Tài liệu luyện thi Đại học – Môn Tiếng Anh * TN / Đề 1

NguyÔn §øc Hng* - Marie Curie High School, HP. (: 3710743 - 0912.883.190)
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TEST 1
Time allowance: 90'
Total marks: / 85
A- PHONETIC: Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1) A. learn B. nearly C. ear D. clear 6) A. artificial B. compare C. call D. calculus
2) A. willing B. diameter C. tradition D. addition 7) A. would B. ought C. should D. could
3) A. take B. radius C. spark D. cake 8) A. declare B. compare C. share D. are
4) A. subtract B. traffic C. specific D. cinema 9) A. checks B. makes C. composes D. selects
5) A. added B. subtracted C. omitted D. stopped 10) A. cheap B. champagne C. church D. much
B- VOCABULARY:
I/ Choose the best answer:
1) We just have to decide which is the of two evils.
A. little B. less C. lesser D. least
2) several football - players who were interviewed Hongson.
A. among / were B. among / had C. one of / were D. among / was
3) It was not until the thirteen stroke the bell stopped.
A. so that B. that C. before D. when
4) In factories, mobile robots are already used to carry a large number of the distribution and assembly tasks.
A. over B. out C. on D. with
5) Mike was not feeling well so we gave him to do than you.
A. fewer works B. less work C. little works D. least work
6) I could tell from the look on his face that something terrible .
A. frightened was happened B. frightening would happen
C. frightened had happened D. frightening had been happened

________ also failed to have any effect.
9)
_________ he phoned for a
10)
________, but by the time it
arrived, the car was totally burnt out.
1) A. into B. on C. out of D. over
2) A. flames B. petrol C. smoke D. sparks
3) A. drove B. has driven C. was driving D. was driven
4) A. to B. from C. at D. in
5) A. but B. because C. although D. so
6) A. wandered B. jumped C. walked D. ran
7) A. hospital B. garage C. library D. swimming pool
8) A. this B. those C. that D. these
9) A. At length B. Finally C. At the end D. Terminally
10) A. police car B. ambulance C. taxi D. fire engine
C- GRAMMAR: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
Tài liệu luyện thi Đại học – Môn Tiếng Anh * TN / Đề 1

NguyÔn §øc Hng* - Marie Curie High School, HP. (: 3710743 - 0912.883.190)
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1) "Who should go to see him?" - "I suggest that Mary too see him."
A. go B. goes C. would go D. went
2) "John, do you have a passport?" - "No, but I wish I one."
A. having B. have C. can have D. had
3) "Did you enjoy the show last night?" - "Yes, but I wish I a cold."
A. hadn't B. didn't have C. hadn't had D. wouldn't have
4) Costner's going to be nominated to receive the Academy Award for best director, ?
A. won't he B. didn't he C. isn't he D. doesn't he

1)
_________ robot, the heart and brain
2)
_________ which is the
microcomputer. Unlike most automated machines, industrial robots can
3)
_________ programmed to do a variety of tasks
4)
_________ are usually accomplished by human factory workers. Like their human
5)
_________, industrial robots can be
switched from one job to
6)
_________ and can be programmed to
7)
_________ new tasks. Thus, robots have found their
greatest use in assembling
8)
_________ components. However, they are swiftly branching
9)
_________ basic assembly
operations to construction and mining, and their
10)
_________ wonderful use of all is the exploration of oceans and outer
space.
1) A. industry B. industrial C. industrialise D. industrialisation
2) A. of B. in C. from D. for
3) A. to be B. be C. is D. being
4) A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
5) A. combination B. counterpart C. evaluation D. abolishment

III/ Read the following paragraph and choose the best answer for each statement:
Some kinds of animals that are still around today were in existence millions of years ago during the time of dinosaur.
One of these survivors is the crocodile, which has been around for about 100 million years. Today’s crocodiles can
grow to a length of 20 feet and weight about a ton. Their prehistoric ancestors were about two and a half times the size of
today’s animals.
Another survivor from the past is the Galapagos tortoise, whose history goes back around 200 million years. The
tortoise of today has not evolved much over the last 200 millions years; it looks about the same now as it did way back
then.
The oldest survivor from prehistoric times is the cockroach. Cockroaches have been able to stick around for more
than 250 million years. The main reason for their incredible endurance is their ability to live in all kinds of conditions and
survive on all kinds of food.
1) This passage is mainly about
A. the dinosaur. B. how the crocodile has survived.
C. animals that have existed for a long time. D. types if animals that have existed for a long time.
2) According to the passage, the crocodile
A. survive an attack by dinosaurs. B. first appeared 100,000 years ago.
C. has increased in size over time. D. has existed for millions of years.
3) It can be inferred from the passage that prehistoric crocodiles could reach a maximum length of
A. ten feet. B. twenty feet. C. fifty feet D. one hundred feet.
4) The passage indicates that the Galapagos tortoise
A. has changed considerably. B. has been around for 250 million years.
C. is about the same as it was in the era of the dinosaur. D. is much larger than prehistoric tortoises.
5) Which of the following if NOT mentioned about the cockroach?
A. It has been evolved considerably over the years. B. It lived at the time of the dinosaur.
C. It has been around for a quarter of a billion years. D. It eats many kinds of food.
E - USE OF ENGLISH:
I/ WORD FORMATION: Choose one word that best fits the blank.
1) She sent me a letter of _________.
A. invite B. invitation C. invited D. inviting E. uninviting
2) The little boy felt very _________ because his parents did not let him go with them.

4) Magnesium is almost five times lighter than steel, so it is wide used in space vehicles and aircraft.
A B C D
5) Hunger depends of the blood's concentration of glucose, a kind of sugar.
A B C D
III/ Which of the followings is the best transformation of the given sentence:
1) That was the first time he had ever been on ski.
A. He had never been on ski for the first time. B. Never had he before been on ski.
C. Never before had he been on ski. D. Never before had he ever been on ski.
2) Even though he is so old, he still plays tennis every day.
A. Despite of being old, he still plays tennis every day. B. Despite being old, but he still plays tennis.
C. Despite his old age, he still plays tennis every day. D. Despite his old, he still plays tennis every day.
3) We couldn’t persuade her to come with us.
A. She couldn’t come with us because we didn’t persuade. B. She couldn’t be persuaded to come with us.
C. She could come because she persuaded. D. She wasn’t not persuaded much enough.
4) If you have any trouble at all, phone me at once.
A. Should you to have any trouble, give me a ring. B. Should you have any trouble, phone to me.
C. Should you have any trouble, phone me at once. D. Should you phone me, you have trouble.
5) She was a year or two older than Mary.
A. Mary is a year or two younger than her. B. Mary was a year or two younger than her.
C. Mary was a year or two not young than her. D. Mary was a year or two as young as her.

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