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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC-CAO ĐẲNG (2010-2011)

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI D

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

(Đề thi có 7 trang, 80 câu trắc nghiệm)

Mã đề thi 542

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COLOUR AND COMMUNICATION

Colour, although only a small part of our communication system, plays a large

role Whether you are designing Web pages, buying clothes or decorating your kitchen,

your …1… of colours sends a definite message to other people, and they will respond to

it in a …2… way

Every colour has a different effect on people, and the practice of correct colour

selection is a dedicate …3… To further complicate matters, the effects of colours

change, as times and fashions change Certain colours also mean different things in

different cultures For examples, in the United States, blue is thought to be a relaxing

colour Tests reveal that the colour blue …4… blood pressure, calms viewers and gives

them a sense of …5… In Middle Eastern countries, however, blue is believed to be a

protective colour and people paint their front doors blue to …6… evil spirits

Colour communication is an essential part of how we see the world In western

societies, we know that a jester is comical and playful because he …7… in bright red,

green, blue and yellow The colour black, however, is associated with boredom or evil,

and white with purity and light The colour orange is friendly, relaxing and peaceful,

whereas …8… yellow is a happy colour Research shows that all human beings make a

subconscious judgment about a person or item within the first 90 seconds of …9… it,

and 62% to 90% of that …10… is based on colour alone

Question 2: A certain B obvious C clear D separate

Question 3: A talent B method C ability D art

Question 5: A caution B defense C security D guarantee

Question 6: A cast aside B boycott C ward off D discard

Question 9: A looking B seeing C watching D viewing

Question 10: A judge B assessment C consideration D value

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest

in meaning to each of the following questions

Question 11: She will marry him whether he is rich or poor

A She will marry him however poor he may be B Rich as he, she will marry him

C He is rich or poor, she will marry him D Be he rich or poor, she will marry him

Question 12: Unless I phone and tell you otherwise, I’ll be waiting at the cinema tonight

A As soon as I arrive there, I’ll phone from the cinema and let you know

B I’ll only call to inform you if I can’t make it to the cinema tonight

C I will only be at the cinema if I tell you for certain over the phone

D I’ll be at the cinema tonight, but I’ll telephone you to finalize details

Question 13: Despite efforts being made to contain it, the forest fire continues to spread uncontrollably

A The fire is getting bigger so quickly that no one can possibly contain it

B The forest fire still shows no sign of slowing down, regardless of attempts to get it under control

C Owing to the failure of the firemen to arrest it early on, the forest fire went out of control

D Although people tried to stop the forest fire initially, the blaze soon grew out of control

Question 14: Parking in this space is for doctor on duty only

A Only the doctors working today can park here

B You can park here if you are visiting the doctor

C Tell the doctors if you need to park here

D You can park in this space only in emergency

Question 15: “We have developed a way of producing more accurate weather forecasts”

A Scientists announced that they developed a way of producing more accurate

weather forecasts

B Scientists said that a way of producing accurate weather forecasts had been

developed

C Scientists claim that they have developed a way of producing more accurate

weather forecasts

D Scientists claim that they had developed a way of producing more accurate weather forecasts

Question 16: The next Olympics will take place in three years Stevens will be 34 then

A The next Olympics will happen in three years, which time Stevens will be 34

B The next Olympics are in three years, by which time Stevens will be 34

C By the time Stevens is 34, the next Olympics will take place

D When Stevens is 34, the next Olympics will be happened in three years

Question 17: He was so foolish that he lent her all the money

A He was too foolish to lend her all the money

B He was such foolish a person that he lent her all the money

C He was so foolish and he lent her all the money

D He was so foolish as to lend her all the money

Question 18: The situation was described to me

A I was described the situation B He described the situation to me

C He described me the situation D All A, B and C are correct

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 19 to 28

On April 26 1986, one of history’s worst nuclear accidents occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukraine (the former Soviet Union) At 4:23, technicians at the Chernobyl plant allowed the power in the fourth reactor (reactor-4) to fall to low levels as part of a controlled experiment, which went terribly wrong The reactor overheated and caused a meltdown of the core This resulted in an explosive force

of steam, which blew off the lid of the reactor Large amounts of radioactive material were released into the atmosphere The reactor-4 explosions released more radioactivity than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II Most

of the discharged material was deposited close by as dust and debris, but wind carried the

lighter radioactive material over the Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and parts of Europe

The operators’ over-confident decision-making, a flaw in the design of the reactor, and inadequate safety systems are believed to be the major factors that caused the Chernobyl disaster

Many people were affected by this catastrophe The accident caused 31 immediate deaths that were mainly the result of exposure to radiation, The main casualties were among those who fought the fires caused by the explosion Once the fires were extinguished, a liquidating crew of around 200,000 people was initially employed to clean up the site Later the number swelled to 600,000 This crew was exposed to high doses of radiation, which might affect their health in the long run

