ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 29

ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2012  Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80)

I. 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 1

A. chorusB. ChristianC. cholesterolD. check

Question 2

A. clearB. earC. heardD. near

Question 3

A. enoughB. roughC. toughD. though

Question 4

A. hourB. hearC. hitD. hat

Question 5

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

Question 6: Physicians can look into the lungs, heart and other areas that were formerly ............... to them.

A. accessibleB. accessC. accessiblyD. inaccessible

Question 7: Experiments in the sonic imaging of moving objects ............... in both the United States and Europe well before the Second World War. 

A. were conductingB. have been conductedC. had been conductedD. being conducted

Question 8:............... photosynthesis were to stop, life would disappear from the planet Earth relatively quickly.

A. ForB. HoweverC. IfD. Although

Question 9:What  did you do this morning? – We …………the room white-washed.

A. hadB. haveC. got toD. order

Question 10: Will you ……… me a favor?

A. makeB. doC. giveD. call

Question 11: Who will go with us? – The man ……… to Mary.

A. talkingB. to talkC. talksD. is talking

Question 12: Neither heat or cold ………the postman.

A. dauntsB. dauntC. dauntingD. to daunt

Question 13: Do you think the book is expensive? – Yes, it’s not ………. what we paid for it.

A. worthyB. worth ofC. worthD. valuable

Question 14: He works ………. the government.

A. toB. forC. inD. with

Question 15: ............. children master the basics, advanced development becomes easier.

A. TheB. OnceC. ThatD. Even

Question 16: The wheel, ............. has remained important for 4,000 years, is one of mankind's first inventions.

A. howB. whenC. whichD. about

Question 17: Sometimes ............. wears people out and is worse than the lack of sleep itself.

A. sleep the desireB. the desire to sleepC. to desire sleep isD. the desire sleep

Question 18: Some of the rainwater from clouds evaporates before .............. .

A. reaching the groundB. to reach the groundC. reach the groundD. the ground reaches

Question 19: A log grabber has a long arm ............., which stretches out to pick up logs.

A. calls a jibB. calling a jibC. called a jibD. call a jib

Question 20: It can sometimes ............. a house.

A. to take months to sellB. take several months to sellC. selling takes several monthsD. to sell taking several months

Question 21: ............. of commodities by air began in the 1920s at the same time as airmail service.

A. The shippingB. A shipC. The shippedD. To ship

Question 22: The student worked…………a barman during his holidays.

A. atB. asC. likeD. as if

Question 23: I just can’t …………the winter so I can go skiing again.

A. wait forB. look forward toC. expectD. await

Question 24: He has been out of work ……….a long time.

A. duringB. sinceC. forD. through

Question 25: If we want to buy a house, we’ll have to ………our spending.

A. care forB. cut backC. let downD. miss out

Question 26: We are constantly being …………of the problems of overpopulation.

A. reflectedB. remindedC. rememberedD. reviewed

Question 27: He fell …….. his best friend over a girl they both like.

A. overB. down

C. out withD. off

Question 28: Look, officer. I’m not drunk. I’m as …… as a judge.

A. calmB. steadyC. clearD. sober

Question 29: There’s …….. use in complaining. They probably won’t do anything about it.

A. a fewB. a littleC. fewD. little

Question 30: If it’s raining tomorrow, we’ll have to ………….. the match till Sunday.

A. put offB. cancelC. playD. put awayIII. 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 31: If a rash occurs within twenty-four hours after taking a new medication, the treatment should discontinued. 

A. occursB. after takingC. medicationD. should discontinued

Question 32: Almost all life depends to chemical reactions with oxygen to produce energy. 

A. almost allB. depends toC. to produceD. energy

Question 33: If dinosaurs would have continued roaming the earth, man would have evolved quite differently. 

A. would haveB. roamingC. manD. differently

Question 34: Find in 1933, The New York Sun was the first successful penny newspaper. 

A. Find

B. wasC. the firstD. newspaper

Question 35: George is not enough intelligent to pass this economics class without help. 

A. enough intelligentB. to passC. thisD. economicsIV. 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.

Question 36: The wagon master decided to ford the stream. 

A. valleyB. mountainC. small riverD. plain

Question 37: Saint Elmo's Fire is a Phenomenon that occurs when ships discharging harmless electrical charges into the atmosphere appear to shine.

