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1. BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2014 Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề (Đề thi có 6 trang) Mã đề thi 625 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 1: Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking ___ accepting opinions without questioning them. A. for instance B. in addition C. because of D. instead of Question 2: “Take a spare tyre ___ you have a puncture on the way to the beach.” A. unless B. in case C. if D. so that Question 3: They got lost in the forest, and ___ made matters worse was that night began to fall. A. which B. it C. that D. what Question 4: We’ve already bought the house but won’t ___ it until May, when the present occupants have moved out. A. take possession of B. keep track of C. gain recognition of D. catch sight of Question 5: The carefully nurtured gardens with a wide ___ of flowers and fruit trees have added elegance to this place and made it a major tourist attraction. A. number B. amount C. variety D. species Question 6: The young lady sat still in the afternoon breeze, with her hair ___ her back. A. streaming down B. running over C. fallen against D. flowed down Question 7: In my opinion, ___ new technology who will finally decide which ideas take off. A. it is the user of B. it is the development of C. that the user of D. that the development of Question 8: The cinema is no longer as popular as it was in the 1930's and 1940's, but it is still an important ___ of entertainment. A. status B. origin C. prospect D. source Question 9: “My secretary will book you an afternoon flight and have you ___ at the airport.” A. picking up B. to pick up C. picked up D. pick up Question 10: ___ my mother’s encouragement, I wouldn’t have made such a daring decision. A. In spite B. Until C. Providing D. But for Question 11: Carbon dioxide ___ as one of the main contributors to the greenhouse effect. A. had identified B. had been identified C. has been identified D. has identified Question 12: In the last match, Sabella changed his formation at half-time, introducing Fernando Gago in midfield and Higuain in attack, but in the end it was Messi’s magic that ___ the difference. A. took B. made C. gave D. did Question 13: The bank has more than 100 branches, ___ in a major urban area. A. and are located B. each locating C. each located D. the location of which Question 14: “Could you turn off the stove? The potatoes ___ for at least thirty minutes.” A. have been boiling B. boiled C. are boiling D. were boiling Question 15: In no circumstances ___ on campus. A. should allow smoking B. we should allow smoking C. should smoking be allowed D. smoking should be allowed Question 16: We need to talk more about ___ for the summer vacation before July. A. how to make B. when to use C. why to choose D. where to go Question 17: Jessica looks very tired. She ___ have stayed up late to finish her assignment last night. A. will B. would C. should D. must Question 18: While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I ___ this photograph of my parents' wedding. A. came across B. made up C. took after D. turned down Trang 1/6 – Mã đề 625
2. Question 19: Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by ___ rocking chair. A. a wooden old beautiful European B. an old beautiful wooden European C. an old wooden European beautiful D. a beautiful old European wooden Question 20: Minh, a student from Hai Phong, is going to take the college entrance exam in Hanoi next week. His father is seeing him off at the railway station. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank. Dad: “Good luck with the exam, Minh!” Minh: “___, Dad.” A. I wish so B. Thank you C. By no means D. Never mind Question 21: Jane had difficulty carrying her suitcase upstairs, and Mike, her friend, offered to help. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank. Mike: “Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?” Jane: “___” A. Well done! B. I don’t believe it. C. Not a chance. D. That’s very kind of you. Question 22: ___, she continued to carry out her duties. A. Despite her good health B. No matter how poor her health C. Although she is in good health D. Although in poor health Question 23: China’s placement of its oil rig in Vietnam’s East Sea EEZ has been denounced by ASEAN and Western politicians and professionals as the violation of Vietnam’s ___ waters. A. farmed B. inland C. fresh D. territorial Question 24: Phuong Thao is a student in Ms Lan’s writing class. She is asking for Ms Lan’s comments on her last essay. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank. Phuong Thao: “You must have found reading my essay very tiring.” Ms Lan: “___. I enjoyed it.” A. At all costs B. Not in the least C. Just in case D. You are welcome Question 25: He applied for a teaching ___ at Bales University with great confidence. A. work B. post C. career D. employment 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 26 to 35. Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that the easiest way to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind. In this way the North American Indians produced pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians made stockfish and the Arabs dried dates and apricots. All foods contain water - cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% water, potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is. If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to go bad is checked. Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California, South Africa and Australia. The methods used vary, but in general the fruit is spread out on trays in drying yards in the hot sun. In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur before drying. Plums for making prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making raisins and currants, are dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax coating, so increasing the rate of drying. Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is to put food in chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110°C at entry to about 45°C at exit. This is the usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish. Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first case, the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse flakes. In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder. Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed. Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or frozen, and they do not need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, explorers and soldiers in battle, who have little storage space. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to cook them. From Practical Faster Reading by Gerald Mosback and Vivien Mosback. CUP Question 26: What is the main idea of the passage? A. Advantages of dried foods. B. Mechanization of drying foods. C. Different methods of drying foods. D. Water: the main component of food. Trang 2/6 – Mã đề 625
3. Question 27: The phrase “do this” in the first paragraph mostly means ___. A. remove moisture from foods B. expose foods to sun and wind C. moisten foods D. produce pemmican Question 28: The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ___. A. reduced considerably B. put a tick C. examined carefully D. motivated to develop Question 29: In the process of drying certain kinds of fruits, sulphur fumes help ___. A. maintain their color B. kill off bacteria C. remove their wax coating D. crack their skin Question 30: Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is ___. A. dipping them in an alkaline solution B. putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through C. pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder D. spreading them out on trays in drying yards Question 31: What does the word “which” in the fourth paragraph refer to? A. Chambers B. Vegetables C. Foods D. Things Question 32: The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will be ___. A. small flakes B. fine powder C. dried soup D. recognizable pieces Question 33: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Liquids are not dried in the same way as fruits and vegetables. B. People in India began to use drying methods centuries ago. C. Dried foods have several advantages over canned or frozen foods. D. Fruit is usually dried by being laid out on trays in the sun. Question 34: According to the passage, dried foods are most useful for ___. A. soldiers who are not in battle B. people who are on the move C. explorers who are underweight D. housewives who have little storage space Question 35: This passage is mainly ___. A. argumentative B. informative C. fictional D. analytical 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. Question 36: “Why don't you join us for our next class reunion?” Mary said to me. A. Mary strongly urged me to join them for the next class reunion. B. Mary cordially invited me to join them for the next class reunion. C. Mary advised me not to join them for the next class reunion. D. Mary insisted on my joining them for the next class reunion. Question 37: The president placed his car at my disposal as a bonus for my good work. A. In order to praise me as a good worker, the president took me home in his own car. B. I was willing to drive the president’s car as a compliment for my good performance at work. C. To get rid of the car, the president decided to sell it to me, his good worker, at a bonus price. D. To show his appreciation for my good work, the president allowed me to use his car whenever I liked. Question 38: “Send this urgent document immediately!” the officer told the soldier. A. The officer advised the soldier to send the urgent document right away. B. The officer requested that the soldier rush out due to the document’s urgency. C. The officer ordered the soldier to deliver the urgent document instantly. D. The officer recommended the soldier leave right away because of the urgent document. Question 39: “Believe me. It’s no use reading that book,” Janet told her boyfriend. A. Janet managed to persuade her boyfriend that reading the book was worthwhile. B. Janet tried to convince her boyfriend that the book was not worth reading. C. Janet opposed her boyfriend’s idea that reading the book was not useful. D. Janet suggested to her boyfriend that reading the book was useful. Question 40: The early failure of the Spanish squad in the 2014 World Cup deeply disappointed their fans. A. The Spanish squad was terribly disappointed that their fans had to leave the 2014 World Cup so early. B. That their squad left the 2014 World Cup so early was very disappointing for the Spanish sportsmen. C. Living up to their fans’ expectation, the Spanish squad left the 2014 World Cup so early. D. To the disappointment of their fans, the Spanish squad had to leave the 2014 World Cup too early. Trang 3/6 – Mã đề 625
