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SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014 TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 181 (ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT) Thời gian: 90 phút From the four words or phrases(A, B, C or D) choose the one that best completes the sentences Question1 : The first movie- length cartoon, _ , “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” set the standard for later full length features such as “ The Lion King” and “Pocahotas” A that released ever B which ever released C ever released D released whatever Question 2: _, such as banking and travel, computers are not a convenience: they are a necessity A where some industries B there are some industries C in some industries D some industries Question 3: Only in the Civil war _killed or wounded A soldiers in America B so many American soldiers were C many in America D were so many American soldiers Question 4: Studies have shown that the elderly who are pet owners have lower blood pressure than _ who live without pets A the elderly B elderly C for the elderly to D to the elderly Question 5: , Harry was the thirty – third President of the United States A He was born and raised in Missori B That he was born and raised in Missori C Because he was born and raised in Missouri D Born and raised in Missouri Question 6: _ the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system A The Earth being B The Earth is C That the Earth is D Being the Earth Question 7: All the way along the wind street A he came B came he C did he came D comes he Question 8: Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have A not definite shape B none definite shape C no definite shape D nothing definite shape Question 9: Environmentalists are earnestly trying to determine of the ozone layer over the poles A what is causing the deterioration B what the cause of the deterioration C is causing the deterioration D the deterioration is causing Question 10: The bank sent a notice to its customers which contained Ạ A remembrance that interest rates were to rise the following month B A reminder that a raise in interest rates was the month following C To remember that the interest rates was going up next month D A reminder that the interest rates would raise the following month Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others Question 11: A contents B dismal C discontent D decent Question 12: A hygiene B appointment C remember D neglect Question 13: A competence B comfortable C compliment D companion Question 14: A delicious B theory C attractive D alleviate Question 15: A inevitable B innovate C innocent D insecticide Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 16: There’s a lot more to Willie than one would think: still waters run _ A deep B deeply C deepness D depth Question 17: The idea to nothing because I couldn’t afford to it A went B came C turned D changed Question 18 The players’ protests _ no difference to the referee’s decision at all A did B made C caused D created Question 19: Peter, Harry and Chuck were first, second, and third in the school cross-country race A respectively B actively C responsively D tremendously Question 20: By using all the latest technology, the yathchman managed to cross the Atlantic in time A record B lightning C top D quickest Question 21: Why Peter to the party? He is always making trouble A Don’t we invite B don’t you invite C not invite D invite Question 22 The speaker fail to get his message to his audience A Around B in C across D out Question 23: You are under no obligation _ to accept this offer A whatsoever B Eventually C Apart D indeed Question 24: no money would be wasted, we will use energy more efficiently A so that B in order that C in order to D A and B Question 25: Interpreting is not a mechanical process of converting a sentence in language A in to a sentence in language B , it is a complex art A But B In addition C Rather D However Question 26: You can always _Ann to give you sound advice A bank of B bank for C bank at D bank on Question 27: His emotional problems _from the attitudes he encountered as a child, I think A stem B flourish C root D sprout Question 28: There should be an international law encouraging _ A afforestation B deforestation C forestry D reforestation Question 29: I’m not keen on _ control of the project to a relatively newcomer A undertaking B charging C entrusting D allotting Question 30: Unfortunately, the company closed down because it couldn’t keep _with rapidly changing technology A speed B time C fast D pace Question 31 He is not under arrest, nor have the police placed any _ on his movements A obstacle B veto C restriction D regulation: Question 32: He was very taken _ by her aggressive attitude A about B aside C apart D aback Question 33: Most crimes that are committed are no more than theft A slight B small C unimportant D petty Question 34: John was asked to _ before the judge A wit B testify C execute D prejudice Question 35: She is extremely competent and A industrial B industrious C industry D industrialized 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 number 36 to 45 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 American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest Its population is 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 else in the word The secret of their adjustment lies in the 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: The title for this passage could be _ A “Desert Plants” B “Life Underground” C “Animal Life in a Desert Environment” D “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment” Question 37: The word “inexorable” in the passage mostly means _ A relentless B full C demanding D essential Question 38: Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as _ A sources of flowing water are rare in a desert B water is an essential part of his existence C water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things D very few large animals are found in the desert Question 39: The phrase “those forms” in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT _ A water-loving animals B the coyote and the bobcat C moist-skinned animals D many large animals Question 40: According to the passage, creatures in the desert _ A are smaller and fleeter than forest animals C are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest B live in an accommodating environment D are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world Question 41: The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals EXCEPT _ A they sleep during the day B they dig home underground C they are noisy and aggressive D they are watchful and quiet Question 42: The word “emaciated” in the passage mostly means _ A wild B cunning C unmanageable D unhealthy Question 43: the word “Them” means _ A animals B people C water D minutes Question 44: The word “burrows” in the passage mostly means _ A “places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young” B “holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in” C “structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept” D “places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found” Question 45: We can infer from the passage that _ A living things adjust to their environment B water is the basis of desert life C desert life is colorful and diverse D healthy animals live longer lives 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 number 46 to 50 Let children learn to judge their own work A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle – compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them We it all for him We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher Let him it himself Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book Let him correct his own papers Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer Let’s end all this nonsense of grades, exam, marks Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or not know Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?” Don’t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it Question 46: What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things? A by copying what other people B by making mistakes and having them corrected C by listening to explanations from skilled people D by asking a great many questions Question 47: What does the author think teachers which they should not do? A They give children correct answers B They point out children’s mistakes to them C They allow children to mark their own workC They encourage children to copy from one another Question 48: The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are _ A not really important skills B more important than other skills C basically different from learning adult skills D basically the same as learning other skills Question 49: Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be estimated by _ A educated persons B the children themselves C teachers D parents Question 50: The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are _ A too independent of others B too critical of themselves C unable to think for themselves D unable to use basic skills Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one Question 51: The Prime Minister is unlikely to call an early general election A It’s likely that the Prime Minister will call an early general election B The likelihood is that the Prime Minister will call an early general election C There is little likelihood of the Prime Minister calling an early general election D The likelihood is great that the Prime Minister will cal an early general election Question 52: Throughout his life, the fisherman suffered from great poverty A The fisherman was so poor that he died young B Although the fisherman was poor, he led a great life C Poverty prevented the fisherman from enjoying lifeD The fisherman’s life was one of great poverty Question 53 Jerry wasn’t in the mood to go to the party A Jerry didn’t feel like going to the party B Jerry was very moody C Jerry would rather go to the party D Jerry preferred to go to the party Question 54: Bob had better go before it gets dark A It’s dark now, and Bob ought to have gone before B Bob had left before it got dark C It’s better for Bob to leave in darkness D Bob should go while it’s still daylight Question 55:“All right, Jenny, you may pay for the coffee if you insist” A Jenny wants to pay for the coffee B Jenny would pay if she had money C Jenny is being asked to pay for the coffee D It’s Jenny’s duty to pay for the coffee Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined pared that needs correction Question 56: The first domesticated (A)bird in (B)earth was probably (C)the goose(D) Question 57: The Concord can fly across (A)the Atlantic without refuelling (B)and carrying (C)11 tons of freight(D) Question 58: Because not food (A)is as nutritious (B)for a baby as (C)its mother’s milk, many women are returning to the practice of breast (D)feeding Question 59: The Homestead Act of 1862 granted 160 acres of land for (A)any settler who (B)would (C)spend five years on (D)the land Question 60 :Despite the appearance (A)of the Mayan empire(B), there are (C)still Mayans in the region that they (D)once inhabited Question 61: As soon as (A)800 B C, people (B)began to experiment with(C) methods of helping the sick.(D) Question 62 All the staff (A)in Tam’s film (B)are expected to some overtime (C)if the need rises(D) Question 63: The results of our marketing survey show that (A)there will be (B)quite a demand(C) for electric cars in the ahead (D)years Question 64 That (A)cats have (B)nine lives (C) have been believed (D)for centuries Question 65: An organ is(A) a group of tissues(B) capable to perform(C)some special functions, as, for example, the heart, the liver(D)or the lungs Read the following passage and choose the right answer to each of the questions Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated Advocates of organic foods- a term whose meaning varies greatly- frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the foods supply is unsafe or inadequate in the meeting nutritional needs Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and formed the basic for folklore Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like One thing that most organically grown foods products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe foods So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy expensive organic foods instead Question 66 The “ welcome development” mentioned in paragraph is an increase in _ A interest in food safety and nutrition among North Americans B the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet C the amount of healthy foods grown in North America D the number of consumers in North America Question 67 According to the first paragraph, which of the following is true about the term “organic foods”? A It is accepted by most nutritionists B It has been used only in recent years C It has no fixed meaning D It is seldom used by consumers Question 68 The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because A organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods B many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods C conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods D too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food crops Question 69 According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than conventionally grown foods are often _ A careless B mistaken C thrifty D wealthy Question 70 What is the author’s attitude towards the claims made by advocates of health foods? A Very enthusiastic B Skeptical C Neutral D Somewhat favorable Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (71) as much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the actual words they say Facial (72) and tone of voice are obvious ways of showing our (73) to something, and it may well be that we unconsciously express views that we are trying to hide The art of being (74) lies in picking up these signals, realizing what the other person is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way For example, we may understand that they are in fact (75) to answer our question, and so we stop pressing them Body movements in general may also indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay particular attention to the way a candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down However it is not difficult to present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers want to know relates to the candidate’s character traits, and (76) stability This raises the awkward question of whether job candidates should be asked to complete psychological tests, and the further problem of whether such tests actually produce (77) results For many people, being asked to take part in such a test would be an objectionable (78) into their private lives After all, a prospective employer would hardly ask a candidate to run a hundred meters, or expect his or her family doctor to provide (79) medical information Quite apart from this problem, can such tests predict whether a person is likely to be a (80) employee or a values colleague? Question 71: A reckon B rely C trust D estimate Question 72: A manner B image C expression D looks Question 73: A notion B feeling C view D reaction Question 74: A successful B humble C good at D tactful Question 75: A hesitant B reluctant C tending D used Question 76: A psychological B physical C similar D relevant Question 77: A reliable B predictable C faithful D regular Question 78: A invasion B infringement C intrusion D interference Question 79: A confidential B secretive C reticent D classified Question 80: A laborious B particular C thorough D conscientious THE END SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014 TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 182 (ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT) Thời gian: 90 phút Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 1: My cousin obviously didn't _ much of an impression on you if you can't remember meeting her A B make C create D build Question 2: The tennis match was put off because of the heavy rain A damaged B postponed C canceled D destroyed Question 3: He got an excellent grade in his examination _ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard A in spite of B on account of C although D because of Question 4: This ring is made of plastic so it’s not valuable A worthless B invaluable C worthy D priceless Question 5: He denied _ there at the time A not to be B that he wasn’t C wasn’t D not being Question 6: Out _ from its tiny cage A does the bird fly B flew the bird C did the bird fly D fly the bird Question 7: Have you had much experience _ computers? A on B in C with D about Question 8: It was very difficult to understand what he was saying about the noise of the traffic A pick up B make up C turn out D make out Question 9: Begin _ the beginning of the story A with B for C at D to Question 10: “I’m tired of the same old routine.” _ “I know how you feel I get tired of doing the same things day in _.” A and day off B and day on C and day of D and day out Question 11: She _$ 20 out of the bank every Monday A pulls B extracts C draws D takes Question 12: The book is written by a famous anthropologist It’s about the people in Samoa _ for two years A that she lives B that she lives among them C among whom she lived D where she lived among them Question 13: Everyone in our class _ his suggestion A agrees to B agree with C agree to D agrees with Question 14: It is true, then, that a great many people-and a great many people are _ in the use of English A contained B involved C included D taken Question 15: The people at the party were worried about Jane because no one was aware _ she had gone A where that B the place C of where D of the place where Question 16: What you think of your new bookkeeper?” - “He works his figures never need _.” A such efficiently that / to check C so efficient that / checking B so efficiently that / to be checked D such an efficient that / to be checked Question 17: John pretended _ sick yesterday A being B to be C be Question 18: Mary was the last applicant _ by that interviewer A to be interviewed B to interview C to be interviewing D to being D to have interviewed Question 19: Not until the Triassic Period _ A the first primitive mammals develop B did develop the first primitive mammals C the first primitive mammals did develop D did the first primitive mammals develop Question 20: _ of bananas are cheap today A Bunches B Blocks C Packages D Heads Question 21: Scientists have discovered a close _ between smoking and several serious diseases A connection B action C union D combination Question 22: Which sentence is correct? A We bought some old lovely German glasses B We bought some lovely old German glasses C We bought some German old lovely glasses D We bought some German lovely old glasses Question 23: A - You’ve got to be careful next time! B - _ A I will I will Trust me! B Yes, I have C Sure I have D I hope so Question 24: I can't bear thinking back of that time I'd rather _ equally A treat B be treated C have treated D have been treated Question 25: By the end of next year, George _ English for years A would learn B will have learnt C will have D has learnt Question 26: He was looked _ by others because of his poverty A out for B up to C down upon D into Question 27: Neither Peter nor his parents _ going to spend the summer abroad A is B are C was D has been Question 28: We can’t get everything we want from life; we must just make the best _ it A for B with C of D by Question 29: - Peter: "What a lovely house you have!" - Mike: " " A Of course not, it is not costly B Thank you Hope you will drop in C I think so D No problem Question 30: Mary _ lazy preparing her lesson last night A should be B shouldn't be C should have been D shouldn't have been 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 Question 31: A definition B necessity C incredible D humidity Question 32: A computer B museum C important D visitor Question 33: A remind B discovery C magazine D inform Question 34: A forgettable B philosophy C humanism