Đề thi thử đại học khối D
Questions 1-5. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the
following questions.

1. A. activity B. initiate C. society D. delicacy
2. A. business B. company C. compensate D. compartment
3. A. famine B. result C. hunger D. solid
4. A. advantage B. potential C. destruction D. colony
5. A. animal B. essential C. manual D. spectacle

Questions 6-35. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct option to fill each blank.

6. Pierre speaks English so well and so ___________.
A. Lucille B. speaks Lucille C. Lucille does D. does Lucille
7. Either of the men ____________ off duty.
A. are B. were C. have been D. is
8. Those men are paid by ___________.
A. the hour B. an hour C. every hour D. hour
9. ___________patient, and you will succeed.
A. to be B. be C. are D. being
10. Susan comes here by bus, does not she?
A. Yes, she does. B. No, she does not
C. Yes, she will D. No, she won’t
11. You do it your own way ______________ I’ll do it mine.
A. Although B. so C. and D. even
12. Always _____________ honest in whatever you do.
A. to be B. should be C. are D. be
13.____________ at the corner, a brick fell on his head.
A. Turning B. When he turned

C. having turned D. he turned
14. The train will leave Pennsylvania Station ___________ twelve minutes.
A. in B. for C. at D. through
15. I bought ____________ yesterday.
A. a trouser B. a pair of troubles C. a trousers D. the trouser
16. The Greek islands are very __________ with tourists in the summer.
A. keen B. suited C. popular D. appealing
17. The school _____________ students with the materials they need for artwork classes
so you do not need to buy anything.
A. provides B. gives C. points D. indicates
18. The discovery of the steam engine was certainly a major _________ in science in the
eighteenth century.
A. approach B. break through C. expectation D. outbreak
19. The doctor told us he’d have to stay in hospital longer because of unexpected
________.
A. aspects B.factors C. justifications D. complications
20. This video ___________ how you can record CDs using your PC.
A. samples B. surveys C. determines D. demonstrates

21. I am looking for the ___________ to open the wine. Have you seen it anywhere?
A. corkscrew B. screwdriver C. spanner D. lever
22. Walt Disney Productions has made some of the best __________ films in the history of
cinema.
A. motive B. animated C. active D. amateur
23. The old airport will be ___________ to a huge park and a playing field.
A. converted B. convicted C. complemented D. turned
24. The government issued a statement __________ the use of drugs in sports.
A. convicting B. complaining C. condemning D. sentencing
25. You can increase your body’s ___________ to colds and flu by drinking plenty of fresh
organ juice, which is a great source of Vitamin C.

A. firmness B. intake C. resistance D. restriction
26. Despite knowing that it was a bad thing to do, Sam felt a strong __________ to steal
the money.
A. obsession B. compulsion C. exaggeration D. outlet
27. The police kept the suspect under __________ twenty-four hours a day as they were
afraid he would try to leave the country.
A. observation B. treatment C. resistance D. obsession
28. British Rail apologizes for the delay to this service, which is ___________ to the
breakdown of another train on the railway line ahead.
A. resulted B. owed C. because D. due
29. I cannot give you an answer on the __________ I will have to think about it for a few
days.
A. place B. minute C. bet D. spot
30. Its difficult trying to work while you are traveling. Why do not you try buying a laptop-
that might do the ___________?
A. game B. trick C. spot D. play
31. I am afraid I am addicted __________ coffee. I cannot wake up nor work without it.
A. on B. in C. for D. to
32. In the ___________ of recent research, you should wear sun-cream on your face even
in winter.
A. shadow B. light C. show D. proof
33. My __________ reaction to his letter was to phone him and complain, but ion the end I
decided not to.
A. innate B. direct C. obvious D. initial
34. I am afraid you will have to make a decision at once. We have no time to _________.
A. save B. spare C. draw D. adjust
35. It took my sister some time to get used to living on an island, but __________ she
began to like it.
A. initially B. instantly C. eventually D. constantly


