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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011 - LẦN 1
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Khối D
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
(80 câu trắc nghiệm) Mã đề thi 357

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

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 6 to 15.

Long ago prehistoric man began to domesticate a number of wild plants and animals for his own
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

A. Early herbalists were unimaginative.
B. There is little relation between a cure for illness and the physical shape of a plant.
C. The shape of a plant is indicative of its ability to cure ailments of a similarly shaped organ.
D. The work of early herbalists has nothing to do with present day medicine.
Câu 14: The word “rudiments” is closest in meaning to …
A. requirements B. proofs C. beginnings D. history
Câu 15: The passage would most likely lead to a more specific discussion in the field of……….
A. biology B. astrology C. zoology D. anatomy

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 16: A. comfortably B. especially C. possibly D. carefully
Câu 17: A. quantity B. element C. elephant D. erosion
Câu 18: A. horrible B. apparent C. tolerant D. capture
Câu 19: A. preserved B. recycled C. polluted D. fertilized
Câu 20: A. discard B. focus C. attain D. emit

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following sentences.

Câu 21: I don’t believe a word he says. I think he _____________ .
A. lied B. is telling lie C. is lying D. is laying
Câu 22: I have no brothers or sisters. I’m _____________ child.
A. a single B. a sole C. an only D. a unique
Câu 23: How do you speak this fraction : 4/9?
A. Four-nineths B. Four over nine C. Four-nines D. Four-ninths
Câu 24: My uncle had never married, choosing to remain _____________ all his life.
A. divorced B. separate C. individual D. single
Câu 25: The people in the picture are _____________ .

Câu 39: This ticket _____________ one person to the museum.
A. permits B. enters C. admits D. allows
Câu 40: ______________ of the students in my class could solve the problem yesterday.
A. Either B. None C. Not much D. Neither
Câu 41: The children playing on the beach are _____________ to hear me shout.
A. too far B. so distant C. so far away D. too far away
Câu 42: “ How much of this money is yours?” – _____________ .
A. Half it B. Half of it C. all it D. most it
Câu 43: It is unreasonable behavior
A. sensible B. unacceptable C. advisable D. tenable
Câu 44: 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 45: Which horse shall we _____________ on in the next race?
A. win B. bet C. back D. place

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

Speech is one of the most important (46)_______ of communicating. It consists of far more than
just making noises. To talk and also to (47)_______ by other people we have to speak a language,
that is, we have to use combinations of (48)_______ that everyone agrees stand for a particular object
or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very (49)_______ The basic (50)_______ of English is not very
large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (51)_______ But the more words you
know, the more ideas you can (52)_______ and the more precise you can be about their exact
meaning.
Words are the (53)_______ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we
(54)_______ the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and
(55)_______ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.


HAPPY HOURS

Happy hours are not necessarily happy nor do they last for an hour, but they have become a part
of ritual of the office worker and businessman. On weekdays in pubs and bars throughout America,
there is the late afternoon happy hour. The time may vary from place to place, but usually it is held
from four to seven. After the workday is finished, office workers in larger cities and small towns take
a relaxing pause and do not go directly home to the hearth. They head off instead for the nearest bar
or pub to be with friends, coworkers and colleges. Within minutes the pub is filled to capacity with
businessman and secretaries, payroll clerks and stock executives. They gather around the bar like
birds around fountain or forest animals around a watering hole and gossip about the intrigues of
office life or matters more personal. This is their oasis; the place to unwind from the day’s stress at
the office. At these happy hours, social binding occurs between people who share the same workplace
or similar professions. They may gossip about each other or talk about a planned project that has yet
to meet a headline. In this sense, these places become extensions of the workplace and may constitute
a good portion of one’s social life. These happy hours are those late afternoon chances to unwind
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 61: How long are happy hours?
A. Not exactly an hour but maybe a little bit longer.
B. They last as long as there are customers.

D. Nothing is served but you can bring your own snacks.
Câu 69: What happens when the happy hour is over?
A. The cost of drinks goes up to usual price. B. People go to have dinner in a restaurant.
C. The bar becomes silent. D. The bar get ready to close.
Câu 70: Why have some places recently discontinued the practice of happy hours?
A. The economic situation has made it too costly.
B. Many people have stopped drinking because of health reasons.
C. Instead of going to happy hours more and more people choose to drink at home.
D. Because some people drink too much at the happy hour and drive home unsafely.

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: Despite his experience in this field, John applied for the job.
A. John applied for the job because he had experience in the field.
B. John was unable to do the job because he was inexperienced.
C. John did not apply for the job because of his inexperience in the field.
D. John applied for the job even though he has no experience in the field.
Câu 72: Tom told his girlfriend, “Let me tell him if you can’t”.
A. Tom asked his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn’t
B. Tom suggested that I should tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t.
C. Tom advised his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn’t.
D. Tom volunteered to tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t.
Câu 73: If I hadn't had so much work to do I would have gone to the movies.
A. I never go to the movies if I have work to do.
B. I would go to the movies when I had done so much work.
C. Because I had to do so much work I couldn't go to the movies.
D. A lot of work couldn't prevent me from going to the movies.

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A. I’m grateful with your kindness when I visited your factory last month.
B. I’m grateful of your kindness when I visited your factory last month.
C. I’m grateful at your kindness when I visited your factory last month.
D. I’m grateful for your kindness when I visited your factory last month.
Câu 80: Laser / be / great use / many science, / especially / medicine //
A. Lasers are the great use, and many sciences, especially medicine.
B. Lasers are of great use in many sciences, especially in medicine.
C. The great use of lasers is in medicine, especially for many sciences.
D. Lasers are in great use, according to many scientists, especially in medicine.

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