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ĐỀ THI CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM - 2011

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

I/ Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced diffe rently from that of the other words

Question 1

A fierce B beard C fear D heart

Question 2

A fire B hire C thigh D dirt

Question 3

A fort B distort C pottery D award

Question 4

A funny B hungry C study D monster

Question 5

A leave B instead C heap D steep

II/ Choose the best answe r among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence

Question 6 To ……… is to become, or make something become, twice as much or as many

A double

B increase

C decrease

D rise up

Question 7 Farming is the ……… of managing or working on a farm

A action

B act

C duty

D business

Question 8 Some people are ………… interested in animals than in other people

A further

B far more

C much

D most

Question 9 Lots of people ………… yoga to relax

A give up

B take up

C do

D make

Question 10 The mouse family avoided ………… by coming out only when the house was empty and the two

cats were outside

A catching

B to be caught

C being caught

D to have been caught

Question 11 Bob walked straight into a wall He ……… where he was going

A couldn’t be looking

B couldn’t be looked

C couldn’t have been looking

D couldn’t have been looked

Question 12 She was the last applicant ………

A to interview

B to be interviewing

C to be interviewed

D to have interviewed

Question 13 We try to profit ……… our mistakes

A in

B at

C from

D by

Question 14 They recommended that the windows ……… opened

A had to

B not be

C ought not to

D should not

Question 15 I often give ……… some common stamps to my friends

A up

B away

C by

D for

Question 16 This car is ……… fast ……… comfortable

A not either – or

B not either – nor

C either – or

D neither – nor

Question 17 Somebody’s forgotten their coat, ……… ?

A haven’t they

B has it

C have they

D hasn’t it

Question 18 The playing area for tennis, volleyball and basketball is a ………

A court

B stadium

C pitch

D course

Question 19 She joined the local tennis club, ……… were at least 60

A most of its members

B most whose members

C most of whose members

D most members

Question 20 So thick and rich ………… of Illinois that early settlers there were unable to force

a plow through it

A as the soil

B the soil was

C was the soil

D the soil

III/ Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D – that best fits the blank space in the

following passage

A Famous Humourist

One of the best- known of American writers is Samuel Clemens, whose (2 1) ……… is Mark Twain Born in 1835, Twain grew up in the Mississippi River town of Hannibal, Missouri

As (22) ………… many other boys of his day, Twain dreamed of travelling on river boa ts and

of someday becoming a riverboat pilot Twain used his (23) ………… of the life of a river town

in his two most famous books, Huckleberry Fin and Tom Sawyer

As a young man Twain (24) ………… many jobs He was a printer, a gold miner, for a time, he was a river -boat pilot During his pilot (25) ………… , he adopted th e name Mark twain This was a (26) ………… used by the boatmen to mean that the water measured two fatho ms, or twelve feet, which was (27) ……… enough for safe passage

Finally Twain became a successful writer He traveled a great deal, writing and speaking, and became very (28) ……… both in the United States and in Europe

Twain’s (29) ……… of writing was simple and direct Among the things he wrote about were superstitious people and people who were easily fooled He used his unusual (30)

……… for humour to write about many things of importance

Question 21

A brand name

B nickname

C label

D pen name

Question 22

A was

B did

C would

D had

Question 23

A memorizing

B remembrance

C memories

D imagination Question 24

A kept

B held

C proceeded

D took part in Question 25

A days

B period

C era

D stages

Question 26

A synonym

B noun

C title

D term

Question 27

A large

B deep

C shallow

D tall

Question 28

A likable

B favorite

C lovable

D popular

Question 29

A style

B manner

C ways

D methods

Question 30

A resource

B skill

C gift

D ability

IV/ Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D – that needs correcting

Question 31

I would like to buy some earrings as yours

A B C D Question 32

Germany is one of most highly industrialized nations in the world

A B C D Question 33

It was believed that fresh air to be bad for sick people

A B C D

Question 34

There is a fashionable decorated revolving restaurant, so that clients are able to see the

impressive views through the glass windows

D Question 35

The writer, who autobiography has recently been published, is giving a speech tomorrow

A B C D

V/ Choose the correct sentence which is made from the suggested words

Question 36 It/ be/ yesterday/ that/ secretary/ send/ Jake/ photos //

A It was yesterday that the secretary sends Jake the photos

B It was yesterday that the secretary sent Jake the photos

C It was yesterday the secretary sending Jake the photos

D It is yesterday that the secretary to send Jake the photos

Question 37 Last/ night/ storm/ damage/ power/ lines/ so/ town/ without/ electricity/ several/ hour //

A Last night a storm damaged power lines So town had without electricity severa l hours

B Last night the storm had da maged power line so town has been without electricity for several hours

C Last night’s storm has damaged the power line; so the town is without electricity in several hours

D Last night’s storm damaged the power lines, so the town was without electricity for several hours

