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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011 – MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12
QUESTIONS 1 — 5: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the word whose main stress is on the
syllable in the position which is different from that of the others. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on
the answer sheet.
1.
A. parameter B. speedometer C. thermometer D. conscious
2. A. efficient B. deficient C. ancient D. sufficient
3. A. production B. definition C. situation D. politician
4. A. occasion B. qualification C. photography D. Canadian
5. A. edible B. ancient C. visual D. delicious
QUESTIONS 6 — 35: These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to complete each
sentence and then identify your answer by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
6. Unlike moderate antislavery advocates, abolitionists ___________an immediate slavery.
A. demanded B. have demanding C. to be demanded D. Demands
7. Wherever there is plenty of rain during the growing season, life is _____ in various forms.
A. abundant B. the abundance C. a abundant time D. abundance
8.The ceremonial Chilcat blanket of the Northwest Tlingit Indians was generally ______ from cedar bark, wool, and goats'
hair.
A. wove B. to weave C. weaving D. Woven
9.The Greenhouse effect is a phenomenon that is caused when carbon dioxide ______ and is trapped in the
atmosphere.
A. is released B. releases C. has been released D. had been releasing
10.The typical elephant herd ______adult females and the young of both sexes.
A. that is made up B. is made of C. is made D. is made up of
11.Because the wood of the dogwood tree is very hard, ________ is used for objects, such as roller skate wheels,
in which hardness is desired.
A. which B. It C. what D. Thus
12.Etymology, ______ finding out where a word came from by studying the roots of words, has been greatly
assisted by modem inventions like the Internet.
A. is a technique of B. which a technique of C. a technique to D. a technique of

A. belong B. which belonging C. which they belong D. that belong
24. ______ that distinguish human beings from other primates are related to the ability of people to stand upright mid walk
on two legs.
A. Many of the physical characteristics B. Of the many physical characteristics
C.The physical characteristics are many D. There are many physical characteristics
25. At the beginning of the 20 th century, people made coffee ______ a cloth bag full of coffee grounds into boiling
water.
A. by have dumped B. by dumping C. by dumped D. by have been dumping
26. The twentieth century has been a period of enormous growth in mathematical research and in the number of
mathematicians and fields _______ them.
A. require B. requiring C. requires D. they require
27. _____ native to Europe, the daisy has now spread throughout most of North America.
A. Although B. Despite of C. In spite D. However
28.Chimpanzees, apes, orangutans and a few other primates laugh laugh, but _________ .
A. another animals also laugh B. so other animals do
C. no other animals do D. also do other animals laugh
29.The Wildlife Management Act of 1983 spelled out the basic rules that apply in the US today but _____ heavy punishments
on poachers selling illegal furs.
selling illegal furs.
A. include no B. includes no C. included no D. are including no
30. Gorillas are quiet animals, _____ they are capable of making about 20 different sounds.
A. whether B. even though C. which D. as well as
31. The MonaLisa, painted in Florence in 1504 by Leonardo da Vinci , is a name which is perhaps more recognizable to
people throughout the world _____ to da Vinci himself.
A. than that B. than C. as that D. as
32.Speech is like a piece of cloth ______ many threads including a voice box, lips, tongue, and a good brain.
A. make of B. made of C. is making of D. is made of
33.The protection of technologies and technological information has become ______ of many countries.
A. the importance of a concern B. an importance concern
C. the importance concerning D. an important concern

44. A. at B. beneath C. out of D. to
45. A. single B. owe C. own D. private
QUESTIONS 46 – 50: Read the following passage carefully and complete 11114-sentences that follow by circling letter
A, B, C or D as the correct answer .111d then mark your choice on the answer sheet.
In the early 1800s, an Indian woman named Sacajawea helped explore the Northwest Territor y of
the United States. She wen t with Menwelh er Lewis and William Clark on their expedition to chart that area.
Sacajawea helped by cr eating good feelings between the explorers and the Native Americans
living in the Northwest. She helped the explorers talk with the Indians. She showed them wild foods
that were good to eat. Once the Lewis and the Clark party met the Lemhi Shoshoni Indian. The
Shoshoni were on distant terms with them, but Lewis and Clark need their help. The two explorers
sent Sacajawea to speak to them. She was delighted to find that her brother was their chief. As a
result, they provided Lewis and Clark everything they needed.
The legend that Sacajawea led the expedition is not true. However without her help in getting horses, supplies
and other guides, Lewis and Clark could not have completed their journey.
46. The best title of the passage is_______ .
A. Exploring the Territory B. Exploring the Northwest Territory of the United States
C.Lewis and Clark - The explorers D. The language of Sacajawea
47. Sacajawea was______ .
A. of little help B. from India C. an Indian D. a spy for the Shoshoni
48. According to the passage, the Shoshoni__________ the explorers.
A. live far from B. did not concern the C. were unfriendly to D. immediately liked
49. The passage does not tell _________ .
A. whom Sacajawea went with B. what territory was explored
C.how Sacajawea helped D. where Sacajawea was bom
50. The word expedition in paragraph one is closest in meaning to _______________
A. vacation B. trip C. trail D. experiment
QUESTIONS 51 – 55: Read the following passage carefully and complel sentences that follow by circling letter A,
B, C or D as the correct an! and then mark your choice on the answer sheet.
Why do people explore the farthest reaches of the globe? For John Clouse and Parke Thompson, the
m o t i v a t i o n is not curiosity, fame or fortune. It is just to break records.

