SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HẢI DƯƠNG ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC – CAO ĐẲNG TRƯỜNG THPT THANH HÀ NĂM 2011 Đề chính thức MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI D ( Đề thi có o5 trang) Thời gian làm bài:90 phút Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the world that differ from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions . Question 1: A. interference B. affectionate C. unattended D. differential Question 2: A. available B. estimate C. assembly D. canary Question 3: A. entrepreneur B. documentary C. entertainment D. unpolluted Question 4: A. effectiveness B. appropriate C. accountancy D. maintenance Question 5: A. industrious B. certificate C. curriculum D. circumstance Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 6: She was finding it difficult to stay …………during the meeting . A. awake B. waking C. wakened D. wakening Question 7: Although he felt ………… , he agreed to play tennis with me. A. exhaustion B. exhausted C. exhausting D exhaustive Question 8: So far, a variety of theories………….forward regarding the source of this sound . A. are being put B. were being put C. were putting D. have been put Question 9: Although John was not the person who caused the problem , everybody … him responsible for the consequences . A. led B. held C. kept D. took Question 10: If only they ……………… their tickets. I’ve got two spare ones . A. didn’t buy B. haven’t bought C. wouldn’t buy D. hadn’t bought Question 11: Sally’s rather pursue her studies ……… to look for a job. A. to start B. than start C. than to start D. than starting Question 12: The cause of the failure of the bank resulted …………many people losing their life- savings. A. from B. of C. in D. at Question 13: I asked for a bigger size because the jacket didn’t ………… me. A. suit B. fit C. match D. go with Question 14: With 35,000 people living on only 1.5 square kilometer of land , Monaco is the most ………… populated country in the world. A. solidly B. shortly C. hugely D. densely Question 15: We know that eating fruit as a snack is ……………healthier for us than eating chips , yet ……… of us actually do so. A. much/ most B. very/ most C. as / none D. much /few Question 16: Usually the more skilled an athlete ………… , the more effortless the athlete’s movements appear to be. A. what is B. that is C. that it is D. is Question 17: Cold temperature, short growing seasons, and heavy snows prevent ……….at high elevations. A. grow trees B. trees growth C. trees are growing D. the growth of trees Question 18: If she can make up such stories , she certainly a very …………girl. A. imaginary B. imaginable C. imaginative D. imagining Question 19: Hundreds of species of wild flowers have become extinct or rare ……… extensive land development. A. now that B. due to C. because D. for Question 20: Ninety………… the maximum length of time allowed for entrance exams to this school. A. minute is B. minutes are C. minute are D. minutes is Question 21: Mr. Brown usually drinks mineral water , but at this party he ………wine. A. drinks B. will drink C. has drunk D. is drinking Question 22: “Never say that again,……………” A. won’t you B. do you C. don’t you D. will you Question 23: “ Have you ……………this contract yet?” - “Not yet. I’ll try to read it this weekend” A. looked over B. looked into C. looked up D. looked out Question 24: “ I was simply ……… the evidence” the lawyer answered the judge. A. verify B. verifying C. verification D. verifiable Question 25: The employer gave all his workers extra time ………….holiday. A. off B. away C. up D. out Question 26: The black – billed cuckoo has been known to steal eggs ……….to other birds. A. belong B. which belongs C. which they belong D. belonging Question 27: The ground is wet . It ………….last night. A. must rain B. might have rained C. must have rained D. might rain Question 28: …………laughter is the best medicine . A. The B. An C. A D. x Question 29: -“ Do you want tea or coffee ?” “………… . I don’t mind” A. Both B. None C. Either D. Neither Question 30: The painting was beautiful. I stood there ……… it for a long time . A. for admiring B. being admired C. admire D. admiring Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 31 to 40. If you can’t roll a ball , you can play bowls. Everyone can play : young and old , men and women, the fit and the not so fit . It is the one outdoor game that (31)_______is a sport for all . What other sport can grandparents play on equal terms with their grandchildren? What other game is so simple that you could take it up today and be (32)_____ in the national championships tomorrow? Simple? Perhaps that’s not (33)______ word . There are bowls players in their thousands who will tell you that , although bows is a games that anyone can (34)_____. In five minutes , it takes a lifetime to master it. They are the people who have developed a passionate interest in the game . (35) ________ for outsiders , bowls is another world, and a strange and a puzzling one . They see a bowls game in (36)________ and wonder what is going on . What the players are trying to do is easy to explain. Their (37)_________ is to roll their bowls , called woods, as near as possible to the little white ball , called jack . If one of your bowls finishes nearer to the jack than your (38)______ you score one point and he or she scores nothing . If you have the two nearest , you score two , and (39)______ . The skill involved in rolling a bowls that weighs around 2 kilos across bout 40 meters so that it stops only a very short (40) ________ from the target is that as impressive as the skills required in other sports. Question 31: A. exactly B. really C. precisely D. accurately Question 32: A. competing B. entering C. getting D. going Question 33: A. right B. suitable C. genuine D. just Question 34: A. catch on B. see through C. find out D. pick up Question 35: A. Besides B. Unlike C. However D. Although Question 36: A. performance B. movement C. practice D. action Question 37: A. point B. attempt C. scheme D. aim Question 38: A. competitor’s B. opponent’s C. contestant’s D. opposer’s Question 39: A. further B. so on C. moreover D. as follows Question 40: A. distance B. extent C. range D. length Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 45. Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employee’s homes and offices . For employees whose jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports , the location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over the telephone lines , when the work is completed , employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers. A recent survey in USA today estimates that there are approximately 8.7 million telecommuters . But although the numbers are raising annually , the trend doesn’t appear to be as significant as predicted when Business Week published “ The Portable Executive” as its cover story few years ago. Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular? Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of many managers . These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in the large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least , system or managing them are not yet developed , thereby complicating the manager’s responsibilities. It is also true that the employees who are the option of the telecommuting are often reluctant to accept the opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group , and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration to advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting . Some people fell that even when a space in their home is set aside as a work are , they never really get away from the office. Question 41: With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned? A. The advantages of telecommuting B. An overview of telecommuting C. A definition of telecommuting D. The failure of telecommuting Question 42: How many American workers are involved in telecommuting? A. More than predicted in Business Week B. Fewer than last year C. More than 8 million D. Fewer than estimated in USA Today Question 43: The author mentions all of the followings as concerns of the telecommuters EXCEPT________. A. the opportunities of advancement B. the different system of supervision C. the lack of interaction with a group D. the fact that work space is in the home Question 44: The word “ resistance" in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by_____ . A. alteration B. opposition C. participation D. consideration Question 45 : The word “them” paragraph 2 refer to________. A. telecommuters B. executives C. systems D. responsibilities Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 46 to 55. For 150 years scientists have tried to determine the solar constant , the amount of solar energy that reaches the Earth . Yet, even in the most cloud- free regions of the planet , the solar constant cannot be measured precisely . Gas molecules and dust particles in the atmosphere absorb and scatter sunlight and prevent some wavelengths of the light from ever reaching the ground. With the advent of satellites , however, scientists have finally been able to measure the Sun’s output without being impeded by the Earth’s atmosphere . Solar Max, a satellite from the national Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) , has been measuring the Sun’s output since February 1984. Although a malfunction in the satellite’s control system limited its observation for a few years, the satellite was repaired in orbit by astronauts from the space shuttle in 1984 . Max’s observations indicate that the solar constant is not really constant after all. The satellite’s instruments have detected frequent , small variations in the Sun’s energy output , generally amounting to no more than 0.05 percent of the Sun’s mean energy output and lasting from a few days to a few weeks . Scientists believe these fluctuations coincide with the appearance and disappearance of large groups of sunspots on the Sun’s disk . Sunspots are relatively dark regions on the Sun’s surface that have strong magnetic fields and a temperature about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than the rest of the Sun’s surface . Particularly large fluctuations in the solar constant have coincided with the sightings of the large sunspot groups. In 1980, for example, Solar Max’s instruments, registered a 0.3 percent drop in the solar energy reaching the Earth. At the same time a sunspot group covered about 0.6 percent of the solar disk, an area 20 times larger than the Earth’s surface. Long- term variations in the solar constant are more difficult to determine . Although Solar Max’s data have indicated a slow and steady decline in the Sun’s output, some scientists have thought that the satellite’s aging detectors might have become less sensitive over the years, thus falsely indicating a drop in the solar constant . This possibility was dismissed , however , by comparison Solar Max’s observations with data from a similar instrument operating on NASA’s Nimbus 7 weather satellite since 1978. Question 46: What does this passage mainly discuss? A. The launching of weather satellite B. The components of the Earth’s atmosphere C. The measurement of variations in the solar constant D. The interaction of sunlight and air pollution Question 47: What does the author mention “ gas” and “dust” paragraph 1 ? A. They magnify the solar constant. B. They are found it varying concentrations. C. Scientific equipment is ruined by gas and dust. D. The interfere with accurate measurement of the solar constant. Question 48: Why is not impossible to measures the solar constant accurately without a satellite? A. The Earth is too far from the sun. B. Some areas on Earth receive more solar energy than others. C. There are not enough sunlight during the day. D. The Earth’s atmosphere interfere with the sunlight. Question 49: The word “ scatter” in paragraph 1 is closest meaning to______. A. disperse B. capture C. transform D. hit Question 50: The word “ its” in paragraph 2 refers to ________. A. malfunction B. atmosphere C. satellite D. orbit Question 51: The word “detected” in paragraph 3 is closest meaning to __________ . A. estimated B. disregarded C. registered D. predicted Question 52:: According to the passage, scientists believe variations in the solar constant are related to ________. A . sunspot activity B. unusual weather patterns C. increased the level of dust D. fluctuations in the Earth’s temperature Question 53: Why did scientists think that Solar Max might be giving unreliable information? A. Solar Max did not work for the first few years. B. The space shuttle could not fix Solar Max’s instruments. C. Solar Max’s instruments were getting old. D. Nimbus 7 interfered with Solar Max’s detectors. Question 54: The phrase “This possibility” in the last paragraph refers to the likelihood that the ___________. A. solar constant has declined B. Nimbus 7 satellite is older than Solar Max C. solar constant cannot be measured D. instruments are providing inaccurate data. Question 55: The attempt to describe the solar constant can be best described as______. A. an ongoing research effort B. an issue that has been resolved C. a question that can never be answer D. historically interesting, but irrelevant to contemporary concerns. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 56 to 65. In the 1960s the women’s liberation movement (56)_______ suddenly into the public consciousness and quickly grew into (57)________ largest social movement in the history of the United States . Women’s liberation movement was a continuation of the 19 th century women’s right movement. The movement ‘s major (58)______has included not only legal , economic, and political gains(59)________ also has changed the ways in which people live, dress, dream of their future, (60)______a living. About health , for example , many male physicians and hospital have made major improvements in the (61) _________ of women; more and more women have become doctors and succeeded (62)_________ their medical research such as breast cancer, which affect many women , now receive better funding and treatment , thanks to women’s(63)_________ . Feminists have insisted that violence against women become a political issue . The women’s liberation movement has also made changes in education: curricular and(64)______have been written to promote equal opportunity for girls and women; more and more female students are admitted to universities and professional schools. The women’s liberation movement brought about a radical change in society (65)_______it took a decade for the movement to reach women’s awareness. Question 56: A. dated B. originate C. introduced D. burst Question 57: A. a B. an C. the D. x Question 58: A. achievement B. civilization C. status D. power Question 59: A. with B. either C. and D. but Question 60: A. put B. make C. get D. take Question 61: A. vote B. employment C. position D. treatment Question 62: A. in B. to C. for D. with Question 63: A. role B. limit C. efforts D. ability Question 64: A. textbooks B. novels C. picture books D. magazines Question 65: A. because B. if only C. as D. although Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined pat that need correction. Question 66: Millions of people have attended the Olympic Games and more one million people A B throughout the world watch it on TV. C D Question 67: Playing sports will do well to you . A B C D Question 68: They remained sadly even though I tried to cheer them up. A B C D Question 69: By the time of dinosaurs, turtles have already developed the hard shell into which their A B C heads and legs could be drawn . D Question 70: James Watt , his invention of steam engine is famous all over the world , is a Scottish A B C D scientist. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to complete the sentences . Question 71: Bryce Canyon is 56 square miles of badlands, towering pinnacles, and ……………. . A. it has eroded forms that are grotesque B. forming grotesque erosion C. there are grotesque forms of erosion D. grotesque eroded form Question 72: The shrinking range poses ………… to Africa’s elephants. A. a graver threat that is long term B. the gravest long – term threat C. long tem the gravest threat D. a long – term threat gravest Question 73: …………in astronomy , the discovery of Uranus was by accident . A. It was like many finds B. Like many finds C. Alike many finds D. Many alike finds Question 74: ………… , the condor in Peru is threatened by the rapid encroachment of human . A. As isolated as its few remaining habitats may be B. As its few remaining isolated habitats may be C. May its few remaining habitats be as isolated D. Its few remaining habitats may be as isolated Question 75: The stories show how ………… humans have been trying to live in harmony with nature. A. during the earliest times B. that the earliest times C. from the earliest times D. because earliest times Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that has the same meaning as the original sentence . Question 76: I couldn’t hardly concentrate fully because of the noise from the machine. A. The machine was noisy, that made me unable to concentrate fully. B. The noise machine stopped me to concentrate fully. C. The noise machine prevented my concentrate fully. D. The noise from the machine made it hard for me to concentrate fully . Question 77: This is a non smoking area. A. This area is not smoking. B. You can’t possibly smoke in this area. C. You are not allowed to smoke in this area . D. You are not allowed smoking in this area . Question 78: The next door neighbor is a singer and he often comes homes very late at night. A. The next door neighbor , a singer , used to come home very late at night . B. As a singer, the next door neighbor can come home very late at night . C. The next door neighbor who is a singer often comes home very late at night. D. The next door neighbor often comes home very late at night is a singer. Question 79: Miss Brown was known to be in New York in 1978. A. In 1978 Miss Brown wished to live in New York. B. Miss Brown was quite famous in New York in 1978. C. In 1978 New York was well known to Miss Brown. D. It is a fact that Miss Brown was in New York in 1978. Question 80: In the hope of finding the money they didn’t call the police. A . They found the money , so there was no need to call the police. B. They thought they might find the money , so the police weren’t call. C. They knew they would find the money , so they didn’t call the police. D. If they found the money or not , they wouldn’t call the police. The end . SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HẢI DƯƠNG ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC – CAO ĐẲNG TRƯỜNG THPT THANH HÀ NĂM 2011 Đề chính thức MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI D ( Đề thi có o5 trang) Thời gian làm bài:90 phút. 77: This is a non smoking area. A. This area is not smoking. B. You can’t possibly smoke in this area. C. You are not allowed to smoke in this area . D. You are not allowed smoking in this. you B. do you C. don’t you D. will you Question 23: “ Have you ……………this contract yet?” - “Not yet. I’ll try to read it this weekend” A. looked over B. looked into C. looked up D. looked