Question 38 Because/ snowstorm/ only/ five/ student/ come/ class/ teacher/ therefore/ cancel/ class //

A Because of the snowstorm only five students came to class The teacher, therefore, cancelled the class

B Because of a snowstorm only five students have come to the class, teacher therefore has cancelled class

C Because the snowstorm only five students came to class the teacher, therefore, had to cancel the class

D Because a snowstorm only five students came to the class; teacher, therefore,

cancelled class

Question 39 Henry Johnson/ honest/ politician/ but/ I/ never/ vote/ him/ because/ not/ agree/ position/ foreign/ policy //

A Henry Johnson is a honest politician But I never vote him because I do not agree of his position at foreign policy

B Henry Johnson is an honest politician, but I would never vote for him because I do not agree with his position on foreign policy

C Henry Johnson was an honest politician; but I would never vote him because I didn’t agree with his position about foreign policy

D Henry Johnson is a honest politician but I will never vote for him because I wo n’t agree with his position in foreign policy

Question 40 Joe/ not/ good/ swimmer/ however/ jump/ river/ rescue/ little/ girl/ who/ drown //

A Joe wasn’t a good swimmer however jumping in the river rescuing a little girl who was drowning

B Joe wasn’t a good swimmer, however jumping in the river to rescue a little girl who drowned

C Joe wasn’t a good swimmer However, he jumped into the river to rescue a little girl who was drowning

D Joe wasn’t a good swimmer; however, he jumped into the river rescuing a little girl who drowned

VI/ Read the passage below and choose one correct answe r for each question

Social parasitism involves one species relying on another to raise its young Amo ng vertebrates, the best known social parasites are such birds as cuckoos and cowbirds ; the female lays an egg in a nest belonging to another species and leaves it for the host to rear

The dulotic species of ants, however, are the supreme social parasites Consider, for

example, the unusual behavior of ants belonging to the genus Polyergus All species of this ant have lost the ability to care for themselves The workers do not forage for food, feed their brood or queen, or even dean their own nest To compensate for these deficits, Polyergus has become specialized at obtaining workers from the related genus Formica to

do these chores

In a raid, several thousand Polyergus workers will travel up to 500 feet in search of a Formica nest, penetrate it, drive off the queen and tier workers, capture the pupal brood, and transport it back to their nest The captured brood is then reared by the resident Formica workers until the develo ping pupae emerge to add to the Formica population, which maintains the mixed-species nest The Formica workers forage for food and give it

to colony members of both species They also remove wastes and excavate new

chambers as the population increases

The true extent of the Polyergus ants' dependence on the Formica becomes appar ent when the worker population grows too large for the existing nest Formica scouts locate a

new nesting site, return to the mixed -species colony, and recruit additional Formica

nest mates During a period that may last seven days, the Formica workers carry to the new nest all the Polyergus eggs, larvae, and pupae, every Polyergus adult, and even the Polyergus queen

Of the approximately 8,000 species of ants in the world, all 5 species of Polyergus and some 200 species in other genera have evolved some degree of parasitic relationship with other ants

Question 41 Which of the following statements best represents the main idea of the passage?

A Ants belonging to the genus Formica are incapable of performing certain tasks

B The genus Polyergus is quite similar to the genus Formica

C Ants belonging to the genus Polyergus have an unusual relationship with ants

belonging to the genus

Formica

D Polyergus ants frequently leave their nests to build new colonies

Question 42 The word "raise " in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to …………

A rear

B lift

C collect

D increase

Question 43 The author mentions cuckoos and cowbird s in paragraph 1 because they

…………

A share their nests with each other

B are closely related species

C raise th e young o f other birds

D are social parasites

Question 44 The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to …………

A species

B nest

C egg

D female

Question 45 What does the author mean by stating that “ The dulotic species are supreme social parasites"?

A The Polyergus are more highly developed than die Formica

B The Formica have developed specialized roles

C The Polyergus are heavily dependent on the Formica

D The Formica do not reproduce rapidly enough to care for themselves

Question 46 Which of the following is a task that a n ant of the genus Polyergus might do?

A Look for food

B Raid another nest

C Care for the young

D Clean its own nest

Question 47 The word " excavate " in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ………

A find

B clean

C repair

D dig

Question 48 The word "recruit" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning ………

A create

B enlist

C endure

D capture

Question 49 What happens when a mixed colony o f Polyergus and Formica ants

becomes too large?

A The Polyergus workers enlarge th e existing nest

B The captured Formica workers retur n to their original nest

C The Polyergus and th e Formica build separate nests

D The Polyergus and th e Formica move to a new nest

Question 50 According to th e informatio n i n the passage, all of th e following terms refer to ants belonging to

th e genus Formica EXCEPT the ………

A dulotic species of ants

B captured brood

C developing pupae

D worker population