ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC BÀI THỨ 4 MÔN TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài : 90 phút Đề thi gồm có 80 câu I. Mark A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose main stress differs from the rest. 1 A. apparent B. fantastic C. interest D. consider 2 A. community B. experience C. continental D. convenient 3 A. influence B. injury C. inherit D. interest 4 A. tolerate B. tendency C. property D. employment 5 A. cafeteria B. opportunity C. individual D. environmental II. Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to the following questions. 6. When all the students ______________, the professor began his lecture. A. sat B. were sitting C. seated D. were seated 7. The size of the audience, ___________ we had expected, was over two thousand. A. which B. that C. as D. what 8. How much did he ______ you for repairing your bicycle ? A. cost B. take C. charge D. collect 9. Having ________ the table, Mrs. Roger called the family for supper. A. spread B. laid C. set D. left 10. The robber was described by the witness ______ tall and about 25. A. like B. of C. as D. such as 11. I got soaked to the _______ in the rain last night. A. skin B. head C. leg D. heart 12. Jump in the car. There’s enough ______ for you. A. room B. place C. space D. chair 13. “Your parents must be proud of your result at school.” - ________________ “ A. Sorry to hear that B. Of course C. I’m glad you like it D. Thanks. It’s certainly encouraging. 14. The bus was so late reaching the station that I _________ missed the train. A. almost B. already C. soon D. mostly 15. The telephone rang and interrupted my __________ of thought. A. train B. chain C. series D. ranges 16. You are late again! Please, try to be _____________ in future. A. accurate B. efficient C. punctual D. reliable 17. It took me 10 years to _________ enough money to travel around the country. A. .set out B. put away C. put by D. save aside 18. Because of rapid technology progress, the computers made today will be _________ in five years’ time. A. outdate B. extinct C. retired D. obsolete 19. ________ I post that letter for you on my way to work ? A. Do B. Shall C. Would D. Will 20. It was not easy to understand her __________ to the situation. A. feelings B. conduct C. outlook D. reaction 21. Some fish can survive in salt water, ______ other species can live only in fresh water. A. where B. as long as C. whereas D. since 22. It is time every student _________work harder for the coming exam A. work B. works C. must work D. worked 23. It was cold and wet. _________ Bob put on his swimming suit and went to the beach. A. Although B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Nevertheless 24. Instead of being excited about the good news, Ted seemed to be ____________. A. ignorant B. indifferent C. unlikely D. unexpected 25. The only people she looks ____ to are her parents. A. after B. for C. at D. up 26. They forgot about ___________ them to join us for lunch. A. us to ask B. us asking C. we asking D. our asking 27. A few of ___________ are planning to ride to the countryside this weekend. A. we boys B. us boys C. boys we D. boys us 28. Doctors advise people who are _______ in Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables. A. short B. lacking C. deficient D. poor 29. The spring is usually mild, though we sometimes get a cold ______ at the beginning of the year. A. wave B. stream C. spell D. term 30. Why don’t you join us on the sightseeing tour ? A. I’m afraid so B. Don’t mention it. C. Another time, perhaps. D. Please do it for me 31. We couldn’t __________ him by telephone because we had lost his phone number. A. approach B. reach C. address D. access 32. Time will ________ whether you made the right choice or not. A. see B. say C. speak D. tell 33. “I think the youth are enthusiastic but inexperienced”. – “ ____________________ “ A. There’s no doubt about it B. Are you kidding me? C. It’s nice of you to say so D. Let’s not think of it 34. The cake is gone and Peter was out during this morning. He______________ eaten it. A. shouldn’t have B. mustn’t have C. mightn’t have D. can’t have 35 There is no need to change your clothes. You can go out ______ you are. A. like B. as C. alike D. such as III. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 36 to 45. Health is something we tend to (36) _______ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (37) _________ of it. But illness can come, even (38) _______ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (39) ______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago, (40) _________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (41) _____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discov ery spread, the world became (42) ______ safer for children. The result is that (43) _________ a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (44) _______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (45) ________. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today. 