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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 2 (ĐỀ 1)
Đề thi gồm có 6 trang


Câu 1 :

Many people believe that natural resources will never be _______.
A.

used out
B.
used away
C.
used up
D.
used off
Câu 2 :

Although he was completely _________ as a furniture-maker, he produced the most beautiful
chairs.
A.

untrained
B.

unable
C.
incapable
D.
uneducated
Câu 3 :

Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: He decided to repair the thing
himself and not to take it back to the shop.
A.

He decided to have the thing repaired and not to take it back to the shop.
B.

He took the thing back to the shop because he wanted to have it repaired
C.

He decided to repair the thing himself as he couldn't take it back to the shop
D.

Rather than take it back to the shop, he decided to repair the thing himself.
Câu 4 :

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
Câu 5 :

________ she could not say anything.
A.

Therefore upset was she that
B.
However upset was she that
C.

So upset was she that
D.
So upset was that
Câu 6 :

Do you mind if I borrow your plate? ______________________. Do you need only one?
A.

I’m sorry.
B.
Not at all
C.

Yes, I do
D.
Yes, I would

Câu 7 :

A ________is a book or a movie with an exciting story about crime or spying.

A.

thriller

B.
romance

C.
biography

D.
comic

Câu 8 :

Did Mr. Tan ________the class while Miss Fiona was ill in hospital?

A.

take over

B.
take away

C.
take off


D.
take up

Câu 9 :

Education has been developed in _______ with modern industry and the mass media.
A.

parallel
B.
selected
C.
compulsory
D.
following
Câu 10 :

I couldn’t tell what time it was because workmen had removed the _________ of the clock .
A.

hands
B.
arms
C.
pointers
D.
fingers
Câu 11 :


Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
A.

future B. pasture C. mature D. nature
Câu 12 :

Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: You should take notice of
those road signs about speed limits.
A.

You should care for those roadsides about speed limits
B.

You should take care of those roadsides about speed limits
C.

You should pay more attention to those roadsides on speed limits
D.

You should pay more attention to those roadsides about speed limits
Câu 13 :

___________ in the morning has become my habit for years.
A.

Having had a cold bath
B.
Having a cold bath
C.


Have a cold bath
D.
Having cold bath
Câu 14 :

Air, food and water are_______ to human beings.
A.

unquestionable
B.
indispensable
C.
undeniable
D.
indebted
Câu 15 :

Linda walked past me without saying a word. She ________ me.
A.

can't have been
seen
B.
can't have seen
C.
can't see
D.
can be seen
Câu 16 :


At the end of the winter, the price of winter clothes in the shop usually _________.
A.

drops
B.
reduces
C.
sinks
D.
lowers
Câu 17 :

I don’t believe a word he said, I think he just made _________ that story .

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A.

up
B.
down
C.
out
D.
off
Câu 18 :

I wish I ________ many times.
A.


will not be interrupted
B.
would not be interrupted
C.

will not have interrupted
D.
would not have been interrupted
Câu 19 :

I couldn't understand' what he said, and
___________
.

A.

neither could Stella
B.
neither couldn't Stella

C.

Stella couldn't, too

D.
so could Stella
Câu 20 :

During the first year, the newspaper was printed 50,000 copies a day, but now it has a
________of eight million.


A.

circulation

B.
publication

C.
population

D.
reservation

Câu 21 :

Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: We can’t deny that all of us
made certain mistakes early on.
A.

It can be denied that not all of us made mistakes.
B.

We admit that we could avoid making certain mistakes when young.
C.

Everyone of us denies that we made certain mistakes early on
D.

It is true that nobody could avoid making mistakes.

Câu 22 :

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others:
A.

festival
B.
badminton
C.
participant
D.
organize
Câu 23 :

I am sorry to hear that Peter and Dick have_______They were such good friends.
A.

dropped against
B.
fallen against
C.
dropped out
D.
fallen out
Câu 24 :

Your progress will be _______ in six months' time.
A.

counted

B.
valued
C.
admired
D.
evaluated
Câu 25 :

Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: The film star wore dark
glasses so that no one would recognise him
A.

The film star avoided to be recognised by wearing dark glasses
B.

The film star avoided recognising by wearing dark glasses
C.

