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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 2
NĂM HỌC 2013-2014

(Đề thi gồm 08 trang, 80 câu trắc nghiệm) Môn: Tiếng Anh - KHỐI D + A1
Thời gian: 90 phút

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
Fortunately there are still a few tasty things for us gourmands to enjoy in relative security.
Their numbers, however, are depleted almost daily, it seems, by ruthless proclamations from the
ever-vigilant Food and Drug Administration and its allies, our doctors. The latest felon to face
prosecution is the salt of life, sodium chloride.
Ostensibly, overuse of salt causes high blood pressure and hypertension, the cause of half the
deaths in the United States every year. A few years ago the anti-salt campaigners raised such a rumpus that salt was
banned from baby food. Currently pressure is being applied to food manufacturers to oblige them to label their
products to show sodium content. Because doing so would cost mercenary manufacturers money, they argue
that they have no idea how much salt remains on such things as potato chips and how much sticks
to the bag. Furthermore, salt isn’t the only harmful ingredient in food. If the manufacturer has to
provide sodium content, and why not require him to list every ingredient and specify which are
detrimental to our health? Cigarettes have a warning printed on them. Shouldn’t the same type of
warning appear on canned foods that are notoriously oversalted?
There are endless ifs and buts in the controversy, but the most telling of these is the
questionable proof of salt’s diabolic effect upon the blood pressure. True, people who cut their salt
intake lowered their blood pressure, but where is the scientific proof that something other than salt
didn’t do the trick? The most common means of providing dubious proof that salt causes hypertension is to
compare societies that use little salt with those that use mountains of salt in their daily diets. Which
group has the higher rate of hypertension? Whose blood pressure is lower? What happens when salt
is introduced into a group where salt is a novelty? Does the blood pressure rise significantly? Studies
of the Japanese indicate that as the world’s greatest salters, they suffer the most from hypertension.

a.too much salt b.emotional stress c.salt-free cuisine d.ailments
Question 9: The word ‘levity" in the last paragraph could be best replaced by ……
a.leverage b.lightness c.concentration d.carelessness
Question 10: The author’s approach to the topic is ………
a.angry b.humorous c.scientific d.sympathetic

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 11: Alan worked too hard at the office. This led to his illness.
a.Because Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.
b.Alan’s illness resulted from his working too hard at the office.
c.Alan’s working too hard at the office which led to his illness.
d.His working too hard at the office resulted from his illness.
Question 12: George participated in the robbery. As a result, he received a six-month sentence for
that.
a.For his participation in the robbery, George had been in prison for six months.
b.George was sentence to six month imprisonment for his part in the robbery.
c.George was sentenced to six months in prison for his part in the robbery.
d.For his participation in the robbery, George wrote a sentence for six months.
Question 13: There was a storm. They couldn’t climb up the mountain.
a.The storm made it unable to climb up the mountain.
b.The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain.
c.The storm discouraged them from climbing down the mountain.
d.The storm made it impossible for them to climb up the mountain.
Question 14: He was careless. This was the reason why we didn’t finish our work.
a.Had it been for his carelessness, we could have finished our work.
b.If he were careful, we could finish our work.
c.But for his carelessness, we couldnot have finished our work.
d.If it had not been for his carelessness, we could have finished our work.


Question 24: Apparently the car did not sustain any damage.
a.The car seems to have sustained some damage.
b.The car appears not to have sustained any damage.
c.It looks as if the car did not sustain any apparent damage.
d.It is apparent that the damage to the car was not sustainable.
Question 25: ‘ I’ll return it tomorrow afternoon,’ said Lucy.
a.Lucy offered to return it tomorrow afternoon.
b.Lucy said me that she would return it tomorrow afternoon.
c.Lucy agreed to come back tommorow afternoon.
d.Lucy promised to return it tomorrow afternoon.
Question 26: If I had known about their wedding plan earlier, I would have been able to make time
to attend the reception party.
a.I knew their wedding would be planned earlier so I made some time to attend the reception
party.
b.I wish I had known their wedding plan sooner so that I could arrange time to attend the
reception party.
c.I don’t know their wedding plan earlier so I can’t make time to attend the reception party.
d.When I knew their wedding party, it was too late to attend the reception party.
Question 27: Living on the moon is still a far-fetched dream of human beings.
a.The moon is too far for us to live on.
b.It will take us a long time to be able to live on the moon.
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c.We should not dream of living on the moon.
d.We will be able to live on the moon in a very near future.
Question 28: The airline requested a confirmation call to ensure a seat on my flight back home.
a.The airline made sure I got a seat on my flight back home.
b.I secured a seat on my flight back home.
c.The airline confirmed a seat on my flight back home.
d.It was necessary to confirm a seat on my flight back home.

