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SỞ GD&ĐT THÁI NGUYÊN
TRƯỜNG THPT
LƯƠNG NGỌC QUYẾN ĐỀ THI THỬ TS ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh ; Khối D1 và Khối A1

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút không kể thời gian phát đề Question 1: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
- “___________”
- “Oh, It’s great”
A. How is the English competition?
B. Would you like the English competition?
C. What do you like about the English competition?
D. What do you think of the English competition ?
Question 2: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
-“How are you getting on ?”
- “ _________________”.
A. It’s Ok B. All right C. All are correct D. Not bad
Question 3: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
____________ completely harmless to the environment is very difficult and usually economically
unsound.


Giám khảo(họ, tên,ký)
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Question 9: Choose the word whose main stress is pronounced differently from the rest.
A. mother B. begin C. British D. sentence
Question 10: Choose the best option to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the
sentence given.
'You're always making terrible mistakes,' said the teacher.
A. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
B. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.
C. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes.
D. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes.
Question 11: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Passing a driver's test is a necessity requirement for all people wishing to drive a motor vehicle.
A B C D

Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option A, B, C, D from 12 to 21
(12) _____ history, women have always aimed for a recognized place in (13) _____. Guided by
their own (14) _____ of knowledge and expertise, women like Marie Curie in science, Mary
Wollstonecraft in literary writing, Simone de Beauvois in philosophical existentialist debate, and
Marie Stopes, in medicine, to name a few, have brought about (15) _____ awareness of the role of
women in any walks of life. These women have helped redefine and (16) _____ the nature of
women's place in society. Today the (17) _____ of global women's organizations and the impact of
women's contributions (18) _____ society show that progress has been made and the progress in
furthering the role of women in society has been some benefit to the (19) _____ woman. It is true to
say that not all women have the same need. The need of the woman who stays at home and (20)
_____ children will differ widely from the woman who works outside. Nonetheless, in the extensive

spreads her feather skirts about her to protect her precious charges from snow and cold.
It is five weeks before the first downy white owlet pecks its way out of the shell. As the young
birds feather out, they look like wise old men with their wide eyes and quizzical expressions. They
clamor for food and keep the parents busy supplying mice, squirrels, rabbits, crayfish, and beetles.
Later in the season baby crows are taken. Migrating songsters, waterfowl, and game birds all fall prey
to the hungry family. It is nearly ten weeks before fledglings leave the nest to search for their own
food. The parent birds weary of family life by November and drive the young owls away to establish
hunting ranges of their own.
Question 22: What is the topic of this passage?
A. Mating rituals of great horned owls B. Habits of young great horned owls
C. Nest building of great horned owls D. Raising a family of great horned owls
Question 23: The phrase "a resonant hoot” is closest in meaning to__________.
A. an offering of food B. an instrument C. a sound D. a movement
Question 24: It can be inferred from the passage that the courtship of great horned owls ______.
A. happens in the fall B. involves the male alone
C. is an active process D. takes place on the ground
Question 25: According to the passage, great horned owls ______.
A. are discriminate nest builders B. need big nests for their numerous eggs
C. build nests on tree limbs D. may inhabit a previously used nest
Question 26: According to the passage, which of the following is the mother owl's job?
A. To feed the young B. To build the nest
C. To initiate the courtship ritual D. To sit on the nest
Question 27: The phrase "precious charges” refers to ____________.
A. the eggs B. other nesting owls
C. the hawks and crows D. the nest
Question 28: According to the passage, young owlets eat everything EXCEPT ____________.
A. small mammals B. other small birds C. nuts and seeds D. insects
Question 29: The word "they” refers to _______________.
A. the adult birds B. the wise old men
C. the young birds D. the prey