D objectively Question 35: A begin B kingdom C mountain D passage 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 from 36 to 45 Question 36: People donated a lot, so the victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties A To overcome difficulties, the victims of the tsunami needed people's generous donation B But for people's generous donation, the victims of the tsunami wouldn't be able to overcome difficulties now C The victims of the tsunami are now able to overcome difficulties but for people's donation D Despite people's generous donation, the victims of the tsunami are facing lots of difficulties Question 37: His parents made him study for his exams A He was obliged to study for the exams by his parents B He is made to study for the exams by his parents C He was made to study for the exams by his parents D He was made study for the exams by his parents Question 38: "I will let you know the answer by the end of this week," Tom said to Janet A Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of this week B Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of this week C Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of this week D Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of this week Question 39: Maria says she’d like to have been put in a higher class A Maria wishes she is put in a higher class B Maria wishes she had been put in a higher class C Maria wishes she were put in a higher class D Maria wishes she will be put in a higher class Question 40: If motorists were to drive carefully, they would have fewer accidents A Motorists are careful and there are few accidents B Motorists are careful and yet there are many accidents C Motorists are not careful and yet there are few accidents D Motorists are not careful and there are many accidents Question 41: You may be very intelligent, but you should be careful about this A No matter what intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this B No matter whatever intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this C No matter why intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this D No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this Question 42: Peter said that whatever happened, it was Mary’s fault A Peter blamed Mary at what had happened B Peter blamed Mary on what had happened C Peter blamed Mary for what had happened D Peter blamed Mary of what had happened Question 43: She had only just put the phone down when her boss rang back A Hardly she puts the phone down when her boss rang back B Hardly did she put the phone down when her boss rang back C Hardly had she put the phone down when her boss rang back D Hardly she had put the phone down when her boss rang back Question 44: It isn’t necessary for you to finish the report by Sunday A You don’t need to finish the report by Sunday B You don’t need finish the report by Sunday C You mightn’t finish the report by Sunday D You mustn’t finish the report by Sunday Question 45: I’m like my mum, whereas my brother looks like my dad A I’m like my mum, whereas my brother takes after my dad B I’m like my mum, whereas my brother takes over my dad C I’m like my mum, whereas my brother takes on my dad D I’m like my mum, whereas my brother takes in my dad Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Question 46: She is no longer young to enter a beautiful contest A B C D Question 47: Van Cliburn who studied piano from 1951 to 1954 and won multiple awards between 1958 and 1960 A B C D Question 48: Emmy was determined to succeed and final achieved what she wanted A B C D Question 49: It has been said that laser to be the most miraculous to cure patients A B C D Question 50: I would rather she is staying at home this time yesterday A B C D 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 51 to 60 The fertile valleys of the river Nile straddle the hot desert land of Egypt Rain is relatively scarce, and the summers are scorching hot Nevertheless the strip of land, known as the Cultivation, on either side of the Nile is reputed to be one of the most fertile places in the world Its rich black soil is the result of accumulation of silt deposited by the annual flooding of the Nile thousands of years ago From June to October, the river overflowed its banks Modern damps were then constructed to control the flooding The floodwaters left behind a rich sticky black mud which made it suitable for the cultivation of crops As long as the soil was well irrigated, two or three crops could be grown in one season Its rich soil led to the growth and rise of the brilliant civilization of the ancient Egyptians on the Nile valley more than 5000 years ago The earliest Egyptians had acquired the skills to till the land along the banks, drawing along the Nile became wealthy, they embarked on projects of digging ditches and constructing dams to control the floods In about 3100 BC, the whole Egypt was united under the reign of King Menes He and his descendants made up Egypt's first ruling family, or dynasty His rule led to the great development of the arts like writing, painting, architecture, and crafts Egyptian power and influence were to last for the next 2000 years The Egyptian kings had absolute powers The king possesses all the land, and the peasants had to surrender part of their crops to the king An army of officials and scribes did the task of collecting the exact amount of due from the individual farmers Crops and livestock were often seen at the storehouses surrounding the royal palaces In return for their uphill task, the king paid his officials and dishes out funds for huge irrigation projects Egypt's trade with the outside world stretches far and wide In return for gold, copper, gemstones, and building stones, it purchases the goods that it did not have Timber, resins, oils, silver and slaves came from Lebanon From Deria and Anatolia came horses, while the blue stone called lapis lazuli was imported from Mesopotamia Strong forts were constructed to protect overland trade routes Egypt held Nubia in the south for almost 800 years It served as Egypt's most vital source of gold and slaves Question 51: The civilization of the ancient Egyptians was brought about by _ A Egypt's first ruling family C Egypt's trade with the outside world B the rich soil of the Nile D the highly-developed writing, painting, architecture and crafts Question 52: Egyptian slaves came from _ A Syria and Anatolia B Palestine C Mesopotamia D Lebanon Question 53: The king was wealthy because _ A he possessed all the land B huge irrigation projects were set up C he was in absolute power D farmers paid him their tribute Question 54: The writer said that the annual flooding of the Nile _ A needed to be controlled B led to the discovery of new mines C caused an influx of foreign traders D helped to develop the arts Question 55: According to the passage, the king was wise _ A to own slaves and gold B to pay for huge irrigation projects C to control the land D to import the things that Egypt did not have Question 56: In return for, in the first line, last paragraph, refers to _ A what Egypt exported B how fast the profit came C the respect Egypt received D the protection the Egyptian army provided Question 57: A suitable title for this passage is _ A The Farming Methods of the Egyptians B The Landscape of the Egypt C The Might of the Egyptian Army D The Civilization of the Ancient Egyptians Question 58: We know the Egyptian Empire was powerful from the _ A long period it extended its power and influence B way its army fought with other invaders C number of crops grown in one season D trade and business done with other nations Question 59: Farm crops would be _ if there was no water for irrigation A harvested B unavailable C unprotected D destroyed Question 60: From June to October, the flood plains would be _ A open to the building of new B left to the sowing of new crops dams C raised to a higher level D inundated with floodwaters from the Nile 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 61 to 70 A useful definition of an air pollutant is a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetations, or materials adversely Air pollution requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change When the first air pollution laws were established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled-a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today As technology has developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in nature As the Earth developed, the concentrations of these pollutants were altered by various chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycle These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil on a global basis, nature's output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting form human activities However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city In this localized regions, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme of the cycle The result is an increased concentration of noxious chemicals in the air The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level Carbon monoxide, however, as a natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm Question 61: What does the passage mainly discuss? A The economic impact of air pollution B What constitutes an air pollutant C How much harm air pollutants can cause D The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere Question 62: The word "adversely" in line is closest in meaning to A negatively B quickly C admittedly D considerably Question 63: It can be inferred from the first paragraph that A water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas B most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled C the definition of air pollution will continue to change D a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities Question 64: The word "altered" in line 10 is closest in meaning to _ A eliminated B caused C slowed D changed Question 65 Natural pollutants can play an important role in controlling air pollution for which of the following reasons? A They function as part of a purification process B They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants C They are less harmful to living beings than are other pollutants D They have existed since the Earth developed Question 66: According to the passage, which of the following is true about human-generated air pollution in localized regions? A It can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants in the localized region B It can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants C It will damage areas outside of the localized regions D It will react harmfully with naturally occurring pollutants Question 67: The word "noxious' in line 16 is closest in meaning to _ A harmful B noticeable C extensive D weak Question 68: According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if _ A the other substances in the area are known B it is in a localized area C the naturally occurring level is also known D it can be calculated quickly Question 69: The word "detectable" in line 21 is closest in meaning to A beneficial B special C measurable D separable Question 70: Which of the following is best supported by the passage? A To effectively control pollution local government should regularly review their air pollution laws B One of the most important steps in preserving natural lands is to better enforce air pollution laws C Scientists should be consulted in order to establish uniform limits for all air pollutants D Human activities have been effective in reducing air pollution 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 71 to 80 It is estimated the (71) number is not known that worldwide some 60,000 newspapers exist with a (72) circulation of nearly 500 million However, the number of readers is (73) greater-as many as three times the circulation figure This is because newspapers are shared, some are posted, and (74) placed in libraries and other (75) places Worldwide, about 8,000 of these newspapers are dailies About a third of all newspapers are published in North America, (76) third in Europe, and the (77) third in the rest of the world Countries with the highest newspaper (78) _ are Britain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, and the United States Europe has nearly half of the world's total newspaper circulation, North America about a quarter, and the rest of the world another quarter Taking the world (79) _, the average circulation of dailies per 1,000 persons is about 100, but there are many parts of the world where the modern newspaper is (80) _ ever seen Question 71: A exact B correct C precise D right Question 72: A mixed B combined C connected D linked Question 73: A even B far C more D very Question 74: A another B the others C others D the rest Question 75: A open B common C shared D public Question 76: A the other B the next C another D the last Question 77: A extra B left C spare D remaining Question 78: A readers B buyers C readership D subscribers Question 79: A as a whole B generally C on general D in all Question 80: A almost B not C seldom D scarcely THE END -SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014 TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 183 (ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT) Thời gian: 90 phút I Chọn phương án (A,B,C D) có trọng âm chính khác với phương án còn lai: Câu 1: A curriculum B obstinacy C historical D tremendous Câu 2: A procedure B populous C portrayal D synonymous Câu 3: A confetti B confidence C comrade D conference Câu 4: A interfere B malevolence C magnesium D machinery Câu 5: A mountain B sustain C contain D retain II Chọn phương án (A,B,C D) để hoàn thành các câu sau: Câu 6: Did you have any problems our house? A for finding B find C finding D to find Câu 7: Not only to assess students’ ability, but it is also used to arrange classes.A A to use the exam result B is the exam result used C the exam result is used D using the exam result Câu 8: At no time I suspect he was a thief A did B C which D that Câu 9: I don’t want to sound like I’m the law, but if you don’t keep the noise down, you’ll have to leave A putting in B passing over C laying down D giving over Câu 10: At first, her father was against her studying abroad, but later on he had a change of and let her go to Paris A mind B feeling C thought D heart Câu 11: Which of the following is not correct? “I can’t come out tonight, I have to _my essay tomorrow morning and I’ve only just started it!” A give in B submit C hand out D hand in Câu 12: you had to find a new job, what would you like to do? A Provided B Supposing C So D Though Câu 13: appears considerably larger at the horizon that it does overhead is merely an optical illusion A That the moon B The moon C The moon which D When the moon Câu 14: It was difficult to guess what her to the news would be A capital B opinion C reaction D felling Câu 15: he would be there, I would have never agreed to come A Known had I B I had known C Had known I D Had I known Câu 16: I the homework tonight, I promise! A B will C will have been doing D am doing Câu 17: The soldiers were exhausted and couldn’t move back any further so they had no choice but to _ A retreat B surrender C conquer D invade Câu 18: ”How you like your steak done?” “ ” A I don’t like it much B Very little C Well done D Very much Câu 19: Sara brought in a lot of business last month; she should ask for a pay rise while she’s still on a _ A roll B roam C run D rush Câu 20: I’m very lazy I only go to the gym once in a moon A black B blue C full D new Câu 21: Don’t me, but I think most modern art is a load of rubbish A quote B report C paraphrase D attribute Câu 22: In two years, many of our school friends ,and then we no hardship in keeping our international business going A have graduated / will have B are graduating / have had C will graduate / will have D graduated / had had Câu 23: It’s ages I last saw a decent comedy film on television A ago B since C that D when Câu 24: A: Have you heard John’s getting married again? B: Really? Who _? A about B to C at D for Câu 25: a disabled girl, she was quite confident the first moment she practiced this sport A Since B In spite of C Despite D Though Câu 26: I still see my old classmates now and A sometimes B then C occasionally D here Câu 27: “Did you sleep well?” “Yeah,like a ” A horse B fish C drunk D log Câu 28: Douglas took of his meeting with the Prime Minister to argue his case A opportunity B effect C advantage D chance Câu 29: I don’t think it would be wise to try to make Max change his mind about divorcing Barbara Well, in his place I _her at all A would never have married B needn’t have married C would never marry D must never have married Câu 30: Many species of wild life are of extinction A at rish B on the verge C on the side D in dangers Câu 31: I ran after her, but she managed to _ A get by B get over C get out D get away Câu 32: Johnny and his girlfriend were fighting again yesterday, really going for it like A man and woman B chalk and chese C cat and dog D dog and cat Câu 33: That meat is for human consumption A unfit B inadequate C uncompetent D different Câu 34: April is the month when many European trees _into leaf A burst B spring C turn D jump Câu 35: No one wants to have extra homework tonight, _? A don’t they B they C doesn’t he D does he Câu 36:If you can win his attention _for you A he so much better B he better so much C so the much better D so much the better Câu 37: The facilities of the old health centre A is as good or better than the new centre B are as good or better than the new centre C are as good as or better than the new centre D are as good as or better than those of the new centre Câu 38: It’s the government’s responsibility to for the sick A guard B cure C care D treat Câu 39: He bought the cottage renovating it and then selling at a large profit A with a view to B with a target of C his goal being D aiming to Câu 40: As long as the weather good, I’m sure the picnic will be a success A would be B was C will be D is Câu 41: I was born in Athens, but I was _in Thessalokini A brought B brought up C grown D grown up Câu 42: we’ve been having! A What a dreadful weather B What dreadful weather C How dreadful is the weather D How dreadful the weather Câu 43: The hotel didn’t my expectations A get up to B get down to C come up to D come down to Câu 44: The Minister received a show of support that it was impossible to think he would resign A such B so C as D alike Câu 45: No sooner we started the picnic _the rain began pouring down! A did / that B had / when C did / and D had / than III Đọc đoạn văn sau, chọn phương án trả lời phù hợp nhất(A, B, C D) cho các câu 46 đến 50 Charles A Lindbergh is remembered as the first person to make a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic, in 1927 This feat, when Lindbergh was only twenty-five years old, assured him a lifetime of fame and public attention Charles Augustus Lindbergh was more interested in flying airplanes than he was in studying He dropped out of the University of Wisconsin after two years to earn a living performing daredevil airplane stunts at country fairs Two years later, he joined the United States Army so that he could go to the Army Aie Service flight-training school After completing his training, he was hired to fly mail between St Louis and Chicago Then came the historic flight across the Atlantic In 1919, a New York City hotel owner offered a prize of $25,000 to the first pilot to fly nonstop from New York to Paris Nine St Louis business leaders helped pay for the plane Lindbergh designed especially for the flight Lindbergh tested the plane by flying it from San Diego to New York, with an overnight stop in St Louis The flight took only 20hours and 21minutes, a transcontinental record Nine days later, on May 20, 1927, Lindbergh took off from Long Island, New York, at 7:52 a.m He landed at Paris on May 21 at 10:21 p.m He had flown more than 3,600 miles in less than thirty four hours His flight made news around the world He was given awards and parades everywhere he went He was presented with the U.S.Congressional Medal of Honor and the first Distinguished