ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC, CAO ĐẲNG NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 (20) Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 1: The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water. A. connived B. survived C. surprised D. revived Question 2: Land mines are extremely dangerous as they are very capable of causing death. A. lethal B. mortal C. grievous D. fatal Question 3: Though the man was found guilty of murder, he was unrepentant. A. not remorseful B. not fearful C. not sad D. not worried Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 4: I was really put down by the sight of flies buzzing around the food. Question 5: Popular belief in the United States is that an early life of hardship and poverty made Abraham Lincoln to be the great leader he was. Question 6: The architecture exhibited in the Empire State Building and conveyed us an idea of the prevailing attitudes of the day is important for the historical and cultural value it represents. Question 7: Every hour, or on the outside, every ninety minutes, a person dies of cancer. Question 8: Critical to understand the phenomenon of human intelligence is the notion that not all human thought patterns are either predictable or rational. Read the following adaptation of a report from the National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum, and Assessment and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 9 to 18. Many educators are (9) ……… on the role of curriculum standards in education systems, and some observers believe that Japan's (10) ……… national math and science standards (11) ……… students' success in TIMSS. The standards set by the Japanese Educational Ministry for all students do indeed (12) ……… the framework for offering students challenging and interesting curricula in mathematics and science. Interesting material certainly (13) ……… a difference for attracting students' attention to learning. There is more, however, (14) ……… the story of Japanese students' success. The Japanese Education Ministry (15) ……… creating well-rounded students at the elementary and junior high school level (16) ……… the various subject areas in the national curriculum. They set standard hours per subject in the national elementary school curriculum, emphasizing subjects such as music, arts and handicrafts, and homemaking, physical education, and moral education, as well as math and science. The standards (17) ……… devote a large amount of time to Japanese language and life activities, a subject that gives younger students personal life experiences in preparation for classroom-oriented science. In life activities class, students (18) ……… in activities such as picking flowers, catching frogs and insects, raising rabbits, and watching falling stars. Question 9: A. focusing B. thriving C. consisting D. modifying Question 10: A. noting B. challenging C. empowering D. concealing Question 11: A. account B. derive C. conquer D. explain Question 12: A. provide B. condense C. conceive D. acknowledge Question 13: A. chooses B. seeks C. notices D. makes Question 14: A. out B. to C. for D. off Question 15: A. improves B. ponders C. highlights D. defies Question 16: A. through B. within C. insofar D. outward Question 17: A. therefore B. also C. however D. notwithstanding Question 18: A. partake B. affirm C. deride D. strive Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 19: Henry has found a temporary job in a factory. A. eternal B. permanent C. genuine D. satisfactory Question 20: Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly. A. inapplicable B. amicable C. hostile D. futile Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 21: Had it not been for the circumstances, they would not have met. A. They met each other by the circumstances. B. Their meeting was only due to the circumstances. C. In no circumstances would they have met. D. They met on the specific circumstances. Question 22: It is much easier to walk home from here than get on a crowded minibus. A. If the minibus is full, I will probably just choose to walk home from here. B. While it is not easy to get on a crowded minibus, it is better than going home on foot. C. It is a lot more difficult to squeeze into a full minibus than to go home from here on foot. D. People generally walk home from here rather than use the minibuses, because they are always full. Question 23: Despite having few passengers, the coach to Dover will still leave according to schedule. A. The coach that goes to Dover only carries a small number of passengers. B. There are quite a few people travelling on the bus to Dover, so it will be departing soon. C. The coach to Dover is going to depart as planned, even though there are not many people on it. D. If the bus for Dover leaves right now, there will not be a lot of people travelling on it. Question 24: “Do not go in there, young man,” the guard said to me. A. The guard warned me against going in there. B. The guard tried to force me in there. C. I was told to find my way in there. D. The guard ordered me not to go in there. Question 25: I never thought that I could win a prize. A. It never dawned in me that I could win a prize. B. It never crossed my mind that I could win a prize. C. I was never put off from winning a prize. D. I never had full advantage of winning a prize. Read the following passage on the Civil War and answer the questions that follow by marking A, B, C or D relatively. The Civil War was waged because 11 southern states seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. The secession took place primarily due to a long-standing debate concerning states rights, and more specifically the issue of slavery. As new territories became states, opponents of slavery and advocates of slavery often clashed over whether or not that state should allow slavery. After violence broke out in Kansas over the issue, and after Kansas entered the Union as a free state, southerners began to believe that the new president, Abraham Lincoln would take away their rights to make local decisions and would abolish slavery. Henceforth, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas broke away from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. Richmond, Virginia was made its capital and Jefferson Davis was made president. Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware and Missouri were divided on the issue and were declared "border states". Congress, in an effort to preserve the United States, declared war on the Confederate States of America on April 14, 1861. The first shots of the Civil War were fired April 12, 1861 at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Although there we no deaths reported that day, the shots at Fort Sumter signified the start of a long, bloody war that would become the most deadly in the history of the United States. Many major battles such as Bull Run I and II, Antietam and Shiloh, among others, claimed tens of thousands of lives on both sides in 1861 and 1862. Neither the Union or the Confederacy had the upper hand. The turning point in the war, however, occurred on July 1, 1863, when Confederate and Union armies met at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle that ensued was one of the bloodiest battles in American history. Eventually, Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was driven away from Pennsylvania by Union general George Meade and his Army of the Potomac. The battle did much to cripple the Confederate army. Meanwhile, in the western battlegrounds, Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant had gained control of the Mississippi River and port of New Orleans which effectively split the Confederacy in two. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was further decimated after Ulysses S. Grant was made commander of the Union Army. Grant waged dozens of surprise attacks against Lee's army in the wilderness of Virginia in 1864. Although the battles resulted in the demises of tens of thousands of soldiers on the Union side, the Confederate Army was at the brink of collapse. Meanwhile, Union general William T. Sherman marched through Georgia and the Carolinas, destroying everything in his path. The march came to be known as "Sherman's March to the Sea". Finally, after Union forces had invaded the Confederate capital of Richmond, the Confederate states surrendered on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. The Union was preserved. Question 26: The term “seceded” as used in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ……… . A. withdrew B. signified C. collided D. waged Question 27: Which of the following best describes why 11 southern states seceded from the Union? A. The government wanted the states to make important decisions concerning slavery. B. The southern states wanted the government to make important decisions concerning slavery. C. The southern states did not want the government to make important decisions for them concerning slavery. D. The government did not want to make important decisions for the southern states concerning slavery. Question 28: Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Congress declared war before the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter. B. The first shots fired at Fort Sumter occurred after Congress declared war. C. Congress declared war after the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter. D. Abraham Lincoln was president of the Confederacy. Question 29: Which of the following states did not secede from the Union? A. Maryland B. Virginia C. North Carolina D. Florida Question 30: The word “ensued” in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by ……… . A. eventuated B. acknowledged C. empowered D. defied Question 31: Which of the following is not true according to the passage? A. Gettysburg was the watershed of the Civil War. B. Robert E. Lee’s Army of the Potomac was forced out of Pennsylvania. C. Ulysses S. Grant staged a series of attacks in Georgia that decimated Lee's army. D. William T. Sherman and his army destroyed much of Georgia. Question 32: After which event did the Confederate States of America surrender? A. Gettysburg. B. The occupation of Richmond. C. The separation of Richmond. D. The Wilderness attacks. Question 33: What of the following events happened first in accordance with the passage? A. The invasion of Richmond. B. The surrender of the Confederacy. C. The Battle of Gettysburg. D. Sherman's March to the Sea. Question 34: The word “demises” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ……… . A. passing B. births C. outtakes D. moans Question 35: What was president Lincoln's main goal during the war? A. To spread the will of the north. B. To destroy Georgia. C. To invade Richmond. D. To preserve the Union. Read the following passage adapted from Mastering Skills for the TOEFL IBT and answer the questions. Today in the West, we think of women’s struggle for equality with men as beginning during the 1800s, but power struggle between women and men dates back to at least the time of the Greek Empire. Grecian armies subdued and intentionally relegated to obscurity a Goddess-worshipping Mesopotamian empire. Its leaders had been women, some of them quite brilliant military strategists. Medusa, one of the most terrifying feminine archetypes, can be traced to one ruler who performed a dance wearing a headdress made of snakes. The Greek period of ascendancy ended the corruption