4. 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. Question 41: Many parents may fail to recognize and respond to their children’s needs until frustration explodes into difficult or uncooperative behavior. A. stays under pressure B. slowly reaches the boiling point C. remains at an unchanged level D. suddenly becomes uncontrollable Question 42: “A friend in need is a friend indeed”: Our friends have voiced their strong criticism of China’s escalation of tension on our continental shelf. A. facing the reality B. worsening the situation C. improving the condition D. easing the tension Question 43: Those children who stay longer hours at school than at home tend to spend their formative years in the company of others with similar aims and interests. A. enjoying the care of parents B. being separated from peers C. forming a new business company D. being together with friends Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 44 to 53. Postsecondary institutions and private schools are corporations under U.S. law. They are approved to operate as non-profit, for-profit, or public corporations (44)___ education and training. Increasingly, state authorities are requiring approved educational providers to apply (45)___ and receive accreditation as a condition of final and continued approval. As corporate entities, U.S. institutions are internally self-governing and are (46)___ to make property, facilities, equipment, and utilities transactions; make their own personnel decisions; decide whom to admit to study and to graduate; (47)___ their own funds from outside sources; enter into contracts and compete for grants; and do most of the other things that corporations do. Institutions compete (48)___ one another for students, research funding, faculty, and other benefits. Public institutions may compete within the same state or territory for budget appropriations. It is the corporate nature of institutions and the competition within the system that (49)___ Americans to refer to the concept of the educational or academic marketplace - an important distinctive element of the way U.S. education is organized. Some institutions are governed (50)___ under multi-campus arrangements. These include most local public schools (governed by school districts) and many state community college and university systems. Whether single- or multi-campus, institutional corporations (51)___ by boards of citizens, both alumni and non-alumni, who are ultimately responsible for all operations. They appoint senior (52)___, such as principals, headmasters, presidents, and deans; and approve the actions taken (53)___ their name. From A Diverse Educational System: Structure, standards, and challenges. InfoUSA (CD version) Question 44: A. providing B. provision C. provide D. provided Question 45: A. with B. to C. for D. on Question 46: A. able B. capable C. probable D. possible Question 47: A. rise B. lend C. raise D. call Question 48: A. at B. to C. with D. for Question 49: A. lets B. causes C. makes D. prevents Question 50: A. collectively B. collect C. collective D. collection Question 51: A. are controlling B. are controlled C. being controlled D. controlled Question 52: A. assistants B. judges C. leaders D. trainees Question 53: A. at B. above C. on D. in 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. Question 54: Most of the students are queuing in lines waiting to enter the classroom. A B C D Question 55: Women in many parts of the world have had lower status than men, which the extent A B of the gap between genders varies across cultures and times. C D Question 56: As seeing from the mountain top, the area looks like a picturesque harbour town. A B C D Question 57: All of the students in this course will be assessed according to their attendance, performance, and A B C they work hard. D Trang 4/6 – Mã đề 625
5. Question 58: Since January this year, Joe has suffered two injuries, one to his ankle and the other in New York. A B C D 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. Question 59: Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school. A. attends to B. approves of C. puts off D. looks for Question 60: We run a very tight ship here, and we expect all our employees to be at their desks by eight o'clock and take good care of their own business. A. run faster than others B. have a good voyage C. organize things inefficiently D. manage an inflexible system 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 61 to 70. We live in a world of tired, sleep deprived people. In his book Counting Sheep, Paul Martin - a behavioural biologist - describes a society which is just too busy to sleep and which does not give sleeping the importance it deserves. Modern society has invented reasons not to sleep. We are now a 24/7 society where shops and services must be available all hours. We spend longer hours at work than we used to, and more time getting to work. Mobile phones and email allow us to stay in touch round the clock and late-night TV and the Internet tempt us away from our beds. When we need more time for work or pleasure, the easy solution is to sleep less. The average adult sleeps only 6.2 hours a night during the week, whereas research shows that most people need eight or even eight and a half hours' sleep to feel at their best. Nowadays, many people have got used to sleeping less than they need and they live in an almost permanent state of 'sleep debt'. Until the invention of the electric light in 1879 our daily cycle of sleep used to depend on the hours of daylight. People would get up with the sun and go to bed at nightfall. But nowadays our hours of sleep are mainly determined by our working hours (or our social life) and most people are woken up artificially by an alarm clock. During the day caffeine, the world's most popular drug, helps to keep us awake. 