DE THI THU DAI HOC SO 2 NĂM 2010- 2011
Question 1 – 5: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word differs from the rest
in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions
Câu 1:
A. follow B. offer C. teacher D. prefer
Câu 2:
A.information B.considerate C. explanation D. preparation
Câu 3:
A. holiday B. monitor C. insurance D. instrument
Câu 4:
A.essential B. different C. important D. negation
Câu 5:
A. ensure B. pleasure C. picture D. capture
Question 6 – 30: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following question.
Câu 6: We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are …
A. out of work B. out of stock C. out of reach D. out of practice
Câu 7: The … listened attentively to every word the vicar said in his sermon.
A. sightseers B. congregation C. spectators D. audience
Câu 8: We cannot judge a person simply on the … of his education
A. basis B. condition C. principle D. theory
Câu 9: I’m afraid O know nothing about the fight for independence. It was ….
A. at my time B. at the same time B. before my time C. for the time being
Câu 10: Well, we did have a terrible row but we’ve … it out now
B. turned C. cleaned D. sorted D. Made
Câu 11: We intend to … with the old system as soon as we have developed a better one.
A. do up B. do away C. do down D. do in
Câu 12: . … they decided not to go to Australia for their holidays but went to America instead.
A. At the end B. In the least C. in the end D. At least
Câu 13: If you don’t …. smoking you’ll never get better.
A.give off B. Give out C. give from D. give up

Câu 14: The baby is crying! Will you … while I prepare his milk.
A. look him up B. make him up. C. look after him D. care about him
Câu 15: When she heard that her grandfather had died in hospital she … into tears.
A. fell. B. exploded C. went D. burst
Câu 16: We were really … with the weather.
A. disappointed B. disappoint C. disappointing D.disappointment.
Câu 17: She doesn’t go to the gym ….
A. no more B. no longer C. much more D. any more
Câu 18: I studied chemistry at … university.
A. the B. a C. an D. no article
Câu 19: That’s the house in … we live.
A. where B. which C. that D. when
Câu 20: I’ll have a bath … I get home.
A. as soon as B. so soon that C. hardly when D. so soon as
Câu 21: Would you marry him if he … you?
A. would ask B. asks C. did ask D. asked
Câu 22: I can’t … to buy a new car
A. afford B. spend C. pay D. think
Câu 23: They’ll move to France when their baby….
A. will be born B. is being born C. is born D. would be born.
Câu 24: She speaks English… than me.
A.more better B. much better C. more well D. so better
Câu 25: Can I … cheque?
A.pay by B. pay with C. pay in D. pay on
Câu 26: he … me by asking stupid questions while I am working
A. interferes B. damages C. quarrels D. annoys
Câu 27: I am … tired to think about that problem at the moment.
A. simply B. nearly C. much more D. far too
Câu 28: I don’t remember … the door when I left home this morning.
A. to lock B. locked C. locking D. to have locked

Câu 29: There was no … in waiting longer than half an hour so we left
A. good B. point C. worth D. use
Câu 30: The child was told to eat all his vegetables or … he would get no ice cream.
A.in case B. instead C. in fact D. else
Câu 31: . … you have no key, you will have to get back before I go out.
A. Although B. As C. Provided D. Unless
Câu 32: The question of late payment of bills was … again at the board meeting
A. risen B. raised C. brought D. taken
Câu 33: . … the time you get to the theater, the play will have finished
A. Until B. In C. by D. on
Câu 34: Since my mother died, my closest … is my cousin
A. parent B. person C. friend D. relative
Câu 35: James should have stayed out of the sun as his skin is so…
A. sensible B. insensible C. Sensitive D. senseless
Question 36 – 45. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the best option for each of the blanks
Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissions. Researchers are questioning whether exposure to these radio wa
ves might (36)
… to brain cancer. So far, the data are not conclusive. The scientific evidence does not (37)… us to say with certainly that mobile
phones are categorically (38)…. On the other hand, current research has not yet (39)… clear adverse effect as
sociated with the
prolonged use of mobile phones.
Numerous studies are now going (40) … in various countries. Some of the results are contradictory but others have shown an
association between mobile phone use and cancer. (41)… these studies are prelimina
ry and the issue needs further, long
investigation.
(42)… the scientific data is more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile phone for long (43)… of time. Don’t
think that hands free phones are any safer either. At the moment,
research is in fact showing the (44) … and they may be just as
dangerous. It is also thought that young people (45) … bodies are still growing may be at particular risk.

