Trang 1/7 - Mã đề thi 142 LỚP LTĐH 313/5 QL1A, Q.12 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 07 trang) ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC THÁNG 09/2012 Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối: D Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút; không kể thời gian phát đề Mã đề thi 142 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 QUESTIONS (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. profitable B. orient C. terrific D. register Question 2: A. submit B. musician C. windsurfing D. supportive Question 3: A. envious B. photography C. fascinating D. handicraft Question 4: A. keynote B. novelist C. humane D. violate Question 5: A. admission B. security C. souvenir D. interpreter Read the following passage adapted from New Scientist and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 6 to 15. Within the next few days, the British government will announce whether it intends to give those disabled people already qualified to drive powered vehicles either a weekly ‘mobility’ allowance or some form of modified four-wheeled car. What is certain is that the three-wheeler will no longer be issued, and the scandalous list of unnecessary deaths and injuries it has caused to already the handicapped can now be closed. The arguments about the propriety or feasibility of helping disabled people to live fuller and more independent lives have always been complicated, because they tend to mix up ethics and technology. The solutions proposed, therefore, never seem satisfactory, because they cannot provide a single answer to either aspect. If the state did not admit any obligation to provide a degree of care for the handicapped that included assistance with transport, then discussions could centre on moral, ethical, or political principles. But these questions have already been answered implicitly. The question remained is how to discharge it. It has been government policy for many years to provide a three-wheeled petrol- or battery-driven car, known as a tricycle, for those with sufficient ability to handle simple controls and react adequately to other traffic. Despite the illusion that its three-point support gives stability, the tricycle has been shown to be more unstable than four-wheelers. In 1973-74, more than 250 of the up-to-date models overturned, and there are over 1,600 injured drivers whose claims for compensation are still pending. The rising number of complaints and accidents resulting solely from the bad design of the vehicle has prodded various governments into denying that it was unsafe, admitting it was unsafe but pleading it was the best solution available, and withdrawing the right of the disabled to the tricycle. This latter decision is currently under review. Yet there are comparatively cheap and technically sound solutions already available to this problem. With adequate funds almost any degree of handicap can be met, but without going far beyond the existing allocation, the 21,000 people at present driving tricycles could be supplied with vehicles as safe as the four-wheeled equivalents. What appears to be an economic difficulty is the low number of drivers involved does not provide a sufficiently large market for the benefits of mass production. But this is a problem of concept rather than fact. A city car and one for the disabled have many requirements. Once such market is established, careful design at the planning stage could make optional variations for the disabled cheap to incorporate. Not only would a mass-produced car offer financial relief to a government with limited resources; it might provide a market for an industry now beset with problems of under-employment and diminishing markets. In the long run it will be expensive, inadequate, and not meet the need of many handicapped people. Question 6: The British government has let it be known that they will _______. A. give a prohibition on producing three-wheeled car Trang 2/7 - Mã đề thi 142 B. remove the unwanted list of deaths and injuries that involves handicapped people C. provide chances for the disabled to drive specially designed car D. make people with disabilities change from three-wheeler to four-wheeler Question 7: What does the writer imply in paragraph 2? A. It is too difficult to help people with handicap to lead better lives. B. The government has found ways to make their solution to the transport problem of the disabled become true. C. The high criteria for a solution to be approved are the biggest barrier to the government goal. D. The government only takes responsibility to care for the handicapped when there are arguments on moral, ethical, or political principles. Question 8: The word “implicitly” in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to _______. A. irresponsibly B. indirectly C. completely D. knowledgeably Question 9: The word “pending” in