ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC – LẦN 2Mã Đề: 485 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the SYNONYM of the underlined words in each of the following questions.. 2: Mark th
Trang 1ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC – LẦN 2
Mã Đề: 485
1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the SYNONYM of the
underlined words in each of the following questions.
His tenacious personality made him top salesperson in the company
2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the ANTONYM of the
underlined word in the following question.
Friendship changed to antipathy when the settlers took the Indians’ land
3: Perhaps, the fresh scrap of evidence will throw some new _ on the murder case in
Wiltshire
4: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Metal and glass containers can (A) be recycled, (B) and several states are (C) currently contemplating mandatory recycling (D) for either
5: Coming second didn’t make her feel any better because she only wanted to win.
A Coming second was of no consolation because winning was all that mattered to her.
B She feared that she would come second due to her not feeling very well.
C Although she only wanted to win, she came second.
D If she comes second, she will be very disappointed because she always wants to win 6: I realize you _ to the meeting today, but I’m glad you did Your input was invaluable.
7: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
So extensive (A) the lakes are that they (B) are viewed as the (C) largest bodies (D) of fresh water in the world
8: The bank has over 100 branches, _ in a major urban area.
9: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
Trang 2A tasteless B assault C aggressive D possession
10: You are all welcome to take any food you like.
A Any food welcomes to take if you like.
B Please help yourselves to any food you like.
C You don’t have to pay for any food that you like.
D It’s my pleasure to take any food you like.
11: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
(A) Unlike most liquids, which contract when they (B) solidify, water expands (C) by nine (D) percentage when it freezes
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks (from 12 to 21).
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
All plants rely on nutrients taken from the soil in order to survive However, in areas where the soil does not contain enough (12) _ nutrients, some plants have adapted to (13) _ their diets from another source: living organisms Though they are few in number, carnivorous plants are (14) _ fascinating beings that “eat” anything from one-celled organisms to insects
in order to survive They are commonly found in marshlands Carnivorous plants feature one of several types of “traps” to ensnare prey, which they consume to make up for nutrients that may
be missing from the soil While there are over 400 species of carnivorous plants in the world today, some are more (15) _ than others
The most well-known of these plants are the snap traps, which include the Venus flytrap Snap traps are easily identified by their leaves, which are separated into two lobes that have the ability to fold together Inside the lobes, the surface is covered with tiny hairs that are (16) _
to movement When the plant’s prey brushes against the hairs, it triggers a closing mechanism that rapidly brings the two lobes together, trapping the prey (17) _ inside The response of the traps is phenomenal (18) _ speed: the time between triggering the hairs and snapping shut is less than a second As the prey struggles inside the trap, it only triggers more hairs, causing the leaves to tighten their (19) _ The plant then secrets liquid chemicals from special glands into the trap to dissolve the prey and absorb all of its nutrients Besides the Venus flytrap, only one other type of snap trap exists today, (20) _ to as the waterwheel plant The two share a common ancestor and differ only in a few ways For instance, the waterwheel is an aquatic plant, while the flytrap is exclusively terrestrial In addition, the flytrap feeds primarily
on arthropods like spiders, while the waterwheel lives (21) _ simple invertebrates, like certain types of plankton
Trang 314: A nonetheless B contradictorily C though D yet
15: A prevalent B prevailing C domineering D current
17: A irreplaceably B securely C closely D steadily
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions (from 22 to 31)
IMAGE AND THE CITY
In the city, we are barraged with images of the people we might become Identity is presented
as plastic, a matter of possessions and appearance; and a very large proportion of the urban landscape is taken up by slogans, advertisements, flatly photographed images of folk heroes – the man who turned into a sophisticated dandy overnight by drinking a particular brand of drink, the
girl who transformed herself into a femme fatale with a squirt of cheap scent The tone of the wording of these advertisements is usually pert and facetious, comically drowning in its own
hyperbole But the pictures are brutally exact: they reproduce every detail of a style of life, down
to the brand of cigarette-lighter, the stone in the ring, and the economic row of books on the shelf
Even in the business of the mass-production of images of identity, this shift from the general
to the diverse and particular is quite recent Consider another line of stills: the back-lit, soft-focus portraits of the first and second generations of great movie stars There is a degree of romantic unparticularity in the face of each one, as if they were communal dream-projections of society at large Only in the specialized genres of westerns, farces and gangster movies were stars allowed
to have odd, knobby cadaverous faces The hero as loner belonged to history or the underworld:
he spoke from the perimeter of society, reminding us of its dangerous edges
The stars of the last decade have looked quite different Soft-focus photography has gone, to
be replaced by a style which searches out warts and bumps, and emphasizes the uniqueness not the generality of the face Voices, too, are strenuously idiosyncratic; whines, stammers and low rumbles are exploited as features of “star quality” Instead of romantic heroes and heroines, we have a brutalist, hard-edged style in which isolation and egotism are assumed as natural social conditions
In the movies, as in the city, the sense of stable hierarchy has become increasingly exhausted;
we no longer live in a world where we can all share the same values, and the same heroes (It is doubtful whether this world, so beloved of nostalgia moralists, ever existed; but lip-service was paid to it, the pretence, at last, was kept up.) The isolate and the eccentric push towards the
Trang 4centre of the stage; their fashions and mannerisms are presented as having as good a claim to the limelight and the future as those of anyone else In the crowd on the underground platform, one may observe a honeycomb of fully-worked-out worlds, each private, exclusive, bearing little comparison with its nearest neighbour What is prized in one is despised in another There are no clear rules about how one is supposed to manage one’s body, dress, talk, or think Though there are elaborate protocols and etiquettes among particular cults and groups within the city, they subscribe to no common standard
For the new arrival, this disordered abundance is the city’s most evident and alarming quality
He feels as if he has parachuted into a funfair of contradictory imperatives There are so many people he might become, and a suit of clothes, a make of car, and a brand of cigarettes, will go some way towards turning him into a personage even before he has discovered who that personage is Personal identity has always been deeply rooted in property, but hitherto the relationship has been a simple one – a question of buying what you could afford, and leaving your wealth to announce your status In the modern city, there are so many things to buy, such a quantity of different kinds of status, that the choice and its attendant anxieties have created a new pornography of state
The leisure pages of the Sunday newspapers, fashion magazines, TV plays, popular novels, cookbooks, window displays all nag at the nerve of our uncertainty and snobbery Should we like American cars, hard-rock hamburger joints, Bauhaus chairs…? Literature and art are promoted
as personal accessories, the paintings of Mondrian or the novels of Samuel Beckett “go” with certain styles like matching handbags There is in the city a creeping imperialism of taste, in which more and more commodities are made over to being mere expressions of personal identity The piece of furniture, the pair of shoes, the book, the film, are important not so much
in themselves but for what they communicate about their owners; and ownership is stretched to include what one likes or believes in as well as what one can buy
22: What does the writer say about advertisements in the first paragraph?
A The way in which some of them are worded is cleverer than it might appear.
B Certain kinds are considered more effective in cities than others.
C The pictures in them accurately reflect the way that some people really live.
D They often depict people that most other people would not care to be like.
23: What does a “femme fatale” refer to?
A a beautiful woman who spends her time enjoying herself
B a potential good wife
C a gorgeous woman who realizes most men’s dream
D an attractive woman who may bring unhappiness to men
24: The word “facetious” is closest in meaning to _.
25: The writer says that if you look at a line of advertisements on a tube train, it is clear that _
Trang 5A city dwellers have very diverse ideas about what image they would like to have
B some images in advertisements have a general appeal that others lack
C some images are intended to be representative of everyone’s aspirations
D city dwellers are more influenced by images on advertisements than other people are 26: What does the writer imply about portraits of old movie stars?
A Most people did not think they were accurate representations of the stars in them.
B They reflected an era in which people felt basically safe.
C They made people feel that their own faces were rather unattractive.
D They tried to disguise the less attractive features of their subjects.
27: What does the writer suggest about the stars of the last decade?
A Some of them may be uncomfortable about the way they come across.
B Most people accept that they are not typical of society as a whole.
C They make an effort to speak in a way that may not be pleasant on the ear.
D They make people wonder whether they should become more selfish.
28: The writer uses the crowd on an underground platform to exemplify his belief that _
A views of what society was like in the past are often accurate
B no single attitude to life is more common than another in a city
C people in cities would like to have more in common with each other
D no one in a city has strict attitudes towards the behavior of others
29: The writer implies that new arrivals in a city may _
A underestimate the importance of wealth
B change the image they wish to have too frequently
C acquire a certain image without understanding what that involves
D decide that status is of little importance
30: The novels of Samuel Beckett is an example of _
A classic literature works that make their owners feel superior to other people
B literature works of high artistic value
C possessions that show owners’ identity
D what is wanted by the majority in the society
31: What point does the writer make about city dwellers in the final paragraph?
