TRUNG TÂM LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC CHẤT LƯUỢNG CAO QSC-45 ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC 2011 (ĐỀ SỐ 9) 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 each of the following questions. 6. Where can I get a good rate of ________ for my money ? A. deposit B. interest C. capital D. credit 7. I’d rather you ________ for me here. A. wait B. to wait C. waiting D. waited 8. It’s a little late. By the time you get to the theater, the play __________ . A. finishes B. will finish C. has finished D. will have finished 9. No matter how often I explain it to him, he doesn’t seem to ______________. A. put it through B. take it in C. put it on D. come up with 10. When we arrived in Paris, it was _________ down with rain. A. falling B. pouring C. dropping D. running 11. He would like to offer a big _________ to anyone who finds his missing girl. A. prize B. reward C. present D. award 12. The little puppy turned out to be the ______ survivor of the plane crash. A. single B. lonely C. alone D. sole 13. I cannot stay up late at night. I prefer ___________ early. A. turning on B. turning up C. turning in D. turning out 14. She _____ for lost time by studying at weekends. A. got up B. set about C. made up D. put in 15. I couldn’t see what she was doing. It was so dark down there. A. make up B. make out C. make for D. make from 16. He is an honest man. You can rely on him to do a good job. A. take in B. count on C. base on D. put up with 17. I _____________ at the meeting, the others didn’t come. A. turned in B. turned up C. turned down D. turned on 18. I have two sisters, _______________ are going to college. A. who both B. them both C. both of them D. both of whom 19. We rarely have our luggage _______________ by porters. A. carry B. to carry C. to be carried D. carried 20. Everyone can join our club, _____________ age and sex. A. instead of B. in case of C. in place of D. regardless of 21. He has a big house and an expensive car, not to _________ a villa in Dalat. A. infer B. refer C. mention D. discuss 22. The discovery was a major _________ for research workers. A. progress B. advancement C. breakthrough D. success 23. The examination was by no __________ easy, and I doubted if I have passed it. A. way B. case C. means D. road 24. I was at a ______ to understand what the speaker was talking about. A. loss B. fuss C. failure D. miss 25. Because of the rapid technological progress, computers being made today will be ________ in five years’ time. A. outdone B. extinct C. retired D. obsolete 26. ____ for a few apples left on the trees, the deer have eaten everything in our garden. A. But B. Apart C. Besides D. Except 27. At the canteen, my friend ordered lemonade and I did ________. A. likely B. likewise C. similar D. alike 28. I felt over while I was riding and my sister had to _______ a doctor. A. call on B. bring C. take D. fetch 29. _____________________ appear, they are really much larger than the Earth. A. As the small stars B. The stars as small C. Despite of the small stars D. Small as the stars 30. After running up the stairs, I was ________ breath. A. without B. out of C. no D. away from 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 31 to 40. When the first white men came to America, they found vast amount of natural resources of tremendous value. Forests cover a large part of the nation, later gas, oil and minerals were found in unbelievable amounts. There was a great abundance of very fertile soil. Forests, prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife So vast were these resources that it seemed that they could never be used up. So forests were destroyed to make way for farmland. Grassland and prairies were plowed and harrowed. Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to supply a young industrial nation. Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies. Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and sport. Within a short time, the results were obvious. Floods caused millions of dollars worth of damage yearly. The very fertile soil washed away or blew up in great clouds. The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs of depletion. Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from factories. Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish. Several species of birds disappeared, and some mammals seemed on the verge of going. Future timber shortages were predicted. In short, Americans soon became to realize that some sorts of conservation program must be set up, if future as well as present Americans were to share in the resources that are the heritage of every American. 31. The title that best expresses the main theme or subject of this selection is _________ A. What the first white men found in America B. The loss of top soil. C. The cause of timber shortage. D. The story of America’s natural resources. 32. It seemed to the early American settlers that __________________ A. fertile soil was scarce B. the natural resources were inexhaustible C. forests should not be cut D. there was a shortage of minerals. 33. The use of America’s natural resources by the early settlers was _________________ A. careless B. scientific C. unbelievable D. predicted 34. Much of the fertile soil of America has ____________ A. sunk deep into the earth B. been covered by lakes C. been eroded by wind and water D. become the scene of factories. 35. One reason why many of rivers were no longer suitable living places for fish is that A. too many fish have been caught B. a conservation program has been set up C. floods have caused much damage D. factories have dumped waste into rivers 36. According to the passage, all of the following are true, EXCEPT A. The early Americans settlers used a lot of minerals and oil. B. They killed animals for food and sport C. They grew different kinds of plants in prairies. D. They grew and harrowed grasslands and prairies. 