Câu 36:
A. cause B. lead C. produce D. bring
Câu 37:
A. enable B. make C. able D. let
Câu 38:
A. risky B. secure C. safe D. unhealthy
Câu 39:
A. proved B. demonstrated C. caused D. created
Câu 40:
A. by B. on C. through D. about
Câu 41:
A. Thought B. Additionally C. However D. While
Câu 42:
A. Provide B. As C. When D. Until
Câu 43:
A. amounts B. periods C. quantities D. intervals
Câu 44:
A. fact B. opposite C. way D. truth
Câu 45:
A. as B. that C. with D. whose
Questions 46 – 55: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the best answer to each of the following questions.
The hard, rigid plates that form the outermost portion of the Earth are about 100 kilometers thick. These plates
include both the Earth’s crust an
d the upper mantle. The rocks of the crust are composed mostly of minerals with light
elements, like aluminum and sodium, while the mantle contains some heavier elements, like iron and magnesium.
Together, the crust and upper mantle that form the surface p
lates are called the lithosphere. This rigid layer floats on the
denser material of the lower mantle the way a wooden raft flats on a pond. The plates are supported by a weak, plastic
layer of the lower mantle called the asthenosphere. Also like a raft on

a pond, the lithospheric plates are carried along by
slow currents in this more fluid layer beneath them.
With an understating of plate tectonics, geologists have put together a new history for the Earth’s surface. About
200 million years ago, the plates a
t the Earth’s surface formed a “suppercontinent” called Pangaea. When this
supercontinent started to tear apart because of plate movement, Pangaea first broke into two large continental masses
with a newly formed sea that grew between the land areas the de
pression filled with water. The southern one, which
included the modern continents of South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctic, is called Gondwanaland. The
northern one, with North America, Europe, and Asia, is called Laurasi. North America tore awa
y from Europe about 180
million years ago, forming the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Some of the lithospheric plates carry ocean floor and others carry land masses or a combination of the two types.
The movement of the lithospheric plates is responsible for ea
rthquakes, volcanoes, and the Earth’s largest mountain
ranges. Current understating of the interaction between different plates explains why these occur where they do. For
example, the edge of the Pacific Ocean has been called the “Ring of Fire” because so
many volcanic eruptions and
earthquakes happen there. Before the 1960’s, geologists could not explain why active volcanoes and strong earthquakes
were concentrate in that region. The theory of plate tectonics gave them an answer.
Câu 46: With which of the following topic is the passage mainly concerned?
A. The contributions of the theory of plate tectonics to geological knowledge.
B. The mineral composition of the Earth’s crust.
C. The location of the Earth’s major plates.
D. The methods used by scientists to measure plate movement.
Câu 47: According to the passage, the lithosphertic plates are given support by the …
A. upper mantle B. ocean floor C. crust D.asthenosphere
Câu 48: When were all the current continents a single entity?
A. 500 million years
B. 400 million years.

C. 300 million years.
D. 200 million year
Câu 49: The author compares the relationship between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere to which of the
following?
A. Lava flowing from a volcano
C. A fish swimming in a pond
B. A boat floating on the water
D. The erosion of rocks by running water.
Câu 50: The word “one” in the third paragraph refers to …
A. movements B. depression C. sea D.masses
Câu 51: According to the passage, the northern Atlantic Ocean was formed when…
A. Pangaea was created
C. Gondwanaland collided with other templates.
B. Parts of Laurasia separated from the each other.
D.Pangaea Plate movement ceased
Câu 52: The word “carry” in the last paragraph could best be replaced by …
A. damage B. connect C. squeeze D. support
Câu 53: The word “concentrated” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. allowed B. exploded C. clustered D. strengthened
Câu 54: Which of the following can be inferred about the theory of plate tectonics?
A. It is no longer of great interest to geologists.
B. It was first proposed in the 1960’s
C. It fails to explain why earthquakes occur
D. It refutes the theory of the existence of a
supercontinent
Câu 55: The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses…
A. Why certain geological events happen where
they do
B. How geological occurrences have changed over
the years

C. the most unusual geological development in the
Earth’s history
D. The latest innovations in geological measurement
Questions 56 – 65. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.

Television, like language, can be a cultural challenge for better or worse, and this is what it is in many of its
activities, whether voluntarily or, on occasion, involuntarily. Although it may sometimes be soothing, television is
often provocative in the sense that it gives information and arouses interest. That being said, the new means of
broadcasting and communicating throughout the world increases the complexity of television even further.

An important question is what television is there to do and to say. In actual fact, however, the issue does not seem
to have been put in this quay by all governments and their officials, nor by private television companies.

Since the primary aim is to get an audience (and who would want to make television programs nobody looked at?),
programs are becoming more and more standardized. The cultural challenge represented by television must not
turn into a challenge to culture. At all events, television carries messages which influence, and will increasingly
influence, trends in societies one way or another. Either television will contribute to enriching our culture or to
enabling some of these cultures to dominate others.

Undoubtedly there are outstanding events, such as broadcasts of major occasions, buts the out – of – the – ordinary
nature of a cultural message soon becomes part of life, part of the every air breathed by those to whom the
messages are sent. Living in a world of painting, literature and music is a very different thing from the stardom of a
composer, writer of performer. While the heads of television channels sometimes display boldness, they do not
seem to find it necessary to do so when it comes to music (with the occasional exception), because they themselves
are not convinced of the emotional impact of music on television. And yet, in spite of all obstacles, music is a
challenge through its daily presence. This represents a victory for whom? Pure music – that is to say, music soberly
presented through the playing of the performers – goes down very well on the small screen. Its presence on
television makes it part of everyday life.
Let us be optimistic and hope that those in charge of television of whatever kind are aware of the importance of

their function over and above audience surveys and ratings and that they will call primarily on the talents of
cultural people and give them priority over the salesman.

