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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC 2010 Môn Thi: ANH VĂN – Khối D ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO Thời gian: 90 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group a mammal b material c saddle d manage a table b lady c labour d captain a cost b most c host d post a there b chair c clear d hair a dear b beard c beer d heard Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words a computer b museum c important d visitor a calculator b intelligent c impossible d American a compare b compose c company d consist a artificial b aristocrat c arithmetic d argument 10 a maintain b entertain c fountain d retain Choose the most appropriate answer from a, b, c or d 11 The scientific study of the life and structure of plants and animals is called a biology b philosophy c geography d physic 12 The process of finding somebody / something, or learning about something that was not known about before is called a /an a finding b experiment c discovery d development 13 The science of numbers and shapes is called a physics b mathematics c biology d politics 14 When you food, you chance it into substances that your body can use a cure b digest c invent d fee 15 A force of attraction that causes objects to move towards each other is called a electricity b Evolution c gravitation d invention 16 Christopher Columbus the New Continent quite by chance a invented c experimented b discovered d developed 17 The telephone was by Graham Bell a discovered b cured c appointed d invented 18 Issac Newton had to many before he could produce an electric lamp a discoveries b inventions c experiments d developments 19 Most of the experiments are carried out in a laboratories b farms c fields d schools 20 Charles Darwin was the father of the of evolution a practice b project c theory d problem Read the passage and then decide which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each space It is estimated (the (21) number is not known that worldwide some 60,000 newspapers exists, with a (22) circulation of nearly 500 million However, the number of readers is (23) greater-as many as three times the circulation figure This is because newspapers are shared, some are posted, and (24) placed in libraries and other (25) places Worldwide, about 8,000 of these newspapers are dailies About a third of all newspapers are published in North America, (26) third in Europe, and the (27) third in the rest of the world Countries with the highest newspaper (28) are Britain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, and the United States Europe has nearly half of the world's total newspaper circulation, North America about a quarter, and the rest of the world another quarter Taking the world (29) , the average circulation of dailies per 1,000 persons is about 100, but there are many parts of the world where the modern newspaper is (30) ever seen 21 a correct b exact c right d precise 22 a combined b connected c linked d mixed 23 a even b more c far d very 24 a the rest b another c the others d others 25 a public b common c open d shared 26 a the next b the other c another d the last 27 a spare b extra c left d remaining 28 a readers b readership c buyers d subscribers 29 a as a whole b in all c generally d on general 30 a not b almost c scarcely d seldom Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence 31 It's quite a long way, isn't it? We about five miles by the time we get back, I'd say a have walked c will have walked b had walked d would have walked 32 You can apply for a better job when you more experience a have b had c have had d had had 33 I leave home the journey is because the buses aren't so crowded a The earlier the easier c The earlier the easy b The early the more easy d The early the most easy 34 We that game when we were younger a use to play c used to play b used playing d use to play 35 If Mathew his alarm clock, he wouldn't have overslept a have set b set c had set d was setting 36 I decided to stay at home last night I would have gone out if I so tired a wasn't b weren't c wouldn’t have been d hadn’t been 37 Why did you stay at a hotel when you went to New York? You with Barbara a can stay c could have stayed b could stay d have stayed 38 Linda has lost her passport again It's the second time this a has happened c happened b happens d to happen 39 She tried to be serious but she couldn't help a laughing c that she laughed b to laugh d laugh 40 'Do you know where ?' 