ĐỀ THI TOFEL - NĂM 1997 ( ĐỀ 1)

7-1 97 年1月TOFEL 听力 (Page159) A 1. (A) His mother was on her lunch break. (B) His mother can't talk about her new job. (C) His mother doesn't like going to lunch. (D) His mother's new job keeps her busy. 2. (A) She thinks the man should drive to town. (B) She likes to pass cars. (C) The man should mind his own business. (D) The traffic won't be detoured after tomorrow. 3. (A) See his professor about the paper. (B) Try to get better grades. (C) Be on time for his appointment. (D) Pick a different topic for his paper. 4. (A) She doesn't like fresh vegetable. (B) She doesn't have time to go to the market. (C) She has already been shopping. (D) She only has enough for herself. 5. (A) She prefers to exercise in the morning. (B) It's important to warm up before exercising. (C) The man should start running daily. (D) The man should continue his exercise program. 6. (A) The party doesn't interest him. (B) He may already have plans. (C) He'd like to bring a guest to the party. (D) He'd rather come another time. 7. (A) She is embarrassed. (B) She had forgotten all about the test. (C) She just got one question correct. (D) She is very pleased. 8. (A) He prefers to go to the concert tonight. (B) He doesn't like to go to movies at night. (C) The others should do what they like. (D) They should go to more movies and concerts this year. 9. (A) The books slipped off the table. (B) He forgot to get the books. (C) He reminded Ron about the books. (D) Ron should pick up the books. 10. (A) She left them at home. (B) She needs them right now. (C) They might be hard to read. (D) They are incomplete. 11. (A) Wait until the sale is now. (B) Watch for the ad on television. (C) Return his suit to Conrad's. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org (D) Buy a new suit. 12. (A) The woman should return his tape player by Friday. (B) The woman should buy him a new player. (C) By Friday he should be able to borrow a tape player. (D) He can't wait until Friday for exams. 13. (A) Start looking forward to her history class. (B) Mail her letters immediately. (C) Stop thinking about her exams. (D) Study instead of writing letters. 14. (A) She's looking forward to her history class. (B) She's surprised how long her reading assignment is. (C) She thinks the book is too expensive. (D) She's late for her history class. 15. (A) She is away for a few days. (B) She recently hurt herself. (C) She tore her skirt on a hook. (D) She seldom stops studying. 16. (A) Sit further back. (B) Sit closer together. (C) Find their reserved seats. (D) Find seats closer to the screen. 17. (A) His paycheck is late. (B) The book bag is too expensive. (C) He can't lend the woman any money. (D) The woman doesn't need a new book bag. 18. (A) Buy an Italian cookbook. (B) Go to an Italian restaurant. (C) Take a night flight to Italy instead. (D) Cook some Italian dishes on Saturday. 19. (A) Move to a cheaper apartment. (B) Find a person to share their apartment. (C) Hire a new worker. (D) Write an accurate description of a friend. 20. (A) The man should buy a watch in a jewelry store. (B) The jewelry store doesn't have a good selection of watches. (C) The man has been looking at poorly made watches. (D) The watches in the jewelry store are even more expensive. 21. (A) He isn't ready to work on the next lab experiment. (B) He's surprised the woman chose him. (C) He doesn't understand why the experiment didn't work. (D) Finding a lab partner is difficult. 22. (A) Both games are played worldwide. (B) Chess is more difficult. (C) Both games can be learned by children. (D) He can't compare the two games. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org 23. (A) All of the applicants received fellowships. (B) The dean is waiting to see her. (C) Her fellowship is being delayed until her grades are available. (D) Her fellowship was announced first. 24. (A) He can't see very well. (B) He's not feeling well. (C) His eye doesn't hurt very much. (D) His eye isn't healing very quickly. 25. (A) Join an engineering firm. (B) Start his own company. (C) Join the woman in graduate school. (D) Go to business school. 26. (A) He should move the desk back. (B) He should go to the doctor. (C) He should have had someone help him. (D) He should have known the desk was heavy. 27. (A) Buy a new television for the woman. (B) Check to see if the woman's television has been repaired. (C) Fix the woman's television. (D) Order parts for the woman's television. 28. (A) He wants to learn to play the clarinet. (B) He wants to play in the band. (C) His hand is performing next week. (D) He wasn't playing very loudly. 29. (A) She also plans to get a pet. (B) Dan is allergic to cats. (C) Animals will soon be allowed in Dan's building. (D) Dan will get a lift to his apartment from a relative. 