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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has its underlined part
pronounced differently from the other three words in each question.
Question 1. A. language B. aviation C. attraction D. applicant
Question 2. A. nervous B. birthday C. worry D. third

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.
Question 3. A. accomplish B. establish C. abolish D. acronym
Question 4. A. companion B. comfortable C. compliment D. competence
Question 5. A. mechanic B. memorial C. mechanism D. machine

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correcting.
Question 6. Children’s games, which are amusements involve more than one individual,
A
appear to be culturally universal.
B C D
Question 7. When I came back I realized that my camera had been disappeared

C. but resemblance to the planets in many respects.
D. although it resembles the planets in many respects.
Question 15. , they would have had what they wanted.
A. Had they arrived at the fair early
B. Supposing they were arriving at the fair early
C. Unless they arrived at the fair early enough.
D. If they arrived at the fair early
Question 16. Because they made too many mistakes, they fail in the exam.
A. They made very many mistakes that they fail in the exam.
B. They made too many mistakes for them to fail in the exam.
C. They made so many mistakes that they fail in the exam.
D. They made such many mistakes that they fail in the exam.
Question 17. She locked the door so as not to be disturbed
A. She locked the door in order that she wouldn’t be disturbed
B. She locked the door to be not disturbed
C. She locked the door for her not to be disturbed.
D. She locked the door so that not to be disturbed.
Question 18. When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high
A. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.
B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
C. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.
D. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate
Question 19. Mary would rather see more historic sights than go dancing.
A. Mary would like to see historic sights and go dancing.
B. Mary likes historic sights when she can not go dancing.
C. Mary would prefer to see more historic sights rather than go dancing.
D. Mary had better see more historic sights
Question 20. Many people argue that most UFO sightings are caused by unusual weather
conditions.
A. According to many people, unusual weather conditions cause most UFO sightings.

A. represented B. representative C. representatives D. representers
Question 31 Sports drinks have caught _______ as consumers have become more health- conscious.
A. in B. at C. out D. on
Question 32. The order_______him to appear as a witness.
A. compelled B. made C. let D. discouraged
Question 33. It's a program that give some insight into the _______ life of the Victorians.
A. household B. inner C. house D. domestic
Question 34. _______having a good salary, he also has a private income.
A. What's more B. Furthermore C. Apart from D. From
Question 35. - Are you going to John’s wedding ?
- I do not know, it I might take the exams that weekend.
A. is all depended B. all is depending C. all depends D. all depend
Question 36. The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
A. removed quickly B. cleaned well
C. changed completely D. destroyed completely
Question 37. - Did your brother go to France ?
- No, our parents suggested that we there at night.
A. not go B. not going C. not to go D. won’t go
Question 38. - Why not open the windows to let clean air in ?
- I’d rather you didn’t . air in our town is quite polluted ?
A. 0 (nothing)- 0 B. 0- The C. a- The D. The- 0
Question 39. at his lessons, still he couldn’t catch up with his classmates.
A. Hardly as he worked B. Hard as he worked
C. Hard as he does D. Hard as he was
Question 40. “ How long is the seminar ?”
“ knowledge, it takes about three hours.”
A. To my best B. To the best of my C. In my best of D. In my best
Question 41.My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she …………….one before.

A. had never seen B. has never seen C. never sees D. never had seen

different places in the company. In this way, people can get the information they need, regardless
(55) where it comes from. A company intranet can , of course, be used for unimportant information
like office memos or canteen menus. But an intranet should (56) important information which
people need to make decision about new products, costs and so on. The intranet is (57) share their
information with other people. (58) , many departments don’t want to share their specialist
knowledge with others. Another problem which often occurs is (59) top managers like to use the
intranet to “ communicate down” rather than to “ communicate across”. That is, they use the intranet
to give orders, not to (60) information between themselves and others working in the same
organization.

Question 51. A. large B. jointed C. single D. branch
Question 52. A. contact B. introduce C. distinguish D. compare
Question 53. A. is B. is said C. indicates D. means
Question 54. A. parts B. information C. elements D. properties
Question 55. A. on B. with C. of D. to
Question 56. A. bring B. provide C. give D. take
Question 57. A. likely B. willing C. going D. happened
Question 58. A. Luckily B. Consequently C. However D. Unfortunately
Question 59. A. that B. what C. which D. it
Question 60. A. change B. exchange C. transform D. transit 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 to 70.