Question 37: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
________ the consequences, I would never have contemplated getting involved.
A. Had I realized B. Unless I realized
C. When I had realized D. If I realized
Question 38: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
Peter: “ I enjoy listening to pop music”
Mari “___________ ”
A. So do I B. I’m too C. Neither do I D. I don’t
Question 39: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
This multi-sport event is an occasion when friendship and _____ are built and promoted.
A. solidarity B. enthusiasm C. knowledge D. effort
Question 40: Choose the word whose main stress is pronounced differently from the rest.
A. product B. postpone C. purpose D. postcard
Question 41: Choose the best option to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the
sentence given.
We regret we cannot accept payment by credit card for sales of under $10.
A. If you spend more than $10, you must pay by credit card.
B. If you spend less than $10, you cannot pay by credit card.
C. We make a charge if you pay by credit card.
D. We prefer cash payment for large sales.
Question 42: Choose the best option to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the
sentence given.
He acts as though nothing matters to him.
A. He acts when there's no matter for him. B. He seems not to care about anything.
C. He acts although nothing matters to him. D. Nothing matters to him when he acts.
Question 43: Choose the best option to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the
sentence given.
'Why didn't you join your friends on the trip?' she asked.
A. She wanted to know why I hadn't joined my friends on the trip.
B. She asked me why I didn't join her friends on the trip.

Question 46: The author's main purpose in this passage is to ___________
A. forewarn an environmental problem B. prevent extinction of a swan species
C. describe swans of North America D. interest people in wildlife biology
Question 47: According to the passage, the main issue concerning mute swans is that they are
______
A. not native to North America B. semi-domesticated
C. possessive of their habitat D. increasing very rapidly
Question 48: The phrase "wiped out" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _________
A. killed off B. miscalculated C. cleaned up D. admired
Question 49: The author states that the native species of swans can live best _______
A. in unpopulated areas B. in a similar habitat to mute swans
C. in close contact with people D. in the southern part of the United States
Question 50: The passage comments on all features of swans EXCEPT ________ .
A. habitats
B. breeding and nesting habits
C. life span
D. origins
Question 51: Which swan was close to extinction?
A. The mute swan B. The trumpeter swan
C. The whistling swan D. The tundra swan
Question 52: The phrase "majestic white creatures" in the second paragraph refers to _______ .
A. trumpeter swans B. swans in general C. whistling swans D. mute swans
Question 53: The word "burden" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________
A. endanger B. beautify C. regulate D. isolate
Question 54: From the passage it can be concluded that mute swans are _______ .
A. unattractive in appearance
B. more numerous then other types of swans
C. welcome in most parts of North America
D. a problem for coastal ponds


A. Due to B. So that C. Now that D. Although
Question 62: Choose the word whose main stress is pronounced differently from the rest.
A. escape B. easy C. effect D. electric
Question 63: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
If we do not take steps to protect the world's wild life, many species of birds and animals are likely
to________completely.
A. die from B. die down C. die out D. die away
Question 64: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
-“______________________?”

- “Yes, we do but we have to have a doctor’s note”
A. Do you have a health insurance B. Do you have days off?
C. Do you pay when you are ill D. Do you get sick pay
Question 65: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
“__________.”

“ It doesn’t matter.”
A. Can I help you? B. Sorry, I’m late. C. It’s very nice D. What a pity!
Question 66: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
Business leaders gave an ________ welcome to the proposal.
A. warmly B. official C. enthusiastic D. exciting
Question 67: Choose the word whose main stress is pronounced differently from the rest.
A. tenant B. rubbish C. common D. machine

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Question 68: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
Wherever it went, the Puma left behind it a _____ of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.
A. bunch B. group C. team D. trail
Question 69: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence from the words given.
November 7, 2006 / Vietnam became WTO's 150th member / after several years of preparation

He applied for training as a pilot, but they turned him ______ because of his poor eyesight
A. down B. over C. up D. back
Question 75: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
The face is the most ______ of a human being.
A. distinctive part B. distinction in part C. part is distinctly D. part of distinction
Question 76: Choose the best option to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the
word(s) underlined.
World Wide Fund for Nature was formed to do the mission of the preservation of biological
diversity, sustainable use of natural resources, and the reduction of pollution and wasteful
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Question 77: Choose the word whose main stress is pronounced differently from the rest.
A. industrial B. equally C. elegant D. regional
Question 78: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
Our vicar is always _______ money for one cause or another
A. lifting B. raising C. gathering D. asking
Question 79: Choose the best option to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the
word(s) underlined.
Henri Davison, president of the American Red Cross war Committee proposed forming a
federation of these National Societies.
A. carried B. dedicated C. suggested D. took
Question 80: Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.
If you have anything important to do, do it straight away. Don't put it __________.
A. up B. on C. off D. over THE END

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