A They are unsure as to why certain things are popular with others.
B They want to acquire more and more possessions.
Trang 6C They are aware that judgments are made about them according to what they buy.
D They are keen to be the first to appreciate new styles.
32: _ is someone who can reduce spending without hurting morale.
A That which needs B Being needed C What is needed D What needs 33: Anthony wasn’t at all discouraged by this bad experience.
A Because of this bad experience, Anthony wasn’t very happy.
B This bad experience didn’t put Anthony off in the least.
C Anthony learned a great deal from this bad experience.
D It could take Anthony years to get over this bad experience.
34: She insisted that the reporter _ her as his source of information.
A didn’t mention B doesn’t mention C hadn’t mention D not mention 35: Although he hadn’t spoken French for many years, he picked it _ again after a few
weeks
36: Paul’s been in Alice’s bad _ ever since he offended her at the party.
37: “Have you decided on a present yet?” – “Almost I need to choose one of _.”
A two exciting new spy novels B new two exciting spy novels
C exciting new two spy novels D two spy exciting new novels
38: - “A motorbike knocked Ted down.” – “ _”
A Poor Ted! B What a motorbike! C What is it now? D How terrific! 39: The guidance counselor urged _ a foreign language.
A all that we study B that all we study C us all to study D all of us studying
40: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
41: It didn’t matter how much I flattered her; she wouldn’t do as I asked.
A I flattered her with a view to making her do as I asked.
B No amount of flattery on my part could make her do as I asked.
C She didn’t do as I asked, so I stopped flattering her.
D She refused to do as I asked because she was annoyed with the way I flattered her.
42: The teacher gave us permission to leave the room.
A “You may leave the room,” the teacher told us.
Trang 7B “You ought to leave the room,” the teacher told us.
C “I give you permission leaving the room,” the teacher told us.
D “You must leave the room,” the teacher told us.
43: Far from being embarrassed by her daughter’s behavior, Mrs Thomas seems to be amused
by it
A Mrs Thomas should be amused rather than embarrassed by her daughter’s behavior.
B Mrs Thomas seems to find the way her daughter behaves more a source of amusement
than embarrassment
C Mrs Thomas is both embarrassed and amused by her daughter’s behavior.
D Mrs Thomas feels embarrassed because her daughter is behaving amusingly.
44: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
Victims of carpal tunnel syndrome (A) include electricians drilling holes (B) for wiring, airline workers (C) to type at chest-high terminals, and checkout clerks lifting and twisting groceries (D) to register prices on the scanner
45: As they came under heavy fire, the captain ordered his men to _.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions (from 46 to 55)
MOBILE PHONES: ARE THEY ABOUT TO TRANSFORM OUR LIVES?
We love them so much that some of us sleep with them under the pillow, yet we are increasingly concerned that we cannot escape their electronic reach We use them to convey our most intimate secrets, yet we worry that they are a threat to our privacy We rely on them more than the Internet to cope with modern life, yet many of us don’t believe advertisements saying
we need more advanced services
Sweeping aside the doubts that many people feel about the benefits of new third generation phones and fears over the health effects of phone masts, a recent report claims that the long-term effects of new mobile technologies will be entirely positive so long as the public can be
convinced to make use of them Research about users of mobile phones reveals that the mobile
has already moved beyond being a mere practical communications tool to become the backbone
of modern social life, from love affairs to friendship to work
The close relationship between user and phone is most pronounced among teenagers, the
report says, who regard their mobiles as an expression of their identity This is partly because mobiles are seen as being beyond the control of parents But the researchers suggest that another reason may be that mobiles, especially text messaging, were seen as a way of overcoming
shyness The impact of phones, however, has been local rather than global, supporting existing
friendship and networks, rather than opening users to a new broader community Even the language of texting in one area can be incomprehensible to anybody from another area
Trang 8Among the most important benefits of using mobile phones, the report claims, will be a vastly improved mobile infrastructure, providing gains throughout the economy, and the provision of a more sophisticated location-based services for users The report calls on government to put more effort into the delivery of services by mobile phone, with suggestion including public transport and traffic information and doctors’ text messages to remind patients of appointments There are many possibilities At a recent trade fair in Sweden, a mobile navigation product was launched When the user enters a destination, a route is automatically downloaded to their mobile and presented by voices, pictures and maps as they drive In future, these devices will also be able to plan around congestion and road works in real time Third generation phones will also allow for remote monitoring of patients by doctors In Britain, scientists are developing an asthma management solution using mobiles to detect early signs of an attack
Mobile phones can be used in education A group of teachers in Britain use third generation phones to provide fast internet service to children who live beyond the reach of terrestrial broadband services and can have no access to online information ‘As the new generation of mobile technologies takes off, the social potential will vastly increase,’ the report argues
46: What does the writer suggest in the first paragraph about our attitudes to mobile phones?