37. The word “abounded with” in line 3 could best be replaced by A. were profitable in B. were abundant in C. were covered with D. were filled with 38. A. The word “silt” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to A. dust B. soil C. mud D. land 39. Some species of birds and mammals seemed ________________ A. to be killed B. to die C. to become extinct D. to be slaughtered 40. Americans soon realized that ___________________ A. they should stop killing animals for food. B. they must give up exploiting minerals C. they shouldn’t reclaim the land D. they must establish a conservation program IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 41 to 50. Cell phones have been popular in Japan (41)_______ the early of 1990s. The age of cell phone has emerged, but with it come problems. Cell phones are used on buses and trains, in restaurants, and in all areas of life. They cause problems when they ring (42)_______ meetings, concerts, weddings, or even funerals. What’s more? People speak loudly in public, and students read and text messages during lessons. Now, something is being (43)________ to solve these problems. In many places, new technology is being used to (44)_____ cell phone calls. Airline passengers are (45)________ to stop using cell phones while on board. Concert halls ask their (46)________ to switch their phones to the silent (47)______. However, phone users fear that if they do not answer their phones, they will (48)_______ valuable business (49)____________. That’s why many people do not turn off their phones (50)______ when they are asked to. 41. A. from B. at C. since D. in 42. A. in B. at C. with D. during 43. A. taken B. done C. made D. got 44. A. block B. lock C. stop D. pause 45. A. requested B. forced C. caused D. ordered 46. A. viewers B. audience C. spectators D. watchers 47. A. way B. mode C. method D. scene 48. A. lose B. miss C. pass D. go 49. A. occasions B. chances C. opportunities D. times 50. A. even B. also C. just D. only V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction. 51. What I told her a few days ago were not the solutions to most of her problems. A B C D 52. My sister has written, asking if we can put up her for a few days while she is in HCM city. A B C D 53. Prediction of earthquakes remains inexactly, but general predictions can be made after A B C monitoring magnetic changes. D 54. Most doctors agree that it is not good for patients to lay in bed without exercising. A B C D 55. The computer software industry is one of the most competitive markets in today’ s A B C technological advanced society. D VI Mark the letter A, B, C or D to complete each of the following questions. 56. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class ; ______________________. A. he should study hard last night. B. he should have studied hard last night C. he must have studied hard last night. D. he must had to study hard last night. 57. When attempting to reach his home before the storm, ______________________. A. the bicycle of John broke down. B. John had an accident on his bicycle. C. it happened that John’s bike broke down. D. John’s bicycle had broken down. 58. She wanted to serve some coffee to her guests ; however, ____________________. A. she hadn’t many sugar. B. there was not a great amount of sugar. C. she was lacking in amount of sugar. D. she did not have much sugar. 59. The salary of a bus driver is much higher _________________________. A. in comparison with a teacher. B. than a teacher C. to compare as a teacher D. than that of a teacher 60. ___________________________, he would have come to class on time. A. Had Mike got up earlier B. If Mike was able to get up early C. If Mike could get up early D. Unless Mike had got up early VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 61 to 70. Western people rely on technical and mechanical solutions in everything they do. Refrigerators preserve their food, washing machines clean their underwear and computers are supposed to solve all their problems. When they are ill, they rely on surgeon’s knife. If their hearts are running down, then they must be repaired; if they cannot be repaired, they should be replaced, just as an old car sometimes gets a new engine. But up to now, we have had a shortage of donors to give their hearts : to keep one person alive, another donor had to die. Nowadays there are more and more talks about using monkeys. Every monkey has a near-human heart, and human have always been over careful in respecting the life and well-being as other animals. This includes the life and well-being of other humans. Therefore in the early years of the 21 st century - I was told - the mass killing of monkeys may occur. We will need to use their heart for human consumption. Monkeys, on the whole, are happier creatures than their near relatives, Homo Sapiens, or man. They know fear, of course, and they face real danger, but they are more intelligent than us. They create no unnecessary dangers for themselves, they run no business, chase no money, and unimpressed by gold - that utterly useless metal, they do not care at all about hell or evil spirits. I have a vague feeling that it is not monkey’s heart that we ought to implant in ourselves but monkey’s brains. 61. According to the author, westerners believe health problems can be solved by A. spending more money on scientific research. B. taking more precautions. C. using technical or mechanical methods. D. increasing the number of doctors. 62. The phrase “ running down “ is similar in meaning to A. going away B. deteriorating C. decaying D. letting down 63. The problem with heart transplants has been that A. artificial hearts do not work very well. B. there are not usually enough donors. C. some of the heart donors are too old. D. many people die after the operations. 