THI KHẢO SÁT ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011 I. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the other. 1. A. definite B. audience C. entrance D. suppress 2. A. reference B. inference C. modernise D. redundancy 3. A. category B. electrify C. accompany D. inhabitant 4. A. emergency B. comparative C. dimensional D. overwhelming 5. A. destination B. analysis C. presidential D. economic II. Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence 6. I was on my own a lot when I grew up in London. A. free B. alone C. sick D. uncommitted 7. The project was rejected because of _______ funds. A. unavailable A. inconsiderable C. incomplete D. insufficient 8. The telephone rang and interrupted my _______ of thought. A. chain B. series C. line D. train 9. She went _______ a bad cold just before Christmas. A. over B. through C. in for D. down with 10. Several of my friends are ________ reporters. A. newspapers B. newspaper C. newspaper’s D newspapers’ 11. The customs officer opened the suitcase _______ if anything illegal was being brought into the country. A. seeing B. for seeing C. to see D see 12. He was always arguing with his colleagues, so eventually he was ____, but it was entirely his fault. A. resolved B. resigned C. retreated D. dismissed 13. It is sad how ______ some people are nowadays - they don't take a minute to think about anyone else except themselves. A. inconsiderate B. decent C. unwise D. inadequate 14. Unless you return the money immediately, you risk being charged _____ theft and getting into serious trouble. A. on B. with C. of D. for 15. We wondered who was going to pay for the ________ window. A. breaking B. break C. broke D. broken 16. . ………… further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers. A. Should B. Did C. Were D. Had 17. The English of this essay is too good. It……………by myself A. shouldn’t have been written B. can’t have been written C. mustn’t have been written D. may not have been written 18. Many of minerals near the earth’s surface exist in small …………… A. numbers B. amounts C. amount D. number 19. . Doctors usually have to study for at least seven years before becoming fully ………… A. tested B. examined C. qualified D. approved of 20. . ________ that she burst into tears. A. Such her anger B. So angry was she C. She was so anger D. Her anger was so 21. Is April twenty- first the day ________ ? -No, the twenty- second. A. you’ll arrive then B. when you’ll arrive C. on that you’ll arrive D. when you’ll arrive on 22. It would be lovely if the children could see and , _______ , touch the animals. A. eventually B. if possible C. at last D. finally 23. English is understood more _____ than any other languages. A. largely B. highly C. widely D. quickly 24. “More peas ?’’ - “_______”. A. My honor B. No, that’ll do. Thank you C. Help yourself to them D. No more available 25. Must I also include my official high school transcripts ? Yes. Remember that they __________ translated into English and certified by appropriate authorities. A. can be B. will be C. may be D. must be 26. : ____, 70 percent alcohol is more effective than 100 percent alcohol. A. An antiseptic used B. How an antiseptic is used C. When used as an antiseptic D. An antiseptic when used 27. Flooding in this region was the result of heavy rain. A. Flooding in this region was the cause of the heavy rain. B. Heavy rain causes flooding in this region. C. Heavy rain resulted in flooding in this region. D. Because of flooding in this region, there was heavy rain. 28. “ I am afraid to reschedule my lesson”. “_____________” A. Sure, for what time? B. OK, let me know if you change your mind. C. That’s great news. D. Math, please 29. “ Would you say you are a hard-working person” “_________” A. I suppose so B. I think work is important C. Don’t mention it D. So would I 30. “Would you mind sending those flowers to Mr. Carlos?” “_________” A. He wouldn’t mind B. No, I can handle it myself C. I would if I were you D. Sure, I’ll do it now 31. “______________” “ I am angry at Jake” A. Hi. How are you? B. Hi, where have you been? C. Hi, Carol. What time is it? D. Hi, what’s wrong? 32. Go to the cinema in the evening with me. Let me ask my parents _________________ permission. A. for B. about C. with D. to 33. _________ laughter is the best medicine . A. The B. An C. A D. x 34. “ 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 35. 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 III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that needs correcting. 36. It’s (A) worrying to think (B) what might happen if such weapons(C) felt into (D) the hands of fanatics. 37. (A) Weather and (B) geographical conditions may determine (C) the type of transportation (D) using in a region 38. In spite of (A) high unemployment, (B) a few British people (C) will accept jobs (D) as living-in Servants. 