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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 sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of t

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BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC

ĐÁP ÁN

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2014

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D

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Mã đề Câu

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BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

(Đề thi có 6 trang)

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2014

Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D

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

Mã đề thi 946

Họ, tên thí sinh:

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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 sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions

Question 1: “Send this urgent document immediately!” the officer told the soldier

A The officer ordered the soldier to deliver the urgent document instantly

B The officer advised the soldier to send the urgent document right away

C The officer requested that the soldier rush out due to the document’s urgency

D The officer recommended the soldier leave right away because of the urgent document

Question 2: The president placed his car at my disposal as a bonus for my good work

A To get rid of the car, the president decided to sell it to me, his good worker, at a bonus price

B I was willing to drive the president’s car as a compliment for my good performance at work

C In order to praise me as a good worker, the president took me home in his own car

D To show his appreciation for my good work, the president allowed me to use his car whenever I liked

Question 3: “Why don't you join us for our next class reunion?” Mary said to me

A Mary strongly urged me to join them for the next class reunion

B Mary advised me not to join them for the next class reunion

C Mary cordially invited me to join them for the next class reunion

D Mary insisted on my joining them for the next class reunion

Question 4: “Believe me It’s no use reading that book,” Janet told her boyfriend

A Janet suggested to her boyfriend that reading the book was useful

B Janet managed to persuade her boyfriend that reading the book was worthwhile

C Janet tried to convince her boyfriend that the book was not worth reading

D Janet opposed her boyfriend’s idea that reading the book was not useful

Question 5: The early failure of the Spanish squad in the 2014 World Cup deeply disappointed their fans

A Living up to their fans’ expectation, the Spanish squad left the 2014 World Cup so early

B The Spanish squad was terribly disappointed that their fans had to leave the 2014 World Cup so early

C That their squad left the 2014 World Cup so early was very disappointing for the Spanish sportsmen

D To the disappointment of their fans, the Spanish squad had to leave the 2014 World Cup too early

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 6: We run a very tight ship here, and we expect all our employees to be at their desks by eight o'clock and take good care of their own business

A organize things inefficiently B have a good voyage

C manage an inflexible system D run faster than others

Question 7: Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school

A looks for B approves of C puts off D attends to

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 8 to 17

Postsecondary institutions and private schools are corporations under U.S law They are approved to operate as non-profit, for-profit, or public corporations (8) education and training Increasingly, state authorities are requiring approved educational providers to apply (9) and receive accreditation as a condition of final and continued approval

As corporate entities, U.S institutions are internally self-governing and are (10) to make property, facilities, equipment, and utilities transactions; make their own personnel decisions; decide whom to admit to study and to graduate; (11) their own funds from outside sources; enter into contracts and compete for grants; and do most of the other things that corporations do Institutions compete (12) one another for students, research funding, faculty, and other benefits Public institutions may compete within the same state

or territory for budget appropriations It is the corporate nature of institutions and the competition within the Ngân Phuong Vy's Archives

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system that (13) _ Americans to refer to the concept of the educational or academic marketplace - an important distinctive element of the way U.S education is organized

Some institutions are governed (14) under multi-campus arrangements These include most local public schools (governed by school districts) and many state community college and university systems Whether single- or multi-campus, institutional corporations (15) by boards of citizens, both alumni and non-alumni, who are ultimately responsible for all operations They appoint senior (16) , such as principals, headmasters, presidents, and deans; and approve the actions taken (17) their name

From A Diverse Educational System: Structure, standards, and challenges Info USA (CD version)

Question 8: A provided B provision C provide D providing

Question 9: A with B on C to D for

Question 10: A able B capable C probable D possible

Question 11: A call B lend C raise D rise

Question 12: A for B with C at D to

Question 13: A causes B makes C prevents D lets

Question 14: A collect B collectively C collective D collection

Question 15: A controlled B are controlling C are controlled D being controlled

Question 16: A leaders B assistants C judges D trainees

Question 17: A in B on C above D at

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

correction in each of the following questions

Question 18: All of the students in this course will be assessed according to their attendance, performance,

Modern society has invented reasons not to sleep We are now a 24/7 society where shops and services must be available all hours We spend longer hours at work than we used to, and more time getting to work

Mobile phones and email allow us to stay in touch round the clock and late-night TV and the Internet tempt

us away from our beds When we need more time for work or pleasure, the easy solution is to sleep less The average adult sleeps only 6.2 hours a night during the week, whereas research shows that most people need eight or even eight and a half hours' sleep to feel at their best Nowadays, many people have got used to sleeping less than they need and they live in an almost permanent state of 'sleep debt'

Until the invention of the electric light in 1879 our daily cycle of sleep used to depend on the hours of daylight People would get up with the sun and go to bed at nightfall But nowadays our hours of sleep are mainly determined by our working hours (or our social life) and most people are woken up artificially by an alarm clock During the day caffeine, the world's most popular drug, helps to keep us awake 75% of the

world's population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms of sleep deprivation

What does a chronic lack of sleep do to us? As well as making us irritable and unhappy as humans, it also reduces our motivation and ability to work This has serious implications for society in general Doctors, for example, are often chronically sleep deprived, especially when they are on 'night call', and may get less than three hours' sleep Lack of sleep can seriously impair their mood, judgment, and ability to take decisions Tired

engineers, in the early hours of the morning, made a series of mistakes with catastrophic results On our

roads and motorways lack of sleep kills thousands of people every year Tests show that a tired driver can be

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just as dangerous as a drunken driver However, driving when drunk is against the law but driving when exhausted isn't As Paul Martin says, it is very ironic that we admire people who function on very little sleep instead of criticizing them for being irresponsible Our world would be a much safer, happier place if everyone, whatever their job, slept eight hours a night

New English File Upper-intermediate by Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig, OUP

Question 23: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE about Paul Martin?

