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 45A. Since water is the basis o[r]
Trang 1Mã đề: 002 Kỳ thi thử đại học cao đẳng năm 2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài : 90 phút
ĐềTHI Gồm Có 80 CÂU (Từ QUESTION 1 Đến QUESTION 80)
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 (1- 10).
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child
Michael Collins is very lucky He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a
week for violin lessons Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in
a large orchestra However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held They are very unhappy when he doesn’t win Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy
Question 1: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to _.
A push their child into trying too much
B help their child to become a genius
C make their child become a musician
D neglect their child’s education
Question 2: Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they .
A force their children into achieving success
B understand and help their children sensibly
C themselves have been very successful
D arrange private lessons for their children
Question 3: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A Successful musicians B Unrealistic parents
C Their children D Educational psychologists
Question 4: Michael Collins is fortunate in that _.
A his father is a musician B his parents are quite rich
C his mother knows little about music D his parents help him in a sensible way
Question 5: The phrase “crazy about” in the passage most likely means “ _”.
A “surprised at” B “extremely interested in”
C “completely unaware of” D “confused about”
Question 6: Winston’s parents push their son so much and he _.
A has won a lot of piano competition B can’t learn much music from them
C has become a good musician D is afraid to disappoint them
Question 7: The word “They” in the passage refers to .
A concerts B violin lessons
C parents in general D Michael’s parents
Question 8: The word “unwilling” in the passage mostly means _.
A “getting ready to do something” B “eager to do something”
C “not objecting to doing anything” D “not wanting to do something”
Question 9: All of the following people are musical EXCEPT .
A Winston’s father B Winston’s mother
C Michael’s father D Michael’s mother
Question 10: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that .
A successful parents always have intelligent children
B successful parents often have unsuccessful children
C parents should let the child develop in the way he wants
D parents should spend more money on the child’s education
Read the passage and the questions or unfinished sentences Then choose the answer A, B, C, D that you think fits best (11 - 20)
PENICILIN BEFORE PENTIUMS FOR THE POOR
One of the hottest topics on the international development agenda is how to harness the power of International Monetary Fund for the benefit of developing countries What is sometimes called ‘the death
Trang 2of distance’, brought about by the _(11) _, allows professional services such as _(12) _ education and training to be provided easily and quickly to _(13) _ areas Some of the gains can be seen in countries as diverse as India and Morocco, where innovations range from _(14) _ government announcements to local craftsmen selling their wares to a _(15) _ market But already a huge and expanding _(16) _ divide is opening up between developed and developing nations The major task facing world leaders at present is to _(17) _ everybody on the planet with clean water, basic education and the drugs needed to fight preventable diseases Installing a _(18) _ in every classroom and linking
us all to _(19) _ must be a lesser _(20) _, for the time being at least
Question 11: A computer B telephone C modem D internet
Question 12: A stationery B software C hardware D equipment
Question 13: A far B uninhabited C remote D secluded
Question 14: A programmed B broadcast C recorded D online
Question 15: A global B technical C village D shrinking
Question 16: A physical B digital C electrical D economical
Question 17: A supply B give C donate D administer
Question 18: A plug B video C mobile phone D modem
Question 19: A the real world B cyberspace C virtual reality D outer space
Question 20: A priority B advantage C importance D criteria
Read the passage and choose the correct answer (21 – 30)
Wood has long been a popular building material in North America because it has generally been plentiful and cheap Swedish settlers in Delaware built log cabins as early as 1630s In New England, British colonists built wooden ‘saltbox houses’ Most of the wooden homes of Colonial times could be built with simple tools and minimal skills
In the early 19th century, the standard wooden house was built with beams set into heavy posts and held together with wooden pegs This method of construction was time – consuming and required highly skilled workers with special tools The balloon – frame house, invented in 1833 in Chicago by a carpenter from Hartford Connecticut, used a frame of lightweight lumber, mostly 2´4 and 2´6 inches This type of house could be assembled by any careful worker who could saw in a straight line and drive a nail
This revolution in building was made possible by improved sawmills that could quickly cut boards
to standard sizes and the lower cost of lumber that resulted There were also new machines that could produce huge quantities of inexpensive nails Skeptics predicted that a strong wind could send such
houses flying through the air like balloons and, at first ‘balloon frame’ was a term of derision But the
light frames proved practical, and wooden houses have been basically built this way ever since
Question 21: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A To trace the influence of Swedish and British settlers on American styles of buildings
B To stress the importance of wood as a building material
C To compare methods of constructing wooden houses in various parts of the country
D To describe a revolutionary technique for constructing wooden houses
Question 22: According to the passage, where did the inventor of the balloon - frame house originally
come from?
