My pleasures 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.. Sponsoring great athletic events.[r]
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-Đề thi thử Đại học và cao Đẳng Lần 4
Năm học: 2011-2012
MÔN : anh văn - khối 12
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to complete each of the following questions.
1 - “I wish you wouldn’t smoke in here!” - “ _”
A There’s nothing wrong here B Sorry, shall I open the window?
C I don’t agree, I’m afraid D Thank you for telling me
2 - “Are you coming to the party?” - “I’m not sure, but there’s a good chance _ there.”
A we would be B of our being C of us D we are
3 _ he have enough money, he will buy you the violin
4 Because hospitals never shut _, people with medical problems can turn _ at any time of the day or night in search of medical care
5 It is _ that he study hard from now on; otherwise he will fail his examination
6 When I arrived on the spot, I found out that I _ the heavy gas bottle on my back because the campsite now had electric cookers
A didn’t need carry B needn’t have carried
C didn’t need to carry D might not have carried
7 She has a (n) _ table
A wood old round French B round old wood French
C old round French wood D old French round wood
8 Apart from a flew bad _, most critics liked his new book
9 - “ _!” - “Thank you.”
A Thanks for coming B Please help me with this
10 _ was her hatred for her father that she did not forgive him until after he had died
11 By the end of next month, the author _ his sixth novel
A has been writing B has written C will be writing D will have written
12 Although most of their teachers had difficulty _ them _, their parents knew which twin was Rebecca and which was Bethany
A getting/across B putting/together C telling /apart D breaking/up
13 - A: Which one would you like? - B: Oh, _ will do They _ look fine to me
A each/some B every/both C none/neither D any/all
14 In reference _ your letter _ complaint, we apologize for any inconvenience that you may have suffered
A to/of B towards/about C with/for D for/with
15 We should be able to hire a car on the island, _ you remember to take your driving license
16 - “Who did you invite to dinner?” - “No one _ than Frank and his family.”
17 _ is urgently needed in our company is an effective advertising campaign
18 - “Did you remember to give Ann the money you owe her?”
- “Yes, _ I saw her, I remembered.”
Trang 219 The boss came back to work today, _ fully from his quadruple by-pass operation.
A recovered B to be recovered C having recovered D to have recovered
20 Much of what he said had little _ to the issue we were discussing
A accordance B involvement C concern D relevance
21 His reputation has been greatly _ by the success of his new book
A heightened B expanded C enhanced D enlarged
22 We had a marvelous holiday; only the last two days were slightly _ by the weather
23 The early settlers were completely _ on the harvest to see them through the winter
A dependable B dependent C depended D dependant
24 I’m not really ill, but I have a _ headache
25 Byron De La Beckwith _ having murdered the civil rights leader Medgar Evers for 30 years, but
in 1994, a new trial finally convicted him of the crime
A watched out for B kept out of C got away with D lived up to
26 - “It was extremely good of you to give this book.” - “ _.”
A All are correct B OK C Don’t mention it D My pleasures
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.
Sponsoring great athletic events
In the 1998 World Cup, sports fans around the world (27) various battles between fierce football rivals but also between the companies that sponsored them
Nike sponsored Brazil Adidas sponsored France While the teams (28) for the biggest prize in football, the two companies tried to win the biggest battle, the battle of the (29) as 500 million people from 195 countries (30) in to watch the greatest footballers in the world Afterwards, the sportswear companies’ hope was for people to go out and buy some new kits Adidas paid $20 million for the privilege
of being a (n)(31) sponsor of the 1998 World Cup and so one might have (32) it would have had the greatest presence at the (33)
Sometimes, however, sponsoring doesn’t (34) the company much good Other times, the sponsors’ advertising (35) are very original Nike has claimed that if sponsors really want to support athletes, they can’t turn up only for the photo opportunities and the media events and smile and (36) for the cameras They have to accept the whole package with its spitting, swearing, sweating and blistering-breaking They just have to get used to it
27 A viewed B attended C remarked D witnessed
28 A contested B strove C competed D struggled
30 A switched B tuned C adjusted D regulated
31 A formal B official C licensed D typical
32 A confirmed B assumed C accepted D attempted
35 A campaigns B missions C exhibitions D expeditions
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.