A He gives an interesting account of a sleepless society

B He is a scientist who is chronically deprived of sleep

C He shows his concern for sleep deprivation in modern society

D He describes the modern world as a place without insomnia

Question 24: The phrase “round the clock” in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to

A having a round clock B all day and night

C surrounded with clocks D during the daytime

Question 25: The writer mentions the Internet in the passage as

A an easy solution to sleep deprivation B a temptation that prevents us from sleeping

C a factor that is not related to sleep deprivation D an ineffective means of communication

Question 26: According to the third paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A The sun obviously determined our daily routines

B The electric light was invented in the 19th century

C The electric light has changed our daily cycle of sleep

D Our social life has no influence on our hours of sleep

Question 27: The word “which” in the third paragraph refers to

A the world's population B masking the symptoms

C caffeine consumption D reaching a point

Question 28: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the last paragraph?

A Sleep deprivation has negative effects on both individuals and society

B Doctors ‘on night call’ do not need more than three hours of sleep a day

C Thousands of people are killed every day by drunken drivers

D Our motivation decreases with the bigger number of hours we sleep

Question 29: The word “catastrophic” in the last paragraph probably means

A likely to become worthless B becoming more noticeable

C causing serious damage or loss D bound to bring satisfaction

Question 30: Which of the following would the writer of the passage approve of?

A Both drunken drivers and sleep-deprived people should be criticized

B We certainly can function well even when we hardly sleep

C There is no point in criticizing irresponsible people in our society

D Our world would be a much safer place without drinkers

Question 31: All of the following are mentioned as those whose performance is affected by ‘sleep debt’ EXCEPT

A engineers B drivers C biologists D doctors

Question 32: Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?

A Sleep Deprivation: Causes and Effects B Accident Prevention: Urgent!

C A Society of Sleepless People D A Well-known Biologist

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 33: Many parents may fail to recognize and respond to their children’s needs until frustration explodes into difficult or uncooperative behavior

A remains at an unchanged level B suddenly becomes uncontrollable

C slowly reaches the boiling point D stays under pressure

Question 34: “A friend in need is a friend indeed”: Our friends have voiced their strong criticism of China’s escalation of tension on our continental shelf

A facing the reality B easing the tension

C worsening the situation D improving the condition

Question 35: Those children who stay longer hours at school than at home tend to spend their formative years in the company of others with similar aims and interests

A enjoying the care of parents B being together with friends

C being separated from peers D forming a new business company

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 36: Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by rocking chair

A a beautiful old European wooden B an old beautiful wooden European

C a wooden old beautiful European D an old wooden European beautiful

Question 37: Carbon dioxide as one of the main contributors to the greenhouse effect

A has been identified B had identified C had been identified D has identified

Question 38: In my opinion, new technology who will finally decide which ideas take off

A that the development of B it is the user of

C that the user of D it is the development of

Question 39: Jane had difficulty carrying her suitcase upstairs, and Mike, her friend, offered to help Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank

Mike: “Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?”

Jane: “ ”

A Not a chance B I don’t believe it

C Well done! D That’s very kind of you

Question 40: Minh, a student from Hai Phong, is going to take the college entrance exam in Hanoi next week His father is seeing him off at the railway station Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank

Dad: “Good luck with the exam, Minh!”

Minh: “ , Dad.”

A Never mind B Thank you C I wish so D By no means

Question 41: He applied for a teaching at Bales University with great confidence

A employment B post C work D career

Question 42: “My secretary will book you an afternoon flight and have you at the airport.”

A picking up B to pick up C picked up D pick up

Question 43: The young lady sat still in the afternoon breeze, with her hair her back

A running over B fallen against C flowed down D streaming down

Question 44: “Could you turn off the stove? The potatoes for at least thirty minutes.”

A were boiling B boiled C are boiling D have been boiling

Question 45: While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I this photograph of my parents' wedding

A made up B came across C took after D turned down

Question 46: In the last match, Sabella changed his formation at half-time, introducing Fernando Gago in midfield and Higuain in attack, but in the end it was Messi’s magic that the difference

Question 47: The cinema is no longer as popular as it was in the 1930's and 1940's, but it is still an important of entertainment

A prospect B origin C status D source

Question 48: my mother’s encouragement, I wouldn’t have made such a daring decision

A In spite B Providing C Until D But for

Question 49: We’ve already bought the house but won’t it until May, when the present occupants have moved out

A keep track of B gain recognition of C take possession of D catch sight of

Question 50: In no circumstances on campus

A should smoking be allowed B should allow smoking

C weshould allow smoking D smoking should be allowed

Question 51: The bank has more than 100 branches, in a major urban area

A the location of which B and are located C each located D each locating

Question 52: They got lost in the forest, and made matters worse was that night began to fall

Question 53: Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking accepting opinions without questioning them

A in addition B because of C instead of D for instance

Question 54: , she continued to carry out her duties

A Despite her good health B Although in poor health

C Although she is in good health D No matter how poor her health

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Question 55: We need to talk more about for the summer vacation before July

A where to go B when to use C why to choose D how to make

Question 56: The carefully nurtured gardens with a wide of flowers and fruit trees have added elegance to this place and made it a major tourist attraction

A number B amount C variety D species

Question 57: “Take a spare tyre you have a puncture on the way to the beach.”