30. (A) He wants to know how the concert was. (B) He disagrees with the woman. (C) He likes to play the piano. (D) He also enjoyed the music. 31. (A) Planning a sightseeing tour. (B) Writing to his uncle. (C) Arranging his class schedule. (D) Looking through a language textbook. 32. (A) Get the university's approval in advance. (B) Follow Susan's advice about traveling abroad. (C) Take more French courses to improve his skills. (D) Make inquiries about the requirements for teaching chemistry. 33. (A) He's fulfilled his graduation requirements. (B) He wants to change his field of study. (C) He needs to get better grades. (D) He needs to earn a graduate degree. 34. (A) The benefits of new reflectors. (B) Identifying different varieties of quartz. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org (C) A particular kind of heating device. (D) Using solar energy for heat. 35. (A) Quartz heater. (B) Sympathetic vibration. (C) Infrared heat. (D) Convection. 36. (A) He asks her for an example. (B) He asks her to give a definition. (C) He asks her how a quartz heater works. (D) He asks her to explain his design. 37. (A) It heats only the objects in a room. (B) It is lighter in weigh. (C) It is more expensive. (D) It is more common. 38. (A) It measures the temperature of a room. (B) It collects sunlight. (C) It moves air around the room. (D) It directs radiation at objects. 39. (A) To interest students in a career in counseling. (B) To recent counselors to work in the placement of office. (C) To inform students of a university program. (D) To convince local merchants to hire college students. 40. (A) A job listing. (B) A resume. (C) A permission slip. (D) Their salary requirements. 41. (A) Refine their interviewing techniques. (B) Arrange their work schedules. (C) Select appropriate courses. (D) Write cover letters. 42. (A) They pay the same wage. (B) They involve working outdoors. (C) They can be substituted for college courses. (D) They're part-time. 43. (A) A painter and a sculptor. (B) Paintings inspired by photographs. (C) Early photographic techniques. (D) The work of two photographers. 44. (A) He photographed her house. (B) He photographed her paintings. (C) He gave her advice on photography. (D) He gave her advice on painting techniques. 45. (A) Painting. (B) Architecture. (C) Photographing sculpture. (D) Photographing people. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org 46. (A) It is the only record left of the painting. (B) It is not an accurate representation of the painting. (C) It has become more valuable than the painting. (D) It was destroyed with the painting in a fire. 47. (A) Irrigating desert areas. (B) Uses for cold seawater. (C) Techniques for preserving the environment. (D) The importance of conserving energy. 48. (A) Produce larger vegetables. (B) Transport produce more quickly. (C) Grow crops in nontraditional climates. (D) Keep vegetables fresher for a longer period. 49. (A) To transport water to higher elevations. (B) To provide air-conditioning. (C) To bring nutrients to the soil. (D) To adjust the soil temperature. 50. (A) It's another possible use for seawater. (B) It's necessary for growing vegetables in hot climates. (C) It's used to cool water used for irrigation. (D) It's the primary use for electricity in the United States. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org 97 年1月TOFEL 语法 (Page160) B 1. _____ a necessary dimension for measuring astronomical space and the distance of heavenly bodies form the Earth. (A) Once in time (B) Time is (C) The time (D) It is time 2. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, _____ the world record in the heptathlon in the 1988 Olympics, also won the long jump in the year. (A) whose setting (B) which she set (C) whoever set (D) who set 3. The fossilized remains of a type of camel _____ a dog have been found in the Bad Lands of South. (A) no more large (B) no larger than (C) not larger (D) which no larger 4. Gorillas are quiet animals, _____ they are capable of making about 20 different sounds. (A) whether (B) which (C) even though (D) as well as 5. Although the Earth's chemical composition had been studied for years, only toward the end of the nineteenth century _____ as a discipline in its own right. (A) when geochemistry was recognized (B) was recognized as geochemistry (C) then recognized as geochemistry (D) as geochemistry was recognized 6. Because the wood of the dogwood tree is very hard, _____ is used for objects, such as roller skate wheels, in which hardness is desired. (A) and (B) it (C) what (D) thus 7. In hot, dry regions, the Sun's heat causes the outer layer of rocks _____, a process called exfoliation. (A) are expanded and peeled away (B) to expand and peel away (C) expands and peels away (D) they expand and peel away 8. The lower _____ in a room, the