A. fadeB. shrinkC. glowD. vanish

Question 38: The high mountain climate is cold and inhospitable.

A. rainyB. stormyC. uninvitingD. intense

Question 39: The tornado caused irreparable damage to the Florida citrus crop.

A. irresoluteB. irresponsibleC. irrecoverableD. irregular

Question 40: A female mosquito produces between 100 and 300 eggs at a time and up to 3,000 eggs during her lifetime. 

A. at onceB. one by oneC. once in a whileD. off and onV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

Question 41: Don't invite John to dinner; I can't stand his bad ………… .

A. moodB. mindC. characterD. temper

Question 42: It was a magnificent car which must have belonged to a very ………..person.

A. plentifulB. wealthyC. expensiveD. luxurious

Question 43: Heavy snowfalls have ………. all trains.

A. cancelledB. postponedC. delayedD. omitted

Question 44: He spent ten years in the army and for most of the time he was …………..abroad.

A. campedB. situatedC. placedD. stationed

Question 45: This is a challenging position in the car industry for a qualified …………

A. engineerB. engineC. mechanicalD. machinery

Question 46: His first novel was much more exciting ……….. any he has written since.

A. toB. asC. soD. than

Question 47: Jane and Margaret …………..to live next door to each other at one time.

A. had usedB. usedC. were usedD. have used

Question 48: There is a large car-park ………… to the station.

A. acrossB. byC. close

D. right

Question 49: Food prices have been ………….. steadily for at least twenty years.

A. risingB. raisingC. liftingD. growing

Question 50: According to the ……………..of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intend to leave.

A. lawsB. rulesC. termsD. detailsVI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

     Martin Luther King, Jr., is well known for his work in civil rights and for his many famous speeches, among them is his moving "I Have A Dream" speech. But fewer people know much about King's childhood. M.L., as he was called, was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the home of his maternal grandfather.

     M.L.'s grandfather, the Reverend A.D. Williams, purchased their home on Auburn Avenue in 1909, twenty years before M.L. was born. The Reverend Williams, an eloquent speaker, played an important role in the community since so many people's lives centered around the church. He allowed his church and his home to be used as a meeting place for a number of organizations dedicated to the education and social advancement of blacks. M.L. grew up in this atmosphere, with his home being used as a community gathering place, and was no doubt influenced by it.

      M.L.'s childhood was not especially eventful. His father was a minister and his mother was a musician. He was the second of three children, and he attended all- black schools in a black neighborhood. The neighborhood was not poor, however. Auburn Avenue was the main artery through a prosperous neighborhood that had come to symbolize achievement for Atlanta's black people. It was an area of banks, insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other black-owner black-operated businesses and services. Even in the face of Atlanta's segregation, the district thrived . Dr. King never forgot the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a seemingly insurmountable barrier that kept black Atlantans from mingling with whites.

Question 51: What is this passage mainly about?

A. the prejudice that existed in AtlantaB. Martin Luther King's childhoodC. M.L.'s grandfatherD. the neighborhood King grew up in

Question 52: The word "eloquent" means most nearly

A. powerfulB. active

C. romanticD. fascinating

Question 53: The word "gathering" in line 10 could best be replaced by

A. pickingB. learningC. excitingD. meeting

Question 54: In line 16, the word "it" refers to which of the following?

A. achievementB. neighborhoodC. servicesD. segregation

Question 55: According to the author, blacks in King's neighborhood were involved in all the following businesses and services EXCEPT

A. dentistryB. medicineC. lawD. banking

Question 56: According to the author, King was influenced by 

A. community spiritB. black lawyersC. his motherD. his speeches

Question 57: The word "thrived" in line 18 refers to which of the following? 

A. achievedB. surrenderedC. flourishedD. held

Question 58: As used in line 19, which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "seemingly"?

A. apparentlyB. inevitableC. inexplicableD. hastily

Question 59: The word "mingling" in line 26 could best be replaced by which of the following? 

A. interferingB. garglingC. consuming

D. associating

Question 60: According to the author, M.L. 

A. had a difficult childhoodB. was a good musician as a childC. loved to listen to his grandfather speakD. grew up in a relatively rich area of AtlantaVII. 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.