Many children in the surrounding areas developed thyroid cancer due to the radiation emitted Many Ukrainians, Russians and Belarusians were evacuated from within a 30- kilometer contaminated radius and later given new homes in a different area

Today reactor-4 is buried in a cement tomb which was quickly built in order to allow the other reactors at the power station to continue working However, this shelter is not strong and will not last and there are plans to replace it Many people have suffered in some ways as a result of the Chernobyl disaster and millions of dollars are still being

spent today to contain reactor-4 and assure that no further radiation leakage occurs

Question 19: The Chernobyl disaster is thought to be _

A as serious as the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings

B a minor accident with no future consequences

C one of many similar accidents

D Europe’s greatest catastrophe

Question 20: When the Chernobyl-4 reactor overheated _

A it melted the core B technicians turned it down

C the power plant was filled with steam D it sealed the lid of the reactor shut Question 21: One of the causes of the accident was _

A a design fault

B the installation of proper safety back-up systems

C the technicians’ lack of confidence

D the raising of the power in reactore-4 to high levels

Question 22: The reactor-4 explosion resulted in the _

A spread of the heavier radioactive material by the wind

B immediate death of 200,000 people

C release of reactor-4’s cover

D release of dust and debris into the atmosphere

Question 23: Most of the people who died as a result of the explosion were _

A members of the clean- up crew B operations of the reactor

Question 24: The members of the clean- up crew _

A were subject to high levels of radiation B developed thyroid cancer

C put out the fires D were unharmed by the radiation Question 25: Reactor-4

A is enclosed in cement B is still leaking radiation

C will be replaced in the future D cost millions of dollars

Question 26: Which of the following is NOT about the Chernobyl disaster?

A A great environmental catastrophe in the history of humanity

B A fateful combination of human error and imperfect technology

C All nuclear plants in Europe were shut down safely and no radiation leak has been reported

D Its devastating impact not only causing immediate loss of lives but a lot of people all over world remaining permanently effected by the accidents

Question 27: The word “contain” in the last passage means

Question 28: The word “deposited” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to which

of the following?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best sentence from the words given

Question 29: think / there / little probability / he / succeed / examination

A I think that there is little probability he would succeed in the examination

B I think that there is a little probability so that he succeed the examination

C I think there is a little probability but he succeeded in the examination

D I think there is little probability that he will succeed in the examination

Question 30: How / ungrateful / you / not greet / former teacher / meet / him

A How ungrateful of you not to greet your former teacher when you met him

B How ungrateful to you not to greet your former teacher when you meet him

C How is ungrateful that you didn’t greet a former teacher when meeting him

D How ungrateful are you not to greet the former teacher when meeting him

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the pronunciation of the underlined part

Question 31: A serious B insurance C cereal D assist

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

Question 33: In 80 A.D the Colosseum in Rome became the first stadium domed to be

opened to the public

A became B the first stadium domed C the D opened

Question 34: The means in which animals return home over great distances remains a

mystery, for scientific studies have revealed little about the homing instinct

Question 35: The archeology began in Italy with the excavation of ancient Greek

sculptures in the fifteenth century and is now an essential technique for enhancing

historical knowledge

A sculptures B an C historical knowledge D The archeology

Question 36: The most frequently sung song in the world, “Happy Birthday To You”,

was actually written with other set of words by the Hill sisters in 1893

Question 37: Washington Irving, one of America’s most famous authors, was a lawyer,

a businessman, and a United States diplomatic to England and Spain

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of the questions

Question 38: The programme was so funny! We laugh _ it every time

we think of it

Question 39: He was convicted of using the firm’s money to pay _ his

gambling debts

Question 40: At the last minute, John _ and refused to go with us

A backed up B backed out C thought up D put down

Question 41: _ decline of snow leopards is

result of people hunting them for their beautiful fur

A x / the / the B x / x / the C The/ x / a D A / the / a

Question 42: This restaurant has a very _ menu Every day there are

several delicious dishes to choose from

Question 43: I like these dishes, but _ is a little too small

A the cup tea B the tea’s cup C the tea cup D the cup of

tea

Question 44: He fell into the river, but fortunately he’s _ the worse

for it

Question 45: It had been a(n) _ afternoon, culminating at about six

o’clock in the television breaking down

Question 46: Do I have a dollar? I don't even have a dime, _ a

dollar

A but for B apart from C not to mention D let alone

Question 47: _ some countries have ruined their agriculture, squandering money on uneconomic factories, the Ivory Coast has stuck to what it is good

at

Question 48: In economics, supply and demand are

A intermingled B affected C interrelated D unrelated Question 49: Jane was pleased that she had been accepted by a(n) university

A prestigious B infamous C recognizable D notorious Question 50: Apart from the cough and cold, I have been remarkably healthy all my life

Question 51: The firemen got the children out _ Less than a minute later, the building collapsed

A about time too B in the nick of time C time after time D all in good time

Question 52: Apparently someone has reported strange noise from a warehouse and the police _ to search the building

