LUYỆN THI ANH VĂN TN- ĐH NĂM 2011 – ĐỀ 11 I/ Pronunciation: * Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other in the same line 1/ A. comprise B. across C. hummock D. society 2/ A. south B. north C. smooth D. growth 3/ A.lake B. plant C. made D. later 4/ A.feasible B. season C. east D. great 5/ A. ocean B. bicycle C. circle D. center 6/ A. plants B. trees C. seasons D. camels 7/ A. named B. planted C. remained D. entered 8/ A. desert B. crest C. stretch D. dune * Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest in each group. 9/ A. desert B. camel C. gazelle D. jackal 10/ A. separate B. crocodile C. banana D. mystery II/ Grammar: * Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1/ I thought he made an expedition across the Sahara desert. __________, I have recently heard he didn’t. A. Therefore B. However C. So D. As a result 2/ The traffic was heavy, ______________ we arrived late for the meeting. A. because B. so C. but D. as 3/ He asked her to marry him, ____________ she didn’t want to. A. since B. so C. but D. though 4/ He want to go on holiday. _________________, he did not have enough money. A. However B. Therefore C. Despite D. While 5/ Tom didn’t study hard last semester. ______________, he failed the final test. A. Nevertheless B. Therefore C. However D. Moreover 6/ Jack sold his motorbike, ____________ he could pay for a holiday. A. so that B. and C. but D. or else 7/ It was raining. _____________, we would have taken the children to the beach. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Whereas 8/ The desert is very hot and dry, _____________________. A. so few plants and animals live there. B. therefore few plants and animals live there. C. however few plants and animals live there. D. but few plants and animals live there so. 9/ He stayed up so late last night, _____________________. A. however he got up very early this morning B. but he got up very early this morning C. and so he got up very early this morning D. therefore he got up very early this morning 10/ John had a headache and a pain in his chest; _________________________. A. so that, he didn’t go to college yesterday C. but and, he didn’t go to college yesterday B. however, he didn’t go to college yesterday D. therefore, he didn’t go to college yesterday 11/ My brother had a lot of studying to do; ______________________. A. so he went to a movie C. but he went to a movie B. however, he went to a movie D. therefore, he went to a movie 12/ To the north of Nullabor Plain _______________________. A. the Great Victoria Desert stretches C. streches the Great Victoria Deserts B. does the Great Victoria Desert stretch D. does stretch the Great Victoria Desert 13/ Hurry up _________________ you will miss the train. A. if B. unless C. or D. and 14/ __________________ than 25 centimetres of rain falls in a desert each year. A. Few B. More C. Less D. Fewer 15/ There are no clouds to keep the heat, ______________ the weather in the desert is very hot. A. and B. so C. but D. yet * There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes. 16/ Yesterday it started to rain heavily, but he went out without a raincoat however. A B C D 17/ We were tired after a long walk; therefore so that, we went to bed early. A B C D 18/ I admired your bravery. Therefore, I didn’t agree with it. A B C D 19/ She works during the weekends, so she can earn some extra money therefore. A B C D 20/ I turned on the ceiling fan; although, it is still hot in here. A B C D III/ Vocabulary: 1/ They spent three months ______________ the Great Victoria Desert. A. settling B. invading C. exploring D. cycling 2/ Was the desert named _________ Simpson in 1929? A. for B. after C. with D. on 3/ Hummock grasses ______________ in loose sand on the crest. A. grow B. raise C. plant D. increase 4/ There are different types of _____________ in the Simpson Desert. A. camels B. hills C. lakes D. dunes 5/ The hottest daytime temperatures have _______________ 58 o C in Australia’s Simpson Desert. A. raised B. increased C. reached D. come 6/ In the _______________ in the deserts, grass, trees, food, and other things can be grown and people can set up permanent homes. A. islands B. oases C. cities D. sand dunes 7/ It’s necessary to bring a _____________ along on expeditions across the deserts. A. cell phone B. computer C. compass D. camers 8/ Because of the arid land and dry climate not many kinds of trees and animals __________ in a desert. A. exist B. grow C. see D. remain 9. Making _______________ across a big desert is both risky and dangerous. A. a voyage B.a pinic C. an expedition D. an excursion 10. Some deserts are ________________ while the others are rocky or snowy. A. oily B. muddy C. sandy D. watery IV/ Reading: * Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question. The camel can go without water for a long time. Some people think it stores water in its hump. This is not true. It stores food in its hump. The camel’s body changes the food into fat. Then it stores the fat in its hump. It cannot store the fat all over its body. Fat all over an animal’s body keeps the animal warm. Camels live in the desert. They do not want to be warm during the day. The desert is very hot. The camel gets hotter and hotter during tha day. It stores this heat in its body because the nights are cool. The Arabian camel has one hump. The Bactrian camel of Central Asia has two