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Teacher: Maithuhan-HLU

ĐỀ ÔN THI TUYỂN SINH CAO ĐẲNG ĐẠI HỌC
Môn: Tiếng Anh, khối D
Thời gian: 90 phút

Đề thi gồm 4 trang, 80 câu
For questions 1-5, choose the word that has a different stress pattern in each group:
1. A. familiar B. impatient C. uncertain D. alternate
2. A. forgettable B. philosophy C. humanism D. objectively
3. A. disappear B. arrangement C. opponent D. contractual
4. A. respectable B. affectionate C. occasional D. kindergarten
5. A. environmental B. conservatively C. approximately D. considerable

For questions 6-30, choose the best answer among A, B, C, D
6. Research has shown that there is no difference at all between the brain of the average woman and ____ of the average man.
A. what B. which C. one D. that
7. "That's a very nice skirt you're wearing." -“ ___________”
A. How a compliment! B. That's all right. C. It's nice of you to say so. D. I like you said so.
8. " ____________" - "Yes, of course."
A. You won't help me this time B. You'd better give me one hand.
C. I don't think I'll need your help. D. Could you give me a hand?
9. He would win the race if he _______his brother's example and trained harder.
A. repeated B. set C. answered D. followed
10. The replacement of shops such as the groceries’ and chemist’s by cafes ______ the housewives with insufficient facilities
for shopping.
A. leave B. have left C. has left D. to have left
11. I am sending you my curriculum vitae ________ you will have a chance to study it before our interview.
A. so that B. because C. for D. since

A. I have known B. I knew C. do I know D. did I know
27. California, with the population of more than 23 million, is the most _____ state in the US.
A. populous B. popular C. populated D. populating
28. ___ the rain the fans were hurrying to the theater to see the competition.
A. No matter B. However C. Although D. Whatever
29. Even if the host doesn’t like a present, he or she will tell a “white lie” and say _____ they like the gift to prevent the guest
from feeling bad.
A. how often B. what C. for what D. how much
30. The interviewees are supposed to give their answers to the job offers ________.
A. on the spot B. all in all C. beyond the joke D. within reach
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For questions 31-40, identify the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting in standard English.
31. Please remain (A) in your (B) assign seats (C) until the instructor (D) dismisses the class.
32. Employees (A) who haven't seen the new regulations often (B) ask for unnecessary questions; (C) instead they should ask
for a copy of the regulations and (D) read them.
33. (A) Even you are (B) unsure of the standard procedures (C) in any situation, please don't hesitate to (D) consult with your
supervising manager.
34. We (A) have always believed that honesty is (B) best policy in (C) personal as well as (D) professional matters.
35. The nutritionist told him to (A) avoid eating lots of carbohydrates, (B) focus having more (C) protein rich foods and green
vegetables, and (D) drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
36. That product that you bought (A) at the lower price is the more inferior (B) to the one (C) that we sell at a slightly (D)
higher price.
37. She intends to move (A) that the committee suspends (B) discussion (C) on (D) this issue.
38. The teachers and the administrators are having such difficult (A) time agreeing (B) on a contract for the forthcoming
year (C) that the teachers may go on strike. (D)
39. Even though (A)she looks (B) very young ,she is twice older than (C) my twenty-year-old (D) sister.
40. That novel is definitely (A) a dense-packed (B) narrative, but one which requires (C) a vast knowledge of cultral
background or an (D) excellent encyclopedia.

