TRƯỜNG THPT NÔNG CỐNG I ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN I
TỔ TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC: 2013- 2014
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH- Khối D, A1
(Đề thi gồm 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus
brought on his ships during his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil
remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New
Mexico, these animal, which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had
been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although moviegoers
visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the
Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519.
Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the
wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe
scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.
The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the
Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing
land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best
way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter.
However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial
distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky,
or smoke for preservation. The hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the
move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses
carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians
of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the
mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter
groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.
The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering
before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache,
Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains.

Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one
settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and expedient
during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding
belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to transport them
Question 1: The word “excavated” is closest in meaning to________
A. exasperated B. extinguished C. hunted down
D. dug up
Question 2: According to the passage, how many genetic species of horses are known
today?
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A. Two. B. One C. Four D. Three.
Question 3: The word “Those” refers to________
A. Indians B. The Spanish C. horses D. West
Indies
Question 4: According to the passage, American Indians________
A. farmed with horses in the 1500s. B. tamed horses in the early 1500s.
C. were exposed to horses in the 1500s. D. have ridden horses since
prehistoric times
Question 5: The author of the passage probably believes that the popular image of
American Indians before the arrival of Europeans_________
A. is not historically accurate. B. is not theoretically viable.
C. cannot be discussed briefly. D. cannot be realistically described.
Question 6: According to the passage, after the arrival of Europeans, the Indian tribes
inhabiting the Great Plains________
A. herded undomesticated buffalo. B. had sedentary and tranquil life-
styles.
C. improved their hunting techniques. D. played communicated hunting
games.
Question 7: The word “provisions” is closest in meaning to________
A. attire B. weapons C. supplies

D. health
Question 8: According to the passage, American Indians invented various methods
for________
A. dislocating their traps. B. conducting their hostile
excursions.
C. keeping their possessions. D. communicating over great
distances.
Question 9: It can be inferred from the passage that Indians did NOT________
A. assign sustenance tasks B. accrue tribal wealth. C. pursue
stampedes D. use covered wagons.
Question 10: It can be inferred from the passage that the arrival of horses in the
Americas________
A. made the Indian tribes relinquish their territorial monopolies. B. altered the
future course of the Indian way of life
C. shattered the advancement of the Indian culture. D. led to the
dispersal of the Indian tribes throughout the continent
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.
Question 11: A. property B. surgery C. furthermore D. nitrogen
Question 12: A. nervousness B. confidence C. creative D. creature
Question 13: A. belong B. indeed C. private D. emit
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has
underlined part is pronounced differently from the rests.
Question 14: A. likes B. tightens C. heaps D. fuss
Question 15: A. debris B. deny C. deter
D. demand
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
Question 16: The movie is ______ Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways.
A. like to B. alike with C. similar to D. same as

Question 17: Half of the children were away from school last week because
of______of influenza.
A. a breakthrough B. an outbreak C. a break- out D. an outburst
Question 18: “ Could I speak to Susie May, please ?” “Yes,________.”
A. Answering B. Talking C. Saying D. Speaking
Question 19: Our landlord had the broken window ________ before winter.
A. fix B. fixing C. fixed D. to fix
Question 20: He objected to ____________.
A. his mistakes being laughed at B. laughing his mistakes at
C. his mistakes laughing at D. his mistakes at laughing
Question 21: My cousin obviously didn't ______ much of an impression on you if you
can't remember meeting her.
A. create B. build C. do D. make
Question 22: Please cut my hair _____the style in this magazine.
A. the same length asB. the same long as C. the same length like D. the same long
like
Question 23: A. “I would like to invite you to our wedding anniversary this Saturday
morning.” - B. “__________”
A. Thank you for your request, but I’m sorry I can’t really come.
B. I would love to come but I have prior commitments. I’m sorry.
C. I am sorry. Can you come to my place?
D. How about going to the cinema?
Question 24: I am afraid a rise in salary is _____________just now.
A .out of sight B. out of control C. out of date D. out of question
Question 25: Today, women are increasingly involved ________ the politics.
A. of B. in C. with D. from
Question 26: Different cultures ______dreams in different ways.
A. interpret B. associate C. express D. interfere
Question 27: I recommend that the student ________ his composition as soon as
possible.

