ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 8 I. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other three in each question. 1. A. moment B. monument C. slogan D. quotient 2. A. feather B. leather C. feature D. sweater 3. A. none B. zone C. phone D. bone 4. A. bother B. worthy C. weather D. wealthy II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question. 5. A. rhetoric B. dynamic C. climatic D. phonetic 6. A. medieval B. malarial C. mediocre D. magnificent 7. A. domestic B. dormitory C. dogmatic D. deliberate 8. A. redundant B. acquainted C. reluctant D. microscopic III. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. 9. The doctor’s records must be kept thorough and neatly, so as to insure (A) (B) (C) good book-keeping. (D) 10. Rabbits and hares look much like and are often mistaken for each other. (A) (B) (C) (D) 11. As every other nation, the United States used to define its unit of (A) (B) (C) (D) currency, the dollars, in terms of the gold standard. 12. In the United States among 60 percent of the space on the pages of (A) (B) newspapers is reserved for advertising. (C) (D) 13. Fossils of plant that have been extinct for fifty million years have been (A) (B) (C) found in large deposits of amber near the Baltic Sea. (D) 14. Bone and ivory needles found at archaeological sites indicate that clothes (A) (B) (C) have been sewn for some 17,000 years ago. (D) 15. The sun seems to have been formed when the universe was already 10 (A) (B) (C) billion years. (D) 16. Though artist Tatun was totally blind in one eye and had only slight (A) (B) vision in another, he became an internationally renowned jazz musician. (C) (D) 17. Some people think that the desire to wear sunglasses are more a need to (A) (B) impress than to protect the eyes. (C) (D) 18. The scientific method consists of forming hypotheses, collect data, and (A) (B) (C) testing results. (D) IV. From the four words or phrases (A), (B), (C), or (D), choose the one that best completes the sentence. 19. ……one or more units of living substance called protoplasm. A. Although all living things that consist of B. All living things consisting of C. All living things consist of D. In all living things consisting of 20. The production of tin ore in the United States is relatively insignificant, …….less than one hundred tons annually. A. amount to B. in the amount C. amount to it D. to the amount of 21. The store ……… . A. that had the recently big sale went bankrupt B. that recently had the big sale went bankrupt C. that had the big recently sale went bankrupt D. that had the big sale went recently bankrupt 22. A semiconductor is a substance that seldom conducts electricity, but ……under certain circumstances. A. so can do B. do so can C. can do so D. so do can 23. Some people like cream and sugar in their coffee, while …… . A. others drink hot coffee B. others like it black C. milk is good in coffee, too D. sugar can cause cavities V. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which is closest in meaning to the one in bold. 24. Wouldn’t it be better to let them know about the alterations to the plan? A. Why haven’t they been informed about the new developedments? B. Shouldn’t they have been consulted before the scheme was changed? C. Don’t you think they should be informed about the changes in the plan? D. We’d better ask them to change the plan, hadn’t we? 25. Don’t take any notice of all his complaints about his health; there’s nothing wrong with him. A. You can ignore all his talk of being ill; he’s actually perfectly healthy. B. Try to avoid the subject of his health as I am tired of hearing all about this complaints. C. Don’t listen to him talking about his health; it’s his favourite subject. D. If you let him, he would talk only about his ill-health though actually he is quite healthy. 26. We had planned to walk right round the lake, but the heavy rain made this impossible. A. In spite of the heavy rain we managed to walk half way round the lake as planned. B. The heavy rain nearly prevented us from walking right round the lake. C. We would have walked right round the lake even if it had rained heavily. D. If it hadn’t rained so heavy we would have walked right round the lake. 27. I can’t remember when I last saw him, but it’s certainly a long time ago. A. I shall never forget meeting him even though it’s a long time ago. B. I only know it is ages since I saw him and I can’t remember when that was. C. We’ve only met once and that was too long ago for me to remem-ber him. D. I’d like to forget how many years have passed since I last saw him. VI. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. 