Trang 1/6 – Mã đề thi 123 HỘI HỌC SINH, SINH VIÊN CHUYÊN ANH (Gifted Students of English Group) ĐỀ THI THỬ (Đề thi có 6 trang) ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2014 Môn : TIẾNG ANH (Khối A1/ D) Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút Mã đề thi 123 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80) 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. delicious B. emphatic C. electrician D. dynamic Question 2: A. preferential B. intelligent C. potential D. apprentice Question 3: A. redundant B. relevant C. consultant D. descendant Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation. Question 4: A. explanation B. acronym C. addition D. adventure Question 5: A. flush B. crush C. rush D. push Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer of the following questions. Question 6: The Ministry of Defence has been _____ the decision to withdraw from the military action for the past several months. A. writing down B. pulling away C. shutting off D. holding up Question 7: A: “This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester.” B: “_____”. A. I couldn’t disagree more, B. I understand what you’re saying, C. You’re right, D. I don’t see it in that way, Question 8: Cheese and spinach pie is a traditional Greek _____. A. cuisine B. food C. course D. dish Question 9: They had the swamp _____ last year. A. drain B. to drain C. cut D. to cut Question 10: When you do something, you should _____. A. turn over a new leaf B. go down well with C. get through to D. weigh up the pros and cons Question 11: _____ changed a lot in the last 30 years. A. Life has B. A life has C. The life has D. Lives have Question 12: _____ resigned, we would have been forced to sack him. A. Had he not B. Had not he C. He had not D. He not had Question 13: I’d really recommend you _____ the new Jim Carrey film as it’s absolutely hilarious! I couldn’t stop _____ all the way through. A. seeing – to laugh B. to see – laughing C. having seen - laugh D. see – to be laughing Question 14: I couldn’t come to the party because I _____ go to work. A. will have to B. have got C. have D. had to Question 15: She hates those who are not _____ for appointment. She doesn’t want to wait. A. punctually B. punctual C. punctuality D. punctuate Question 16: She hates those who are not _____ for appointment. She doesn’t want to wait. A. twice as higher as that B. twice as high as that of C. as much as twice of D. as twice much as Question 17: The food _____ I like best of all is pie alamonde. A. who B. of which C. that D. whom Trang 2/6 – Mã đề thi 123 Question 18: The top is your colour, but are you sure it _____ you? A. suits B. fits C. matches D. goes Question 19: Suddenly, someone shouted, “Thief!” and the man quickly _____ on a motorbike. A. made off B. came forward C. took in D. handed in Question 20: John: “Do you think that we should use public transport to protect our environment?” Laura: “_____”. A. There’s no doubt about it B. Of course not. You bet C. Well, that’s very surprising D. Yes, it’s an absurd idea Question 21: A large number of workmen _____ because of the economic recession. A. have laid down B. has laid aside C. have been laid off D. have been laid out Question 22: Everyone laughed when he took _____ the teacher so well. A. over B. up C. off D. out Question 23: Please don’t forget _____ your essays during Friday’s lesson. A. handing in B. to hand in C. hand in D. to handing in Question 24: He is a very intelligent boy; _____, he sometimes gets bad marks. A. otherwise B. thus C. so D. however Question 25: Books and magazines _____ around made his room very untidy. A. that lie B. laying C. which lied D. laying Question 26: A: “Help yourself with some chicken.” B: “_____”. A. Thank you B. Never mind C. No, I don’t like chicken D. Yes, I will Question 27: Tony didn’t study hard for the test. His answers _____ from someone else. A. would have copied B. should have copied C. must have copied D. can have copied Question 28: This city has four millions _____. A. residents B. inhabitants C. dwellers D. settlers Question 29: More than five thousand people _____ in the earthquake in Indonesia last year. A. was said to have died B. were said to die C. were said to be died D. was said to be died Question 30: A: “You’re a great dancer. I wish I could do half as well as you.” B: “_____ I’m an awful dancer!” A. You’re too kind. B. That’s a nice compliment! C. You’ve got to be kidding! D. Oh, thank you very much. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 31: The medical problems of parents and their children tend to be very similar to because of A B C D the hereditary nature of many diseases. Question 32: Scholars of historical change feel that the velocity of history has been fastly accelerated by A B C the onward rush of science and technology during the twentieth century. D Question 33: A lot of people stop smoking because they are afraid their health will be affected and A B C early death. D Question 34: Mosquitoes usually lay eggs on top stagnant water. A B C D Question 35: A food addictive is any chemical that food manufactures intentional add to their products. A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Trang 3/6 – Mã đề thi 123 Question 36: He’s such a(n) affable fellow that people sometimes take advantage of him. A. accessible B. good - natured C. wealthy D. weak Question 37: If you cannot get to work on time, I shall have to dispense with your services. A. disperse B. do without C. charge for D. time Question 38: The twentieth century saw a rapid rise in life expectancy due to improvements in public health, nutrition and medicine. A. expectation B. prospect C. anticipation D. span Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 39: The housing market has been very sluggish in the past few years. A. sanguine B. flourishing C. slow D. weak Question 40: A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work. A. uncomfortable B. responsive C. calm D. miserable Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Would you like a job where you could eat chocolate (41) _____ day? Well, such a job does exist! Did you know that most chocolate factory (42) _____ chocolate tasters? Their job is to taste the chocolate while it is being (43) _____ and say if it is too sweet or too bitter. You have to be very good at tasting different (44) _____ and you have to comment on (45) _____ the chocolate feels as well. Is it smooth or crunchy? Unfortunately, you