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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN TIỀN GIANG 
GV: NGUYỄN THANH BÌNH

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ĐỀ THI THỬ 1 TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2012 
Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề 
Họ, tên thí sinh: ...

Số báo danh: ... 
ĐỀ THI GỒM 100 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 100)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is 
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

1. A. appropriate B. approach C. attitude D. attraction
2. A. whistle B. decent C. installation D. argument

3. A. course B. labour C. marvelous D. honour

4. A. irrigation B. challenging C. dangerous D. agency
5. A. minority B. intervention C. commitment D. ethnic

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.

6. A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. population D. difficulty
7. A. agriculture B. biologist C. identify D. diversity
8. A. recommend B. charater C. admirable D. television

9. A. overwhelming B. participant C. facility D. development
10. A. emergency B. vulnerable C. activity D. initiative

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is closest in meaning 
to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

11. Her gray hair, so neatly arranged at other times, was in disorder under her cap.

A. tidily B. tightly C. softly D. shadily

12. In previous studies, groups of mice all received nerve cells derived from a single mouse.

A. taken B. copied C. evolved D. inferred

13. The report advocated that all buildings should be fitted with smoke detectors.

A. supported B. cheered C. forced D. warned

14. Teletext services bring you a wealth of news and information.

A. a richness B. a sufficience C. an abundance D. a column

15. Even though the evidence is overwhelming, if one juror is still skeptical, the case must be retired. 
A. not present B. not surprised C. not convinced D. not worried

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.

16. You can withdraw money from the account at any time without penalty.

A. punishment B. charge C. reward D. offense

17. New members will be issued with a temporary identity card.

A. contemporary B. permanent C. short-termed D. inititated
18. The project received an approval from the Italian cultural affairs minister.

A. admission B. permit C. prevention D. rejection
19. Sugar is obtained by crushing and processing sugar cane.

A. released B. produced C. supplied D. required

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20. Think it through very carefully. Or else, you will not come up with the right answer. 
A. If you think it through very carefully, you will not come up with the right answer.
B. Unless you think it through very carefully, you will not come up with the right answer.
C. Although you think it through very carefully, you will not come up with the right answer.
D. However carefully you think it through, you will not come up with the right answer.
21. He was really exhausted. However, he agreed to play tennis with us.

A. Though exhausted he was, he agreed to play tennis with us.
B. In spite of really exhausted, he agreed to play tennis with us.
C. He was really exhausted since he agreed to play tennis with us.
D. In case he was really exhausted, he agreed to play tennis with us.

22. He got home late after the party last night. Hence, he is late for today‟s important meeting with his customers. 
A. Because he stayed at home until late after the party last night, he is late for the important meeting with his
customers today.

B. Had he arrived home earlier after last night‟s party, he would not be late for today‟s important meeting with
his customers.

C. If he got home late after the party last night, he would be late for today‟s important meeting with his
customers.

D. Since he is late for today‟s important meeting with his customers, he got home late after the party last night.
23. He was very lazy. That is the reason why he could not become a good worker.

A. It was because his laziness that he could not become a good worker.

B. The reason that he could not have become a good worker was because he was so lazy.
C. His laziness prevented him from becoming a good worker.

D. Were he not lazy, he could become a good worker.

24. All of the teachers were busy that day. None of them could attend the conference held by the British Council. 
A. That all of the teacher could attend the conference held by the British Council made them busier that day.
B. In spite of the fact that all of the teachers were busy that day, one of them could attend the conference held
by the British Council.

C. All of the teachers were too busy that day to attend the conference held by the British Council.

D. So busy all of the teachers were that day that none of them could attend the conference held by the British
Council.

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.

25. In many languages, the forms of a word varies to express such contrasts as number, gender, and tense.

A B C D

26. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Long Island was chiefly an agricultural region with fishing,

A B C

whaling, and build ships as the important industries.

27. In our solar system, nine planets, fifty moons, several dozen comets, serval million asteroids, and billions of

A B C

meteorites have so far been discover.

28. From the 1850s until after the turn of the century, many of America‟s super-rich families made Newport his

A B C D

favourite summer resort.

29. The principles of physics described by Christian Doppler in 1842 for the movement of stars has been

A B

adapted to evaluate the movement of blood within the heart.

