ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC – TEST 2 doc

Ho Chi Minh/ all/ to/ goal/ devoted/ single/:/ his/ country/ life/ independence/ for/ his/.. Ho Chi Minh devoted his all life to a goal: independence for his single country.. Ho Chi Minh

ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC – TEST 2

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

2 A failure B leisure C measure D pleasure

4 A village B passage C message D massage

5 A envelope B facsimile C golie D science

Choose the word that has the different stress from the others:

6 A private B belong C indeed D emit

7 A property B nitrogen C surgery D furthermore

8 A solidify B miraculous C intimacy D appropriate

9 A apprehension B preferential C conventional D calculation

10 A satisfactory B alterative C military D generously

Choose the correct answer written from the suggested words

11 Darwin,/ theory of revolution/ was/ scientists/ among/ made/ famous,/ him/ the/ greatest/whose/

A Darwin, whose theory of revolution was among the greatest, made him famous scientists

B Darwin, whose theory of evolution, has made him famous was among the greatest scientists

C Darwin, whose theory of evolution made him famous, was among the greatest scientists

D Darwin, made him famous whose theory of revolution, was among the greatest scientists

12 Our/ because/ become/ fingers/ in/ life/ modern/ more/ much/ sensitive/ them/ use/ we/ will/

A Our fingers will become more modern because we use them much in sensitive life

B Our fingers will become more sensitive because we use modern life much in them

C Our fingers will become more sensitive because modern life in we use them very much

D Our fingers will become more sensitive because we use them much in modern life

13 son/ it/ food/ he/ in/ for/ was/ my/ to/ eat/ was/ when/ difficult/ Thai/ Bangkok/

A It was difficult for my son to eat Thai food when he was in Bangkok

B It was difficult for my son when he was in Bangkok to eat Thai food

C It was difficult to eat Thai food when he was in Bangkok for my son

D It was difficult to eat Thai food for my son when he was in Bangkok

14 Ho Chi Minh/ all/ to/ goal/ devoted/ single/:/ his/ country/ life/ independence/ for/ his/

A Ho Chi Minh devoted his all life to a goal: independence for his single country

B Ho Chi Minh devoted his all life to a goal: single independence for his country

C Ho Chi Minh devoted all his life to a goal single: independence for his country

D Ho Chi Minh devoted all his life to a single goal: independence for his country

15 farmers/ outside/ the/ hundreds/ parliament/ of/ house/ demonstrated

A Farmers demonstrated outside hundreds of Parliament House

B Hundreds farmers outside demonstrated of the Parliament House

C Hundreds of farmers demonstrated outside the Parliament House

D Hundreds of farmers outside demonstrated the Parliament House

Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below

The Roman alphabet took thousands of years to develop, from the picture writing of the ancient Egyptians through modifications by Phoenicians, Greek, Romans, and others Yet in just a dozen years, one man, Sequoyah, invented an alphabet for the Cherokee people Born in eastern Tennessee, Sequoyah was a hunter and a silversmith in his youth, as well as an able interpreter who knew Spanish, French and English

Sequoyah wanted his people to have the secret of the “talking leaves” as he called his books of white people, and

so he set out to design a written form of Cherokee His chief aim was to record his people’s ancient tribal customs He began by designing pictographs for every word in the Cherokee vocabulary Reputedly his wife, angry with him for his neglect of garden and house, burned his notes, and he had to start over This time, having concluded that picture-writing

was cumbersome, he made symbols for the sounds of Cherokee language Eventually he refined his system to eighty-five

characters, which he borrowed from the Roman, Greek, and Hebrew alphabets He presented this system to the Cherokee General Council in 1821, and it was wholeheartedly approved The response was phenomenal Cherokees who had struggled for months to learn English lettering school picked up the new system in days Several books were printed in

Cherokee, and in 1828, a newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix, was first published in the new alphabet Sequoyah was

acclaimed by his people

In his later life, Sequoyah dedicated himself to the general advancement of his people He went to Washington, D.C., as a representative of the Western tribes He helped settled bitter differences among Cherokee after their forced movement by the federal government to the Oklahoma territory in the 1930s He died in Mexico in 1843 while searching for groups of lost Cherokee A statue of Sequoyah represents Oklahoma in the Statuary Hall in the Capitol building of Washington D.C However, He is probably chiefly remembered today because sequoias, the giant redwood trees of

California, are named of him

16: The passage is mainly concerned with

A the development of the Roman alphabet B the accomplishments of Sequoyah

C the pictographic system of writing D Sequoyah’s experiences in Mexico

17: According to the passage, how long did it take to develop the Cherokee’s alphabet?

