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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC MÔN ANH KHỐI A1, D CÓ ĐÁP ÁN NĂM 2014 - THPT CHU VĂN AN, HÀ NỘI PART I: PHONETICS Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group Write your answers in the space provided 1.A.applicant B.scenery C permission D.journalist 2.A.accompany B.evaluate C.illiterate D.interviewee 3.A.reliable B.category C.secondary D.dictionary 4.decisive B.maximum C.experience D.appointment 5.A apologise B.photography C.inhabitant D.optimistic PART II: LEXICO- GRAMMAR Choose the best answer to complete each sentence Write your answers in the space provided 1. _everyindustryinourmodernworldrequirestheworkofengineers A.Wholly B.Hardly C.Most D.Virtually 2.Janehadaproblemwithherfinances,sowetalked _andnowit'sfine A.over B.itover C.overit D.over andover 3.Whentheelectricityfailed,he _amatchto findthe candles A.rubbed B.scratched C.struck D.Started 4.Iusuallybuymyclothes _ It’scheaperthangoingtothedressmaker A.onthehouse B.offthepeg C.inpublic D.ontheshelf 5.Thebooksaysthattherevolutionwas _offbytheassassinationofthestategovernor A.launched B.cropped C.triggered D.prompted 6.HesuddenlysawSue _theroom.Hepushed hisway _the crowdofpeople to get to her A.across/through B.over/through C.over/along D.across/across 7.Herbusinessmustbe goingratherwell, _ bythe carshedrives A.deducing B.deciding C.inferring D.judging 8.IfIwereyou,Iwould regardtheir offer withconsiderable _,becauseitseemstoogoodto be true A.suspicion B.doubt C.reservation D.disbelief 9.Mysister’sconfidenceinherabilityto playthepianowasbadly _byherlastmusicteacher A.subsided B.weakened C.undermined D.loosened 10.Yourgrandfatherisrathertired sodonot _ yourvisit Lethimhavearest A.prolong B.lengthen C.delay D.shorten 11 Whether the sports club survives is a matter of complete _ to me A indifference B disinterest C importance D interest 12 The assistant suggested _ the next day when the manager would be there A we are coming back B to come back C we will come back D we come back 13 As it was Christmas, the _ at church was much larger than usual A audience B convention C congregation D grouping 14 Many _ crafts such as weaving are now being revived A customary B habitual C traditional D ordinary 15 Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have _ any solutions A thought over B come up with C looked into D got round to 16 _ calculations have shown that the earth’s resources may run out before the end of the next century A Raw B Rude C Crude D Blunt 17 Prizes are awarded _ the number of points scored A resulting from B adding up C presented to D according to 18 Is it necessary that I _ here tomorrow? A were B am being C be D would be 19 He said that the plane had already taken off and that I _ arrived an hour earlier A should have B could have C was supposed to D had to have 20 Beneath the streets of a modern city _ of walls, columns, cables, pipes, and tunnels required to satisfy the needs of its inhabitants A where exists C the network’s existence B the existing network D exists the network 21 _ they are widely perceived as gentle creatures, hippopotamuses are responsible for more human deaths in Africa than any other animal A Despite B Even though C In spite of D Because 22.Susan always wins the prize because her projects _ A extremely presented well C are extremely well presented B presented extremely well D are well presented extremely 23 Phone mebeforeten; _ I’llbetoobusy totalktoyou A unless B.whether C.otherwise D if 24 You areunderno obligation _ toacceptthisoffer A indeed B.eventually C.apart D whatsoever 25 In most _ developed countries, up to 50% of _ population enters higher education at some time in their lives A Ø / Ø B the / Ø C Ø / the D the / a Choose the underlined part named A, B, C, or D that is incorrect Write your answers in the space provided There are many frequently (A) mentioned (B) reasons why one out of four arrests(C) involve (D) ajuvenile Most (A) oxygen atoms have (B) eight neutrons, but a small amount (C) have nine or ten(D) Signing (A) at the outset (B) of a business deal, a contract offers the participants a certain degree(C) of legal protection from costly mistakes(D) Dolphins and chimps are(A) like (B) in that (C) they have been shown (D) to have language skills 5.In the appendix(A) at the end of the chapter are(B) the instructions to be used (C) for thecompletion correct(D) of the form Use the correct form of the word given to fit each gap Write your answers in the space provided DANCING IS GOOD FOR YOU In recent decades, in both theatre and cinema, dance shows have become increasingly popular Meanwhile, the British Amateur Dancesport Association estimates that there are now four million people (1) _ in dancing activities in the country every week But the popularity of dancing is by no