SỞ GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI
TRƯỜNG THPT CHU VĂN AN
ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 1 NĂM 2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Buổi thi: Buổi Chiều ngày 24/02/2014
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

Lưuý:
- Đềthigồmcó06trang.
- Thísinhlàmbàitrựctiếpvàođềthi.
- Thísinhviếtcâutrảlờivàođúngvịtríquyđịnhtrênbàithi.
PART I: PHONETICS
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group. Write your answers in the space
provided.
1.A.applicant B.scenery C. permission D.journalist
2.A.accompany
B.evaluate
C.illiterate D.interviewee
3.A.reliable B.category C.secondary D.dictionary
4.decisive B.maximum C.experience D.appointment
5.A. apologise B.photography C.inhabitant D.optimistic
*Your answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
PART II: LEXICO- GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. Write your answers in the space provided.
1._____everyindustryinourmodernworldrequirestheworkofengineers.
A.Wholly B.Hardly C.Most D.Virtually
2.Janehadaproblemwithherfinances,sowetalked_____andnowit'sfine.
A.over B.itover C.overit D.over andover
3.Whentheelectricityfailed,he _____amatchto findthe candles.
A.rubbed B.scratched C.struck D.Started
4.Iusuallybuymyclothes_____. It’scheaperthangoingtothedressmaker.

19. He said that the plane had already taken off and that I_____ arrived an hour earlier.
A. should have B. could have C. was supposed to D. had to have
20. Beneath the streets of a modern city _____ of walls, columns, cables, pipes, and tunnels required to satisfy the
needs of its inhabitants.
A. where exists C. the network’s existence B. the existing network D. exists the network
21. _____ they are widely perceived as gentle creatures, hippopotamuses are responsible for more human deaths in
Africa than any other animal.
A. Despite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Because
22.Susan always wins the prize because her projects _____.
A. extremely presented well C. are extremely well presented
B. presented extremely well D. are well presented extremely
23. Phone mebeforeten;_____ I’llbetoobusy totalktoyou.
A. unless B.whether C.otherwise D. if
24. You areunderno obligation_____ toacceptthisoffer.
A. indeed B.eventually C.apart D. whatsoever
25. In most _____ developed countries, up to 50% of _____ population enters higher education at some time in
their lives.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / Ø C. Ø / the D. the / a
*Your answers
1. 6. 11. 16. 21.
2. 7. 12. 17. 22.
3. 8. 13. 18. 23.
4. 9. 14. 19. 24.
5. 10. 15. 20. 25.
Choose the underlined part named A, B, C, or D that is incorrect. Write your answers in the space provided.
1. There are many frequently (A) mentioned (B) reasons why one out of four arrests(C) involve (D) ajuvenile.
2. Most (A) oxygen atoms have (B) eight neutrons, but a small amount (C) have nine or ten(D).
3. Signing (A) at the outset (B) of a business deal, a contract offers the participants a certain degree(C) of legal
protection from costly mistakes(D).
4. Dolphins and chimps are(A) like (B) in that (C) they have been shown (D) to have language skills.

5. RIDICULE
6. NUMBER
7. EFFECT
8. DEPRESS
9. RELATION
10. ABLE
*Your answers:
1. 3. 5. 7. 9.
2. 4. 6. 8. 10.
PART III: READING
Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question.Write your answers in the
space provided.
While manynineteenth–century reformers hopedto bring about reform through education or by eliminating
specific social evils, some thinkerswantedto start over and remark societyby founding ideal, cooperative
communities. TheUnited States seemed to them a spacious andunencumbered countrywhere models ofaperfect
society could succeed. These communitarian thinkers hoped their success would lead to imitation,until
communities free of crime,poverty, and other socialillswould cover the land.A number of religiousgroups, notably
theShakers,practiced communalliving, but the mainimpetusto found model communities came from nonreligious,
rationalistic thinkers.
Among the communitarian philosophers, three of the most influential were RobertOwen, Charles Fourier,
and JohnHumphreyNoyes. Owen, famous forhis humanitarianpolicies as owner of several thriving textile mills in
Scotland,believed that faulty environmentwastoblame for human problems and that theseproblems could be
eliminated ina rationally planned society. In1825, heput hisprinciples intopractice atNewHarmony, Indiana. The
community failed economically aftera few years but not before achievinga number of social successes. Fourier,a
commercial employeein France, nevervisited the United States.However, his theories of cooperativeliving
influenced many American through the writings of Albert Brisbane, whose Social Destiny of Man explained
Fourierismand its self-sufficient associations or“phalanxes”.One or more of these phalanxes was organized in
veryNorthern state. The most famouswere Red Bank,New Jersey, and Brook Farm, Massachusetts. An early
member of the latterwas the author Nathaniel Hawthorne.Noyes founded the most enduring andprobably theoddest
of theutopian communities, the Oneida Community of upstateNewYork.Needless to say, none of these experiments

