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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN I NĂM 2011 MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút; (80 câu trắc nghiệm) Mã đề thi 224
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Chọn một từ có trọng âm chính ở vị trí khác so với các từ còn lại, từ câu 1 đến câu 5
Câu 1: A. collect B. relate C. origin D. preserve
Câu 2: A. industrial B. recommend C. involvement D. community
Câu 3: A. furniture B. instrument C. equipment D. production
Câu 4: A. passenger B. multiply C. exhausted D. optional
Câu 5: A. temperature B. deliver C. immediately D. intelligent

Chọn một câu hoàn chỉnh nhất được tạo bởi những từ / cụm từ gợi ý sau, từ câu 6 đến câu 10
Câu 6: students / appreciate / teacher / sense of humor.//
A. What the students really appreciate is the teacher's sense of humor.
B. What the students really appreciate was the teacher's sense of humor.
C. That the students really appreciate is the teacher's sense of humor.
D. What the students really appreciate are the teacher's sense of humor.
Câu 7: When / we / get / cinema / film / show / 20 minutes.//
A. When we got to the cinema the film had been shown for 20 minutes.
B. When we get to a cinema the film was shown from 20 minutes
C. When we got at the cinema a film has been shown since 20 minutes.
D. When we get at a cinema a film has been shown at 20 minutes.
Câu 8: They / not / answer / phone / this morning / so / must / out.//

C. The loss of topsoil D. The cause of timber shortage
Câu 12: It seeemed to the early American settlers that ________.
A. the natural resources were inexhaustible B. fertile soil was scarce
C. there was a shortage of minerals. D. forests should not be cut
Câu 13: The use of America's natural resources by the early settlers was ________.
A. careless B. unbelievable C. predicted D. scientific
Câu 14: Much of the fertile soil of America has ________.
A. become the scene of factories B. been covered by lakes

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C. sunk deep into the earth D. been eroded by wind and water
Câu 15: According to the passage, the false sentence is that _________.
A. they plowed and harrowed grasslands and prairies. B. they grew different kinds of plants in prairies.
C. the early American settlers used a lot of minerals and oil. D. the killed animals for food and sport.
Câu 16: The word "abounded with" could best replaced by ________.
A. were abundant in B. were plentiful of C. were rich with D. were a lot of
Câu 17: The word "silt" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. soil B. mud C. dust D. land
Câu 18: One reason why many of our rivers are no longer suitable living places for fish is that ________.
A. factories have dumped waste into the rivers B. too many fish have been caught
C. a conservation program has been set up D. floods have caused much damage
Câu 19: Some species of birds and mammals seemed ________.
A. to die B. to be killed C. to become extinct D. to be slaughtered
Câu 20: Americans soon came to realize that ________.
A. They must establish a conservation program B. They shouldn't reclaim the land
C. They should stop killing animals for food. D. They must give up exploiting minerals

Chọn một câu gần nghĩa nhất so với câu đã cho, từ câu 21 đến câu 30
Câu 21: "Let's go to the cinema tonight," he suggested.
A. He suggested that let's them to go to the cinema that night. B. He suggested them to go to the cinema that night.

C. It's ages because I last saw a Hollywood film. D. I haven't seen a Hollywood film for a long time.
Câu 30: No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
A. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
B. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone
C. Scarcely had she put telephone down when her boss rang back.
D. She hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.

