Đề thi tuyển sinh Đại học, Cao đẳng môn Tiếng Anh - Khối D - Mã đề: 237 - Năm học 2009 (Có đáp án)

Nội dung text: Đề thi tuyển sinh Đại học, Cao đẳng môn Tiếng Anh - Khối D - Mã đề: 237 - Năm học 2009 (Có đáp án)

1. BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH CAO ĐẲNG NĂM 2009 Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối: D ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề (Đề thi có 06 trang) Mã đề thi 237 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80) DÀNH CHO TẤT CẢ THÍ SINH. 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 1 to 10. If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children. However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child. Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling. Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy. Question 1: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to ___. A. neglect their child’s education B. push their child into trying too much C. help their child to become a genius D. make their child become a musician Question 2: Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they ___. A. understand and help their children sensibly B. arrange private lessons for their children C. force their children into achieving success D. themselves have been very successful Question 3: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents? A. Successful musicians. B. Unrealistic parents. C. Educational psychologists. D. Their children. Question 4: Michael Collins is fortunate in that ___. A. his parents are quite rich B. his father is a musician C. his parents help him in a sensible way D. his mother knows little about music Question 5: The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means ___. A. "extremely interested in" B. "confused about" C. "completely unaware of" D. "surprised at" Question 6: Winston’s parents push their son so much and he ___. A. cannot learn much music from them B. is afraid to disappoint them C. has won a lot of piano competitions D. has become a good musician Question 7: The word "They" in the passage refers to ___. A. concerts B. violin lessons C. Michael’s parents D. parents in general Question 8: All of the following people are musical EXCEPT ___. A. Winston’s father B. Winston’s mother C. Michael’s mother D. Michael’s father Question 9: The word "unwilling" in the passage mostly means ___. A. "eager to do something" B. "not objecting to doing anything" C. "not wanting to do something" D. "getting ready to do something" Trang 1/6 - Mã đề thi 237
2. Question 10: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that ___. A. successful parents often have unsuccessful children B. successful parents always have intelligent children C. parents should spend more money on the child’s education D. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. Question 11: The better you are at English, more chance you have to get a job with international A B C D organizations. Question 12: My father used to giving me some good advice whenever I had a problem. A B C D Question 13: Society will be having to change radically to keep pace with the technology available. A B C D Question 14: The woman of whom the red car is parked in front of the bank is a famous pop star. A B C D Question 15: There are differences and similarities between Vietnamese and American culture. 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 original sentence in each of the following questions. Question 16: Conan said to me, "If I were you, I would read different types of books in different ways." A. Conan advised me to read different types of books in different ways. B. I said to Conan to read different types of books in different ways to me. C. Conan ordered me to read different types of books in different ways. D. I read different types of books in different ways to Conan as he told me. Question 17: She knows a lot more about it than I do. A. I know as much about it as she does. B. I do not know as much about it as she does. C. She does not know so much about it as I do. D. I know much more about it than she does. Question 18: The boy was not allowed to have any friends, so he felt lonely. A. Having no friends, the boy felt so lonely. B. Deprived of friends, the boy felt lonely. C. Having a lot of friends, the boy felt lonely. D. Not having friends, they made the boy feel lonely. Question 19: Unless someone has a key, we cannot get into the house. A. If someone did not have a key, we could not get into the house. B. If someone does not have a key, we can only get into the house. C. We could not get into the house if someone had a key. D. We can only get into the house if someone has a key. Question 20: Is it essential to meet your aunt at the station? A. Does your aunt have to meet at the station? B. Was your aunt met at the station? C. Did your aunt have to be met at the station? D. Does your aunt have to be met at the station? 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 21 to 30. Today we take electricity for granted and perhaps we do not realize just how useful this discovery has been. Steam was the first invention that replaced wind power. It was used to drive engines and was passed through pipes and radiators to warm rooms. Petrol mixed with air was the next invention that provided power. Exploded in a cylinder, it drove a motor engine. Beyond these simple and direct uses, those forms have not much adaptability. Trang 2/6 - Mã đề thi 237
