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(1)Sở GD-ĐT Hà Tĩnh Trường THPT Lê Quảng Chí -o0o Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: KỲ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN I Năm học 2011 - 2012 Môn: Tiếng Anh Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút; (80 câu trắc nghiệm) Mã đề thi 257 Questions - 5: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others Question 1: A official B optional C opinion D objection Question 2: A unlikely B century C receive D financial Question 3: A convenient B correspond C communicate D compulsory Question 4: A energetic B energy C windows D exercise Question 5: A image B enormous C repeated D effect Questions - 35: These are incomplete sentences Choose one best option to complete each sentence Question 6: Not only ………… at the post office, ………… at the grocery store A works Mary / but she also works B does Mary work / but does she also work C works Mary / but does she also work D does Mary work / but she also works Question 7: He hardly ever goes to bed before midnight He's really a night ……… A owl B waker C sleeper D bird Question 8: more carefully , he would not have had the accident yesterday A Had Peter driven B If Peter driven C Unless Peter had driven D If had Peter driven Question 9: I'm afraid you may find the truth somewhat …… A unmanageable B unpalatable C indigestible D inedible Question 10: In general, the meaning of touching depends of the situation, culture, sex and age A a B Ø C the D an Question 11: A fisherman's life is no bed of ……… The sea can be rough, and fishermen often sleep for only a few hours a day A roses B peace C oceans D wealth Question 12: ………… heard about the book, but …………… read it A Few / Fewer B Much / little C Many / little D Many / few Question 13: 15 cheat on the exam have to leave the room A Those B Those whom C Those who D What Question 14: Paulo's knowledge of English is very good and his math skills are excellent It's not surprising that he passes the GMAT with flying ……… A marks B colors C success D results Question 15: The singer, most recent recording has had much success, is signing autographs A whose B which C that D who Question 16: I personally don't believe you can ……… of his support A rely B count C depend D be sure Question 17: You ………… ring the bell; I have a key A shouldn’t B needn’t C mustn’t D couldn’t Question 18: The youth team really ……… themselves in the semi-final A exceeded B surmounted C excelled D beat (2) Question 19: Of course you can come to the party, A the more and merrier B the more and more merrier C the more and merrier D the more and the merrier Question 20: When I …… into the office, my boss ……… for me A had come/waited B came/waiting C was coming/waited D came/was waiting Question 21: I don't want to ………… on your parade, but you have no experience in the restaurant business How could you run it by yourself? A make B rain C advise D shine Question 22: His house is mine A as big as twice B as tiwce big as C tiwce as big as D as two times big as Question 23: How often the buses run? “………… ” A From that bus stop over there C Twice or three times B Much often D Every hour Question 24: The ………… feeling at the meeting was that we should go ahead A predicted B prefabricated C predominant D pre-eminent Question 25: The school boys are in a hurry they will not be late for school A in order that B to C so as to D for Question 26: It it is parents responsibility to take good care of their children A is commonly saying B is commonly said that C commonly to be said that D commonly says that Question 27: he opened the account with a(n) …………… to running up a healthy overdraft A purpose B aim C view D plan Question 28: No longer in our office since it A typewriters have been used / was computerized B have typewriters been used / computerized C typewriters have been used / computerized D have typewriters been used / was computerized Question 29: Unless you quiet, I’ll scream A keep B kept C don’t keep D didn’t keep Question 30: Nowhere ………… such cooperative staff A can you find B you can find C you found D you could find Question 31: He advised me to take an English course I ………… it earlier A should take B should have taken C will have taken D may take Question 32: Mary doesn’t mind living her own A by B with C at D on Question 33: On the battle field ………… A did the tanks lie B the tanks did lie C the tanks lay D lay the tanks Question 34: When he came out of the room, he looked he had seen a ghost A as though B as C if D when Question 35: Jennifer asked me the week before A where had I gone B where did I gone C I had gone where D where I had gone Questions 36 - 45: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare And since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects No moist- skinned, water – loving animals can exist there Few large animals are found: the giants of the North America desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat Since desert (3) country is open, it holds more swift – footed, running, and leaping creatures than the tangled forest Its population are largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth Yet they are not