paragraph 3 mostly means _______. A. queuing B. unpaid C. unanswered D. urgent Question 10: Which of the following is true about the three-point support? A. It shows itself ineffective with the framework of a tricycle. B. It is specially designed for the production of tricycle. C. It can be used by the handicapped only. D. It is believed to give poorer stability in a tricycle than that of a four-wheeled car. Question 11: The government is now again considering _______. A. officially informing that tricycle is unsafe B. stopping the use of tricycle C. asking manufacturers to make payment for the injured disabled D. suggesting another better solution to the transport problem of handicapped people Question 12: The government expects the help of car manufacturers because they can do all of the following EXCEPT _______. A. share the financial problem B. create more jobs C. improve consumption D. resource other industries Question 13: In the end, car manufacturers _______. A. are less likely to enter a poorly-profited market B. want to establish a market for four-wheeled equivalents C. would do their best to design the best four-wheeled car model with low price D. could not produce a car that satisfies all the requirements. Question 14: What is the best title for the passage? A. Cost and Sympathy B. Four-wheeler – The Best Vehicle for the Disabled C. Three-wheeler – Thing of the Past D. The Government and Handicapped People Question 15: Which of the following is NOT true? A. Not all handicapped people have the right to use powered means of transport. B. The government used to recognize tricycle the best vehicle for disabled people although it has caused many accidents. C. Disabled owners of tricycle are asked to change to using four-wheeler without paying. D. The government is mainly expected to help the handicapped with transport. Read the following passage taken from TOEFL Reading Collection, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 16 to 25. Despite the road improvements of the turnpike era (1790-1830). Americans continued as in colonial times to depend wherever possible on water routes for travel and transportation. The larger rivers, especially the Mississippi and the Ohio, became increasingly useful as steamboats grew in number and improved in design. River boats carried to New Orleans the corn and other crops of northwestern farmers, the cotton and tobacco of southwestern planters. From New Orleans, ships took the cargoes on to eastern seaports. Neither the farmers of the west nor the merchants of the east were completely satisfied with this pattern of trade. Farmers could get better prices for their crops if the alternative existed of sending them directly Trang 3/7 - Mã đề thi 142 eastward to market and merchants could sell larger quantities of their manufactured goods if these could be transported more directly and more economically to the west. New waterways were needed. Sectional jealousies and constitutional scruples stood in the way of action by the federal government and necessary expenditures were too great for private enterprise. If extensive canals were to be dug, the job would be up to the various states. New York was the first to act. It had the natural advantage of a comparatively level route between the Hudson River and Lake Erie, through the only break in the entire Appalachian Mountain chain. Yet the engineering tasks were imposing. The distance was more than 350 miles and there were ridges to cross and a wilderness of woods and swamps to penetrate. The Erie Canal begun in 1817 and completed in 1825, was by far the greatest construction job that Americans had ever undertaken. It quickly proved a financial success as well. The prosperity of the Erie encouraged the state to enlarge its canal system by building several branches. The range of the New York canal system was still further extended when the states of Ohio and Indiana, inspired by the success of the Erie Canal, provided water connections between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. Question 16: What does the passage suggest was the principal route for transporting crops to the east prior in 1825? A. Canal to river B. River to road C. River to ocean D. Road to canal. Question 17: It can be inferred from the passage that shipping cargo east by way of New Orleans was _______. A. inexpensive for merchants B. advantageous for manufactures C. considered economical by the government D. not economical for farmers Question 18: The word “alternative” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______. A. transition B. authorization C. intention D. option Question 19: Which of the following products would a northwestern farmer in the early nineteenth century be most likely to purchase from the east? A. Fruit. B. Textiles C. Grain D. Vegetables Question 20: According to the passage, where was the Erie Canal