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 56 to 63.. The immune system is equal in com[r]
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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN THỨ 2 Năm học 2011 - 2012
MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions
1 A obliged B photography C partnership D attribute 2 A attitude B sacrifice C object D precede 3 A appropriate B already C apology D artificial 4 A regulatory B dedicated C mischievous D confide 5 A determine B significant C survey D majority
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
6 ‘Today’s my 21st birthday.’ ‘ _ !’
A It’s so good B Many happy returns C Take care D Have a good time 7 ‘Don’t forget to send your parents my regards.’ ‘ _.’
A It’s my pleasure B Thanks, I will C You’re welcome D Good idea, I will 8 The government is expected to _ steps against unemployment
A apply B take C use D make
9 ‘Do you mind if I open the window ?’ ‘ _.’
A Yes, it is B Yes, of course C I’d rather you didn’t D Please, don’t worry 10 It was _ film that few people stayed until the end of it
A a such boring B such boring C so a boring D so boring a 11 On being told about her sack, _
A All are correct B her boss felt sorry for Marry C Marry’s face turned pale D Marry was shocked
12 ‘I saw you in the library last night.’ ‘You _ me; I wasn’t there.’
A might not have seen B didn’t see C couldn’t see D can’t have seen 13 Don’t worry I have _ tire at the back of my car
A the other B another C other D others 14 I clearly remember _ you about this before
A being told B telling C tell D to tell 15 The home team managed to _ the guest team in the last minute of the match
A beat B invade C gain D win
16 The elderly tourists not find the thought of climbing the hill _
A appealed B appeal C unappealing D appealing 17 I’ve been planning to sort out my files but I haven’t _ yet
A got round to it B got away with it C managed doing it D got at it 18 My _ of life has changed a lot since leaving university
A opinions B outlook C attitude D approach 19 But for his help, I _
A did not succeed B would not have succeeded C had not succeeded D would succeed
20 The teacher was worried about the play her young class was putting on for the parents but, fortunately, everything _ off without any problems
A passed B walked C took D called
21 I’ve been feeling _ tired lately, doctor
A much B the most C more and more D such 22 _ down to dinner than the telephone rang again
(2)23 After the enormous dinner he had to _ his belt
A broaden B enlarge C widen D loosen
24 Janet’s doctor insists _ for a few days
A her staying home B she stays at home C that she stay home D that she stays home 25 The number of students getting good marks in their exams _
A is going up B is more and more C are going forward D are going up
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
26 Some insects bear a remarkable resemblance to dead twigs, being long, slenderness, wingless, and brownish in
A B C D
colour
27 Asteroids may be fragments of a planet shattered long ago or from material the nuclei of old comets A B C D
28 Had the committee members considered the alternatives more carefully, they would have realized that the
A B C
second was better the first D
29 Most of the production that like fruit and vegetables you find in this supermarket has been imported
A B C D
30 The first Native Americans to occupy what is now the southwestern United States were the Big-Game Hunters,
A B C
which appeared about 10,000 B.C D
31 Although they reflect a strong social conscience, Arthur Miller’s stage works are typical more concerned with
A B C
individuals than with systems D
32 The importance of environmental stimuli in the development coordination between sensory input and motor
A B C
response varies to species to species D
33 In France people drive on the left, so sure you go on the right side A B C D
34 Most sand dunes are always in motion as wind pushes sand upward one side of each dune, over the top, and A B C down the other side
D
35 Today, modern textile mills can manufacture as much fabrics in a few seconds as it once took workers weeks to A B C D produce by hand
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 36 to 50
DINOSAUR DISCOVERIES
(3)determine how quickly different species walked, concluding that many kinds of dinosaur must have travelled in (47) _
(48) _, the tracks of four-legged dinosaurs seem to (49) _ that, in spite of being reptiles, these creatures must have moved in a very similar way to living mammals, such as elephants - a pattern of movement (50) _ from that of most contemporary reptiles, such as crocodiles This leads to an interesting question Might existing mammals have more to teach us about the extinct reptiles that once walked the earth ?
