ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011
I/ Choose the word which has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1.A. grasses B. stretches C. comprises D. potatoes
2.A. lie B. wide C. circle D. comprise
3.A. compound B. route C. house D. south
4.A. dune B. hummock C. shrub D. buffalo
5.A.west B. between C. growth D. which
II/ Choose a,b,c or d that best completes these sentences
6…….Sahara of…….Africa is the world’s largest desert.
a.0/the b.The/0 c.A/an d.The/an
7. Deserts can be defined as areas that receive ……….average annual precipitation of less than 250mm.
a.a b.an c.the d.0
8. The Sahara contains complex linear dunes that are…… by most 6 kilometers.
a.developed b.separated c.lay d.located
9. A…… is a landscape or region that receives very little precipitation.
a.dune b.desert c. sandy area d.shrub land
10. Deserts are often composed of…….and rocky surfaces.
a.water b.trees c.oil d.sand
11. Three great stretches of sandy deserts almost circle the center of Australia.
a.dunes b.valleys c. lands d. areas
12. Deserts are also classified by their … location and dominant weather pattern.
a. geographical b. aerial c. sandy d. facial
13. Thanks to pictures taken by satellites, deserts have not…….a mystery in our time.
a. hidden b. intended c. remained d. attained
14. Deserts take… one-third of the Earth’s land surface.
a. up b. on c.over d. after
15. The Simpson Desert was named ……Mr Simpson, President of the South Australian Branch of the
Royal Geographical Society of Australia.
a. with b. at c. after d. for
16. In 1953, Peveril Meigs divided desert regions…….Earth … three categories according Branch of the
Royal Geographical Society of Australia.

a.through/in b. from/with c. on/into d. in/for
17. More and more …….are very excited at discovering as many interesting things in the deserts as
possible.
a. explores b. explorations c. explorers d. exploratory
18. Can you make a ……estimate of how much our expedition in the desert may be ?
a.rough b. roughly c. roughing d. roughen
19. After Peter had returned from the Sahara desert, he was confined to bed by a…… disease.
a. mystery b. mysterious c. mysteriously d. mysteriousness
20. I want to work as an interpreter the future, …., I am studying Russian at university.
a. but b. so c. however d. therefore
21. I am going shopping for food this evening……I don’t have to go at the weekend.
a. so b. but c. however d. moreover
22. When she got the news from her family, she could not do anything, ……cry.
a.but b. and c. so d. however
23. Mrs Lindon has ……that she is unable to get a job.
a. but not enough education b. so little education
c. however little education d. such little education
24. That small car,… , is advertised in many current magazines.
a. so inexpensive and education b. however inexpensive and comfortable
c. inexpensive but comfortable d. and inexpensive but comfortable
25. We live in the same building …… we have hardly seen each other.
a. and b. therefore c.but d. so
26. I went to buy a Rolling Stones CD……the shop didn’t have it.
a. and b. but c. therefore d. so
27. Anna needed some money,……, she took a part time job.
a. furthermore b. moreover c. however d. therefore
28. Julie has a guitar…….she plays it really well.
a. and b. so c. but d. therefore
29. My fingers were injured ………my sister had to write the note for me.
a. and b. however c. so d. but

30. The concert was cancelled…… we went to nightclub instead.
a. so b. however c. so on d. but
III/ Error identification
31. Desert is a large area of land that has very little water however very few plants growing on it.
A B C D
32. Rain falls occasionally in deserts so desert storms are often violent.
A B C D
33.The Nile River, the Colorado River, but the Yellow River flow through deserts to deliver their
sediments to the sea. A B C
D
34. Deserts may have underground springs, rivers, or reservoirs they lie close to the surface , or deep
underground. A B C D
35. Most plants in deserts have adapted to sporadic rainfalls in a desert environments.
A B C D
IV/ Read the passage and choose the correct answer
A desert is a hostile, potentially deadly environment for unprepared humans. In hot deserts, high
temperatures cause rapid loss of water due to sweating , and the absence of water sources with which to
replenish it can result in dehydration and death within a few days. In addition, unprotected humans are
also at risk from heatstroke. Humans may also have to adapt to sandstorms in some desert not just in their
adverse effects on respiration systems and eyes, but also in their potentially , effects on equipment such as
filters, vehicles and communication equipment. Sandstorms can last for hours, sometimes even days.
Despite this, some cultures have made hot deserts their home for thousands of years, including the
Bedouin, Tuareg tribe and Pueblo people . Modern technology including advanced irrigation systems,
desalinization and air conditioning, has made desert much more hospitable. In the United States and
Israel for example, desert farming has found extensive use. In cold desert, hypothermia and frostbite are
the chief hazards, as well as dehydration in the absence of a source of heat to melt ice for drinking.
Falling through pack-ice or surface ice layers into freezing water is a particular danger requiring
emergency action to prevent rapid hypothermia. Starvation is also a hazard in low temperatures the body
requires much more food energy to maintain body heat and to move . As with hot deserts, some people
such as the Inuit have adapted to harsh conditions of cold deserts.

36. The text is about………………
a. troubles that human beings have to face in a desert b. desert storms and desert inhabitants
c. hot deserts and cold deserts in the United states d. desert hospitality and environment
37. Which is not a problem for unprepared man in a hot desert?
a. sandstorm b. loss of water c. irrigation d. heatstroke
38. Sandstorms……………
a. do no harm to machinery b. have effects only on eyes
c. never lasts more than one hour d. have bad effects on human beings and machinery
38. Which sentence is true?
a. No one can survive in both hot and cold deserts b.Modern technology makes deserts more hospitable
c. In the United States all deserts are quite uninhabited d. There are no deserts in Israel
40. Which is not a problem in cold deserts?
a. Starvation b. Hypothermia c. Frostbite d. Body heat
V/ Fill in blank with one suitable word or phrase
Desert biomes are the(41) of all the biomes. In fact, the most important of a desert is that it receives very
little (42). Most deserts receive less than 300mm a year compared (43) rainforests, which receive over
2,000mm. That means that the desert only gets 10 percent of the rain that a rainforest gets! temperature in
the desert can (44)drastically from day to night because the air is (45) dry that heat escapes rapidly at
night. The daytime temperature average 38oC (46) in some deserts it can get down to -4oC at night. The
temperature also varies greatly depending on the (47) of the desert. Since desert condition are so severe,
the plants live there need to have 48) to compensate for the lack of water. Some plants, such as cacti,
(49) water in their stems and use it very slowly, while others like bushes conserve water by growing few
leaves or by having large root systems to gather water or few leaves . Some desert plant species have a
short life cycle of a few weeks that (50 )only during periods of rain.
41. a. coldest b. hottest c. driest d. wettest
42. a. rain b. rainfall c. raindrop d. raincoat
43. a. with b. for c. about d. in
44. a, change b. exchange c. transform d. transfer
45. a. such as b. such c. so much d. so
46. a. when b. while c. as d. because

47. a. part b. region c. area d. location
48. a. adaptation b. agreement c. accepts d. achievement
49. a. place b. put c. store d. hold
50. a. spend b. take c. last d. experience





























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