BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI THỬ LẦN TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC SƯ PHẠM HÀ NỘI KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN Tháng 01/2016 (Đề thi có 06 trang) Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút SECTION A (8 point) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 01 to 10 Early writing and Alphabets When people first began to write, they did not use an alphabet Instead, they drew small pictures to (01) the objects they were writing about This was very slow because there was a different picture for (02) word The Ancient Egyptians had a (03) of picture writing that was (04) hieroglyphics The meaning of this writing was forgotten for a very long time but in 1799 some scientists (05) a stone near Alexandria, in Egypt The stone had been there for (06) a thousand years It had both Greek and hieroglyphics on it and researchers were finally able to understand what the hieroglyphics meant An alphabet is quite different (07) picture writing It (08) of letters or symbols that represent a sound and each sound is just part of one word The Phoenicians, (09) lived about 3,000 years ago, developed the modern alphabets It was later improved by the Roman’s and this alphabet is now used (10) throughout the world Question 1: A notice B show Question 2: A some B all C appear C every Question 3: A practice B manner Question 4: A known B called Question 7: A at Question 8: A consists B more B from D any C plan D system C described Question 5: A discovered B realized Question 6: A quite D mark C delivered D referred D invented C over D already C before D between B includes C contains D involves Question 9: A which B whose Question 10: A broadly C what B widely D who C deeply D hugely 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 primary stress in each of the following questions Question 11: A disappearance B conversation C contaminate D government Question 12: A eradicate B technology C incredible D pessimist Question 13: A conical B sacrifice C approval D counterpart Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 14: One difference between mathematics and language is that mathematics is precise _ A language is not C but language not B while language is not D while is not language Question 15: Seldom _ far enough north to disturb South Pacific shipping lanes A Antarctic icebergs will move B will Antarctic icebergs move C will move Antarctic icebergs D move Antarctic icebergs will Question 16: _ the United States consists of many different immigrant groups, many sociologists believe there is a distinct national character A Even though B Despite C Whether D In spite of Question 17: The article analyzes the impact of the tax base _ real estate prices and sales A in B on C at D with Question 18: She _ to the station every day but then she suddenly decided to walk instead A used to B was used to C had used to D didn’t used to Question 19: If I following that other car too closely, I would have been able to stop in the time instead of running into it A wasn’t B weren’t C hadn’t been D would have been Question 20: Our village had _ money available for education that the schools had to close A so little B such little C so much D such much Question 21: Fort Niagara was built by the French in 1762 on land the Seneca Indians A they buy from B bought from C buying from D was bought from Question 22: Experts feel that they are related to the deep wishes and fears of the dreamer A study dreams B who dream study C who study dreams D whose dreams study Question 23: Art critics and historians alike claim that Van Gogh’s art from that of his contemporaries A is a considerable difference B is considerably different C the difference is considerable D is considerably and differently Question 24: Most countries spend a large portion of their budgets _ for their citizens A education provided B provide education C to educational provides D providing education Question 25: Renoir is one of the most popular French impressionist painters His paintings _ masterpieces all over the world A have considered B are considering C considered D are considered Question 26: Sheila Hammond, who was only twenty-three when she was elected as a Member of Parliament, said she owed her success all to the way she had been by her mother, Margaret A brought up B taken after C looked for D caught for Question 27: Ken and Tom are high-school students They meet each other at a gallery but Ken is in a hurry Ken: “I’ve got to go, Tom So long” Tom: “So long, Ken And _.” A be careful B take care C don’t hurry D don’t take it seriously Question 28: We need _ actions and interventions of the local authorities to prevent national parks from being destroyed by pollution A excitedly B approximately C threateningly D timely Question 29: Mike and Lane are neighbors They are talking about Lane’s party Mike: “Thank you for a lovely evening” Lane: “ ” A It depends on you B Thank you very much indeed C Yeah I’m really looking forward to it D You are welcome Question 30: We all seem to have a different opinion, so let’s Joey decide, ? A will we B we C shall we D are we Question 31: No one can decline the _ of the Alaskan wildness A breath-taking scene B breath-taken view C breath-to-take scene D breath-taking view Question 32: A quick look would reveal that France has twice computers/ A more television than B as many television as C as many as television D many as television as (ID:116260)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 Question 33: A academic B grade Question 34: A humor B honest C behave C hotel D examination D hurry (ID:116263)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 35: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was established in 1946 A set up B found out C run through D put away Question 36: Paris is the ideal place to learn French; it’s a beautiful and hospitable city with Institutions for high quality linguistic teaching A friendly B natural C affectionate D noticeable Question 37: Species that have already lost habitat because of deforestation are given higher priority in the plan because of their greater risk of extinction A a thing that you often and almost without thinking B the place where a particular type of animal or plan is normally found C a subject that student don’t understand D a theme that everyone likes to discuss 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 38: The scholarship that Wilson received to study history at Cambridge presented an unique opportunity A that B history C at Cambridge D an Question 39: Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, disappeared on June 1937 while attempting to fly around the world A to fly B the Atlantic C on D attempting Question 40: The closer it gets to December 21, the first day of winter, the short the days become A gets to B first day C short D become Question 41: Alice in Wonderland, first published in 1865, has since being translated into thirty languages A published B has C being D languages Question 42: Modern art is on display at the Guggenheim Museum, a building with an unusually design A Modern art B display C a building D unusually 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 43 to 52 A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater, one of the world’s largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warned by geothermal heat from the earth’s core This thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from frigid temperatures (the lowest ever recorded on Earth) on the surface The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey of the area Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of indeterminate size It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientists aware of the tremendous size of the lake; satellite-borne radar detected an extremely flat region where the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake The discovery of such a huge fresh water lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the scientific community because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived for thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated ultraviolet light that have conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated sampled from the lake without actually exposing the lake to contamination Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this Question 43: The purpose of the passage is to A explain how Lake Vostok was discovered B provide satellite data concerning Antarctica C discuss future plans for Lake Vostok D present an unexpected aspect of Antarctica’s geography Question 44: The word “lies” in the first paragraph could be best be replaced by A sleeps B sits C tells falsehoods D inclines Question 45: What is true of Lake Vostok? A It is completely frozen B It is not a saltwater lake C It is beneath a thick slab of ice D It is heated by the sun Question 46: Which of the following is closest in meaning to “Frigid” in the first paragraph? A extremely cold B never changing C quite harsh D rarely recorded Question 47: All of the following are true about the 1970 survey of Antarctica EXCEPT that it A was conducted by air B made use of radio waves C did not measure the exact size of the lake D was controlled by a satellite Question 48: It can be interfered from the passage that ice would not be flat if _ A there were no lake B the lake were not so big C Antarctica were not so cold D radio waves were not used Question 49: The word “microbes” in paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following? A pieces of dust B trapped bubbles C tiny organism D rays of light Question 50: The passage mentions which of the following as a reason for the importance of Lake Vostok to scientists? A It can be studied using radio waves B It may contain uncontaminated microbes C It may have elevated levels of ultraviolet light D It has already been contaminated Question 51: The word “downside” in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A bottom level B negative aspect C underside D buried section Question 52: The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses A further discoveries on the surface of Antarctica B problems with satellite-borne radar equipment C ways to study Lake Vostok without contaminating it D the harsh climate of Antarctica (ID:116284) 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 t he following questions Question 53: There have been significant changes in women’s lives since the women’s liberation movement A.unimportant B.controlled C political D disagreeable Question 54: In 1989, a ban was given on all international trade in ivory A.a destruction B.an allowance C.an exploitation D a prohibition Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your anser sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64 Harvard University, today recognized as part of the top echelon of the world’s universities, came from very inauspicious and humble beginning This oldest of American universities was founded in 1636, just sixteen years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Included in the puritan emigrants to the Massachusetts colony during this period were more than 100 graduates of England’s prestigious Oxford and Cambridge universities, and these universities graduates in the New Word were determined that their sons would have the same educational opportunities that they themselves had had, Because of this support in the colony for an institution of higher learning, the General Court of Massachusetts appropriated 400 pounds for a college in October of 1636 and early the following year decided on a parcel of land for the school; this land was in an area called Newetowne, which was later renamed Cambridge after its English cousin and is the site of t he present-day university When a young minister named John Harvard, who came from the neighboring town of Charlestowne, died from tuberculosis in 1638, he willed half of his estate of 1,700 pounds to the fledgling college In spite of the fact that only half of the bequest was actually paid, the General Court named the college after the minister in appreciation for what he had done The amount of the bequest may not have been large, particularly by today’s standard, but it was more than the General Court had found it necessary to appropriate in order to open the college Henry Dunster was appointed the first president of Harvard in 1640, and it should be noted that in addition to serving as president, he was also the entire faculty, with an entering freshmen class of four students Although the staff did expand somewhat, for the first century of its existence the entire teaching staff consisted of the president and three or four tutors Question 55: The main idea of this passage is that _ A Harvard is one of the world’s most prestigious universities B What is today a great university started out small C John Harvard was key to the development of a great university D Harvard University developed under the auspices of the General Court of Massachusetts Question 56: The passage indicates that Harvard is _ A One of the oldest universities in the world C one of the oldest universities in America B the oldest university in the world D the oldest university in America Question 57: It can be inferred from the passage that the Puritans who traveled to the Massachusetts colony were A Rather well educated B rather rich C rather supportive of the English government D rather undemocratic Question 58: The pronoun “they” in the second paragraph refers to _ A Oxford and Cambridge universities C sons B university graduates D educational opportunities Question 59: The “pounds” in the second paragraph are probably _ A Types of books B college students C units of money D school campuses Question 60: The “ English cousin” in the second paragraph refers to a _ A City B relative C person D court Question 61: Which of the following is NOT mentioned about John Harvard? A What he died of C Where he was buried B Where he came from D How much he bequeathed to Harvard Question 62: The word “fledgling” in the third paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following? A Newborn B flying C winged D established Question 63: The passage implies that _ A Henry Dunster was an ineffective president B Someone else really served as president of Harvard before Henry Dunster C Henry Dunster spent much of his time as president managing the Harvard faculty D The position of president of Harvard was not merely an administrative position in the early ears Question 64: The word “somewhat” in the last paragraph could best be replaced by _ A Back and forth B to and pro C side by side D more or less Section B (2 points) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it Write your answers on your answer sheet Question 1: “I don’t know what you are talking about,” George said to me George said to me that _ Question 2: They have just sold the last ticket for the performance to a student The last ticket _ Question 3: The school children sowed some seeds, but they forgot to water them so they didn’t grow If the school children Question 4: Collecting stamps from foreign countries is one of Jane’s interests Jane is Question 5: The Roman coins are now on display in the national Museum A local farmer came across them in a field The Roman coins which _ II In about 140 words, write a paragraph about an important choice you had to make in your life Write your paragraph on your answer sheet The following questions might be helpful to you: * When did you have to make this choice? * Was it a good choice? * How did you feel when you made this choice? ... higher priority in the plan because of their greater risk of extinction A a thing that you often and almost without thinking B the place where a particular type of animal or plan is normally found... ice Now known as Lake Vostok, this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica The lake is able to exist in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its... beneath this block of ice because its waters are warned by geothermal heat from the earth’s core This thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from frigid temperatures (the lowest ever