37 Tom’s three favorite pastimes are playing chess, working out in the gym, and he likes to read detective stories.
A and he likes to read detective stories B are
38 Sometime air pollution in cities causes a “greenhouse effect,” in which the atmosphere is warmed
because of the buildup of carbon dioxide
39 A rock laying on the top of a cliff has potential energy and so does the cartridge in a loaded rifle.
Trang 340 China’s war with Vietnam seemed to be its final stages and Peking was considering a Vietnamese
suggestion that talks on their disputes hold in Hanoi.
41 Bob calling Jane made her angry, so she hung up on him.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to complete each of the following questions.
42 On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln, speaking from notes on an old _ the famous
Gettysburg Address in only two minutes time
A gift of and envelope B envelope giving C envelope, gave D gave the envelope
43 _ prohibited in many countries
A The hunting of certain rare animals is B Hunting certain rare animals are
C The hunting of certain rare animal is D Hunting of certain rare animals are
44 A large lorry, _ was parked nearby
A of which on the side the owner’s name was painted
B on the side of which the owner’s name was painted
C the owner’s name was painted on the side of which
D of which on the side was painted the owner’s name
45 _ but he also proved himself a good athlete
A Not only he showed himself a good student B Not only did he show himself a good student
C He did not show himself only a good student D He showed himself not only a good student
Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one.
46 I’ve a good mind to start learning Russian
A I think I’ll start learning Russian B The Russian I’ve learnt is very useful to me
C I’m clever enough to start learning Russian D I’ve started learning Russian and I enjoy it
47 The bad weather prevented the train from running
A The train was precluded from running by the nasty weather
B The running of the train prevented by the bad weather
C The bad weather stopped the running train
D The train prevented the bad weather from running
48 It was a mistake for her to marry Roger
A She and Roger weren’t married in the right way
B She ought to think again before she marries Roger
C Roger didn’t want to get married so it was a mistake
D She did the wrong thing when she married Roger
49 The police all but caught the smugglers
A The police almost caught the smugglers B The police caught all the smugglers
C The police did not catch all the smugglers D The police caught one of the smugglers
50 The two boys took photographs of each other
A The boys’ photographs were taken by someone else B Both boys took photographs of the others
C Each of the boys took photographs of the other D The two boys gave each other photographs
Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions.
Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men Discrimination against women in business, the demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of women entrepreneurs small Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than $40 billion in annual revenues, and this figure is likely to continue rising throughout the 1990s As Carolyn Doppelt Gray, an official of the Small Business Administration, has noted “The 1970s was the decade of women entering management, and the 1980s turned out to be the decade of the woman entrepreneur.”
What are some of the factors behind this trend? For one thing, as more women earn advanced degrees
in business and enter the corporate world, they are finding obstacles Women are still excluded from most
executive suites Charlotte Taylor, a management consultant, had noted, “In the 1970s women believed if
they got an MBA and worked hard they could become chairman of the board Now they have found out that
isn’t going to happen, so they go out on their own.”
Trang 4In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in “women’s” fields- cosmetic and clothing, for example But this is changing Consider ASK Computer Systems, a $22-million-a-year computer software business It was founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtizg, who was then a housewife with degrees in math and engineering When Kurtzig founded the business, her first product was software that let weekly newspapers
keep tabs on their newspaper carriers- and her office was a bedroom at home, with a shoebox under the bed
to hold the company’s cash After she succeeded with the newspaper software system, she hired several bright computer-science graduates to develop additional programs When these were marketed and sold, ASK began to grow It now has 200 employees, and Sandra Kurtzig owns $66.9 million of stock
Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as men often do They still face
hurdles in the business world, especially problems in raising money; the banking and finance world is still
dominated by men, and old attitudes die hard Most businesses owned by women are still quite small
But the situation is changing; there are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtizig in the years ahead
51 The word “hurdles” can be replaced by _.
A fences B small groups C obstacles D questions
52 The expression “keep tabs on” is closest in meaning to _.
A pay the salaries of B recognize the appearance of
C keep records of D provide transportation for
53 What is the main idea of the text?
A Women are better at small businesses than men are
B The computer is especially lucrative for women today
C Women today are opening more businesses of their own
D Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more attractive to the businesses world
