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đề thi thử đại hoc năm 2011Name: ……… 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 that follow

đề thi thử đại hoc năm 2011

Name: ………

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 that follow.

Another critical factor that plays a part in susceptibility to colds is age A study done by the

University of Michigan School of Public Health revealed particulars that seem to hold true for the

general population Infants are the most cold-ridden group, averaging more than six colds in their first year Boys have more colds than girls up to age three After the age of three, girls are more susceptible than boys and teenage girls average three colds a year to boys’ two

The general incidence of colds continues to decline into maturity Elderly people who are in good health have as few as one or two colds annually One exception is found among people in their

twenties, especially women, who show a rise in cold infections, because people in this age group

are most likely to have young children Adults who delay having children until their thirties and forties experience the same sudden increase in cold infections

The study also found that economics plays an important role As income increases, the

frequency at which colds are reported in the family decreases Families with the lowest income suffer about a third more colds than families at the lower ends Lower income generally forces

people to live in more cramped quarters those typically occupied by wealthier people, and crowding

increases the opportunities for the cold virus to travel from person to person Low income may also adversely influence diet The degree to which poor nutrition affects susceptibility to colds is not yet clearly established, but an inadequate diet is suspected of lowering resistance generally

Question 1. The paragraph that precedes this passage most probably deals with

A minor diseases other than colds B The recommended treatment of colds

C a factor that affects susceptibility to colds

D methods of preventing colds among elderly people

Question 2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “particulars”?

A minor errors B specific facts C poverty and wealth D individual people Question 3. According to the passage, factors involved in susceptibility to colds are

C. poverty and wealth D sex and income

Question 4. What does the author claim about the study discussed in the passage?

A It contains many inconsistencies.

B It specializes in children.

C It contradicts the results of earlier studies in the field.

D Its result apparently are relevant for the population as a whole.

Question 5. It may be inferred from the passage that which of the following groups of people is most likely to catch colds?

A infant boys B Young girls C Teenage boys D Elderly women Question 6. There is information in the second paragraph of the passage to support which of the following conclusions?

A Men are more susceptible to colds than women.

B Children affect their parents with colds.

C People who live in cold climate have more colds than those who live in warm one.

D People who don’t have children are more susceptible to colds than those who do.

Question 7. The phrase “in this age groups” refers to _.

A infants B people in their twenties

C. people in their thirties or forties D elderly people

Question 8. The author’s main purpose in writing the last paragraph of the passage is to

A explain how cold viruses are transmitted

B prove that a poor diet causes colds

C discuss the relationship between income and frequency of colds

D discuss the distribution of income among the people in the study

Question 9. The word “cramped” is closest in meaning to .

A cheap B crowded C depressing D simple

Question 10 The author’s tone in this passage could best be described as _.

C. tentative but interested D highly critical

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 He said that the plane had already left and that I _ an hour earlier.

A must have arrived B had to arrive

C. should have arrived D was supposed to arrive

Question 12 A: You’re a great dancer I wished I could do half as well as you.

B: _ I’m an awful dancer!

A You’re too kind B That’s a nice compliment.

C. You ve got to kidding.’ D Oh, thank you very much.

Question 13 When I last my cousin Lucy, she _ preparing for her final exam.

A saw/ was working B saw/ worked C have seen/ worked D see/ is working Question 14 Helen asked me _ the film called “Star Wars”

Question 15 Next year is my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary They 50 years

A will be married B will have been married

C. will being married D will have been being married

Question 16 AIDS is _ the government is spending a lot of money to find a cure.

A a so serious disease B so serious a disease

C. so a serious disease D a such serious disease

Question 17 A: Congratulation! You did great ~ B: .

A It’s nice of you to say so B It’s my pleasure.

C. You re welcome.’ D That’s okay.

Question 18 The effects of cigarette smoking to be extremely harmful so far.

A is proved B will be proved C are proved D have been proved Question 19 Despite being a big star, she’s very .

Question 20 It’s no more than common to hear what she has to say.

A polite B impolite C politeness D impoliteness

Question 21 Phone me before ten; _ I’ll be too busy to talk to you.

Question 22 This young author has already received the sort of that many older and

wiser heads have had to strive a lifetime for

A attention B note C recognition D attraction

Question 23 With so much _, I’m lucky to be in work.