A twelve years B twenty years C eighty-five years D thousands of years

18: There is no indication in the passage that, as a young man, Sequoyah

C served as a representative in Washington D hunted game

19: According to the passage, Sequoyah used the phrase Talking leaves to refer to

A redwood trees B books C symbols for sounds D newspaper

20: What was Sequoyah’s main purpose in designing a Cherokee alphabet?

A to record Cherokee customs B to write books in Cherokee

C to write about his own life D to publish a newspaper

21: The word Cubersome is closest in meaning to

A awkward B radical C simplistic D unfamiliar

22: In the final version of the Cherokee alphabet system, each of the characters represents a

23: All of the following were mentioned in the passage as alphabet systems that Squoyah borrowed from except

24: According to the passage, a memorial statue of Sequoyah is located in

25: Why does author mention the giant redwood trees of California in the passage?

A Sequoyah took his name from those trees

B The trees inspired Sequoyah to write a book

C Sequoyah was born in the vicinity of the redwood forest

D The trees were named in Sequoyah’s honor

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that best rewrites each of the following sentences:

26 It was only because his wife helped him that he was able to finish his book

A But for his wife’s help, he couldn’t finish his book

B If only he had been able to finish his book

C Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book

D If it weren’t for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book

27 You have to finish your homework if you want to go to the party

A Finish your homework, you can go to the party

B Unless you finish your homework, you can go to the party

C Finish your homework, otherwise you can go to the party

D Finish your homework, or else you cannot go to the party

28 Mrs Jones told me that her neighbors were moving to Florida

A Mrs Jones is planning to move to Florida with her neighbors

B Mrs Jones and her neighbors live in Florida

C I knew that Mrs Jones had moved to Florida because her neighbors told me

D “My neighbors are moving to Florida,” said Mrs Jones

29 He was driving so fast that he could have had an accident

A If he had been driving very fast, he would have had an accident

B An accident happened, and it was caused by his very fast driving

C He didn’t have an accident although he was driving very fast

D He wasn’t driving fast enough to avoid an accident

30 No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed

A Fried tried very hard to start the car, and succeeded

B Fried tried hard to start the car, and with success

C It’s hard for Fried to start the car because he never succeeded

D However hard he tried, Fried couldn’t start the car

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting

31.After studying (A) all the new (B) materials, the student was able (C) to rise (D) his test score by twenty-five points

32 In order to survive, trees rely to (A) the amount of (B) annual rainfall they receive, as well as (C) the seasonal

distribution (D) of the rain

33 Neither of the girls (A) have (B) turned in the term papers to the (C) instructor yet (D)

34 The book that (A) you see (b) laying (C) on the table belongs (D) to the teacher

35 He has less (A) friends in his (B) class now than (C) he had last year (D)

Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence

36 Children usually avoid swearing in front of adults, …………

A so in order not to annoy or shock them B so not to annoy or shock them

C so as not to annoy or shock them D so not annoying or shocking them

37 Having been selected to represent the class at the school meeting, …………

A the members applauded him B a speech had to be given by him

C he gave a short acceptance speech D the members congratulated him

38 The doctor insisted that his patient …………[-

A did not work too hard for three months B to take some vacation for three months

C take it easy inside of three months D take it easy for three months

39 Everyone at some time has difficulty in sleeping but if you miss a couple of hours of sleep, ……

A no harm is done by you B you do no harm

40 …….was lowered to the seabed in a glass container to make observations is debated

A Alexander the Great who B Alexander the Great

C Whether Alexander the Great D What Alexander the Great

Choose the correct word or phrase to fill in the blank in the following passage from 21 to 30

Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life(21) human activities are making the planet less fit to live on As the western world carries on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so (22) to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the (23) resource we have

by which all people can survive and prosper Everywhere fertile soil is (24) built on or washed into the sea Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (25) We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences As a (26) the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (27) increasingly heavy demands

on it

The Earth's (28) resources are there for us to use We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (29) us fed, comfortable, healthy and active If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will (30) indefinitely But if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon run out and everyone will suffer

43: A lone B individual C lonely D alone

45: A completely B quite C greatly D utterly

46: A result B product C development D reaction

Read the following passage and indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