Flying Cross For a long time, Lindbergh toured the world as a US goodwill ambassador He met his future wife, Anne Morrow, in Mexico, where her father was the United States ambassador During the 1930s, Charles and Anne Lindbergh worked for various airline companies, charting new commercial air routes In 1931, for a major airline, they charted a new route from the east coast of the United States to the Orient The shortest, most efficient route was a great curve across Canada, over Alaska, and down to China and Japan Most pilots familiar with the Arctic did not believe that such a route was possible The Lindberghs took on the task of proving that it was They arranged for fuel and supplies to be set out along the route On July 29, they took off from Long Island in a specially equipped small seaplane They flew by day and each night landed on a lake or a river and camped Near Nome, Alaska, they had their first serious emergency Out of daylight and nearly out of fuel, they were forced down in a small ocean inlet In the next morning’s light, they discovered they had landed on barely three feet of water On September 19, after two more emergency landings and numerous close calls, they landed in China with the maps for a safe airline passenger route Even while actively engaged as a pioneering flier, Lindbergh was also working as an engineer In 1935, he and Dr.Alexis Carrel were given a patent for an artificial heart During World War I in the 1940s, Lindbergh served as a civilian technical advisor in aviation Although he was a civilian, he flew over fifty combat missions in the Pacific In the 1950s, Lindbergh helped design the famous 747 jet airliner In the late 1960s, he spoke widely on conservation issues He died August 1974, having lived through aviation history from the time of the first powered flight to the first steps on the moon and having influenced a big part of that history himself Câu 46: What did Lindbergh before he crossed the Atlantic? A He acted as a technical advisor during World War II B He charted a route to China C He graduated from flight-training school D He married Anne Morrow Câu 47: What happened immediately after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic? A He left college B He flew the mail between St.Louis and Chicago C He attended the Army flight-training school D He was given the Congressional Medal of Honor Câu 48: When did Charles meet Anne Morrow? A after he worked for an airline B after he received the first Distinguished Flying Cross C before ho took off from Long Island D before he was forced down in an ocean inlet Câu 49: When did the Lindberghs map an air route to China? A Before they worked for an airline B Before Charles worked with Dr.Carrel C While designing the 747 D After World War II Câu 50: What event happened last? A Lindbergh patented an artifical heart B Lindbergh flew fifty combat missions C Lindbergh helped design the 747 airline D The Lindberghs mapped a route to the Orient IV Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A,B,C D) cho chỗ trống từ câu 51 đến 65: A SUCCESS STORY At 19, Ben Way is(0) already a millionaire, and one of a growing member of teenagers who have (51) their fortune through the Internet (52) make Ben’s story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was (53) by teachers at his junior school that he would never be able to read or write (54) ”I wanted to prove them (55) _,” says Ben, creator and director of Waysearch, a net search engine which can be used to find goods in online shopping malls When he was eight, his local authorities (56) him with a PC to help with schoolwork Although he was (57) to read the manuals, he had a natural ability with the computer, and (58) _by his father, he soon began (59) people $10 an hour for his knowledge and skills At the age of 15 he (60) _up his own computer consultancy, Quard Computer, which he ran from his bedroom, two years later he left school to (61) _all his time to business “By the time the company had grown and I needed to take on a (62) _of employees to help me,” says Ben.’That enabled to start (63) _business with bigger companies.’ It was his ability to consistenly (64) _difficult challenges that led him to win the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the same year that he formed Waysearch, and he has recently signed a deal (65) _$25 million with a private investment company, which will finance his search engine A.yet B just C already D even Câu 51: A put B taken C done D made Câu 52: A This B What C Something D That Câu 53: A told B suggested C said D reported Câu 54: A thoroughly B properly C totally D absolutely Câu 55: A untrue B unfair C wrong D false Câu 56: A got B provided C offered D gave Câu 57: A impossible B unable C disabled D incapable Câu 58: A encouraged B animated C invited D promised Câu 59: A charging B borrowing C owing D lending Câu 60: A set B ran C made D put Câu 61: A invest B spend C devote D pay Câu 62: A few B deal C couple D little Câu 63: A having B bringing C making D doing Câu 64: A overtake B overdo C overlook D overcome Câu 65: A estimated B valuable C worth D priced V Chọn phương án (A,B,C D) ứng với từ/ cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa các câu sau: Câu 66: The author hasn’t rarely written anything that was not a best-seller A anything B written C best-seller D hasn’t Câu 67: Political science, alike the other social sciences, is not an exact science A alike B other C sciences D an exact Câu 68: It is said that Eiinstein feels very bad about the application of his theories to the creation of weapons of war A It is said B feels C bad D to the creation Câu 69: Chocolate is prepared by a complexity process of cleaning, blending, and roasting cocoa beans, which must be ground and mixed with sugar A complexity B blending C which D mixed with Câu 70: Some fishes live at enormous depths that they are almost complete blind A some fishes B enormous depths C blind D complete VI Chọn phương án (A,B,C D) ứng với câu có nghĩa gần với câu cho sẵn sau đây Câu 71: The referee blew his whistle and brought the football game to a halt A After a player injured himself, the referee stopped the game B The referee called a halt after blowing his whistle C The referee started the game by blowing his whistle D Blowing his whistle, the referee stopped the play Câu 72: The sole survivor of the plane crash was Lucy A All of the passengers on the plane were killed C None of the plane’s passengers were killed B Lucy was the only passenger killed D Lucy was the only passenger not killed in the plane crash Câu 73: She is unqualified to fill the position as executive secretary of the firm A The executive secretary position is suitable for her B Both she and the executive secretary took a firm position C The job of executive secretary requires more skills than she has D She possesses the firm qualities of an executive secretary Câu 74: In the class of twenty, Jack is the third best student A Two students in the class are smarter than Jack B The class has only three smart students C Jack is not as smart as most of the other students D No other students in the class is as mart as Jack Câu 75: No one but the seven – year – old boy saw the accident A No one in the accident saw the seven – year – old boy B No one at all saw the seven – year – old’s accident C Only the seven – year – old boy saw the accident D The seven – year – old boy saw no one in the accident VII Chọn phương án (A,B,C D) ứng với câu tốt tạo từ từ cho sẵn: Câu 76: People / have / difficult / predict / future A People have always had difficulty to predict the future B People always have difficult predicting the future C People have always had difficulty predict future D People have always had difficulty predicting the future Câu 77: I / not see / point / rule / we / not / cycle / school A I don’t see the point of this rule which we are not allowed to cycle to school B I can’t see the point of this rule which says we can’t cycle to school C I can’t see the point of this rule which we don’t cycle to school D I can’t see the point of this rule which says we can’t cycle to school Câu 78: You / come / box / old books A Where did you come to a box of old books? B Where did you come across a box of old books? C Did you come across this box with old books? D Where did you come across this box of old books? Câu 79: They / not find / cause / fire A They still haven’t found out what caused the fire B They still don’t find out the cause of the fire C They still haven’t found what caused of the fire D They still haven’t found the cause of the fire Câu 80: You / things / improve / future? A Do you think things will improve in the future? B Do you think things are going to improve in the future? C Do you think things will improve in future? D Do you think things are improving in the future? - HẾT -SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014 TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 184 (ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT) Thời gian: 90 phút Choose the word which has different stress pattern: A primitive B particular C continuous D connected A intensify B summary C philosophers D instruction A pressure B medical C immortal D lightning A language B lyrical C evidence D disadvantage A sedentary B available C additional D majority Choose the best option: _ is a time that is supported to be free from worries A Child B Childlike C Childish D Childhood Within a couple of hours, a very important _ on the new tax policy will be made A announce B announcement C announcer D announcing One _ of public transport is its unreliability A benefit B disadvantage C harm D drawback _ accepting your job offer, I'd like to know a bit more about the company A In advance B In order C Until D Before 10 Let's have a _ of tennis after lunch if you're not tired, shall we? A match B play C game D party 11 He played a very important in politics until he was well over 80 A scene B job C position D part 12 The noise from the traffic outside stopped me from _ to sleep A falling B starting C beginning D going 13 She _ down completely on hearing of her friend's death A broke B turned C put D fell 14 Jack can speak two languages One is English _ is Vietnamese A Other B The other C Another D Others 15 The manager did not offer her the job because of her untidy _ A sight B view C appearance D presence 16 "Is that a new coat?" "Yes, what _ it?” A are you thinking of B you think of C is your idea about D did you think about 17 How you do? A I'm very fine, thanks B Thanks to my mother C How you do? D With my brother 18 The girl _ is my neighbor A talks to the lady over there B is talking to the lady over there C was talking to the lady over there D talking to the lady over there 19 with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn't want to answer his phone call A Having quarreled B Because having quarreled C Because-of she quarreled D Had quarreled 20 My daughter often says that she won't get married until she _ 25 years old A is B will be C will have been D has been 21 My father asked me _ of the film A what did I think B what I think C what I thought D what I did thought 22 Everyone in both cars _ injured in the accident last night, ? A were / weren't they B was / weren't they C was / wasn't he? D were / were they 23 The more he tried to explain, we got A the much confused B the many confusing C the more confusing D the more confused 24 Not only _ us light, but it also gives us heat A the sun gives B the sun has given C has the sun given D does the sun give 25 If you hadn't stayed up so late last night, you sleepy now A wouldn't have felt B wouldn't feel C wouldn't fell D wouldn't have fallen Read the passage and choose the best answer: Within the last century the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (26) _ dramatically, largely (27) _ people burn vast amounts of fossil fuels - coal and petroleum and its derivatives Average global temperature also has increased by about 0.6 Celsius degree within (28) _ past century Atmospheric scientists (29) _ found that at least half of that temperature increase (30) attributed to human activity They predict that (31) _ dramatic action is taken, global temperature will continue (32) _ by A to 5.8 Celsius degrees over the next century Although (33) _ increase may not seem like a great difference, during the last ice age the global temperature (34) _ only 2.2 Celsius degrees cooler than it (35) _ presently 26 A has risen B rose C has raised D raised 27 A because of B although C despite D because 28 A a B some C the D any 29 A had B have C are D ought to 30 A should be B is being C had been D can be 31 A unless B if C provided D as long as 32 A be rising B to rise C to be risen D to be rising 33 A so much B so C such an D such 34 A had been B has been C is D was 35 A is B has been C was D will be Read the passage and choose the best answer: Clean freshwater resources are essential for drinking, bathing, cooking, irrigation, industry, and for plant and animal (36) _ Unfortunately, the global supply of freshwater is (37) _ unevenly Chronic water shortages (38) _ in most of Africa and drought is common over much of the globe The (39) of most freshwater supplies - groundwater (water located below the soil surface), reservoirs, and rivers - are under severe and (40) _ environmental stress because of overuse, water pollution, and ecosystem degradation Over 95 percent of urban sewage in (41) _ countries is (42) untreated into surface waters such as rivers and harbors; About 65 percent of the global freshwater supply is used in (43) and 25 percent is used in industry Freshwater (44) therefore requires a reduction in wasteful practices like (45) _ irrigation, reforms in agriculture and industry, and strict pollution controls worldwide 36 A survive B survived C surviving D survival 37 A delivered B distributed C provided D given 38 A exist B lie C show D l:itay 39 A resources B springs C sources D starting 40 A increasing B growing C climbing D ascending 41 A growing B miserable C poverty D developing 42 A recharged B discharged C charged D discharging 43 A farming B planting C agriculture D growing 44 A reservation B conservation C preservation D retention 45 A ineffective B illogical C irrational D inefficient Identify one mistake in the following sentences: 46 (A) Mined over 2,000 years (B) ago, copper is one of (C) the earliest (D) know metals 47 (A) The average adult (B) has got from two (C) to five (D) colds each year 48 Computers (A) have made (B) access to information (C) instantly available just (D) by push a few buttons 49 Some gorillas (A) beat their chests (B) as an (C) express of (D) high spirits 50 Because vitamins (A) contained (B) in a wide (C) variety of foods, people seldom (D) lack most of them Choose the best option: 51 Simon physics at all A was hardly not interested in B was hardly interested in C was hardly not interesting on D was not hardly interested in 52 If a student it is very unlikely that he will receive a good education A behaves badly arid who is lazy, B who behaves badly and was lazy, C who behaves badly and is lazy, D behaves badly and is lazy, 53 The audience, enjoyed the performance A most of them were students, B most of whom were students, C they were mostly students, D they themselves were students, 54 The tests in this book are arranged A in order of difficult B in order of difficulty C in orderly difficult D in the order of difficulty 55 The success of the play was due to A the actors and how it was produced B the acting and the production C the actors and its production D how they acted and the production Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one: 56 It is a pity you didn't tell us about this A I wish you have told us about this B I wish you would tell us about this C I wish you had told us about this D I wish you would have told us about this 57 I've never gone to the car wash before A This is the first time I have had my car washed B This is the first time I have washed my car C Never have I washed my car before D Never has my car been washed 58 After he had finished the report, he submitted it to the director A Finishing the report, it was submitted to the director B Having finished the report, it was submitted to the director C Having finished the report, he submitted to the director D Having finished the report, he submitted it to the director 59 Jean could not help weeping when she heard the bad news A Jean could not stop herself from weeping at the bad news B Jean could not allow herself to weep at the bad news C Jean could not help herself and so she wept at the bad news D Jean could not help herself because she was weeping 60 The best solution was thought of by the monitor A The monitor came up with the best solution B The monitor was good with the best solution C No one could solve the problem except the monitor D The best solution was monitored by the thought Read the passage and choose the best answer: In the United States, presidential elections are held in years evenly divisible by four (1888, 1900, 1964, etc.) Since 1840, American presidents elected in years ending with zero have died in office, with one exception William H Harrison, the man who served the shortest term, died of pneumonia only several weeks after his inauguration Abraham Lincoln was one of four presidents who were assassinated He was elected in 1860, and his untimely death came just five years later James A Garfield, a former Union army general from Ohio, was shot during his first year in office (1881) by a man to whom he wouldn't give a job While in his second term of office (1901), William McKinley, another Ohioan, attended the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York During the reception, he was assassinated while shaking hands with some of the guests John F Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas only three years after his election Three years after his election in 1920, Warren G, Harding died in office Although it was never proved, many believe he was poisoned Franklin D Roosevelt was elected four times (1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944), the only man to serve so long a term He had contracted polio in 1921 and eventually died of the illness in 1945 Ronald Reagan, who was elected in 1980 and reelected four years later, suffered an assassination attempt but did not succumb to the assassin's bullets He was the first to break the long chain of unfortunate events Will the candidate in the election of 2020 also be as lucky? 