54 The word “excluded” is closest in meaning to _.
A not permitted to B decorators of C often invited to D charged admissions to
55 All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the business world
EXCEPT _
A women lacked ability to work in business
B women were required to stay at home with their families
C women were not trained in business
D women faced discrimination in business
56 The word “that” in the passage refers to _.
A women working hard B a woman becomes a chairman of the board
C women believing that business is a place for them D women achieving advanced degrees
57 The author’s attitude about the future of women in business is _
A skeptical B negative C frustrated D optimistic
58 Charlotte Taylor believes that women in the 1970s _
A were still more interested in education than business opportunities
B were able to work hard enough to succeed in business
C were unrealistic about their opportunities in business management
D had fewer obstacles in business than they do today
59 The author mentions the “shoebox under the bed” in order to _.
A point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzig’s business were limited
B show the frugality of women in business
C show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig
D suggest that the company needed to expand
60 It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that businesses operated by women are small because _
A women are not able to borrow money easily B many women fail at large business
C women prefer a small intimate setting D women can’t deal with money
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.
61 A Canada B dynamic C stimulate D continent
62 A condolence B encounter C consonant D determine
63 A abundant B behavior C requirement D estimate
Trang 564 A mature B culture C measure D nature
65 A hypersensitive B psychological C contributory D argumentative
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
66 In an effort to eliminate dense fog from airports, weathermen utilize several measures.
67 They plan to erect an office block here.
68 - “Can I have a rise?” - “Out of the questions!”
A What a stupid thing to ask for! B Impossible
C I don’t understand exactly what you mean D Of course!
Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions.
Scientists believe that dinosaurs came into being about 180 million years ago and died out about 60 million years ago Since dinosaurs were reptiles, they must have developed from reptiles that lived before them
The first reptiles appeared long before the dinosaurs They were able to live in water and on land They hatched eggs and the young ones had legs and lungs They could breathe air and probably ate insects
Then the other reptiles became larger and stronger Some looked like big lizards and others like turtles They had short tails, thick legs and big heads They ate plants
The first dinosaurs to develop resembled their reptile ancestors They were slender and probably no
bigger than a turkey and, like a turkey, they walked on their hind legs Some kinds remained small, but others grew heavier and longer There were even a few that were six meters long, weighing as much as an elephant They had small heads and short, blunt teeth, which were only good for eating plants They lived in low, swampy places
Then came the next period in the Age of the Reptiles Some of the plant-eating dinosaurs became so large that even four legs could not support them on land These were the largest of all the reptiles The largest dinosaurs were probably the biggest animals that ever walked the Earth They had to spend most of their lives
in rivers and swamps One of these giants was the Brontosaurus, 25 meters long and weighing about 40,000 kilograms!
At the same time, other dinosaurs were able to walk about on land One of these, the Allosaurus, was
10 meters long, had sharp teeth and claws and fed on the Brontosaurus and other plant eaters!
Dinosaurs developed in many different ways, but none of them ever developed a good brain One of the reasons dinosaurs disappears may be that they were just not bright enough to know how to survive and escape from all their natural enemies But some scientists believe that changes in the Earth and in climate killed off the dinosaurs Swamps dried up and mountains appeared, making life difficult for dinosaurs that couldn’t live on dry land Also, changes in climate produced changes in vegetation, and since many dinosaurs were plant eaters, their food supply disappeared Finally as the Earth began to have seasons, shifting from hot summers to snowy winters, dinosaurs could not fit themselves to these changes and gradually became extinct There are other scientists who believe that the dinosaurs disappeared because of an incident that happened 65 million years ago An enormous and very heavy asteroid hit the Earth There was a huge explosion and this caused tons of dust to be blasted into the Earth’s atmosphere There was such a thick layer
of dust covering our Earth that it blocked out sunlight for as long as five years That was how plants died and the dinosaurs were deprived of food Eventually they starved to death
69 Which of the following statements about the first reptiles is NOT true?
A They laid eggs B They were the ancestor of dinosaurs
C They were both land and sea animals D They existed about 180 million years ago
70 What did the earliest reptiles feed on?
71 In the passage, the word “resembled” means _.
A lived as long as B existed at the same time as
C survived in the same way as D had similarities to
72 How were the first dinosaurs similar to reptiles?
A They walked on their fore legs B They were plant eaters
C They were of the same size D They had big heads
Trang 673 When did the Earth begin to have seasons?
