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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HẠ LONG
ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN I
NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
Mã đề: 804

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian: 90 phút

Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
1 A. atmosphere B. oxygen C. release D. fertilize
2 A. contaminate B. garbage C. eruption D. familiar
3 A. serious B. chemical C. influence D. occur
4 A. vapour B. contain C. supply D. disposal
5 A. concentration B. dangerous C. combination D. guarantee

Choose the correct verb for each gap in the following passage.
Although women now have the freedom to (6)___________ whether or not they have children, it
is generally a joint decision between the partners involved. In fact, in cultures which (7)_______
strongly traditional, the decision to have a baby may well be (8)___________by society, family
and the man of the family, rather than the mother. Furthermore, in most modern societies, with
(9)________ expectations from both men and women, there is an obvious need for major
decisions, such as starting a family. Thus it is unreasonable to suggest that women are solely
responsible for the decision t have a child, and therefore it is unreasonable that they are
responsible for (10)__________ the child up.

6 A. select B. elect C. choose D. know
7 A. stay B. remain C. keep D. become
8 A. infected B. affected C. done D. finished
9 A. raising B. decreasing C. arising D. increasing


21. He is used to _________ early in the morning.
A. get up B. gets up C. got up D. getting up
22. It is very difficult for us to _______ our bad habits.
A. get through B. put out C. overcome D. set off
23. My teacher always give us a clear __________.
A. explain B. explained C. explanatory D. explanation
24. Don’t drink _________ wine. It’s bad for your health.
A. many of B. a few of C. so much D. many
25. She had worked ________ she made herself ill.
A. such hard that B. such hardly that C. so hardly that D. so hard that
26. We are very _________ about our chances of success.
A. afraid B. keen C. familiar D. sanguine
27. Learning English is ____________ for young people to get a good job.
A. difficult B. hard C. necessary D. unnecessary
28. Millions of people all over the world _________English as their native language.
A. have B. talk C. choose D. produce
29. Approaching _______ the village, we saw the village common in the distance.
A. at B. in C. to D. ứ
30. Teenagers have had physical changes during the _________ from childhood to adult life.
A. transition B. exchange C. way D. growth
31. Many people believe that natural resources will never be _______.
A. used out B. used up C. used off D. used away
32. The pilot managed to __________ the damaged plane safely.
A. take off B. take on C. launch D. land
33. I regret _________ you that we cannot approve your application.
A. inform B. to inform C. informed D. informing
34. Not only __________ air pollution but it also does harm to our health.
A. car exhaust cause B. car exhaust causes C. does car exhaust cause D. do car exhaust cause
35. “Interpol” is combined from the two words___________.

th
century colour prints.
D. My father has a rare collection in 19
th
century colour prints.
43. her/ scientist/ eager/ be/ experiment/ results/ analyze
A. The scientist was eager to analyze the results on her experiment.
B. Scientist was eager to analyze the results of her experiment.
C. The scientist was eager to analyze the results of her experiment.
D. The scientist was eager analyze the results of her experiment.
44. eight hours/ John/ be/ old/ work/ a day/ enough
A. John is old enough to work eight hours a day.
B. John is old enough working eight hours a day.
C. John is enough old working eight hours a day.
D. John is enough old to work eight hours a day.
45. She/ has/ house/ yesterday/ paint
A. She has her house painted yesterday.
B. She had her house paint yesterday.
C. She had her house painting yesterday.
D. She had her house painted yesterday.

Read the passage and then decide which word (A, B, C or F) best fits each space.

Revising for exams is not as easy as it looks. You will need to work out which routine suits you
best, and (46)________ stick to it. Some people like studying at night when it’s quiet, whereas
others find the early morning is a (47)________ time to get things done. You might enjoy
(48)_______ to music (49)_________ you revise, but this can be (50)_______. Can you really
concentrate (51)__________ two things at once? So think (52)__________ you turn your radio on.

Your (53) ______ is also important while you are revising. This may be a more than usually

C. I would be sorry if she didn’t tell me.
D. She said that I should apologize to her.

62. Julia forgot to do her homework.
A. Julia did her homework but she didn’t remember.
B. Julia forgot doing her homework.
C. Julia didn’t do her homework as she didn’t remember.
D. Somebody did her homework for Julia but she forgot it.

63. “I don’t mind at all if you use my typewriter. Go ahead”
A. She allowed me to use her typewriter.
B. She said I could use her typewriter if she went away.
C. I was forbidden to use her typewriter, and I should go.
D. She told me to go ahead

64. We can’t deny that all of us made certain mistakes early on.
A. It can be denied that not all of us made mistakes.
B. It is true that nobody could avoid making mistakes.
C. We admit that we could avoid making certain mistakes when young.
D. Everyone of us denies that we made certain mistakes early on.

65. The agreement ended six-month negotiation. It was signed yesterday.
A. The agreement which ended six-month negotiation was signed yesterday.
B. The agreement which was signed yesterday lasted six months.
C. The negotiation which lasted six months was signed yesterday.
D. The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation. Read the following passage and then answer the questions.


B. What they would consider to be an appropriate bonus
C. The names of troublesome coworkers
D. A description of the point they are trying to remedy
70. What is the plant manager supposed to do?
A. Review each suggestion with the employee
B. Route all suggestions through the finance department
C. Compile data from other areas
D. Issue bonus checks

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words.
71 A. engine B. wine C. decline D. design
72 A. pleasant B. husband C. secondhand D. important
73 A. pollute B. polite C. possible D. police
74 A. waste B. vast C. broadcast D. nasty
75 A. emission B. poison C. miss D. boss

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow it.
Scientists claim that air pollution causes a decline in the world’s average air temperature. In order
to prove that theory , ecologists have turned to historical data in relation to especially huge
volcanic eruptions. They suspect that volcanoes effect weather changes that are similar to air
pollution.

One source of information is the effect of the eruption of Tambora, a volcano in Sumbawa, the
Dutch East Indies, in April 1815. The largest recorded volcanic eruption, Tambora threw 150
million tons of fine ash into the stratosphere. The ash from a volcano spreads worldwide in a few
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days and remains in the air for years. Its effect is to turn incoming solar radiation into space and
thus cool the earth. For example, records of weather in England show that between April and
November 1815, the average temperature had fallen 4.5◦F. During the next twenty –four months,

80. If, as some scientist predict, the world ends in ice, what might be the cause?
A. modern man’s pollution of the air
B. volcanic eruptions
C. obliteration of solar radiation
D. all of the above