61 All of the following were election years EXCEPT A 1960 B 1930 C 1888 D.1824 62 Which president served the shortest term in office? A Abraham Lincoln B Warren G Harding C William McKinley D William H Harrison 63 Which of the following is true? A All presidents elected in years ending in zero have died in office B Only presidents from Ohio have died in office C Franklin D Roosevelt completed four terms as president D Four American presidents have been assassinated 64 How many presidents elected in years ending in zero since 1840 have died in office? A B C D 65 The word "inauguration" in the first paragraph means most nearly the same as A election B acceptance speech C swearing-in ceremony D campaign 66 All of the following presidents were assassinated EXCEPT A John F Kennedy B Franklin D Roosevelt C Abraham Lincoln D James A Garfield 67 The word "whom" in the second paragraph refers to A Garfield B Garfield's assassin C a Union army general D McKinley 68 The word "assassinated" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to A murdered B decorated C honored D sickened 69 In the third paragraph, "contracted" is closest in meaning to A communicated about B developed C agree about D notified 70 How long did Warren G, Harding work as a president? A years B years C years D years Read the passage and choose the best answer: After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death·, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to humanity Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000 Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War 11 Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes 71 The word "foresaw" in the first paragraph is nearest in meaning to A prevailed B postponed C prevented D predicted 72 The Nobel prize was established in order to _ A recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity B resolve political differences C honor the inventor of dynamite D spend money 73 In which area have Americans received the most awards? A Literature B Peace C Economics D Science 74 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT _ A Awards vary in monetary value B ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention C Politics plays an important role in selecting the winners D A few individuals have won two awards 75 In how many fields are prizes bestowed? A B C.6 D 10 76 It is implied that Nobel's profession was in A economics B medicine C literature D science 77 In the first paragraph, "worthwhile" is closest in meaning to _ A economic B prestigious C trivial D valuable 78 How much money did Nobel leaves for the prizes? A $30,000 B $125,000 C $155,000 D $9,000,000 79 What is the main idea of this passage? A Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite B Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity C Alfred Nobel left all of his money to science D Alfred Nobel made a lasting contribution to humanity 80 The word "legacy" in the second paragraph means most nearly the same as A legend B bequest SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN (ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT) C prize - THE END - D debt ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014 MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 185 Thời gian: 90 phút 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 to 10 Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age At a special (1) _ in Los Angeles, children become expert at holding their (2) _ under water even before they can walk Babies of two months old not appear to be reluctant to enter the (3) _.It is not long before they are so accustomed to (4) _ that they can pick up weights from the (5) _ of the pool A game that is very popular with these young (6) _ is the underwater tricycle race Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under (7) _ The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the (8) _ Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them Some children can cover the whole length of the pool (9) _ coming up for breath even once Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, only time will tell Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards (10) _ they are gasping for air Question 1: A swimming pool B church C stadium D park Question 2: A clothes B breath C hands D heads Question 3: A swimming pool B water C house D club Question 4: A jogging B talking C swimming D walking Question 5: A top B side C base D floor Question 6: A swimmers B football- layers C singers D coaches Question 7: A age B ground C water D sun Question 8: A sea B pool C lake D river Question 9: A owing to B by C with D without Question 10: A before B after C when D as soon as 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 11 to 20 History books record that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927 But sound films, or "talkies", did not suddenly appear after years of silent screenings From the earliest public performances in 1896, films were accompanied by music and sound effects These were produced by a single pianist, a small band, or a full-scale orchestra; large movie theatres could buy- sound-effects machines Research into sound that was reproduced at exactly the same time as the pictures – called "synchronized sound" – began soon after the very first films were shown With synchronized sound, characters on the movie screen could sing and speak As early as 1896, the newly invented gramophone, which played a large disc carrying music and dialogue, was used as a sound system The biggest disadvantage was that the sound and pictures could become unsynchronized if, for example, the gramophone needle jumped or if the speed of the projector changed This system was only effective for a single song or dialogue sequence In the "sound-on-film" system, sounds were recorded as a series of marks on celluloid which could be read by an optical sensor These signals would be placed on the film alongside the image, guaranteeing synchronization Short feature films were produced in this way as early as 1922 This system eventually brought us "talking pictures" Question 11: The passage is mainly about the A history of silent movies B disadvantages of synchronized sound C development of sound with movies D research into sound reproduction Question 12: According to the passage, films using sound effects were screened A before 1896 B as early as 1896 C as early as 1922 D in 1927 Question 13: The word "screenings" is closest in meaning to A projections B revelations C demonstrations D diversions Question 14: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a producer of sound to accompany movies? A a jazz singer B a single pianist C a small band D a gramophone Question 15: It can be inferred that A most movie theatres had a pianist B sound-effects machines were not common because they were expensive C orchestras couldn't synchronize sound with pictures D gramophones were developed about the same time as moving pictures Question 16: According to the passage, gramophones were ineffective because they A got out of synchronization with the picture B were too large for most movie theatres C were newly invented and still had imperfections D changed speeds when the needle jumped Question 17: The word "sequence" is closest in meaning to A interpretation B progression C distribution D organization Question 18: The phrase "these signals" refers to A sounds B series C marks D sensors Question 19: According to the passage, sound-on-film guaranteed synchronization because the recording was _ A made during the filming of the picture B read by an optical sensor C inserted beside the image on the film D marked on the gramophone Question 20: Short feature films produced as early as 1922 _ A were recorded by optical sensors B put musicians out of work C were only effective for dialogue sequences D preceded talking pictures 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 21 to 30 Today's cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today Several new types of automobile engines have already been developed that run on alternative sources of power, such as electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane Electricity, however, is the only zero-emission option presently available Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or other dependable source of current is available, transportation experts foresee a new assortment of electric vehicles entering everyday life: shorterrange commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes, and trolleys As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new cars Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today's gas stations Public parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they stop, dine, or attend a concert To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses, and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at transit centers that would have facilities for charging and renting Commuters will be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks, one-person three-wheelers, small cars, or electric/gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of handling five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by a freeway today Question 21: The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage except A vans B trains C planes D trolleys Question 22: The author's purpose in the passage is to A criticize conventional vehicles C narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles B support the invention of electric cars D describe the possibilities for transportation in the future Question 23: The passage would most likely be followed by details about A automated freeways B pollution restrictions in the future C the neighborhood of the future D electric shuttle buses Question 24: The word "compact" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to A long-range B inexpensive C concentrated D squared Question 25: In the second paragraph the author implies that A a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed B everyday life will stay much the same in the future C a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation D electric vehicles are not practical for the future Question 26: According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be A more convenient than they are today.B equipped with charging devices C much larger than they are today D as common as today's gas stations Question 27: The word "charging" in this passage refers to A electricity B credit cards C aggression D lightning Question 28: The word "foresee" in this passage could best be replaced with A count on B invent C imagine D rely on Question 29: The word "commuters" in paragraph refers to A daily travelers B visitors C cab drivers D shoppers Question 30: The word "hybrid" in paragraph is closest in meaning to A combination B hazardous C futuristic D automated Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Question 31: I couldn't give the teacher the summary of the lesson until Julia whispered some words into his ears A B C D Question 32: Those who have never been abroad is eager to see how different the other cultures are A B C D Question 33: I will have you to know how bad your behaviour is A B C D Question 34: Peter has gone on a sailing course in spite being unable to swim A B C D Question 35: You have unnecessary sent me the copies of the files which have been sorted out A B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 36: The students were slow to catch but gradually they began to understand A in B on C away D out Question 37: The soldier was punished for _ to obey his commanding officer’s orders A refusing B regretting D objecting D resisting Question 38: She’ll be a millionaire by the time she forty A is B was C will be D is going to Question 39: the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more A Nevertheless B Meanwhile C despite D Although Question 40: Their flat is decorated in a combination of color A tasteful B sweet C delicious D tasty Question 41: I wish you stop interrupting me whenever I speak A will B would C did D might Question 42: This ring is made of plastic so it is quite A valuable B invaluable C worthless D priceless Question 43: You can’t enter this camp without from the General A control B a demand C a permit D an allowance Question 44: Tony’s boss doesn’t want him to a habit of using the office phone for personal calls A make B C have D increase Question 45: She her husband’s job for his ill health A accused B blamed C caused D claimed Question 46: He the bowl of soap all over the table- cloth A stained B spilt C scatted D set Question 47: It’s time we this old car and bought new one A will sell B had sold C have sold D sold Question 48: As as I know, we have not received a bill for the new computer A much B long C soon D far Question 49: The project was rejected because of funds A unavailable B inconsiderable C incomplete D insufficient Question 50: She is to leave as soon as possible A cautious B anxious C worried D nervous Question 51: Ann agreed to stay behind; she was used to late A working B have worked C work D being worked Question 52: We look everywhere but the intruder was nowhere A to see B seen C to be seen D having seen Question 53: I haven’ time to speak to him now, you’ll have to put him A off B back C aside D away Question 54: Nobody seems to be control of these children A under B over C with D in Question 55: The coins are to be over a thousand years old A described B said C told D mentioned Question 56: I bought this grammar book I could not go over all the things we have studied this year A that B so that C seeing that D so far as Question 57: You know I’ll always stand you if you are in trouble A by B with C for D up Question 58: Hair colour is one of characteristics to be used in identifying people A the most obviously B most obvious C obviously the most D the most obvious Question 59: I would appreciate it _ what I have told you a secret A you can keep B that you kept C you will keep D if you kept Question 60: My cat would not have bitten the toy fish _ it was made of rubber A if she has known B if she should know C had she known D if she knew Question 61: I wish I hadn't said it If only I could _ A turn the clock round B turn the clock down C turn the clock back D turn the clock forward Question 62: _, the results couldn't be better A No matter what he tried hard B No matter how hard he tried C Although very hard he tried D Despite how hard he tried Question 63: He gave me his personal _ that his draft would be ready by Friday A endurance B insurance C assurance D ensurance Question 64: They will stay there for some days if the weather _ fine A would be B was C is D will be Question 65: Many people like the slow _ of life in the countryside A step B pace C speed D space 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 Question 66: The exercise is so difficult that the students can't it A The teacher is so difficult that the students can't the exercise B It's such difficult exercise that the students can't it C The exercise is too difficult for the students to D The exercise is too difficult for the students to be unable to it Question 67: She prefers watching TV to listening to music A She'd rather watch TV than listen to music B Watching TV is what she prefers more than listen to music C She prefers not only watching TV but also listening to music D She likes both watching TV and listening to music better Question 68: It's been ages since I went to the cinema A I didn't go to the cinema ago ages B My age has been enough to go to the cinema C I've been to the cinema since ages D I haven't been to the cinema for ages Question 69: It's important that someone meets Mr Andrews at the airport A Importantly for someone must meet Mr Andrews at the airport B Mr Andrews is important to meet someone at the airport C Someone is important to meet Mr Andrews at the airport D Mr Andrews must be met at the airport Question 70: It would be a good idea to change your hairstyle A An idea is to would change your good hairstyle B Your hairstyle is changing; it would be a great idea C You had better change your hairstyle D I have an idea to change your hairstyle for good Question 71: I'm sure you were driving too fast A I'm certainly that you were driving too fast B You must have been driving too fast C My uncertainty is that you were driving too fast D That you were driving too fast is my uncertainty Question 72: If he's not in the office, then I'm sure he's working at home A If he's not in, then I'm sure he's working in the office B I'm sure he works neither at home nor in the office C I'm sure he doesn't work either at home or in the office D If he's not in the office, he must be working at home Question 73: She asked Janet to repeat what she had said A “Will you please repeat what Janet said?”, she asked B “Please repeat what Janet had said.”, she asked C “Please repeat what you say, Janet.”, she said D “Please repeat what you said, Janet.” , she said Question 74: I hardly know the truth about Jean’s success in the institute A Jean’s success in the institute was not to be known B It is difficult for Jean to be successful in the institute C I not know much about Jean’s success in the institute D Jean hardly become known and successful in the institute Question 75: People believed that the boys started the fire A The boys were believed to have started the fire B That the boys started the fire was believed C It is believed that the fire was started by the boys D It is believed that the boys started the fire 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 Question 76: A obtain B neglect C necessary D mature Question 77: A material B magnificent C considerable D literature Question 78: A investigate B introduce C guarantee D generation Question 79: A gather B fortune C abandon D temperate Question 80: A separate B satellite C satisfy D routine - THE END SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014 TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 186 (ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT) Thời gian: 90 phút Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (1) _ as much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the actual words they say Facial (2) _ and tone of voice are obvious ways of showing our (3) _ to something, and it may well be that we unconsciously express views that we are trying to hide The art of being (4) _ lies in picking up these signals, realizing what the other person is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in any way For example, we may understand that they are in fact (5) _ to answer our question, and so we stop pressing them Body movements in general may also indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay particular attention to the way a candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down However it is not difficult to present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers want to know relates to the candidate’s character traits, and (6) _ stability This raises the awkward question of whether job candidates should be asked to complete psychological tests, and the further problem of whether such tests actually produce (7) _ results For many people, being asked to take part in such a test would be an objectionable (8) _ into their private lives After all, a prospective employer would hardly ask a candidate to run a hundred meters, or expect his or her family doctor to provide (9) _ medical information Quite apart from this problem, can such tests predict whether a person is likely to be a (10) _ employee or a values colleague? Question 1: A reckon B rely C trust D estimate Question 2: A manner B image C expression D looks Question 3: A notion B feeling C view D reaction Question 4: A successful B humble C good at D tactful Question 5: A hesitant B reluctant C tending D used Question 6: A psychological B physical C similar D relevant Question 7: A reliable B predictable C faithful D regular Question 8: A invasion B infringement C intrusion D interference Question 9: A confidential B secretive C reticent D classified Question 10: A laborious B particular C thorough D conscientious Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined pared that needs correction Question 11: The first domesticated (A)bird in (B)earth was probably (C)the goose(D) Question 12: The Concord can fly across (A)the Atlantic without refuelling (B)and carrying (C)11 tons of freight(D) Question13:Because not food (A)is as nutritious (B)for a baby as (C)its mother’s milk, many women are returning to the practice of breast (D)feeding Question 14: The Homestead Act of 1862 granted 160 acres of land for (A)any settler who (B)would (C)spend five years on (D)the land Question 15: Despite the appearance (A)of the Mayan empire(B), there are (C)still Mayans in the region that they (D)once inhabited Question 16: As soon as (A)800 B C, people (B)began to experiment with(C) methods of helping the sick.