A in case B unless C so that D if

Question 58: Phuong Thao is a student in Ms Lan’s writing class She is asking for Ms Lan’s comments on her last essay Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank

Phuong Thao: “You must have found reading my essay very tiring.”

Ms Lan: “ I enjoyed it.”

A Just in case B You are welcome C Not in the least D At all costs

Question 59: Jessica looks very tired She have stayed up late to finish her assignment last night

A should B must C would D will

Question 60: China’s placement of its oil rig in Vietnam’s East Sea EEZ has been denounced by ASEAN and Western politicians and professionals as the violation of Vietnam’s waters

A territorial B fresh C farmed D inland

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions

Question 61: She wrote the text She selected the illustration as well

A The text she wrote was not as good as the illustration she selected

B She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustration

C If she had written the text, she would have selected the illustration

D In order to select the illustration, she had to write the text

Question 62: Most scientists know him well However, very few ordinary people have heard of him

A Not only scientists but also the general public know him as a big name

B Although he is well known to scientists, he is little known to the general public

C Many ordinary people know him better than most scientists do

D He is the only scientist that is not known to the general public

Question 63: Nam defeated the former champion in three sets He finally won the inter-school table tennis championship

A Having defeated the former champion in the inter-school table tennis, Nam did not hold the title of

D Having defeated the former champion in three sets, Nam won the inter-school table tennis championship

Question 64: She looked through the hotel advertisements She stopped only when taking a fancy to one piece

A She took so great a fancy to the hotel advertisements that she could not stop reading them

B She stopped looking through the hotel advertisements only when she had found another piece

C She stopped reading the hotel advertisements only when one of them caught her fancy

D She found the hotel advertisements so interesting that she could hardly turn away from them

Question 65: I do my homework and schoolwork in separate books I don't get muddled up

A I would get muddled up if I did not separate homework from schoolwork

B I do my homework and schoolwork in separate books so that I don't get muddled up

C I do not get muddled up due to the separation between homework and schoolwork

D Having two separate books at home and at work helps me avoid getting muddled up

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 66 to 75

Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that the easiest

way to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind In this way the North American Indians produced

pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians made stockfish and the Arabs dried dates and apricots

All foods contain water - cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% water, potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is If

this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to go bad is checked

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Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California, South Africa and Australia The methods used vary, but in general the fruit is spread out on trays in drying yards in the hot sun In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur before drying Plums for making prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making raisins and currants, are dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax coating, so increasing the rate of drying

Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is to put food in

chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110°C at entry to about 45°C at exit This is

the usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish

Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes In the first case, the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse flakes In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or frozen, and they do not need to be stored in special conditions For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, explorers and soldiers

in battle, who have little storage space They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to cook them

From Practical Faster Reading by Gerald Mosback and Vivien Mosback CUP

Question 66: What is the main idea of the passage?

A Different methods of drying foods B Advantages of dried foods

C Mechanization of drying foods D Water: the main component of food

Question 67: The phrase “do this” in the first paragraph mostly means

A remove moisture from foods B produce pemmican

C expose foods to sun and wind D moisten foods

Question 68: The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to

A examined carefully B put a tick C motivated to develop D reduced considerably

Question 69: In the process of drying certain kinds of fruits, sulphur fumes help

A maintain their color B remove their wax coating

C crack their skin D kill off bacteria

Question 70: Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is

A dipping them in an alkaline solution

B putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through

C pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder

D spreading them out on trays in drying yards

Question 71: What does the word “which” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A Vegetables B Foods C Things D Chambers

Question 72: The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will be

A recognizable pieces B dried soup C fine powder D small flakes

Question 73: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A People in India began to use drying methods centuries ago

B Fruit is usually dried by being laid out on trays in the sun

C Liquids are not dried in the same way as fruits and vegetables

D Dried foods have several advantages over canned or frozen foods

Question 74: According to the passage, dried foods are most useful for

A people who are on the move B soldiers who are not in battle

C explorers who are underweight D housewives who have little storage space

Question 75: This passage is mainly

A argumentative B analytical C informative D fictional

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions

Question 76: A edition B advantage C enrichment D sovereignty

Question 77: A economic B continental C considerate D territorial

Question 78: A commit B preview C index D open

Question 79: A fertilize B illustrate C interact D specify

Question 80: A habitat B wilderness C candidate D attendance

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BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

(Đề thi có 6 trang)

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2014

Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D

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

Mã đề thi 419

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 underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

Question 1: All of the students in this course will be assessed according to their attendance, performance, and

A run faster than others B organize things inefficiently

C have a good voyage D manage an inflexible system

Question 7: Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school

A approves of B looks for C puts off D attends to

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions

Question 8: A advantage B enrichment C sovereignty D edition

Question 9: A fertilize B illustrate C interact D specify

Question 10: A commit B index C open D preview

Question 11: A attendance B wilderness C habitat D candidate

Question 12: A economic B continental C territorial D considerate

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 13 to 22

Postsecondary institutions and private schools are corporations under U.S law They are approved to operate as non-profit, for-profit, or public corporations (13) education and training Increasingly, state authorities are requiring approved educational providers to apply (14) and receive accreditation as a condition of final and continued approval

