ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 2 - NĂM 2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - Mã đề thi 149 ppsx

PART I: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.. happy

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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 2 - NĂM 2011

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút;

(Đề gồm 5 trang, 80 câu trắc nghiệm)

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PART I: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions

Question 1: A figure B ever C apply D happy

PART II: 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: _your time! We don’t have to be there until after eight

Question 7: Who was the last one _ the classroom yesterday?

Question 8: The front gate gave way under the _ of the crowd

Question 9: “Would you like a glass of beer?” “Not while I’m _”

Question 10: Tom: Which is more important? Luck or effort?

Mary: Luck is _ effort

Question 11: My _ were very kind to me when I was seriously ill

Question 12: We _with a swim in the lake

Question 13: Tom: Do you know where Barb is?

Mary: Strange _ sound, she is in South Africa

Question 14: They seemed to be _ to the criticism and just carried on as before

Question 15: -“He’s not interested in physics, is he?” -“ _.”

Question 16: All three TV channels provide extensive _of sporting events

Question 17: I have no idea how to _ this kind of business

Question 18: Can you please tell me some information _ to the job?

Question 19: Most of the _ in this country do not work very seriously or productively

Question 20: The criminal knows the _ of successful robberies

Question 21: Although he was under no _the shopkeeper replaced the defective battery free of charge

Question 22: This is the latest news from Timbuktu Two-thirds of the city _ in a fire

Question 23: Tom: I saw you studying at the library last night

Mary: You _seen me; I wasn’t there

Question 24: _ I am aware, there were no problems during the first six months

Question 25: A competitor may submit any number of entries _ each one is accompanied by a packet top

Question 26: Liz “Thanks for the nice gift you brought to us!”

Jennifer “ _”

A All right Do you know how much it costs? B Actually speaking, I myself don’t like it

Question 27: Chinese is very popular in America

Question 28: Our industrial output _ from $2 million in 2002 to $4 million this year

Question 29: Even if you are rich, you should save some money for a _ day

Question 30: Tom: Is your government salary good?

Mary: Yes, but I don’t make as much _worked in private industry

Question 31: The sixth time he called me at night was the _

Question 32: Not only John but his brothers also in debt

Question 33: - Helen: "Thank you very much for being with us tonight "

- Jame: “ _"

Question 34: I “Chicken Soup for the Soul” but I haven’t finished it yet

Question 35: Tom: Who did you invite to dinner?

Mary: No one _ than Frank and his family

PART III: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction

Question 36: The (A) company did not want to hire (B) a man that his (C) experiment was so limited (D) Question 37: He knows to (A) repair the (B) carburetor without taking (C) the whole car apart (D)

Question 38: Dresses, skirts, shoes, and children’s clothing (A) are advertised (B) at (C) great (D) reduced

prices this week

Question 39: Each of the students (A) in the (B) accounting class has to type their (C) own (D) research paper

this semester

Question 40: Everyday in summer, but especially at (A) the weekends, all kinds of vehicles bring (B) crowds

of people (C) to enjoy the various attraction (D)

PART IV: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence which is closest in

meaning to the given one

Question 41: If anyone succeeds in solving the problem, it will probably be him

A If there is someone succeeds in solving the problem, it will probably be him

B He is the most likely person to succeed in solving the problem

C The only person who succeeds in solving the problem can be him

D He is the most likelihood to succeed in solving the problem

Question 42: “I am in a bit of hurry, but I’ll ring you tomorrow,” he said

A He said that he was very hurries, but that he would ring me the next day

B He said he was a bit pressed for time, but that he would ring me the next day

C He said that he would ring me the next day as then he couldn’t

D He said that he was in a bit of hurry and rang me the following day

Question 43: It appears that the harvest workers think they were maltreated

A The harvest workers claim to have been maltreated

B The harvest workers claim to be maltreated

C The harvest workers claimed to have been maltreated

D The harvest workers are thought to have been maltreated

PART V: Choose the best sentence (A, B, C or D) that is best made from the given prompts

Question 44: regard/ your application/ regret/ inform/ vacancy/ already/ fill

A As regards your application, I regret informing you that the vacancy has already been filled

B As regards your application, I regret to inform you that the vacancy has already been filled

C As regards your application, I regret to inform you that the vacancy has already filled

D As regards to your application, I regret to inform you that the vacancy has already been filled

Question 45: addition/ have/ considerable experience/ new/ secretary/ bilingual

A In addition to have considerable experience, the new secretary is also bilingual

B In addition to having considerable experiences, the new secretary is also bilingual

C In addition to having considerable experience, the new secretary is also bilingual

D In addition to have considerable experiences the, new secretary is also bilingual

PART VI: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the one that best completes each sentence

Question 46: Having been served lunch, _

A the committee members discussed the problem

B it was discussed by the committee members the problem

C the problem was discussed by the members of the committee

D a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee

Question 47: The doctor recommended

A that my father eat more fish and not drink wine

B my father that eating more fish and no drinking wine

C my father that to eat more fish and not to drink wine

D that my father eating more fish and no drinking wine

Question 48: The chairman requested that _

A with more carefulness the problem could be studied

B the members study the problem more carefully

C the members studied more carefully the problem

D the problem was more carefulness studied

Question 49: Did you apologize to Mary, _?