(D) Question 17: All the staff (A)in Tam’s film (B)are expected to some overtime (C)if the need rises(D) Question 18: The results of our marketing survey show that (A)there will be (B)quite a demand(C) for electric cars in the ahead (D)years Question 19: That (A)cats have (B)nine lives (C) have been believed (D)for centuries Question 20: An organ is(A) a group of tissues(B) capable to perform(C)some special functions, as, for example, the heart, the liver(D)or the lungs Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 21: There’s a lot more to Willie than one would think: still waters run _ A deep B deeply C deepness D depth Question 22: The idea to nothing because I couldn’t afford to it A went B came C turned D changed Question 23: The players’ protests _ no difference to the referee’s decision at all A did B made C caused D created Question 24: Peter, Harry and Chuck were first, second, and third in the school cross-country race A respectively B actively C responsively D tremendously Question 25: By using all the lastest technology, the yathchman mananged to cross the Atlantic in time A record B lightning C top D quickest Question 26: Why Peter to the party? He is always making trouble A don’t we invite B don’t you invite C not invite D invite Question 27: The speaker fails to get his message to his audience A around B in C across D out Question 28: You are under no obligation _ to accept this offer A whatsoever B Eventually C Apart D indeed Question 29: no money would be wasted, we will use energy more efficiently A so that B in order that C in order to D A and B Question 30: Interpreting is not a mechanical process of converting a sentence in language A in to a sentence in language B , it is a complex art A But B In addition C Rather D However Question 31: You can always _Ann to give you sound advice A bank of B bank for C bank at D bank on Question 32: His emotional problems _from the attitudes he encountered as a child, I think A stem B flourish C root D sprout Question 33:There should be an international law encouraging _ A afforestation B deforestation C forestry D reforestation Question 34: I’m not keen on _ control of the project to a relatively newcomer A undertaking B charging C entrusting D allotting Question 35: : Unfortunately, the company closed down because it couldn’t keep _with rapidly changing technology A speed B time C fast D pace Question 36 He is not under arrest, nor have the police placed any _ on his movements A obstacle B veto C restriction D regulation Question 37: He was very taken _ by her aggressive attitude A about B aside C apart D aback Question 38: Most crimes that are committed are no more than theft A slight B small C unimportant D petty Question 39:John was asked to _ before the judge A wit B testify C execute D prejudice Question 40: She is extremely competent and A industrial B industrious C industry D industrialized 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 number 41 to 50 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 American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed running and leaping creatures than the tangled forest Its population is 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 else in the word The secret of their adjustment lies in the 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 41: The title for this passage could be _ A “Desert Plants” B “Life Underground” C “Animal Life in a Desert Environment” D “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment” Question 42: The word “inexorable” in the passage mostly means _ A relentless B full C demanding D essential Question 43: Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as _ A sources of flowing water are rare in a desert B water is an essential part of his existence C water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things D very few large animals are found in the desert Question 44: The phrase “those forms” in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT _ A water-loving animals B the coyote and the bobcat C moist-skinned animals D many large animals Question 45: According to the passage, creatures in the desert _ A are smaller and fleeter than forest animals C are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest B live in an accommodating environment D are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world Question 46: The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals EXCEPT _ A they sleep during the day B they dig home underground C they are noisy and aggressive D they are watchful and quiet Question 47: The word “emaciated” in the passage mostly means _ A wild B cunning C unmanageable D unhealthy Question 48: the word “Them” means _ A animals B people C water D minutes Question 49: The word “burrows” in the passage mostly means _ A “places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young” B “holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in” C “structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept” D “places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found” Question 50: We can infer from the passage that _ A living things adjust to their environment B water is the basis of desert life C desert life is colorful and diverse D healthy animals live longer lives 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 number 51 to 55 Let children learn to judge their own work A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s In the same way, children learn all the other things they learn to without being taught – to talk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle – compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them We it all for him We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher Let him it himself Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book Let him correct his own papers Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer Let’s end all this nonsense of grades, exam, marks Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or not know Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get on in the world?” Don’t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it Question 51: What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things? A by copying what other people B by making mistakes and having them corrected C by listening to explanations from skilled people D by asking a great many questions Question 52: What does the author think teachers which they should not do? A They give children correct answers B They point out children’s mistakes to them C They allow children to mark their own work D They encourage children to copy from one another Question 53: The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are A not really important skills B more important than other skills C basically different from learning adult skills D basically the same as learning other skills Question 54: Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be estimated by A educated persons B the children themselves C teachers D parents Question 55: The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are A too independent of others B too critical of themselves C unable to think for themselves D unable to use basic skills From the four words or phrases(A, B, C or D) choose the one that best completes the sentences Question 56: The first movie- length cartoon, _ , “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” set the standard for later full length features such as “ The Lion King” and “Pocahotas” A that released ever B which ever released C ever released D released whatever Question 57: _, such as banking and travel, computers are not a convenience: they are a necessity A where some industries B there are some industries C in some industries D some industries Question 58: Only in the Civil war _killed or wounded A soldiers in America B so many American soldiers were C many in America D were so many American soldiers Question 59: Studies have shown that the elderly who are pet owners have lower blood pressure than _ who live without pets A the elderly B elderly C for the elderly to D to the elderly Question 60: , Harry was the thirty – third President of the United States A He was born and raised in Missori B That he was born and raised in Missori C Because he was born and raised in Missouri D Born and raised in Missouri Question 61: _ the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system A The Earth being B The Earth is C That the Earth is D Being the Earth Question 62: All the way along the wind street A he came B came he C did he came D comes he Question 63: Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have A not definite shape B none definite shape C no definite shape D nothing definite shape Question 64: Environmentalists are earnestly trying to determine of the ozone layer over the poles A what is causing the deterioration B what the cause of the deterioration C is causing the deterioration D the deterioration is causing Question 65: The bank sent a notice to its customers which contained Ạ A remembrance that interest rates were to rise the following month B A reminder that a raise in interest rates was the month following C To remember that the interest rates was going up next month D A reminder that the interest rates would raise the following month Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others Question 66: A contents B dismal C discontent D decent Question 67: A hygiene B appointment C remember D neglect Question 68: A competence B comfortable C compliment D companion Question 69: A delicious B theory C attractive D alleviate Question 70: A inevitable B innovate C innocent D insecticide Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one Question 71: The Prime Minister is unlikely to call an early general election A It’s likely that the Prime Minister will call an early general election B The likelihood is that the Prime Minister will call an early general election C There is little likelihood of the Prime Minister calling an early general election D The likelihood is great that the Prime Minister will cal an early general election Question 72: Throughout his life, the fisherman suffered from great poverty A The fisherman was so poor that he died young B Although the fisherman was poor, he led a great life C Poverty prevented the fisherman from enjoying life D The fisherman’s life was one of great poverty Question 73 Jerry wasn’t in the mood to go to the party A Jerry didn’t feel like going to the party B Jerry was very moody C Jerry would rather go to the party D Jerry preferred to go to the party Question 74: Bob had better go before it gets dark A It’s dark now, and Bob ought to have gone before B Bob had left before it got dark C It’s better for Bob to leave in darkness D Bob should go while it’s still daylight Question 75:“All right, Jenny, you may pay for the coffee if you insist” A Jenny wants to pay for the coffee B Jenny would pay if she had money C Jenny is being asked to pay for the coffee D It’s Jenny’s duty to pay for the coffee Read the following passage and choose the right answer to each of the questions Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated Advocates of organic foods- a term whose meaning varies greatly- frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the foods supply is unsafe or inadequate in the meeting nutritional needs Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and formed the basic for folklore Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like One thing that most organically grown foods products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe foods So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy expensive organic foods instead Question 76 The “ welcome development” mentioned in paragraph is an increase in _ A interest in food safety and nutrition among North Americans C the amount of healthy foods grown in North America B the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet D the number of consumers in North America Question 77 According to the first paragraph, which of the following is true about the term “organic foods”? A It is accepted by most nutritionists B It has been used only in recent years C It has no fixed meaning D It is seldom used by consumers Question 78 The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because A organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods B many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods C conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods D too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food crops Question 79 According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than conventionally grown foods are often A careless B mistaken C thrifty D wealthy Question 80 What is the author’s attitude towards the claims made by advocates of health foods? A Very enthusiastic B Skeptical C Neutral D Somewhat favorable THE END -SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014 TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 187 (ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT) Thời gian: 90 phút Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) ứng với từ có phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với ba từ còn lại câu: Câu 1: A knocked B danced C wasted D helped Câu 2: A shower B allow C shout D arrow Câu 3: A increase B creation C mean D cheat Câu 4: A danger B exchange C blame D anger Câu 5: A these B theory C worth D threaten Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) ứng với từ có trọng âm chính rơi vào âm tiết có vị trí khác với ba từ còn lại: Câu 6: A encourage B financial C departure D average Câu 7: A career B request C ancient D machine Câu 8: A creative B sensitive C ambitious D attentive Câu 9: A professor B manager C reporter D director Câu 10: A exercise B refusal C collective D abundant Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) để hoàn thành các câu sau: Câu 11: The city centre was crowded tourists A of B up C with D in Câu 12: Mr John Smith is old, he still goes jogging everyday A Although B In spite of C So that D Because Câu 13: Jack London wrote several novels on adventure A interest B interesting C interested D interestingly Câu 14: She didn’t tell me why she _to school the day before A didn’t come B hadn’t come C doesn’t come D hasn’t come Câu 15: Don’t worry They will the job as _as possible A economic B economical C economically D economy Câu 16: “Have you traveled to New York” - “Yes, ” A once/ once B ever/once C never/never D yet/ never Câu 17: The government have tried to _the price of petro, but they failed A bring down B bring on C put in D get over Câu 18:Never _such a magnificient firework display A have I seen before B have before I seen C have before seen I D before have I seen Câu 19: The mother is very about the health of her little son A confused B concerned C nervous D careful Câu 20:I have had such important decisions _for the last three months A to B to make C to give D to put Câu 21: back to her home town, Julia Robert found everything new and attractive A When arrived B As she arrives C On arriving D On arrival Câu 22: If you book in advance you will _certainly have a better table at our restaurant A mostly B the most C most D almost Câu 23: Mexico is the most popular vacation _for people from the United States A connection B departure C target D destination Câu 24: David: “Thanks for your help, Mary” Mary: “ ” A With all my heart B It’s my pleasure C Never remind me D.Wish you Câu 25: Although _satisfied with the the contract, the officials hesitatingly agreed to sign it A completed B complete C completion D completely Câu 26: My uncle took photography when he retired from work A after B over C up D on Câu 27: It is necessary to be careful your career A when choosing B when you will choose C when you chose D when you have chosen Câu 28: Although the coach had not thought her a good tennis player at first, she _to be a champion A came out B turned out C turned up D came round Câu 29:I’ll make some sandwiches _we get hungry A in case B in case of C so that D unless Câu 30:There is always _traffic in the city centre in the rush hour A big B strong C full D heavy Câu 31: Smoke, dirt and noise are all kinds of _ A pollute B polluted C pollution D pollutant Câu 32: Jimmy was late this morning, _was unusual for him A which B who C whom D what Câu 33: She had changed so much that anyone recognized her A not B hardly C almost D nearly Câu 34: Have you read this article _ our competitor? A over B for C by D about Câu 35: _my complaint to the manager, the waiter was sacked A Because of B Thanks to C Despite D Without Đọc kỹ đoạn văn và chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C D) cho chỗ trống: In the world today, particularly in the two most induatrialized areas, North America and Europe, recycling is big news People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the environment Recycling means finding was to use products a second time The motto of the recycling movement is “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” The first step is to reduce garbage In stories, a shopper has to buy products in blisters packs, boxes and expensive plastic wrappings A humburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging: usually paper, a box and a bag All that packaging is wasted resources People should try to buy things that are wrapped simply, and reuse cups and utensils Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products When low quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones- a loss of more resources and more energy For example, if a customer buys high-quality appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message In the same way, if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to manufacturers To reduce garbage, the throwaway must stop The second step is to reuse It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles After customers empty the bottles, they can return them to the store The manufacturers of the drinks collect the bottles, wash them, and then fill them again The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice In those places, the garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throwaway bottles The third step is being environmentally sensitive is to recycle Spent motor oil can be cleaned and used again Aluminum cans are expensive to make It takes the same amount of energy to make one aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the world’s precious resources Câu 36: What is the main topic of the passage? A how to reduce garbage disposal B what people often understand about the term “recycle” C what is involved in the recycling movement D how to live sensitive to the environment Câu 37: What does the word “sensitive” in the phrase “sensitive to the environment” mean: A cautious B logical C friendly D responding Câu 38: People can the following to reduce waste EXCEPT A buy high-quality product B buy simply-wrapped things C reuse cups D buy fewer hamburgers Câu 39: Why is it waste and customers buy low-quality products? A Because people will soon throw them away B Because they have to be repaired many times C Because customers change their ideas all the time D Because they produce less energy Câu 40: What is the best describes the process of reuse? A The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again B The bottles are filled agian after being returned, collected and washed C The bottles are washed, returned, filled again and collected D The bottles are collected, returned filled again and washed Câu 41: The garbage dumps in some areas have relatively little glass and plastic because: A people are ordered to return bottles B returned bottles are few C not many bottles are made of glass or plastic D each returned bottle is paid Câu 42: The word “practice” is closest in meaning to _ A drill B exercise C deed D belief Câu 43: What are the two things mentioned as examples of recyling? A Aluminum cans and plastic wrappings B Hamburgers wrappings and spent motor oil C Aluminum cans and spent motor oil D TV set and aluminum cans Câu 44: The energy used to make a can is _the energy used to run a color TV set for hours A as much as B less than C more than D not worth being compared to Câu 45: The word “precious” is closest in meaning to _ A natural B sustantial C first D invaluable Đọc kỹ đoạn văn và chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C D)cho chỗ trống: Our eyes and ears might be called transformers because they sense the light and sound around us and turn them into electrical impulses that the brain can interpret These electrical impulses that have been transformed by the eyes and ears reach the brain and are turned into messages that we can interpret For the eye, the process begins as the eye admits light waves, bends them at the cornea and lens, and then focuses them on the retina At the back of each eye, nerve fibers bundle together to form optic nerves, which join and then split into two optic tracts Some of the fibers cross so that part of the input from the right visual