As corporate entities, U.S institutions are internally self-governing and are (15) to make property, facilities, equipment, and utilities transactions; make their own personnel decisions; decide whom to admit to study and to graduate; (16) their own funds from outside sources; enter into contracts and compete for grants; and do most of the other things that corporations do Institutions compete (17) one another for students, research funding, faculty, and other benefits Public institutions may compete within the same state

or territory for budget appropriations It is the corporate nature of institutions and the competition within the system that (18) _ Americans to refer to the concept of the educational or academic marketplace - an important distinctive element of the way U.S education is organized

Ngân Phuong Vy's Archives

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Some institutions are governed (19) under multi-campus arrangements These include most local public schools (governed by school districts) and many state community college and university systems Whether single- or multi-campus, institutional corporations (20) by boards of citizens, both alumni and non-alumni, who are ultimately responsible for all operations They appoint senior (21) , such as principals, headmasters, presidents, and deans; and approve the actions taken (22) their name

From A Diverse Educational System: Structure, standards, and challenges Info USA (CD version)

Question 13: A provided B provision C providing D provide

Question 14: A to B on C with D for

Question 15: A capable B probable C possible D able

Question 16: A lend B raise C call D rise

Question 17: A for B with C at D to

Question 18: A prevents B makes C causes D lets

Question 19: A collection B collect C collectively D collective

Question 20: A being controlled B are controlling C are controlled D controlled

Question 21: A assistants B judges C trainees D leaders

A slowly reaches the boiling point B stays under pressure

C remains at an unchanged level D suddenly becomes uncontrollable

Question 24: Those children who stay longer hours at school than at home tend to spend their formative years in the company of others with similar aims and interests

A enjoying the care of parents B forming a new business company

C being separated from peers D being together with friends

Question 25: “A friend in need is a friend indeed”: Our friends have voiced their strong criticism of China’s escalation of tension on our continental shelf

A easing the tension B facing the reality

C worsening the situation D improving the condition

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 26 to 35

We live in a world of tired, sleep deprived people In his book Counting Sheep, Paul Martin - a behavioural biologist - describes a society which is just too busy to sleep and which does not give sleeping the importance it deserves

Modern society has invented reasons not to sleep We are now a 24/7 society where shops and services must be available all hours We spend longer hours at work than we used to, and more time getting to work

Mobile phones and email allow us to stay in touch round the clock and late-night TV and the Internet tempt

us away from our beds When we need more time for work or pleasure, the easy solution is to sleep less The average adult sleeps only 6.2 hours a night during the week, whereas research shows that most people need eight or even eight and a half hours' sleep to feel at their best Nowadays, many people have got used to sleeping less than they need and they live in an almost permanent state of 'sleep debt'

Until the invention of the electric light in 1879 our daily cycle of sleep used to depend on the hours of daylight People would get up with the sun and go to bed at nightfall But nowadays our hours of sleep are mainly determined by our working hours (or our social life) and most people are woken up artificially by an alarm clock During the day caffeine, the world's most popular drug, helps to keep us awake 75% of the

world's population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms of sleep deprivation

What does a chronic lack of sleep do to us? As well as making us irritable and unhappy as humans, it also reduces our motivation and ability to work This has serious implications for society in general Doctors, for example, are often chronically sleep deprived, especially when they are on 'night call', and may get less than three hours' sleep Lack of sleep can seriously impair their mood, judgment, and ability to take decisions Tired

engineers, in the early hours of the morning, made a series of mistakes with catastrophic results On our

roads and motorways lack of sleep kills thousands of people every year Tests show that a tired driver can be just as dangerous as a drunken driver However, driving when drunk is against the law but driving when exhausted isn't As Paul Martin says, it is very ironic that we admire people who function on very little sleep instead of criticizing them for being irresponsible Our world would be a much safer, happier place if everyone, whatever their job, slept eight hours a night

New English File Upper-intermediate by Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig, OUP

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Question 26: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE about Paul Martin?

A He is a scientist who is chronically deprived of sleep

B He describes the modern world as a place without insomnia

C He shows his concern for sleep deprivation in modern society

D He gives an interesting account of a sleepless society

Question 27: The phrase “round the clock” in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to

A having a round clock B during the daytime

C surrounded with clocks D all day and night

Question 28: The writer mentions the Internet in the passage as

A a factor that is not related to sleep deprivation B a temptation that prevents us from sleeping

C an easy solution to sleep deprivation D an ineffective means of communication

Question 29: According to the third paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A Our social life has no influence on our hours of sleep

B The electric light has changed our daily cycle of sleep

C The sun obviously determined our daily routines

D The electric light was invented in the 19th century

Question 30: The word “which” in the third paragraph refers to

A masking the symptoms B the world's population

C reaching a point D caffeine consumption

Question 31: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the last paragraph?

A Sleep deprivation has negative effects on both individuals and society

B Doctors ‘on night call’ do not need more than three hours of sleep a day

C Thousands of people are killed every day by drunken drivers

D Our motivation decreases with the bigger number of hours we sleep

Question 32: The word “catastrophic” in the last paragraph probably means

A bound to bring satisfaction B becoming more noticeable

C likely to become worthless D causing serious damage or loss

Question 33: Which of the following would the writer of the passage approve of?

A Both drunken drivers and sleep-deprived people should be criticized

B There is no point in criticizing irresponsible people in our society

C Our world would be a much safer place without drinkers

D We certainly can function well even when we hardly sleep

Question 34: All of the following are mentioned as those whose performance is affected by ‘sleep debt’ EXCEPT

A biologists B doctors C engineers D drivers

Question 35: Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?