36 A dominant B primary C principal D leading 37 A observation B finds C finding D surveys 38 A turned B arose C proved D occurred 39 A banks B borders C verges D coasts 40 A distinguishable B blatant C ostensible D substantial
41 A thank B result C owe D derive
42 A coming B bringing C surfacing D appearing 43 A costly B rare C invaluable D unique 44 A manners B action C customs D behavior 45 A evidence B source C support D basis 46 A different B the others C other D another
47 A bunches B herds C sets D masses
48 A Alternatively B Interestingly C Characteristically D Appropriately 49 A indicate B specify C express D point
50 A unconnected B detached C separate D distinct
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
51 It’s too late to change it, so leave it the way it is
A We can’t leave it the way it is B It can’t be altered at this point
C We should change it before we leave. D We should change it before it is too late 52 I can’t help feeling worried about Jim
A I can nothing to help Jim. B I find it impossible not to worry about Jim C I don’t worry about Jim. D I cannot help Jim stop worrying
53 Slightly more than twenty-five percent of the students in the class come from Spanish-speaking countries. A Seventy-five percent of the students in the class speak Spanish
B A considerable proportion of the students in the class are Spanish C A small minority of the students in the class are Hispanic
D The percentage of the students speaking Spanish fell by twenty-five percent 54 ‘Stop smoking or you’ll be ill,’ the doctor told me
A I was warned against smoking a lot of cigarettes
B The doctor advised me to give up smoking to avoid illness C The doctor suggested smoking to treat illness
D I was ordered not to smoke to recover from illness
55 Most people get fewer colds in the summer than in the winter A People get colder in the summer than in the winter
B A person is more likely to get a cold in the winter than in the summer C More people have summer colds than winter colds
D The winter is much colder than the summer
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 56 to 63
(4)forth like clouds of bees swarming around a hive The result is a sensitive system of checks and balances that produces an immune response that is prompt, appropriate, effective, and self-limiting
At the heart of the immune system is the ability to distinguish between self and non-self When immune defenders encounter cells or organisms carrying foreign or non-self molecules, the immune troops move quickly to eliminate the intruders Virtually every body cell carries distinctive molecules that identify it as self The body’s immune defenses not normally attack issues that carry self-markers Rather, immune cells and other body cells coexist peaceably in a state known as self-tolerance When a normally functioning immune system attacks a non-self molecule, the system has the ability to remember the specifics of the foreign body Upon subsequent encounters with the same species of molecules, the immune system reacts accordingly With the possible exception of antibodies passed during lactation, this so-called immune system memory is not inherited Despite the occurrence of a virus in your family, your immune system must learn from experience with the many millions of distinctive non-self molecules in the sea of microbes in which we live Learning entails producing the appropriate molecules and cells to match up with and counteract each non-self invader
Any substance capable of triggering an immune response is called an antigen Antigens are not to be confused with allergens, which are most often harmless substances (such as ragweed pollen or cat hair) that provoke the immune system to set off the inappropriate and harmful response known as allergy An antigen can be a virus, a bacterium, a fungus, a parasite, or even a portion or product of one of these organisms Tissues or cells from another individual (except an identical twin, whose cells carry identical self markers) also act as antigens; because the immune system recognizes transplanted tissues as foreign, it rejects them The body will even reject nourishing proteins unless they are first broken down by the digestive system into their primary, non-antigenic building blocks An antigen announces its foreignness by means of intricate and characteristic shapes called epitopes, which protrude from its surface Most antigens, even the simplest microbes, carry different kinds of epitopes on their surface; some may even carry several hundred Some epitopes will be more effective than others at stimulating an immune response Only in abnormal situations does the immune system wrongly identify self as non-self and execute a misdirected immune attack The result can be so-called autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosis The painful side effects of these diseases are caused by a person’s immune system actually attacking itself
56 After you have had the chicken pox, your immune system will be able to all of the following EXCEPT
A prevent your offspring from infection by the chicken pox virus B remember previous experiences with the chicken pox virus
C match up and counteract non-self molecules in the form of the chicken pox virus D distinguish between your body cells and that of the chicken pox virus
57 Which of the following best expresses the main idea of this passages ? A The human body presents an opportune habitat for microbes
B One of the immune system’s primary functions is the allergic response C An antigen is any substance that triggers an immune response
D The basic function of the immune system is to distinguish between self and non-self
58 Why would tissue transplanted from father to daughter have a greater risk of being detected as foreign than a tissue transplanted between identical twins ?
A The age of the twins’ tissue would be the same and, therefore, less likely to be rejected
B The identical twins’ tissue would carry the same self-markers and would, therefore, be less likely to be rejected C The twins’ immune systems would remember the same encounters with childhood illnesses
D The difference in the sex of the father and daughter would cause the tissue to be rejected by the daughter’s immune system
59 What is the meaning of the underlined word ‘intricacies’ as it is used in the first sentence of the passage ? A elaborate interconnections B comprehensive coverage
C inherent perplexity D confusion of pathways
60 What is the specific term for the substance capable of triggering an inappropriate or harmful immune response to a harmless substance such as ragweed pollen ?