Although speech is the most advanced form of communication, there are many ways of communication without speech Signals, signs, symbols, and gestures may be found in every known culture The basic function of a signal is to impinge upon the environment in such a way that it attracts attention, as, for example, the dots and the dashes of a telegraph circuit Coded to refer to speech, the potential for communication is very great Less adaptable to the codification of words, signs also contain meaning in of themselves A stop sign of a barber pole conveys meaning quickly and conveniently Symbols are more difficult to describe than either signals or signs because of their intricate relationship with the receiver’s cultural perceptions In some cultures, applauding in a theatre provides performers with an auditory symbol of approval Gestures such as waving and handshaking also communicate certain cultural message

Although signals, sings symbols, and gestures are very useful, they do have major disadvantage They usually do not allow ideas to be shared without the sender being directly adjacent to the receiver As a result, means of communication intended to be used for long distances and extended periods are based upon speech Radio, television, and the telephone are only a few

51: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A Signs, signals, and symbols B Gestures C Communication D Speech

52: What does the author say about the speech?

A That it is the only true form of communication B That it is dependent upon the advances made by inventor

C That it is necessary for communication to occur D That it is the most advanced form of communication 53: According to the passage, what is a signal?

A The most difficult form of communication to describe

B A form of communication which may be used across long distances

C A form of communication that interrupts the environment

D The form of communication most related to cultural perceptions

54: Why were the telephone, radio, television invented?

A Because people were unable to understand signs, signals, symbols and gesture

B Because people wanted to communicate across long distances

C Because people believed that signs, signals, symbols were obsolete

D Because people wanted new forms of entertainment

55: It may be concluded from this passage that

A signs, signals, symbols and gestures are form of communication

B symbols are very easy to define and interpret

C only some cultures have signs, signals, symbols

D waving and handshaking are not related to culture

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:

56 What would happen if the water resources were contaminated?

A run out B restricted C polluted D destroyed

57 someone objects, the plan will be reconsidered

A Although B Despite C In spite of D Because

58 Thailand defeated Laos _3 _2

A with/ of B by/of C by/to D with/by

59 " children like ice-cream." "That's quite natural."

60 Nearly all of the reporters the press conference had questions

A attend / asked B attended / to ask C attending / to ask D would attend / to be asked

61 Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside

A calls on B keeps off C takes in D goes up

62 There is _ in my bead room

A an old wooden square table B a square wooden old table

C an old square wooden table D a wooden old square table

63 58 A: Let’s go out and have a drink, shall we? B: Yes _

A Go first, please B I’ll follow you C After you, Sir D We shall

64.A: I’ll be away on a business trip Would you mind looking after my cat? B: Not at all _

A I’ve no time B I’d rather not C You can leave D I’d be happy to

65 Peter: " I thought your game was much better last night" Dave: " You've got to be kidding! "

A I myself liked it very much B I thought it was terrible

C I'm sure you enjoyed it D I supposed it was not bad

66 A: I’m awfully sorry I can’t go with you B: _? Haven’t you agreed?

A What is it B How is it C Why don’t you D Why do you think

67 A: I had a really good weekend at my uncle’s B: _

A Oh, that’s very nice of you B Congratulations

C It’s pleasure D Oh, I’m glad to hear that

68 'These tablets really are My headache’s much better now.'

69 Form a negative verb by adding the prefix _ to the verb 'lead'

A un- B mis- C im- D dis-

70 Not until _ home _ that he had taken someone else's bike

A.did he get/ he realised B he got/ did he realise C.he got/ he realised D.he got/ he did realised

71 I am late because my alarm clock didn't _this morning

A come on B ring out C go off D turn off

72 When _ to explain his mistake, the new employee cleared his throat nervously

A asking B asked C to be asked D to be asking

73 The instructor warned the students _ sailing alone on the lake

A on B for C of D against

74 “I understand you don’t like opera _ I go at least once a month.”

A On contrast B In contrast C In the contrast D On the contrast

75 He seems to make the same mistake over and over again

76 My uncle is in _of 60 engineers and workers

77 There has been a recommendation that Peter _ the president of the country

A will be elected B was elected C be elected D is elected

78 It was in this house _

A where I was born B in which I was born C that I was born D I was born in

79 _ good reader can acquire more information in reading for two hours than someone watching T.V can acquire

in _ full day

80 My boss is angry with me I didn’t do all the work that I _ last week

A should do B should have done C must have done D might have done