In order to avoid recognising, he wore dark glasses
D.

The film star avoided being recognised by wearing dark glasses
Câu 26 :

Nobody is in the office, ________?
A.

aren't they
B.
are they

C.
is he
D.
isn't he
Câu 27 :

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
A.

mystery
B.
corridor
C.
enormous
D.
separate
Câu 28 :

New peace proposals were _______ at the recent Middle East conference.
A.

spoken out B. put forward C. shown off D. made up
Câu 29 :

Those letters ________ now. You can do the typing later.
A.

needn't be typed
B.
need to type

C.
need typing
D.
needn't typing
Câu 30 :

Not only __________ air pollution but it also does harm to our health.
A.

car exhaust causes
B.
car exhaust cause
C.

does car exhaust cause
D.
do car exhaust cause
Câu 31 :

By the time we reach New York on Friday, we
_________
over 60 hours traveling.

A.

will have spent

B.
will spend
C.

have spent
D.
will be spending

Câu 32 :

Choose the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined part: His tastes coincide
with those of his wife.
A.

are in harmony
B.
are similar
C.
are in
D.
are different
Câu 33 :

Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: She always has a good
relationship with the children
A.

She always gets on well to the children.
B.
She always gets on well of the children.
C.

She always gets on well for the children.
D.

She always gets on well with the children.
Câu 34 :

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others:
A.

combination
B.
energetic
C.
excellently
D.
solidarity
Câu 35 :

- “Would you like to have dinner with me?” - “______.”
A.

Yes, so do I
B.
Yes, it is
C.
Yes, I’d love to
D.
I’m very happy
Câu 36 :

Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one:
It was unfair that Paul failed


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the driving test.
A.

Paul failed the driving test because he was unfair.
B.

Paul was not fair in doing the driving test.
C.

It was unfair of Paul to fail the driving test.
D.

Paul didn't deserve to fail the driving test.
Câu 37 :

Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: “I didn’t break the flower
vase”, Tam said.
A.

Tam denied breaking the flower vase
B.
Tam denied had broken the flower vase
C.

Tam denied to break the flower vase
D.
Tam denied having broken the flower vase
Câu 38 :


Motorists_______of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.
A.

judged
B.
charged
C.
arrested
D.
convicted
Câu 39 :

A penalty shot is _______ when a major foul is committed inside the 5-meter line.
A.

prevented
B.
awarded
C.
ranged
D.
committed
Câu 40 :

Choose the word or phrase with the same meaning as the underlined part: According to the
rules of this contest, all employees and their immediate family member are not fit to be
chosen to enter the contest.
A.


eligible
B.
preferable
C.
qualified
D.
desirable
Câu 41 :

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
A.

compose
B.
propose
C.
purpose
D.
suppose
Câu 42 :

It is illegal to_______on grounds of race, sex or religion.

A.

discriminate

B.
differentiate


C.
certify

D.
differ

Câu 43 :

There must be someone outside. I hear someone_______ at the door.
A.

knock B. knocking C. had locked D. knocked
Câu 44 :

Choose the sentence which is closest meaning to the given one: You are supposed to complete
the assignment in two weeks.
A.

You are allowed to complete it in two weeks.
B.

It is your duty that complete it in two weeks.
C.

It is you to complete it in two weeks.
D.

It is your duty to complete it in two weeks.
Câu 45 :


Will it rain on the day of our departure? - _____________________
A.

I hope not so
B.
I don’t hope so
C.
I hope not
D.
I hope it wouldn’t.

Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting (46-50 )

Câu 46:
Only when they told me about it later I realized what I had missed.
A B C D


Câu 47:
New York city, which is one of the largest cities in the world, is larger than any other cities in

A B C D
the United States.
Câu 48:
Children’s games, which are amusements involve more than one individual, appear to be a cultural

A B C
universal.
D
Câu 49:

When I came back I realised that my camera had been disappeared
A B C D
Câu 50:
If either of you take a vacation now, we won’t be able to finish this work.
A B C D






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Read the following passage and choose the best answer to the questions (51-60).

