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SỞ GD-ĐT NGHỆ AN
TRƯỜNG THPT BẮC YÊN THÀNH
ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 1. NĂM 2013
Môn: Tiếng Anh. Khối A1, D. Thời gian làm bài 90 phút
Mã đề: 162
QUESTIONS 1 – 10: Read the passage then circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions or
statements:
Bees, classified into over 10,000 species, are insects found in almost every part of the world except the northernmost and
southernmost regions. One commonly known species is the honeybee, the only bee that produces honey and wax. Humans use the
wax in making candles, lipsticks, and other products, and they use the honey as a substance that people eat to maintain life and
growth. While gathering the nectar and pollen with which they make honey, bees are concurrently helping to fertilize the flowers
on which they land. Many fruits and vegetables would not survive if bees did not carry the pollen from blossom to blossom.
Bees live in a structured environment and social structure within a hive, which is a nest with storage space for the honey.
The different types of bees each perform a distinct function. The worker bee carries nectar to hive in a special stomach called a
honey stomach. Other workers make beewax and shape it into a honeycomb, which is a waterproof mass of six-sided
compartments, or cells. The queen lays eggs in completed cells. As the workers build more cells, the queen lays more eggs.
All workers, like the queen, are female, but the workers are smaller than the queen. The male honeybees are called drones;
they do no work and can not sting. They are developed from unfertilized eggs, and their only job is to impregnate a queen. The
queen must be fertilized in order to lay more worker eggs. During the season when less honey is available and the drone is of no
further use, the workers block the drones from eating the honey so that they will starve to death.
1. In what way does the reading imply that bees are useful in nature?
A. They kill the dangerous drones
B. They make marvelous creation from max
C. They pollinate fruit and vegetable plants
D. They create storage spaces
2. All of the following are characteristics of a honeycomb EXCEPT__________.
A. it is made of honey
B. it contains hexagonal sections
C. it is made of wax
D. it is impermeable

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9. It can be inferred from the reading that bee wax is _________.
A. absorbent
B. complex in structure
C. poisonous
D. easily bent and shaped
10 Which of the following is the best title for the reading?
A. The Honeybee - Its characteristics and Usefulness
B. The Useless Drone
C. Making Honey
D. Many Species of Bees
QUESTIONS 10 - 25: Read the following passage carefully and then choose best option A, B, C or C to fit each space.
STRESS-RELATED HAIR LOSS
When stress levels become so high that they affect the immune system it can have a profound effect on the body and
the hair. Hair loss itself causes immense stress and then it can become a vicious (11) ____ .
Bonnie Kinnear, 50s, housewife: “Last year my life was quite stressful due to my husband’s high-profile career being
constantly in the (12)____ . At this time I began to develop an (13)____ scalp which was wrongly diagnosed as psoriasis, for
which I was (14)____ steriods, over the next two months my scalp became worse, and hair began to fall out, leaving (15)____
patches, which was devastating.
Having to look good and be a support to my famous husband was stressful because wherever we went people would
look at us. I had lost at (16)____ one third of my hair and, in (17)____ , visited a high - profile Mayfair trichologist. Without
any (18)____ I was ordered to buy 300$ (19)____ of products and my head was massaged by a girl who proceeded to turn my
hair into what is (20)____ as “bird’s – nest syndrome”. It took four hours to (21)____ .
My GP (22)____ me to seek help from Andrew Bernie. I was diagnosed with a stress-triggered (23)____ where the
skin cells multiply fast, grow down the hairshaft and bind with sebaceous matter to strangle the hair. I visit Andrew regularly
for (24)____ . I am also trying to (25)____ my stress levels, which is easier now my hair is returning.
11. A. circle B. closure C. cycle D. effect
12. A. searchlight B. spotlight C. starlight D. daylight
13. A. intense B. enlarged C. inflicted D. inflamed
14. A. ordered B. prescribed C. allowed D. recommended