A 100 million years ago B 65 million years ago C 180 million years ago D 60 million years ago
74 From the fifth paragraph, we know that _
A the Brontosaurus fed on other smaller dinosaurs
B the Brontosaurus had sharp claws and teeth
C the largest of the dinosaurs had two legs that couldn’t support them
D giant dinosaurs lived mostly in swamps and rivers
75 Which of the following statements that appear in the passage is considered a fact?
A Dinosaurs were developed from reptiles
B Dinosaurs became extinct 60 million years
C The Age of the Reptiles was the period when reptiles ruled the Earth
D The first reptiles ate insects
76 When an asteroid hit the Earth 65 million years ago, the following things happened, EXCEPT _
A many types of vegetation died B there were tons of dust on Earth
C there was no sunlight on Earth for a long period D there was a big explosion
77 According to the passage, dinosaurs disappeared NOT because _
A they were killed by enemies B they were killed in an explosion
C they couldn’t adapt to climatic changes D they died of starvation
78 According to the next text, which is the correct order of appearance of the dinosaurs?
I The first dinosaurs were about the size of a turkey
II Then came the large reptiles that ate plants
III The earliest reptiles ate insect
IV Then some dinosaurs grew to be as big as elephants
A I, III, IV, II B IV, III, II, I C II, III, I, IV D III, II, I, IV
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
79 I would be happy to go along with the idea.
A not to agree with the idea B to agree with the idea
C to support the idea D to agree with the ideas
80 He always bends the truth.
A says something that is completely true B tells a lie
C doesn’t tell the truth D says something that is not completely true
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Môn: TIẾNG ANH
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ĐỀ THI GỒM 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 word for each of the blanks from 1 to 10.
From the seeds themselves to the machinery, fertilizers and pesticides - The Green Revolution regimen
depend heavily on technology One (1) , however, depends much (2) _ on technology -organic farming Many -organic farmers use machinery, but (3) _ chemical fertilizers or pesticides (4)
_chemical soil enrichers, they use animal manure and plant parts not used as food -,natural, organic
fertilizers that are clearly a renewable (5) _ Organic farmers also use alternatives (6) pesticides; for example they may rely on natural predators of certain insect pests (7) _the need arises,
they can buy the eggs and larvae of these natural predators and introduce them into their crop fields They use
(8) techniques to control pests as well, like planting certain crops together because one crop repels the other's pests Organic farmers do not need a lot of land;(9) organic farming is perfectly (10)
to small farms and is relatively inexpensive Finally, many organic farmers' average yields compare
favorably with other farmers' yields
Question 1 A alteration B alternate C alternative D alternation
Question 4 A In spite of B On account of C In favour of D Instead of
Question 5 A resource B source C matter D substance
Question 8 A others B another C the others D other
Question 9 A instead B in one way C on one hand D in fact
Question 10 A suitable B open C likely D suited
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 from 11 to 20.
Question 11: When I picked up my book I found that the cover had been torn.
A Picking up my book, the cover had been torn
B On picking up the book, I saw that the cover had been torn
C The cover had been torn when my book picked up
D Picked up, I saw that the cover of the book was torn
Question 12: “You're always making terrible mistakes”, said the teacher.
A The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes
B The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes
C The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes
D The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes
Question 13: I had no problems at all during my trip to France.
A No problems were there during my trip to France at all
B Everything went according to plan during my trip to France
Trang 9C My trip to France was not at all went as planned.
D No problems during my trip had I at all in France
Question 14: the author/ released/eared/last year/the book/a lot of money.
A Released last year, the book earned the author a lot of money
B Released last year, the author earned the book a lot of money
C The author released the book last year a lot of money earned
D The released book last year earned the author a lot of money
Question 15: The police were told that the use of unnecessary force was forbidden.
A The police were forbidden not to use unnecessary force
B The police were forbidden to use unnecessary force
C The police were instructed not use unnecessary force
D The police were instructed to use unnecessary force
Question 16: Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.
A The new cinema was more expensive than we expected
B We were very impressed by the new cinema, but we found it rather expensive
C We were not impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive
D The new cinema impressed us because it was rather expensive
Question 17: A child is influenced as much by his schooling as by his parents.
a Schooling doesn’t influence a child as much as his parents do
b A child’s parents have greater influence on him than his schooling
c A child can influence his parents as much as his schooling
d A child’s schooling influences him as much as his parents do
Question 18: Rarely has a 15-year-old earned so much money.
a 15-year-old rarely earns money
b A 15-year-old rarely earns lots of money
c A 15-year-old has seldom earned that much money
d A 15-year-old has never earned that much money
Question 19: After the operation, she recovered far quicker than any of us had expected her to.