located? A. Between Ohio and Indiana B. Between Lake Erie and the Ohio River C. Along the Appalachian Mountains D. Across New York State Question 21: The word “imposing” in paragraph 4 could best be replaced by _______. A. impractical B. demanding C. misleading D. successful Question 22: The word “penetrate” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______. A. cut down B. go through C. fill up D. take over Question 23: The word “extended” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _______. A. increased B. deepened C. measured D. constructed Question 24: According to the passage, Indiana and Ohio supported the development of the New York canal system by _______. A. providing much of the water for the Erie Canal. B. building branches to connect it with the Ohio River C. helping to build the Erie Canal. D. contributing financially to the construction costs Question 25: What is the paragraph following the passage probably about? A. Industry on Lake Erie B. Sectional jealousies in Indiana and Ohio C. Travel on the Erie Canal. D. Canals in Ohio and Indiana 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 26: In one well-known test, women and men were able to distinguish by smell alone clothing worn by their marriage partners from similar clothing worn by other people. A. recall B. miss C. puzzle D. become unaware Question 27: Other characters may think that a problem is inexplicable, but Poe’s detective, C. Auguste Dupin, finds it easy to understand. A. mysterious B. boring C. simple D. evident Trang 4/7 - Mã đề thi 142 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. Question 28: Should artists be held responsible A for what they create B and art should be C subject to censorship? D Question 29: It is my point of view, I think A that the worst things about being unemployed are not B only the lack of money but the susceptibility to getting C pessimistic about life as well. D Question 30: Economists assure us that A the current recession is only temporary and that we should remain optimistically, B although how soon C the situation will change is D still an uncertainty. Question 31: The supervisors had planned to discuss about A the project this afternoon ;however, B the meeting was scheduled for another time C owing to D the absence of the manager. Question 32: Wildlife conservationists say A the cover that foliage provides B for animals is equal in importance to C the food supplying. D Read the following passage excerpted from Annual Review (2007–08) – UK Science & Innovation Network, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 42. It has been a good year for the UK Science & Innovation Network. Its (33)_______ record of achievements, such as a Franco-British seminar on the future of cancer treatment and imaging, using new physics-based techniques, and nine major collaboration projects with China on new and renewable energy science to the (34)_______ of £6.4m, testifies to the importance of the Network to customers across Whitehall and beyond. Continued support of the Network, which is situated in UK embassies, high commissions and consulates around the world, demonstrates the Government’s (35)_______ to a global platform for British science. We see the decision (36)_______ in the Innovation Nation White Paper to move the Network towards becoming a truly shared Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)/Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) asset as a great opportunity to (37)_______ its continuing effectiveness. The joint team which (38)_______ and tasks the 90 full-time equivalent science officers worldwide has already been embraced as an integral part of DIUS’ new International Science and Innovation Unit, bringing with it fresh skills and new perspectives. This (39)_______ the vital contribution that the Network makes to the achievement of the Government’s Public Service Agreements target to “promote world-class science and innovation in the UK” on which DIUS leads, based on its (40)_______ for the UK science budget and science across Government. The Network also contributes directly to FCO Departmental Strategic Objectives. It is (41)_______ to our efforts to promote a low-carbon, high-growth economy. (42)_______, it plays an important role supporting UK business, often in collaboration with UK Trade & Investment, by promoting inward investment for UK academic and commercial customers. Question 33: A. heavy B. strong C. innovated D. powerful Question 34: A. expense B. amount C. charge D. value Question 35: A. spirit B. agreement C. loyalty D. commitment Question 36: A. written B. published C. released D. announced Question 37: A. ensure B. insure C. convey D. empower Question 38: A. manages B. deals C. accomplishes D. supports Trang 5/7 - Mã đề thi 142 Question 39: A. reflects B. offers C. responds D. performs Question 40: A. reservation