means a recent phenomenon 1.PART Since the dawn of civilization, dance has been an important part of life, and dance (2) _ struggle to identify the first evidence of dance as it has always been an intrinsic part of human(3) _ The earliest recorded dances, discovered in the 9,000-year0 old Bhimbetka rock paintings in India, were used to tell stories and celebrate (4) _ events, whilst also serving as a way of passing on information to future generations HISTORY But why has dance, something which can make someone look utterly (5) _ if done wrong, always seems to be natural to our DNA? 3.BEHAVE Experts argue that its psychological and physiological benefits are the cause (6) _ studies have discovered that dancing is not only an (7) _ form of non- 4.SIGNIFY verbal communication, but is also a mood-boosting cure that can alleviate (8) _, improve interpersonal (9) _ and cure illnesses Physically, dancing makes us happy because, as with any repetitive exercise, it releases endorphins Also it’s a socializing event, (10) _ us to be physically close to people and more RIDICULE emotionally connected to them NUMBER EFFECT DEPRESS RELATION 10 ABLE PART III: READING Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question.Write your answers in the space provided While manynineteenth–century reformers hopedto bring about reform through education or by eliminating specific social evils, some thinkerswantedto start over and remark societyby founding ideal, cooperative communities TheUnited States seemed to them a spacious andunencumbered countrywhere models ofaperfect society could succeed These communitarian thinkers hoped their success would lead to imitation,until communities free of crime,poverty, and other socialillswould cover the land.A number of religiousgroups, notably theShakers,practiced communalliving, but the mainimpetusto found model communities came from nonreligious, rationalistic thinkers Among the communitarian philosophers, three of the most influential were RobertOwen, Charles Fourier, and JohnHumphreyNoyes Owen, famous forhis humanitarianpolicies as owner of several thriving textile mills in Scotland,believed that faulty environmentwastoblame for human problems and that theseproblems could be eliminated ina rationally planned society In1825, heput hisprinciples intopractice atNewHarmony, Indiana The community failed economically aftera few years but not before achievinga number of social successes Fourier,a commercial employeein France, nevervisited the United States.However, his theories of cooperativeliving influenced many American through the writings of Albert Brisbane, whose Social Destiny of Man explained Fourierismand its self-sufficient associations or“phalanxes”.One or more of these phalanxes was organized in veryNorthern state The most famouswere Red Bank,New Jersey, and Brook Farm, Massachusetts An early member of the latterwas the author Nathaniel Hawthorne.Noyes founded the most enduring andprobably theoddest of theutopian communities, the Oneida Community of upstateNewYork.Needless to say, none of these experiments had any lasting effects on thepatterns ofAmerican society The main topic of the passage is _ A.nineteen-century schools B American reformers C the philosophy of Fourierism D model communities in the nineteenth Which of the following is not given in the passage as one of the general goals of communitarian philosophers? A To remake society C To establish ideal communities B To spread their ideas throughout the United State D To create opportunities through education The Shakers are mentioned in paragraph as an example of _ A a communal religious group B radical reformers C rationalistic thinkers D an influential group of writers Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word impetus in paragraph 1? A Stimulus B commitment C Drawback D Foundation The “phalanxes” described in paragraph were an idea originally conceived by _ A Albert Brisbane B Robert Owen C Charles Fourier D John Humphrey Noyes Why does the author mention Nathaniel Hawthorne in paragraph two? A.He founded Brook Farm in Massachusetts B He was a critic of Charles Fourier C He wrote a book that led to the establishment of model communities D He was at one time a member of the Brook Farm community Which of the following communities lasted longest? A New Harmony C Red Bank B The Oneida Community D Brook Farm The word oddest in paragraph is closest meaning to which of the following? A Earliest C Largest B Most independent D Most unusual The author implies that, for readers, the conclusion of the paragraph is A obvious C absurd B surprising D practical 10 Why did the author probably divide the passage into two paragraphs? A To compare nineteenth-century reforms with twentieth-century reforms B To present an overview of a concept in the first paragraph and specific examples in