A. To compare nineteenth-century reforms with twentieth-century reforms.
B. To present an overview of a concept in the first paragraph and specific examples in the second.
C. To contrast the work of utopian thinkers with that of practical reforms.
D. To give the causes for a phenomenon in the first paragraph and its consequences in the second
*Your answers:
1. 3. 5. 7. 9.
2. 4. 6. 8. 10.
Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentence from the list A to G for each gap from 1 to
5. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use. Then answer the questions from 6 to
10.Write your answers in the space provided.
The days when only men would hold management positions are over. (1)_____. Despite a slowing
economy, the number of women in management has risen to 16% in 1995, when it used to be less than 9%. One
result of this tendency is that women are now more accepted in these roles, and it has also been found that women
in management ease tension and gender conflict in the workplace.
A comprehensive nation-wide study of executive performance accidentally found that womenscoredhigher
in almost allareasofperformanceevaluation, whilecompilinga large-scaleanalysisof425high-levelmanagers.(2)_____
. They tendto workharder behindthescenes, whilemenprefertheglamorous,moreaggressive sideof management.
Themasculineapproachismoresuitedtothetraditionalstyleofbusiness, wheretheboss would work alone andsimply
dictate orders to his staff. Now, in the global information age, teamwork and partnership are
increasinglyimportant, and these are exactly the areas where women excel.
(3)_____.Itmay bethatthe same qualities thatmake women moreeffectiveasmanagersare alsoholdingthem
back.Most womengetstuckinjobs which involvehumanresourcesor publicrelations, whiletheirskills makethem
highlysuitable forthis typeof work. However,theposts intheseareasrarelyleadtothetop.Ambitious
womenarefrustrated bythis,and manylefttostarttheir owncompanies.Another reason why womenareoverlookedfor
promotionisthatmenareseenasmore dynamicandcompetitive. Womentendto workforthegoodofthe companyas a
whole, whilemenarelooking outfor themselves. Some bosses may interpretthefeminineapproach asshowingalack
ofvision.A woman willoftenadoptthestrategyofmakingpeoplethinkthattheyaretheauthorsofnewideas, sothat they
willco-operate withher plan.Althoughthisis an effective way of achievingan objective,theresultisthatshe will lose
credit forher creativity and innovation.
Itis also surprising to learn thatthe greatestprejudiceagainst female bosses comes from women

8. Women are often overlooked for the top jobs because_____.
A.other women do not like working forthem
C. theycannotmake big decisions
B.theydonot take credit fortheir ownideas
D. they leave to starttheir own businesses
9. Women prefer a male boss because_____.
A.male bosses work harder
C. it is more usual to work for aman
B.men are more competitive
D. female bosses are more demanding
10. A female boss often demands more of her staff because_____.
A.other women do not like working forthem
C. she can always make big decisions
B.she herselfhas totoil her way to the position
D. her staffdo not tend tosubmit themselvestoher
*Your answers: 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space. Write your answers in
the space provided.
AS OLD AS YOU FEEL
It might after allbe true that you areonly asold as you feel.A British clinic is carryingout new high-tech
tests to calculate the “real”biological ageof patients (1)_____on the rateofphysicaldeterioration. Informationon
every (2)_____ofapatient’shealth, fitness, lifestyle and family medical history is (3)_____intoa computer towork
outwhether they areolderor younger than their calendaragesuggests.
The availability and increasing accuracy of the tests has (4)_____one leading Britishgerontologist to call
forbiological age to be used todeterminewhenworkersshould retire.He (5)_____that if an employee’sbiologicalor
“real” age isshown, for example, tobe55whenhe reacheshis 65th birthday,heshouldbe (6)_____towork for
anotherdecade.Apparently most employersonly take into (7)_____aperson’s calendar years, and the two maydiffer
considerably. Someof thoseprepared topayasubstantialsumof money for the examinationswillbe able to
smuglywalk away with medical (8)_____showing that they really are as young as they feel, givingthem the
confidence to act anddress as if they were younger.DrLynetteYong, residentdoctor at the clinicwhere the tests

The employees__________________________________________ improving the computer system to make it
easier to use.
5. Driving without a seatbelt is illegal in most European countries. (AGAINST)
It is ______________________________________ without a seatbelt in most European countries.
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC MÔN TIẾNG ANH – LẦN 1 NĂM 2014
Total score: 80 pointsor 10 marks
PART I: PHONETICS
1.C2.D3. A4.B5. D
PART II: LEXICO- GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1.D 6. A 11. A 16. C 21. B
2. B 7. D 12. D 17. D 22. C
3.C 8. C 13. C 18. C 23. C
4.B 9. C 14. C 19. A 24. D
5. C 10.A 15. B 20 D 25. C
Choose the underlined part named A, B, C, or D that is incorrect.
1.D 2. C 3.A 4.B 5. D
Use the correct form of the word given to fit each gap.
1.participating 3. behaviour 5. ridiculous 7. effective 9. relationships
2. historians 4. significant 6. innumerable/
numerou
s
8. depression 10. enabling
PART III: READING
Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question.Write your answers in the
space provided.
1.D 3A 5C 7B 9A
2C 4A 6D 8D 10B