emaciated Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere in the world The secret of their adjustment lies in a combination of behavior and physiology None could survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter of minutes So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground, emerging to hunt only by night The surface of the sun – baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees Question 36: What is the topic of the passage? A Animal life in a desert environment B Man’s life in the desert C Life underground D Desert plants Question 37: The word “greater” in line is closest in meaning to A more noticeable B heavier C larger D stronger Question 38: The phrase “ those forms” refers to all of the following EXCEPT -A moist – skinned animals B many large animals C water – loving animals D the bobcat Question 39: The word “ desiccating” means -A life threatening B drying C killing D humidifying Question 40: The author mentions all of the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals EXCEPT A animals are watchful and quiet B animal sleep during the day C animals are noisy and aggressive D animals dig homes underground Question 41: The word “they” in the last sentence of paragraph refers to A forest creatures B men C desert sounds D desert creatures Question 42: The word “emaciated” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A cunning B unmanageable C wild D unhealthy Question 43: The author states that one characteristic of animals that live in the desert is that they -A can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees B live in an accommodating environment C are smaller and fleeter than forest animals D are less healthy than animals that live in different places Question 44: The word “they” in paragraph refers to A water – loving animals B the forest animals C the desert population D large animals Question 45: Which of the following generalizations are supported by the passage? A Desert life is colorful B All living things adjust to their environments C Healthy animals live longer lives D Water is the basis of life Questions 46 - 55 : After each sentence below, there are four sentences marked A, B, C, and D Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one Question 46: Please don"t talk so loudly while I"m studying A I"m sorry you were talking so loudly while I"m studying B I"d sooner you didn"t talk so loudly while I"m studying C While studying, you shouldn"t talk so loudly D I"d rather not to talk so loudly while I"m studying Question 47: It was a long time ago when I saw a movie (4) A It is a long time since I saw a movie B I spent a long time looking for a movie to see C I have seen some movies so far D I have seen a number of movies lately Question 48: All my friends disagreed with me A None of my friends did not agree with me B I was disagreed by all of my friends C Nobody among my friends agreed with me D I disagreed with all of my friends Question 49: Many people wrongly believe that all snakes are poisonous A All snakes are supposed to be poisonous to eat B It is wrong of many people to poison all the snakes C It is unbelievable that all snakes are poisonous D It"s a misconception that all snakes are poisonous Question 50: She heard the news of the death of her mother She fainted A On hearing the news of her mother’s death, she fainted B She fainted and then she heard the news of the death of her mother C She fainted so she heard the news of the death of her mother D On hearing the news of her dead mother, she fainted Question 51: He is proud of being the captain of the national football team A Being the captain of the national football team prides him B He gives a pride in being the captain of the national football team C He prides himself on being the captain of the national football team D The captain of the national football team is proud of him Question 52: We don't even know whether she's still wealthy A For all we know she used to be a wealthy woman B She is no longer a wealthy woman, we think C Her wealth is beyond my knowledge now D We don"t think she is wealth any longer Question 53: I’m sure it wasn’t Mr Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi A Mr Phong mightn’t see you because he’s in Hanoi B You mustn’t have seen Mr Phong because he’s in Hanoi C It can’t have been Mr Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi D It couldn’t be Mr Phong you saw because he’s in Hanoi Question 54: He never has any successful results, even though he tries hard A He never tries hard, so he never has any successful results B His hard work results in his successful result C He doesn"t seem to succeed in anything however hard he tries D However successful he is, he never tries hard Question 55: When did Mike start learning French? A How long has Mike been learning French? B How long ago has Mike started to learn French? C How long has Mike started to learn French? D How long was Mike starting to learn French? Questions 56 - 65 : Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question Martin Luther King, Jf., is well- known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among which is his moving “ I have a dream” speech But fewer people