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Read the following passage taken from Mastering Use of English B2 Exams Edition and mark the letter A,

B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 30 to 39.

GOOD COMMUNICATION

Throughout our lives, good communication is the key to success. In our personal relationships, we need to be able
to get our ideas and feelings (30) _________ and to understand what others are trying to tell us. Parents and
children need to discuss things without (31)_________ arguments all the time. Communication is important in
other areas of life too; if we can‟t (32)_________ ourselves understood at work or at school, how are we going to
manage?

At work, if your colleagues feel they are being (33)_________ or told what to do, they may complain. Some might
do more than (34)_________; they may even (35)_________ to cooperate. If you want to (36)_________ in
business, you need the ability to (37)_________ others into buying what you are selling. As well as choosing
words carefully, it‟s important to understand that we (38)_________ ourselves in other ways too. Ninety percent of
the impression we make on others depends on things like body language, appearance and (39)_________, and
only 10% on what you are saying. We can all benefit from knowing more about good communication.

30. A. up B. away C. across D. down

31. A. making B. having C. doing D. getting

32. A. have B. do C. make D. speak

33. A. objected B. advised C. complained D. criticized

34. A. grumble B. mumble C. warn D. giggle

35. A. deny B. regret C. refuse D. threaten

36. A. get out of B. get on C. get to D. get over

37. A. talk B. tell C. say D. persuade

38. A. exclaim B. admit C. express D. impress

39. A. point B. advice C. noise D. voice

Read the following passage taken from Pretest C – New Edition, Part 1 – HCMC Publisher and mark the letter 
A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 40 to 49. 
Loneliness is a curious thing. Most of us can remember feeling most lonely when we were not in fact alone at all, but
when we were surrounded by people. Everyone has experienced, at some time, that utter sense of isolation that
comes over you when you are at a party, in a room full of happy laughing people, or in an audience at a theatre or a
lecture. It suddenly seems to you as if everybody knows everybody else, everybody is sure of himself; everybody
knows what is going on, that is, except you.

This feeling of loneliness which can overcome you when you are in a crowd is very difficult to get rid of. People living
alone-divorced, widowes or single people – are advised to tackle their loneliness by joining a club or a society, by
going out and meeting people. Does this really help? And what do you do if you are already surrounded by people?
There are no easy solutions. Your first day at work, or at a new school or university, is a typical situation in which you
are likely to feel lonely. You feel lonely because you feel left out of things. You feel that everybody else is full of
confidence and knows what to do, but you are adrift and helpless. The fact of the matter is that, in order to survive, we
all put on a show of self-confidence to hide our uncertainties and doubts. So it is wrong to assume that you are alone.
In a big city it is particularly easy to get the feeling that everybody except you is leading a full, rich, busy life.
Everybody is going somewhere, and you tend to assume that they are going somewhere nice and interesting, where
they can find life and fulfilment. You are also going somewhere, and there is no reason at all to believe that your
destination is any less, or, for that matter, any more exciting than the next man‟s.

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The next thing to avoid is finding yourself in a group where in fact you are a stranger, that is, in the sort of group where
all the other people already know each other. There is a natural tendency for people to stick together, to form „cliques‟.
You will do yourself no good by trying to establish yourself in a group which has so far managed to do very well

without you. Groups generally resent intrusion, not because they dislike you personally, but because thay have
already had to work quite hard to turn the group into a functioning unit. To include you means having to go over a lot
of ground again, so that you can learn their language, as it were, and get involved in their conversation at their level.
Of course if you can offer something the group needs, such as expert information, you can get in quickly.

In fact the surest way of getting to know others is to have an interest in common with them. There is no guarantee that
you will then like each other, but at least part of your life will be taken up with sharing experiences with others. It is
much better than always feeling alone. If all this seems to be a rather pessimistic view of life, you have to accept the
fact that we are all alone when it comes down to it. When the most loving couple in the world kiss and say goodnight,
as soon as the girl falls asleep, the man realises that he is alone, that his partner is as far away as if he were on
another planet. BUT IT IS NO CAUSE FOR DESPAIR: THERE IS ALWAYS TOMORROW.

40. You can feel isolated at a party because __________.

A. nobody smiles at you B. you think that everyone else is arrogant
C. you think that other people are laughing at you D. everone else feels at home

41. The usual advice for overcoming loneliness is to __________.

A. get married B. participate in social meetings C. avoid crowds D. try to forget everything
42. When we start a new job, we try to hide our sense of loneliness by trying to __________.

