SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN (ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT) ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014 MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 264 Thời gian: 90 phút Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Câu 1. A. fauna B. authority C. square D. rainfall Câu 2. A. cheap B. children C. chemist D. church Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions. Câu 3. A. ceremony B. spectacular C. facility D. surprisingly Câu 4. A. communicate B. intimacy C. illiteracy D. mechanical Câu 5. A. intellectual B. optimistic C. incredible D. entertainment Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 6 to 15. How men first learnt to (6)____ words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a (7)____. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (8)____ invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (9)____ certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. These sounds, (10)____ spoken or written in letters, are called words. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that (11)____ powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary (12)____. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can (13)____ his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can (14)____ men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully, (15)____ they will make our speech silly and vulgar. Câu 6. A. invent B. create C. make D. discover Câu 7. A. story B. secret C. mystery D. legend Câu 8. A. whatever B. however C. somewhat D. somehow Câu 9. A. at B. upon C. for D. in Câu 10. A. if B. however C. whether D. though Câu 11. A. interest B. appeal C. attract D. lure Câu 12. A. prose B. work C. form D. style Câu 13. A. carry B. convey C. transfer D. transmit Câu 14. A. take B. send C. break D. move Câu 15. A. or B. so C. although D. because Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions. Câu 16.From the hotel there is a good _________ of the mountains A. vision B. view C. sight D. picture Câu 17. Is there a bank where I can _________ these pounds for dollars? A. exchange B. turn C. alter D. arrange Câu 18. Marta looks great! She's really dressed to _________. A. destroy B. kill C. murder D. slaughter Câu 19. When she died, she gave _________ all her money to a charity for cats. A. away B. out C. on D. off Câu 20. __________, "Alice in the Wonderland" appeals to many adult readers, too. A. Though for children written B. Though written for children C. Though it written for children D. It was written for children Câu 21. Scientists and engineers have invented devices to remove _______from industrial wastes. A. pollutions B. pollute C. polluting D. pollutants Câu 22. We're in good time; there's __________ to hurry A. no purpose B. no need C. unnecessary D. impossible Câu 23. Nothing can ____________ the loss of the child. A. make up with B. make up for C. do with D. come up with Câu 24. You may borrow my bike __________ you are careful with it. A. even if B. as long as C. as much as D. expecting Created & released by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch. Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com Câu 25. A: Can I help you, madam? B: __________. A. Yes, it's in our summer sale. B. It's very cheap. C. No, thanks. I'm just looking D. Right. It looks a bit small. Câu 26 . He tends to forget things very quickly and behaves more and more like the typical… professor A. clear-minded B. absent-minded C. well-minded D. cool-minded Câu 27. Don't throw that old FCE textbook away. It will ______ in handy when your sister is studying for the college entry examination. A. turn B. find C. come D. give Câu 28. Simon was given the cold ______ by the other teachers after informing the newspapers about widespread corruption at the college. A. chin B. shoulder C. neck D. back Câu 29. Many plant and animal species are now on the…of extinction. A. danger B .border C. verge D. margin Câu 30. They received a ten-year sentence for ___ armed robbery . A. doing B. making C. committing D. practicing Câu 31. “ Take me some medicine from the first aid kit,___ you ? A. don’t B. can C. will D. do Câu 32. The question of late payment of the bills was ___ again at the meeting A. raised B. taken C. risen D. brought Câu 33. _____ is the price of this car . A. What interested in us B. That we are interested in C. That interested us D. What we are interested in Câu 34. ______.we went swimming. A. So hot was the day B. It was a hot day C. Being a hot day D. Due to a hot day Câu 35. _________the book, please return it to me. A. Will you find B. Will you be finding C. Will you have found D. Should you find Câu 36. It is important that _________. A. keeping an exact record B. an exact record to be kept C. an exact record be kept D. to keep an exact record Câu 37. _______ had I left the hotel when I was surrounded by photographers. A. Just B. Hardly C. No sooner D. Immediately Câu 38: I'm sorry! I didn't break that vase on____. A. purpose B. time C. intention D. my mind Câu 39. - Cindy: "Your hairstyle is terrific, Mary!" - Mary:" _______". A. Yes, all right. B. Thanks, Cindy. I had it done yesterday. C. Never mention it. D. Thanks, but I'm afraid. Câu 40. Liz: Thanks a lot for assisting me in the presentation. Jennifer: ______________ . A. It was really hard work B. It’s pleasing C. I was glad D. It was the least I could do 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 from 41 to 50. Questions 41 to 50 refer to the following passage: The United States government publishes guidelines for appropriate nutrient intakes. These are known as