A Connecticut B Chicago C Sweden D Delaware
Question 23: Which of the following questions about the balloon-frame house is NOT answered in the
passage?
A Where was it invented?
B What was its inventor’s name?
C What size was most of the lumber used in its framework?
D In what year was it invented?
Question 24: The author implies that which of the following types of houses required the most skill to
produce?
A The log cabin built by Swedish settlers
B Saltbox houses
C Standard wooden houses of the early 19th century
D Balloon – frame houses
Question 25: All of the following are factors in the development of the balloon - frame house EXCEPT
A the invention of sophisticated tools B the production of cheap nails
C improvements in sawmills D the falling price of lumber
Question 26: According to the passage, why was the term balloon -frame applied to certain houses?
A They could be moved from place to place
B They could be easily expanded
C They had rounded frames that slightly resembled balloons
D They were made of lightweight materials
Question 27: The word derision is closest in meaning to _.
A affection B ignorance C ridicule D regret
Question 28: Skeptics thought that the balloon – frame house would be _.
A expanded B blown away C demolished D raised
Trang 3Question 29: The standard method of construction in the early 19 century was described
as _
A revolutionary B basic C innovative D time – consuming
Question 30: Most of the wooden houses of Colonial times were _.
A difficult to build B easy to build C demanding D challenging
Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question (31 – 35)
Question 31: A explain B involve C purpose D excite
Question 32: A protect B settle C relate D compose
Question 33: A register B idiot C preeminence D company
Question 34: A accurate B customer C computer D exercise
Question 35: A suffer B reduce C sanguine D intimacy
From the four underlined words or phrases A, B, C, or D identify the one that is not correct (36 40)–
Question36: Only when he was half way through the task did he realise how difficult was it.
A B C D
Question 37: The four – days working week will certainly be a reality, so we will have more
A B C D time for leisure activities
Question 38: Such was the response to our appeal which we had to take on more staff.
A B C D
Question 3 9: The next generation of telephone users will laugh when we explain how we used to
A B C stand next to a wall in the kitchen to do a phone call
D
Question 40: Measles have not yet been eradicated because of controversially concerning immunization.
A B C D
Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to the one given (41 – 50)
Question 41: The sea was too rough for the children to swim in.
A The sea was so rough that the children could swim in
B The children couldn’t swim because the sea was not rough enough
C It was such a rough sea for the children to swim in it
D The sea was very rough, and the children could not swim in it
Question 42: It was wrong of you not to turn off the gas cooker.
A You should have turned off the gas cooker
B You were wrong to turn off the gas cooker
C You were wrong that you turned the gas cooker off
D You wrongly turned off the gas cooker
Question 43: Luckily, it wasn’t necessary for us to write a summary of the story.
A We needn’t have written a summary of the story
B We don’t need to write a summary of the story
C We didn’t need write a summary of the story
D We didn’t have to write a summary of the story
Question 44: Flooding in this region was the result of heavy rain.
A Heavy rain resulted in flooding in this region
B Flooding in this region was the cause of the heavy rain
C Heavy rain causes flooding in this region
D Because of flooding in this region, there was heavy rain
Question 45: His car has just been stolen.
A He has a car stolen B He has just had a car stolen
C He had had his car stolen D He has got someone steal his car
Question 46: They said that Paula had quit five jobs before working for us.
A Paula said that she had quit five jobs before working for us
B They said that five jobs had been quit by Paula before working for us
C Paula worked for us then she quit five other jobs
D It was said that Paula had quit five jobs before working for us
Question 47: This is the first time I‘ve made such a stupid mistake.
Trang 4A Never before have I made such a stupid mistake.
B I had never made a stupid mistake
C The first mistake I made was a stupid one
D I first made a stupid mistake
Question 48: Lan denied stealing the confidential files.
A Lan said that she had not stolen the confidential files
B Lan’s stealing the confidential files was not true
C Lan said, ‘I will not steal the confidential files’
D Lan said that she would not steal the confidential files
Question 49: I love walking in the rain, though it is not good for health.