Đọc đoạn văn và chọn một từ thích hợp nhất điền vào chỗ trống, từ câu 31 đến câu 40
In the United it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while
he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the (31) _______ shows that the mater is very important and requires immediate
attention. The same meaning is (32) _______ to telephone call (33) _______ after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during
(34) _______ hours, he assumes it is a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates (35) _______
importance.
In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation (36)
_______ a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of

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the world, (37) _______ may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance (38) _______ plans which are made
for a date more than a week tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. (39) _______,
misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time (40) _______.
Câu 31: A. call B. conversation C. phone D. talk
Câu 32: A. drawn B. attached C. taken D. shown
Câu 33: A. sent B. dialed C. done D. made
Câu 34: A. sleepy B. sleep C. slept D. sleeping
Câu 35: A. it B. its C. it's D. the
Câu 36: A. to B. about C. of D. for
Câu 37: A. he B. they C. it D. that
Câu 38: A. though B. except C. because D. even
Câu 39: A. Thus B. Otherwise C. However D. In contrast
Câu 40: A. differently B. variously C. alike D. opposite

A. When B. After C. However D. Since
Câu 55: My new glasses cost me ________ the last pair that I bought last month.
A. three times as much as B. more three times than
C. as much three times as D. more than three times
Câu 56: The motorbike was badly smashed up but the rider escaped without any________
A. wound B. damage C. destruction D. injury
Câu 57: I'm feeling sick. I ________ so much chocolate last night.
A. did not eat B. shouldn't have eaten
C. mustn't eat D. needn't to eat
Câu 58: My girlfriend arrived after I ________ for her about half an hour.
A. had been waiting B. was waiting C. have been waiting D. have waited
Câu 59: By the end of this year, Tom ________ English for three years.
A. has studied B. will have studied C. will be studying D. has been studying
Câu 60: Mary: "Do you think it will rain?" - Jenny: "Oh! ________."
A. I don't hope B. I don't hope so C. It's hopeless D. I hope not
Câu 61: I shall never beat John at tennis; we are clearly not in the same ________.
A. set B. class C. group D. band

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Câu 62: The rotten oranges should be ________ so as not to affect the others in the basket.
A. thrown in B. thrown back C. thrown out D. thrown over
Câu 63: English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where _________ for
administration, broadcasting and education.
A. is used B. being used C. it is used D. used
Câu 64: Nowadays almost no one speaks Latin, __________ is the reason why it is called a dead language.
A. that B. so C. what D. which
Câu 65: _________ fail the next entrance exams, my parents would be very upset.
A. Did I B. Should I C. I should D. If I
Câu 66: After the enormous dinner he had to _________ his belt.
A. broaden B. loosen C. widen D. enlarge

central Asia too. A total of 20,000 people worked on the building.
In 1657, Shah Jahan fell ill and in 1658 his son, Aurangzeb, imprisoned his father and seized power. Shah Jahan stayed in
prison until his death in 1666. He was finally buried there with his wife, who he could never forget.
The Taj Mahal is definitely worth more than a single visit. As it is built with white marble stones, its character changes in
different lights. It looks more beautiful at sunrise and sunset. At sunset, for example, the color of the Taj Mahal changes from
white to yellow, then to pink. As the moon rises, it turns a silvery white.
To show respect to the Taj Mahal, tourists are asked to take off their shoes during their visit.
Câu 76: Which of the following about the Taj Mahal is not true?
A. As being told, it is a symbol of India. B. It book over 20 years to set up the Taj Mahal.
C. The Taj Mahal was built with white marble stones. D. All workers building the Tai Mahal came from central Asia.
Câu 77: Why did Emperpor Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal?
A. To give his wife great honour. B. To memorize his wife.
C. To make more world wonders. D. To show his great power.
Câu 78: What does the underlined word "definitely" here probably mean?
A. một cách rõ ràng B. một cách không xác định
C. một cách khó hiểu D. một cách xác định
Câu 79: Which of the following sentences is true?
A. Shah Jahan was not popular with his people at that time. B. Shah Jahan lost his life just because of old age.
C. Shah Jahan treated his son badly when he was young. D. Shah Jahan lived a hard life in his last years.
Câu 80: Which of the following is true about the writer of the passage?
A. He has never visited the Taj Mahal. B. He doesn't think the Taj Mahal worth a visit.
C. He thinks highly of the Taj Mahal. D. He thinks the Taj Mahal is the grandest building in the world.