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ĐỀ THI ĐẠI HỌC MÔN TIẾNG ANH SỐ 3
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút; (80 câu trắc nghiệm)

Chọn một phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) ứng với từ có trọng âm chính ở vị trí khác với các từ còn lại, từ
câu 1 đến 5
Câu 1: A. impatient B. uncertainty C. arrogantly D. familiar
Câu 2: A. forgettable B. objectively C. humanism D. philosophy
Câu 3: A. opponent B. disappear C. arrangement D. contractual
Câu 4: A. respectable B. affectionate C. occasional D. kindergarten
Câu 5: A. approximately B. considerable C. environmental D. conservatively

Đọc đoạn văn sau, chọn một phương án (A, B, C hoặc D) điền vào chỗ trống của các câu hỏi, từ câu 6
đến 15
Life originated in the early seas less than a billion years after Earth was formed.
Yet another three billion years were to pass before the first plants and animals appeared on the continents.
Life's transition from the sea to the land was perhaps as much of an evolutionary challenge as was the
genesis of life. What forms of life were able to make such a drastic change in lifestyle? The traditional view
of the first terrestrial organisms is based on megafossils - relatively large specimens of essentially whole
plants and animals. Vascular plants, related to modern seed plants and ferns, left the first comprehensive
megafossil record. Because of this, it has been commonly assumed that the sequence of terrestrialization
reflected the evolution of modern terrestrial ecosystems. In this view, primitive vascular plants first
colonized the margins of continental waters, followed by animals that fed on the plants, and lastly by
animals that preyed on the plant-eaters. Moreover, the megafossils suggest that terrestrial life appeared and
diversified explosively near the boundary between the Silurian and the Devonian periods, a little more than

400 million years ago.
Recently, however, paleontologists have been taking a closer look at the sediments below this Silurian-
Devonian geological boundary. It turns out that some fossils can be extracted from these sediments by
putting the rocks in an acid bath. The technique has uncovered new evidence from sediments that were
deposited near the shores of the ancient oceans - plant microfossils and microscopic pieces of small animals.
In many instances the specimens are less than one-tenth of a millimeter in diameter. Although they were
entombed in the rocks for hundreds of millions of years, many of the fossils consist of the organic remains
of the organism. These newly discovered fossils have not only revealed the existence of previously unknown
organisms, but have also pushed back these dates for the invasion of land by multicellular organisms. Our
views about the nature of the early plant and animal communities are now being revised. And with those
revisions come new speculations about the first terrestrial life-forms.
Câu 6: The word "drastic" is closest in meaning to ________.
A. radical B. risky C. widespread D. progressive
Câu 7: According to the theory that the author calls "the traditional view", what was the first form of life
to appear on land?
A. Meat-eating animals B. Plant-eating animals
C. Bacteria D. Vascular plants
Câu 8: According to the passage, what happened about 400 million years ago?
A. New life-forms on land developed at a rapid rate. B. The megafossils were destroyed by floods.
C. Life began to develop in the ancient seas. D. Many terrestrial life-forms died out.
Câu 9: The word "extracted" is closest in meaning to __________.
A. located B. studied C. preserved D. removed
Câu 10: What can be inferred from the passage about the fossils mentioned from "It turns out that some
fossils can be . . ." to ". . . pieces of small animals"?
A. They have not been helpful in understanding the evolution of terrestrial life.
B. They are older than the megafossils.
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C. They consist of modern life-forms.
D. They were found in approximately the same numbers as vascular plant fossils.
Câu 11: The word "instances" in line 17 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. methods B. cases C. processes D. reasons
Câu 12: The word "they" refers to __________.
A. specimens B. rocks C. oceans D. shores
Câu 13: The word "entombed" is closest in meaning to _________.
A. excavated B. produced C. trapped D. crushed
Câu 14: Which of the following resulted from the discovery of microscopic fossils?
A. Old techniques for analyzing fossils were found to have new uses.
B. Assumptions about the locations of ancient seas were changed.
C. The time estimate for the first appearance of terrestrial life-forms was revised.
D. The origins of primitive sea life were explained.
Câu 15: With which of the following conclusions would the author probably agree?
A. The discovery of microfossils supports the traditional view of how terrestrial life evolved.
B. The technology used by paleontologists is too primitive to make accurate determinations about ages of
fossils.
C. The evolution of terrestrial life was as complicated as the origin of life itself.
D. New species have appeared at the same rate over the course of the last 400 million years.
Chọn một câu gần nghĩa nhất so với câu đã cho, từ câu 16 đến 25
Câu 16: "Getting a good job doesn't matter much to me."
A. "I don't care about getting a good job." B. "I am not good at getting a good job."
C. "I am only interested in getting a good job." D. "It's interesting for me to get a good job."
Câu 17: Access to the library computer facilities is open to students.
A. Students can freely assess the library computer service. B. Students are not allowed to use
library computers.
C. The library computer facilities are accessible to students. D. Computers in the library are not used
for students.