field goes into the left side of the brain, and vice versa The process in the ear is carried out through sensory cells that are carried in fluid- filled canals and that are extremely sensitive to vibration Sound that is transformed into electricity travels along nerve fibers in the auditory never These fibers form a synapse with neurons that carry the messages to the auditory cortex on each side of the brain Câu 46 According to the author, we might call our eyes and ears “transformers” because A They sense light and sound B The create electrical impulses C The brain can interpret the input D The messages travel in the brain Câu 47 Which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “admits” .? A Selects B Interprets C Lets in D Focuses on Câu 48 What does the word ‘ them” in line refer to .? A Eyes and ears B Light and sound C Transformers D Electrical impulses Câu 49 The word “bundle” could best be replaced by which of the following .? A Group B Grow C Branch D Settle Câu 50 The word “split” is closest in meaning to which of the following .? A Tear B Fracture C Separate D Crack Câu 51 What does the word “them” in line refer to .? A Light waves B vessels C Eyes D Messages Câu 52 According to the passage, when input from the right visual field goes into the left side of the brain , what happen? A The nerve fibers bundle together B The optic nerves split C The retina receives light waves D Input from the left field goes to the right side Câu 53 The phrase “carried out” could be best be replaced by which of the following? A Brought over B Taken away C Accomplished D Maintained Câu 54 Which of the following is most similar to the word “vibration” .? A Sound B Movement C Light D Heat Câu 55 According to the passage, optic nerves eventually A Bend B Split C Admit light waves D Become messages Đọc kỹ đoạn văn và chọn phương án đúng (A, B, C D)cho chỗ trống: Scientists are making new (51) _ about the universe all the time Every day, we read about new (52) _ that they say will have a huge (53) _ on our everyday lives In a few year’s time, everyone will (54) _ a mobile phone, have an email (55) _ and know (56) _ to surf the Internet The jobs of people like postmen and even teachers will (57) _ change completely or disappear Most (58) _ will be computer based One of the most basic (59) _ for getting a job is to be able to use computer In the future, if you can’t use a computer you will be (60) _ Câu 56 A discoveries B creations C inventions D journeys Câu 57 A techniques B inventions C facts D finds Câu 58 A result B different C change D effect Câu 59 A hold B own C take D owe Câu 60 A computer B letter C address D direction Câu 61 A what B how C which D whose Câu 62 A neither B also C not D either Câu 63 A lessons B classrooms C studying D educations Câu 64 A qualifications B experiences C training D occupations Câu 65 A illegal B illiterate C illegible D illogical Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) ứng với từ/ cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa các câu sau: Câu 66: These Japanese cars are all too expensive for we to buy at this time A B C D Câu 67: People are not allowed to enter the park after midnight because lack of security A B C D Câu 68 Every country has their own traditions, some of which have existed for centuries A B C D Câu 69: Lights can travels from the Sun to the Earth in eight minutes and twenty seconds A B C D Câu 70: It’s difficult to find others workers who are willing to work such long hours A B C D Chọn phương án (A, B, C D) ứng với câu có nghĩa gần với câu cho sẵn sau đây: Câu 71: John is fat because he eats so many chips A If John doesn’t eat so many chips, he will not be fat B If John didn’t eat so many chips, he would not be fat C John is fat though he eats so many chips D Being fat, John eats so many chips Câu 72: People say he won a lot of money on the lottery A He is said that he won a lot of money on the lottery B He won a lot of money on the lottery, it is said C He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery D He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery Câu 73: He asked me where I had bought those English books A He asked me “Where had I bought those English books?” B He said to me “Where did you buy these English books?” C He said to me “Where I bought these English books?” D He asked me “Where did I buy those English books?” Câu 74: No sooner had he been appointed to the post than the new director fell ill A Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new director fell ill B Because he had been appointed to the post, the new director fell ill C After the new director fell ill, he had been appointed to the new post D The new director had no sooner been appointed to the post when he fell ill Câu 75: She would have sung for us if he had asked her A He didn’t ask her to sing, and she didn’t sing B She sang for us although he didn’t ask her C She was going to sing for us but then changed her mind D He asked her to sing but she refused Câu 76 “Let’s go on a walking holiday!” said Jane A Jane suggested going on a walking holiday B Jane wanted us to go on a walking holiday C Jane invited us to go on a walking holiday D Jane allowed us to go on a walking holiday Câu 77: It was difficult for us not to laugh at Tom’s joke A Tom’s joke made us laugh B Tom’s joke was funny so we laughed C We couldn’t help laughing at Tom’s joke D We laughed because Tom’s joke was funny Câu 78: She had only just begun to speak when people started interrupting A She hardly had begun to speak when people started interrupting B Hardly she had begun to speak when people started interrupting C Hardly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting D She hadn’t begun to speak when people started interrupting Câu 79: “Do you believe in what the boy says, Mary?” said Peter A Peter asked Mary to believe in what the boy said B Peter asked Mary if she believed in what the boy said C Peter said that Mary believed in what thw boy said D Peter asked Mary whether she believes in what the boy says Câu 80: It’s not worth in trying to make her change her mind A It’s no point in trying to make her change her mind B.There’s no point to try to make her change her mind C It’s no point for trying to make her change her mind D.There’s no point in trying to make her change her mind THE END _ SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014 TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 188 (ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT) Thời gian: 90 phút Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct sentence which is built from the words and phrases given: No one / know / answer / teacher / question A No one knows the answer of the teacher’s question B No one knows how to answer of teacher’s question C No one knows the answer to the teacher’s question D No one knows to answer the teacher’s question patient / he / be / have / intention / wait / three / hours A He was so patient to have intention of waiting for three hours B Patient as he was, he had no intention of waiting for three hours C So patient was he that he had intention for waiting for three hours D So patient he was to have no intention to wait for three hours I / get / refund / change / another / sweater A I would like to get the refund if you can change me another sweater B I would like to get the refund or you can change me another sweater C I would like to get the refund; consequently, you can change me another sweater D Unless I would like to get the refund or you can change me another sweater Henry / suggested / Anna / the doctor A Henry suggested Anna to go to the doctor B Henry suggested to Anna that she goes to the doctor C Henry suggested to Anna that she go to the doctor D Henry suggested Anna that she should go to the doctor / cooking / she / look / after / garden A As soon as she did the cooking, she looks after the garden B Apart from to the cooking, she looked after the garden C In addition to the cooking, she also looked after the garden D Besides doing the cooking, she looks after the garden Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions: This is his fifth day on the tour He _ four countries A already visited B visited C has already visited D is visiting “I think the teacher should give us more exercises – “ ” A That’s rubbish B Yes, let’s C Ok D That’s just what I was thinking There is fog at Heathrow; the plane, _, has been delayed A otherwise B or C therefore D so “Excuse me, is anybody sitting here?” – “ ” A Yes, I am so glad B No, thanks C Sorry, the seat is taken D Yes, yes You can sit here 10 _, he would have been able to pass the exam A Studying more B If he were studying to a greater degree C If he studied more D Had he studied more 11 The manager was very pleased with her last business trip, which had been a _ success A full B complete C whole D high 12 The man you saw yesterday _ Mr Brown, because he went to London on business last week A can’t have been B mustn’t be C can’t be D mustn’t have been 13 “Why don’t you go to the zoo?” – “ ” A That’s a good idea B Because we don’t have enough money C I couldn’t agree more D Yes, I’d love to 14 She went _ a bad cold just before Christmas A through B over C in for D down with 15 In every country, there are _ between different regions, especially between the North and the South, which result in unfriendliness, even hatred A quarrels B conflicts C differences D disputes 16 The house that we used to live in is in a very _ state A negligent B neglected C negligible D neglectful 17 _ the bad weather, he could get to the airport in time A Despite B Though C However D Although 18 One of the great _ to the students when they go on a mountain walk is that they learn a lot about wild flowers A supports B returns C benefits D profits 19 Imagination _ facts A outlays B outruns C outplays D outlives 20 “ Were there many people waiting in line at the stadium?” – “ Yes, I saw .” A quite many B quite much C quite a few D quite some 21 He is decorating the house with a view _ it A to selling B to be sold C for selling D to sell 22 I tried to talk her _ joining our trip, but she refused A on B in C out of D into 23 The boss _ him because his mother had just passed away A made up B made use of C made fun of D made allowance for 24 “Must we it now?” – “No, you ” A won’t B needn’t C can’t D mustn’t 25.The fact is , doctor, I just cannot _ this dreadful cough A get down to B get rid of C get out of D get round to 26 The Home – Loan Company _ the right to cancel this agreement A serves B conserves C reserves D deserves 27 After Joe’s mother died, he was _ up by his grandmother A drawn B taken C grown D brought 28 It _ me as strange that my front door was open when I got home A occurred B seemed C struck D appeared 29.The music aroused an _ feeling of homesickness in him A intentional B intense C intended D intensive 30 _ regards sport and leisure activities, our two countries appear to have little in common A With B What C As D How 31 Jane is plain, but her sister is very _ A complex B attractive C sympathetic D sophisticated 32 On the street : “ Have you found a good place to eat yet? “Yes, there’s a wonderful restaurant right down the street from the school.” “ ?” “ Yes And the food is good too.” A Is it really like that B Do you like good food C Are the prices reasonable D Do they often go there 33 Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground A changed his decision B refused to change his decision C felt sorry for us D wanted to continue 34 Of all the factors _ agricultural products, weather is the one that influences farmers the most A affecting B to effect C to affect D effecting 35 I like the idea of becoming your partner and which is more, this business really _ me A adjusts B conforms C suits D likes Mark the letter A, B, C ,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer which completes each of the following sentences : 36 Most psychologists agree that the basic structure of an individual’s personality is A well established extremely by the age of five B by the age of five and extremely well established C extremely well established by the age of five D by the age of five it is extremely well established 37 Civil rights are the freedoms and rights as a member of a community, state, or nation A may have a person who B may have a person C and a person may have D a person may have 38 The Internet access to current news, political articles, business statistics, and software for practically any purpose A can be provided readily B can provide ready C ready and can be providing D is ready and can provide 39 Fibers of hair and wool are not continuous and must normally be spun into thread woven into textile fabrics A when to be B as are they C if they are to be D that they are 40 Franklin D Roosevelt was _ the great force of radio and the opportunity it provided for taking government policies directly to the people A as the first President he understood fully B the first President to understand fully C the first President fully understood D the first President that, to fully understand Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C ,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions This rapid transcontinental settlement and these new urban industrial circumstances of the last half of the 19th century were accompanied by the development of a national literature of great abundance and variety New themes, new forms, new subjects, new regions, new authors, new audiences all emerged in the literature of this half century As a result, at the onset of World War I, the spirit and substance of American literature had evolved remarkably, just as its center of production had shifted from Boston to New York in the late 1880s and the sources of its energy to Chicago and the Midwest No longer was it produced, at least in its popular forms, in the main by solemn, typically moralistic men from New England and the Old South; no longer were polite, well-dressed, grammatically correct, middle-class young people the only central characters in its narratives; no longer were these narratives to be set in exotic places and remote times; no longer, indeed, were fiction, poetry, drama, and formal history the chief acceptable forms of literary expression; no longer, finally, was literature read primarily by young, middle class women In sum, American literature in these years fulfilled in considerable measure the condition Walt Whitman called for in 1867 in describing Leaves of Grass: it treats, he said of his own major work, each state and region as peers "and expands from them, and includes the world connecting an American citizen with the citizens of all nations." At the same time, these years saw the emergence of what has been designated "the literature of argument," powerful works in sociology, philosophy, psychology, many of them impelled by the spirit of exposure and reform Just as America learned to play a role in this half century as an autonomous international political, economic, and military power, so did its literature establish itself as a producer of major works 41 The word evolved in line is closest in meaning to A became famous B turned back C changed D diminished 42 The word it in line refers to _ A American literature B the energy C the population D the manufacturing 43 The author uses the word indeed in line 13 for what purpose? A For variety in a lengthy paragraph B To emphasize the contrast he is making C To wind down his argument D To show a favorable attitude to these forms of literature 44 The word exotic in line 12 is closest in meaning to _ A well-known B unusual C urban D old-fashioned 45 The phrase these years in line 16 refers to _ A the present B the 1900s C the early 1800s D 1850-1900 46 All of the following can be inferred from the passage about the new literature EXCEPT A It was not highly regarded internationally B It broke with many literary traditions of the past C It introduced new American themes, characters, and settings D It spoke to the issue of reform and change 47 It can be inferred from lines 1-3 that the previous passage probably discussed _ A the limitations of American literature to this time B the importance of tradition to writers C new developments in industrialization and population shifts D the fashions and values of 19th century America 48 It can be inferred from the passage that Walt Whitman _ A disliked urban life C was an international diplomat B wrote Leaves of Grass D was disapproving of the new literature 49 The main idea of this passage is _ A that the new American literature was less provincial than the old B that most people were wary of the new literature C that World War I caused a dramatic change in America D that centers of culture shifted from East to West 50 This passage would probably be read in which of the following academic courses? A International affairs B Current events C American literature D European history 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 Ask anyone over forty to make a comparison (51) the past and the present and nine (52) ten people will tell you that things have been getting (53) worse for as long as they can remember Take the weather for example, which has been behaving rather strangely lately Everyone remembers that in their childhood the summers were (54) hotter, and that winter always included abundant falls of snow just when the school holidays had started Of course, the food in those days was far superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh Unemployment was negligible, the pound really was worth something, and you could buy a sizeable house even if your means were limited And above all, people were (55) better in those days, far more friendly, not inclined to crime or violence, and spent their free time making model boats and tending their stamp collections (56) than gazing at the television screen for hours on end As we know that this picture of the past (57) cannot be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with health and prosperity which prove that it is not true, why is it that we all have a (58) to idealize the past ? Is this simply nostalgia? Or is it rather that we need to believe in an image of the world which is (59) the opposite of what we see around us? Whichever it is, at least it leaves us with a nagging feeling that the present could be better, and perhaps (60) us to be a little more critical about the way we live 51 A between B from C with D in 52 A to B out of C or D from 53 A virtually B so C steadily D out 54 A considerably B at least C rarely D not only 55 A more B somehow C whatsoever D as 56 A usually B different C other D rather 57 A especially B hardly C simply D specifically 58 A tendency B custom C habit D practice 59 A utterly B widely C quite D rather 60 A makes B encourages C reassures D supports Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction 61 For centuries, philosophers and artists alike have debated the meaning of beauty and questioned whether it real or only perceived A B C D 62 The purpose of the United Nations, broad speaking, is to maintain peace and security and to encourage respect for human rights A B C D 63 There will always be a job for Mike if he change his mind A B C D 64 Owing to their superior skill, highly competitive athletes have been known to win contests and break records even when suffered from injuries, physical disorders, and infections A B C D 65 Language is important factor in the accumulation of culture A B C D 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: Question 66: A contribute B compliment C bacteria D procedure Question 67: A stagnant B desert C interest D install Question 68: A sacrifice B maintenance C disaster D overview Question 69: A rhinoceros B curriculum C kindergarten D discriminate Question 70: A millennium B incredible C fascinating D philosopher Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C ,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions Aging is the process of growing old It occurs eventually in every living thing provided, of course, that an illness or accident does not kill it prematurely The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the