SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BÌNH ĐỊNH ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC ĐỢT I NĂM 2014
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 02/3/2014
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi có 8 trang)
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 word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. divisible B. decision C. design D. disease
Question 2: A. prospect B. inventory C. economy D. modify
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. architect B. pioneer C. military D. principal
Question 4: A. applicant B. province C. religious D. circular
Question 5: A. explanatory B. contract C. triangle D. introvert
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following
questions.
Question 6: I would rather you __________ to the medical conference held in the general hospital last month.
A. be invited B. had been invited C. should be invited D. were invited
Question 7: You _______ me; I waited for nearly two hours, you know?
A. must have phoned B. should have phoned C. should phone D. must phone
Question 8: If the rain doesn’t let ________ soon, we shall have to look for a taxi.
A. up B. down C. about D. off
Question 9: We spent nearly 2 hours waiting outside the station, then out ________ .
A. the moon rose B. did the moon rise
C. rose the moon D. were the moon rising
Question 10: My mother was the last person in the family __________ about the accident.
A. to get informed B. to inform C. having informed D. getting informed

Question 21: The U.S. postal service policy for check approval includes a requirement that two pieces of
identification ________.
A. be presented B. are presented C. must be presented D. should present
Question 22: The map was drawn to the standard ________ of 1/100,000, so there was not much detail.
A. route B. line C. rate D. scale
Question 23: ________ the lesson well, John couldn’t answer the teacher’s question.
A. Having prepared B. Not preparing C. Had not prepared D. Being not prepared
Question 24: ________ the public’s concern about the local environment this new road scheme will have to be
abandoned.
A. In the event of B. In view of C. As regards D. However much
Question 25: ______ our pre-paid order, they failed to send us the items in time.
A. With respect to B. Without any notice of
C. On behalf of D. Regardless of
Question 26: A: “I am really sorry for being late again, sir."
B: “________________________”
A. Apology is apology.
B. Okay. It was a very good thing.
C. It is okay this time, but let’s not let it happen again.
D. You are welcome.
Question 27: The child’s arm was swollen because he _______ by a bee.
A. had stung B. had being stung C. had been stung D. stung
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Question 28: You should not be discouraged with the amount of the school work because the harder you work,
_______.
A. the better will you achieve results B. the best results you will achieve
C. the better results you will achieve D. the better results will you achieve
Question 29: Having failed four times after great efforts, he began to ________despair.
A. give way to B. make use of C. take notice of D. lose sight of
Question 30: ________, the woman was visibly happy after the birth of her child.
A. Tired although she was B. However tired was she

A. in contact with B. injected with C. reacted to D. familiar with
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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
Many of the most damaging and life-threatening types of weather - torrential rains, severe thunderstorms, and
tornadoes - begin quickly, strike suddenly, and dissipate rapidly, devastating small regions while leaving
neighboring areas untouched. One such event, a tornado, struck the northeastern section of Edmonton, Alberta, in
July 1987. Total damages from the tornado exceeded $ 250 million, the highest ever for any Canadian storm.
Conventional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short-live local storms like the
Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to
discern the subtle atmospheric changes that precede these storms. In most nations, for example, weather balloon
observations are taken just once every twelve hours at locations typically separated by hundreds of miles. With
such limited data, conventional forecasting models do a much better job predicting general weather conditions
over large regions than they do forecasting specific local events.
Until recently, the observation-intensive approach needed for accurate, very short-range forecasts, or
"Newscasts", was not feasible. The cost of equipping and operating many thousands of conventional weather
stations was prohibitively high, and the difficulties involved in rapidly collecting and processing the raw weather
data from such a network were insurmountable. Fortunately, scientific and technological advances have
overcome most of these problems. Radar systems, automated weather instruments, and satellites are all capable
of making detailed, nearly continuous observation over large regions at a relatively low cost. Communications
satellites can transmit data around the world cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly
compile and analyze this large volume of weather information. Meteorologists and computer scientists now work
together to design computer programs and video equipment capable of transforming raw weather data into
words, symbols, and vivid graphic displays that forecasters can interpret easily and quickly. As meteorologists
have begun using these new technologies in weather forecasting offices, Newscasting is becoming a reality.
Question 41: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Dangerous storms B. Satellites
C. Computers and weather D. Weather forecasting
Question 42: Why does the author mention the tornado in Edmonton, Canada?
A. To explain different types of weather