A A Well-known Biologist B A Society of Sleepless People

C Sleep Deprivation: Causes and Effects D Accident Prevention: Urgent!

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 36: “My secretary will book you an afternoon flight and have you at the airport.”

A picked up B to pick up C picking up D pick up

Question 37: Carbon dioxide as one of the main contributors to the greenhouse effect

A had been identified B has been identified C had identified D has identified

Question 38: The bank has more than 100 branches, in a major urban area

A each locating B each located C and are located D the location of which

Question 39: We’ve already bought the house but won’t it until May, when the present occupants have moved out

A take possession of B catch sight of C keep track of D gain recognition of

Question 40: Minh, a student from Hai Phong, is going to take the college entrance exam in Hanoi next week His father is seeing him off at the railway station Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank

Dad: “Good luck with the exam, Minh!”

Minh: “ , Dad.”

A I wish so B Never mind C Thank you D By no means

Question 41: Jane had difficulty carrying her suitcase upstairs, and Mike, her friend, offered to help Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank

Mike: “Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?”

Jane: “ ”

A Not a chance B That’s very kind of you

C I don’t believe it D Well done!

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Question 42: China’s placement of its oil rig in Vietnam’s East Sea EEZ has been denounced by ASEAN and Western politicians and professionals as the violation of Vietnam’s waters

A territorial B fresh C farmed D inland

Question 43: , she continued to carry out her duties

A Despite her good health B Although in poor health

C Although she is in good health D No matter how poor her health

Question 44: While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I this photograph of my parents' wedding

A came across B took after C made up D turned down

Question 45: Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking accepting opinions without questioning them

A in addition B instead of C for instance D because of

Question 46: Jessica looks very tired She have stayed up late to finish her assignment last night

A must B would C will D should

Question 47: Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by rocking chair

A an old beautiful wooden European B a wooden old beautiful European

C an old wooden European beautiful D a beautiful old European wooden

Question 48: “Could you turn off the stove? The potatoes for at least thirty minutes.”

A were boiling B are boiling C have been boiling D boiled

Question 49: The young lady sat still in the afternoon breeze, with her hair her back

A flowed down B fallen against C streaming down D running over

Question 50: In the last match, Sabella changed his formation at half-time, introducing Fernando Gago in midfield and Higuain in attack, but in the end it was Messi’s magic that the difference

Question 51: In my opinion, new technology who will finally decide which ideas take off

A it is the user of B that the user of

C it is the development of D that the development of

Question 52: They got lost in the forest, and made matters worse was that night began to fall

Question 53: We need to talk more about for the summer vacation before July

A where to go B how to make C when to use D why to choose

Question 54: The carefully nurtured gardens with a wide of flowers and fruit trees have added elegance to this place and made it a major tourist attraction

A amount B variety C number D species

Question 55: Phuong Thao is a student in Ms Lan’s writing class She is asking for Ms Lan’s comments on her last essay Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank

Phuong Thao: “You must have found reading my essay very tiring.”

Ms Lan: “ I enjoyed it.”

A At all costs B Just in case C Not in the least D You are welcome

Question 56: He applied for a teaching at Bales University with great confidence

A career B employment C post D work

Question 57: The cinema is no longer as popular as it was in the 1930's and 1940's, but it is still an important of entertainment

A origin B status C source D prospect

Question 58: my mother’s encouragement, I wouldn’t have made such a daring decision

A Until B In spite C Providing D But for

Question 59: In no circumstances on campus

A smoking should be allowed B should smoking be allowed

C weshould allow smoking D should allow smoking

Question 60: “Take a spare tyre you have a puncture on the way to the beach.”

A unless B in case C if D so that

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: “Believe me It’s no use reading that book,” Janet told her boyfriend

A Janet managed to persuade her boyfriend that reading the book was worthwhile

B Janet opposed her boyfriend’s idea that reading the book was not useful

C Janet suggested to her boyfriend that reading the book was useful

D Janet tried to convince her boyfriend that the book was not worth reading

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Question 62: The early failure of the Spanish squad in the 2014 World Cup deeply disappointed their fans

A Living up to their fans’ expectation, the Spanish squad left the 2014 World Cup so early

B That their squad left the 2014 World Cup so early was very disappointing for the Spanish sportsmen

C The Spanish squad was terribly disappointed that their fans had to leave the 2014 World Cup so early

D To the disappointment of their fans, the Spanish squad had to leave the 2014 World Cup too early

Question 63: “Send this urgent document immediately!” the officer told the soldier

A The officer ordered the soldier to deliver the urgent document instantly

B The officer recommended the soldier leave right away because of the urgent document

C The officer advised the soldier to send the urgent document right away

D The officer requested that the soldier rush out due to the document’s urgency

Question 64: “Why don't you join us for our next class reunion?” Mary said to me

A Mary insisted on my joining them for the next class reunion

B Mary strongly urged me to join them for the next class reunion

C Mary cordially invited me to join them for the next class reunion

D Mary advised me not to join them for the next class reunion

Question 65: The president placed his car at my disposal as a bonus for my good work

A To show his appreciation for my good work, the president allowed me to use his car whenever I liked

B To get rid of the car, the president decided to sell it to me, his good worker, at a bonus price

C I was willing to drive the president’s car as a compliment for my good performance at work

D In order to praise me as a good worker, the president took me home in his own car

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions

Question 66: She wrote the text She selected the illustration as well

A In order to select the illustration, she had to write the text

B The text she wrote was not as good as the illustration she selected

C If she had written the text, she would have selected the illustration

D She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustration

Question 67: Most scientists know him well However, very few ordinary people have heard of him