A We need them more than anything else to deal with modern life.
B We are worried about using them so much.
C We cannot live without them.
D We have contradictory feelings about them.
47: What does “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?
48: What is the connection between social life and mobile phones?
A Mobile phones enable people to communicate while moving around.
B Modern social life relies significantly on the use of mobile phones.
C Mobile phones encourage people to make friends.
D Mobile phones make romantic communication easier.
49: Why do teenagers have such a close relationship with their mobile phones?
A They feel independent when they use them.
B They tend to feel uncomfortable in many situations.
C They use text messages more than any other group.
D They are more inclined to be late than older people.
50: Which of the following is NOT true?
A Mobile phone is considered as a means for the youth to show their characters.
Trang 9B Mobile phones are playing a wide range of roles in people’s life.
C People can overcome shyness by using texting to communicate things that make them
uncomfortable
D There is no need to suspect the harmfulness of mobile phones.
51: In what sense has the impact of phones been “local” in paragraph 3?
A People tend to communicate with people they already know.
B It depends on local dialects.
C Users generally phone people who live in the same neighbourhood.
D The phone networks use different systems.
52: How might mobile phones be used in the future?
A To show bus and train timetables
B To cure diseases
C To arrange deliveries
D To give the address of the nearest doctor’s surgery
53: The navigation product launched in Sweden is helpful for drivers because _
A it tells them which roads are congested B it shows them how to avoid road works
C it can suggest the best way to get to a place D it provides directions orally
54: What is the general attitude of the report described here?
A The government should take over the mobile phone networks.
B Mobile phones can have a variety of very useful applications.
C There are problems with mobile phones that cannot be overcome.
D Manufacturers need to produce better equipment.
55: The word “pronounced” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _.
56: Hassan is down with influenza and he is feeling _ right now.
57: _ could only have been made by someone totally incompetent.
A So serious is this mistake B How serious a mistake
C Such serious mistake D So serious a mistake
58: Her young daughters _ on the sofa, wishing they were out at play.
59: The trick made its first appearance twenty years ago.
A The trick made twenty years ago on first stage.
Trang 10B The trick was first seen on stage twenty years ago.
C The trick appeared to be made twenty years ago.
D The first stage of the trick appeared twenty years ago.
60: - “Don’t forget to drop me a line when you settle down.” - “Trust me _”
A I don’t I’ll keep you in touch B I drop you a line when I settle down.
C I won’t I’ll keep you posted D I will I’ll keep you in touch.
61: _ the Coast Guard, not a single life was lost in the ferry accident.
A As a result of B Thanks to C Were it not for D Regardless of 62: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
63: How voters will react to this latest political scandal _ to be seen.
64: - “Have you been able to reach Peter?” - “ _”
A There’s no approval B Yes I’ve known him for years.
C It’s much too high D No The line is busy.
65: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the SYNONYM of the
underlined words in each of the following questions.
Because the jury had reached a deadlock, the judge called for a retrial
66: - “I thought you were too tired.” – “ _ I’ve decided to go I feel I owe it to him.”
A All the same B One and the same C All the more D More of the same 67: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
68: I hope everything’s OK They _ several hours ago.
A supposed to call B would have called C have called D were to have
called
69: This is my opinion that there is no advantage in further discussion.
A I think the disadvantages of the discussion far outweighed the advantages.
B Further discussion will not put me at an advantage.
C I don’t like to take advantage of further discussion.
D I can’t see any point in further discussion.