of power prevalent during the decline of the culture of the Great Goddess, replacing it with the corruption of the patriarchal, God-worshipping culture still with us today. The great ideal of Grecian love was not that between a man and a woman, but that between an older man and a younger woman. Some men during this era were determined to find a way to procreate without females. Obviously, this was not a good time for women. But did the situation for women improve much over the centuries that followed? Perhaps for a time. However, in more recent times, women’s powers of self-determination were being continually eroded in the West until the Women’s Movement of the mid 1900s. It is known that in 1737, in England, over 95% of married women had a trade and produced almost all the bread and beer sold at the time, among other things. Many women today, in less technologically advanced cultures, still have control of their resources in much the same way, even if they lack any official political voice. In the 18th century in Europe, factories and mines hired entire families to work in them. The families received cash payment for their work. By 1835, it is estimated that something around 30 percent of textile workers were women, and that by 1841, one in three household servants were women. As one can see, it was not uncommon at that time for women to work outside the home. However, things were soon to change. By the late 19th century, horrendous conditions in city slums and factories caused so much disease that it threatened, like an evil flood, to lap at the doors of the upper class. Domestic work among the working class had been reduced to an absolute minimum, crowded out by the demands of wage labor. The infant mortality rate soared. Factory machinery became more efficient, needing fewer workers to run it. The most cost-effective way of running a work force was to get women out of the work place. The wealthy and the clergy colluded to enact laws preventing women from providing for themselves, confining them to unpaid domestic work. Both women and men protested, the rioting crowds led, more often than not, by women. By 1911, only in ten wives in the UK worked for cash payments. In the US, only one in 20. Capitalism had effected a split between working-class men and women, making women wardens of their men, one on one, and making this guardianship into a burdensome duty. The late 1800s and early 1900s found American and European suffragettes, including Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Emmeline Pankhurst, lobbying for women’s right to vote. Women also fought during this period for equal access to colleges and universities; but, ironically, it was the first and second World Wars that most effectively brought women back into the workplace. During the late 40s and 50s, women’s roles in industry continued to expand in spite of the still prevalent attitude that home and child care should be women’s work. Working women at this time experienced widespread gender discrimination, such as unequal pay and work opportunities, and sexual harassment. The Second Sex, by Simone de Beauvoir, published in 1949, was one of the first books analyzing the deep-seated fears and attitudes causing women to be discriminated against. During the 60s and 70s, many women worked very hard to change attitudes toward the feminine, among them Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan. Betty Friedan’s book, The Feminine Mystique, joined de Beauvoir’s in providing an intellectual foundation for the movement, or ‘women’s lib’ as it was called. Women succeeded in securing better and more varied work opportunities, better pay, equal access to education, the right to birth control, the right to divorce, equal treatment for women’s athletics, and a greater role in political life. To think, however, that gender discrimination has disappeared is quite unrealistic. The United States, the world’s wealthiest nation, for example, has never had a women president. Worldwide, fundamentalist regimes, along with socially sanctioned attitudes that consider women as inferior—or wives as servants or even property—still deprive many women of respect and resources. Question 36: Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph? A. Traces of sex discrimination dated back to the Greek Empire. B. Medusa was the source of inspiration for a dance performed by one ruler. C. It is not a mistake for us to think that women’s struggle for equality began in the 1800s. D. The Grecian armies that conquered the Mesopotamian empire was led by a woman. Question 37: What was the reason for women to be driven out of the workforce in the late 19th century? A. The infant mortality rate was immeasurable. B. Women worked inefficiently during the time. C. The best place for women was at home. D. Women occupied much space in slums and factories. Question 38: Prior to the 19th century, women ……… . A. had control of their resources B. were to marry older men C. were not allowed in factories D. lobbied for their right to vote Question 39: The word “colluded” used in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ……… . A. minded B. settled C. cooperated D. notified Question 40:The author mentioned The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir and The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan as A. analyses of the causes of sex discrimination B. an intellectual base for the motion C. a second wave of the contemporary movement D. an acknowledgement of the movement Question 41: What is not true according to the passage? A. Through the movement, women secured better jobs and better pay. B. For all the efforts that women have put in the movement, gender discrimination still exists. C. It