humps. It also has long, thick hair because the winters are cold in Central Asia. There is a lot of sand in the desert. The camel has long eyelashes. Then sand cannot go into the camel’s eyes. Arabic has about 150 words to describe a camel. Arabs need all these words because the camel is very important to them. 1/ The camel can go without ________________ for a long time. A. food B. fat C. water D. heat 2/ The camel stores _________________ in its humps. A. water B. food C. heat D. hair 3/ Long ________________ keep sand out of the camel’s eyes. A. eyelashes B. thick hair C. humps D. ears 4/ The Bactrian camel has long thick hair because _________________. A. it lives in a hot desert B. it stores fat in its hump C. winters are cold in Central Asia D. the sand gets in its eyes 5/ Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Fat keeps the animal warm B. it is cool in the desert during the night C. There is a lot of sand in the desert D. All kinds of the camel have two humps * Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank. The Sahara is the world’s largest hot desert and the world’s second largest desert _______(6)______ Antarctica. At over 9,000,000 square kilometres, it ______(7)_________ most parts of Northern Africa; an area stretching from the Red Sea, _______(8)_______parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean. To the south, it is delimited __________(9)__________ the Sahel, a belt of semi-arid tropical savanna separating _______(10)_______ Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa. 6/ A.behind B.before C.between D.after 7/ A.includes B.covers C.occupies D.gains 8/ A. including B. to include C. includes D. included 9/ A.at B.by C.for D.in 10/ A.a B.an C.the D.0 V/ Writing: * Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one. 1/ In spite of doing well in the contest, Jane didn’t win. A. Jane did well in the contest, but she didn’t win B. B. Jane didn’t win because she did well in the contest C. Jane did well in the contest.Therefore, she didn’t win D.Jane did well in the contest. However, she didn’t win 2/ He talked ver fast. I couldn’t understand him A. He talked very fast, so I couldn’t understand him B. A. He talked very fast. However, I couldn’t understand him C. He couldn’t understand him, but he talked very fast D. I couldn’t understand him. Therfore, he talked very fast 3/ Despite his intelligence, he couldn’t solve the math puzzle A. He couldn’t solve the math puzzle, so he was intelligent B. He was intelligent, but he couldn’t solve the math puzzle C. He couldn’t solve the math puzzle. However, he was intelligent D. He was intelligent. Therefore, he couldn’t solve the math puzzle 4/ Mary got wet because she didn’t have an umbrella. A. Mary didn’t have an umbrella. However, she got wet B. Although Mary got wet, so she didn’t have an umbrella C. Mary didn’t have an umbrella. Therefore, she got wet D. Mary got wet, but didn’t have an umbrella. 5/ Although I told the truth, no one believed me. A. No one believed me, so I told the truth. B. Despite I told the truth, but no one believed me C. Though I told the truth; therefore, no one believed me D. I told the truth; however, one one believed me * Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that means the same as the sentence printed before it. 6/ “Don’t forget to tell me about the Sahara Desert,” she told me. → She reminded me _______________________________________ 7/ This is his first visit to the Simpson Desert in Australia. → He is ___________________________________________________ 8/ He rang her as soon as he returned from the excursion to the Sahara Desert. → No sooner had ____________________________________ 9/ The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age. →The man was too ______________________________________ 10/ “Why don’t you report to the class what you have read about deserts?” the teacher asked Nam. →The teachet wanted to know why _____________________________________ HỌC THUỘC LÒNG TỪ VỰNG VÀ NGỮ PHÁP Vocabulary Pronunciation Meanings Notes Desert(n) /’dez∂t/ Sa mạc Stretch(n) /stretS/ Dải Sandy(n) /’sændi/ Có cát, đầy cát Expedition(n) /ekspe’diSn/ Cuộc, đoàn thám hiểm Dune(n) /dju:n/ Đụn cát Sloping(adj) /sl∂upin/ Dốc Hummock(n) /h m∂k/ Gò đất Cactus(n) /kækt∂s/ Cây xương rồng Camel(n) /kæml/ Lạc đà - take (took/taken) camels across the desert: vượt sa mạc bằng lạc đà - travel along the border of: đi dọc theo biên giới - lie between: nằm ở giữa Connectives Meanings Usage SO Vì vậy Chỉ kết quả Liên từ THEREFORE Do đó Chỉ kết quả Trạng từ BUT Nhưng Chỉ sự tương phản Liên từ HOWEVER Tuy nhiên Chỉ sự tương phản Trạng từ AND Và BECAUSE Bởi vì Chỉ lý do Liên từ OR Hoặc Chỉ sử lựa chọn Ta có thể thay: But = yet, still Or = otherwise Both…………… and (cả hai………….và) Not only …………… but also (không những………… mà còn) Either……………….or (hoặc…………… hoặc) Neither……………….nor (hoặc không…………… hoặc không) . LUYỆN THI ANH VĂN TN- ĐH NĂM 2 011 – ĐỀ 11 I/ Pronunciation: * Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced. however he got up very early this morning B. but he got up very early this morning C. and so he got up very early this morning D. therefore he got up very early this morning 10/ John had a. for each question. The camel can go without water for a long time. Some people think it stores water in its hump. This is not true. It stores food in its hump. The camel’s body changes the food