36. A. forget B. ignore C. give up D. throw away 37. A. awake B. keen C. aware D. concerned 38. A. if B. so C. when D. while 39. A. how B. what C. which D. when 40. A. therefore B. however C. although D. moreover 41. A. reason B. origin C. source D. cause 42. A. more B. much C. very D. quite 43. A. where B. when C. why D. whereas 44. A. desire B. hope C. want D. expect 45. A. speed up B. advance C. accelerate D. run IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction. 46. Since vitamins are contained in a variety of food, people rarely lack of most of them A B C D 47. We borrowed some sugar from a neighbor of us, as we didn’t have enough sugar to serve all the A B C D Guests 48. I would rather do any job now than to be out of work. A B C D 49. You keep wearing a hat while you are in the concert hall. Why don’t you take off it A B C D 50. We borrowed some sugar from a neighbor of us, as we didn’t have enough sugar to serve all the guests A B C D V. Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 51 to 60. 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 cleaning 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 warning, 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 a global impact. Second, that the planet may be becoming more efficient at cleaning up. The main planetary clean-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 has fallen by a quarter in 1980s. Now it may be reviving 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 vehicles exhaust in America and Europe may have cut global carbon monoxide emission, thereby allowing more hydroxyl to clean up other pollutants. 51. What is the main topic of the passage? A. The decreasing pollution of the atmosphere. B. The oxygenation of the atmosphere. C. The changing pollutants in the atmosphere. D. Hydroxyl’s influence on the atmosphere 52. The word “purging” in line 2 is closest in meaning to A. destroying. B. refining. C. filtering. D. ridding. 53. According to the passage, life expectancy partly depends on people having A. recommendations from university research. B. access to details about atmosphere. C. improvement in atmosphere conditions. D. changes in their lifestyle. 54. The word “toll” in line 6 could best be replaced by A. costs. B. count. C. damage. D. loss. 55. What does the author suggest is the main cause of pollution reduction? A. Less impact from burning forest. B. A smaller number of cars. C. A curtailment of chemicals. D. Fewer cattle and gas field. 56. The word “it” in line 16 refers to A. urban smog. B. a clean-up agent. C. acid rain. D. the ozone hole. 57. It can be inferred from the passage that the cleansing of the planet is A. inexplicable B. confusing C. surprising D. predictable 58. The word “reviving” in line 18 is closest in meaning to A. reappearing B. refreshing C. reproducing D. repeating 59. 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. 60. The passage supports which of the following conclusion? 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 has produced a cleaner atmosphere. D. The beneficial effect of hydroxyl has aided the cleaning process. VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following question 61. The realization that I had made a serious mistake came later. A. I had made a serious mistake came later than the realization. B. I wish I had had the realization before I made a serious mistake. C. Only later did I realize that I had made a serious mistake. D. I regret making a serious mistake without the realization. 62. Only if you work hard now can you have the chance of success. A. The chance of success depends on your working hard now. B. Work hard now unless you have the chance of success. C. Hard-working as you are, you will hardly have the chance of success. D. Not until you work hard will the chance of success come. 63. I am sure that they didn’t go out in that weather. A. They didn’t go out in such weather is sure. B. They didn’t go out in that weather, it is sure. C. They can’t have gone out in that weather. D. I’m sure they going out in that weather was impossible. 64. Everyone was surprised to see John left the party early. A. John’s leaving the party early made everyone surprising. B. Surprisingly, John left the party early. C. What made everyone surprised was that John‘s early leaving. D. To everyone’s surprise, John left the party early. 65. Only if you work hard now can you have the chance of success. A. The chance of success depends on your working hard now. B. Work hard now unless you have the chance of success. C. Hard-working as you are, you will hardly have the chance of success. D. Not until you work hard will the chance of success come. 66. It was his lack of confidence that surprised me. A. He surprised me by his lack of confidence. B. What surprised me was his lack of confidence. C. That his lack of confidence surprised me. D. That he lacked of confidence surprised me. 67. As he gets older, he wants to travel less. A. As soon as he wants to travel less, he gets older. B. The less he wants to travel, the older he gets. C. The more old age he gets, the less he wants to travel. D. The older he gets, the less he wants to travel. 