75% of the world's population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms of sleep deprivation. What does a chronic lack of sleep do to us? As well as making us irritable and unhappy as humans, it also reduces our motivation and ability to work. This has serious implications for society in general. Doctors, for example, are often chronically sleep deprived, especially when they are on 'night call', and may get less than three hours' sleep. Lack of sleep can seriously impair their mood, judgment, and ability to take decisions. Tired engineers, in the early hours of the morning, made a series of mistakes with catastrophic results. On our roads and motorways lack of sleep kills thousands of people every year. Tests show that a tired driver can be just as dangerous as a drunken driver. However, driving when drunk is against the law but driving when exhausted isn't. As Paul Martin says, it is very ironic that we admire people who function on very little sleep instead of criticizing them for being irresponsible. Our world would be a much safer, happier place if everyone, whatever their job, slept eight hours a night. New English File Upper-intermediate by Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig, OUP Question 61: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE about Paul Martin? A. He describes the modern world as a place without insomnia. B. He gives an interesting account of a sleepless society. C. He is a scientist who is chronically deprived of sleep. D. He shows his concern for sleep deprivation in modern society. Question 62: The phrase “round the clock” in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to ___. A. during the daytime B. having a round clock C. surrounded with clocks D. all day and night Question 63: The writer mentions the Internet in the passage as ___. A. a factor that is not related to sleep deprivation B. an ineffective means of communication C. a temptation that prevents us from sleeping D. an easy solution to sleep deprivation Question 64: According to the third paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A. The electric light has changed our daily cycle of sleep. B. Our social life has no influence on our hours of sleep. C. The sun obviously determined our daily routines. D. The electric light was invented in the 19th century. Question 65: The word “which” in the third paragraph refers to ___. A. reaching a point B. the world's population C. caffeine consumption D. masking the symptoms Trang 5/6 – Mã đề 625
6. Question 66: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the last paragraph? A. Thousands of people are killed every day by drunken drivers. B. Our motivation decreases with the bigger number of hours we sleep. C. Sleep deprivation has negative effects on both individuals and society. D. Doctors ‘on night call’ do not need more than three hours of sleep a day. Question 67: The word “catastrophic” in the last paragraph probably means ___. A. likely to become worthless B. causing serious damage or loss C. becoming more noticeable D. bound to bring satisfaction Question 68: Which of the following would the writer of the passage approve of? A. We certainly can function well even when we hardly sleep. B. There is no point in criticizing irresponsible people in our society. C. Both drunken drivers and sleep-deprived people should be criticized. D. Our world would be a much safer place without drinkers. Question 69: All of the following are mentioned as those whose performance is affected by ‘sleep debt’ EXCEPT ___. A. engineers B. drivers C. biologists D. doctors Question 70: Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage? A. A Society of Sleepless People B. A Well-known Biologist C. Sleep Deprivation: Causes and Effects D. Accident Prevention: Urgent! 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. Question 71: A. considerate B. continental C. economic D. territorial Question 72: A. fertilize B. illustrate C. interact D. specify Question 73: A. sovereignty B. enrichment C. advantage D. edition Question 74: A. preview B. index C. commit D. open Question 75: A. candidate B. attendance C. wilderness D. habitat Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions. Question 76: She looked through the hotel advertisements. She stopped only when taking a fancy to one piece. A. She stopped looking through the hotel advertisements only when she had found another piece. B. She took so great a fancy to the hotel advertisements that she could not stop reading them. C. She found the hotel advertisements so interesting that she could hardly turn away from them. D. She stopped reading the hotel advertisements only when one of them caught her fancy. Question 77: Most scientists know him well. However, very few ordinary people have heard of him. A. Not only scientists but also the general public know him as a big name. B. Many ordinary people know him better than most scientists do. C. Although he is well known to scientists, he is little known to the general public. D. He is the only scientist that is not known to the general public. Question 78: She wrote the text. She selected the illustration as well. A. If she had written the text, she would have selected the illustration. B. She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustration. C. The text she wrote was not as good as the illustration she selected. D. In order to select the illustration, she had to write the text. Question 79: I do my homework and schoolwork in separate books. I don't get muddled up. A. Having two separate books at home and at work helps me avoid getting muddled up. B. I do my homework and schoolwork in separate books so that I don't get muddled up. C. I do not get muddled up due to the separation between homework and schoolwork. D. I would get muddled up if I did not separate homework from schoolwork. Question 80: Nam defeated the former champion in three sets. He finally won the inter-school table tennis championship. A. Being defeated by the former champion, Nam lost the chance to play the final game of inter-school table tennis championship. B. Having defeated the former champion in three sets, Nam won the inter-school table tennis championship. C. Although Nam defeated the former champion in three sets, he did not win the title of inter-school table tennis champion. D. Having defeated the former champion in the inter-school table tennis, Nam did not hold the title of champion. THE END Trang 6/6 – Mã đề 625