A. finishes writing B. should finish the writing C. finished writing
D. finish writing
Question 28: I didn’t see any sign of the money, but I ____ a small notebook and a
pencil which ______ when the door opened suddenly.
A. have found / probably dropped C. found / had probably dropped
B. found / have probably dropped D. find / probably drop
Question 29: If you had taken my advice, you _______ in such difficulties now.
A. wouldn't have been B. hadn't been C. wouldn't be D.
won't be
Question 30: My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I ______ last
week.
A. should have done B. may have done C. need to have done D. must have
done
Question 31: ________ global solidarity, the world would not be better prepared for
the influenza H1N1 pandemic
A. But for B. On account of C. Thanks to D. If not
Question 32: That is a _______________.
A. French stamp valuable B. valuable stamp of France C. French
valuable stamp D. valuable French stamp
Question 33: A. “If only I hadn’t said that to her”. - B. “_________________”
A. Ah, well, that is life. B. Yes, you mustn’t have done like that
C. No worry, that’s nothing . D. No, you’ve done a very good job
Question 34: Because of ______weather conditions, California has an advantage in the
production of fruits and vegetables.
A. favour B. favourably C. favourite D. favourable
Question 35: "I've got two tickets for the exhibition." " ____________ "
A. Oh, let's go and get the tickets. B. That's great. When is it?
C. Oh, anything else? D. Thanks. I can't afford the
tickets.
Question 36: Anyone ________to another country needs special papers

A. travelled B. is travelled C. travelling D. is travelling
Question 37: Andrew’s children are very___________because their parents give them
everything they ask for.
A. overdone B. harmed C. spoilt D. damaged
Question 38: ________I love you, I can’t let you do whatever you like.
A. Whatever B. Whether C. Despite D. Much as
Question 39: - "This grammar test is the hardest one we’ve ever had this semester!" -
"________. But I think it’s quite easy."
A. I understand what you’re saying B. I couldn’t agree more
C. I don’t see in that way D. You’re right
Question 40: I can’t go with you today; I have_________.things to do
A. a great deal B. many a great C. great many D. a great many
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best
combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 41: He now goes to work on his bicycle instead of by car.
A. He has now stopped driving to work and goes by bicycle. B. He still goes
to work by car but more often on his bicycle.
C. Since he bought the car, he has never used the bicycle to go to work.
D. He has never gone to work in his car but always on his bicycle.
Question 42: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
D. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
Question 43: You’d be welcome to join us if you changed your mind.
A. You didn’t change your mind, so we weren’t welcome to join you.
B. If it were not for your mind, you had been welcome to join us.
C. We are welcome to join you unless you change your mind.
D. Were you to change your mind, you would be welcome to join us
Question 44: Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied very well.

A. Difficult as her living conditions, she studied very well.
B. She studied very well thanks to the fact that she lived in difficult conditions.
C. She studied very well in spite of her difficult living conditions.
D. Although she lived in difficult conditions, but she studied very well.
Question 45: People say he won a lot of money on the lottery.
A. He was said to win a lot of money on the lottery. B. He is said that
he won a lot of money on the lottery.
C. He is said to have won a lot of money on the lottery. D. He won a lot
of money on the lottery, it is said
Question 46: I had an irresistible urge to buy the painting because it was very
impressive.
A. The painting was too impressive for me to buy it.
B. It was so impressive a painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy it.
C. So impressive was the painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
D. It was such an impressive painting that I had an irresistible urge to buy.
Question 47: You should have persuaded him to change his mind.
A. You should persuade him to change his mind. B. You
persuaded him to change his mind but he didn't listen.
C. It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn't.
D. You didn't persuade him to change because of his mind
Question 48: No sooner had he been appointed to the post than the new director fell ill.
A. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new director fell ill.
B. The new director had no sooner been appointed to the post when he fell ill.
C. After the new director fell ill, he had been appointed to the new post.
D. Because he had been appointed to the post, the new director fell ill.
Question 49: “Make good use of your time. You won’t get such an opportunity again”
said he to me.
A. He ordered me to make use of my time saying that I wouldn’t get an opportunity
again
B. He offered me such an opportunity so that I could make good use of my time.