'No, he didn't say.' a Tom has gone c has gone Tom b has Tom gone d Tom go 41 We gave a meal a at the visitors c the visitors b for the visitors d to the visitor 42 The produced at our factory in Scotland a good are b good is c goods are d goods is 43 Is that my key, or is it ? a the yours b you c have had d yours 44 She doesn't live here a no longer b some more c no more d any longer 45 The young man seems very a sensible b sense c sensibly d senses 46 I'm not very good repairing things a at b for c in d with 47 My boys always postpone things a done b c to d doing 48 A friend of mine phoned me to a party a for invite c so that inviting b to invite d invited 49 He's lazy He never does work a some b any c no d none 50 I'll be in London next week I hope to see Tom there a while I will be c during I will be b while I am d during I am Choose the underlined part (a, b, c, or d) that is incorrect 51 The rain came sudden and everybody got wet because nobody a b c had an umbrella d 52 Children nowadays seem to be more intelligenter than their a b parents when they were at the same age c d 53 When I came in, my father was talking to anyone so I went a b c out quietly d 54 I want to try on the blue skirt over there Can you showing me a b c d the changing room? 55 Can you make me a cup of coffee? No, there are no coffee left a b c d 56 Ha Anh can now speak English more well than the last time I met him a b c d 57 I am sorry that I could not go to your birthday party Any a b c problems occurred and I could not go d 58 There are many ways to this exercise but mine is the best good one a b c d 59 She can sing very beautiful and dance very gracefully but she a b cannot any difficult math exercise c d 60 With this type of exercise, reads the questions first and then a b read the text to find the correct answer c d Read the passage and choose the best answer Our demand for water is constantly increasing Every year there are more and more people in the world Factories turn out more and more products and need more and more water We live in a world of water But almost all of it - about 97%-is in the oceans This water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing Only about 3% of the world's water is fresh Most of this water is not easily available to man because it is locked in glaciers and icecaps There is as much water on earth today as there ever was or will ever be Most of the water we use finds its way to the oceans There, it is evaporated by the sun It then falls back to the earth as rain Water is used and reused over again It is never used up Although the world as a whole has plenty of fresh water, some regions have a water shortage Rain does not fall evenly over the earth Some regions are always too dry, and others too wet A region that usually gets enough rain may suddenly have a serious dry spell and another region may be flooded with too much rain 61 All of the following statements can be inferred from the text EXCEPT a We need more and more water b The population of the world is increasing every year c Most of the world’s water is locked in glaciers and icecaps d Factories also need more water 62 Which of the following is NOT true about the world’s water? a The vast majority of the world’s water is ocean (or salty) water b Ocean water is salty enough to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing c Most fresh water is locked in glaciers and icecaps d The percentage of fresh water is very small 63 What can be inferred about water? a The amount of water on earth is always the same b Water will probably be exhausted c Water can be used once only d Most of the water we use is rain water 64 It can be inferred from the text that a no region in the world suffers from a lack of fresh water b rain does not fall equally everywhere on earth c the world has plenty of fresh water in comparison with salty water d a region that usually gets enough rain hardly ever has a dry spell 65 The phrasal verb “turn out” in the second line is closest in meaning to a sell b prove to be c switch off d produce Choose the sentence (a, b, c or d) which has it similar meaning to the original sentence 66 George is a better mechanic than Arthur a Arthur is not better than George at being a mechanic b Arthur is not such a good mechanic as George c Arthur is not better mechanic than George d Arthur is worse than George at being a mechanic 67 “Please let me borrow your bike, “ he said to her a He asked her if she could let him borrow her bike b He asked her to borrow your bike c He asked her whether she would let him borrow her bike d He asked her to let him borrow her bike 68 I wish I had chosen English to study at school a The speaker studied English and now regrets doing so b The speaker is not studying English c The speaker regrets not choosing English to study at school d The speaker regrets having chosen English to study 69 The book interested me more than the film a I thought the book was more interesting than the film b I thought the book was more interested than the film c I thought the book was as interesting as the film d I thought the book was not as interesting as the film 70 The teacher did not allow the class to leave before 4:30 a The teacher made the class to stay until after 4:30 b The teacher made the class not leave until after 4:30 c The teacher made the class stay until after 4:30 d The teacher made the class