Đề thi thử đại học môn Tiếng Anh (18)

Số báo danh: ……… Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following que

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THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN THỨ 1 - NĂM 2014

Môn: Tiếng Anh (khối D)

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

Mã đề thi 132

Họ và tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: ………

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

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

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 6: The newscaster gave a concise account of the strategy

Question 7: Married couples can get a divorce if they find they are not compatible

A able to share an apartment or house B able to budget their money

Question 8: Fruit is customarily treated with sulfur prior to drying to reduce any color change

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 9: As an executive director of a big company, she is a woman of extraordinary intelligence

Question 10: She was brought up in a well-off family She can’t understand the problems we are facing

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 11 to 20

Experiments have shown that in selecting personnel for a job, interviewing is at best a hindrance, and may even

cause harm These studies have disclosed that the judgments of interviewers differ markedly and bear little or no relationship to the adequacy of job applicants Of the many reasons why this should be the case, three in particular stand out The first reason is related to an error of judgment known as the halo effect If a person has one noticeable

good trait, their other characteristics will be judged as better than they really are Thus, an individual who dresses

smartly and shows self-confidence is likely to be judged capable of doing a job well regardless of his or her real ability Interviewers are also prejudiced by an effect called the primacy effect This error occurs when interpretation of later information is distorted by earlier connected information Hence, in an interview situation, the interviewer spends most

of the interview trying to confirm the impression given by the candidate in the first few moments Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that such an impression is unrelated to the aptitude of the applicant

The phenomenon known as the contrast effect also skews the judgment of interviewers A suitable candidate may be

underestimated because he or she contrasts with a previous one who appears exceptionally intelligent Likewise, an average candidate who is preceded by one who gives a weak showing may be judged as more suitable than he or she really is

Since interviewers as a form of personnel selection have been shown to be inadequate, other selection procedures have been devised which more accurately predict candidate suitability Of the various tests devised, the predictor

which appears to do this most successfully is cognitive ability as measured by a variety of verbal and spatial tests

Question 11: This passage mainly discusses the

A inadequacy of interviewing job applicants

B techniques that interviewers use for judging job applicants

C effect of interviewing on job applicants

D judgments of interviewers concerning job applicants

Question 12: The word ‘hindrance’ is closest meaning to

Question 13: The word ’they’ refers to

Question 14: According to the passage, the halo effect

A takes effect only when a candidate is well dressed

B exemplifies how one good characteristic colors perceptions

C stands out as the worst judgmental error

D helps the interviewer’s capability to judge real ability

Question 15: According to the passage, the first impression

A has been repeatedly demonstrated to the applicant B is unrelated to the interviewer’s prejudice

C is the one that stays with the interviewer D can easily be altered

Question 16: The word ‘skews’ is similar to

Question 17: The word ‘this’ refers to

Question 18: The author mentions all of the following reasons why interviewing is not an accurate way to predict

candidate suitability EXCEPT the

Question 19: The paragraphs following the passage most likely discuss which of the following?

A More information on cognitive ability tests B Other selection procedures included in interviewing

C Other reasons for misjudgments of applicants D More information on the kinds of judgmental effects Question 20: Where in the passage does the author discuss the effect of comparing two candidates?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 21 to 28

All mammals feed their young Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for some twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to find their own food The behavior of feeding of the young

is built into the reproductive system It is a non-elective part of parental care and the defining features of a mammal, the most important thing that mammals - whether marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or placental mammals – have in common

But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed their young Most

egg-guarding fish do not, for the simple reason that their young are so much smaller than the parents and eat food that

is also much smaller than the food eaten by adults In reptiles, the crocodile mother protects their young after they have hatched and takes them down to the water, where they will find food, but she does not actually feed them Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other arrangement, provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their larvae might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch

For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care Animals add it to their productive

strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for descendants The most vulnerable moment in any animal’s

life is when it first finds itself completely on its own, when it must forage and fend for itself Feeding postpones that the moment until a young animal has grown to such a size that it is better able to cope Young that are fed by their parents become nutritionally independent at a much greater fraction of their full adult size And in a meantime those young are

shielded against the vagaries of fluctuating of difficult-to-find supplies Once a species does take the step of feeding

its young, the young become totally dependent on the extra effort If both parents are removed, the young generally do not survive

Question 21: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A The methods that mammals use to nurse their young

B The care that various animals give to their offspring

C The importance among young mammals of becoming independent

D The difficulties young animals face in obtaining food

Question 22: The author lists various animals in line 5 (paragraph 1) to

A emphasize the point that every type of mammals feeds its own young

B contrast the feeding habits of different types of mammals

C describe the process by which mammals came to be defined

D explain why a particular feature of mammals is nonelective

Question 23: The word ‘tend’ in line 6 (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to

Question 24: What can be inferred from the passage about the practice of animal parents feeding their young?

C It is most common among mammals D It is related to the size of the young

Question 25: According to the passage, how do some insects make sure their young have food?

A By locating their nests or cells near spiders and caterpillars

B By searching for food some distance from their nest

C By storing food near their young

D By gathering food from a nearby water source

Question 26: The word ‘edge’ in line 15 (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to

Question 27: According to the passage, young animals are most defenseless when

A their parents are away searching for food B they first become independent

C their parents have many young to feed D they are only a few days old

Question 28: The word ‘shielded’ in line 20 (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 29 to 40

The popular writer J K Rowling has agreed to end her part in the destruction of the world’s forests by having her books printed on paper which is environmentally friendly The multi-millionaire author, whose novels about a teenage wizard have …29… 6.5 million trees so far; is one of a number of high-profile authors who have …30… their support for the environment by stipulating that only recycled paper should be used for their books Techniques …31… in Canadian mean that, for the first time, paper made from such materials as office waste paper can be used to make books The Canadian edition of Rowling’s last book was printed without chopping down a single tree, saving an …32… 40,000 of them

In the past, it was difficult to print books on recycled paper because the paper was not strong enough to …33… a lifetime’s reading Technological …34… mean that paper which is …35… from waste materials is now just as …36…

as paper made from virgin fibre in…37… of quality and strength

Despite the high cost of developing recycled paper that has the required strength and whiteness needed for books, there will not …38… be a price rise for the reader Instead, publishers are likely to …39… for the higher paper cost by using cheaper book covers, as …40… in Canadian

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 41: They have not returned to the hometown since the war broke out

A They didn’t they return to their hometown when the war broke out

B From the time the war broke out, they returned to their hometown

C They war broke out and they returned to their hometown

D The last time they were in their hometown was before the war broke out

Question 42: The mistake in the accounts was not noticed until the figures were re-checked

A The mistake in the accounts only came to light when the figures were re-checked

B When the figures were re-checked, they came to light the mistake in the accounts

C It was not until the mistake in the accounts was noticed that the figures were checked

D Once re-checking the figures, the mistake in the accounts was noticed

Question 43: She has offered me a job, but I am still sleeping on it

A After thinking carefully, she has offered me a job

B I am still thinking whether to take the job she has offered or not

C I will get the job if I do not sleep on

D Given the job by her, I am so happy about it

Question 44: There is very little chance of their winning the game

A They have chances of winning the game B It is very likely that they will win the game

C It is highly unlikely that they will win the game D There is likelihood that they will little win the game

Question 45: Bill and Alice had a quarrel, but they soon made up

A Bill and Alice hated each other since their argument

B Bill and Alice made a mistake but they soon corrected it

C Bill and Alice had an argument, but now they are friends again

D Bill and Alice had a quarrel, but they soon let it go

Question 46: Our children are hard on furniture

A Our children hardly use the furniture B Our children dislike the furniture

C Our children want to replace the furniture D Our children treat the furniture roughly