28. Do you believe …… ghosts? A. in B. on C. to D. of 29. The only means of ………to the station is through a dark subway. A. arrival B. admission C. access D. approaching 30. May I borrow your pen, Jane? I seem to have …… mine at home. A. missed B. forgotten C. lost D. left 31. Which is the odd one out? A. stepfather B. grandpa C. granddad D. grandfather 32. Last year ABBA made a …… of several million crowns. A. win B. gain C. salary D. profit 33. If you like skiing, there’s a ski …….under an hour’s driving from Madrid. A. resort B. station C. place D. port 34. If you are ‘over the moon’ about something, how do you feel? A. stressed B. very C. very happy D. bored 35. He’s very …… about his private life. He’s got no secrets. A. trustworthy B. direct C. open D. sincere 36. Everyone is hoping and praying that …… peace will eventually come to the area. A. durable B. ongoing C. irrevocable D. lasting 37. The …… are against her winning a fourth consecutive gold medal. A. chances B. odds C. prospects D. bets 38. Even though they don’t agree with what’s happening, they’re too ………to protest. A. apathetic B. subdued C. quiet D. outgoing 39. Before you begin the exam paper, always read the ……carefully. A. orders B. answers C. rules D. instructions 40. Even though I didn’t want my son to leave home, since he was twenty-one there was nothing I could do to …….it. A. hinder B. resist C. prevent D. cease 41. Which of the following describes a country’s armed force that operates at sea? A. navy B. air force C. army D. civilians 42. Don’t be …… . Say thank you. A. nasty B. tactless C. rude D. crude 43. Mary lost one running shoe, but won the race despite this ……. . A. feat B. disaster C. handicap D. awkwardness 44. She noticed …….away from the house. A. him to run B. him running C. his running D. him ran 45. We talked to each other all night and resolved some of our problems. It’s good to have a proper …… sometimes. A. head-to-head B. heart-to-head C. head-to-heart D. heart-to-heart 46. Li has …….; he loves cakes, chocolate, ice-cream – anything which is sweet. A. a sweet mouth B. sweet lips C. a sweet tooth D. a sweet tongue 47. You’d better pack those glasses extremely carefully if you want them to arrive …… . A. intact B. entire C. whole D. complete 48. She’s so …… , you really have to watch what you say or she’ll walk out of the room. A. high and dry B. prim and proper C. rough and ready D. sick and tired 49. You’ve all …….the point. The film itself is not racist – it simply tries to make us question our own often racist attitudes. A. mistaken B. misunderstood C. missed D. lost VII. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. About 50 or so kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas, or coal – non- renewable natural resources. We (50) …… well over three million tones of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high (51) …… of our annual consumption is in the (52) …… of packaging and this (53) …… about seven percent by weight, of our domes-tic (54) ……. . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (55) ………is growing fast. The plastic themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (56) …….than coal and one (57) ………of “recovery” strongly (58) …….by plastic manufacturers is the (59) …… of waste plastic into a fuel. 50. A. consign B. import C. consume D. remove 51. A. amount B. rate C. portion D. proportion 52. A. form B. way C. type D. kind 53. A. constitutes B. carries C. takes D. makes 54. A. goods B. refuse C. rubble D. requirement 55. A. plant B. manufacture C. factory D. industry 56. A. effect B. degree C. value D. demand 57. A. method B. measure C. medium D. mechanism 58. A. argued B. presented C. desired D. favoured 59. A. melting B. conversion C. change D. replacement FEAR OF FLYING Fear of flying is (60) _____ the most understandable and prevalent of phobias. One person in four suffers (61) ____ anxiety at the idea of boarding a plane – as a pet (62) ____ it ranks alongside fear of snakes – and one in 10 refuses to fly (63) ____ any circumstances. The agony is not just being five miles high with no visible (64) ____ of support, but having absolutely no control. Risks aren’t the problem, but fear. The argument that we are in greater (65) ____ in a car, or boiling an egg, is irrelevant. The phobia cuts sufferers off from friends and families and can damage careers. But most can overcome their fear (even if they will never leap abroad planes with a (66) ____ heart) by understanding more about how and why an aircraft flies, and learning how to (67) ___ with anxiety. There are courses which (68) ___ plane-loads of nervous passengers all about this. About 95 percent of those taking them are then ‘cured’ (69) ___ the extent that they can board a plane without feeling overwhelming panic. 60. A. between B. in C. among D. including 61. A. severe B. harsh C. austere D. stern 62. A. disgust B. distance C. horror D. hate 63. A. by B. under C. with D. about 64. A. grounds B. resource C. means D. resort 65. A. hazard B. threat C. peril D. menace 66. A. soft B. gentle C. bright D. light 67. A. co-exist B. cope C. interfere D. satisfy 68. A. teach B. inform C. notify D. instruct 69. A. by B. with C. in D. to VIII. Read the passage and the questions or unfinished sentences. Then choose the answer – A, B, C or D – that you think fits best. FIRST TIME IN THE AIR When John Mills was going to fly in an aeroplane for the first time, he was frightened. He did not like the idea of being thousands of feet up in the air. “ ‘I also didn’t like the fact that I wouldn’t be in control,” says John. “I’m a terrible passenger in the car. When somebody else is driving, I tell them what to so. It drives everybody crazy.” However John couldn’t avoid flying any longer. It was the only way he could visit his grandchildren in Canada. “I had made up my mind that I was going to do it, I couldn’t let my son, his wife and their three children travel all the way here to