ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC- CAO ĐẲNG NĂM 2011
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 1: A. familiar B. impatient C. uncertain D. arrogant
Question 2: A. forgettable B. philosophy C. humanism D. objectively
Question 3: A. disappear B. arrangement C. opponent D. contractual
Question 4: A. respectable B. affectionate C. occasional D. kindergarten
Question 5: A. environmental B. conservatively C. approximately D. considerable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 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
Question 7: "MD" is the abbreviation of _______.
A. Medical Development B. Doctor of Medicine
C. Medium Density D. Management Director
Question 8: -'- "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.
Question 9: _______are the formal rules of correct or polite behavior among people using the Internet.
A. Traffic rules B. Family rules
C. Codes of etiquettes D. Codes of netiquettes
Question 10: -" ____________"
- "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?
Question 11: UNICEF _______supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the
world.
A. presents B. assists C. provides D. offers .
Question 12: Is there anyone who _______ the plan put forward by the committee?

- "Yes. I'd like to buy a computer."
A. Do you look for something? B. Good morning. Can I help you?
C. Excuse me. Do you want to buy it? D. Can you help me buy something?
Question 25: In making remarks, he _______to understatement.
A. declined B. intended C. aligned D. inclined
Question 26: After her illness, Lam had to work hard to _______ his classmates.
A. catch sight of B. keep pace with C. get in touch with D. make allowance for
Question 27: Some kinds of birds are on the _______of extinction.
A. brink B. tip C. side D. edge
Question 28: _______of popular expressions in our language have interesting backgrounds.
A. A large number B. The large number C. A great deal D. A sum
Question 29:_______for farming purposes, soil must contain the minerals plants require.
A. To be good B. Being good C. Be good D. That's good
Question 30: Please _______your cigarette. I am going to get choked.
A. cut down B. blowout C. put aside D. put out
Question 31: The new laws have encouraged both domestic and foreign private _______.
A. savings B. paying C. investment D. economics
Question 32: Since the reform, the country has undergone _______changes.
A. large B. sizeable C. substantial D. favourable
Question 33: _ “ Do you like your new job?"
- "Yes, but my employer insisted that I _______on time."
A. was B. am C. have been D. be
Question 34: Many companies know that attractive ____________can persuade customers to buy their
goods.
A. packs B. packets C. package D. packaging
Question 35: I think the company should inform its customers _______the improvements in their
services.
A. on B. about C. to D. with
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer for each of the blanks from 36 to 45.

A rather surprising geographical feature of Antarctica is that a huge freshwater lake, one of the
world's largest and deepest, lies hidden there under four kilometers of ice. Now known as Lake Vostok,
this huge body of water is located under the ice block that comprises Antarctica. The lake is able to exist
in its unfrozen state beneath this block of ice because its waters are warmed by geothermal heat from the
earth's core. The thick glacier above Lake Vostok actually insulates it from the frigid temperatures on the
surface.
The lake was first discovered in the 1970s while a research team was conducting an aerial survey
of the area. Radio waves from the survey equipment penetrated the ice and revealed a body of water of
indeterminate size. It was not until much more recently that data collected by satellite made scientists
aware of the tremendous size of the lake; the satellite-borne radar detected an extremely flat region where
the ice remains level because it is floating on the water of the lake.
The discovery of such a huge freshwater lake trapped under Antarctica is of interest to the
scientific community because of the potential that the lake contains ancient microbes that have survived
for thousands upon thousands of years, unaffected by factors such as nuclear fallout and elevated
ultraviolet light that have affected organisms in more exposed areas. The downside of the discovery,
however, lies in the difficulty of conducting research on the lake in such a harsh climate and in the
problems associated with obtaining uncontaminated samples from the lake without actually exposing the
lake to contamination. Scientists are looking for possible ways to accomplish this.
Question 46: The word "hidden" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. undrinkable B. untouched C. unexploitable D. undiscovered
Question 47: What is true of Lake Vostok?
A. It is completely frozen. B. It is a saltwater lake.
C. It is beneath a thick slab of ice. D. It is heated by the sun.
Question 48: Which of the following is closest in meaning to "frigid" in paragraph 1?
A. Extremely cold B. Easily broken C. Quite harsh D. Lukewarm
Question 49: A ll of the following are true about the 1970 survey of Antarctica EXCEPT that it ______
A. was conducted by air B. made use of radio waves
C. could not determine the lake's exact size D. was controlled by a satellite
Question 50: It can be inferred from the passage that the ice would not be flat if _______.
A. there were no lake underneath B. the lake were not so big