Câu 18: They were exposed to biased information, so they didn't know the true story.
A. If they got unbiased information, they could know the true story.
B. If they had unbiased the information, they could have known the true story.
C. If they have exposed to the unbiased information, they could have seen the true story.
D. If they had been exposed to unbiased information, they would have known the true story.
Câu 19: It doesn't cost much to run a solar power system.
A. Running a solar power system costs nothing. B. Running a solar power system is not costly.
C. A solar power system costs so much to run. D. A solar power system is quite cheap to set up.
Câu 20: We missed the turning because we forgot to take the map with us.
A. Without the map with us, we missed the turning.
B. If we were taking the map with us, we did not miss the turning.
C. Having remembered the map with us, we would not miss the turning.
D. Without the right map with us, we missed the turning.
Câu 21: If you are disappointed with an inexpensive bicycle, then save your money for a more expensive
model.
A. A more expensive bicycle saves you much money, so don't buy an inexpensive model.
B. An inexpensive bicycle is disappointing, so buy an expensive one.
C. You'd better buy an inexpensive bicycle to save more money.
D. You should save up to buy a more expensive bicycle if your inexpensive one disappoints you.
Câu 22: Only with careful environmental planning can we protect the world in which we live.
A. Careful environmental planning protects the world we live in.
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B. Planning the environment carefully, we can protect the world in which we live.
C. Protecting the world we live in, we plan the environment carefully.
D. We can protect the world we live in only with careful environmental planning.

Câu 23: My brother and I dressed as quickly as we could, but we missed the school bus and were late for
school today.
A. My brother and I dressed quickly but were late for school because we missed the school bus.
B. My brother and I missed the school bus so we were late for school
C. My brother and I were late for school because we dressed too quickly.
D. My brother and I could dress quickly but could not be in time for school.
Câu 24: Doing more than checking out books, the city librarian must help to plan puppet shows for
children.
A. Helping to plan puppet shows for children is the main duty of the city librarian, not checking out
books.
B. The city librarian checks out books and puppets for children in the city.
C. Checking out more books than puppet shows is what the city librarian must do.
D. The librarian must help to plan puppet shows for children in addition to checking out books.
Câu 25: Cocaine will destroy more people and the environment as it spreads to other countries.
A. Cocaine will spread to countries and destroy the environment.
B. Cocaine destroys more countries with people and environment.
C. Spreading to other countries, cocaine will destroy more people and environment.
D. Cocaine spreads to other countries after destroying people and the environment.

Chọn một từ / cụm từ gạch chân cần phải sửa, từ câu 26 đến 30
Câu 26: The original World Cup trophy was given permanent to Brazil to honour that country’s record third
world cup title in
A B C
Mexico in 1970.
B
Câu 27: In very early times, people around the fire were entertained by storytellers with stories of
heroes’wonderful actions and
A B C
victory.
D