A. appear sure of ourselves B. be as friendly as possible with other people

C. do our job very well D. look cheerful

43. In a city it is easy to believe that other people __________.

A. have a better job than you do B. are too busy to talk to you
C. lead a more interesting life than you do D. have more money than you do

44. What does the pharse “…put people off” in the fifth paragraph mean?

A. urge people to communicate B. attract people to join the conversation
C. discourage people from starting a conversation D. make people feel sympathetic

45. People who have formed a group tend to __________.

A. be interested in newcomers B. refuse to talk with newcomers

C. be rude to newcomers D. ignore newcomers

46. The reason that people who have formed a group resent intrusion is that they __________.

A. have already got enough people B. think that you have nothing interesting to say
C. would have to make an effort to include you D. do not like miserable-looking people

47. In order to join an established group you would need to be able to __________. 
A. get someone to introduce you B. speak very carefully and clearly
C. understand what they were talking about D. become an expert

48. What does the word “cliques” in the sixth paragraph mean?

A. people who have already known each other. B. a party where people know each other very well.
C. a group of newcomers. D. a group of aquaintances that allow no one to join.
49. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. How loneliness affects our life.

B. The relationships between loneliness and people who live in big cities.
C. Why everybody often feel isolated on their first day of work.

D. Some suggestions to cope with loneliness.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to 
each of the following questions.

50. “Go on, Susan! Apply for the job”, the father said. 
A. The father invited Susan to apply for the job.
B. The father suggested applying for the job.

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51. “You‟d better return this book to the library by this Friday”, said his friend.

A. His friend complained about his not returning the book to the library before Friday.

B. His friend warned him that the due day for his returning the book would be that Friday at the latest.
C. He should have returned that book to the library in case his friend needed it.

D. His friend expected that that book should have been returned to the library on Friday since he needed it.
52. “I couldn‟t understand the young lecturers because they spoke so fast”, said the freshman.

A. The freshman said that he could not have understood the young lecturers since they had spoken so fast.
B. The freshman admitted that the young lecturers had spoken so fast that he could not understand them.
C. No matter how fast the young lecturer had spoken, he could have understood them

D. The freshman insisted that the young lecturers should have spoken fast so that he could understand them.
53. “I won‟t attend the conference tomorrow since I‟ve heard that the main lecturer is not a big name”, said the

student this morning.

A. The students promised not to attend the conference as he did not know the name of the main lecturer.

B. The student told that he would not attend the conference the following day since he had heard the main
lecturer was not a big name.

C. The student did not attend the conference the following day because the main lecturer was not a big name.
D. The student refused to attend the conference tomorrow as he had known that the main lecturer was not
famous.

54. “What a pity! I didn‟t watch the baseball game last night because the power was cut”, said the boy. 
A. The boy regretted having missed the baseball game the previous night due to the power cut.

B. The boy said that it would be a pity if he had not watched the baseball game just because of the power cut.
C. The boy felt sorry for watching the baseball game the previous night because of the power cut.

D. The boy apologized for missing the baseball game the previous night as the power was cut.

55. “If I were put in your shoes, I would accept his invitation to the party next weekend”, said the girl to her friend. 
A. The girl said that if she had been in her friend‟s shoes she would have accepted his invitation to the party
the following weekend.

B. The girl advised her friend to accept his invitation to the party the following weekend.
C. The girl did not accept his invitation to the party the following weekend.

D. The girl said that her friend had not accepted his inviation to the party the following weekend because she
had not had her shoes.

Read the following passage taken from Pretest C – New Edition, Part 1 – HCMC Publisher and mark the 
letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 56 to 
65.

One of the most difficult questions to answer is how much a job is worth. We naturally expect that a doctor‟s salary

will be higher than a bus conductor‟s wage. But the question becomes much more difficult to answer when we
compare, say, a miner with an engineer, or an unskilled man working on an oil-rig in the North Sea with a teacher
in a secondary school. What the doctor, the engineer and teacher have is many years of training in order to obtain
the necessary qualifications for their professions. We feel instinctively that these skills and these years, when they
were studying instead of earning money, should be rewarded. At the same time we recognize that the work of the
miner and the oil-rig laborer is both hard and dangerous, and that they must be highly paid for the risks they take.
Another factor we must take into consideration is how socially useful a man‟s work is, regardless of the talents he
may bring to it. Most people would agree that looking after the sick or teaching children is more important than,
say, selling secondhand cars or improving the taste of toothpaste by adding a red stripe to it. Yet it is almost
certain that the used car salesman earns more than the nurse, and that research chemist earns more than the
school teacher.