C. He let me make use of my time because I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
D. He advised me to make use of my time as I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
Question 50: We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.
A. The more forests we cut down, the hotter the Earth becomes. B. The more we
cut down forests, the hotter the Earth becomes.
C. The more forests we cut down, the Earth becomes hotter. D. The more we cut
down forests, the Earth becomes hotter.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word of phrase that
is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 51: Married couples can get a divorce if they find they are not compatible .
A. able to budget their money B. capable of having children
C. capable of living harmoniously D. able to share an apartment or a house
Question 52: Dr. Jones suggested that final examinations be discontinued, an
innovation I heartily support.
A. entrance B. change C. inner part D. test
Question 53: No matter how hard we try, there is no way to circumvent taxes.
A. pay in installments B. get around C. travel
around D. round up
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions
Question 54: Society uses such human emotions as proud, shame, guilt, and fear to maintain itself.
A B C D
Question 55: The influence of the nation’s literature, art, and science have captured widespread attention.
A B C D
Question 56: Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until the next
meeting to vote.
D A B C
Question 57: My brother has a French elegant clock which he considers his property.
A B C D
Question 58: Chicago’s Sears Tower, now the tallest building in the world, rises 1,522 feet from the ground to the

top of it Antenn.
A B C
D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Are organically grown foods the best choices ? The advantages claimed for such
foods over conventionally grown
and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a
term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are
safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality
of the typical North American diet is a welcome development . However, much of
this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or
inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not
supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing
such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As
a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods
prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely
publicized and form the basis for folklore.
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new
vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports
that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are
nutritionally superior to fertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than
fumigated grains and the like. One thing that most organically grown food products
seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods.
But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain
health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So
there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes,
distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead
Question 59: The word “Advocates” is closest in meaning to which of the following ?

A. Proponents B. Inspectors C. Consumers D. Merchants
Question 60: In the first paragraph, the word “other” refers to ___.
A. advocates B. products C. advantages D. organic foods
Question 61: The “ welcome development” mentioned is an increase in___.
A. the amount of health food grown in North American
B. interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
C. the number of consumers in North American
D. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
Question 62: According to the first paragraph , which of the following is true about the
terms “ organic foods” ?
A. It has been used only in recent years. B. It is seldom used by consumers.
C. It has no fixed meaning. D. It is accepted by most nutritionists .
Question 63: The word “unsubstantiated” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. uncontested B. unbelievable C. unverified D. unpopular
Question 64: The word “maintain” is closest in meaning to ___.
A. preserve B. retire C. improve D. monitor
Question 65: Who does the author think should NOT buy organic foods ?
A. Advocated of organic food B. Wealthy people C. Concerned
consumers D. Low income consumers
Question 66: The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes
buy organic foods
instead of conventionally grown foods because ___.
A. too many farmers will stop using conventional method to grow food crops
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown
foods
C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
D. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown
foods
Question 67: According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better
than conventionally grown

foods are often ___.
A. wealthy B. mistaken C. thrifty D. careless
Question 68: What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of
health foods?
A. Very enthusiastic B. Neutral C. Skeptical D. Somewhat
favorable
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that
is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 69: As an executive director of a big company, she is a woman of
extraordinary intelligence.
A.remarkable B. moderate C. little D. sufficient
Question 70: We have been out of touch him since he moved to London.
A. kept contact with B. made a call to C. contacted with D.written to
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and
write, or the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak. In modern contexts,
the word refers to reading and writing at a level (71) _____ for communication, or at a
level that lets one understand and communicate ideas in a literate society,' so as to take
(72)_____ in that society. The United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition: “Literacy is the ability to
identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and
written' materials (73) _____ with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of
learning to enable an Individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his, or her (74)
_____ and potential, and to participate fully in the wider society."
Many policy analysts consider literacy rates a crucial measure of a region's human
capital. This claim is made on the (75) _____ that literate people can be trained less
expensively than illiterate people, generally have a higher socio-economic (76) _____
and enjoy better health and employment prospects. Policy makers also argue that
literacy increases job opportunities and access to higher education. In Kerala, India, for

example, female and child mortality rates declined (77) _____ in the 1960s, when girls
who were educated in the education reforms after 1948 began to raise families. Recent
researchers, (78)_____, argue that correlations such as, the one listed above may have
more to do with the effects of schooling rather than literacy in general. Regardless, the
(79) _____ of educational systems worldwide includes a basic (80) _____ around
communication through test and print, which is the foundation of most definitions of
literacy.
Question 71: A. adaptable B. suitable C. adequate D. important
Question 72: A. comfort B. control C. part D. honor
Question 73: A. associated B. worked C. appropriated D. related
Question 74: A. ability B. knowledge C. performance D. behavior
Question 75: A. foundations B. ways C. grounds D. basics
Question 76: A. condition B. request C. state D. status
Question 77: A. dramatically B. extremely C. actually D. accurately
Question 78: A. additionally B. however C. therefore
D. consequently
Question 79: A. focus B. demand C. majority D. main
Question 80: A. content B. concept C. contact D. context