the second C To contrast the work of utopian thinkers with that of practical reforms D To give the causes for a phenomenon in the first paragraph and its consequences in the second Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentence from the list A to G for each gap from to There are two extra sentences which you not need to use Then answer the questions from to 10.Write your answers in the space provided The days when only men would hold management positions are over (1) _ Despite a slowing economy, the number of women in management has risen to 16% in 1995, when it used to be less than 9% One result of this tendency is that women are now more accepted in these roles, and it has also been found that women in management ease tension and gender conflict in the workplace A comprehensive nation-wide study of executive performance accidentally found that womenscoredhigher in almost allareasofperformanceevaluation, whilecompilinga largescaleanalysisof425high-levelmanagers.(2) _ They tendto workharder behindthescenes, whilemenprefertheglamorous,moreaggressive sideof management Themasculineapproachismoresuitedtothetraditionalstyleofbusiness, wheretheboss would work alone andsimply dictate orders to his staff Now, in the global information age, teamwork and partnership are increasinglyimportant, and these are exactly the areas where women excel (3) _.Itmay bethatthe same qualities thatmake women moreeffectiveasmanagersare alsoholdingthem back.Most womengetstuckinjobs which involvehumanresourcesor publicrelations, whiletheirskills makethem highlysuitable forthis typeof work However,theposts intheseareasrarelyleadtothetop.Ambitious womenarefrustrated bythis,and manylefttostarttheir owncompanies.Another reason why womenareoverlookedfor promotionisthatmenareseenasmore dynamicandcompetitive Womentendto workforthegoodofthe companyas a whole, whilemenarelooking outfor themselves Some bosses may interpretthefeminineapproach asshowingalack ofvision.A woman willoftenadoptthestrategyofmakingpeoplethinkthattheyaretheauthorsofnewideas, sothat they willcooperate withher plan.Althoughthisis an effective way of achievingan objective,theresultisthatshe will lose credit forher creativity and innovation Itis also surprising to learn thatthe greatestprejudiceagainst female bosses comes from women themselves.Ina recentGalluppoll, 70%ofmensaid thatthey wouldbepreparedtoacceptafemaleboss,comparedto66%of women (4) _.Sincenearlyallbosses usedto bemale, womenfeelmorecomfortablebeing supervised byamanthan byanother woman Some women alsofeelthata malebossislessdemandingandhefeelsmorerelaxedaboutbeing ina positionof authority.Since womenhaveto workhardertoget tothetop,theyexpectmoreoftheirstaff when they get there In conclusion, although more and more women are rising to higher positions, there are still many deeprooted prejudices and double standards that keep them from achieving the very top positions Companies may say that they value interpersonal skills, but they still look for a leader who is decisive and a risk taker (5) _ Although women have proved that they are capable of leading a company, it seems that they will not get the chance to so untilthey are prepared to start their own businesses A One possible reason for this is that of tradition B Areas where women are particularly effective are in supporting their staff, and sharing information C More and more women are moving into top jobs in the USA D Although women are not as decisive as men, they still play an important role in social work E Although the number of women in middle management is on the increase, there are still few women running large companies F These qualities are perceived as being mainly masculine G These positions are held by females *Your answers: Complete the following statements by choosing A, B, C, or D The participation by women in business management has _ A increased asexist attitudeamong men B started newbusiness conflicts C caused gender conflictamong the staff D made the workplace moreagreeable Women managers are found more skilful in areas where they can promote their ability to _ A.build relationships withpeople C deal with their malebosses B.fight their waytothe top D give directions tothe staff Women are often overlooked for the top jobs because _ A.other women not like working forthem C theycannotmake big decisions B.theydonot take credit fortheir ownideas D they leave to starttheir own businesses Women prefer a male boss because _ A.male bosses work harder C it is more usual to work for aman B.men are more competitive D female bosses are more demanding 10 A female boss often demands more of her staff because _ A.other women not like working forthem C she can always make big decisions B.she herselfhas totoil her way to the position D her staffdo not tend tosubmit themselvestoher Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space