know much about King’s childhood M.L., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather M.L.’s grandfather purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before M.L was born His grandfather allowed the house to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks M.L grew up in the atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it M.L.’s childhood was not especially eventfully His father was a minister and his mother was a musician He was the second of three children, and he attended all black schools in a black neighborhood (5) The neighborhood was not poor, however Auburn Avenue was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other businesses and services Even in the face of Atlanta’s segregation, the district thrived Dr King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a huge barrier keeping black Atlantans from mingling with whites Question 56: What is the passage mainly about? A M.L.’s grandfather B The prejudice that existed in Atlanta C Martin Luther King’s childhood D The neighborhood King grew up in Question 57: When was M.L born? A 1949 B 1909 C 1929 D 20 years after his parents had met Question 58: According to the author, King was influenced by ………… A community spirit B his speeches C his mother D black lawyers Question 59: What is Martin Luthur King well- known for? A His publications B His childhood C His work in civil rights D His neighborhood Question 60: According to the author, M.L ………… A had a difficult childhood B loved to listen to his grandfather speak C grew up in a relatively rich area of Atlanta D was a good musician as a child Question 61: Which of the following statements is NOT true? A M L grew up in a rich, black neighborhood B M.L.’s childhood was uneventful C M.L.’s grandfather built their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909 D Auburn was a commercial areas Question 62: What prevented blacks from mingling with whites in Atlanta at that time? A The racial prejudice B Their social status C Their illiteracy D Their poverty Question 63: From the passage we can infer that: A M.L.’s father purchased their home on Auburn Avenue B people gathered at M.L.’s to perform religious rituals C M.L.’s father was a church member D M.L had a bitter childhood Question 64: M.L was ………… by the atmosphere in which he grew up A doubted B not affected at all C prejudiced D certainly influenced Question 65: M.L was of …………… origin A Asian B African C European D American Questions 66 - 70: In these sentences, each one has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D Choose the one word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct Question 66: The Dodge brothers began doing their own automobiles in 1914, and produced A one of the first American automobiles with an all- steel body B C D Question 67: Infinity sportswear is offering substantial savings on athletic footwear this A B month, but not all types are available in all shoes sizes C D Question 68: Passive smoking is defined as the exposure of nonsmoker to environmental tobacco smoke A B C D (6) Question 69: He likes to read all the books that he bought from the beginning to the ending A B C D Question 70: AIDS virus now ranks with tuberculosis and malaria as the world’s deadliest infectious diseases A B C D Questions 71 - 80 : Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each space “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” This old saying certainly applies (71) ……… diseases It is good to know how to (72) ……… from a disease But it is much better to know how to keep (73) ……… getting the disease in the first place Most diseases (74) ……… be prevented Scientists work together constantly to discover new and better (75) ……… to control diseases and disease germs Through careful (76) ……… , they have acquired a vast knowledge of the (77) ……… and the effect of diseases They have studied the activities of disease germs They (78) ……… this knowledge with their knowledge of the human body As a result, diseases which took thousands of lives only a few years ago are now completely (79) ……… control Scientists and doctors have also found that (80) ……… common sense rules go along way toward preventing diseases Question 71: A of Question 72: A cure Question 73: A from Question 74: A may Question 75: A treatment Question 76: A experiment Question 77: A reason Question 78: A relate Question 79: A beyond Question 80: A a few B for B recover B out of B can B ways B experimentation B influence B connect B under B few C with C cover C off C must C tablets C experimenting C account C join C out of C a little D to D treat D away D should D cure D experiments D cause D combine D in D little - The End 10 11 12 B B B A A D A A B B A D 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 C B A D B C D D B C D C 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 A B C D A A B D D A D A 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 C D B C D D C C B B A C 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 D A C C C C A C C A C C 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 C A B D B A D C D A D B (7) 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 A B B B D D B A (8) (9)