Đề thi thử ĐH tiếng Anh năm 2011 – Đề 1 Câu 1
A. economy B. suburban C. imagine D. generally Câu 2
A. apologize B. confident C. requirement D. suppose Câu 3
A. average B. geography C. effective D. complain Câu 4
A. influence B. atmosphere C. enormous D. relatively Câu 5
A. appreciate B. accompany C. extinct D. modernize
Bài 2 - Choose the best answer to complete the sentence
Câu 1 When nets, Canadian geese are fiercely territorial
A. building B. are building C. built D. are built Câu 2 The television, so long been a part of our culture, has an enormous influence.
A. has B. it has C. which D. which has

Câu 10 To solve this problem, it is advisable
A. that to adopt a drastic measure B. that a drastic measure is adopted
C. that a drastic measure be adopted D. a drastic measure to be adopted Câu 11 After he set fire to the library, the boy was from school.
A. expelled B. excluded C. exiled D. extracted Câu 12 They can’t on a name for the baby.
A. conclude B. decide C. consent D. assent Câu 13 The police a good deal of criticism over their handling of the demonstration
A. came in for B. brought about C. opened up D. went down with Câu 14 . All the visitors are requested to with the regulations.
A. agree B. assent C. comply D. consent Câu 15 Time was running out, so the committee had to make a decision
A. brief B. sharp C. curt D. snap Câu 16 If you are of hearing, you will find our hearing aids invaluable.
A. short B. hard C. poor D. weak Câu 17 As the result of the strike, the Government is urging people to be with electricity A. B. C. D.


Câu 25 Such a deep wound will take a long time to
A. cure B. treat C. heal D. mend Câu 26 “I usually go dancing at night” “ do that”
A. You had better not B. You had not better
C. You have better not D. You had better not to Câu 27 No sooner home than the phone rang.
A. they arrived B. had they arrived
C. did they arrived D. they had arrived Câu 28 Your father told me you were going to work abroad,
A. didn’t you B. wouldn’t you
C. didn’t he D. weren’t you Câu 29 I will have your car by the end of the day.
A. repair B. repaired
C. to repair D. repairing
Bài 3 - Read the passage and choose the best option for each space

Music is universal - it is produced by all cultures. Some scientists believe that music came before speech and
(36) as a development of making calls. In fact, there is (37) theory that the earliest languages were
Câu 7
A. form B. scheme C. examination D. test Câu 8
A. supported B. given C. marked D. remembered Câu 9
A. held B. brought C. stood D. set Câu 10
A. badness B. hurt C. illness D. pain
Bài 4 - Read the passages and choose the best answer for each question

As the horizons of science have expanded, two main groups of scientists have emerged. One is the pure scientist;
the other, the applied scientist. The pure or theoretical scientist does original research in order to understand the
basic laws of nature that govern our world. The applied scientist adapts this knowledge to practical problems.
Neither is more important than the other, however, for the two groups are very much related. Sometimes,
however, the applied scientist finds the “problems” for the theoretical scientist to work on. Let’s take a particular
problem of the aircraft industry: Heat-resistant metals. Many of the metals and alloys which perform satisfactorily
in a car cannot be used in a jet-propelled plane. New alloys must be used, because the jet engine operates at a
much higher temperatures than an automobile engine. The turbine wheel in a turbojet must withstand temperature
as high as 1,600◦F, so aircraft designers had to turn to the research metallurgist for the development of metals and

A. selecting the best heat-resistant metal from existing metals
B. developing a turbine wheel capable of generating heat up to 1,600oF
C. developing metals and alloys that would withstand terrific temperatures
D. causing the jet engine to operate at higher temperatures. Câu 6 The temperature of 1,600oF is .
A. reached by today’s high- powered automobile engines
B. that which the metal used in today’s automobile engines
C. that at which a jet engine may operate
D. that at which a jet engine burns out Câu 7 In the example given about the aircraft industry, the aircraft designer represents the .
A. applied scientist B. pure scientist C. non-scientist D. skilled mechanic Câu 8 Finer and finer subdivisions in the field of science have resulted in .
A. the eradication of the need for specialists B. greater independence of all the various sciences
C. greater independence of each science D. the need for only one classification of scientists Câu 9 “Geophysics and biochemistry” are .
A. examples of new specialties resulting from combining sciences B. totally dependent sciences
C. among the oldest sciences known to man D. Both B and C Câu 10 “As the horizons of science have expanded” means that .
A. the scientists can see further into space B. science has developed more fields of endeavor
C. the horizon changes its size from years to years D. scientists have made a machine for enlarging the horizon

C. Hearing loss is America’s number one nonfatal health problem. D. The ear is not like the eye. Câu 2 According to the passage, what is noise?
A. Unwanted sound B. A by-product of technology C. Physical and psychological harm D. Congestion Câu 3 Why is noise difficult to measure?
A. It causes hearing loss. B. All people do not respond to it in the same way.
C. It is unwanted. D. People become accustomed to it. Câu 4 The word congested in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by
A. hazardous B. polluted C. crowded D. rushed Câu 5 The word “by-product” as used in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. a necessary product B. a product that is always by your side
C. an unexpected result D. something that is produced by environmental pollution Câu 6 It can be inferred from the passage that the eye
A. responds to fear B. enjoys greater protection than the ear C. increases functions D. is damaged by noise Câu 7 According to the passage, people respond to loud noise in the same way that they respond to
A. annoyance B. disease C. damage D. danger Câu 8 The word accelerate in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to

Câu 5 The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn't it?
A. price B. great C. lower D. wasn't it
Bài 7 - Choose sentence that is the nearest in meaning to the given one
Câu 1 Even though some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.
A. No matter how many people attended the festival, some events were cancelled
B. In spite some cancelled events, thousands of people attended the festival.
C. As some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.
D. Despite the cancellation of some events, thousands of people attended the festival. Câu 2 I'd prefer it if you didn't smoke in here.
A. Don't you mind smoking in here? B. Do you mind not smoking in here?
C. I'd rather you not smoke in here D. You are preferred to not smoke in here. Câu 3 "Shall I make you a coffee?" the girl said to the man.
A. The girl wanted to make a coffee for the man. B. The girl refused to make a coffee for the man.
C. The girl promised to make a coffee to the man. D. The girl offered to make a coffee for the man. Câu 4 The baby slept soundly even with the noise the children made.
A. The children couldn't sleep because of the noise. B. The baby woke up because the children made noise.
C. The baby and the children slept through the noise. D. The noise didn't prevent the baby from sleeping. Câu 5 The main reason why they postponed the picnic was the rain.
A. The picnic was put off because of the rain. B. They held the picnic in spite of the rain.

D. No matter how intelligent you are, you should be careful about this test. Câu 5 great / increase / population / hard / find / housing
A. The greater of increase in population, the harder it is to find adequate housing.
B. The greater is the increase in population, the harder it is for people to find adequate housing.
C. The greater the increase in population is, the harder it is for people to find adequate housing.
D. The greater is of the increase in population, the harder it is to find adequate housing.