My lawyer, Mr Turner, is the only man I know who has seen a ghost. He is a quiet even-tempered man
whose life is spent in dealing with facts. He is the last person in the world to give way to fantasy. He has a
wife and two children of whom he is proud, takes a modest holiday abroad every year and spends his
Sundays gardening. He is knowledgeable about art and architecture, though he doesn't pretend to be an
expert by any means. It is, therefore, all the more surprising that he should so insistent about the ghost. It
happened, so he says, like this:
He was travelling2 from London to the North of England by train. It was a misty November evening
and the train was half empty. In fact for the first part of the journey Mr Turner had the carriage to himself
and sat dozing over a newspaper. However at the first stop a passenger jumped in, slamming the door behind
him. He seemed out of breath as if he had been running. He was a striking looking young man with dark,
bushy hair and bright intelligent eyes. He was dressed rather oddly in a long waisted coat with silver buttons,
tight trousers and an embroidered waistcoat. Mr Turner did not pay much attention to this because people
wear all sorts of extravagant clothes these days and he had long grown accustomed to them.

Presently, the two men got into conversation, as people do on long journeys. Mr Turner was interested
to cover that the young man was very knowledgeable about Art - in particular portraits. His name, he said,
was Joseph Hart, and he was on his way to visit an exhibition. It seemed that he worked in a famous London
Art Gallery - a picture restorer, perhaps, thought Mr Turner, for he seemed to know a great deal about
varnishes and paints, and even more about the subjects of certain portraits. When Mr Turner asked his
opinion of the portrait of a famous judge by an artist he admired, his companion laughed and said, “He’s
only a reproduction - a good one I agree but you can't talk to a reproduction.” He spoke as though the person
in the portrait were still living.
After a while the carriage got hot and steamy and Mr Turner dropped off. He woke up just as the train
was drawing up at a junction with a grinding of brakes. His companion had disappeared.
A few days later, having returned to London, Mr Turner found himself near the Art Gallery. Moved by
some impulse, he went in and enquired for Joseph Hart. The attendant directed him to a room devoted to
early nineteenth century portraits of well-known men. There was no-one in the room and Mr Turner looked
about him. Without knowing quite how he had got there, he found himself standing in front of a full-length
portrait of a dark young man in tight trousers and an embroidered waistcoat. The eyes smiled at him with a
hint of amusement. The name-plate at the foot of the picture read: Joseph Hart, Gentleman, 1800-1835.

51. What kind of person was Mr Turner?
A. imaginative B. fantastic C. sensible D. insensitive
52. Although he was a lawyer, Mr Turner
A. pretended to know a lot about Art
C. pretended to take an interest in Art.
B. knew something about Art.
D. intended to learn more about Art.
53. When the passenger entered Mr Turner’s compartment.
A. he was painting.
C. the train was just leaving
B. he was running.
D. the carriage was half-empty.
54. The passenger’s clothes didn’t seem strange to Mr Turner because

A. he was used to wearing strange clothes.
C. everyone he knew wore strange clothes.
B. he liked people who wore strange clothes.
D. he had seen a lot of people in strange clothes.
55. Mr Turner thought the young man might
A. be an Art Dealer.
C. renew old pictures.
B. be an Art Expert.
D. paint reproductions of old pictures.
56. Why wouldn’t the passenger give an opinion on the portrait of the judge?

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A. the judge wasn’t alive.
C. the picture was a copy.
B. the judge was still alive.
D. he hadn’t seen it.

57. When did Mr Turner first realize that the passenger had gone?
A. When the train started.
C. Just before the train stopped.
B. After the train had stopped.
D. When the train was leaving the station.
58. Why did Mr Turner go into the Art Gallery?
A. He was walking past there.
C. He had planned to do so.
B. He had never been there before.
D. He suddenly decided to.
59. In the past of the gallery that Mr Turner was directed to
A. there were a lot of pictures by unknown

people.
C. no-one else was looking at the pictures.

B. there were a lot of nineteenth century people.
D. he only saw one portrait.

60. When Mr Turner looked at the portrait of Joseph Hart
A. he smiled at it.
C. he didn’t recognize it.
B. he thought it smiled at him.
D. he was amused.

Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below (61-70).

