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SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ KTCL ÔN THI ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 2 NĂM HỌC 2013 – 2014Môn: Tiếng Anh; Khối: D1, A1 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ KTCL ÔN THI ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 2 NĂM HỌC 2013 – 2014

Môn: Tiếng Anh; Khối: D1, A1

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 1: A eventually B capacity C altogether D particular

Question 2: A vacancy B calculate C delicious D furniture

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 4: A supposed B collected C admired D posed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word/phrase whose meaning is CLOSEST

to the underlined part.

Question 6: Yes, we went away on holiday last week, but it rained day in day out.

A every single day B every other day C every second day D every two days

Question 7: “Please speak up a bit more, Jason You’re hardly loud enough to be heard from the back”, the

teacher said

Question 8: Many political radicals advocated that women should not be discriminated on the basic of their sex.

A publicly supported B rightly claimed C publicly said D openly criticized

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 9: Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.

Question 10: My little daughter would spend an inordinate amount of time in the shop, deciding exactly which 4

comics she was going to buy

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 11: - Peter: “Do you want me to help you with those suitcases?”

- Mary: “ _.”

A Of course, not for me B No, I can’t help you now

C No those aren’t mine D No, I can manage them myself

Question 12: - Nancy: “ _”

- Sue: “Great Thanks.”

C How are you doing? D What are you doing?

Question 13: - Jack: “Would you mind lending me your bike?”

- Tom: “ _.”

A Yes Here it is B Not at all C Yes, let’s D Great

Question 14: - Daisy: “When can you get it all done?”

- Ann: “ _”

A How does next Monday sound? B Two hours ago

C I used to do it on Monday D How much time do I need?

Question 15: - Sarah: “Do you think you will get the job?”

- Mary: “ _.”

A Yes, that’s right B I think not C I know so D Well, I hope so

Question 16: On _ he had won, he jumped for joy.

Question 17: It’s a formal occasion so we’ll have to _ to the nines – no jeans and pullovers this time!

Question 18: _ these 1000 competitors, only one can get the prize.

Question 19: In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions _ in the northern parts of the country

Question 20: When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty _ paintings were destroyed, including two by

Picasso

Question 21: British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as

_

A cats and dogs B chalk and cheese C salt and pepper D here and there

Question 22: So little _ about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me.

A I have known B I knew C do I know D did I know

Question 23: By then I _ my driving test, I hope.

A pass B will be passed C will have passed D have passed

Question 24: _, the young woman was visibly very happy after the birth of her child.

A Tired although she was B She was tired

Question 25: The teacher recommended that Tom _ his composition as soon as possible.

C should finish to write D finishes writing

Question 26: It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver _ in the crash.

A were injured B are injured C was injured D have been injured

Question 27: My mother is _ busy a woman that she really needs a helper.

Question 28: Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead through the use of chemicals, _ ancient Peruvians

did through natural processes

Question 29: George wouldn't have met Mary, _ to his brother's graduation party.

Question 30: Learning English isn't so difficult once you _.

A get down to it B get off it C get on it D get down with it

Question 31: _ mainly for children, “De Men phieu luu ky” attracts a lot of adults.

Question 32: Petrol is twice _ it was a few years ago.

A more expensive than B much expensive as

Question 33: People have used coal and oil to _ electricity for a long time.

Question 34: It was so dark that I fell down the stairs I _ the light.

Question 35: _ you have no keys, you’ll have to get back before I go out

A Although B If C Unless D However

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

Question 36: Students in the United States often support themselves by baby-sitting, working

A B C

in restaurants or they drive taxicabs

D

Question 37: Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large,

A B C D industrial cities today

Question 38: Many of the important products obtained from trees, one of the most important

A B C

is wood pulp, which is used in paper-making

D

Question 39: Almost all the students were confusing because Ms Kelly’s explanation was

A B C

unclear

D

Question 40: Nancy said that she went to the supermarket before coming home.

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 41: “Why don’t you put an advertisement in the local paper?” they told me.