A Not only scientists but also the general public know him as a big name

B Many ordinary people know him better than most scientists do

C Although he is well known to scientists, he is little known to the general public

D He is the only scientist that is not known to the general public

Question 68: She looked through the hotel advertisements She stopped only when taking a fancy to one piece

A She took so great a fancy to the hotel advertisements that she could not stop reading them

B She stopped reading the hotel advertisements only when one of them caught her fancy

C She found the hotel advertisements so interesting that she could hardly turn away from them

D She stopped looking through the hotel advertisements only when she had found another piece

Question 69: I do my homework and schoolwork in separate books I don't get muddled up

A I do not get muddled up due to the separation between homework and schoolwork

B Having two separate books at home and at work helps me avoid getting muddled up

C I would get muddled up if I did not separate homework from schoolwork

D I do my homework and schoolwork in separate books so that I don't get muddled up

Question 70: Nam defeated the former champion in three sets He finally won the inter-school table tennis championship

A Although Nam defeated the former champion in three sets, he did not win the title of inter-school table

tennis champion

B Being defeated by the former champion, Nam lost the chance to play the final game of inter-school table tennis championship

C Having defeated the former champion in three sets, Nam won the inter-school table tennis championship

D Having defeated the former champion in the inter-school table tennis, Nam did not hold the title of champion

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

Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that the easiest

way to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind In this way the North American Indians produced

pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians made stockfish and the Arabs dried dates and apricots

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All foods contain water - cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% water, potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is If

this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to go bad is checked

Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California, South Africa and Australia The methods used vary, but in general the fruit is spread out on trays in drying yards in the hot sun In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur before drying Plums for making prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making raisins and currants, are dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax coating, so increasing the rate of drying

Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is to put food in

chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110°C at entry to about 45°C at exit This is

the usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish

Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes In the first case, the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse flakes In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or frozen, and they do not need to be stored in special conditions For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, explorers and soldiers

in battle, who have little storage space They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to cook them

From Practical Faster Reading by Gerald Mosback and Vivien Mosback CUP

Question 71: What is the main idea of the passage?

A Mechanization of drying foods B Water: the main component of food

C Advantages of dried foods D Different methods of drying foods

Question 72: The phrase “do this” in the first paragraph mostly means

A moisten foods B expose foods to sun and wind

C remove moisture from foods D produce pemmican

Question 73: The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to

A put a tick B reduced considerably C motivated to develop D examined carefully

Question 74: In the process of drying certain kinds of fruits, sulphur fumes help

A crack their skin B kill off bacteria

C remove their wax coating D maintain their color

Question 75: Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is

A spreading them out on trays in drying yards

B dipping them in an alkaline solution

C putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through

D pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder

Question 76: What does the word “which” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A Foods B Chambers C Things D Vegetables

Question 77: The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will be

A dried soup B recognizable pieces C fine powder D small flakes

Question 78: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A Liquids are not dried in the same way as fruits and vegetables

B People in India began to use drying methods centuries ago

C Dried foods have several advantages over canned or frozen foods

D Fruit is usually dried by being laid out on trays in the sun

Question 79: According to the passage, dried foods are most useful for

A people who are on the move B explorers who are underweight

C housewives who have little storage space D soldiers who are not in battle

Question 80: This passage is mainly

A informative B fictional C argumentative D analytical

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BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

(Đề thi có 6 trang)

ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2014

Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D

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

Mã đề thi 236

Họ, tên thí sinh:

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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 correct answer to each of the following questions

Question 1: In no circumstances on campus

A should allow smoking B should smoking be allowed

C weshould allow smoking D smoking should be allowed

Question 2: The carefully nurtured gardens with a wide of flowers and fruit trees have added elegance

to this place and made it a major tourist attraction

A amount B number C species D variety

Question 3: Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by rocking chair

A an old wooden European beautiful B an old beautiful wooden European

C a wooden old beautiful European D a beautiful old European wooden

Question 4: The bank has more than 100 branches, in a major urban area

A each locating B the location of which C each located D and are located

Question 5: We need to talk more about for the summer vacation before July

A when to use B where to go C how to make D why to choose

Question 6: In my opinion, new technology who will finally decide which ideas take off

A it is the development of B that the user of

C it is the user of D that the development of

Question 7: They got lost in the forest, and made matters worse was that night began to fall

Question 8: Jane had difficulty carrying her suitcase upstairs, and Mike, her friend, offered to help Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank

Mike: “Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?”

Jane: “ ”

A Not a chance B That’s very kind of you

C Well done! D I don’t believe it

Question 9: Jessica looks very tired She have stayed up late to finish her assignment last night

A should B will C would D must

Question 10: Minh, a student from Hai Phong, is going to take the college entrance exam in Hanoi next week His father is seeing him off at the railway station Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank

Dad: “Good luck with the exam, Minh!”

Minh: “ , Dad.”

A By no means B Thank you C I wish so D Never mind

Question 11: In the last match, Sabella changed his formation at half-time, introducing Fernando Gago in midfield and Higuain in attack, but in the end it was Messi’s magic that the difference

A made B gave C took D did

Question 12: “My secretary will book you an afternoon flight and have you at the airport.”