C. A warning about a severe thunderstorm on the radio
D. The average rainfall for each month
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for each of the blanks from 51 to 60
Until about 250 years ago, households did not take dirt as (51) ……… as they do now - it was a fact of life,
and that was that. Cleaning often consisted of an annual ritual called 'spring cleaning' when the furniture was
moved aside, and all the linen products in the house were cleaned. Carpets and rugs were taken outside, hung on
ropes and had the dust (52) ……………. out of them - an exhausting and messy process.
The industrial revolution brought about a major change - as new products became available to make homes
cleaner, a corresponding interest in '(53) ……… hygiene' appeared in households. This in turn led to the (54)
…………. of further products, one of which was the vacuum cleaner.
(55) ………… has it that when one of the first vacuum cleaners was demonstrated, a kindly scientist took the
proud inventor (56)………… , and offered a bit of advice that was to become (57) ………. to the future
evolution of the product - 'make it suck, not blow'.
The first vacuum cleaners appeared in the 1860s in the United States. They were operated by hand pumps and
were almost as (58) ……… as spring cleaning. It was only when electric motors had become sufficiently
advanced to become portable that vacuum cleaners became common household items. Most of today's major
brands - including Electrolux and Hoover - were born in the 1920s.
The household dirt that vacuum cleaners suck up is mostly dead skin cells - humans (59) ………… millions
of cells every day. A much smaller proportion comes from dust and soil carried into the house from (60) ……….
Question 51: A. considerately B. importantly C. crucially D. seriously
Question 52: A. cleaned B. taken C. beaten D. sucked
Question 53: A. homely B. domestic C. house D. internal
Question 54: A. combination B. recreation C. development D. appearing
Question 55: A. Epic B. Legend C. Tale D. Story
Question 56: A. aside B. along C. away D. aback
Question 57: A. respectful B. crucial C. regular D. standard
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Question 58: A. unhelpful B. relaxing C. surprising D. laborious
Question 59: A. dirt B. rubbish C. refuse D. grit

semantic: relating to the meaning of something
Question 61: According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM?
A. They revert from the long term memory. B. They are filtered from the sensory storage area.
C. They get chunked when they enter the brain. D. They enter via the nervous system.
Question 62: The word elapses in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to:
A. passes B. adds up C. appears D. continues
Question 63: All of the following are mentioned as places in which memories are stored EXCEPT the:
A. STM B. long term memory C. sensory storage area D. maintenance area
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Question 64: Why does the author mention a dog's bark?
A. To give an example of a type of memory C. To prove that dogs have better memories than humans
B. To provide a type of interruption D. To compare another sound that is loud like a doorbell
Question 65: How do theorists believe a person can remember more information in a short time?
A. By organizing it B. By repeating it C. By giving it a name D. By drawing it
Question 66: The author believes that rote rotation is:
A. the best way to remember something B. more efficient than chunking
C. ineffective in the long run D. an unnecessary interruption
Question 67: The word it in the last paragraph refers to:
A. encoding B. STM C. semantics D. information
Question 68: The word elaborate in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to:
A. complex B. efficient C. pretty D. regular
Question 69: Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?
A. The working memory is the same as the short term memory. C. Cues help people to recognize information.
B. A memory is kept alive through constant repetition. D. Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.
Question 70: Which of the following best provides the important information in the underlined sentence from
the passage. Incorrect answer choices leave out essential information or change the meaning of it
A) Prompting is the easiest way to retrieve short term memory after an extended period of time.
B) A memory can be retrieved by prompting, in a case where it has been rarely used.
C) It's easier to remember short term memories than long term memories due to regular prompts.
D) Recalling a long term memory that is often used is easy, while forgotten memories often require prompting.

B. We were driving to the countryside when he had a flat tire.
C. Unless we replaced the flat tire with a new one, we went on driving to the countryside.
D. After we replaced the flat tire with a new one, we went on driving to the countryside.
Question 77: It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
A. How sad as it is, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
B. Sad as is it, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
C. Sad like it is, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
D. Sad as it is, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
Question 78: You ought to have locked the door before you left.
A. You never remember to lock the door before you leave.
B. You had obviously locked the door before you left.
C. It was careless of you to leave without locking the door.
D. If you didn’t lock the door before leaving, the house might get burgled.
Question 79: Fancy my mother and you behaving in the same way.
A. It’s odd that you should take after my mother. B. It’s funny that you should take to my mother.
C. It’s a coincidence that you take to my mother. D. It’s coincident that you take after my mother.
Question 80: Don’t let her treat you like that!
A. It You are not let be treated like that by her. B. She doesn’t treat you like that.
C. Don’t allow you to be treated like that! D. Don’t let yourself be treated like that by her!

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