(5)A through an allergic response B through blood type
C through fine hairs protruding from the antigen surface D through characteristic shapes on the antigen surface 62 The immune cells and other cells in the body coexist peaceably in a state known as
A self-tolerance B harmony C tolerance D equilibrium 63 What is the analogy used to describe the communications network among the cells in the immune system ? A A sea of microbes B The immune system’s memory
C Bees swarming around a hive D Immune troops eliminating intruders
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 64 to 69
For centuries, time was measured by the position of the sun with the use of sundials Noon was recognized when the sun was the highest in the sky, and cities would set their clock by this apparent solar time, even though some cities would often be on a slightly different time Daylight Saving Time (DST), sometimes called summer time, was instituted to make better use of daylight Thus, clocks are set forward on hour in the spring to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening and then set back one hour in the fall to return to normal daylight Benjamin Franklin first conceived the idea of daylight saving during his tenure as an American delegated in Paris in 1984 and wrote about it extensively in his essay, “An Economical Project” It is said that Franklin awoke early one morning and was surprised to see the sunlight at such an hour Always the economist, Franklin believed the practice of moving the time could save on the use of candlelight, as candles were expensive at the time
In England, builder William Willett (1857 - 1915) became a strong supporter for Daylight Saving Time upon noticing blinds of many houses were closed on an early sunny morning Willett believed everyone, including himself, would appreciate longer hours of light in the evenings In 1909, Sir Robert Pearce introduced a bill in the House of Commons to make it obligatory to adjust the clocks A bill was drafted an introduced into Parliament several times but met with great opposition, mostly from farmers Eventually, in 1925, it was decided that summer time should begin on the day following the third Saturday in April and close after the first Saturday in October
The U.S Congress passed the Standard Time Act of 1918 to establish standard time and preserve and set Daylight Saving Time across the continent This act also devised five time zones throughout the United States : Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, and Alaska The first time zone was set on “the mean astronomical time of the seventy-fifth degree of longitude west from Greenwich” (England) In 1919, this act was repealed
President Roosevelt establish year-round Daylight Saving Time (also called War Time) form 1942-1945. However, after this period, each state adopted its own DST, which proved to be disconcerting to television and radio broadcasting and transportation In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson created the Department of Transportation and signed the Uniform Time Act As a result, the Department of Transportation was given the responsibility for the time laws During the old embargo and energy crisis of the 1970s, President Richard Nixon extended DST through the Daylight Saving Time Energy Act of 1973 to conserve energy further This law was modified in 1986, and Daylight Saving Time was reset to begin on the first Sunday in April (to spring ahead) and end on the last Sunday in October (to fall back)
64 Which of the following statements is true of the U.S Department of Transportation ?
A It constructed the Uniform Time Act B It was created by President Richard Nixon C It oversees all time laws in the United States D It set standards for DST throughout the world. 65 Which of the following would be the best title for this passage ?
A Lyndon Johnson and the Uniform Time Act
B The U.S Department of Transportation and Daylight for this passage ? C The History and Rationale of Daylight Saving Time
D Daylight Saving Time in the United States
66 As it is used in paragraph 3, the word ‘obligatory’ most nearly means
A approved B requisite C aberrant D sparse 67 Who opposed the bill that was introduced in the House of Commons in the early 1980s ? A farmers B the U S Congress
C Sir Robert Pearce D television and radio broadcasting companies 68 Who first established the idea of DST ?
(6)A preserving and setting Daylight Saving Time across the continent B instituting five time zones in the United States
C extending Daylight Saving Time in the interest of energy conservation
D conserving energy by giving the Department of Transportation authority over time laws
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 70 to 80
GIRLS AND TECHNOLOGY
If you want your daughter to succeed, buy her a toy construction set That is the advice from Britain’s (70) _ female engineers and scientists Marie-Noelle Barton, who heads an Engineering Council campaign to encourage girls into science and engineering, maintains that some of Britain’s most successful women have had their careers (71) _ by the toys they played with as children Even girls who end (72) _ nowhere near a microchip or microscope could benefit from a better (73) _ of science and technology
‘It’s a (74) _ of giving them experience and confidence with technology so that when they are (75) _ with a situation requiring some technical known-how, they feel they can handle it and don’t just (76) _ defeat immediately’, says Mrs Barton ‘I believe that lost of girls feel unsure of themselves when it comes (77) _ technology and therefore they might be losing out on jobs because they are reluctant even to apply for them.’
Research recently carried out suggests that scientific and constructional toys should be (78) _ to girls from an early age, otherwise the result is ‘socialization’ into stereotypical female (79) _, which may explain why relatively few girls study science and engineering at university in Britain Only 14% of those who have gone for engineering (80) _ at university this year are women, although this figure does represent an improvement of the 7% recorded some years ago
70 A predominant B foremost C surpassing D uppermost 71 A styled B shaped C built D modeled
72 A by B in C up D on
73 A insight B hold C realization D grasp
74 A situation B state C matter D cause 75 A presented B encountered C approached D offered 76 A allow B receive C admit D permit
77 A to B with C from D for