A pick up B picking up C to pick up D picked up

Question 13: While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I this photograph of my parents' wedding

A took after B turned down C came across D made up

Question 14: We’ve already bought the house but won’t it until May, when the present occupants have moved out

A take possession of B keep track of C catch sight of D gain recognition of

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Question 15: The cinema is no longer as popular as it was in the 1930's and 1940's, but it is still an important of entertainment

A origin B prospect C status D source

Question 16: China’s placement of its oil rig in Vietnam’s East Sea EEZ has been denounced by ASEAN and Western politicians and professionals as the violation of Vietnam’s waters

A farmed B territorial C fresh D inland

Question 17: “Could you turn off the stove? The potatoes for at least thirty minutes.”

A are boiling B were boiling C have been boiling D boiled

Question 18: , she continued to carry out her duties

A Despite her good health B No matter how poor her health

C Although she is in good health D Although in poor health

Question 19: Carbon dioxide as one of the main contributors to the greenhouse effect

A has been identified B has identified C had identified D had been identified

Question 20: my mother’s encouragement, I wouldn’t have made such a daring decision

A In spite B Providing C But for D Until

Question 21: The young lady sat still in the afternoon breeze, with her hair her back

A streaming down B fallen against C flowed down D running over

Question 22: Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking accepting opinions without questioning them

A for instance B because of C instead of D in addition

Question 23: “Take a spare tyre you have a puncture on the way to the beach.”

A in case B if C so that D unless

Question 24: Phuong Thao is a student in Ms Lan’s writing class She is asking for Ms Lan’s comments on her last essay Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank

Phuong Thao: “You must have found reading my essay very tiring.”

Ms Lan: “ I enjoyed it.”

A You are welcome B Just in case C At all costs D Not in the least

Question 25: He applied for a teaching at Bales University with great confidence

A career B post C work D employment

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 26: Those children who stay longer hours at school than at home tend to spend their formative years in the company of others with similar aims and interests

A being together with friends B forming a new business company

C enjoying the care of parents D being separated from peers

Question 27: Many parents may fail to recognize and respond to their children’s needs until frustration explodes into difficult or uncooperative behavior

A remains at an unchanged level B slowly reaches the boiling point

C stays under pressure D suddenly becomes uncontrollable

Question 28: “A friend in need is a friend indeed”: Our friends have voiced their strong criticism of China’s escalation of tension on our continental shelf

A facing the reality B worsening the situation

C improving the condition D easing the tension

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 29 to 38

We live in a world of tired, sleep deprived people In his book Counting Sheep, Paul Martin - a behavioural biologist - describes a society which is just too busy to sleep and which does not give sleeping the importance it deserves

Modern society has invented reasons not to sleep We are now a 24/7 society where shops and services must be available all hours We spend longer hours at work than we used to, and more time getting to work

Mobile phones and email allow us to stay in touch round the clock and late-night TV and the Internet tempt

us away from our beds When we need more time for work or pleasure, the easy solution is to sleep less The average adult sleeps only 6.2 hours a night during the week, whereas research shows that most people need eight or even eight and a half hours' sleep to feel at their best Nowadays, many people have got used to sleeping less than they need and they live in an almost permanent state of 'sleep debt'

Until the invention of the electric light in 1879 our daily cycle of sleep used to depend on the hours of daylight People would get up with the sun and go to bed at nightfall But nowadays our hours of sleep are

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mainly determined by our working hours (or our social life) and most people are woken up artificially by an alarm clock During the day caffeine, the world's most popular drug, helps to keep us awake 75% of the

world's population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms of sleep deprivation

What does a chronic lack of sleep do to us? As well as making us irritable and unhappy as humans, it also reduces our motivation and ability to work This has serious implications for society in general Doctors, for example, are often chronically sleep deprived, especially when they are on 'night call', and may get less than three hours' sleep Lack of sleep can seriously impair their mood, judgment, and ability to take decisions Tired

engineers, in the early hours of the morning, made a series of mistakes with catastrophic results On our

roads and motorways lack of sleep kills thousands of people every year Tests show that a tired driver can be just as dangerous as a drunken driver However, driving when drunk is against the law but driving when exhausted isn't As Paul Martin says, it is very ironic that we admire people who function on very little sleep instead of criticizing them for being irresponsible Our world would be a much safer, happier place if everyone, whatever their job, slept eight hours a night

New English File Upper-intermediate by Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig, OUP

Question 29: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE about Paul Martin?

A He describes the modern world as a place without insomnia

B He gives an interesting account of a sleepless society

C He is a scientist who is chronically deprived of sleep

D He shows his concern for sleep deprivation in modern society

Question 30: The phrase “round the clock” in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to

A surrounded with clocks B having a round clock

C all day and night D during the daytime

Question 31: The writer mentions the Internet in the passage as

A an easy solution to sleep deprivation B a temptation that prevents us from sleeping

C a factor that is not related to sleep deprivation D an ineffective means of communication

Question 32: According to the third paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A Our social life has no influence on our hours of sleep

B The electric light was invented in the 19th century

C The sun obviously determined our daily routines

D The electric light has changed our daily cycle of sleep

Question 33: The word “which” in the third paragraph refers to

A masking the symptoms B reaching a point

C caffeine consumption D the world's population

Question 34: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the last paragraph?

A Doctors ‘on night call’ do not need more than three hours of sleep a day

B Sleep deprivation has negative effects on both individuals and society

C Thousands of people are killed every day by drunken drivers

D Our motivation decreases with the bigger number of hours we sleep

Question 35: The word “catastrophic” in the last paragraph probably means

A likely to become worthless B causing serious damage or loss

C bound to bring satisfaction D becoming more noticeable

Question 36: Which of the following would the writer of the passage approve of?