can't just go along and say you like chocolate - that, I'm afraid, is not enough! Most chocolate tasters have a degree (46) _____ food technology and you will not be able to work (47) _____ you have had lots of training. Then you have to go through several (48) _____ before you can be selected. If you think you would be good at chocolate tasting then try to develop your taste buds by tasting different chocolate (49) _____ blindfold. See if you can tell what type of chocolate it is. If you get a job like this, you will not be well-paid but most tasters enjoy thier job so much that (50) _____ is not very important. Question 41: A. whole B. all C. entire D. each Question 42: A. employ B. use C. utilize D. rent Question 43: A. carried out B. done C. made D. fabricated Question 44: A. scents B. odours C. smells D. flavours Question 45: A. what B. why C. how D. if Question 46: A. of B. about C. on D. in Question 47: A. when B. until C. although D. after Question 48: A. experiments B. trials C. tests D. exams Question 49: A. bars B. sticks C. rods D. pieces Question 50: A. income B. payment C. wage D. pay Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this discovery has been. Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power. It was used to drive engines and was passed through pipes and radiators to warm rooms. Petrol mixed with air was the next invention that provided power. Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor engine. Beyond these simple and direct uses, those forms have not much adaptability. On the other hand, we make use of electricity in thousands of ways. From the powerful voltages that drive our electric trains to the tiny current needed to work a simple calculator, and from the huge electric magnet in steel works that can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a doorbell, all are powered by electricity. An electric current can be made with equal ease to heat a huge mass of molten metal in a furnace, or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee. Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is the greatest power in the world. It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted. It travels so easily and with incredible speed along wires or conductors that it can be supplied instantly over vast distances. To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned. In Australia they use coal or water to drive this machinery. Trang 4/6 – Mã đề thi 123 When dams are built, falling water is used to drive the turbines without polluting the atmosphere with smoke from coal. Atomic power is used in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident. A tragedy once occurred at Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make electricity. The reactor leaked, which caused many deaths through radiation. Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects to the environment. They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays. Most importantly, they hope to trap sunlight more efficiently. We do use solar heaters for swimming pools but as yet improvement in the capacity of the solar cells to create more current is necessary. When this happens, electric cars will be viable and the world will rid itself of the toxic gases given off by trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels. Question 51: The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first paragraph to _____. A. suggest that electricity should be alternated with safer sources of energy B. emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity C. imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy D. discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity Question 52: Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms? A. gas B. petrol C. steam D. hot wind Question 53: What does the author mean by saying that electricity is flexible? A. It is cheap and easy to use. B. It is used to drive motor engines. C. It can be adapted to various uses. D. It can be made with ease. Question 54: What do we call machines that make electricity? A. Voltages B. Electric magnets C. Generators or turbines. D. Pipes and radiators Question 55: The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are _____. A. atomic power and water B. water and coal C. sunlight and wind power D. wind and gas Question 56: The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to _____. A. harmful effects B. the tides C. scientists D. new ways Question 57: Electric magnets are used in steel works to _____. A. lift heavy weights up to ten tons B. test the steel for strength C. heat the molten steel D. boil a jug of water Question 58: The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is that they ______ A. do not pollute the environment B. are more reliable C. are more adaptable D. do not require attention Question 59: Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases? A. sunlight B. petrol C. water D. wind Question 60: The best title for this passage could be _____. A. “Types of Power Plants” B. “Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life” C. “How to Produce Electricity” D. “Why Electricity Is So Remarkable” Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions. Question 61: This material is suitable for students of eighteen years and up. A. Students of eighteen years and over can use this material. B. The material is suitable for students who are over eighteen. C. The material may be suitable for students of over eighteen years of age. D. Only 18-year-old students will find this material suitable. Question 62: I wasn’t early enough to find anyone at home awake. A. I didn’t expect to find anyone awake when I got home. B. When I got home, I found everyone awake, waiting for me. C. When I got home late, I used to find my family sleeping. D. By the time I arrived home, everyone had gone to sleep. Trang 5/6 – Mã đề thi 123 Question 63: You could not have made a very good impression on them. A. You seem to have impressed them very unfavourably. B. It’s impossible that the effect you made on them was particularly positive. C. Something appears to have made them think you are unsuitable. D. You should have tried to make them think well of you. Question 64: The government does not know what to do with household rubbish in large cities. A. Little does the government know what to do with household rubbish in large cities. B. It is unknown what to do with household rubbish in large cities by the government C. Rarely the government knows what to do with household rubbish in large cities. D. Hardly any government knows what to do with household rubbish in large cities. Question 65: You can rely on Pat to give you any help you may need. A. If you need of any kind, be sure to let Pat know. B. Let Pat know if you need any help with this. C. Pat is the one to ask if you find you require any assistance. D. Should you require any assistance, you can count on Pat for it. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best sentence built from the given words or phrases. Question 66: when 1/ airport/ plane/ already/ leave. A. When I arrived the airport, the plane had already left. B. When I got to the airport, the plane had already left. C. When I reached at the airport, the plane already left. D. When I came the airport, the plane had already left. Question 67: If/ weather/ fine/ an excursion/ tomorrow. A. If the weather will be fine, we will go on an excursion tomorrow. B. If the weather is fine, we will go on an excursion tomorrow. C. If the weather is fine, we would go on an excursion tomorrow. D. If the weather were fine, we would go on an excursion tomorrow. Question 68: She/ not alone/ when/ shopping/ yesterday. A. She was not alone when she did shopping yesterday. B. She is not alone when she go shopping yesterday. C. She was not alone when she went shopping yesterday. D. She had not been alone when she went shopping yesterday Question 69: a pity/ wish/ tell/ about/ this. A. What a pity! I wish you had told us about this. B. What a pity! I wish you told us about this. C. What a pity! I wish you would tell us about this. D. What a pity! I wish you have told us about this. Question 70: Only/ this way/ make/ laws/ effective. A. Only by this way we can make our laws effective. B. Only this way we can make our laws effective. C. Only by this way can we make our laws effective. D. Only by this way can we make it effective our laws. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D in your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Experiments have shown that in selecting personnel for a job, interviewing is at best a hindrance, and may even cause harm. These studies have disclosed that the judgments of interviewers differ markedly and bear little or no relationship to the adequacy of the job applicants. Of the many reasons why this should be the case, three in particular stand out. The first reason is related to an error of judgment known as the halo effect. If a person has one noticeable good trait , their other characteristics will be judged as better than they really are. Thus, an individual who dresses smartly and shows self-confidence is likely to be judged capable of doing a job well regardless of his or her real ability. Trang 6/6 – Mã đề thi 123 Interviewers are also prejudiced by an effect called the primacy effect. This error occurs when interpretation of later information is distorted by earlier connected information. Hence, in an interview situation, the interviewer spends most of the interview trying to confirm the impression given by the candidate in the first few moments. Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that such an impression is unrelated to the aptitude of the applicant. The phenomenon known as the contrast effect also skews the judgment of interviewers. A suitable candidate may be underestimated because he or she contrasts with a previous one who appears exceptionally intelligent. Likewise, an average candidate who is preceded by one who gives a weak showing may be judged as more suitable than he or she really is. Since interviews as a form of personnel selection have been shown to be inadequate, other selection procedures have been devised which more accurately predict candidate suitability. Of the various tests devised, the predictor which appears to do this most successfully is cognitive ability as measured by a variety of verbal and spatial tests. Question 71: The word “they” in line 6 refers to _____. A. applicants B. judgments C. interviewers D. characteristics Question 72: The word “this” in line 20 refers to _____. A. measure cognitive ability B. devise personnel selection C. predict candidate suitability D. devise accurate tests Question 73: This passage mainly discusses the _____. A. Judgments of interviewers concerning job applicants. B. Inadequacy of interviewing job applicants. C. Effects of interviewing on job applicants. D. Techniques that interviewers use for judging job applicants. Question 74: According to the passage, the hallo effect _____. A. exemplifies how one good characteristic color perceptions B. takes effect only when a candidate is well - dressed C. stands out as the worst judgmental error D. helps the interviewer’s capability to judge real ability Question 75: The word “hindrance” in line 1 is closest in meaning to _____. A. assistance B. encouragement C. procedure D. interference Question 76: According to the passage the first impression _____. A. can easily be altered B. is unrelated to the interviewer’s prejudices C. is the one that stays with the interviewer D. has been repeatedly demonstrated to the applicant Question 77: The word “skews” in line 14 is closest in meaning to _____. A. improves B. opposes C. biases D. distinguishes Question 78: The author mentions all of the following reasons why interviewing is not an accurate way to predict candidate suitability EXCEPT the _____. A. primacy effect B. halo effect C. contrast effect D. cognitive effect Question 79: The word “confirm” in line 11 is closest in meaning to _____. A. verify B. misrepresent C. recollect D. conclude Question 80: The paragraphs following the passage most likely discuss which of the following? A. More information on the kinds of judgmental effects B. Other reasons for misjudgments of applicants C. Other selection procedures included in interviewing D. More information on cognitive ability tests THE END . 1/6 – Mã đề thi 123 HỘI HỌC SINH, SINH VIÊN CHUYÊN ANH (Gifted Students of English Group) ĐỀ THI THỬ (Đề thi có 6 trang) ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2014 Môn : TIẾNG ANH (Khối. NĂM 2014 Môn : TIẾNG ANH (Khối A1/ D) Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút Mã đề thi 123 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80) Mark the letter A, B, C. us about this. Question 70: Only/ this way/ make/ laws/ effective. A. Only by this way we can make our laws effective. B. Only this way we can make our laws effective. C. Only by this way