64. Monkeys’ heart are supposed to be used in transplanting in human body because ___________ A. man doesn’t consider animal life is as important as that of man. B. they know fear and they are intelligent. C. their heats are nearly similar to those of human. D. monkeys are abundant in forests. 65. The author suggests that _________________ A. human being will return to more nature lifestyles. B. we are wrong to think of ourselves as cleverer than monkeys. C. monkeys would be better at running the world than humans. D. scientists should work out how to do brain transplants. 66. The main point the author is making is that humans _______________ A. make life more complex than it needs to be. B. have no right to make use of other animals. C. should worry less about growing old. D. are similar in many ways to monkeys. 67. The author was told that the mass killing of monkey may occur in the 21 st century because ___ A. science may transform monkey’s heart into human heart. B. the lack of donors and monkey’s heart may be the alternative. C. the lack of animal’s meat for human consumption. D. monkeys are no longer necessary in forests. 68. The author suggests we should implant monkey’s brain in ourselves instead of its heart because A. he thinks it is the cheapest way to implant. B. monkeys do not know at all about hell or evil spirits. C. they can learn everything more quickly than humans. D. they are unconcerned about material gain as humans do. 69. The word “ unimpressive “ in the last paragraph is similar in meaning to ________ A. uncomfortable B. unimportant C. dissatisfied D. indifferent 70. The author says that monkeys __________________ A. live in a relatively safe world in the jungle. B. are not capable of logic thinking. C. are not able to feel emotions like fear. D. are usually more content than humans. VIII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 71. The only thing that prevented the passing of the bill was the death of the Prime Minister. A. The death of the Prime Minister was the reason why the bill was prevented passing. B. Had it not been for the death of the Prime Minister, the bill would have been passed. C. But for the Prime Minister died, the bill wouldn’t be prevented from passing. D. Preventing the passing of the bill was that the Prime Minister’s death. 72. I gave Ted the message but he had already known about it. A. Ted refused to take the message I gave him. B. I had hardly given Ted the message when he knew about it. C. I needn’t have given Ted the message. D. I must have given Ted the message, but he didn’t know about it. 73. His last letter to me was written ten years ago. A. I haven’t heard from him for ten years. B. He didn’t write to me for ten years. C. Hs didn’t keep touch with me ten years before. D. I lost touch with him ten years before. 74. It was his overeating that caused his heart attack. A. If he didn’t eat too much, he wouldn’t get heart attack. B. Unless his overeating, he wouldn’t have had heart attack. C. But for his overeating, he wouldn’t have had heart attack. D. Without his overeating, he wouldn’t have heart attack. 75. We suggested a lot of things but were all rejected. A. Everything that we suggested were all rejected. B. Everything we suggested was all rejected. C. All the things that we suggested was rejected D. All of the things we suggested was rejected. 76. They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them. A. So fierce a dog did they had that nobody would visit them. B. So fierce was their dog that nobody would visit them. C. Their dog was fierce enough for anybody to visit them. D. If their dog weren’t fierce, somebody would visit them. 77. They were so surprised by the news that they didn’t know what to do. A. Surprisingly, they didn’t know what to do about the B. The news was surprised them what to do. C. It was such surprising news that they didn’t know what to do D. It was such a surprising news that they didn’t know what to do. 78. Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another. A. Scarcely had I solved one problem when I was faced with another. B. Hardly had I solved one problem when I was faced with another. C. No sooner had I solved one problem than I was faced with another. D. All are correct. 79. I am sure it wasn’t Mrs. Brown you saw yesterday because she had gone abroad. A. It was not surely that Mrs. Brown you saw yesterday. B. It can’t have been Mrs. Brown you saw yesterday. C. You must have made mistake Mrs. Brown with someone else. D. It mustn’t have been Mrs. Brown you saw yesterday. 80. I only recognized him when he came into the light. A. Only when I recognized him, he came into the light. B. It wasn’t until he came into the light that I recognized him C. Not until he came into the light I did recognize him D. I did not recognize him even when he came into the light. Giáo viên ra đề thi : NGUYỄN TẤN MỸ TRUNG TÂM LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC CHẤT LƯÔNG CAO QSC-45 Số 92, đường NGUYỄN ĐÌNH CHIỂU, phường ĐAKAO, quận 1, TP, HCM . TRUNG TÂM LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC CHẤT LƯUỢNG CAO QSC-45 ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC 2011 (ĐỀ SỐ 9) Thời gian làm bài :90 phút ĐỀ THI GỒM CÓ 80 CÂU I. Mark A,B,C or D to indicate. recognize him even when he came into the light. Giáo viên ra đề thi : NGUYỄN TẤN MỸ TRUNG TÂM LUYỆN THI ĐẠI HỌC CHẤT LƯÔNG CAO QSC-45 Số 92, đường NGUYỄN ĐÌNH CHIỂU, phường ĐAKAO, quận 1, TP,. 75. We suggested a lot of things but were all rejected. A. Everything that we suggested were all rejected. B. Everything we suggested was all rejected. C. All the things that we suggested