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Đề không chính thức ®Ò thi tuyÓn sinh ®¹i häc, cao ®¼ng
(Đề thi có 06 trang)
M«n thi: tiÕng anh, Khèi d
Thêi gian lµm bµi: 90 phót

M· ®Ò thi :126
Hä, tªn thÝ sinh: ____________________________________
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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ 1 ĐẾN 80) DÀNH CHO TẤT CẢ THÍ SINH.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct sentence which is closest in
meaning to each of the ones given before.
1. In spite of his tiredness, Joe managed to finish his work.
A. Joe managed to finish his work but he was tired.
B. Although he is tired, Joe managed to finish his work.
C. Tired as he seemed to be, Joe managed to finish his work.
D. Despite he was tired, Joe managed to finish his work.
2. It is possible that we won’t have to take an entrance exam this year.
A. We mustn’t take an entrance exam this year.
B. It is very likely that we will take an entrance exam this year.
C. Perhaps we don’t have to take an entrance exam this year.
D. We mightn’t take an entrance exam this year.
3. “ No, I didn’t tell Jim our plan,” said Tom.
A. Tom didn’t agree to tell Jim their plan.
B. Tom refused to tell Jim their plan.
C. Tom denied having told Jim their plan.
D. Tom denied to tell Jim their plan.
4. It rained heavily, so the football match was cancelled.
A. The match was cancelled because of the heavy rain.

C. Can I help you. D. What do you like
14. I’m allergic to most canned foods. That’s why I always look for something fresh and _________.
A. chemical free B. environment friendly
C. air-tigh D. home-brewed
15. Bats avoid _______ objects by emitting high-frequency sounds and listening for echoes.
A. to run into B. to run onto
C. running into D. running onto
16. Thousands of antibiotics _____________, but only about thirty are in common use today.
A. are developing B. have been developing
C. have developed D. have been developed
17. I don’t like that soup. It ______________ horrible.
A. tastes B. sounds C. touches D. feels
18. The kind-hearted woman ____________ all her life to helping the disabled and the poor.
A. dedicated B. wasted C. lived D. spent
19. I met Jim at college. It was the start of a _____________ friendship .
A. long life B. lifelong C. prolonged D. lengthened
20. The job they offer ___________ very interesting with a fashion house in the city centre.
A. sounds B. looks C. appears D. hears
21. ____________ Ann by phone , James decided to email her.
A. Having failed to contact B. He failed to contact
C. That he failed contacting D. Having failed contacting
22. A week or two before New Year’s Days, the markets are _____________ people selling and buying
things.
A. filled with B. ready for
C. crowded D. crowded with
23. You all look tired. Let’s _________________ a rest.
A. get B. take C. either have or take D. have
24. Marie Curie was the first woman to ____________ two Nobel prizes .
A. award B. win C. achieve D. reward
25. You are not allowed to drive your car in the city centre at rush hour ____________there is too much

A. take off B. get off C. ring off D. go off
37. Cold-blooded animals such as reptiles and fish do not dream, but _______________ ones, including
mammals and birds do.
A. cold-blooded B. cool-blooded
C. warm-blooded D. hot-blooded
38. Our school _________________ about 600 new students every year .
A. gets B. allows C. admits D. accepts
39. Smoking has been ___________ from all offices.
A. banned B. abandoned C. prevented D. given up
40. Because it was faster, Jim _______on my taking the plane to London instead of the train.
A. reminded B. resisted C. refused D. insisted

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.
41. A. realistic B. character C. concentration D. satisfaction
42. A. achieve B. receptionist C. curious D. unique
43. A. readable B. satisfy C. evidence D. distinguish
44. A. relationship B. deliberate C. customer D. equipment
45. A. participate B. literature C. intimate D. powerful

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 46 to 55 .
Reading is Fun
More and more people are discovering that sharing and talking about their favorite books with
others can be as rewarding as the act of reading (46)___ . For people who feel that they are too busy to
sit down with a book, a book club helps them schedule time to read, others have gained self-confidence
by (47)___ in or leading a discussion . And most people enjoy the chance to (48)___ new friends.
A successful book club should have a group that is small enough so even the quiet people can be
heard but also big enough for many different (49)___ . The best arrangement is a (50)___ of ages, sexes,
and backgrounds for more reading variety and livelier discussions.