      You have probably never heard of Charles Burgess Fry but in the early years of this century, he was the most famous while still at university, mainly on ……(61)….of his achievements in sport. He was, at the same time, captain of the university football, and athletics teams and ……(62)……the world record for the long jump. He was also a……(63).... sports journalist. He was so famous that letters addressed to Mr Fry, Oxford were …(64)……..to him without any difficulty. His college, ……(65)………it had quite a different name, was known as “Fry” college.

      Some people have ……(66)…..Fry’s sporting achievements. They …(67)….out that he lived at a time when standards were quite ……(68)…… and it was much easier to do well in several sports. It is certainly true that athletes of that time did not have the totally dedicated approach of modern athletes. However, it is only fair to judge him……(69)…… the standards of his own time. There is no doubt that he had extraordinary skill……(70)….with an ability to write about sport with style and intelligence.

Question 61:

A. caseB. accountC. viewD. regard

Question 62:

A. heldB. didC. madeD. reached

Question 63:

A. commonB. usualC. normalD. popular

Question 64:

A. postedB. divertedC. delivered

D. carried

Question 65:

A. despiteB. althoughC. howeverD. otherwise

Question 66:

A. complainedB. contradictedC. criticizedD. contrasted

Question 67:

A. pointB. giveC. putD. speak

Question 68:

A. badB. smallC. lowD. weak

Question 69:

A. forB. byC. asD. with

Question 70:

A. attachedB. combinedC. connectedD. relatedIX. 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 71 to 80.

      The peregrine falcon, a predatory bird indigenous to North America, was once in danger of extinction. In the 1960s, scientists discovered byproducts of the pesticide DDT in the birds' eggs, which caused them to be too soft to survive. The use of the pesticide had been banned in the United States, but the falcons were eating migratory birds from other places where DDT was still used. In order to increase the survival rate, scientists were raising the birds in laboratories and then releasing them into mountainous areas. This practice achieved only moderate success,

however, because many of the birds raised in captivity could not survive in the wild. 

      There is now, however, a new alternative to releases in the wild. A falcon that has been given the name Scarlett chose to make her home on a ledge of the 33rd floor of a Baltimore, Maryland, office building rather than in the wild, and, to the surprise of the scientists, she has managed to live quite well in the city. Following this example, programs have been initiated that release birds like Scarlett into cities rather than into their natural wild habitat. These urban releases are becoming a common way to strengthen the species. Urban homes have several benefits for the birds that wild spots do not. First, there is an abundance of pigeons and small birds as food sources. The peregrine in the city is also protected from its main predator, the great horned owl. Urban release programs have been very successful in reestablishing the peregrine falcons along the East Coast. Though they are still an endangered species, their numbers increased from about 60 nesting pairs in 1975 to about 700 pairs in 1992. In another decade the species may flourish again, this time without human help.

Question 71: What is the main topic of the passage?

A. survival of peregrine falconsB. releases into the wildC. endangered speciesD. harmful effects of pesticides

Question 72: In line 1, the phrase “indigenous to” could be bet replaced by

A. typical ofB. protected byC. adapted toD. native to

Question 73: The word “byproducts” could be best replaced by which of the following?

A. derivativesB. proceedsC. chemicalsD. elements

Question 74:The word “banned” could be best replaced by

A. authorizedB. developedC. disseminatedD. prohibited

Question 75:The word “raising” most probably means

A. breedingB. elevatingC. collectingD. measuring

Question 76: Why were the peregrine falcons in danger?

A. because of pesticides used by American farmersB. because they migrated to countries where their eggs could not surviveC. because they ate birds from other countries where DDT was still usedD. because they were prized by hunters and hunted to near extinction

Question 77: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a reason why a falcon might choose to live in a city?

A. There are high places to nestB. There are other falcons nearbyC. There is a lack of predatorsD. There is abundant food

Question 78: According to the passage, which of the following are the falcons’ main predators?

A. pigeonsB. rattlesnakesC. owlsD. humans

Question 79:The word “spots” could be best replaced by

A. placesB. dilemmasC. junglesD. materials

Question 80:According to the passage, where have the release programs been the most successful?

A. in office buildingsB. on the East CoastC. in mountainous areasD. in the wild

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