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– nursing, teaching and the Church, for example – continue to be poorly paid, while others, such as those in the
world of sport or entertainment, carry financial rewards out of all proportion to their social worth.

Although the amount of money that people earn is in reality largely determined by market forces, this should not
prevent us from seeking some way to decide what is the right pay for the job. A starting point for such an
investigation would be to try to decide the ratio which ought to exist between the highest and the lowest paid. The
picture is made more complicate by two factors: firstly by the „social wage‟, i.e, the welfare benefits which every
citizen receives; and secondly, by the taxation system, which is often used as an instrument of social justice by
taxing high incomes at a very high rate indeed. Allowing for these two things, most countries now regard a ratio of
7:1 as socially acceptable. If it is less, the highly-qualified people carrying heavy responsibilities become
disillusioned, and might even end up by emigration (the so-called „brain-drain‟ is evidence that this can happen). If
it is more, the gap between rich and poor will be so great that it will lead to social tensions and ultimately to
violence.

56. The professional man, such as the doctor, should be well paid because ______. 
A. he has spent several years learning how to do his job

B. his work involves much greater intelligence than, say, a bus conductor‟s

C. he has to work much harder than most other people

D. he knows more than other people about his subject

57. You can compare an engineer with a teacher because ______. 
A. they both do useful work

B. they both earn the same kind of salary

C. one does socially important work and the other does dangerous work
D. they have both spent several years in training

58. As far as rewarding people for their work is concerned, the writer believes that ______. 
A. we should pay for socially-useful work, regardless of the person‟s talent

B. we should pay people according to their talents

C. market forces will determine how much a person is paid
D. qualified people should be the highest paid

59. What does the phrase “…turned on its head” in the third paragraph mean in this situation? 
A. considered in another aspect. B. changed depending on the context

C. omitted completely D. understood in a correct way

60. The argument of the „psychic wage‟ is used to explain why ______. 
A. people who do socially important work are not always well paid
B. people who do monotonous jobs are highly paid

C. you should not try to compare the pay of different professions

D. some professional people are paid more than others

61. A man who does a boring, repetitive job ______. 
A. receives less money than he deserves

B. should receive more money as a compensation for the drudgery of his work
C. can only expect more money if his job is a highly-skilled one

D. has no interest in his work apart from the money he receives for doing it.
62. If it is true that people‟s pay is decided by market forces, ______.

A. there is no point in further argument about just rewards
B. we must acknowledge that we live in an un just society
C. the system is unfair to many hardworking people
D. we should still discuss what people ought to be paid

63. The writer says that in many countries the taxation system ______. 
A. provides encouragement to those who work hardest

B. makes the rich provide the biggest share of the national income
C. reduces the difference between high and low incomes

D. enables low-paid workers to keep most of their wages

64. The ratio 7:1 between the highest and the lowest paid is likely to ______. 
A. make people, in jobs of responsibility, very discontented

B. lead to reasonably stable and contented society

C. cause social tensions and violence, especially among the poor

D. make the rich feel very discontented.

65. The “brain-drain” is an evidence that ______.

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B. people with jobs or responsibility expect to be highly paid

C. high taxation is a useful and effective instrument of social justice
D. the poor are generally more patriotic than the rich

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following 
questions.

66. __________ heat from the Sun is trapped near the Earth‟s surface, the green house effect occurs.

A. No B. When C. That D. What

67. Jack: “Hey, you‟re just back from Tolo. Right? So what was Tolo like?” 
Kate: “__________”

A. Very nice. B. Absolutely. C. Never mind. D. Got it.

68. __________ cause extensive damage to Pacific Island nations each year. 
A. Because of the high tides and winds during hurricanes

B. The high tides and winds of hurricanes
C. The high hurricane tides and winds which
D. That the high tides and winds of hurricanes

69. Malaria, which can be fatal if left untreated, is transmitted by the female, __________ by the male, mosquito.

A. not B. however C. despite D. instead

70. Past experience has shown that even well-trained __________ overwhelming success in forecasting interest 
rates.

A. experts do not always have B. do not always have experts
C. there are experts who do not always have D. always do not have experts
71. Katherine: “Jane‟s broken her leg. She‟s in hospital now.”