Question 47: Jack is afraid he’ll gain weight if he stops smoking

A Jack does not realize the dangers of smoking

B Jack is afraid he’ll become fat if he quits smoking

C Jack is afraid of giving up smoking

D Jack is afraid he’ll put on weight if he cuts down on smoking

Question 48: He’s been studying for so many years that he should have realized sooner that his grammar was

incorrect

A he has been a student for so long that he could quickly tell when his grammar was incorrect

B A student of his experience ought to have noticed his incorrect grammar earlier

C The student would have known that his grammar was incorrect if he’d had more experience

D The grammar wouldn’t have been so problematic if the student had been aware of it sooner

Question 49: Apart from being conveniently located near the beach, that hotel has nothing that makes me

recommend it to you

A The hotel I’ve recommended to you is very comfortable as it is near the beach

B The only feature of that hotel that I can recommend it to you is that it’s close to the beach

C the beach near that hotel doesn’t have anything special that I can recommend it to you

D As regards a hotel, nothing is more important for me than its being close to the beach

Question 50: If you want to be kept informed about current affairs, you should listen to the radio

A A good way of keeping yourself informed about current affairs is listen to the radio

B Listening to the radio is a good way of keeping yourself informed about current affairs

C Only by listening to the radio, you can keep yourself informed about current affairs

D Listening to the radio and you will be kept informed about current affairs

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

Question 51: By the time Jane, the editor and copywriter, comes back, things will change completely

A comes B copywriter C will change D the

Question 52: The growth rate of the Pacific Rim countries is five times fast as comparable areas during the Industrial

Revolution

Question 53: The smallest things in universe are, paradoxically, explored by the largest machines

Question 54: Justice is often personified as a blindfolded woman to hold a pair of scales

Question 55: Televisions are now an everyday feature of most households in the United States, and

television viewing is the number one activity leisure

A most households B television viewing C an everyday D activity leisure

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

Question 56: Patient: “Can I have an appointment to see the doctor, please?”

Receptionist: “ .”

A Ok, you will send to check my diary B Not at the moment He can’t be disturbed

C Have a seat and I will be with you in an hour D Ok, let me just check the diary

Question 57: “Would you bother if I had a look at your paper?” - “ .”

Question 58: Jack: “Would you like me to get a taxi?”

Jean: “ .”

Question 59: Doctors usually have to study for at least 7 years before becoming fully _

Question 60: I shall do the job to the best of my _

Question 61: Going on this diet has really _ me good I’ve lost weight

Question 62: Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have any solutions

Question 63: If you run _ Steve, give him my best wishes

Question 64: He was so mean that he couldn’t bear to _ the smallest sum of money for the charity

appeal

Question 65: Can you deliver this letter _ hand?

Question 66: “Why are you mad at John?” “He’s been making a lot of trouble _ me lately.”

Question 67: Excessive logging of forests in the past century has resulted in _

C which it is known as deforestation D knowing this as deforestation

Question 68: After Jack a rough outline of the model, he will begin painting

Question 69: I’d like to help you out, I’m afraid I just haven’t got any spare money at the moment

Question 70: He to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead

Question 71: The doctor recommended

A that my father eats more fish and no drinking wine

B my father that eating more fish and no drinking wine

C my father that to eat more fish and not to drink wine

D that my father eat more fish and not drink wine

Question 72: Nowadays children would prefer history _in more practical ways

Question 73: The Olympic marathon distance, _in the ancient times, honored a messenger who ran

from Marathon to Athens to deliver vital news and then died

Question 74: Imagine the Internet _ created, our lives would be so different, don’t you think?

Question 75: No sooner _ everyone started to gossip about him

A did Mike leave when B had Mike left than C Mike had left than D left Mike when

Question 76: _ will Mr Thanh be able to regain control of the company

C No matter how does he work hardly D Not until his work hard

Question 77: Nowhere in the Northern section of the United States _ for growing citrus crops

Question 78: It was a bit embarrassing when the teacher caught us _

Question 79: “I couldn’t take the history class I wanted last semester.” “Why didn’t you talk to your advisor? She

_ able to help you get in.”

Question 80: “What happened after I left the meeting?”

“We finished assigning tasks, and then we went on _ the budget.”

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