the passage? A. The decreasing pollution of the atmosphere. B. The changing pollutants in the atmosphere. C. Hydroxyl’s influence on the atmosphere. D. The oxygenation of the atmosphere. 72. The word “purging” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____. A. Destroying B. refining C. filtering D. riding 73. According to the passage, life expectancy partly depends on people having ____. A. access to details about atmospheric pollution B. recommendations from university research C. improvement in atmospheric conditions D. changes in their lifestyle 74. The word “toll” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _____. A. cost B. count C. damage D. loss 75. What does the author suggest is the main cause of pollution reduction? A.Less impact from burning forests. B. smaller number of cars. C. curtailment of chemicals. D. Fewer cattle and gas fields. 76. The word “It” in paragraph 5 refers to _____. A.urban smog B. a clean-up agent C. acid rain D. the ozone hole 77. It can be inferred from the passage that the cleansing of the planet is _____. A. inexplicable B. confusing C. surprising D. predictable 78. Based on information in the passage, all of the following information referring to hydroxyl is true except _____. A. The reduction in the ozone layer is beneficial to hydroxyl. B. Oxidization of pollutants is carried out by hydroxyl. C. There is difficulty in destroying carbon dioxide by hydroxyl. D. Ultraviolet radiation increases production of hydroxyl. 79. The word “reviving” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _____. A. reappearing B. refreshing C. reproducing D. repeating 80. The passage supports which of the following conclusions? A. The decrease of methane has enabled ultraviolet radiation to enter the atmosphere. B. An expansion in hydroxyl has enlarged the ozone hole. C. The reduction in carbon dioxide had produced a cleaner atmosphere. D. The beneficial effect of hydroxyl has aided the cleansing process. . ĐỀ LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC - TEST 4 Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other. Yucatan Peninsula ……………… A. does a 1,250 year-old pyramid lie B. lies a 1,250-year-old pyramid C. a 1,250year-old pyramid lie D. is a 1,250-year-old pyramid lying 36. The children were completely. already taken. 44 . After the very salty food we had, we were all dying of thirst. A. We were very thirsty after having the very salty food. B. We all died because we were too thirsty. C. The