graying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin Signs of aging in a pet dog or cat include loss of playfulness and energy, a decline in hearing and eyesight, or even a slight graying of the coat Plants age too, but the signs are much harder to detect Most body plants grow bigger and stronger, and function more efficiently during childhood They reach their peak at the time of maturity, or early adulthood After that they begin to decline Bones, for example, gradually become lighter and more brittle In the aged, the joints between the bones also become rigid and more flexible This can make moving very painful All the major organs of the body show signs aging The brain, for example, works less efficiently, and even gets smaller in size Thinking processes of all sorts are slowed down Old people often have trouble in remembering recent events One of the most serious changes of old age occurs in the arteries, the blood vessels that lead from the heart They become thickened and constricted, allowing less blood to flow to the rest of body This condition accounts, directly or indirectly, for many of the diseases of the aged It may, for example, result in heart attack Aging is not a uniform process Different parts of the body wear out at different rates There are great differences among people in their rate of aging Even the cells of the body differ in the way they age The majority of cells are capable of reproducing themselves many times during the course of a lifetime Nerve cells and muscle fibers can never be replaced once they wear out Gerontologists - scientists who study the process of aging - believe the wearing out of the body is controlled by a built - in biological time - clock They are trying to discover how this clock works so that they can slow down the process This could give man a longer life and a great number of productive years 71 What is the main idea in the first paragraph? A Signs of aging are easier to detect in animals than in plants B The outward signs of aging may be seen in old people C Aging occurs in every living thing after it has reached maturity D Not all signs of aging are visible 72 Which piece of information is given in the passage? A Gerontologists can give man a longer life B Gerontologists are studying how they can slow down the process of aging C Gerontologists have discovered that aging is controlled by a built- in biological time- clock D Gerontologists can prevent diseases connected with aging 73 The human body begins to lose vigor and the ability to function efficiently A soon after reaching adulthood B before reaching adulthood C during childhood D in old age 74 In old age , the bones _ A become more flexible B become heavier C cause much pain D break easily 75 According to the passage, what condition is responsible for many of the diseases of the old? A Their trouble in remembering recent events B The blood vessels that have become thickened and constricted C The rigid and inflexible joints between the bones D The worn - out nerve cells and muscle- fibers 76 Many of the diseases of old people are the results of A lack of blood B poor blood circulation C the thickening of the blood vessels D low blood pressure 77 The statement Aging is not a uniform process in line 19 means that A old people not have the same outward signs of aging C not all people age at the same age B nerve cells and muscle fibers not age simultaneously D the process of aging is slow 78 The word arteries in line 15 refers to A vessels that are thickened and constricted B the paths along which blood flows to all parts of the body C the tubes carrying blood back to the heart D such heart diseases as suffered by old people 79 When the brain begins to age, _ A eyesight will begin too B it becomes lighter C memorization declines D the thinking processes stop 80 Which of the statements about aging is false? A People vary in their rates of aging B All body cells once worn out can never be replaced C The cells of the body age in different ways D The various parts of the body not wear out at the same rate -THE END - SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014 TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 189 (ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT) Thời gian: 90 phút Find the word with stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question A compulsory B objective C publication D statistical A reaction B miserable C knowledge D accident A pleasure B sanguine C guaranty D optimistic A generous B pagoda C address D control A explosion B expectation C calculation D disappear Choose the best options to complete the sentences Never in my life _such a beautiful sunset A I have seen B I see C have I seen D I see We intend to with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one A up B away C in D down did Tom realise there was a danger A Upon entering the store B When he entered the store C After he had entered the store D Only after entering the store My lillte children _to the water park every Sunday A enjoy taking B enjoy to be taken C enjoy being taken D are enjoyed to take 10 Rarely to work on her own A she is seen B does she seen C is she seen D does she 11 There was nothing special about him _from his bright eyes A but B except C for D apart 12 The shop assistant said that he would check to see if he had anymore copies of the book in _ A surplus B supply C stock D store 13 The conference had to be put until a later date A on B away C off D up 14 "Is Nigel still here?" - " Yes , but hurry up , he is just " A to leave B.about leaving C to be leaving D about to leave 15 The whole situation is getting out of .Let's something before it turns into a bitter row A capacity B charge C hand D discipline 16 "Why don't we go to the cinema?" - " It's too late; the film started by now." A will be B is going to be C shall have D will have 17 The United States consists of 50 states, has its own government A each of which B hence each C they each D each of that 18 _entering the hall, she found everyone waiting for her A At B Of C With D On 19 We try to _to see our parents at least twice a month A call up B go up C come on D drop in 20 That machine ought _before it left the factory but it apparently was not A to test B to be testing C to have tested D to have been tested 21 Did you understand ? A what he said B what did he say C what has he said D what he is saying 22 When her father died I wrote her a letter to express my _ A generosity B appreciation C sympathy D gratitude 23 Luckily , by the time we got there , the painting A didn't sell B hadn't sold C wasn't sold D hadn't been sold 24 He had to leave his family when he went abroad to work A at a loss B behind C out D at all costs 25 The situation was further complicated by John 's _ A decision B undecidedness C indecision D indecisiveness 26 I not think that purple shirt with your yellow skirt A suits B fits C goes D wears 27 I passed the test I it without your help A would not pass B wouldn't have passed C didn't pass D had not passed 28 To take off her boots or to put them on was an agony to her, but it an agony for years A was B were C had been D has been 29 I am under the weather today Under the weather means A sick B happy C sad D disappointed 30 the commitee, I'd like to thank you for your generous donation A According to B On behalf of C In addition to D Thanks to 31 If the business was bad, they had to _some of their staff A put down B lay off C take on D.hang up 32 There's no _in applying for the job unless you have the right qualificaations A point B reason C use D worth 33 We live in a village _in a small wooded valley A lying B placing C putting D laying 34 Different conservation have been made so as to save endangered species A products B efforts C priorities D impacts 35 With that bad temper he certainly _after his father He's exactly the same A takes B looks C goes D puts 36 Can you tell me the of these shoes? A charge B price C amount D expense 37 Don't invite Tom to dinner; I can't stand his bad _ A mood B mind C character D temper Choose the sentence ( A, B, C or D ) which is closest in meaning to the one in bold 38 You should have persuaded him to change his mind A It was essential to persuade him to change his mind B You should persuade him to change his mind C You persuaded him to change his mind but he didn’t listen D You didn’t persuade him to change because of his mind 39 Do you have a good relationship with your boss? A Are you getting along with your boss? B Are you geting along to your boss? C Are you geting along with your boss? D Are you getting along to your boss? 40 They haven't heard any news from him so far A No news has been heard from him so far B No news is heard from him so far C No news have been heard from him so far D Any news has been heard from him so far 41 Though she was very tired, she agreed to help her son with his homework A She would have helped her child with his homework if she hadn’t been tired B Despite of her tiredness, she was eager to help her son with his homework C Even if feeling tired, she agreed to help her son with his homework D Tired as she was, she agreed to help her son with his homework 42 What he did came as no surprise to me A He told me that he was not surprise B He was surprised when I came C I was not surprised by his actions D His behaviour surprised me Read the paragraph carefully and choose the best options In the twentieth century, people depend on unlimited energy to power their everyday lives A wide range of energy -run devices and modern coveniences are taken for granted, and although it may seem that we will never in danger of living without thoses coveniences, the fact is that many supplies of energy are dwindling rapidly Scientists are constantly searching for new sources of power to keep modern society running Whether future populations will continue to enjoy the benefits of abundant energy will depend on this sesearch Coal, oil, and natural gas supply modern civilization with most of its power However, not only are supplies of these fuels limited, but they are a major source of pollution If the energy demands of the future are to be met without seriously harming the environment, existing alternative energy sources must be improved or further explored and developed These include nuclear, water, solar, wind, and geothermal power, as well as energy from new, nonpolluting types of fuels Each of these alternatives, however, has advantages and disadvantages Nuclear power plants efficiently produce large amounts of electricity without polluting the atmosphere; however, they are costly to build and maintain, and they pose the daunting problem of what to with nuclear wastes Hydroelectricity power is inexpensive nd environmentally safe, but impractical for communities located far from moving water Harnessing energy from tides and waves has similar drawbacks Solar power holds great promise for the future but methods of collecting and concentrating sunlight are as yet inefficient, as are mothods of harnessing wind power Every source of energy has its disadvantages One way to minimize them is to use less energy Conservation efforts coupled with renewable energy resourses, such as combination of solar, water, wind and geothermal energy and alternative fuels, such as alcohol and hydrogen, wil ensure supplies of clean, affordable energy for humanity's future 43 The passage suggests that _ A people use energy without giving great thought to where it's coming from B the search for energy sourses is mainly a problem for future C sientists believe we will never go have to without our modern conveniences D modern society requires a minimum amount of energy to keep it running 44 It can be inferred from the passage that _ A most alternative enrgy sources have proven to be impractical B many alternative enrgy sources are environmatlly hazadous C nuclear power solves one problem while creating others D solar and wind power are not promising for the future 45 From the passage , It can be inferred that to solve our energy problems A we will have to stop using many our modern conveniences B scientists will have to find one major source of nonpolluting energy C scientists will have to find ways to increase our supplies of coal, oil and gas D a combination of conservation and invention will be needed 46 The word "dwindling " in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A increasing B diminishing C changing D limiting 47 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A The search for alternative energy sources is not over B Our present energy sources must be eliminated and replaced with alternative sources C Alternative sources of energy on this planet are very limited D Demand for energy in the future are likely to decrease Read the following passage, choose the best answer ( A, B, C, or D) to complete the passage SOME GOLDEN TIPS FOR MANAGING STRESS + Notice what (48) you feel very anxious Face your anxieties + See what you can change in those areas (49) you are doing too much + Are you (50) to things? Is it neccessary to get upset / anxious / angry? + Are you breathing too fast? Slow, deep (51) helps you relax + Try using some relaxation techniques (52) yoga or biofeedback They can be very useful in helping you relax + Get strong! (53) you are not too fat Don't (54) tooo much coffee or alcohol Do you need to smoke so much or even at all? Exercise threee or four times a week, but don't exercise too much It can be bad for you + Don't forget your friends.They can give you very (55) support and help, as you can to them 48 A causes B makes C has D drives 49 A where B there C which D while 50 A exaggerating B overestimating C overcareful D overreacting 51 A breathing B inhaling C breath D blowing 52 A similar B such as C liking D the same as 53 A Remember B Ensure C Make sure D Reassure 54 A Swallow B consuming C eat D drink 55 A trustworthy B valuable C endless D exceptional Read the paragraph carefully and choose the best options POLES APART Many are surprised to learn that Antarctica is nearly twice the size of the United States The name Antarctica was coined to mean "opposite to the Artic " It is just that in many ways Antarctica is a high, ice-covered land-mass In the Artic the landmass are grouped around the ice-covered Artic Ocean Largely because of this difference, the climate of the two areas is very different Antarctica is the coldest area in the world On the average it is about 30 degrees colder than the Artic At the South Pole, nearly 10,000 feet high, monthly mean temperature run well below rezo Only in coastal regions temperatures sometimes rise about freezing in the summer (December to March) In contrast, near the North Pole monthly mean temperatures often rise above freezing At both poles, daily temperatures may drop far below the monthly mean At the American South Pole Station, winter temperatures sometimes fall below - 100 degrees Fahrenheit Elsewhere, on higher parts of the south polar plateau, even lower temperatures are recorded A temperature of -127 degrees Fahrenheit was measured in August 1960 It is the world's record low temperature Partly because of this climatic difference, the land animals and plants of the two regions are very different On the continent of Antarctica, there are very few plants In the Artic there are many plants In some of the few ice-free areas of Antarctica, mosses, lichens, and algae are found Penguins polulate Antarctic coastlines but not exist in the Artic The land animals of the Artic are foxes, bears, reindeer, and lemmings These animals are unknown in the Antarctic Old rock layers show that this "oppositeness" between north and south extends far back into the early chapters of earth history Ice is the great feature of Antarctica More than 4.5 million square miles of ice sheet cover the area Great rivers of ice, called glaciers push down the mountains Antarctica is the storehouse of about 85 percent of the total world supply of ice The ice cap is very thick, averaging nearly 8,000 feet At one spot Scientists have found the distance from the surface to the rock undertneath the ice to be more than 13,000 feet 56 The coldest area in the world is A the Artic B Antarctica C Siberia D the Noth Pole 57 The world's record low temperature was recorded in _ A 1950 B 1960 C 1970 D the 19th century 58 How much of the world 's ice is located in Antarctaca ? A 15 % B 55 % C 85 % D 4.5 % 59 Compared to the US , Antarctica is A the same size B twice the size C times the size D half the size 60 Some areas of Antarctica are _ A ice free B very humid C quite mild D very warm 61 One type of animal found in the Artic is the A fox B wolf C opossum D penguin 62 The author develops his point through _ A comparison and contrast B theories and proof C characters and actions D definitions and examples 63 The author implies that if Antarctica 's ice melted _ A coatal areas of the world would be flooded B.ocean currents would shift direction C climate would change drastically everywhere D there would be more oceans 64 The name Antarctica, meaning " opposite to the artic", was based on A insufficient exploration B inaccurate infermation C adequate knowledge D traditional beliefs 65 It may be concluded that _A life at the North Pole is more tolerable than at the South Pole B The Artic is a solid land mass C penguins could not live at the North Pole D there are no animals on the two poles Read the following passage, choose the best answer ( A, B, C, or D) to complete the passage A recent investigation by scientists at the US Geological Survey shows that strange animal behaviour might help predict future earthquake Investigators found such (66) about ten kilomotres from where a fairly recent earthquake (67) Some birds made strange sounds and flew about wildly; dogs barked and ran around (68) Scientists believe that animals (69) these environmental changes as early as several days before (70) disaster In 1976, after (71) animal behaviour, the Chinese scientists were able to predict a (72) earthquake Although hundreds of thousands people were killed, the government was able to (73) millions of other people and thus keep the death too at a lower level 66 A occurences B destinations C problems D concerns 67 A was held B took place C was happened D was occurring 68 A under control B uncontrollably C out of control D uncontrolledly 69 A can sense B could hear C are able to feel D can recognise 70 A a B the C their D these 71 A they have noticed B having looked C having obtained D observing 72 A terrified B terrific C terribly D terrifying 73 A evaporate B eliminate C evacuate D excavate Read the following passage, choose the best answer ( A, B, C, or D) to complete the passage Choose the underlined part among A, B, C Or D which needs correcting 74 The professor was considering postponing the examination until the following week because the students’ confusion A B C D 75 Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class A B C D 76 In my opinion, I think the problem should be solved as soon as possible A B C D 77 Lack of sanitation in restaurants are a major cause of disease in some areas of the country A B C D 78 Animals and man use the energy finding in the food to operate their body and muscles A B C D 79 Some of them will probably want to dance during they are listening to the records A B C D 80 Due to the company’s growth has been slow, the workforce is to be reduced A B C D -THE END SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014 TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 190 (ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT) Thời gian: 90 phút Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Question 1: I can’t stand people who treat animals cruelly A cleverly B reasonably C gently D brutally Question 2: Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity A reveal B conserve C cover D presume 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 Question 3: A magnificent B appliances C potentially D preservation Question 4: A architect B electric C mineral D luxury Question 5: A photochemical B trigonometry C dramatically D alphabetical Question 6: A imagine B horizon C property D computer Question 7: A assassinate B contributor