visit me. It would be so expensive for them and I know Tom’s business isn’t doing so well at the moment – it would also be tiring for the children – it’s a nine-hour flight!” he says. To get ready for the flight John did lots of reading about aeroplanes. When he booked his seat, he was told that he would be flying on a Boeing 747, which is better known as a jumbo jet. “I needed to know as much as possible before getting in that plane. I suppose it was a way of making myself feel better. The Boeing 747 is the largest passenger aircraft in the world at the moment. The first one flew on February 9 th 1969 in the USA. It can carry up to 524 passengers and 3.400 pieces of luggage. The fuel for aeroplanes is kept in the wings and the 747’s wings are so big that they can carry enough fuel for an average car to be able to travel 16,000 kilometres a year for 70 years. Isn’t that unbelievable? Even though I had discovered all this very interesting information about the jumbo, when I saw it for the first time, just before I was going to travel to Canada, I still couldn’t believe that something so enormous was going to get up in the air and fly. I was even more impressed when I saw how big it was inside with hundreds of people!” The biggest surprise of all for John was the flight itself. “The take-off itself was much smoother than I expected although I was still quite scared until we were in the air. In the end, I managed to relax, enjoy the food and watch one of the movies and the view from the window was spectacular. I even managed to sleep for a while! Of course,” continues John, “the best reward of all was when I arrived in Canada and saw my son and his family, particularly my beautiful grandchildren. Suddenly, I felt so silly about all the years when I couldn’t even think of getting on a plane. I had let my fear of living stop me from seeing the people I love most in the world. I can visit my son and family as often as I like now!” 70. Why did John Mills fly in an aeroplane? A. He wanted to go on holiday B. He wanted to try it. C. He wanted to see his family D. He had to travel on business. 71. Why did John read about aeroplane? A. He wanted to know how they work. B. It was his hobby. C. It made him feel safer. D. He had found a book on them. 72. What happened when he saw the jumbo jet for the first time? A. He felt much safer. B. He liked the shape of it. C. He couldn’t believe how big it was. D. He thought the wings were very small. 73. How did John feel when the aeroplane was taking off? A. excited B. happy C. sad D. frightened 74. What surprised John most about the flight? A. that he liked the food. B. that he was able to sleep C. that there was a movie being shown D. that the view was good 75. How did John feel about his fears in the end? A. He thought he had wasted time being afraid. B. He realized it was okay to be afraid. C. He hoped his grandchildren weren’t afraid of flying. D. He realized that being afraid kept him safe. In town everything seems to be made for the comfort and convenience of the inhabitants. Do you wish to go from one spot to another? You have at your disposal numerous and fast means of communication: omnibuses, tram-ways, taxi-cabs, underground railways, etc… If one evening you do not know what to do and you do not feel inclined to read, you may go to moving pictures, which, in one moment, will transport you to the farthest regions of the globe and unroll before your eyes the most picturesque scenes. If that pastime seems too childish to you, you may go to the theatre and hear the greatest actors or actresses. 76. Select the best title for the passage. A. The Means of Transport in a Town B. Entertainments in Town C. How to Live in Town? D. The Benefits of Town Life 77. According to the passage, we can travel to the farthest corners of the earth by ____ . A. looking at moving pictures B. going to the theatre C. using a fast means of transport D. reading in our leisure time 78. Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage? A. People living in towns do not like to read. B. Going to the theatre is not a childish pastime. C. Moving pictures carry us to far-away lands. D. A town provides us with many forms of entertainment. 79. From the passage, we can learn that ____ . A. the author prefers books to moving pictures B. we had better go to the movies if we have enough time C. nothing is more pleasant than going to the theatre D. when we don’t want to read, we may go to the theatre 80. “In town everything seems to be made for the comfort of the inhabit-ants”. By the above sentence, the author really wants to say that A. townspeople like comfort B. there are many facilities provided for townspeople C. town life makes everything comfortable D. many things seem to be comfortable because they are made in town. . ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 8 I. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other. called protoplasm. A. Although all living things that consist of B. All living things consisting of C. All living things consist of D. In all living things consisting of 20. The production. movies if we have enough time C. nothing is more pleasant than going to the theatre D. when we don’t want to read, we may go to the theatre 80 . “In town everything seems to be made for the comfort