Câu 28: When I got home, Irene was lying in bed thinking about what a wonderful time she’s had.
A B C D
Câu 29: Shortly before the Allied invasion of Normandy, Ernest Hemingway has gone to London as a war
correspondent for
A B C
D
Colliers.
Câu 30: It was a period of her life when she made some lifelong friendship.
A B C D
Đọc đoạn văn sau, chọn một từ thích hợp nhất điền vào chỗ trống, từ câu 31 đến 40
The universal symbol of the Internet era communications, the @ sign used in e-mail addresses to signify
the word "at", is (31) _______ a 500-year-old invention of Italian merchants, a Rome academic has revealed.
Giorgio Stabile, a science professor at La Sapienza University, (32) _______ to have stumbled on the
earliest known example of the symbol's use, as a(n) (33) _______ of a measure of weight or volume. He says
the sign represents an amphora, a measure of (34) _______ based on the terracotta jars used to transport
grain and liquid in the ancient Mediterranean world.
The professor (35) _______ toe ancient symbol in the course of research for a visual history of the 20
th

century, to be published by the Treccani Encyclopedia. The first (36) _______ instance of its use, he says,
occurred in a letter written by a Florentine merchant on May 4, 1536. He says the sign made its (37)
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_______ along trade routes to northern Europe, where it came to represent 'at the price of, its contemporary
accountancy (38) _______.
Professor Stabile believes that Italian banks may possess even earlier documents (39) _______ the

symbol lying forgotten in their archives. The oldest example could be of great value. "It could be used (40)
_______ publicity purposes and to enhance the prestige of the institution that owned it," he says. The race is
on between the mercantile world and the banking world to see who has the oldest documentation of @.
Câu 31: A. truly B. accurately C. essentially D. actually
Câu 32: A. tells B. says C. states D. claims
Câu 33: A. evidence B. sign C. proof D. indication
Câu 34: A. ability B. capacity C. facility D. capability
Câu 35: A. unearthed B. exposed C. devised D. dug
Câu 36: A. knowable B. known C. knowing D. knowledgeable
Câu 37: A. method B. line C. way D. means
Câu 38: A. sense B. meaning C. understanding D. importance
Câu 39: A. taking B. bearing C. carrying D. delivering
Câu 40: A. for B. by C. with D. on

Chọn một từ / cụm từ thích hợp nhất điền vào chỗ trống, từ câu 41 đến 70
Câu 41: People who reverse the letters of words _______ to read suffer from dyslexia.
A. if they tried B. when tried C. when trying D. if he tries
Câu 42: Rubber _______ from vulcanized silicones with a high molecular weight is difficult to distinguish
from natural rubber.
A. produced B. producing C. is produced D. that produces
Câu 43: _______ in scope, romanticism was a reaction against neoclassical principles.
A. Mainly literary B. The literature was mainly
C. The main literature was D. It was mainly literary
Câu 44: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) _______ came about as a result of the National Security
Act of 1947.
A. it was B. what C. it was what D. was what
Câu 45: Oil shale is a soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock _______ oil and natural gas are obtained.
A. from which B. is which C. is from D. from
Câu 46: _____ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an official
illusion.

A. When the Moon B. That the Moon C. The Moon D. The Moon which
Câu 47: While ________ to help Tim with his math, I got impatient because he wouldn’t pay attention to
what I was saying.
A. I am trying B. I try C. having tried D. trying
Câu 48: It was so relaxing to be ________ old friends.
A. around B. between C. in D. among
Câu 49: The company expects _______ from its employees.
A. quality B. loyalty C. interest D. constancy
Câu 50: I've got lots of _________, but only a few are really good friends
A. partners B. close friends C. acquaintances D. neighbors
Câu 51: __________ this holiday for ages.
A. We look forward to B. We looked forward to
C. We're looking forward to D. We've looked forward to
Câu 52: I have bought an _________ fan.
A. electrical B. electricity C. electric D. electrify
Câu 53: What do you call a plant that produces tomatoes? It is a _________.
A. plant tomato B. tomatoes plant C. tomato-plants D. tomato-plant
Câu 54: Which sentence is correct?
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A. We bought some German old lovely glasses. B. We bought some old lovely German glasses.
C. We bought some lovely old German glasses. D. We bought some German lovely old glasses.
Câu 55: When you ______food, you chance it into substances that your body can use.
A. cure B. digest C. invent D. fee
Câu 56: A force of attraction that causes objects to move towards each other is called ______.
A. Evolution B. gravitation C. invention D. electricity