more slowly our eyes focus. (A) the level of lighting (B) light level (C) leveling of light For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org (D) lighting is level 9. _____ Sarah Orne Jewett, a nineteenth-century writer, read widely in her family's extensive library. (A) That she received little education formally (B) The little formal education that she received (C) Little formal education that was received by (D) Although she received little formal education 10. (A) In the early twentieth century, the "Model T" automobile was mass-produced and sold at a price _____ could afford. (A) the average person who (B) that the average person who (C) and the average person (D) the average person 11. Not only _____ all the positive charge of an atom, it is also the site of the weight of every atom. (A) does the nucleus hold (B) the nucleus holding (C) the nucleus does hold (D) holds the nucleus 12. The wind-rippled sand at California's Kelso Dunes resembles _____. (A) to be an ocean floor (B) as an ocean floor (C) an ocean floor (D) being an ocean floor 13. Fossil records indicate _____ existing in the past have become extinct. (A) that many species of organisms (B) many species of organisms that (C) many species of organisms are (D) there are many organisms 14. Experiments related to the sense of smell are more easily _____ than those related to perception of color. (A) setting them up (B) to set up (C) set up (D) sets up those 15. The Pulitzer Prize has been _____ in American literature for more than seventy years. (A) the award most prestigious that (B) the most prestigious award (C) a prestigious award that most (D) most prestigious award 16. Those interested in covered bridges can find six of they between Keene and A B C D Winchester, New Hampshire. 17. The Sun's energy is generated deep in the solar core by the synthesis of helium A B C from hydrogen through a sequences of thermonuclear fusion reactions. D For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org 18. Using carbon-dating techniques, archaeologists can determine the age of many A ancient objects by measurement the amount of radioactive carbon they contain. B C D 19. The evolutionary adaptation of a particular species of animal over time occurs in A B response to environmental conditions, including others animals. C D 20. Saturn is the second largest planet after Jupiter, with a diameter nearly ten times A B C those of Earth. D 21. Ogden Nash often extended sentences over several lines produce surprising and A B C comical rhymes. D 22. By the second month of life, most infant can turn their heads and move their eyes A B t o follow the movements of people and large objects around them. C D 23. Early movies had appeal immediate and became a means to present contemporary A B C attitudes, fashions, and events. D 24. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., clergyman and civil rights leader, won the 1964 Nobel A B Peace Prize for his work toward racially equality in the United States. C D 25. Leontyne Price ranks among the most celebration sopranos of her time. A B C D 26. Carrie Chapman Call was instrumental in passing the Nineteenth Amendment to A B the United States Constitution gives women the right to vote. C D 27. Discovery in 1789 and isolated from other element in 1841, uranium is valued as a A B C source of atomic energy. D 28. Ulysses S. Kay was among the United States composers visited the Soviet Union A B in 1958 to participate in a cultural exchange program. C D For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org 29. Alaska is fame for tall mountains and beautiful scenery. A B C D 30. True ferns have undergone remarkably little change during its long geological A B history, which extends back to the Devonian period. C D 31. Diplomatic negotiations generally take place in embassies or in the foreign offices A B C of the countries which in ambassadors are accredited. D 32. The novelist Shirley Hazzard is noted for the insight, poetic style, and sensitive A B C she demonstrates in her works. D 33. Compare with the jagged estuaries of the Atlantic coast, the Pacific coast seems A B C almost uniformly straight. D 34. Because of its low cholesterol content, margarine is a widely used substitute from A B C D butter. 35. After the Boston Tea Party in 1773, coffeehouses in the North American colonies A became centers for gossip, gamble, and political criticism. B C D 36. Studies by B.F. Skinner indicate that reward positively reinforces behavior and makes A B C that behavior likely more to recur. D 37. Mathematical puzzles are common into history because they have been used a A B C intelligence tests and amusements. D 38. Most authorities consider both dreaming while sleep and daydreaming to be forms A B C of fantasy. D For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org 39. Genetic engineering is helping researchers unravel the mysteries of previously A B incurable diseases so that they can get to its root causes and find cures. C D 40. The Montessori method of education stresses initiative and self-reliance to permitting A B pupils to pursue independently whatever interests them, but within disciplined limits. C D For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org [...]