A She recovered from the operation just as quickly as anybody could have hoped
B Once the operation was over, her recovery was as fast as could be expected
C To our great surprise, she was back to normal again as soon as the operation was over
D We were all surprised at how fast her health returned after the operation
Question 20: They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
A So fierce a dog did they had that nobody would visit them
B So fierce was their dog that nobody would visit them
C Their dog was fierce enough for anybody to visit them
D If their dog weren’t fierce, somebody would visit them
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions from 21 to 25.
Question 21: A company B atmosphere C customer D employment
Question 22: A tomorrow B continue C popular D informing
Question 23: A picturesque B company C element D beautiful
Question 24: A ambitious B chocolate C position D occurrence
Question 25: A successful B attractive C arrangement D humorous
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest from question 26 to question 30.
Question 26: A pairs B sports C sea D parks
Question 27: A talked B laughed C stopped D moved
Question 29: A smooth B though C thought D without
Trang 10Question 30: A many B women C peasant D sell
Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 40.
Until recently, hunting for treasure from shipwrecks was mostly fantasy; with recent technological
advances, however, the search for sunken treasure has become more popular as a legitimate endeavor This
has caused a debate between those wanting to salvage the wrecks and those wanting to preserve them Treasure hunters are spurred on by the thought of finding caches of gold coins or other valuable objects
on a sunken ship One team of salvagers, for instance, searched the wreck of the RMS Republic, which sank
outside the Boston harbor in 1900 The search party, using side-scan sonar, a device that projects sound
waves across the ocean bottom and produces a profile of the sea floor, located the wreck in just two and a
half days Before the use of this new technology, such searches could take months or years The team of divers searched the wreck for two months, finding silver tea services, crystal dinnerware, and thousands of bottles of wine, but they did not find the five and a half tons of American Gold Eagle coins they were searching for
Preservationists focus on the historic value of a ship They say that even if a shipwreck's treasure does not have a high monetary value, it can be an invaluable source of historic artifacts that are preserved in nearly
mint condition But once a salvage team has scoured a site, much of the archaeological value is lost.
Maritime archaeologists who are preservationists worry that the success of salvagers will attract more treasure-hunting expeditions and thus threaten remaining undiscovered wrecks Preservationists are lobbying their state lawmakers to legally restrict underwater searches and unregulated salvages To counter their
efforts, treasure hunters argue that without the lure of gold and million-dollar treasures, the wrecks and their
historical artifacts would never be recovered at all
Question 31: What is the main idea of this passage?
A Searching for wrecks is much easier with new technologies like side-scan sonar
B Maritime archaeologists are concerned about the unregulated searching of wrecks
C The search of the RMS Republic failed to produce the hoped-for coins.
D The popularity of treasure seeking has spurred a debate between preservationists and salvagers
Question 32: The word "sunken" in line 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following words?
A broken B underwater C ancient D hollow
Question 33: Which of the following could best replace the phrase "a profile" as used in line 7?
A a projection B an execution C a highlight D an outline
Question 34: Which of the following statements is best supported by the author?
A The value of a shipwreck depends on the quantity of its artifacts
B Preservationists are fighting the use of technological advances such as side-scan sonar
C Side-scan sonar has helped to legitimize salvaging
D The use of sound waves is crucial to locating shipwrecks
Question 35: The author uses the phrase "mint condition" in line 12-13 to describe
A something perfect B something significant
C something tolerant D something magical
Question 36: All of the following were found on the RMS Republic EXCEPT
A wine bottles B silver tea services C American Gold Eagle coins D crystal dinnerware
Question 37: From the passage, you can infer that a preservationist would be most likely to
A shun treasure-seeking salvagers B be a diver
C put treasures in a museum D do archaeological research
Question 38: The word "scoured" in line 13 is most similar to which of the following?
A scraped away B scratched over C scrambled around D searched through
Question 39: In line 17, what is the closest meaning to the word "lure"?
A knowledge B attraction C luxury D glare