Write your answers in the space provided AS OLD AS YOU FEEL It might after allbe true that you areonly asold as you feel.A British clinic is carryingout new high-tech tests to calculate the “real”biological ageof patients (1) _on the rateofphysicaldeterioration Informationon every (2) _ofapatient’shealth, fitness, lifestyle and family medical history is (3) _intoa computer towork outwhether they areolderor younger than their calendaragesuggests The availability and increasing accuracy of the tests has (4) _one leading Britishgerontologist to call forbiological age to be used todeterminewhenworkersshould retire.He (5) _that if an employee’sbiologicalor “real” age isshown, for example, tobe55whenhe reacheshis 65th birthday,heshouldbe (6) _towork for anotherdecade.Apparently most employersonly take into (7) _aperson’s calendar years, and the two maydiffer considerably Someof thoseprepared topayasubstantialsumof money for the examinationswillbe able to smuglywalk away with medical (8) _showing that they really are as young as they feel, givingthem the confidence to act anddress as if they were younger.DrLynetteYong, residentdoctor at the clinicwhere the tests areoffered claims that thepurpose of these testswillbe to motivate people to (9) _theirhealth The conceptof “real” age isset tobecomebig (10) _in the USAwithbooks andwebsiteshelping peopleworkoutwhether theirbody isolder or younger than their years.Others firmlybelieve that lookswill always be thebest indicatorof age A.based B.prospect C arranged D established A.position B.decided C attitude D aspect A.supplied B fed C.provided D.planned A.projected B.prodded A.debates B argues C.provoked C.discusses C incited D.prompted D enquires A encouraged B.supported A interest B.detail A.grounds B.signs C.demonstration D evidence A.progress B improve C gain D increase 10 A trade B.pursuit C.business D concern C account D.promoted D importance Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given You must use between three and six words, including the word given 1.Unless the director gets the actor he wants for the main part, the film will be cancelled (MEAN) If the director doesn’t get the actor he wants for the main part, it the film The reliability of the Internet as a source of information is sometimes difficult to determine (HOW) It is sometimes difficult to know as a source of information I only realized that I’d forgotten my wallet when I got to the station (ARRIVED) It wasn’t the station that I realized I’d forgotten my wallet The employees suggested some improvements to the computer system which would make it easier to use (FORWARD) The employees improving the computer system to make it easier to use Driving without a seatbelt is illegal in most European countries (AGAINST) It is without a seatbelt in most European countries -THE END - ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC MÔN ANH KHỐI A1, D NĂM 2014 - THPT CHU VĂN AN, HÀ NỘI PART I: PHONETICS 1.C 2.D A 4.B D PART II: LEXICO- GRAMMAR Choose the best answer to complete each sentence 1.D A 11 A 16 C 21 B B D 12 D 17 D 22 C 3.C C 13 C 18 C 23 C 4.B C 14 C 19 A 24 D C 10.A 15 B 20 D 25 C Choose the underlined part named A, B, C, or D that is incorrect 1.D C 3.A 4.B D Use the correct form of the word given to fit each gap 1.participating behaviour ridiculous effective relationships historians significant innumerable/ numerous depression 10 enabling PART III: READING Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question.Write your answers in the space provided 1.D 3A 5C 7B 9A 2C 4A 6D 8D 10B Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentence from the list A to G for each gap from to There are two extra sentences which you not need to use Then answer the questions from to 10 Write your answers in the space provided 1.C B 3E A 5.F 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.C 10B Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space 1.A 3.B 5B 7.C 9B 2.D 4D 6.A 8D 10C PART IV: WRITING Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given You must use between three and six words, including the word given 1.will mean cancelling/ the cancellation of 2.(just) how reliable the Internet is until I arrived at put forward some/ their suggestions for against the law to drive Các phần Đề thi thử đại học môn Anh có đáp án năm 2014 Tuyensinh247 cập nhật liên tục em ý theo dõi nhé! ... without a seatbelt in most European countries -THE END - ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC MÔN ANH KHỐI A1, D NĂM 2014 - THPT CHU VĂN AN, HÀ NỘI PART I: PHONETICS 1.C 2.D A 4.B D PART II: LEXICO-... at put forward some/ their suggestions for against the law to drive Các phần Đề thi thử đại học môn Anh có đáp án năm 2014 Tuyensinh247 cập nhật liên tục em ý theo 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