A employees B employers C employment D unemployment Question 24 Martin tried on three jackets, _ fitted him.

A none B none of which C none of them D all of those

Question 25 Tennessee has about 140 newspapers, _ 5 are issued daily.

A about which B of which about C which are about D which is about Question 26 To give an effective speech, is the delivery that is most important.

Question 27 We regret you that you have not been selected for the post of senior

manager

A to inform B informing C to have informed D having informed Question 28 _ the government fall, the stock market will crash.

Question 29 Doctors’ salaries have risen substantially, nurses’ pay has actually fallen.

Question 30 _ the wet weather, the football match went ahead.

A Although B Owing to C But for D In spite of

Question 31 There’s no danger in using this machinery you adhere the safety

regulations

A because B in case C although D as long as

Question 32 I’m not opposed to you’re your plan but it needs .

A to modify B modifying C modify D being modified Question 33 As she did so, her parents became .

A the angriest B the most angry C the more angry D angrier and angrier Question 34 She is _ a spectator.

A more an athlete than B more of an athlete than

C. an athlete more than D an athlete of more than

Question 35 Mary was _ of the two sisters.

A the clever B as clever as C the cleverer D the cleverest

Question 36 It is a top secret You _ tell anyone about it.

Question 37 _ you prepare for the exam, there will still be a few questions on which you

won’t be sure of the answer

A So much as B Much but C However much D So much

Question 38 _ that we stopped for a rest.

A But we were tired B So tired were we

C. However we were tired D Therefore we were tired

Question 39 To get from Vancouver to Victoria, you can fly, _ you can drive the ferry.

A or B but C so D however

Question 40 That small car, , is advertised in many current magazines.

A so expensive and comfortable B however inexpensive and comfortable

C. inexpensive but comfortable D and expensive but comfortable

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 “Good morning, Mary! How are you?” Henry said.

A Henry said good morning Mary and asked how was she.

B Henry greeted Mary and asked how is she.

C Henry said good morning and asked Mary how she is.

D Henry greeted Mary and asked how she was.

Question 42 “Shall I help you with the washing-up, Jane?” John said.

A John told Jane to help him with the washing-up.

B John asked if Jane should help him with the washing-up.

C John suggested helping Jane with the washing-up.

D John offered to help Jane with the washing-up.

Question 43 Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race.

A The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race.

B The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race.

C The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race.

D The roads were slippery, therefore, they could hardly complete the race.

Question 44 They decided to go for a picnic though it was very cold.

A Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic.

B However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic.

C If it had not been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic.

D It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic.

Question 45 I think Tom needs to see a doctor His cough was terrible.

A With that terrible cough, Tom ought to see a doctor.

B Although his cough was terrible, I think needn’t see a doctor.

C Tom must have got a terrible cough and he needs to see a doctor.

D Tom did not see a doctor due to his terrible cough.

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

Question 46 Indiana University, one of the largest in the nation, is located .

A a small midwestern town B in small midwestern town

C. small midwestern town D in a small midwestern town

Question 47 in the atmosphere is the temperature falling below freezing.

A Frost is produced B Frost produces

C. What produces frost D What is frost produced

Question 48 Internet companies rely heavily on income from on-line purchases, but .

A traditional companies as well B traditional companies too

C. also traditional companies D so do traditional companies

Question 49 , methane can be used as a fuel.

A It is produced by the fermentation of organic matter

B The fermentation of organic matter is produced

C A production of the fermentation of organic matter

D Produced by the fermentation of organic matter

Question 50 Natural silk is still highly prized _ similar artificial fabrics.

A although is available B despite they are available

C. in spite of the availability of D even an availability of

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 51 A

Question 52 A ingenuity B tuberculosis C employee D conservation Question 53 A continent B contribute C dramatic D giraffe

Question 54 A personify B recommend C advantageous D understand Question 55 A influence B newspaper C prejudice D locality

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 that follow.