Huxley, and people were aware of famine before Swift.
It was not the originality of the idea that made these satires popular. It was the manner of
expression, the satiric method, that made them interesting and entertaining. Satires are read because they
are aesthetically satisfying works of art, not because they are morally wholesome or ethically instructive.
They are stimulating and refreshing because with commonsense briskness they brush away illusions and
secondhand opinions. With spontaneous irreverence, satire rearranges perspectives, scrambles familiar
objects into incongruous juxtaposition, and speaks in a personal idiom instead of abstract platitude.
Satire exists because there is need for it. It has lived because readers appreciate a refreshing
stimulus, an irreverent reminder that they live in a world of platitudinous thinking, cheap moralizing, and
foolish philosophy. Satire serves to prod people into an awareness of truth, though rarely to any action on
behalf of truth. Satire tends to remind people that much of what they see, hear, and read in popular media
is sanctimonious, sentimental, and only partially true. Life resembles in only a slight degree the popular
image of it.
Question 56: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Difficulties of writing satiric literature.
B. Popular topics of satire.
C. New philosophies emerging from satiric literature.
D. Reasons for the popularity of satire.
Question 57: The last sentence of the first paragraph refers to _______as a result of reading satire.
A. a long fact-finding quest
B. a pleasant surprise
C. a process of disillusionment
D. a process of total confusion
Question 58: Don Quixote, Brave New World, and A Modest Proposal are cited by the author as_.
A. classic satiric works
B. a typical approach to satire
C. best satirists of all times
D. good critiques by satirists
Question 59: What satires fascinates readers is how _______.
A. ideas are expressed

Question 69: We have always believed that honesty is best policy in personal as well as professional
matters.
Question 70: The nutritionist told him to avoid eating lots of carbohydrates, focus having more protein-
rich foods and green vegetables, and drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 71: In Roman numerals, ____________symbols for numeric values.
A. letters are the alphabet's B. letters of the alphabet are
C. which uses letters of the alphabet D. in which letters of the alphabet are
Question 72: _______received law degrees as today.
A. Never so many women have B. Never have so many women
C. The women aren't ever D. Women who have never
Question 73: 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
Question 74: 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.
Question 75: 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
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 76: "Getting a good job doesn't matter much to me."
A. "I am only interested in getting a good job."
B. "It's interesting for me to get a good job."
C. "I am not good at getting a good job."
D. "I don't care about getting a good job."
Question 77: Access to the library computer facilities is open to students.
A. Computers in the library are not used for students.

3 A 23 A 43 C 63 A
4 D 24 B 44 D 64 D
5 A 25 D 45 B 65 A
6 D 26 B 46 B 66 B
7 B 27 A 47 C 67 B
8 C 28 A 48 A 68 A
9 D 29 A 49 D 69 B
10 D 30 D 50 A 70 B
11 C 31 C 51 C 71 b
12 D 32 C 52 B 72 B
13 D 33 D 53 B 73 C
14 B 34 D 54 C 74 D
15 D 35 B 55 D 75 B
16 A 36 A 56 D 76 D
17 A 37 C 57 C 77 D
18 C 38 D 58 A 78 C
19 B 39 B 59 A 79 D
20 C 40 B 60 B 80 C