68. She only felt relaxed after a few months working for him. A. She used to feel relaxed working for him a few months. B. A few months ago, she didn’t find it relaxed working for him. C. Only after a few months working for him did she feel relaxed. D. It was not until a few months working for him did she feel relaxed. 69. Everyone expected her to win the tournament, but she didn’t. A. Unlike everyone expected, she didn’t win the tournament B. Everyone was unexpected when she won the tournament. C. Contrary to everyone’s expectation, she lost the tournament. D. To everyone’s expectation, she won the tournament. 70. I am sure that they didn’t go out in that weather. A. They didn’t go out in such weather is sure. B. They didn’t go out in that weather, it is sure. C. They can’t have gone out in that weather. D. I’m sure they going out in that weather was impossible. VII. Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 71 to 80. There are desert plants which survive the dry season in the form of inactive seeds. There are also desert insects which survive as inactive larvae or pupae. In addition, difficult as it is to believe, there are desert fish which can survive through years of drought in the form of inactive eggs. These are shrimps that live in the Mojave Desert, an intensely dry region in the southwest of the United States where shade temperature of over 50 o C are often recorded. The eggs are the size and have the appearance of grain of sand. When sufficient spring rain falls to form a lake, once every two to five years, these eggs hatch. Then the water soon swarms with millions of shrimps about a millimeter long which feed on microscopic plant and animal organisms which grow in temporary desert lake. Within a week, the shrimps grow from their original 1 millimeter to a length of about 1 and a half centimeters. Throughout the time that shrimps are rapidly maturing, the water in the lake equally rapidly evaporates. Therefore, it is a race against time. By the twelfth day, when they are about 3 centimeters long, hundreds of tiny eggs form on the underbodies of the females. Usually, by this time, all that remains of the lake is a large, muddy patch of wet soil. On the thirteenth day and the next, during the final hours of their brief lives, the females lay their eggs in the mud. Then having ensured that their species will survive, the shrimps die as the last of the water evaporates. If sufficient rain falls the following years to form another lake, the eggs hatch, and once again the cycle of growth, adulthood, egg-laying, and death is rapidly passed through. If there is insufficient rain falls to form a lake, the eggs lie dormant for a year, or even longer if necessary. Occasionally, perhaps twice in a hundred year, sufficient rain falls to form a deep lake that lasts a month or more. In this case, the species pass through two cycles of growth, egg-laying and death. Thus the species multiplies considerably, which further ensures its survival. 71. The word “form” in line 1 is closest in meaning to _____ A. style B. shape C. nature D. design 72. The author compares inactive eggs to _____ A. shrimps B. sand C. larvae D. seeds 73. The word “These” in line 3 refers to _______ A. plants B. eggs C. insects D. fish 74. According to the passage, the eggs originate ___________ A. in the land B. on the female C. in the mud D. in the lake 75. From the passage, it can be inferred that the Mojave Desert is unusual because ____________ A. it is hot even in the shade. B. rain rarely falls there. C. it shelters inactive life. D. very little survives there. 76. The word “swarms” in line 7 could best be replaced by ___________ A. abounds B. grows C. crowds D. supports 77. According to the passage, approximately how long does a shrimp live? A. a week B. 12 days C. 13 days D. 14 days plus 78. The word “dormant” in line 19 is closest in meaning to _________ A. dead B. asleep C. passive D. empty 79. What does the author mean by the phrase “a race against time” in the third paragraph? A. The shrimps are in intense condition to reproduce. B. The shrimps must reproduce before the waters recede. C. The shrimps do not have enough time to reproduce. D. Deaths occur before the shrimps can reproduce. 80. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. The effects of drought in the desert. B. The life span of fish eggs in desert condition. C. The survival of insects in a desert climate. D. The importance of deep lakes in the desert. THIS IS THE END OF THE TEST Giáo viên ra đề thi : NGUYỄN TẤN MỸ TRUNG TÂM LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC QSC-45 92, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, phường Đakao, quận 1, TP. HCM . ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC BÀI THỨ 4 MÔN TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài : 90 phút Đề thi gồm có 80 câu I. 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