A They suggested my putting advertisement in the local paper

B They suggested me to put advertisement in the local paper

C They suggested that I must put advertisement in the local paper

D They suggested me should put advertisement in the local paper

Question 42: My sister didn't leave the car key, so I couldn't pick her up at the airport.

A If my sister left the car key, I would pick her up at the airport

B Had my sister left the car key, I would have picked her up at the airport

C Were my sister to leave the car key, I would have picked her up at the airport

D If my sister had left the car key, I could pick her up at the airport

Question 43: You needn’t have taken so many warm clothes there.

A It’s not necessary for you to take so many warm clothes there

B You have taken so many warm clothes there that I don’t need

C There’s no need for you to take so many warm clothes there

D You took lots of warm clothes there but it turned out not necessary

Question 44: The original version of that song sounds much better.

A That version of the song doesn’t sound as well as the original one

B No other song sounds as good as the original version of that song

C That version of the song doesn’t sound as good as the original one

D The last version of the song sounds the best

Question 45: I’d rather be hungry than eat that food.

A I am hungry and I want to eat that food

B I can’t stand being hungry so I’ll eat that food

C I am hungry enough to eat that food

D I prefer being hungry to eating that food

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that expresses the best meaning formed by the given words.

Question 46: despite / short day/ we/ complain/ much/ do

A Despite such a short day, we tend to complain about having too much to do

B Despite such a short day, we tend to complain having too much to do

C Despite a short day, we tend to complain about too much to do

D Despite such short day, we tend to complain about having too much do

Question 47: once again/ we/ obliged/ you/ your donation.

A Once again, we are much obliged to you for your donation

B Once again, we must tell that we are much obliged to you for your donation

C Once again, that we are much obliged to you for your donation

D Once again, we are much obliged to you despite your donation

Question 48: I/ not see/ point/ rule/ we/ not/ cycle/ school

A I can’t see the point of this rule which we don’t cycle to school

B I can’t see the point of this rule which says we can’t cycle to school

C I don’t see the point of this rule which we are not allowed to cycle to school

D I can’t see the point of rule which says we can’t cycle to school

Question 49: school-leavers/ choose/ college/ employment/ immediate

A School-leavers can choose either college or immediate employment

B School-leavers can make a choice among college and employment immediately

C School-leavers can choose either college and employment immediately

D School-leavers can make an immediate choice of neither college nor employment

Question 50: important / it / stop / father / your / smoke / once/

A It’s important that your father stop smoking at once

B It’s important that your father stopped smoking at once

C It’s important that your father stops smoking at once

D It’s important that your father may stop smoking at once

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks.

Although the earth was formed about 4,500 million years ago, human beings have inhabited it for less than half a million years Within this time, population has increased hugely and people have had a vast (51) _ upon the earth They have long been able to (52) _ the forces of nature to use Now, with modern technology, they have the power to alter the balance of life on earth

Reports back from the first astronauts helped dispel the dangerous (53) _ that the world had no boundaries and had limitless resources Moreover, ecologists have shown that all forms of life on earth are interconnected, so it (54) _ that all human activity has an effect on the natural environment

In recent years, people have been putting the environment under stress As a result, certain (55) _ materials such as timber, water and minerals are beginning to (56) _ short Pollution and the (57) _

of waste are already critical issues and the (58) _ of the environment is fast becoming the most pressing problem (59) _ us all The way we respond to the challenge will have a profound effect on the earth and its life support (60) _

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to complete the sentences or answer the questions.

COLORS AND EMOTIONS

Colors are one of the most exciting experiences in life I love them, and they are just as important to me as

emotions are Have you ever wondered how the two are so intimately related?

