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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011 - LẦN 1
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Khối D
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following sentences

Câu 1: A. bathing B. healthy C. breath D. bath
Câu 2: A. tomb B. onion C. tongue D. none
Câu 3: A. comparison B. compartment C. companion D. company
Câu 4: A. rays B. bays C. days D. says
Câu 5: A. lose B. dose C. cease D. loose

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 sentences

Câu 6: A. emit B. discard C. attain D. focus
Câu 7: A. preserved B. recycled C. polluted D. fertilized
Câu 8: A. carefully B. comfortably C. especially D. possibly
Câu 9: A. quantity B. elephant C. element D. erosion
Câu 10: A. horrible B. tolerant C. apparent D. capture

A. was B. are C. were D. have been
Câu 23: There is no reason to _____________ his honesty; he is absolutely sincere.
A. ask B. inquire C. search D. doubt
Câu 24: “ How much of this money is yours?” – _____________ .
A. Half it B. Half of it C. all it D. most it
Câu 25: We expected her at nine but she finally _____________ at midnight.
A. came to B. turned out C. turned up D. came off
Câu 26: The people in the picture are _____________ .
A. outdoors B. inside C. indoors D. out
Câu 27: Her dress is different from yours; it has a belt _____________ .
A. on a waist B. in the waist C. around the waist D. through the waist
Câu 28: This ticket _____________ one person to the museum.
A. permits B. enters C. admits D. allows
Câu 29: It is unreasonable behavior
A. sensible B. unacceptable C. advisable D. tenable
Câu 30: Many people hate Mondays, saying that they really _____________ .
A. get them over B. get them down C. get over them D. get down them
Câu 31: How do you speak this fraction : 4/9?
A. Four over nine B. Four-nineths C. Four-ninths D. Four-nines
Câu 32: I don’t believe a word he says. I think he _____________ .
A. lied B. is lying C. is telling lie D. is laying
Câu 33: I enjoy my job as a nurse but it’s taken me a year to _____________ to working at night.
A. be use B. getting used C. use D. get used
Câu 34: We _____________ at each other for over a minute without blinking.
A. stared B. watched C. glanced D. winked
Câu 35: “I can’t remember us ever _____________ ,” replied the stranger.
A. to meet B. being met C. having met D. to have met

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 36 to 45

use. This not only provided more abundant food but also allowed more people to live on a smaller
plot of ground. We tend to forget that all of our present-day pets, livestock, and food plants were
taken from the wild and developed into the forms we know today.
As centuries passed and human cultures evolved and blossomed, humans began to organise their
knowledge of nature into the broad field of natural history. One aspect of early natural history
concerned the use of plants for drugs and medicine. The early herbalists sometimes overworked their
imaginations in this respect. For example, it was widely believed that a plant or part of a plant that
resembles an internal organ would cure ailments of that organ, Thus, an extract made from a heart-
shaped leaf might be prescribed for a person suffering from heart problems.
Nevertheless, the overall contributions of these early observers provided the rudiments of our
present knowledge of drugs and their uses.

Câu 46: What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Early plants and animals. B. Prehistoric man.
C. Cures from plants. D. The beginning of natural history.
Câu 47: Domestication of plants and animals probably occurred because of ….
A. lack of wild animals and plants B. need for more readily available food
C. the desire of prehistoric man to be nomadic D. early mans power as a hunter
Câu 48: The word “this” refers to ……….
A. mans ability to live on a small plot of land B. mans domestication of plants and animals
C. the earliest condition of prehistoric man D. providing food for man
Câu 49: The word “blossomed” is closest in meaning to …
A. changed B. produced flowers C. flourished D. learned
Câu 50: An herbalist is which of the following?
A. An early historian. B. Someone who uses plants in medicine.
C. A dreamer. D. A farmer.
Câu 51: The phrase “in this respect” refers to ………
A. the origin of knowledge of nature B. the development of the field of natural history
C. the use of plants for drugs and medicine D. the development of human culture
Câu 52: The word “extract” is closest in meaning to …

after work and relax before returning home. Conversations which may begin quietly and with the
reserve, rise gradually from a chatter to roar. The oasis quickly fills up with smoke. Coarse laughter
may cackle in the air as a way to diffuse the tensions of the day. The festive mood, heightened by the
feeling of relief, competes with a TV broadcasting the latest update of CNN evening news or a sports
game already in progress. The price of drinks at this time are most often reduced. They are usually
half – priced, and some pubs even offer d’oeuvres which are placed on the counter for
complementary picking. Cheaper places may only served popcorn, potato chips and cheese with
crackers. Places of higher quality and favored by richer clientele may go so far as to present a
smorgasbord of Swedish meatballs, chicken wings, miniature franks and deviled eggs. When a happy
hour draws to an end, the crow quietly disperses in dribs and drabs like a Diaspora in a biblical desert
going off to domestic land of milk and honey. When it is finally over, the cost of the drinks goes up

Câu 56: How long are happy hours?
A. They last as long as there are customers.
B. Not exactly an hour but maybe a little bit longer.
C. It varies from place to place and the price of drinks.
D. They are exactly two hours.
Câu 57: What are the usual times for a happy hour?
A. between 5 p.m to 8 p.m B. from 6 p.m until 9 p.m
C. 10 p.m until midnight D. between 4 p.m to 7 p.m
Câu 58: Who usually attend happy hours?
A. Teachers and school administrators B. College students and young people
C. Housewives D. Office workers and business people
Câu 59: What is the purpose of happy hours?
A. To help people unwind from the stress of their jobs.
B. To bring in extra business.
C. To have a chance to drink cheaply.
D. To give people happy feeling.
Câu 60: What kinds of conversation occurs at happy hours?
A. General gossip and light business talk. B. A lot of joking around with the bartender.

Câu 67: Neither his parents nor his teacher are satisfied with his result when he was at high school.
A B C D
Câu 68: The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is remarkable.
A B C D
Câu 69: He knows to repair the carburetor without taking the whole car apart.
A B C D
Câu 70: Make a film needs the collaboration of many individuals.
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 each of the following sentences.

Câu 71: My father likes nothing better than fishing on a hot, summer day.
A. Fishing is my father's favourite enjoyment on a hot, summer day.
B. Although he likes fishing he doesn't want to do it on a hot, summer day.
C. Fishing is better than doing nothing on a hot, summer day.
D. My father doesn't like fishing on a hot, summer day.
Câu 72: Tom has the ability to be a professional musician, but he's too lazy to practice.
A. He is able to practice music lessons professionally though he is lazy.
B. As a professional musician he is not lazy to practice music lessons.
C. Though practicing lazily, he is a professional musician.
D. He is talented but he'll never be a professional musician as he doesn't practice.
Câu 73: Tom told his girlfriend, “Let me tell him if you can’t”.
A. Tom suggested that I should tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t.
B. Tom advised his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn’t.
C. Tom volunteered to tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t.

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D. Tom asked his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn’t
Câu 74: If I hadn't had so much work to do I would have gone to the movies.

B. She kept me wait in the rain for ten minutes last night.
C. She kept me waiting in the rain for ten minutes last night.
D. She kept me to wait in the rain for ten minutes last night.
Câu 80: She / not stand / kept / wait / such / long //
A. She can't stand being kept to wait such a long time.
B. She doesn't stand being kept waiting for such long.
C. She doesn't stand keeping to wait for such a long time.
D. She can't stand being kept waiting for such a long time. HẾT