was during the time of the World Wars that women started to be back in the workplace. D. By 1911, only one in twenty wives in the US worked for cash payments. Question 42: What can be inferred from the passage? A. Susan Anthony was born in the late 18th century. B. After women were drawn out of the workplace, conditions in factories and slums improved. C. That women should take care of home and child was a discarded attitude in the 1940s. D. Men discriminated against women because of deep-rooted fears and attitudes. Question 43: The word “unrealistic” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ……… . A. underlying B. obnubilated C. absented D. impractical Question 44: The word “sanctioned” used in the last paragraph can be best replaced by ……… . A. motivated B. encouraged C. deprived D. accepted Question 45: What is the best title for the passage? A. A Long-since-established Notion B. A Tribute to Simone De Beauvoir C. Cause For Women’s Liberation D. The Women’s Movement Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose main stressed syllable is different from those of the others Question 46: A. sacrificially B. moderately C. unilaterally D. ascertainably Question 47: A. insofar B. considerate C. particular D. deplorable Question 48: A. impactful B. intactness C. importantly D. integral Question 49: A. condolences B. unmodified C. corporation D. amongst Question 50: A. indeed B. conceded C. fatigue D. morally Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Question 51: The student exchange program, ……… of no more than twenty pupils, is a worthwhile experience. A. consistent B. consisting C. comprising D. making Question 52: Covered in mud, she was ……… recognizable to us. A. mostly B. hard C. barely D. easily Question 53: It was ……… kind of you to lend me that book. A. far B. most C. many D. over Question 54: The journey will take us four hours ……… most. A. on B. in C. for D. at Question 55: The odorant ……… a noisome smell. A. gives off B. gives of C. gives away D. gives out Question 56: Next time when you come ………, please make yourself at home. A. in B. round C. about D. off Question 57: Our ……… for this week’s netball match is the Eagles. A. partner B. enemy C. opponent D. advocate Question 58: Then, ……… opening the door, Jerry found that his house had been broken into. A. with B. on C. at D. during Question 59: I cannot let you win by ………, at least not without you answering the final questions. A. default B. fault C. defaulter D. standard Question 60: Everybody should take time once in a while to keep their computer skills ……… . A. in fashion B. up-to-date C. trendy D. latest Question 61: Sally, who is very ……… at her job, is going to be promoted by the manager. A. good B. suitable C. ambitious D. responsible Question 62: An excruciating ……… ran through his back. A. injury B. wound C. pain D. ache Question 63: Easily ……… from the motorway, the shop is very popular. A. affordable B. available C. accountable D. accessible Question 64: Wolves were heard ……… mournfully in the nearby forest. A. growling B. roaring C. barking D. howling Question 65: One shared problem for teachers is that each student has their ……… needs. A. separate B. divided C. individual D. distinctive Question 66: I was ……… in the book I was reading and did not hear the phone. A. submerged B. distracted C. gripped D. engrossed Question 67: To get a passport, you must send in your birth ……… and two photos. A. certificate B. license C. paper D. card Question 68: She tries to set ……… an hour a week for practice. A. about B. down C. aside D. in Question 69: I know you feel fed up, but do not let one failure ……… you. A. discourage B. courage C. encourage D. courageous Question 70: Turn off this radio, please. The harsh sound really ……… me crazy. A. takes B. worries C. bothers D. drives Question 71: ………, we tried our best to complete it. A. Difficult though the homework was B. Despite the homework was difficult C. Thanks to the difficult homework D. As though the homework was difficult Question 72: I can assure you that sooner or later, he will come ……… the idea. A. round to B. up with C. down for D. down with Question 73: The policeman ……… him to appear as a witness. A. made B. compelled C. discouraged D. let Question 73': We have not ……… a hotel room yet. A. rented B. reached C. hired D. booked Question 74: She is incapable ……… public speech, so do not expect her to bear the burden. A. to make B. of being made C. of making D. to making Question 75: He tends to ignore me ……… he needs something. A. except B. without C. if D. unless Question 76: This product must be consumed ……… two days of purchase, otherwise it will go off. A. under B. within C. after D. by Question 77: When a car pulled out in front of her, Maggie did well not to ……… control of her bicycle. A. miss B. lose C. fall D. drop Question 78: The equipment in our office needs ……… . A. modernize B. modernizing C. modernized D. modern Question 79: He hurried ……… he would not be late for the meeting. A. since B. as if C. unless D. so that Question 80: The man was ……… after finally being caught for social security frauds. A. incarcerated B. harassed C. manipulated D. released . ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC, CAO ĐẲNG NĂM HỌC 201 1 -201 2 (20) Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is. me ……… he needs something. A. except B. without C. if D. unless Question 76: This product must be consumed ……… two days of purchase, otherwise it will go off. A. under B. within C. after D. by Question. payments. In the US, only one in 20. Capitalism had effected a split between working-class men and women, making women wardens of their men, one on one, and making this guardianship into a burdensome