... Monica, California? (A) Rapid population growth (B) Inflation (C) Economic conditions during wartime (D) Record-high housing prices 43 (A) (B) (C) (D) The phrase "roll back" in lines 1 1-1 2 is closest in meaning to credit measure vary reduce 44 (A) (B) (C) (D) The word "stimulating" in line 15 is closest in meaning to experimenting with identifying estimating encouraging 45 (A) (B) (C) (D) It can be inferred... the day Just after sunset Just after drinking 34 (A) (B) (C) (D) The word "tolerate" in line 13 is closest in meaning to endure replace compensate reduce 35 (A) (B) (C) (D) What causes water intoxication? Drinking too much water very quickly Drinking polluted water Bacteria in water Lack of water 36 (A) (B) (C) (D) What does the author imply about desert-adapted mammals? They do not need to eat much... (D) scientific 10 (A) (B) (C) (D) The word "entities" in line 4 is closest in meaning to factors processes objects puzzles 11 (A) (B) (C) (D) In the first paragraph, the author describes objects in the universe in terms of their color origin location shape 12 Which of the following is the best representation of the clouds of radio emission described in the first paragraph? (A) （图） (B) （图） (C) （图） (D)... control There is a growing need for government-subsidized housing 48 According to the passage, which of the following cities does NOT currently have rent controls? (A) Santa Monica (B) Dallas (C) San Francisco (D) New York City 49 (A) (B) (C) (D) The word "stringent" in line 23 is closest in meaning to straightforward strict expanded efficient 50 (A) (B) (C) (D) According to the passage, which of the... of tools and materials 21 (A) (B) (C) (D) The word "motifs" in line 3 is closest in meaning to tools prints signatures designs 22 (A) (B) (C) (D) The work of which of the following could be seen in burial grounds? European sculptors Carpenters Stone carves Cabinetmakers For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org 23 (A) (B) (C) (D) The word "other" in line... word "other" in line 6 refers to craftspeople decorations ornamentations shop signs 24 (A) (B) (C) (D) The word "distinct" in line 9 is closest in meaning to separate assembled notable inferior 25 (A) (B) (C) (D) The word "rare" in line 11 is closest in meaning to festive infrequent delightful unexpected 26 (A) (B) (C) (D) Why does the author mention Joseph Wilton in line 13? He was an English sculptor... (A) (B) (C) (D) The word "maintaining" in line 4 is closest in meaning to measuring inheriting preserving delaying 32 (A) (B) (C) (D) The author uses of Grant's gazelle as an example of an animal with a low average temperature an animal that is not as well adapted as the camel a desert animal that can withstand high body temperatures a desert animal with a constant body temperature 33 (A) (B) (C) (D)... 20 are closest in meaning to (A) managed (B) led to (C) worked in (D) produced 8 The author mentions the Baldwin Locomotive Works in lines 2 3-2 4 because it was (A) a well-known metal-works (B) the first plant of its kind in Philadelphia (C) typical of the large factories that were becoming more common (D) typical of factories that consisted of a single building Question 9-1 9 Stars may be spheres, but... information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org (A) (B) (C) (D) To show how they use camels To contrast them to desert mammals To give instructions about desert survival To show how they have adapted to desert life 38 (A) (B) (C) (D) The word "obtain" in line 23 is closest in meaning to digest carry save get 39 (A) (B) (C) (D) Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an adaptation of... （图） (B) （图） (C) （图） (D) （图） 13 (A) (B) (C) (D) According to the passage, scientists do not fully understand why double radio sources have not eventually disappeared cannot be observed with a telescope are beginning to slow down are not as big as some planets and stars 14 (A) (B) (C) (D) The word "their" in line 22 refers to speeds directions electrons clouds 15 (A) (B) (C) (D) According to the passage, . double radio sources with that of other galaxies? (A) Lines 4-6 (B) Lines 1 2-1 4 (C) Lines 1 9-2 0 (D) Lines 2 3-2 4 18. Where in the passage does the author mention. led to (C) worked in (D) produced 8. The author mentions the Baldwin Locomotive Works in lines 2 3-2 4 because it was (A) a well-known metal-works (B) the