Color directly affects your emotions Color both reflects the current state of your emotions, and is something that you can use to improve or change your emotions The color that you choose to wear either reflects your current state of being, or reflects the color or emotion that you need

The colors that you wear affect you much more than they affect the people around you Of course, they also affect anyone who looks at or sees you, but you are the one saturated with the color all day! I even choose

items around me based on their color In the morning, I choose my clothes based on the color or emotion that I need for the day So you can consciously use color to control the emotions that you are exposed to, which can help you

to feel better

Colors, sound, and emotions are all vibrations Emotions are literally energy in motion; they are meant to move and flow This is the reason why real feelings are the fastest way to get your energy in motion Also, flowing energy is exactly what creates healthy cells in your body So, the fastest way to be healthy is to be open to your real

feelings Alternately, the fastest way to create disease is to inhibit your emotions.

Question 61: What is the main idea of the passage?

A Colorful clothes can change your mood

B Emotions and colors are closely related to each other

C Colors can help you become healthy

D Colors are one of the most exciting

Question 62: Which of the following can be affected by color?

A Your need for thrills B Your friend’s feeling

Question 63: Who is more influenced by colors you wear?

A The people around you are more influenced

B Neither the people around you nor you are influenced

C You are more influenced

D The people around you and you are influnced equally

Question 64: According to the passage, what do color, sound, and emotion all have in common?

A They all affect the cells of the body

B They are all forms of motion

C They are all related to health

D None of the above

Question 65: According to this passage, what creates disease?

A Wearing the color black B Exposing yourself to bright colors

C Being open to your emotions D Inhibiting your emotions

Question 66: The word “intimately” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .

Question 67: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to .

Question 68: Why does the author mention that color and emotions are both vibrations?

A To show how color can affect energy levels in the body

B Because they both affect how we feel

C To prove the relationship between emotions and color

D Because vibrations make you healthy

Question 69: The phrase “saturated with” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .

Question 70: What is the purpose of the passage?

A To persuade the reader that colors can influence emotions and give a person more energy

B To show that colors are important for a healthy life

C To give an objective account of how colors affect emotions

D To prove the relationship between color and emotion

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.

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the contributions of

women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed United States Lacking the right to vote

and absent from the seats of power, women were not considered an important force in history Anne Bradstreet

wrote some significant poetry in the seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary

history of the American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States But little or no notice was taken of these contributions During these centuries, women remained invisible in history books

Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of female authors writing about women These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were amateur historians Their writings

were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their selection and use of sources.

During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged National, regional, and local women’s organizations compiled

accounts of their doings Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored These sources from the core of the two greatest collections of women’s history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College Such sources have provided valuable materials for later Generations of historians

Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth century, most of the writing about women conformed to the “great women” theory of History, just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on “great men” To demonstrate that women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working

for women’s right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman The lives

of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being published

Question 71: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A The role of literature in early American histories

B The place of American women in written histories

C The keen sense of history shown by American women

D.The “great women” approach to history used by American historians

Question 72: The word “contemporary” in the first paragraph means that the history was _.

A informative B thoughtful C written at that time D fault-finding

Question 73: In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that .

A a woman’s status was changed by marriage

B even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored

C only three women were able to get their writing published

D poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women

Question 74: The word “celebratory” in the second paragraph means that the writings referred to _.

A related to parties B religious C serious D full of praise

Question 75: The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to _.

Question 76: In the second paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out?

A They put too much emphasis on daily activities

B They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics

C The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate

D They were printed on poor-quality paper

Question 77: On the basis of information in the third paragraph, which of the following would most likely have

been collected by nineteenth-century feminist organizations?

A Newspaper accounts of presidential election results

B Biographies of John Adams

C Letters from a mother to a daughter advising her how to handle a family problem

D Books about famous graduates of the country’s first college

Question 78: What use was made of the nineteenth-century women’s history materials in the Schlesinger Library

and the Sophia Smith Collection?

A They were combined and published in a multivolume encyclopedia

B They formed the basis of college courses in the nineteenth century

C They provided valuable information for twentieth-century historical researchers

D They were shared among women’s colleges throughout the United States

Question 79: In the last paragraph, the author mentions all of the following as possible roles of nineteenth-century

“great women” EXCEPT _.

A authors B reformers C activists for women’s rights D politicians

Question 80: The word “representative” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _.

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