Questions 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.
When Hotmail was (36) ____________ up in 1996, it was not huge success that it is
today. But on every e-mail sent (37) ___________ Hotmail, there was a tine at the bottom
saying, ‘Get your private, free e-mail at hotmail.com’, providing them with a free
advertisement. This simple idea soon paid (38) __________ and Hotmail went from strength
to power ICQ, which (39) ____________ for ‘I seek you’, an instant messaging service that
(40) _____________ off in a similar way and made a (41) ___________. The popularity of
ICQ spread because users recommended is to their friends so that they could have people to
chat to online. The vast majority of Internet users tried it and it was eventual taken (42)
____________by Netscape so as to control their competition. These are example of what is
known as “viral” communication – so called because the message spreads like a virus. It used
to be (43) __________ that Roll Royce never needed to advertise – despite (44)
____________high cost of the luxury cars – because owners were more than happy to tell
their friends and neighbors how satisfied they were. Nowadays, if you are (45) ____________
to the Internet, the word can be spread in half a second and, within a day; you might have
indirectly communicated with millions of people.

36. A. established B. laid C. set D. begun
37. A. into B. along C. inside D. via
38. A. up B. back C. off D. for
39. A. pounds B. represents C. looks D. stands
40. A. let B. set C. took D. gave
41. A. fortune B. treasure C. wealth D. prosperity
42. A. round B. down C. under D. over
43. A. repeated B. spoken C. explained D. said
44. A. very B. its C. the D. a
45. A. associated B. joined C. connected D. downloaded

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 atmosphere of Venus is quite different from ours. Measurements taken from the Earth
show a high concentration of carton dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus. In fact, carbon
dioxide makes up 96 percent of Venus’ atmosphere; nitrogen makes up almost all the rest.
The Earth’s atmosphere, by comparison, is mainly nitrogen, with a fair amount of oxygen as
well. Carbon dioxide makes up less than 0.1 percent of the terrestrial atmosphere.
The surface pressure of Venus’ atmosphere is 90 times higher than the pressure of the
Earth’s atmosphere, as a result of the large amount of carbon dioxide in the former.
Throughout Earth’s history, carbon dioxide on Earth has mixed with rain to dissolve rocks; the
dissolved rock and carbon dioxide eventually flow into oceans, where they precipitate to form
new terrestrial rocks, often with the help of life-forms. If this carbon dioxide were released
from the Earth’s rocks, along with lower carbon dioxide trapped in seawater, our atmosphere
would become as dense and have as high a pressure as that of Venus. Venus, slightly closer to
the Sun than Earth and thus hotter, had no oceans in which carbon dioxide could dissolve or
life to help take up the carbon.
Also, Venus has probable lost almost all the water it ever had. Since Venus is closer to
the Sun that Earth is, its lower atmosphere was hotter even early on. The result was that
more water vapor went into its upper atmosphere, where solar ultraviolet rays broke in up into
hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen, a light gas, escaped easily; the oxygen has combined
with other gasses or with iron on Venus’ surface.
Studies from the Earth show that the clouds on Venus are primarily composed of
droplets of sulfuric acid, with water droplets mixed in. Sulfuric acid may sound strange as a
cloud constituent, but the Earth too has a significant layer of sulfuric acid droplets in its
stratosphere. However, the water in the lower layers of the Earth’s atmosphere, circulating
because of weather, washes the sulfur compounds out of these layers, whereas Venus has
sulfur compounds in the lower layers of its atmosphere in addition to those in its clouds.

46. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Atmospheric differences between Venus and Earth.

B. How Venus lost the water it once had.
C. The influence of the Sun on Venus.
D. A comparison between the upper and the lower atmosphere on Venus.
47. In terms of their amount in the atmosphere, what is the proportion of carbon
dioxide on Earth and on Venus?
A. almost 1000
B. almost 100
C. almost 1/3
D. almost 90
48. What are the gases that Venus’s atmosphere mostly consists of?
A. Carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and oxygen.
B. Carbon dioxide and oxygen.
C. Nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen.
D. Carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
49. What can possibly be the reason that there is so much carbon dioxide in Venus’
atmosphere?
A. There is no oxygen.
B. The temperatures are too high.
C. There is no water and life on Venus.
D. There is no oxygen and water on Venus.
50. What may be the explanation of low air pressure on earth?
A. Oxygen readily available
B. Water evaporating
C. Carbon dioxide dissolved in water
D. Precipitation
51. According to the passage, what causes Venus’ surface pressure?
A. Dissolving rocks
B. Frequent heavy rain
C. Its distance from the Sun
D. The composition of its atmosphere

52. What is the writer’s purpose with the sentence “If this carbon dioxide were
released from the Earth’s rocks, ”?
A. To present a situation that is contrary to fact.
B. To convince readers that a certain process in harmless.
C. To describe an event that took place long ago.
D. To explain what is likely to happen in the future.
53. What may cause the disappearance of the water on Venus?
A. The prevalent amount of carbon dioxide
B. High temperature and the Sun’s ultraviolet rays
C. High temperature and low surface pressure
D. High surface pressure and low temperature.