the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) and are updated regularly based on new research in the science of nutrition. RDAs are suggested amounts of calories, protein, and some minerals and vitamins for an adequate diet. For other dietary substances, specific goals must await further research. However, for the U.S. population as a whole, increasing starch and fiber in our diets and reducing calories (primarily from fats, sugar, and alcohol) is sensible. These suggestions are especially appropriate for people who have other factors for chronic diseases such as family history of obesity, premature heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and high blood cholesterol, or for those who use tobacco. Snacks can furnish about one-fourth of the calorie requirements among teenagers Those snacks should also furnish much of the day's allowances for protein, minerals, and vitamins. Sandwiches, fruit, and milk make good snacks for active teenagers. Food from the food pyramid may be part of any meal. A grilled cheese sandwich or a bowl of whole-grain cereal is just as nutritious in the morning as it is at noon. In addition, a good breakfast consists of any foods that supply about one-fourth of the necessary nutrients for the day. Câu 41. The passage directly states that most of the U.S. population should increase their intake of____. A. protein. B. fats. C. starch and fiber. D. sandwiches. Câu 42. A good breakfast should supply about what percentage of the necessary nutrients for the day? A. One-half B. One-third C. One-fourth D. Less than one-fourth Câu 43. The passage implies which of the following? Created & released by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch. Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com A. The time of day when food is consumed affects its nutritive value. B. Different foods can be combined to increase total nutrition value. C. It can be detrimental to your health to eat breakfast foods later in the day. D. When food is eaten has no bearing on its nutritive effects. Câu 44. In line 5, "adequate" most nearly means____. A. superior. B. sufficient. C. long-lasting. D. adult. Câu 45. Why are RDAs regularly updated? A. New discoveries in the science of nutrition are constantly being made. B. American's diets are constantly changing. C. As people age, their nutritional needs change. D. Very little is currently known about nutrition. Câu 46. In this passage RDAs refers to____. A. types of vitamins. B. types of protein. C. types of minerals. D. amounts of energy, protein, vitamins, and minerals Câu 47. One implication in this passage is that____. A. all RDAs have been established. B. not all RDAs have been established yet. C. it's not important to know RDAs. D. RDAs are necessary only for sick people Câu 48. Most of the U.S. population would do well to include in their diets more____. A. alcohol. B. sugars. C. fats. D. starch and fiber. Câu 49. "Chronic" as used in line 9 means____. A. continuing. B. intermittent. C. acute. D. curable. Câu 50. The reduction of calories in the diet is particularly good for people who suffer from____. A. obesity. B. premature heart disease and diabetes. C. high blood pressure and cholesterol levels D. All of the above Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Câu 51. The loudspeaker seemed to distort his voice. A. wrong B. evil C. deform D. harm Câu 52. Although he is rich, he lives in a modest house. A. attractive B. clever C. current D. small Câu 53.She was fearless and full of energy. fearless A. powerful B. cowardly C. brave D. careful Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Câu 54. The prisoners grew increasingly desperate. They couldn’t escape. A. daring B. peaceful C. hopeful D. violent Câu 55. When are you eligible to vote in your country? A. disqualified B. undesirable C. proper D. clumsy 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 from 56 to 65. Once flourishing in grassy marshlands and bogs, the whooping crane almost disappeared as people's croplands and cities altered its natural habitat. In the late 1940s, only one flock of fewer than 20 whooping cranes was left in the world. No one knew where the whooper went to lay its eggs but after a long search, scientists found the whooping crane's nesting grounds in Canada's remote Wood Buffalo Park in 1954. It was a crucial discovery, enabling biologists to begin a comprehensive program to save the great white birds. Strenuous efforts are made by Canada and the United States to protect this magnificent bird. The education of the hunter along with its flyway is important. The cranes are impressive in flight—great white birds with a seven-foot (2-meter) spread between their black wing tips. There are other large white birds with black wing tips, however—the white pelican, wood ibis, and snow goose. And the young birds, mottled with rusty brown, could be mistaken for the more common sand hill cranes. The federal authorities, therefore, are urging hunters to adopt the slogan. "Don't Shoot Any Large White Bird." Câu 56. The whooping crane almost disappeared because of______. A. disease. B. alteration of its habitat. C. overeating. D. change in climate. Câu 57. The whooping crane is similar in appearance to______. A. the while pelican. B. the wood ibis. C. the snow goose. D. All of the above. Câu 58. The whooping crane nests in Created & released by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch. Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com A. Yosemite National Park B. the Gulf coast of Florida C. Wood Buffalo Park D. Mexico Câu 59. The young whooping crane could be mistaken for______. A. a sand hill crane. B. a bald eagle. C. a seagull. D. a vulture. Câu 60. It can be inferred from the author's tone that he/she feels which of the following? A. Whooping cranes should be allowed to become extinct. B. Whooping cranes are overabundant. C. Whooping cranes should be protected. D. Whooping cranes should be hunted. Câu 61. The implication here was that at one time the whooping crane was almost______. A. extinct. B. nesting. C. overabundant. D. wiped out by disease. Câu 62. The main idea in this passage is that whooping cranes______. A. are extinct. B. nest in Canada. C. would not have been saved if their nesting grounds had not been found. D. are egg laying. Câu 63. The word "altered" in this passage refers to______. A. left unchanged. B. changed by encroaching civilizations. C. fixed. D. moved. Câu 64. The word "crucial" in line 6 means______. A. of little consequence. B. mildly important. C. least important. D. most important. Câu 65. "Remote" in line 5 means______. A. on the edge of the wilderness. B. close to civilization. C. easily accessible. D. far away from civilization. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Câu 66. Before the invention of the printing press, books have been all printed by hand. A B C D Câu 67. The flamingo constructs a cylindrical mud nest for its egg, which both parents care for it . A B C D Câu 68. The rapid growth of the world's population over the past 100 years have led to a great increase in the acreage of land under cultivation. A B C D Câu 69: Mining over 2,000 years ago, copper is one of the earliest known metals . A B C D Câu 70. Don't tell me I'm addicted to smoke if I only have three cigarettes a day. A. B C D Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions. Câu 71. It was considered that Tom's speech was one of the best. A. Tom's speech is considered to be one of the best. B. Tom's speech is considered to have been one of the best. C. Tom's speech was considered to be one of the best. D. Tom's speech was considered to have been the best. Câu 72. He could have gone by bus and so saved a lot of money. A. He wouldn’t have saved much if he had taken the bus. B. He would have gone by bus if he had saved money for the fare. C. He traveled by bus, and it didn’t cost him much. D. He would have spent less money if he had traveled by bus. Câu 73. Until I saw her for myself, I didn’t think that Naomi had been badly wounded. A. As soon as I saw Naomi, I knew that her injuries were very serious B. Naomi hadn’t been hurt very badly, and I became aware of that at the time that I saw her. C. It was only when I saw Naomi that I realized how seriously she had been injured D. Before I had seen Naomi’s wounds, I had supposed that they were extremely bad. Câu 74. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room. He opened the window. A. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window. B. The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room. C. The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window. D. Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air. Câu 75. The plan may be ingenious. It will never work in practice. A. Ingenious as it may be, the plan will never work in practice. B. Ingenious as may the plan, it will never work in practice. C. The plan may be too ingenious to work in practice D. The plan is as impractical as it is ingenious. Câu 76. I had no problems at all during my trip to France. Created & released by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch. Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com A. No problems were there during my trip to France at all. B. Everything went according to plan during my trip to France. C. My trip to France was not at all went as planned. D. No problems during my trip had I at all in France. Câu 77. She heard the news of the death of her mother. She fainted. A. On hearing the news of her dead mother, she fainted. B. On hearing the news of her mother’s death, she fainted. C. She fainted so she heard the news of the death of her mother. D. She fainted and then she heard the news of the death of her mother. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is correct Câu 78. Mary / not stand / kept / wait / such / long A. Mary can’t stand being kept to wait such a long time. B. Mary can’t stand be kept waiting for such a long time. C. Mary can’t stand being kept waiting for such a long time. D. Mary doesn’t stand to be kept waiting for such long time. Câu 79. As / as I / concerned / you / call / police A. As much as I concerned you should call police. B. As far as I am concerned, you should call the police. C. As long as I’m concerned, you call the police. D. As far as I’m concerned, you call police. Câu 80. I / pass / test / matter / hard / be A. I will pass the test no matter how hard it is. B. I will pass the test no matter how hard is it. C. I will pass the test no matter what it is hard. D. I will pass the test no matter what hard is it. THE END Created & released by Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch. Vĩnh Phúc – binhbac72@gmail.com . SỞ GD- ĐT VĨNH PHÚC TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN (ĐỀ ĐỀ XUẤT) ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014 MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ SỐ 264 Thời gian: 90 phút Mark the letter A, B, C, or. 46. In this passage RDAs refers to____. A. types of vitamins. B. types of protein. C. types of minerals. D. amounts of energy, protein, vitamins, and minerals Câu 47. One implication in this. thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that (11)____ powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary (12)____. Above all, the real poet