A Walking in the rain, I am not healthy
B It is not good for health to walk in the rain
C Walking in the rain is not good for health, but I love it
D I love walking in the rain despite of its bad effect on health
Question 50: “Don’t forget to hand in the report, Pete!” said Kate.
A Kate reminded Pete of handing in the report
B Kate said that Pete had forgotten to hand in the report
C Kate forgot to hand in the report to Pete
D Kate reminded Pete to hand in the report
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (51- 80)
Question 51: Had she worked harder last summer, she
A wouldn’t have been sacked B wouldn’t have sacked
C wouldn’t sack D wouldn’t be sacked
Question 52: A: “Happy New Year!” B: “ _”
A Thanks B Same for you C Congratulation D And the same to you
Question 53: His _ and bad work led to his dismissal from the firm
A unpunctual B unpunctuality C inpunctual D inpunctuality
Question 54: I must go to the dentist and _
A get my teeth to take care of B take care of my teeth
C my teeth be taken care of D get my teeth taken care of
Question 55: You can not ski on those tracks any longer, for most of the snow has _
A broken B dissolved C melted D vaporized
Question 56: I hope I haven’t got _luggage
A too many B so many C too much D so much
Question 57: By the time you the shopping, I’ll be ready.
A did B will have done C have done D will do
Question 58: _open the window for you?
A Shall I B Should I to C Do I D Shall I to
Question 59: He put the two letters into the wrong envelopes _ mistake.
Question 60: I think he will join us, ?
A doesn’t he B won’t he C will he D don’t I
Question 61: “It’s a pity Marry is still unemployed.” – “Yes, if only she university”.
A finishes B had finished C would finished D would have finished
Question 62: This proverb is _ common than those ones
Question 63: You ought to know that these buttons can’t be pressed
A under no circumstances B at no time
Question 64: You make noise in class
A ought not B shouldn’t have C will not D are supposed not to
Question 65: The man who answered the phone _ my brother, for I have no brother
A can’t be B mustn’t have been C can’t have been D shouldn’t be
Question 66: _, 70 percent alcohol is more effective than 100 percent alcohol
A An antiseptic used B When used as an antiseptic
C An antiseptic when used D How an antiseptic is used
Question 67: Mark Twain began his career on a newspaper and _ to be a journalist
A himself long considered B long considered himself
C long considering himself D was long himself considered
Question 68: I like playing tennis in summer
A So am I B I do, too C I like, either D I do so
Question 69: She _ out of the house as fast as her legs would carry her
A strolled B dashed C ambled D plunged
Question 70: Whatever happens, your father and I will always you.
Trang 5A stand by B stand for C stand up D stand over
Question 71: A ratio is a comparison of whole or a part to another part.
A part to the B part to C a part to the D the part to the
Question 72: No one knows for sure performance at school is a true reflection of attitude and effort
at home
A whose B whether C how long D in which
Question 73: Modern scanning technology enables physicians brain disorders earlier and
more accurately than in the past
A to identifying B identifying C to identify D identification
Question 74: We would rather Helen _ us all the information we needed We should have been
well informed
A sent B send C have sent D had sent
Question 75: Laura: “What a lovely house you have!” Maria: “ _”.
A No problem B Thank you Hope you will drop in
C Of course not, it’s not costly D I think so
Question 76: Janet: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” Susan: “ ”.
A I don’t agree, I’m afraid B That would be great
C You’re welcome D I feel very bored
Question 77: That hotel is so expensive They you sixty pounds for bed and breakfast.
Question 78: Harry: “Thanks for your help, Judy.” Judy: “ _”.
A Wish you B It’s my pleasure C Never remind me D With all my heart
Question 79: He spent two years this boat.
A to build B building C overbuilding D for building
Question 80: Jack better if he had had more time.
A could have done B could do C couldn’t do D did
THE END
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LƯƠNG VĂN TUỴ
KỲ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 2 Năm học 2010-2011
Môn: TIẾNG ANH, khối D
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
Mã đề: 003
Họ và tên:………
ĐỀ GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ CÂU 1 ĐẾN CÂU 80)
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
Trang 6A 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 do the elderly B elderly C for the elderly to do 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
Trang 7Question 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 do 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
Trang 8A undertaking B charging C entrusting D allotting
Question 30: Unfortunately, the company closed down because it couldn’t keep _with rapidly changing technology
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”
Trang 9D “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
B live in an accommodating environment
C are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest
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
Trang 10Let 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 do 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 do 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 do 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 do 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 do
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 do 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 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