Barbara: “__________”

A. I don‟t expect so. B. That‟s interesting. C. Oh, what a surprise! D. Sorry to hear that.
72. Only two __________ five people believe in the paranormal.

A. from B. by C. out of D. over

73. Turn off the radio please. The harsh sound really __________ me crazy.

A. takes B. worries C. bothers D. drives

74. The 10% discount is only applicable __________ items costing over $100.

A. for B. against C. to D. all

75. I‟m afraid we haven‟t got a spare bed. Can you __________ with a mattress on the floor?

A. make do B. make by C. make over D. make up

76. Barbara: “So, how was it? Did you have a good time?” 
Colin: “__________”

A. It was hell. B. Thanks anyway. C. It‟s nice of you to say so. D. Go on!

77. __________ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created.

A. Ranking B. To be ranked C. Being ranked D. In order to be ranking

78. The Press thought the football mangager would be depressed by his dismissal but he just __________. 
A. ran it down B. called it off C. turned it down D. laughed it off
79. A part-time job gives me the freedom to __________ my own interests.

A. pursue B. chase C. seek D. catch

80. We will have to either increase overtime working or __________ new staff.

A. take on B. take off C. take down D. take up

81. John: “Hi, Maria. Hey, thanks for the party last night. It was great.” 
Maria: “__________”

A. Really? It was a nightmare. B. I did absolutely enjoy it.
C. Oh, that‟s Ok, John. Glad you enjoyed it. C. Absolutely not.

82. We can trust Jim. He is the kind of person who always __________ his promise.

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83. Wasn‟t it you __________ the door open?

A. to leave B. to have left C. who left D. that should leave

84. __________ amount of money can buy true friendship.

A. No B. Never C. None D. Not only

85. John left without a word. If only he __________ something.

A. said B. had said C. was saying D. says

86. Jack: “I‟d rather stay at home.” 
Gina: “__________?”

A. Would you B. Wouldn‟t you C. Had you D. Hadn‟t you

87. Try as I __________, I couldn‟t turn the key.

A. could B. might C. should D. would

88. Not only __________ to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again.

A. she refused B. did she refuse C. she did refuse D. when she refused
89. I was very tired; __________, I determined to take a walk on to the next village.

A. therefore B. yet C. consequently D. as a result of that

90. Carl: “You‟ve just been promoted, haven‟t you?” 
Sue: “__________”

A. Yeah, I know. But I‟m going to go mad if I stay there any longer.
B. Well, absolutely! Are you jealous?

C. No need to say. It‟s my promotion.

D. Thanks you very much.

91. Most of the time I agree with what she says, but __________ we don‟t see eye to eye.

A. time after time B. all the time C. from time to time D. at all times
92. John: “It seems to me that spring is the most beautiful time of year.”

Kate: “__________. It really is lovely.”

A. I couldn‟t agree with you more. B. You‟re dead wrong

C. That would be nice D. I don‟t think so

93. By the time I finish my final exam, I __________ at this school for three years.

A. are going to study B. have studied C. will have studied D. had studied
94. You may borrow as many books as you like, provided you show them to __________ is at the desk.

A. whoever B. who C. whom D. which

95. The life expectancy of the average American male is 71 years __________ that of the female is 78 years.

A. because B. otherwise C. while D. not only

96. “It‟s a pity that you didn‟t ask because I __________ you.”

A. can‟t help B. should have helped C. could have helped D. must have helped
97. “Is John a good student?” – “He is, __________, an excellent student.”

A. in most parts B. for most parts C. for the most part D. in most of the parts

98. The new magazine about maintenance will __________ tomorrow.

A. take off B. come out C. get out D. go about

99. Jane: “I‟m not sure about this soup. It tastes like something‟s missing.” 
John: “__________. It tastes fine to me.”

A. You‟re right B. Oh, I don‟t know C. I couldn‟t agree more D. I don‟t think so
100. Hardly __________ the building __________ it began to rain.

A. had we left – when B. we had left – when C. had we left – that D. did we leave – than

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