leave after 4:30 71 You need to support your ideas with facts and a) numbers b) figures c) informations d) material 72 By and , the pupils are well-behaved a) by b) from c) forward d) large ‘By and large’ has a similar meaning to ‘in general’ 73 I’m sick and of studying grammar! a) cross b) tired c) ill d) bored 74 I never read the instruction manual I learned how to use the computer by trial and a) error b) mistake c) test d) experiment 75 Yesterday the Prime Minister made an important speech on the subject of law and a) rule b) legal c) punishment d) order 76 Let’s settle this argument once and for a) ever b) all c) always d) once 77 When she died, she gave all her money to a charity for cats a away b out c on d off (a away - If you give something away, you offer something without charging for it) 78 You boy! Don’t walk when I’m speaking to you a on b to c away d out (away - ‘Walk away’ from someone is the opposite of walk towards to someone Ouch!) 79 He’s fallen his motorbike and broken his shoulder a off b away c out of d down (a off - You get on a bike or a horse, so therefore you fall off b away - ‘Fallen away’ is not correct c out of - ‘Out of’ is the opposite of ‘in’ e.g The baby fell out of the pram! d down - Someone can fall down, but not fall down something) 80 Would you mind taking your shoes when you come inside? a away b on c off d out (a away - If you take something away, you move it to another place b on - You can put on your shoes, but what’s the opposite of put on? c off – You take “off” what you put “on” Correct d out - If you take something out, you put it outside.) 81 I don’t feel like cooking, let’s order a take- (There are two possible answers for this question) a out b up c in d away (Two answers are possible for this question a out - ‘Take out’ is correct, but is mainly used in American English – what we say in British English? Correct b up - ‘Take up’ is not correct c in - If you take something in, you understand it E.g I couldn’t take in the bit about computers – it was too complicated d away - Take-away is a verb but in this case a noun (it can also be an adjective – take-away food Correct) 82 Can you pick a few things in the supermarket? We need milk, bread and loo rolls a off b in c up d away (c up - If you pick something up you buy, collect or get it E.g I’ll pick up the children from school.) which have to be filled either “do” or “make” forms 83 - Have you …… a decision to go with them ? - Not yet I need time to think it over or I’ll …… a mistake 84 Today I’m very happy I want to ………… some music now 85 Is this yours ? It is ……… fashionably - Wae! 86 Are you ……… trouble, class ? - Oh, no, we are 87 This man has to ……… a monthly report 88 Do I have to ……… washing up and the ironing ? - No, never! 89 Do you like the way I’ve ……… your hair ? 90 - Hello Nam! Is your sister at home ? - Yes, she is She is ……… the cleaning 91 - Where are your children, Mrs Young ? - They are in the kitchen, there are ……… cakes 92 Mary always gets bored when ……… homework 93 There police are ……… their business There are sunning after the robber 94 Mrs Brown’s children are ……… too much noise outside the house 95 Who ……… such a mess ? It must be ……… the tidying-up now 1B 11A 21B 31B 41C 51A 61C 71B 81A- D 2D 12C 22A 32A 42C 52B 62B 72D 82C 3A 13B 23C 33A 43D 53C 63A 73B 4C 14B 24D 34C 44D 54D 64B 7A 5D 15C 25A 35C 45A 55D 65D 75D 6D 16B 26C 36D 46A 56C 66B 76B 7A 17D 27D 37C 47D 57C 67D 77A 8C 18C 28B 38A 48B 58D 68C 78C 9D 19A 29A 39A 49B 59A 69A 79A 10C 20C 30C 40A 50B 60A 70C 80C 83- Have you made a decision to go with them ? -Not yet I need time to think it over or I’ll make a mistake 84-Today I’m very happy I want to make some music now 85-Is this yours ? It is made fashionably - Wae! 86-Are you making trouble, class ? - Oh, no, we are 87-This man has to make a monthly report 88-Do I have to washing up and the ironing ? - No, never! 89-Do you like the way I’ve done your hair ? 90- Hello Nam! Is your sister at home ? - Yes, she is She is doing the cleaning 91- Where are your children, Mrs Young ? - They are in the kitchen, there are making cakes 92-Mary always gets bored when doing homework 93-There police are doing their business There are sunning after the robber 94-Mrs Brown’s children are making too much noise outside the house 95-Who made such a mess ? It must be done the tidying-up now ... something out, you put it outside.) 81 I don’t feel like cooking, let’s order a take- (There are two possible answers for this question) a out b up c in d away (Two answers are possible for this... to think it over or I’ll …… a mistake 84 Today I’m very happy I want to ………… some music now 85 Is this yours ? It is ……… fashionably - Wae! 86 Are you ……… trouble, class ? - Oh, no, we are 87 This... it - about 97%-is in the oceans This water is too salty to be used for drinking, farming, and manufacturing Only about 3% of the world's water is fresh Most of this water is not easily available