C hearing / have decided D to have heard / decided

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 53 to 62

One of the most popular literary figures in American literature is a woman who spent almost half of her long life in China, a country on a continent thousands of miles from the United States In her lifetime she earned this country's most highly acclaimed literary award: the Pulitzer Prize, and also the most prestigious form of literary

recognition in the world, the Nobel Prize for Literature Pearl S Buck was almost a household word throughout much of her lifetime because of her prolific literary output,

which consisted of some eighty-five published works, including several dozen novels, six collections of short stories, fourteen books for children, and more than a dozen works of nonfiction When she was eighty years old, some twenty-five volumes were awaiting publication Many of those books were set in China, the land in which she spent so much

of her life Her books and her life served as a bridge between the cultures of the East and the West As the product of those two cultures she became, as she described herself,

"mentally bifocal." Her unique background made her into an unusually interesting and versatile human being As we examine the life of Pearl Buck, we cannot help but be aware that we are in fact meeting three separate people: a wife and mother, an

internationally famous writer and a humanitarian and philanthropist One cannot really

get to know Pearl Buck without learning about each of the three Though honored in her lifetime with the William Dean Howell Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in addition to the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, Pearl Buck as a total human being,

not only a famous author, is a captivating subject of study

Question 53: What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?

A To offer a criticism of the works of Pearl Buck

B To discuss Pearl Buck’s influence on the cultures of the East and the West

C To indicate the background and diverse interests of Pearl Buck

D To illustrate Pearl Buck’s views on Chinese literature

Question 54: According to the passage, Pearl Buck is known as a writer of all the

following EXCEPT _

books

Question 55: Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the author as an award received by Pearl Buck?

Question 56: According to the passage, Pearl Buck was an unusual figure in American

literature in that she _

A achieved her first success very late in life

B published half of her books abroad

C won more awards than any other woman of her time

D wrote extensively about a very different culture

Question 57: According to the passage, Pearl Buck described herself as “mentally

bifocal” to suggest that she was _

A capable of producing literary works of interest to both adults and children

B keenly aware of how the past could influence the future

C capable of resolving the differences between two distinct linguistic systems

D equally familiar with two different cultural environments

Question 58: The author’s attitude toward Pearl Buck could best be described as

sympathetic

Question 59: The phrase “a household word” means that Pearl S Buck is _

A a word that is used in every household B a name that has become very well known

C a common word in the household D an important name in the family

Question 60: A “philanthropist” is

A a rich person who helps the poor and those in need

B a famous novelist

C a successful writer who contributes a lot to charity

D good at philosophy

Question 61: Which is NOT true about Pearl S Buck?

A She was a writer producing many works

B She was a person who was able to do many different things

C Her works were the connection between the East and the West

D She was a Chinese writer

Question 62: The word “captivating” could best be replaced by

A difficult B enchanting C controversial D argued

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

Question 63: A momentum B malaria C bulletin D assassinate Question 64: A prosperous B technical C monastery D penicillin Question 65: A etiquette B terrorist C agriculture D intimidate

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of the questions

Question 66: Our children are going to the planet, so we have to take care of it for them!

Question 67: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer that could best replace the underlined without changing the meaning of the sentence Soya beans are being processed to look and taste like meat

Question 68: Having sacked three employees, the boss was obliged to provide each with _ pay

A retirement B severance C unemployment D dismissal Question 69: The proposal was tabled _ that it would be helpful

A because at the present time there was not sufficient evidence

B temporarily because there was not sufficient evidence

C temporarily because there was not sufficient enough evidence

D because for the time being there were not sufficient evidence

Question 70: The cyclist _ he crossed the main street

A had looked cautiously before B looked with caution after

C looks cautiously when D was looked cautious when

Question 71: in the cultivation of a forest, trees need more careful planning than any other crop does

A As a cause of the time and area involved B Because of the time and area involved

C Because the time and area involved D For the time and area involving Question 72: _in problem solving is jumping to a conclusion about the cause of a given problem

A Major errors that managers commit B The major error that managers commit

C Since the major error that managers commit D Of the major errors that managers commit

Question 73: more water than the ground can absorb, the excess water flows to the lowest level, carrying loose material

A Any area is receiving B Being any area received

C When might any area receive D Whenever any area receives

Question 74: Ben: ?

Mary: Yes, I’ll have fried chicken and some orange juice

A May I take your order, please B What do you like to eat and drink

C Please tell me what you want here D Can you buy something, please Question 75: Pete: Do you get up early? Anna:

A No, I’m not a morning person B No, I will have a holiday

C Yes, I got up at 5 today D Do you?

Question 76: Laura: Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?

Jody: _

Question 77: Paul: What a lovely house you have! Polly:

_

Question 78: Andy: It’s raining Tom: _

Question 79: Do you think that when the new great dam _, it _power for a third of the country’s requirement?

A will build / will supply B has been built / will supply

C is built / will be supplying D will be built / will supply

Question 80: She _to study more English before enrolling at the university

A would recommend B was recommended C had recommended D was

recommending

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