Quite different from storm surges are the giant sea waves called tsunamis, which derive their name
from the Japanese expression for "high water in a harbor". These waves are also referred to by the general
public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientists often refer to them as
seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.
Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or
volcano, for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of
water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speeds close to 700 kilometers per
hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. It
is when they hit the shallow water the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas
of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis arc Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity
that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that
hit Japan often comes with little warning and can therefore prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit
the Hawaiian Islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these
tsunamis have a much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for
warning of their imminent arrival.

Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. In 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous
tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive tsunami to sweep onto the
Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record
occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion,
sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano
actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.
61. The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses
A. tidal waves B. tides
C. storm surges D. underwater earthquakes
62. According to the passage, all of the following are true about tidal waves EXCEPT that
A. they are the same as tsunamis
C. this terminology is not used by the
scientific community
B. they are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides
D. they refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves
63. The world "displaced" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to

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A. located B. not pleased C. filtered D. moved
64. It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis
A. cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean
C. are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open
ocean
B. generally reach heights greater than 40 meters
D. are often identified by ships on the ocean

65. As used in the passage, water that is "shallow" isn't
A. clear B. deep C. tidal D. coastal
66. A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and in Hawaii is that tsunamis in Japan are more likely

to .
A. arrive without warning
C. come from greater distances
B. be less of a problem
D. originate in Alaska
67. The possessive "their" in the third paragraph refers to .
A. the Hawaiian islands
C. these tsunamis
B. thousands of miles
D. the inhabitants of Hawaii
68. A "calamitous" tsunami in the last paragraph is one that is
A. expected B. at fault C. extremely calm D. disastrous
69. From the expression "on record" in the last paragraph, it can be inferred the tsunami that
accompanied the
Krakatoa volcano
A. occurred before efficient records were kep
C. was filmed as it was happening
B. was not as strong as the tsunami in Lisbon
D. might not be the greatest tsunami ever
70. The passage suggests that - the tsunami resulting from the Kr- volcano
A. caused volcanic explosions in the English
Channel
C. was unobserved outside of the Indonesian islands
B. was far more destructive close to the source than
far away
D. resulted in little damage

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage (71-80)

There can't be many people who are (71) ………. of e-mail, even if they have never actually sent one.

Although there are some (72) ………. between e-mail and letters, there are also many differences. The first
is that e-mail is delivered (73) ………. so it can be a very (74) ………. means of communication when
speed is important. This speed means that e-mail is more (75) ………. for communicating over large
distances. Another difference is that e-mail tends to be (76) ………. informal. People arc much more likely
to. use language which they would consider (77) ………. for a formal letter.Words spelled(78)……….in an
e-mail are less likely to be checked than in a letter. One explanation for this is that an e-mail seems to be less
permanent than something (79) ………. on paper. We can be sure that the future development of e-mail will
have all kinds of (80) ……….effects on the way we communicate.

Câu 71:
A. aware B. unaware C. awareness D. unawareness
Câu 72:
A. similar B. similarity C. similarities D. dissimilar
Câu 73:
A. instant B. instance C. instances D. instantly
Câu 74:
A. effect B. effecting C. effective D. effected
Câu 75:
A. practice B. practiced C. practical D. impractical
Câu 76:
A. related B. relating C. relative D. relatively
Câu 77:
A. suited B. suitable C. unsuitable D. suitably
Câu 78:
A. correct B. incorrect C. correctly D. incorrectly
Câu 79:
A. written B. writing C. to write D. being written
Câu 80:
A. expected B. unexpected C. expecting D. unexpectedly



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ĐÁP ÁN THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 2 (4-2009)
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ SỐ 1


1 C 21 D 41 C 61 C
2 A 22 C 42 A 62 B
3 D 23 D 43 B 63 D
4 C 24 D 44 D 64 C
5 C 25 D 45 C 65 B
6 B 26 B 46 C 66 A
7 A 27 C 47 D 67 C
8 A 28 B 48 A 68 D
9 A 29 A 49 D 69 C
10 A 30 C 50 B 70 B
11 C 31 A 51 C 71 B
12 D 32 B 52 B 72 C
13 B 33 D 53 A 73 D
14 B 34 C 54 D 74 C
15 B 35 C 55 C 75 C
16 A 36 D 56 C 76 D
17 A 37 D 57 C 77 C
18 B 38 D 58 D 78 D
19 A 39 B 59 C 79 A
20 A 40 C 60 B 80 B


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