Câu 56: What is the effect of television according to the author?
A. It causes intellectual laziness
C. It makes the viewers think
B. It is harmful to society
D. It confuses the viewers.
Câu 57: Television’s function is to make people …
A. confused of what is happening.
C. more interested in what is happening
B. more culturally oriented
D. more educated in society
Câu 58: In the author’s opinion, what is wrong with the attitude of some governments to television?
A. They do not think it is important
C. They do not pay enough attention to its function.
B. They do not use it effectively
D. They have too much control over it
Câu 59: The influence that television may have is possibly…
A. ignored by almost everybody
C. greatly considered by governments.
B. a substiantial benefit for private companies.
D. an enrichment and also a challenge to
cultures.
Câu 60: The author thinks that television programs are in danger of …
trying to please too many people
preventing the development of society.
losing their effect our culture.
declining in popularity.
Câu 61: What are the heads of television not convinced of its impact?

A.music B. Literature C. Fine arts D Painting
Câu 62: According to the author, the heads of the television channels….
A. have an adventurous approach to presenting music
C. broadcast only important musical events.
B. do not think music is effective on television
D. do not want music to be part of everyday
life
Câu 63: Music has become …
A. very important to television program producers
C. very important to policy makers
B. part of the cultural message
D. part of daily life
Câu 64: What does the author hope will be the future of television?
A. More popular programs will be broadcast.
B. Television controllers will change their attitudes.
C. Audience will go on increasing
D. The right kind of program – makers will be appointed,
Câu 65: the best title for this passage is?
A. Television and its programs
C. The influence of television on governments and companies.

B. The impact of television on culture
D. The standardization of television
programs.
Questions 66 – 70. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction
Câu 66: The influence of the nation’s literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention.
A B C D
Câu 67: He has less friends in his classes now than he had last year.
A B C D

Câu 68: she wishes that we didn’t send her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet.
A B C D
Câu 69: They plan to attend the convention next month, and so I am
A B C D
Câu 70: Today is such beautiful day that I can’t bring myself to complete all my homework.
A B C D
Questions 71 – 75. Mark the letter A, B, C, or d on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has the same
meaning as the original one.
Câu 71: I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.
A. If I had known you were coming. I would for you.
B. I would have waited for you if I knew you were coming
C. Had I known you were coming, I would have waited for you.
D. If I had know you were coming, I would have waited for you.
Câu 72: 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, the book was torn.
Câu 73: He is a man of extreme honesty
A. He is an extremely honest man
B. It is extremely honest that he is a man
C. It is of extreme honesty to a man like him
D. He is an extreme honesty man
Câu 74: I do physical training because I want to keep fit
A. I want to keep fit because I do physical training
B. I want to do physical training so I keep fit
C. I do physical training in order to keep fit
D. So as to do physical training, I keep fit
Câu 75: The sea was so cold that we couldn’t swim in it
A. The cold sea helped us to swim

B. We couldn’t swim with such a cold sea
C. The cold sea prevented us from swimming in it
D. It was such a cold sea that we could swim
Questions 76 – 80. Mark the letter A, b, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the best sentence built from the
given words or phrases.
Câu 76: lawyer/tell/client/little chance/ win/case
A. The lawyer told his client that they had little chance of winning the case.
B. The lawyer told his client that case was of a small chance to win
C. A lawyer told his client it was nearly impossible to win him the case
D. The lawyer told his client the case had a minimum chance to be won by him.
Câu 77: One/professor’s/ greatest attribute/give/lectures
A. One of the professor’s greatest attribute is when he gives lectures
B. The professor’s greatest attributes is how in the manner that he lectures,
C. One of the professor’s greatest attributes is the way to give lectures.
D.One of the professor’ greatest attributes is his ability to lecture.
Câu 78: France/Independence Day/day/yesterday
A. The France’s Independence Day was before yesterday
B. The Day of the French independence was a day yesterday
C. The France’s Independence Day was a day before yesterday.
D. France’s Independence Day was the day before yesterday
Câu 79: know/Vietnamese/have/culture/studying/long/time?
A. You know that the Vietnamese have a culture of studying for a long time?
B. Do you know that the Vietnamese have a culture of studying for a long time?
C. Everyone knows that the Vietnamese have a culture to studying long time?
D. it is known that the Vietnamese have culture of long studying time.
Câu 80: Many exams/ organize/select/excellent people/ in the past
A. Many exams were organized to select the most excellent people in the past
B. Many exams had organized to select excellent people in the past.
C. Many exams organized to select the most excellent people in the past
D. To select the most excellent people, many exams had organized in the past.