A Both drunken drivers and sleep-deprived people should be criticized

B We certainly can function well even when we hardly sleep

C There is no point in criticizing irresponsible people in our society

D Our world would be a much safer place without drinkers

Question 37: All of the following are mentioned as those whose performance is affected by ‘sleep debt’ EXCEPT

A biologists B drivers C doctors D engineers

Question 38: Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?

A Sleep Deprivation: Causes and Effects B A Society of Sleepless People

C A Well-known Biologist D Accident Prevention: Urgent!

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

Question 39: Since January this year, Joe has suffered two injuries, one to his ankle and the other in New York

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Question 42: All of the students in this course will be assessed according to their attendance, performance,

Question 44: Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school

A looks for B puts off C attends to D approves of

Question 45: We run a very tight ship here, and we expect all our employees to be at their desks by eight o'clock and take good care of their own business

A manage an inflexible system B run faster than others

C have a good voyage D organize things inefficiently

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 46: “Why don't you join us for our next class reunion?” Mary said to me

A Mary cordially invited me to join them for the next class reunion

B Mary insisted on my joining them for the next class reunion

C Mary advised me not to join them for the next class reunion

D Mary strongly urged me to join them for the next class reunion

Question 47: The president placed his car at my disposal as a bonus for my good work

A To show his appreciation for my good work, the president allowed me to use his car whenever I liked

B In order to praise me as a good worker, the president took me home in his own car

C To get rid of the car, the president decided to sell it to me, his good worker, at a bonus price

D I was willing to drive the president’s car as a compliment for my good performance at work

Question 48: “Send this urgent document immediately!” the officer told the soldier

A The officer advised the soldier to send the urgent document right away

B The officer ordered the soldier to deliver the urgent document instantly

C The officer recommended the soldier leave right away because of the urgent document

D The officer requested that the soldier rush out due to the document’s urgency

Question 49: “Believe me It’s no use reading that book,” Janet told her boyfriend

A Janet opposed her boyfriend’s idea that reading the book was not useful

B Janet suggested to her boyfriend that reading the book was useful

C Janet tried to convince her boyfriend that the book was not worth reading

D Janet managed to persuade her boyfriend that reading the book was worthwhile

Question 50: The early failure of the Spanish squad in the 2014 World Cup deeply disappointed their fans

A Living up to their fans’ expectation, the Spanish squad left the 2014 World Cup so early

B That their squad left the 2014 World Cup so early was very disappointing for the Spanish sportsmen

C The Spanish squad was terribly disappointed that their fans had to leave the 2014 World Cup so early

D To the disappointment of their fans, the Spanish squad had to leave the 2014 World Cup too early

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 51 to 60

Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that the easiest

way to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind In this way the North American Indians produced

pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians made stockfish and the Arabs dried dates and apricots

All foods contain water - cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% water, potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is If

this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to go bad is checked

Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California, South Africa and Australia The methods used vary, but in general the fruit is spread out on trays in drying yards in the hot sun In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur before drying Plums for making prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making raisins and currants, are dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax coating, so increasing the rate of drying

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Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is to put food in

chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110°C at entry to about 45°C at exit This is

the usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish

Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes In the first case, the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse flakes In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or frozen, and they do not need to be stored in special conditions For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, explorers and soldiers

in battle, who have little storage space They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to cook them

From Practical Faster Reading by Gerald Mosback and Vivien Mosback CUP

Question 51: What is the main idea of the passage?

A Advantages of dried foods B Water: the main component of food

C Different methods of drying foods D Mechanization of drying foods

Question 52: The phrase “do this” in the first paragraph mostly means

A moisten foods B remove moisture from foods

C produce pemmican D expose foods to sun and wind

Question 53: The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to

A motivated to develop B reduced considerably C examined carefully D put a tick

Question 54: In the process of drying certain kinds of fruits, sulphur fumes help

A crack their skin B remove their wax coating

C maintain their color D kill off bacteria

Question 55: Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is

A spreading them out on trays in drying yards

B pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder

C dipping them in an alkaline solution

D putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through

Question 56: What does the word “which” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A Chambers B Foods C Things D Vegetables

Question 57: The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will be

A fine powder B dried soup C recognizable pieces D small flakes

Question 58: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A Liquids are not dried in the same way as fruits and vegetables

B Fruit is usually dried by being laid out on trays in the sun

C People in India began to use drying methods centuries ago

D Dried foods have several advantages over canned or frozen foods

Question 59: According to the passage, dried foods are most useful for

A explorers who are underweight B people who are on the move

C soldiers who are not in battle D housewives who have little storage space

Question 60: This passage is mainly

A analytical B informative C fictional D argumentative

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions

Question 61: A interact B specify C illustrate D fertilize

Question 62: A territorial B economic C considerate D continental

Question 63: A sovereignty B edition C advantage D enrichment

Question 64: A commit B open C index D preview

Question 65: A candidate B habitat C wilderness D attendance

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions

Question 66: I do my homework and schoolwork in separate books I don't get muddled up

A I do my homework and schoolwork in separate books so that I don't get muddled up

B I would get muddled up if I did not separate homework from schoolwork

C I do not get muddled up due to the separation between homework and schoolwork

D Having two separate books at home and at work helps me avoid getting muddled up

Question 67: She wrote the text She selected the illustration as well

A The text she wrote was not as good as the illustration she selected

B In order to select the illustration, she had to write the text

C She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustration

D If she had written the text, she would have selected the illustration

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