C agriculture D arithmetic Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 8: My father is in charge when Mr Smith is He took over from him on June 1st A off B away C out D in Question 9: It is a biological fact that children their parents A take after B take to C look up D care for Question 10: I can’t who it is He is too far away A take in B stand for C make out D look for Question 11: Looking down at the coral reef, we saw of tiny, multi-coloured fish A teams B flocks C shoals D swarms Question 12: bacteria in foods are killed, as they are during baking or stewing, decay is slowed down A If B Should C What D Unless Question 13: - "Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house." - “ .” A Nothing more to say B You can say that again C Yes, I hope so D No, dogs are very good, too Question 14: A bridge must be strong enough to support its own weight _ the weight of the people and vehicles that use it A as far as B as long as C so well as D as well as Question 15: I must take this watch to be repaired as it over 20 minutes a day A accelerates B increases C progresses D gains Question 16: The hall was very crowded with over a hundred people into it A stuck B packed C pushed D stuffed Question 17: The operating principles of the telephone are they were in the nineteenth century A the same today B the same as today C the same today as D today what the same Question 18: - “Shall we go for a swim?” - “ ” A Yes, please B Yes, we shall C Yes, we will D Yes, let’s, shall we? Question 19: - "Can I get you something to drink?" - “ ” A I'd like some Coke, thanks B Thank you You're welcome C Yes, why not? D Yes, you can, of course Question 20: The move to a different environment brought about a significant in my cousin’s state of mind A change B impact C effect D influence Question 21: - “Can I carry these suitcases into the room for you?” - “ ” A Can you? That’s very kind B You can’t, I think! C No, you can’t D Yes, you can Question 22: Although the new library service has been very successful, its future is certain A by all means B by no means C at any rate D by any chance Question 23: It was with a heart that she said goodbye to all her classmates A solemn B heavy C dismal D grim Question 24: The forecast predicted weather with snow, sunshine, wind and thunder and that is just what we have had A variable B differing C fluctuating D various Question 25: Most of _ archaeologists know about prehistoric cultures is based on studies of material remains A what B these C which D their Question 26: - “Mrs Brown passed away yesterday.” - “David has told me that .” A By God B God rest her C God save the Queen D God bless Question 27: My mother me against staying late night after night to prepare for exams A warned B encouraged C recommended D reprimanded Question 28: That's a nice coat, and the colour you well A fits B matches C couples D suits Question 29: The man who was driving the truck would not admit that he had been at fault, and A neither had the other driver B neither would the other driver C neither the other driver D the other driver neither Question 30: We walk in streets where the noise of traffic is almost A deafened B deafness C deaf D deafening Question 31: All members of my family are aware of the need to obey the family rules A well B much C greatly D far Question 32: The number of homeless people after the flood dramatically A are increasing B has increased C increase D had increased Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Question 33: Dissemination of information is frequently carried out via satellite - through local or national TV networks A Dedication B Compilation C Condensing D Dispersal Question 34: Trees have to be pruned seasonally or annually to ensure that they continue to bear fruit A weeded B fertilized C harvested D trimmed Question 35: In rural Midwestern towns of the USA, the decisions that affect most residents are made at general assemblies in schools and churches A concerts B public libraries C gatherings D prayer services 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 45 Easter Easter is a holiday in late March or early April, the first Sunday after the first full moon after 21 March Many people (36) it with their family or have a short holiday/ vacation It is also an important Christian (37) Easter Sunday, the day of the Resurrection, is the end of Lent (38) the most important date in the Christian year Many people who not go to church at other times go on Easter Sunday It was once (39) for people to wear new clothes to church on this day Women (40) new hats, called Easter bonnets Today, people sometimes make elaborately decorated Easter bonnets for fun A few people send Easter (41) with religious symbols on them or pictures of small chickens, lambs, rabbits and spring flowers, all traditionally associated (42) Easter The Friday before Easter Sunday is called Good Friday and is (43) as the day Christ was crucified (= hanged on a cross to die) On Good Friday many people eat hot cross buns (= fruit buns decorated with a simple cross) The Monday after Easter is called Easter Monday In Britain, Good Friday and Easter Monday are both (44) holidays In the US, each company decides for itself (45) to close or remain open on those days Question 36: A take B use C spend D expend Question 37: A fair B festival C parade D carnival Question 38: A for B as C and D nor Question 39: A familiar B ordinary C common D regular Question 40: A put on B take on C bore D wore Question 41: A letters B envelopes C cards D notes Question 42: A toward B with C to D from Question 43: A missed B recalled C reminded D remembered Question 44: A family B nation C school D bank Question 45: A if B how C why D whether Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction Question 46: The basic elements of public-opinion research are interviewers, questionnaires, tabulating equipment, and to sample population A B C D Question 47: The twins have the same identical birthmarks on their backs A B C D Question 48: Beaten by Holyfield, his position was not highly appreciated in world boxing A B C D Question 49: Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home resembled that of many other mid-western pioneers, with its dirt floor, sleeping loft, and crude fireplace A B C D Question 50: Members of a nation's foreign service represent that country's interests abroad and report on the conditions, trends, and policies of the country which they are stationed A B C D 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 51 to 60 At 7pm on a dark, cold November evening, thousands of people are making their way across a vast car park They're not here to see a film, or the ballet, or even the circus They are all here for what is, bizarrely, a global phenomenon: they are here to see Holiday on Ice Given that most people don't seem to be acquainted with anyone who's ever been, the show's statistics are extraordinary: nearly 300 million people have seen Holiday on Ice since it began in 1943; it is the most popular live entertainment in the world But what does the production involve? And why are so many people prepared to spend their lives travelling round Europe in caravans in order to appear in it? It can't be glamorous, and it's undoubtedly hard work The backstage atmosphere is an odd mix of gym class and workplace A curtained-off section at the back of the arena is laughably referred to as the girls' dressing room, but is more accurately described as a corridor, with beige, cracked walls and cheap temporary tables set up along the length of it Each girl has a small area littered with pots of orange make-up, tubes of mascara and long false eyelashes As a place to work, it must rank pretty low down the scale: the area round the ice-rink is grey and mucky with rows of dirty blue and brown plastic seating and red carpet tiles It's an unimpressive picture, but the show itself is an unquestionably vast, polished global enterprise: the lights come from a firm in Texas, the people who make the audio system are in California, but Montreal supplies the smoke effects; former British Olympic skater Robin Cousins is now creative director for the company and conducts a vast master class to make sure they're ready for the show's next performance The next day, as the music blares out from the sound system, the cast start to go through their routines under Cousins' direction Cousins says, The aim is to make sure they're all still getting to exactly the right place on the ice at the right time - largely because the banks of lights in the ceiling are set to those places, and if the skaters are all half a metre out they'll be illuminating empty ice Our challenge,' he continues, 'is to produce something they can sell in a number of countries at the same time My theory is that you take those things that people want to see and you give it to them, but not in the way they expect to see it You try to twist it And you have to find music that is challenging to the skaters, because they have to it every night.' It may be a job which he took to pay the rent, but you can't doubt his enthusiasm 'The only place you'll see certain skating moves is an ice show,' he says, 'because you're not allowed to them in competition It's not in the rules So the ice show world has things to offer which the competitive world just doesn't 'Cousins knows what he's talking about because he skated for the show himself when he stopped competing - he was financially unable to retire He learnt the hard way that you can't put on an Olympic performance every night 'I'd be thinking, these people have paid their money, now your stuff, and I suddenly thought, "I really can't cope I'm not enjoying it".' The solution, he realised, was to give 75 per cent every night, rather than striving for the sort of twice-a-year excellence which won him medals To be honest, for those of us whose only experience of ice-skating is watching top-class Olympic skaters, some of the movements can look a bit amateurish, but then, who are we to judge? Equally, it's impossible not to be swept up in the whole thing; well, you'd have to try pretty hard not to enjoy it Question 51: According to paragraph the writer is surprised to see that although Holiday on Ice is popular A people often prefer other types of show B people prefer to see a film, the ballet, or the circus C most people consider it as a holiday D few people know someone who has seen it Question 52: From the phrase "it must rank pretty low down the scale" in paragraph we can infer that A Holiday on Ice has rather poor working condition B Holiday on Ice has a very dirty place to work C skaters not enjoy working in this place D skaters not earn much money from the job Question 53: Which of the following adjectives can be used to describe the backstage area? A glamorous B relaxing C messy D old Question 54: It is mentioned in paragraph that A many companies are involved in the production B it is difficult to find suitable equipment C the show needs financial support D the show has been staged in many places Question 55: For Robin Cousins, the aim of the rehearsal is A to keep in time with the music B to adjust the spotlights C to be acquainted with the stage D to position the skaters on the ice Question 56: Cousins's theory on how to produce shows for different audiences is that A he adapts movements to suit everyone B he selects suitable music C he presents performances in an unexpected way D he varies the routines every night Question 57: It is suggested in paragraph that skating in shows A enables skaters to visit a variety of places B is as competitive as other forms of skating C can be particularly well paid D allows skaters to try out original skating moves Question 58: The pronoun "them" in paragraph refers to A certain skating moves B some famous skaters C some live performances D certain ice shows Question 59: The phrase "the hard way" in paragraph most likely means A by working very hard B by having expectations of others C through personal experience D through doing things again and again Question 60: Which of the following is the writer's conclusion of Holiday on Ice? A Olympic ice-skating is more enjoyable than Holiday on Ice B Everyone should enjoy watching Holiday on Ice C Holiday on Ice requires more skills than Olympic ice-skating D It is hard to know who really enjoys Holiday on Ice 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 61 to 70 Being aware of one’s own emotions – recognizing and acknowledging feelings as they happen – is at the very heart of Emotional Intelligence And this awareness encompasses not only moods but also thoughts about those moods People who are able to monitor their feelings as they arise are less likely to be ruled by them and are thus better able to manage their emotions Managing emotions does not mean suppressing them; nor does it mean giving free rein to every feeling Psychologist Daniel Goleman, one of several authors who have popularized the notion of Emotional Intelligence, insisted that the goal is balance and that every feeling has value and significance As Goleman said, “A life without passion would be a dull wasteland of neutrality, cut off and isolated from the richness of life itself.” Thus, we manage our emotions by expressing them in an appropriate manner Emotions can also be managed by engaging in activities that cheer us up, soothe our hurts, or reassure us when we feel anxious Clearly, awareness and management of emotions are not independent For instance, you might think that individuals who seem to experience their feelings more intensely than others would be less able to manage them However, a critical component of awareness of emotions is the ability to assign meaning to them – to know why we are experiencing a particular feeling or mood Psychologists have found that, among individuals who experience intense emotions, individual differences in the ability to assign meaning to those feelings predict differences in the ability to manage them In other words, if two individuals are intensely angry, the one who is better able to understand why he or she is angry will also be better able to manage the anger Self-motivation refers to strong emotional self-control, which enables a person to get moving and pursue worthy goals, persist at tasks even when frustrated, and resist the temptation to act on impulse Resisting impulsive behavior is, according to Goleman, “the root of all emotional self-control.” Of all the attributes of Emotional Intelligence, the ability to postpone immediate gratification and to persist in working toward some greater future gain is most closely related to success – whether one is trying to build a business, get a college degree, or even stay on a diet One researcher examined whether this trait can predict a child’s success in school The study showed that 4-year-old children who can delay instant gratification in order to advance toward some future goal will be “far superior as students” when they graduate from high school than will 4-year-olds who are not able to resist the impulse to satisfy their immediate wishes Question 61: Which of the following can we infer from paragraph 1? A If people pay attention to their feelings, they will not be able to manage them B If people pay attention to their feelings, they can control their emotions better C People who can manage their emotions will be controlled by them D Some people can understand their feelings better than others Question 62: The word “soothe” in paragraph could be best replaced by A worsen B reduce C weaken D relieve Question 63: According to paragraphs to 3, people should be aware of their emotions so that they can A stop feeling angry B manage their emotions appropriately C experience feelings more intensively D explain their emotions to others Question 64: From paragraph 2, we can see that Daniel Goleman A wrote about Emotional Intelligence B studied how people manage their emotions C trained people to increase their Emotional Intelligence D treated patients who had emotional problems Question 65: All of the following are mentioned in paragraph about our emotions EXCEPT A we can manage our emotions B we should ignore some feelings C every feeling is important D emotions are part of a satisfying life Question 66: The word “critical” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A indecisive B inessential C dynamic D important Question 67: The word “them” in paragraph refers to A intense emotions B psychologists C individuals D individual differences Question 68: In paragraph 3, the author explains the concept of awareness and management of emotions by A giving an example of why people get angry B describing how people learn to control their emotions C comparing how two people might respond to an intense emotion D explaining why some people are not aware of their emotions Question 69: The word “pursue” in paragraph mostly means A be involved in something B improve or develop something C try to achieve something D find out about something Question 70: According to paragraph 5, children might be more successful in school if they can resist impulses because they can A have more friends at school B easily understand new information C focus on their work and not get distracted D be more popular with their teachers Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is DIFFERENT in meaning to each of the following questions Question 71: I am sure it was by mistake that he took your calculator A It is a mistake that he took your calculator B He must have taken your calculator by mistake C I am sure he didn’t take your calculator deliberately D It is certain he didn’t take your calculator on purpose Question 72: It would be a good idea if you went and asked her yourself A I advise you to go and ask her yourself B You went and asked her yourself and that was good C I suggest you go and ask her yourself D Why don’t you go and ask her yourself? Question 73: For fear of waking up the family, Trung tiptoed upstairs A The family feared when Trung tiptoed upstairs B Trung tiptoed upstairs so as not to wake up the family C Trung tiptoed upstairs lest the family should be woken up D Trung tiptoed upstairs because he didn’t want to wake up the family Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions Question 74: Phillip snored all night I didn't sleep a wink A I didn't sleep a wink, which made Philip snore all night B Philip snored all night as a result of my sleeplessness C What with Philip snoring all night, I didn't sleep a wink D What made Philip snore all night was my sleeplessness Question 75: You’d better take the keys It’s possible I’ll come home late A You’d better take the keys as I possibly come home late B You’d better take the keys in case I come home late C I’ll probably come home late so that you’d better take the keys D If I come home late, you’d better take the keys 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 Question 76: “You don’t appreciate me,” she said A She complained that he took her for granted B She said that he didn’t take her for granted C She suggested that he shouldn’t appreciate her D She told him not to appreciate her Question 77: “Be careful! The knife is sharp!” she shouted A Because the knife was sharp, she ordered me to be careful C Being careful, she asked me if the knife was sharp B Because of the sharp knife, she shouted to me to be careful D She told me to be careful as the knife was sharp Question 78: Ann is not really cut out for teaching A Teaching does not really suit Ann B Ann does not want to become a teacher C Ann cannot give up her career as teacher D Ann does not like teaching at all Question 79: “I will pay back the money, Linda,” said Helen A Helen apologized to Linda for borrowing her money B Helen offered to pay Linda the money back C Helen suggested paying back the money to Linda D Helen promised to pay back Linda’s money Question 80: He is an authority on primitive religion A He is famous for his vast knowledge of primitive religion B He has authority over the people who practise primitive religion C He has a great influence on the people who practise primitive religion D He has official permission to practice primitive religion - THE END