B. preparation C. hope D. responsibility Question 41: A. constructive B. central C. separate D. basic Question 42: A. Otherwise B. Furthermore C. Although D. However Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 43: Phil: “How’s your today, darling?” Sally: “_______” A. What do you mean? B. Not good, I’ve just got promoted. C. Well, thanks. D. Maybe, I’ll hand in my resignation. Question 44: It is essential _______ before taking the test. A. that they train for themselves B. everyone be given some training C. for them to get some practices D. she gets herself prepared Question 45: You students are too noisy. I’d like _______ quiet. A. to all of you be B. all of you to be C. to be all of you D. being you all Question 46: Claire: “I’m afraid Mrs. Adams is running a little late.” Dick: “That’s OK; I _______ wait.” A. could well B. had better to C. would prefer D. might as well Question 47: The worldwide low inflation rate is expected to continue _______. A. throughout B. for a long time C. at a fast pace D. in a decline Question 48: Margaret: “_______” Arthur: “I’m just … looking. Thanks.” A. What are you doing? B. Do you fancy taking the box on the top shelf? C. Do you need any help? D. Stay here and keep an eye on your sister. Question 49: That theory was suggested 300 years ago, but _______. A. it is needing proving B. they haven’t yet proven it C. recently it has been proven D. not proven until recently Question 50: The company is encountering _______ that it may soon go bankrupt. A. so enormous difficulties B. so much difficulties C. such enormous difficulties D. such many enormous difficulties Question 51: Laura: “Ah, you’ve written an extra zero here.” Rosa: “_______” A. I see. B. Why don’t you let me see? C. Oh no, I should have. D. Oh, really? Let’s see. Question 52: Robert: “Hello, Pete.” Pete: “_______” A. Hi, you miss someone else. B. Oh, long time no see. C. How about you? D. On the way, I’m Pete. Question 53: The air conditioner will have to be worked on _______ the office is in use. A. meanwhile B. while C. during D. only Question 54: Britain spends _______ main western European countries, according to a market research report. A. on fast food as much as any other B. as much on fast food as which of C. more on fast food than any of the other D. on fast food more than some others Question 55: Some people think the school day should be longer, but _______, I think it’s long enough. A. as a student B. being as a student C. as far as a student D. student as I am Question 56: We stopped at a motel _______ we wouldn’t arrive in Chicago in the middle of night. A. because B. for fear that C. in order that D. in case Question 57: _______ you decide to do, just make sure you’re here by 6 o’clock. A. What B. Whatsoever C. Whatever D. What if Question 58: Jason: “May I offer you a lift?” Trang 6/7 - Mã đề thi 142 Mary: “_______” A. I’d be OK if you don’t mind. B. If you don’t mind, the box’s over there. Thanks. C. Thanks, I need some exercise. D. Yes, I’d be very grateful. Question 59: “What time do you usually _______ work?” A. come out of B. get off C. call up D. put aside Question 60: He was angry at the time, so don’t _______ what he said. A. take notice of B. take your time over C. have second thoughts about D. get into trouble with Question 61: Was _______ Harrison in New York? A. Carey the one met B. Carey that met C. it Carey that met D. not it Carey that met Question 62: New sources of energy _______ fossil fuels continue to decrease. A. are constantly being looked for as B. have constantly been in search for because C. are being looked for constantly despite the fact D. have been constantly in search of besides Question 63: Patrick: “Do you know your neighbor well?” Angela: “No. _______ to me.” A. Hardly ever has he spoken B. He had never spoken C. He only once spoke D. Never he speaks Question 64: That question always _______ when they are talking about the subject. A. takes on B. comes up C. turns out D. runs through Question 65: Her parents finally _______ and let her go to the party. A. walked out B. cut off C. gave in D. drove at Question 66: It’s unlikely that two students would write identical compositions without _______. A. one copying from the other B. each other’s copying C. one who copies the other D. one to copy the other’s Question 67: If she hadn’t gone to college, she _______ that good job today. A. won’t have B. wouldn’t have had C. wouldn’t have D. doesn’t have 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 68: Their holiday plans fell through because there was a strike at the airport. A. They could not go on holiday as planned as a result of a strike at the airport. B. They failed to go on holiday like they had planned because a strike took place at the airport. C. Disappointingly, a strike at the airport forced their holiday plans to nothing. D. A strike at the airport