54. According to the passage, which of the following has resulted from processes
involving Earth’s carbon dioxide?
A. A steady increase in the density of Earth’s Atmosphere
B. An increase rate at which rock dissolves.
C. The accumulation of carbon dioxide in Earth’s rock
D. The expansion of Earth’s oceans
55. According to the passage, what happened to oxygen on Venus?
A. Most of it was absorbed into rocks.
B. It was released from water and then combined with other substances
C. It chemically combined with hydrogen from atmospheric water.
D. It has been slowly replacing carbon dioxide in Venus’ upper atmosphere.

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.

Color in textiles is produced by dyeing, by printing, or by painting. Until the nineteenth
century, all dyes were derived from vegetable or, more rarely, animal or mineral sources.

Since madder plants could be grown practically everywhere, the roots of some species of the
madder plant family were used from the earliest period to produce a whole range of reds. Red
animal dyes, derived from certain species of scale insects, were also highly value from ancient
times through the Middle Ages. Blues were obtained from wood, a plant common in Europe
and also used in the Near East from the beginning of the Christian era. Before the first,
nonfading “solid” green was invented in early nineteenth century, greens were achieved by the
overdyeing or overprinting of yellow and blue. However, yellow dyes, whether from weld or
some other plant sources such as saffron or turmeric, invariably fade or disappear. This
accounts for the bluish tinge of what were once bright greens in, for example, women
tapestry.
The range of natural colors was hugely expanded and, indeed, superseded by the
chemical dyes developed during the eighteen hundreds. By 1900, a complete range of
synthetic colors had been evolved, many of which reached a standard of resistance to fading
from exposure to light and to washing that greatly exceeded that of natural dyestuffs. Since
then, petroleum industry has added many new chemicals, and from these, other types of
dyestuffs have been developed. Much of the research in dyes was stimulated by the
peculiarities of some of the new synthetic fibers- Acetate rayon, for example, seemed at first
to have no affinity for dyes and a new range of dyes had to be developed; nylon and Terylene
presented similar problems.
The printing of textiles has involved a number of distinct methods. With the exception of
printing patterns directly onto the cloth, whether by block, roller, or screen, all of these are
based on dyeing; that is, immersion of the fabric in a dye bath.

56. The passage mainly discusses the __________ .
A. Development of synthetic colors for textiles during the nineteenth century.
B. Advantages of chemical dyes over dyes derived from plants and animals
C. Differences between dyeing textiles and printing items
D. History of the use of natural and chemical dyes to color textiles
57. According to the passage, what was the source of most textile dyes that were used
before the nineteenth century?

A. Animals
B. Minerals
C. Plants
D. Chemicals
58. What was the advantage of using madder plants for different shades of red?
A. It was possible to cultivate madder plants in almost every location.
B. Madder plants produced brighter colors than other plant sources.
C. Plant sources produced more lasting colors than other plant sources.
D. Dyes derived from the madder plants were easier to work with than other dyes.
59. One disadvantage of green dyes before the nineteenth century was ___________.
A. The yellow dyes were expensive
B. They lost their original color
C. The blue dyes involved lost their color
D. The final color varied
60. The green areas in women tapestries developed a bluish tinge because
___________.
A. A darker color, like blue, dominates a light color, like yellow
B. Light changed some of the green dye used in the tapestries to blue
C. The yellow dye that was used in the tapestries had faded
D. The dyes used to color woven tapestries were made from minerals
61. Red dyes came mostly from ___________.
A. Animals
B. Plants and insects
C. Indigo
D. Minerals
62. How did chemical dyes compare to natural dyes?
A. The chemical dyes had less attractive colors.
B. The chemical dyes were less easy to use
C. The chemical dyes lost their brightness more quickly when exposed to light.
D. The chemical dyes held up better after washing.