39. Most bacteria (A) have strong cell walls (B) much (C) like (D) that of the plants 40. (A) Before the combine harvester (B) had invented farmers (C) had to cut and thresh rice (D) by hand. IV. Read the passage and choose A, B, C, D for each of the following blanks SAVING ENERGY IN THE OFFICE The amount of energy consumed- and wasted- in commercial buildings in New Zealand is increasing all the time. The (41)______in numbers of items of electronic office equipment threatens to reach its maximum in New Zealand’s main business centres in the next ten years. Office staff leave equipment (42)_____on unnecessarily for a number of reasons. These include fear of ( 43 )__________the machine, (44 )_____of knowledge of the actual cost of running the machine, and just plain laziness. (45 )_____to control the energy usage of office equipment is wasteful, and can ( 46)_____to costs far higher than most managers, ( 47 )_______. The Energy Efficiency & ( 48 )_______Authority (EECA) is introducing twofold programme aimed at ( 49 )_____the $ 50m which is wasted every year in New Zealand’s offices. Office machines in New Zealand consume 370 GWH of energy per year, or about 1% of the country’s (50)______electricity consumption. 41 A. count B. growth C. result D. progress 42. A. remained B. stayed C. switched D. driven 43. A. offending B. damaging C. spoiling D. hurting 44. A. need B. want C. lack D. gap 45. A. Failure B. Prevention C. Neglect D. Loss 46. A. keep B. lead C. take D. come 47 A. explain B. realize C. decide D. produce 48. A. Convert B. Contract C. Conference D. Conservation 49 A. removing B. sparing C. controlling D. saving 50. A. whole B. all C. total D. same V. Reading comprehension: TEXT 1. We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade! Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning. In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers. Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced work; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal. Question 51: In the passage, the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ______. A. objective B. questioning C. critical D. approving Question 52: The words “held back” in 1 st paragraph means “______”. A. made to lag behind in study B. forced to study in lower classes C. prevented from advancing D. made to remain in the same classes Question 53: The author argues that a teacher’s chief concern should be the development of the pupils’ ______. A. total personality B. learning ability and communicative skills C. intellectual abilities D. personal and social skills Question 54: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Group work provides the pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers. B. Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning ability. C. Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others. D. Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities. Question 55: The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to ______. A. recommend pair work and group work classroom activities B. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class C. emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching D. offer advice on the proper use of the school library Question 56: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full. B. Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work. C. It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class. D. Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual abilities. Question 57: According to the passage, which of the following is an advantage of mixed-ability teaching? A. Pupils can be hindered from an all-round development. B. Formal class teaching is the important way to give the pupils essential skills such as those to be used in the library. C. A pupil can be at the bottom of a class. D. Pupils as individuals always have the opportunities to work on their own. Question 58: Which of the following statements can best summaries the main idea of the passage? A. The aim of education is to find out how to teach the bright and not-so-bright pupils. B. Children, in general, develop at different rates. C. Various ways of teaching should be encouraged in class. D. Bright children do benefit from mixed-class teaching. Question 59: According to the passage, “streaming pupils” _____. A. is the act of putting pupils into classes according to their academic abilities B. will help the pupils learn best C. aims at enriching both their knowledge and experience D. is quite discouraging Question 60: According to the author, mixed-ability teaching is more preferable because ______. A. it doesn’t have disadvantages as in streaming pupils B. children can learn to work with each other to solve personal problems C. formal class teaching is appropriate D. it aims at developing the children’s total personality TEXT 2 Walt Disney was born in 1901 in Chicago, but soon moved to a small farm near Marceline, Missouri. From this rural and rather humble beginning he later became one of the most famous and beloved motion- picture producers in history. Although he died in 1966, his name and artistic legacy continue to influence the lives of millions of people though out the world. After several years of barely making ends meet as a cartoon artist operating from his Los Angeles garage, Disney had his first success in 1928, with his release of a Mickey Mouse cartoon. Through out the next decade, he continued to produce a number of cartoons. , and develop more of his highly profitable and enduring creations, such as Donald Duck and Pluto. In the late 1930s, he issued full-length cartoon film Snow White became an instant commercial and critical success. This was only the first of many films, both animated and not, produced by Disney and his studio . But as renowned as Disney name is for cartoon and monies, it is probably best known for a string of spectacular amusement and theme parks. Starting with California’s Disneyland in 1955 and culminating with the fantastically successful Disney World and EPCOT Center in Florida, Disney became a household name . In recent years, the theme park concept became international, with openings in Toyo and Paris. With the continuing success of Disney, the creation of future theme park are under discussion. 