35. The mechanic said that, before he could tell me what the problem with my Jeep was, he’d have to _____ the engine ____ in
his workshop.
A. take…….apart B. make… up C. put….off D. tie….down
36. The government stopped the local companies from importing fake milk powder _________ of public health.
A. on the safe side B. in the interest C. to the best D. for the attention
37. - Jennifer: -What are you doing ? - Alan: ____________
A. It's none of your business. B. It doesn't touch you.
C. Look after your own affairs. D. You don't enter at all.
38.This shopping center gets_________crowded with shoppers at the weekend.
A. always more B. crowded and more C. more and more D. from more to more
39. ______his goodeducation, TaroknewlittleaboutJapanasheleftJapanwhenhewasveryyoung.
A. With all B. In place of C. In stead of D. Along with
40. On no account ____ in the office be used for personal materials.
A. should the photocopy machines B. the photocopy machines should
C. does the photocopy machines D. the photocopy machines
41. He seemed very quiet, but it would be a mistake to ________ his intelligence.
A. depreciate B. devalue C. minimize D. undermine
42. Experiments related to the sense of smell are more easily ____ than those related to perception of color.
A. set up B. to set up C. setting them up D. sets up those
43. Having seen a sharp bend ahead, Tom pressed hard on the brake pedal in order to __________
A. slow down B. give up C. come by D. pass over
44. Medical research at the cellular level, ____ research on the immune system, has been made possible through twentieth-
century advances in techniques of genetic research.
A. which B. such as C. is also D. Whereas
45. Architects involved in big projects must study ____ about the outside world before conceiving of an idea.
A. thoughts that clients B. whether clients thoughts C. clients think D. how their clients think
46. __________ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn't be in this mess now.
A. Will you listen B. Had you listened C. Listen D. Were you listened
47. Jupiter, the closest of the giant planets to Earth, has ____ solid surface and is surrounded by zones of intense radiation.
A. nor B. neither C. not D. no

silent reading become commonplace. One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply
because reading aloud was a distraction to others. Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading
have revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed in
character. The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As the number of readers
increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for
the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as
libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers. Towards the end of the
century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully and
over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains
with us still in education. However, whatever its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the
printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialised readership on the other. By the end of the
twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use reading skills which were
inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural and technological changes in the century had greatly
altered what the term “reading” implied.
61. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect.
B. Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today.
C. Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud.
D. The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes.
62. It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialized reading materials was an indication of ______.
A. an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes B. a decline of standards of literacy
C. a change in the readers’ interest D. an improvement of printing techniques
63. The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means “______”.
A. most preferable B. widely used C. attracting attention D. for everybody’s use
64. Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of ______.
A. the decreasing need to read aloud B. the development of libraries
C. the increase in literacy D. the decreasing number of listeners
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65. The phrase “a specialized readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means “______”.
A. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge

71. all / need / black coffee
A. All I need now is a cup of black coffee.
B. All I am needing to be drinking a cup of black coffee.
C. All of the need now is to drink a cup of black coffee.
D. All is needed to be drinking a cup of black coffee.
72. without / glasses / see / board
A. Without any glasses, nothing on the broad can be seen by myself.
B. I can't even see nothing on the broad without any glasses.
C. Without any glasses, I can't almost see nothing on the broad.
D. I can hardly see anything on the broad without any glasses.
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73. it / time / people / build / permission
A. It's time for people stop building their houses without permission.
B. It's time we prevented people to build houses without permission.
C. It's about time we should stop people building house without permission.
D. It's high time we prevented people from building houses without permission.
74. when / read / note / already / leave / Europe.
A. When you read this note, I'll have already left for Europe.
B. When reading the note, I've already left for Europe.
C. When will you read this note before I'll leave for Europe.
D. When this note will be read, I'll have already left for Europe.
75. have / succeed / interview / hope / work / soon
A. She's succeeded in the interview so as to hope working soon.
B. She's succeeded in the interview, she hopes that she works soon.
C. Having succeeded in the interview, she hopes to start working soon.
D. She's succeeded in the interview so that she hopes working soon.
QUESTIONS 76 – 80: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which has the same meaning as the
original one.
76. I don't suppose you have change for pound, do you?
A. Do you happen to have change for a pound? B. Are you supposed to change a pound?