almost put a stop to their holiday plans. Question 69: He only realized how wonderful his wife was after they got divorced for a month. A. Not until a month after their divorce did he realize how wonderful his wife was. B. Scarcely did he realize how wonderful his wife was when their divorce lasted a month. C. Only after a one-month divorce did he realize that his wife was wonderful. D. He wished they hadn’t got divorced because he realized that he got a wonderful wife. Question 70: It was wrong of you to have tolerated his stealing last time. A. His stealing last time must have been severely punished. B. You must not have put up with his stealing last time. C. You should not forgive him for his stealing last time. D. You ought not to have allowed him to get away with stealing last time. Question 71: “What made you quit the job, Andrea?” said Kate. A. Kate asked Andrea to tell her why she had quitted her job. B. Kate was not sure about the reason for Andrea’s quitting her job. C. Kate insisted on Andrea’s reason for quitting her job. D. Kate wanted to know the reason why Andrea had quitted her job. Question 72: I can hardly concentrate on my assignments because of the outside children’s noise. A. The noise is being made by the children outside, it really distracts me from the assignments. B. My assignments and the outside noise of the children really drive me to distraction. C. Although the children’s noise outside, my concentrating on the assignments still remains. Trang 7/7 - Mã đề thi 142 D. That the children are making noise outside really takes me out of concentration on the assignments. Question 73: “It mustn’t be Mike who leaked the document, it might be Tom.” said our manager. A. Our manager showed his uncertainty about who leaked the document: Mike or Tom. B. Our manager blamed Tom for having leaked the document instead of Mike. C. Our manager suspected Tom of having leaked the document, not Mike. D. Our manager made it clear that Tom was the one who leaked the document, not Mike. Question 74: “Martina, you should not go out alone at night” said George. A. George implied Martina that she should not go out alone at night. B. George ordered Martina not to go out alone at night. C. George warned Martina against going out alone at night. D. George forbad Martina to go out alone at night. Question 75: Vietnam is ranked second in the world for exporting rice. However, it does not affect the world’s economy. A. For its second rank in the world for rice export, Vietnam does affect the world’s economy. B. Even though Vietnam, a rice-exporting country, is ranked second in the world, it has little impact on the world’s economy. C. No matter how high Vietnam’s rank in the world for exporting rice, it does not have much influence on the world’s economy. D. Vietnam’s second rank in the world for rice export which does not few effects on the world’s economy. Question 76: Unfortunately, I came much too late to buy some tickets. A. I would have bought some tickets if I had come earlier. B. All tickets were sold out when I came to buy some. C. It was unfortunate that I did not come enough early to buy some tickets. D. My once unfortunate late arrival started me coming earlier to buy some tickets. Question 77: He always checked his car tyres before starting a journey. A. He never set off on a journey until he checked his car tyres. B. When he finished checking his car tyres, he always began a journey. C. He always set off on a journey just right after his checking his car tyres. D. Only after checking his car tyres he always began a journey. 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. Question 78: He is an ingenious teacher as he is able to motivate his students to ask meaningful questions. A. simulate B. stimulate C. prospect D. simplify Question 79: The management insisted that their offer for the pay rise was an appreciable one and that they weren’t prepared to give any more money. A. considerable B. indispensable C. supplementary D. excessive Question 80: Your responsibilities involve managing a team of 4 people, and setting up meetings with clients. A. preparing B. arranging C. creating D. establishing THE END . Trang 1/7 - Mã đề thi 142 LỚP LTĐH 313/5 QL1A, Q.12 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC (Đề thi có 07 trang) ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC THÁNG 09/ 2012 Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối: D Thời gian làm. ANH; Khối: D Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút; không kể thời gian phát đề Mã đề thi 142 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 QUESTIONS (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80) Mark the. completely satisfied with this pattern of trade. Farmers could get better prices for their crops if the alternative existed of sending them directly Trang 3/7 - Mã đề thi 142 eastward to market