In this era of increased global warming and diminishing fossil fuel supplies, we must begin to put a
greater priority on harnessing alternative energy sources. Fortunately, there are a number of readily

Question 62. According to the passage, why should we consider using alternative energy sources ?
A. Because fossil fuels are no longer available.
B. Because global warming has increased the amount of sunlight that reaches the earth.
C. Because they are free and available worldwide.
D. Because conventional energy resources are being depleted, and they cause environmental
damage.
Question 63. Which of the following words could best replace the word “ harnessing”
A. Capturing B. Harassing C. Depleting D. Exporting
Question 64. According to the passage, what can be inferred about solar roof tiles?
A. They are being used in many undeveloped countries.
B. They can convert geothermal energy to electricity.
C. They are more expensive than solar panels.
D. They contain photovoltaic cells.
Question 65. According to the passage, how is solar energy production similar to geothermal energy
production ?
A. They both require the use of a generator.
B. They both use heat from the earth’s surface.
C. They both require fairly simple technology.
D. They are both conventional and costly.
Question 66. Where is the best place in the passage to insert the following sentence:
“ Although the US is not utilizing geothermal resources to this extent, the Western US has a similar
capacity to generate geothermal power”
A. after the phrase ” earth-friendly”
B. after the phrase “ growing steadily”
C. after the phrase “ by geothermal power”
D. after the phrase “ global scale”
Question 67. According to the passage, which of the following is true about solar power ?
A. There is very little of it available in Iceland.
B. It is being used in 100, 000 private homes worldwide.
C. It is 6,000 times more powerful than energy from fossil fuels.

as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore, when their
ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies- However, this raises the
problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless – In
evolution this problem was solved by the lower eye “ moving” around the other side. We see this
process of moving around enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life
swimming near the surface, and is symmetrical and vertically flattened , but then the skull starts to
grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so that one eye, for instance the left, moves over the
top of the head upwards, an old Picasso- like vision. Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on
the right side, others on the left, and others on either side.

Question 71. The passage is mainly concerned with:
A. symmetrical flatfish B. bony flatfish
C. evolution of flatfish D. different types of flatfish
Question 72. The phrase “ hugging the contours” in the line 1 means:
A. swimming close to the seabed
B. hiding in the sand at the bottom of the sea.
C. Floating just below the surface.
D. Lying still on the sea bottom.
Question 73. In lines2 5, the author mentions skates and rays as examples of fish that:
A. become asymmetrical B. appear to fly
C. have spread horizontally D. resemble sharks
Question 74. It can be inferred from the passage that horizontal symmetrical fish:
A. have one eye each side of the head
B. have one eye underneath the head
C. have two eyes on top of the head
D. have eyes that move around the head
Question 75. The word “conversely” in line 5 is closest in meaning to:
A. Similarly B. Alternatively C. Inversely D. Contrarily
Question 76. According to the passage, fish such as plaice:
A. have difficulties in swimming B. live near the surface

Trường THPT Chuyên Thi thử tuyển sinh Đại học và Cao đẳng- 2009
Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm Môn: Tiếng Anh
*** Đáp án 80 câu

1 B 21 A 41 A 61 C
2 C 22 D 42 A 62 D
3 D 23 B 43 C 63 A
4 A 24 A 44 C 64 D
5 C 25 C 45 B 65 C
6 A 26 B 46 B 66 C
7 D 27 A 47 C 67 D
8 B 28 A 48 C 68 D
9 D 29 D 49 B 69 A
10 D 30 C 50 C 70 C
11 C 31 D 51 C 71 C
12 A 32 A 52 A 72 A
13 C 33 D 53 D 73 C
14 D 34 C 54 B 74 C
15 A 35 C 55 C 75 D
16 C 36 D 56 B 76 D
17 A 37 A 57 B 77 A
18 B 38 B 58 D 78 B

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19 C 39 B 59 A 79 C
20 A 40 B 60 B 80 B

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