Question 37: a.say b.speak c.write d.spell
Question 38: a.uniquely b.simply c.plainly d.purely
Question 39: a.pretended b.assumed c.supposed d.suggested
Question 40: a.light b.sunlight c.dawn d.silence
Question 41: a.said b.stated c.announced d.specified
Question 42: a.full b.total c.whole d.high
Question 43: a.intended b.targeted c.planned d.thought

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 44: He tended to advocate the return of capital punishment on the grounds that it was vital
to combating crimes.
a.support b.aprrove of c.oppose d.deny
Question 45: The housing market has been very sluggish in the past few years.
a.sanguine b.flourishing c.slow d.weak

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions
RISING SEA LEVELS
Perhaps the most pervasive climatic effect of global warming is rapid escalation of ice melt.
Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, portions of the South American Andes, and the Himalayas will very
likely lose most of their glacial ice within the next two decades, affecting local water resources.
Glacial ice continues its retreat in Alaska. NASA scientists determined that Greenland's ice sheet is
thinning by about 1 m per year. The additional meltwater, especially from continental ice masses and
glaciers, is adding to a rise in sea level worldwide. Satellite remote sensing is monitoring global sea
level, sea ice, and continental ice. Worldwide measurements confirm that sea level rose during the
last century.
Surrounding the margins of Antarctica, and constituting about 11% of its surface area, are


The Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, has kept ocean temperature
records since 1916. Significant temperature increases are being recorded to depths of more than 300
m as ocean temperature records are set. Even the warming of the ocean itself will contribute about
25% of sea-level rise, simply because of thermal expansion of the water. In addition, any change in
ocean temperature has a profound effect on weather and, indirectly, on agriculture and soil
moisture. In fact the ocean system appears to have delayed some surface global warming during
the past century through absorption of excess atmospheric heat.
A quick survey of world coastlines shows that even a moderate rise could bring changes of
unparalleled proportions. At stake are the river deltas, lowland coastal farming valleys, and low-lying
mainland areas, all contending with high water, high tides, and higher storm surges. Particularly
tragic social and economic consequences will affect small island states being able to adjust within
their present country boundaries, disruption of biological systems, loss of biodiversity, reduction in
water resources, among the impacts. There could be both internal and international migration of
affected human populations, spread over decades, as people move away from coastal flooding from
the sea-level rise.
Question 46: It may be inferred from this passage that icebergs are formed ______.
a. by a drop in ocean temperatures b. when an ice shelf breaks free
c. from intensely cold islands d. if mountain glaciers melt
Question 47:There is more new plant life in Antarctica recently because ______.
a. the mountain glaciers have melted b. the land masses have split into islands
c. the icebergs have broken into smaller pieces d. the temperature has risen by a few degrees
Question 48: The word "there" in the passage refers to ______.
a. polar ice mass in the last 50 years b. the temperature increase
c. new vegetation growth d. in the Antarctic Peninsula
Question 49: In paragraph 4, the author explains the loss of polar and glacial ice by ______.
a. stating an educated opinion b. referring to data in a study
c. comparing sea levels worldwide d. presenting his research
Question 50: The word "conclusive" in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.
a. definite b. independent c. unique d. valuable

during the last 3,000.’
a. square . b.square !. c.square ∀. d.square #.

Mark letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 56: By the end of last year, the number of adult English speakers in Asia ……350 million.
a.was reaching b.were reaching c.had reached d.would have reached
Question 57: On returning home from abroad, ……………
a.she found it hard to adapt to her home country.
b.it was hard for her to adapt to her home country.
c.adapting to her home country was hard.
d.she was hard adapting to her home country.
Question 58: ’Would you mind helping me with these heavy boxes?’ - ‘………!’
a.My Gosh b.Yes, I would c.Not at all d.What a pity
Question 59: It may have …….your notice, but it’s Mrs Hodges’ birthday today.
a.slipped b.escaped c.missed d.skipped
Question 60: How long are you going to be ……the computer? I need to send an email.
a.at b.in c.on d.to
Question 61: Color and light, taken together, …….the aesthetic impact of the interior of a building.
a.very influence powerfully b.very powerfully influence
`c.powerfully very influence d.influence powerfully very
Question 62: Tommy had his brother …….his shoes for him.
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a.tie b.to tie c.tied d.tying
Question 63: The librarian asked the students to ………from talking.
a.suppress b.repeal c.refrain d.subdue
Question 64: … he should have spent all the weekend preparing for the test, he in fact just lay in
bed watching videos.
a.Whereas b.However c.Nevertheless d.Despite

Question 79: Susan : ‘Sorry, Brian is not here.’
Peter : ‘…… ’
a.Would you like to leave a message? b.Can I take a message then?
c.Can I speak to Brian, please? d.Can I leave a message then?
Question 80: I am ………… of something. Can I call you back in a minute?
a.in the middle b.in front c.in between d.instead THE END