scientific names. As a consequence, they are perhaps the best group of insects for examining patterns of terrestrial biotic
diversity and distribution. Butterflies also have a favorable image with the general public. Hence, they are an excellent group
for communicating information on science and conservation issues such as diversity.
Perhaps the aspect of butterfly diversity that has received the most attention over the past century is the striking
difference in species richness between tropical and temperate regions.
For example, in 1875, one biologist pointed out the diversity of butterflies in the Amazon when he mentioned that
about 700 species were found within an hour's walk, whereas the total number found on the British islands did not exceed 66,
and the whole of Europe supported only 321. This early comparison of tropical and temperate butterfly richness has been well
confirmed.
A general theory of diversity would have to predict not only this difference between temperate and tropical zones,
but also patterns within each region, and how these patterns vary among different animal and plant groups. However, for
butterflies, variation of species richness within temperate or tropical regions, rather than between them, is poorly understood.
Indeed, comparisons of numbers of species among the Amazon basin, tropical Asia, and Africa are still mostly "personal
communication" citations, even for vertebrates. In other words, unlike comparison between temperate and tropical areas,
these patterns are still in the documentation phase.
In documenting geographical variation in butterfly diversity, some arbitrary, practical decisions are made.
Diversity, number of species, and species richness are used synonymously; little is known about the evenness of butterfly

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distribution. The New World butterflies make up the preponderance of examples because they are the most familiar species.
It is hoped that by focusing on them, the errors generated by imperfect and incomplete taxonomy will be minimized.

51. The word "consequence" in line 2 is closest in meaning to…………….
A. result B. explanation C. analysis D. requirement
52. The word "striking" in the passage is closest in meaning to………………
A. physical B. confusing C. noticeable D. successful
53. Butterflies are a good example for communicating information about conservation issues because they………
A. are simple in structure
C. are viewed positively by people
B. have been given scientific names
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(15) This rapid transcontinental settlement and these new urban industrial circumstances of the last half of the 19th
century were accompanied by the development of a national literature of great abundance and variety. New themes,
new forms, new subjects, new regions, new authors, new audiences all emerged in the literature of this half
century. As a result, at the onset of World War I, the spirit and substance of American literature had evolved
remarkably, just as its center of production had shifted from Boston to New York in the late 1880s and the sources
of its energy to Chicago and the Midwest. No longer was it produced, at least in its popular forms, in the main by
solemn, typically moralistic men from New England and the Old South; no longer were polite, well-dressed,
grammatically correct, middle-class young people the only central characters in its narratives; no longer were these
narratives to be set in exotic places and remote times; no longer, indeed, were fiction, poetry, drama, and formal
history the chief acceptable forms of literary expression; no longer, finally, was literature read primarily by young,
middle class women. In sum, American literature in these years fulfilled in considerable measure the condition
Walt Whitman called for in1867 in describing Leaves of Grass: it treats, he said of his own major work, each state
and region as peers "and expands from them, and includes the world connecting an American citizen with the
citizens of all nations." At the same time, these years saw the emergence of what has been designated "the literature
of argument," powerful works in sociology, philosophy, psychology, many of them impelled by the spirit of

C) wrote Leaves of Grass D) was an international diplomat
68. All of the following can be inferred from the passage about the new literature EXCEPT
A) It was not highly regarded internationally
B) It introduced new American themes, characters, and settings
C) It broke with many literary traditions of the past
D) It spoke to the issue of reform and change
69. This passage would probably be read in which of the following academic courses?
A) European history B) American literature C) Current events D) International affairs

For questions 70-75, choose the words and phrases that best fit the blanks
70. She was _________ she could not say anything.
A. so surprised at the news that
C. so surprised of the news that
B. such surprised at the news that
D. so that surprised for the news
71. George would certainly have attended the meeting _______.
A. if he didn't get a flat tire B. if the flat tire didn't happen
C. had he not had a flat tire D. had the tire not flatten itself
72. While the language barrier was once an obstacle to trade,______'
A. the technical case is now no more B. the case doesn't longer exist
C. which is no longer the case D. the technical hurdle is now the case.
73. New sources of energy are constantly being looked for ______.
A. although fossil fuels continue to dwindle B. as fossil fuels continue to dwindle
C. so that we continue to reduce fossil fuels D. fossil fuels continuing to dwindle
74. ______, Henry David Thoreau is known for his transcendental views.
A. He was like his predecessor, Ralph Waldo Emerson.
B. His predecessor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, was like him
C. Like his predecessor, Ralph Waldo Emerson
D. That he was like his predecessor, Ralph Waldo Emerson
75. ______________, Sir Isaac Newton described the laws of gravitation.

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