3. On the other hand, we make use of electricity in thousands of ways. From the powerful voltages that drive our electric trains to the tiny current needed to work a simple calculator, and from the huge electric magnet in steel works that can lift 10 tons to the tiny electric magnet in a doorbell, all are powered by electricity. An electric current can be made with equal ease to heat a huge mass of molten metal in a furnace, or to boil a jug for a cup of coffee. Other than atomic energy, which has not as yet been harnessed to the full, electricity is the greatest power in the world. It is flexible, and so adaptable for any task for which it is wanted. It travels so easily and with incredible speed along wires or conductors that it can be supplied instantly over vast distances. To generate electricity, huge turbines or generators must be turned. In Australia they use coal or water to drive this machinery. When dams are built, falling water is used to drive the turbines without polluting the atmosphere with smoke from coal. Atomic power is used in several countries but there is always the fear of an accident. A tragedy once occurred at Chernobyl, in Ukraine, at an atomic power plant used to make electricity. The reactor leaked, which caused many deaths through radiation. Now scientists are examining new ways of creating electricity without harmful effects to the environment. They may harness the tides as they flow in and out of bays. Most importantly, they hope to trap sunlight more efficiently. We do use solar heaters for swimming pools but as yet improvement in the capacity of the solar cells to create more current is necessary. When this happens, electric cars will be viable and the world will rid itself of the toxic gases given off by trucks and cars that burn fossil fuels. Question 21: The author mentions the sources of energy such as wind, steam, petrol in the first paragraph to ___. A. discuss which source of energy can be a suitable alternative to electricity B. suggest that electricity should be alternated with safer sources of energy C. emphasize the usefulness and adaptability of electricity D. imply that electricity is not the only useful source of energy Question 22: Before electricity, what was sometimes passed through pipes to heat rooms? A. Steam. B. Petrol. C. Gas. D. Hot wind. Question 23: What does the author mean by saying that electricity is flexible? A. It is used to drive motor engines. B. It is cheap and easy to use. C. It can be adapted to various uses. D. It can be made with ease. Question 24: What do we call machines that make electricity? A. Electric magnets. B. Voltages. C. Generators or turbines. D. Pipes and radiators. Question 25: The main forms of power used to generate electricity in Australia are ___. A. atomic power and water B. sunlight and wind power C. wind and gas D. water and coal Question 26: The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ___. A. scientists B. new ways C. the tides D. harmful effects Question 27: Electric magnets are used in steel works to ___. A. test the steel for strength B. lift heavy weights up to ten tons C. boil a jug of water D. heat the molten steel Question 28: The advantage of harnessing the power of the tides and of sunlight to generate electricity is that they ___. A. are more adaptable B. do not pollute the environment C. are more reliable D. do not require attention Question 29: Which of the following power sources causes pollution by emitting harmful gases? A. Wind. B. Water. C. Sunlight. D. Petrol. Question 30: The best title for this passage could be ___. A. “How to Produce Electricity” B. “Why Electricity Is So Remarkable” C. “Types of Power Plants” D. “Electricity: Harmful Effects on Our Life” Trang 3/6 - Mã đề thi 237
4. 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. Question 31: A. address B. strange C. educate D. ancient Question 32: A. explorer B. expand C. extinct D. exist Question 33: A. observant B. reserve C. desert D. conserve Question 34: A. energy B. eternal C. eradicate D. eliminate Question 35: A. mounting B. country C. account D. astound Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 36 to 45. In the United States and Canada, it is very important to (36)___ a person directly in the eyes when you are having a conversation (37)___ him or her. If you look down or to the side when the (38)___ person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in (39)___ he or she is saying. This, (40)___, is not polite. If you look down or to the side when you are talking, it might (41)___ that you are not honest. However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for (42)___ seconds when they are thinking or (43)___ to find the right word. But they always turn immediately (44)___ to look the listener directly in the eyes. These social "rules" are (45)___ for two men, two women, a man and a woman, or an adult and a child. Question 36: A. talk B. notice C. look D. get Question 37: A. with B. for C. about D. to Question 38: A. other B. another C. others D. one Question 39: A. that B. where C. which D. what Question 40: A. yet B. although C. of course D. in addition Question 41: A. turn B. come C. become D. seem Question 42: A. few B. a little C. little D. a few Question 43: A. looking B. trying C. managing D. achieving Question 44: A. back B. up C. over D. down Question 45: A. likely B. such as C. the same D. like Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 46: Chemistry is my ___ subject at school. A. popular B. liking C. favourite D. wanted Question 47: - "Our team has just won the last football match." - "___" A. Well, that's very surprising! B. Yes. I guess it's very good. C. Good idea. Thanks for the news. D. Yes, it's our pleasure. Question 48: Mary is unhappy that she hasn't ___ for the next round in the tennis tournament. A. qualifying B. quality C. qualification D. qualified Question 49: "How can you live in this messy room? Go and ___ it up at once." A. do B. sweep C. dust D. tidy Question 50: - "I can't speak English well enough to apply for that post." - "___." A. Me either B. Me neither C. Me too D. Me also Question 51: - "Which hat do you like better?" - "___" A. No, I haven't tried any. B. Which one do you like? C. The one I tried on first. D. Yes, I like it best. Question 52: - "Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?" - "___" A. Yes, I'd love to. Thanks. B. Yes, you're a good friend. C. Do you think I would? D. I wouldn't. Thank you. Trang 4/6 - Mã đề thi 237
5. Question 53: Although the exam was difficult, ___ the students passed it. A. none of B. most of C. a few D. a lot Question 54: Vietnam's rice export this year will decrease ___ about 10%, compared with that of last year. A. with B. on C. at D. by Question 55: My brother left his job last week because he did not have any ___ to travel. A. location B. position C. chance D. ability Question 56: Had she worked harder last summer, she ___. A. wouldn't have been sacked B. wouldn't have sacked C. wouldn't be sacked D. wouldn't sack Question 57: He runs a business, ___ he proves to have managerial skills. A. and B. however C. otherwise D. despite Question 58: Not until the end of the 19th century ___ become a scientific discipline. A. has plant breeding B. plant breeding had C. did plant breeding D. plant breeding has Question 59: It is hard to get ___ him; he is such an aggressive man. A. by B. over to C. on with D. into Question 60: My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I ___ last week. A. may have done B. should have done C. need to have done D. must have done Question 61: The new director of the company seems to be an intelligent and ___ man. A. well-educate B. well-education C. well-educational D. well-educated Question 62: By ___ the housework done, my mother has more time to pursue her career. A. making B. having C. ordering D. taking Question 63: The movie is ___ Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a number of ways. A. like to B. similar to C. alike with D. same as Question 64: Preparing for a job interview can be very ___. A. stressful B. stressed C. stressing D. stress Question 65: Tears contain an antiseptic ___ helps protect our eyes from infection. A. that B. where C. how D. what Question 66: In the modern world, women's ___ roles have been changing. A. natured B. naturally C. nature D. natural Question 67: Working hours will fall to under 35 hours a week, ___? A. won't they B. will it C. won't it D. will they Question 68: This factory produced ___ motorbikes in 2008 as in the year 2006. A. as twice as many B. as twice many C. twice as many D. as many as twice Question 69: Whenever he had an important decision to make, he ___ a cigar to calm his nerves. A. would have lit B. would be lighting C. had lit D. would light Question 70: He always ___ the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast. A. does B. works C. writes D. makes Question 71: She is very absent-minded: she ___ her cellphone three times! A. was losing B. has lost C. loses D. had lost Question 72: In many big cities, people have to ___ up with noise, overcrowding and bad air. A. catch B. put C. face D. keep Question 73: - "Wow! What a nice coat you are wearing!" - "___" A. Certainly. Do you like it, too? B. Thanks. My mother bought it for me. C. Yes, of course. It's expensive. D. I like you to say that. Question 74: The youths nowadays have many things to do in their ___ time. A. amusement B. fun C. leisure D. entertainment Question 75: Listening is the most difficult language ___ for me to master. A. skill B. job C. way D. one Trang 5/6 - Mã đề thi 237
6. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 76: Successful salespeople know their products thoroughly ___. A. but the needs of the market are understood properly B. understanding the needs of the market C. and the needs of the market understood D. and understand the needs of the market properly Question 77: ___, many animals can still survive and thrive there. A. Being severe weather conditions in the desert B. Although the weather conditions in the desert are severe C. The weather conditions in the desert to be severe D. Even though the weather conditions in the desert severe Question 78: The Vietnamese students have to take an entrance exam ___. A. so as go to a college or university B. so that they can go to a college or university C. for going to a college and university D. in order that they should go to a college or university Question 79: An excellent hairstylist can make a man seem to have more hair ___. A. than it actually is B. as is it actually C. as has actually he D. than he actually has Question 80: Hillary changed her major from linguistics to business, ___. A. hoping she can easier get a job B. with the hope for being able finding a better job C. with hopes to be able easier to get employment D. hoping to find a job more easily THE END Trang 6/6 - Mã đề thi 237