59. Rice, which it still (A) forms the staple diet of much (B) of the world's polpulation , grows best (C) in hot (D), wet
lands.
60.Because of its (A) vast tracts of virtually (B) uninhabited northern forest, Canada has one (C) of the lowest population
density (D) in the world.

QUESTIONS 61 — 70: Choose one option A, B, C or D correspondin sentence which has the same meaning as the
original one and mai choice on the answer sheet.
61. If we don't leave the party now we will miss the last train.
A.If we leave the party now we would have not miss the last train
B. If we leave the party now we could not have missed the last train.
C. We ought to leave the party now if we are to catch the last train.
D. We ought to leave the party now if we would catch the last train.
62. No one present noticed anything strange.
A. The people who were there didn't notice anything strange.
B.The people who were there didn't notice anything usual.
C.The people were there didn't notice anything strange.
D.The people who were there didn't notice something strange.
63. Jane's strange idea astonished everybody.
A .Everybody was astonished at Jane's strange idea. B. Everybody were astonished at Jane's strange idea.
C.Everybody was astonished on Jane's strange idea. D. Everybody was astonished about Jane's strange idea.
64. "Don't leave the house until I get back, John," his sister said.
A. John's sister told him not to leave the house when she got back.
B. John's sister told him not to go out till she get back.
C. John's sister told him to go out until she got back.
D. John's sister told him to stay at home till she got back.
65. You will catch a cold if you don't keep your feet dry.
A.Don't keep your feet dry or you will catch a cold. B. Unless you keep your feet dry you will not catch a cold
C.Unless you keep your feet dry, you will catch a cold. D. You will not catch a cold if you don't keep your feet dry.
66. The gate is closed to stop the children running into the road.
A. The gate is so closed that the children cannot run into the road.

A.I would rather you not tell anyone what I said. B. I would rather you didn't tell anyone what I said.
C.I would rather you don't tell anyone what I said. D. I would rather you didn't tell anyone what I say.
75. must / fed up / study / she I be.
A.She must be fed up of studying. B. She must fed up with studying.
C.She must be fed up with studying. D. She must be fed up on studying.
76. climb / window / without / see I they.
A. They climbed through window without being seen.
B. They climbed through the window without being seen.
C. They climbed through the window without being see.
D. They climbed through the window without being saw.
77. look forward / Rose / come / home / we.
A.We are, looking forward to Rose coming home. B. We are looking forward Rose coming home.
C.We are looking forward to Rose come home. D. We are looking forward Rose to come home.
7 8 . fe e l / y o u / li k e I g o ou t / t h i s e ve n i ng?
A. Are you feel like going out this evening? B. Do you feel to like going out this evening? C. Do
you feel like go out this evening? D. Do you feel like going out this evening?
79. want / Phillips / Dave I cook / help / insist / him / himself.
A. Phillips wanted to cook himself but Daniel insisted in helping him.
B. Phillips wanted to cook himself but Daniel insisted to help him.
C. Phillips wanted to cook himself but Daniel insisted on helping him.
D. Phillips wanted cooking himself but Daniel insisted on helping him.
80. prefer / I / drive I train I travel.
A.I prefer driving than travelling by train. B. I prefer driving to travelling by train.
C.I prefer to drive to travel by train. D. I prefer to driving than travelling by train.
1.D 11.B 21. D 31. B

41.A

4. B 14. A 24. A 34. B

44. A54. C64. D74. B

5. D 15. C 25. B 35. C

45. C55. C65. C75.C

6. A 16. A 26. B 36. C

46. B


9. A

19. A

29. C

39. B

49. D

59. A

69. D

79.C
1O D
20. C 3 0. B 40. D 50 B 6O. D 70 C
80B.