Câu 57: She tried to be serious but she couldn't help ________.
A. to laugh B. that she laughed C. laughing D. laugh
Câu 58: "Ecotourism has been developed greatly, hasn’t it?" - "Yes. Many people have tried to preserve the
________ of many natural places."
A. nonprofit B. destruction C. ecology D. reservation
Câu 59: The Nile, ________, is the home of a great variety of fish.
A. which is in Egypt B. where is in Egypt
C. that is in Egypt D. in which is in Egypt
Câu 60: Have you ever heard this song ______ in Thailand?
A. being sung B. sung C. singing D. sing
Câu 61: Research has shown that there is no difference at all between the brain of the average woman and
_______of the average man.
A. one B. that C. what D. which
Câu 62: "MD" is the abbreviation of _________.
A. Management Director B. Doctor of Medicine
C. Medical Development D. Medium Density
Câu 63: Is there anyone who _______ the plan put forward by the committee?
A. opposes B. differs C. disagrees D. objects
Câu 64: If you put your money in a bank now, you may get 12% _______ annually.
A. interest B. profit C. money D. income
Câu 65: Some kinds of birds are on the _______ of extinction.
A. tip B. brink C. edge D. side
Câu 66: _______of popular expressions in our language have interesting backgrounds.
A. A great deal B. A sum C. The large number D. A large number
Câu 67: _______ for farming purposes, soil must contain the minerals plants require.
A. To be good B. Be good C. That's good D. Being good
Câu 68: Please _______your cigarette. I am going to get choked.
A. put out B. blowout C. cut down D. put aside
Câu 69: Since the reform, the country has undergone _______ changes.
A. favourable B. substantial C. sizeable D. large

Câu 70: Many companies know that attractive ____________ can persuade customers to buy their goods.
A. package B. packets C. packaging D. packs

Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn một phương án đúng nhất (A, B, C hoặc D) cho mỗi câu, từ câu 71 đến 80
Our eyes and ears might be called transformers because they sense the light and sound around us and turn
them
(1)
into electrical impulses that the brain can interpret. These electrical impulses that have been
transformed by the eyes and ears reach the brain and are turned into messages that we can interpret. For the
eye, the process begins as the eye admits light waves, bends them
(2)
at the cornea and lens, and then focuses
them on the retina. At the back of each eye, nerve fibers bundle together to form optic nerves, which join
and then split into two optic tracts. Some of the fibers cross so that part of the input from the right visual
field goes into the left side of the brain, and vice versa. The process in the ear is carried out through sensory
cells that are carried in fluid-filled canals and that are extremely sensitive to vibration. Sound that is
transformed into electricity travels along nerve fibers in the auditory never. These fibers form a synapse with
neurons that carry the messages to the auditory cortex on each side of the brain.
Câu 71: According to the author, we might call our eyes and ears "transformers" because ___________.
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A. the messages travel in the brain B. the create electrical impulses
C. they sense light and sound D. the brain can interpret the input
Câu 72: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "admits"?
A. Selects B. Lets in C. Interprets D. Focuses on
Câu 73: What does the word "them

(1)
" in the passage refer to?
A. Light and sound B. Eyes and ears C. Transformers D. Electrical impulses
Câu 74: The word "bundle" could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Settle B. Grow C. Branch D. Group
Câu 75: The word "split" is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Fracture B. Crack C. Separate D. Tear
Câu 76: What does the word "them
(2)
" in the passage refer to ?
A. Messages B. Eyes C. vessels D. Light waves
Câu 77: According to the passage, when input from the right visual field goes into the left side of the brain,
what happens?
A. Input from the left field goes to the right side. B. The retina receives light waves.
C. The optic nerves split. D. The nerve fibers bundle together.
Câu 78: The phrase "carried out" could be best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Brought over B. Taken away C. Accomplished D. Maintained
Câu 79: Which of the following is the most similar to the word "vibration"?
A. Movement B. Light C. Heat D. Sound
Câu 80: According to the passage, optic nerves eventually _________.
A. admit light waves B. bend C. become messages D. split