63. The chemical dyes keep color because they are less prone to _____________.
A. sunshine
B. wind
C. restriction
D. wear
64. According to the passage, what problem led to the development of the new dyes
after 1900?
A. Previously developed dyes did not work on new types of fibers
B. Dyes derived from petroleum caused damage to new synthetic fibers
C. New synthetic fibers lost required brighter colors than natural fibers did.
D. New fabrics easily lost their colors when washed.
65. What does the author mean by “block, roller, or screen”?
A. To give examples of textile printing techniques that are based on dyeing.
B. To argue that all methods printing patterns onto textiles involve dyeing.
C. To emphasize the variety of special tools used the process of dyeing textiles.
D. To give examples of textile printing techniques that do not involve dyeing.
Questions 66-70. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the
underlined part that needs correction.

66. Lunar eclipses happen only if the Moon is full, but they do not occur at an
A B C D
every full Moon.

67. A dancing is the oldest and liveliest of the arts.
A B C D
68. Scientists are still uncertain of what the universe originated millions of years.
A B C D
69. I would have gone with him to Washington except I had had no time.
A B C D
70. He looked like he had been in some strange land where age advanced at a

A B C
double pace
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.

71. Someone has to pick the visitors up from the airport.
A. The visitors have to be picked up from the airport.
B. Someone has to see the visitors off from the airport.
C. The visitors have to be seen off at the airport.
D. The visitors came here by plane.

72. Somebody accused me of stealing money.
A. I was accused by somebody of stealing money.
B. I was accused for stealing money by somebody.
C. I was accused of stealing money by somebody.
D. I was accused stealing money.

73. His speech was so boring that everyone got up and left
A. He got up and left because everyone was talking.
B. No one stayed to listen to him because his speech was so boring.
C. Everyone stood up so that they could hear his speech.
D. His speech was interesting enough for people to listen.

74. It is necessary to have your car washed.
A. Your car needs washing.
B. You have to wash you car.
C. You should wash your car.
D. Your car needs to wash.
Questions 76-80. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate

the best sentence built from the given words or phrases.

75. This video film/ so interesting/ I/ it/ twice.
A. This video film was so interesting that I had seen it twice.
B. This video film is so interesting that I had seen it twice.
C. This video film was so interesting that I saw it twice.
D. This video film was too interesting that I had seen it twice.
76. If only/ not drink/ so/ last night.
A. If only I had not drunk so much last night.
B. If only I did not drink so much last night.
C. If only I have not drunk so much last night.
D. If only I could not drunk so much last night.
77. necessary/ that/ he/ works hard.
A. He is necessary that he works hard.
B. It is necessary that he does work hard.
C. It is necessary that he works hard.
D. It is necessary that he work hard.
78. We/ not/ believe/ whatever/ he/ said/ us/ yesterday.
A. We did not believe whatever he said for us yesterday.
B. We did not believe in whatever he said to us yesterday.
C. We do not believe whatever he said to us yesterday.
D. We do not believe at whatever he said to us yesterday.
79. end/ put/ endless/ cruel massacre of sealives.
A. An end be put to this endless and cruel massacre of sealives.
B. They must have put an end to this endless and cruel massacre of sealives.
C. They must put an end to this endless and cruel massacre of sealives.
D. They must put an end on this endless and cruel massacre of sealives.

80. Please/ write/ me/ let/ know/ when/ you/ going/ visit/ me.
A. Please write to let me to know when are you going to visit me.

B. Please write to let me know when are you going to visit me.
C. Please write to me let to know when you are going to visit me.
D. Please write to let me know when are you going to visit me.









Answer key





Câu Đáp án Câu Đáp án Câu Đáp án Câu Đáp án
1 D 21 A 41 A 61 B
2 D 22 B 42 D 62 D
3 B 23 A 43 D 63 A
4 D 24 C 44 C 64 A
5 B 25 C 45 C 65 D
6 D 26 B 46 A 66 D
7 D 27 A 47 A 67 A
8 D 28 D 48 D 68 C
9 B 29 D 49 C 69 B
10 A 30 B 50 C 70 A
11 C 31 D 51 D 71 A

12 D 32 B 52 A 72 C
13 B 33 D 53 B 73 B
14 A 34 B 54 C 74 A
15 B 35 C 55 B 75 B
16 C 36 C 56 D 76 A
17 A 37 D 57 C 77 D
18 B 38 C 58 A 78 B
19 D 39 D 59 B 79 C
20 D 40 B 60 C 80 D