A who you spilt some coffee on her dress B you spilt some coffee on her dress

Question 50: I would prefer you not to smoke in here

Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one?

A I'd rather you didn't smoke in here B I'd rather you don't smoke in here

C I'd rather you shouldn't smoke in here D I'd rather you not to smoke in here

PART VII: 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 51 to 60

GLOBAL WARMING

Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate Many scientists (51) the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase (52) the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at (53) from the forces of the wind, rain and sun According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, (54) as

hurricanes and droughts, even more (55) and causing sea levels all around the world to (56) Environmental groups are putting (57) on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given (58) by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source They are in (59) of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (60)

Some scientists, however, believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results Global warming, it seems, is to stay

PART VIII: 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 61 to 70

Over a period of time, many habitats change with respect to the types of plants and animals that live there This change is known as succession

Succession occurs because plants and animals cause a change in the environment in which they live

The first weeds and grasses that appear on a bare field, for example, change the environment by shielding the

soil from the direct sunlight As these plants spread, the ground surface becomes cooler and moisture than it

was originally Thus, the environment at the ground surface has been changed The new surface conditions favor the sprouting of shrubs As shrubs grow, they kill the grasses by preventing light from reaching them and

also build up the soil in the area In addition, they attract animals that also enhance the soil Pine seedlings soon take hold and as they grow, they in turn shade out the shrubs They are not able to shade out oak and hickory seedlings; however, they have found the forest floor suitable These seedlings grow into that eventually shade out the pines

Question 61: What is the best title of this passage?

Question 62: Which is the correct order of plant succession in the example in the passage?

Question 63: According to the passage, how do weeds and grasses affect the soil?

Question 64: It can be inferred from the passage that

C pines and grasses can exist together D oak and hickory trees grow taller than pines

Question 65: Which of the followings is a stage of succession as described in the passage?

A Animals being tamed by children

B A flood washing away a crop of wheat

C Wildflowers growing in an unused parking lot

D A forest cut down to build an airport

Question 66: Which of the following encourages the life of animals?

Question 67: The word ‘originally’ is closest in meaning to

Question 68: The word ‘sprouting’ is closest in meaning to

Question 69: The word ‘shielding’ can be replaced by

Question 70: Compared to pines, hickories are

PART IX: 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 71 to 80

Fog is a cloud in contact with or just above the surface of land or sea It can be a major environmental

hazard Fog on highways can cause chain-reaction accidents involving dozens of cars Delays and shutdowns at

airports can cause economic losses to airlines and inconveniences to thousands of travelers Fog at sea has always been a danger to navigation Today, with supertankers carrying vast quantities of oil, fog increases the

possibility of catastrophic oil spills

The most common type of fog, radiation fog, forms at night, when moist air near the ground loses warmth through radiation on a clear night This type of fog often occurs in valleys, such as California's San Joaquin Valley Another common type, advection fog, results from the movement of warm, wet air over cold ground The air loses temperature to the ground and condensation sets in This type of fog often occurs along the California coast and the shores of the Great Lakes Advection fog also forms when air associated with a warm ocean current blows across the surface of a cold current The thick fogs of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada, are largely of this origin; because here the Labrador Current comes in contact with the warm Gulf Stream Two other types of fog are somewhat more unusual Frontal fog occurs when two fronts of different temperatures meet, and rain from the warm front falls into the colder one, saturating the air Steam fog appears when cold air picks up moisture by moving other warmer water

Question 71: The first paragraph focuses on which aspect of fog?

Question 72: The word "catastrophic' is closest in meaning to

Question 73: According to the article, fog that occurs along the California coast is generally

Question 74: It can be inferred from the passage that the Labrador Current is

Question 75: The author organizes the discussion of the different types of fog according to

Question 76: The author of the passage is probably an expert in the field of

Question 77: According to the article, fog that forms through radiation process of moist air is generally

Question 78: Which is NOT true of the frontal fog?

A The warm front has rain falling into the colder front

B The air is soaked

C It forms when two fronts of different temperatures meet

D It is quite common

Question 79: Which of the following is NOT caused by fog?

Question 80: Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada, is mainly affected by

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