Some fires are caused by lightning; others are caused by people. Those caused by people may be
accidental or intentional ( incendiary). The causes of fire in the United States show large regional
differences. In the Rocky Mountains more than 70 percent of the fires are caused by lightning, whereas
incendiary fires amount to only about 1 percent. In contrast, more than 40 percent of the fires in the
South are incendiary, whereas lightning causes only 1 percent.
56. The author of this passage would most likely be______.
A. a meteorologist B. a business person
C. a historian D. a forest ranger
57. In this passage the author’s main purpose is to_____,
A. inform B. argue C. persuade D. entertain
58. The paragraph following this passage would most likely be about______.
A. the various uses of hardwoods
B. methods of controlling fires
C. the causes of hot, dry weather
D. the geographical differences between the Rocky Mountain area and the Shouters states
59. It can be concluded from this passage that_____.
A. there are more fires in hardwood forests than in pine forests
B. fire prevention techniques vary from region to region
C. winter is the worst season for fires
D. there are not many people living in the Rocky Mountain area
60. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A. A description of the conditions affecting forest fires is followed by a description of the causes.
B. An analysis of factors related to forest fires is followed by an argument the causes of fires.
C. A comparison and cons tract of the factors governing forest fires is followed by a list of causes.
D. Several generalizations about forest fires are followed by a series of conclusions.

VII/ 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 to70
According to the best evidence gathered by space probes and astronomers, Mars is an
inhospitable planet, more similar to Earth’s Moon than to Earth it self – a dry , stark , seemingly lifeless

C. will not begin for hundreds, even thousands of years.
D. could only occur in science fiction stories.
63. The word “stark” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. unknown B. dark C. distant D. harsh
64. With which of the following is the passage primarily concerned?
A. The advantages of establishing colonies on Mars.
B. The possibility of changing the Martian environment.
C. The challenge of interplanetary travel.
D. The need to study the Martian ecology.
65. The word “there” in paragraph 2 refers to
A. the Earth’s Moon B. a point 100 miles above the Earth
C. outer space D. Mars
66. Which of the following does the author NOT list as a characteristic of the planet Mars that would
make colonization difficult?
A. The sun’s rays are deadly.
B. Daytime temperatures are dangerously high.
C. Night time temperatures are extremely.
D. There is little liquid water.
67. It can be inferred from the passage that the “greenhouse effect” mentioned in paragraph 3
is______.
A. caused by the introduction of green plants.
B. the cause of low temperatures on Mars.
C. the direct result of nuclear reactions.
D. possible means of warming Mars.
68. According to passage, the Martian atmosphere today consist mainly of____.
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A. oxygen B. water vapor
C. ozone D. carbon dioxide
69. According to the article, the basic knowledge need to transform Mars comes from______.

A. none of whom are living with them.
B. neither of whom are living with them
C. both of them are living with them
D. all of whom are living with them
79. It was his cheerful disposition__________
A. who made him successful as a group leader
B. that he succeeded as a group leader
C. which helped him a successful group leader
D. that made him successful as a group leader
80. The more challenging the job is,_____________
A. he finds it more interesting
B. the more he finds it interesting
C. more interesting he finds it
D. the more interesting it is to him

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KEY 126
Exercise : 1
1 C. 2 D. 3 C. 4 A. 5 A.
Exercise : 2
6 B. 7 B. 8 C. 9 A. 10 B.
Exercise : 3
11 C. 12 A. 13 C. 14 A. 15 C. 16 D. 17 A. 18 A. 19 B. 20 A. 21 A. 22 D. 23 C.
24 B. 25 D. 26 D. 27 C. 28 A. 29 C. 30 B. 31 D. 32 D. 33 C. 34 A. 35 D. 36 D.
37 C. 38 C. 39 A. 40 A.
Exercise : 4
41 B. 42 C. 43 D. 44 C. 45 A.
Exercise : 5

Exercise : 8
66 D. 67 C. 68 A. 69 A. 70 D.
Exercise : 9
71 A. 72 C. 73 B. 74 C. 75 A. 76 A. 77 B. 78 B. 79 C. 80 C.
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