The white rings of Saturn, the second largest planet in the solar system and named for the ancient Roman god of agriculture, were first seen by the Italian astronomer Galileo in 1610 He interpreted the rings as being two smaller bodies, but in the late 1650s Huygens correctly theorized that there was indeed a ring It was not until the mid-19th century that J.C Maxell demonstrated

mathematically that these rings were composed of minute and connected particles In 1980, the

Voyager I spacecraft showed that the ring system was highly structured

This system is vast, some twenty one times the diameter of the Earth, but it has a maximum thickness of only two kilometers Spectroscopy, the analysis of radiated light to determine the elements present, show that the particles in the system consist of water ice, which is likely covers

rocky silicate cores The ring may have originated ad debris from satellites or comets, though

another theory holds that they may consist of material left over from the formation of the planet

itself

Apart from the myriad ring particles, themselves satellites of course, there are at least twenty-four larger satellites proper orbiting Saturn This means that Saturn has the most extensive satellite system yet found among the nine planets of our solar system More than one-third of Saturn’s

satellites have been discovered in the past twenty years While in general less strikingly varied than the moons of Jupiter, those of Saturn do provide one notable exception Titan This satellite, second

only in size to Jupiter’s Ganymede, is unique in the solar system in having a substantial atmosphere.

Question 56 What does the passage mainly discuss?

A The planet Saturn B Galileo’s discoveries

C. Our solar system D Saturn s satellites’

Question 57 What does the author mention the Roman god of agriculture?

A To explain the relationship with Galileo B To explain the age of the planet Saturn.

C. To account for what the planet is called D To account for the planet’s white rings Question 58 Which of the following may NOT be inferred from the passage?

A Galileo failed to interpret correctly what he saw.

B No one had observed the rings of Saturn before Galileo.

C J.C Maxwell’s demonstration preceded Voyager I by some thirty years.

D Huygens disagreed with Galileo’s interpretation of the rings.

Question 59 The word it refers to .

A Earth B thickness C system D diameter

Question 60 According to the passage, .

A the origin of the ring particles is uncertain.

B spectroscopy proved the rings come from debris.

C the ring system is thicker than the Earth’s diameter.

D Saturn’s ring system is theoretical.

Question 61 The word they refers to _.

Question 62 The word myriad is closest in meaning to _.

Question 63 The word unique is closest in meaning to .

A unusual B unparalleled C noteworthy D unpredictable Question 64 According to the passage .

A Titan is the second moon of Saturn B Ganymede has a substantial atmosphere.

C. Ganymede is bigger than Titan D Titan and Ganymede are moons of Jupiter Question 65 Which of the following words is defined in the passage?

A these rings B spectroscopy C water-ice D satellite system

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 66 to 75

When I first arrived here to take up my new job, I stay in a hotel, but I soon started looking for some permanent (66) The first flat I (67) _ over was in a basement, and was obviously extremely damp in water Quite apart from the fact that the only (68) was of a brick wall Then I had a look at a small flat in a modern block It had a (69) _ space and a garden, but the (70) _ was far too high for me I didn’t want to end up in a tiny place, so I answer an ad for house-sharing The house was in a quiet (71) _, and as soon as I saw it I fell

in love with it There was a high overgrown (72) around the front garden, and (73)

to park cars in the drive The room to (74) _ looked out over the back garden, and had a big bay window Although it mean (75) _ the kitchen and living room, I did have my own

bathroom, really just a shower and wash basin crammed into what must have once been a cupboard

Question 66 A home B accommodation C house D landlords

Question 67 A passed B viewed C came D looked

Question 68 A view B entrance C distance D bathroom

Question 69 A living B breathing C working D parking

Question 70 A lift B roof C area D rent

Question 71 A

Question 72 A fence B bush C hedge D lawn

Question 73 A room B permission C areas D place

Question 74 A let B myself C pay D luckily

Question 75 A without B in C sharing D having

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs

correction

Question 76 About 200 million years before all the continents were part of one vast land mass

A B C D

called Pangaea

Question 77 The giant panda eats chiefly mainly bamboo shoots, though it also eats some other

A B C

plants and occasionally feeds on fish and small rodents

D

Question 78 So far most a million different species of insects have been identified and named

A B C D

Question 79. In spite of the cold weather we kept the fire burning all day

A B C D

Question 80 The monk spent so many years copying out manuscripts by candlelight that eventually

A B C

he irreparably damaged the eyes

D

A B

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B

C

D

Answer keys

1 C 2 B 3 A 4 D 5 A 6 B 7 C 8 C 9 B 10 A

11 C 12 C 13 A 14 C 15 B 16 B 17 18 19 20.