61. Which of the following is the title for the passage? A. Walt Disney and his Legacy B. The history of Disney World and Disneyland. C. Walt Disney’s Boyhood Years D. Walt Disney and Animated Cartoons 62. The word “humble” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________ A. simple B. shy C. boring D. respectful 63 What is the author’s attitude toward the accomplishments of Walt Disney? A. critical B. approving C. ambivalent D. respectful 64. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. Disney’s first achieved success after his death. B. Mickey Mouse was Disney’s only cartoons creation. C. Snow White was the first full-length cartoon film. D. Disney’s first concern was always profitability. 65. In paragraph 2 “barely making ends meet’ in bold is closest in meaning to __________ A. trying new businesses B. producing only a few cartoons C. not making much money D. meeting personal failure 66. The word “enduring” in bold in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________ A. difficult B. suffering C. famous D. lasting 67. The word “renowned” in bold in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to __________ A. possessed B. talked about C. useful D. well- known 68. It can be inferred from the passage that________ A. Snow White was Disney’s most successful film. B. Disney created cartoon movies and “non cartoon” movies C. the Tokyo theme park is in financial difficulty D. the California theme park is now closed 69. The word “concept” in bold in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to __________ A. idea B. location C. birth D. demand 70. In future years it is most likely that___________ A . the remaining theme parks will also close B. Disney will produce only cartoons. C. the Paris theme park will become successful D. the Disney name will stay well known. VII. Choose the most suitable option to complete the sentence: 71 Returning to my room,_______. A. I found my watch disappeared B. the watch was missed C. my watch was missing D. I found my watch missing 72. It is essential ……… A that everyone to know what to do when there is a fire B for everyone who knows what to do in the event of fire C that everyone know what to do when there is fire D for everyone knowing what to do in the event of fire 73. Public television station are different from commercial station________ A. because they receive money differently and different types of shows B. for money and program types C. in the areas of funding and programming D. because the former receives money and has program differently from the latter 74. Manufacturers often sacrifice quality A. for a larger profit margin B. in place of to earn more money C. to gain more quantities of money D. and instead earn a bigger amount of profit 75. Automobile production in the United States A. have taken slumps and rises in recent years B. has been rather erratic recently C. has been erratically lately D. Are going up and down all the time VIII. Choose the sentence among A, B, C, D that is closest meaning to the original sentence . 76. He was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery. A. He received a six months sentence for his part in the robbery. B. He received a six-month sentence for his part in the robbery. C. For his participation in the robbery, he had been in prison for six months. D. For his participation in the robbery, a prison had been given to him for six months 77. Madeleine wears high heels to look taller. A. In order to look taller, Madeleine wears high heels B. So that to look taller, Madeleine wears high heels. C. Madeleine wants high heels to make her taller. D. Madeleine buys high heels to look taller. 78. He wasn't to blame for the accident. A. He was to blame for the accident. B. The accident was to his blame. C. He was not accused of the accident. D. The accident wasn't his fault 79. Success in the academic field depends on your number of qualifications. A. Your number of qualifications is a result of your success in academic field. B. You are successful in academic field, so you have more qualifications. C. The more success you are in academic field, the more qualifications you have. D. The more qualifications you have, the more successful you are in academic field 80 . My mother said “ Janet may have gone to the cinema” A. Janet was not allowed to go to the cinema B. Janet had certainly not gone to the cinema C. My mother knew Janet had gone to the cinema D. My mother wasn’t sure where Janet had gone . THI KHẢO SÁT ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011 I. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the other. 1. A in this region was the result of heavy rain. A. Flooding in this region was the cause of the heavy rain. B. Heavy rain causes flooding in this region. C. Heavy rain resulted in flooding in this. laughter is the best medicine . A. The B. An C. A D. x 34. “ 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