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ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG THI ĐH NĂM 2014
MÔN THI: ANH VĂN (Khối A1, D1) - ĐỀ 70
Thời gian: 90 phút
I. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different.
Question 1. A. necessary B. benefit C. vulnerable D. parade
Question 2. A. relationship B. equipment C. customer D. deliver
Question 3. A. concentrate B. eventual C. character D. optimism
Question 4. A. intimate B. literature C. participate D. powerful
Question 5. A. material B. harmony C. evidence D. readable
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
Question 6. Only in Japan ____ the high levels of western countries.
A. industrialization has reached B. industrialization is reached
C. has industrialization reached D. is industrialization reached
Question 7. Nowadays children would prefer history ______ in more practical ways.
A. be taught B. to teach C. to be taught D. teach
Question 8. Hurry up! They’ve only got_____ seats left.
A. a little B. a few C. a lot of D. plenty of
Question 9. ____of the students know the answer to that question.
A. Most B. Almost C. Mostly D. The most
Question 10. We decided not to travel, ____ the terrible weather forecast.
A. having heard B. we heard C. having been heard D. being heard
Question 11. _____for their strong fiber include flax and hemp.
A. Plants are grown B. Plants grown C. Plants that grow D. To grow plants
Question 12. I think you must be _____me for someone else.
A. confusing B. reminding C. mistaking D .considering
Question 13. ‘John won’t come tomorrow.’ ‘Did he say he ____next week?’
A. will come B. would come C. is coming D. had come
Question 14. Pests occur in large numbers, and they can ____terrible damage, particularly to growing crops, that in

Question 29. He did not share his secrets with many people but he_______ in her.
A. confessed B. concealed C. confided D. consented
Question 30. He just couldn't open the jar______ hard he tried.
A. however B. whatever C. moreover D. even
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Question 31. If the students_______ on time, they'd have enjoyed the pictures.
A. had come B. came C. have come D. come
Question 32. Would you be_____ to hold the door open?
A. too kind B. as kind C. kind enough D so kind
Question 33. Mike: 'That's the 16th job interview I've failed. What should I do?' Jane: '______.'
A. Don't give over. B. Don't give out. C. Don't give up. D. Don't give on.
Question 34. "I've got two tickets for the exhibition." "______"
A. Oh, let's go and get the tickets. B. That's great. When is it?
C. Oh, anything else? D. Thanks. I can't afford the tickets.
Question 35. Nga: “Thanks a lot for your nice present!” Mai: “_____”
A. Yes, it’s very nice. B. Yes, it’s very expensive.
C. You’re welcomed. D. I’m glad you like it.
III. Choose the part that needs correcting.
Question 36. In purchasing a winter coat, it is very important for trying it on with heavy clothing underneath.
Question 37. What happened in that city were a reaction from city workers, including firemen and policemen who had
been laid off from their jobs.
Question 38. A number of novelists submitted their manuscripts under pseudonyms to conceal the fact that there were
women.
Question 39. Although a doctor may be able to diagnose a problem perfectly, he still may not be able to find a drug
which the patient will respond.
Question 40. Because the Red Cross accepts blood from most donors, the nurses will not let you give blood if you have
just had a cold.
IV. Choose the sentence that is the nearest in meaning to the given one.
Question 41. Unlike the other students, Thomas does not have any ambition.
A. Thomas's peers, as well as him, all have some ambition.

C. He offered us to take part in the English Speaking Contest.
D. He told me not to participate in the English Speaking Contest.
Question 50. 'Don't be so disappointed Jane. You can take the driving test again,' said Helen.
A. Helen told Jane not to be disappointed and take the driving test again.
B. Helen asked Jane not to be disappointed and offered her another driving test.
C. Helen warned Jane not to be disappointed' in order to take the driving test again.
D. Helen encouraged Jane to take the driving test again.
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V. Read the passages and decide which answer A,B,C or D best fit each space.
Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always (51)____ to be successful? Having someone
around who always fears the worst isn't really a lot of (52)____ - we all know someone who sees a single cloud on a
sunny day and says, 'It looks like rain.' But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it's important to do something
about it.
You can change your view of life, according to psychologist. It only takes a little (53)___, and you'll find life more
rewarding as a (54)____. Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence but it's also a more positive
way of looking at life and all it has to (55)____. Optimists are more (56)_____ to start new projects and are generally
more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (57)___ to the world. Some people are brought up to
depend too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything (58)____ wrong. Most optimists,
on the (59)____ hand, have been brought up not to (60)____ failure as the end of the world - they just get on with their
lives.
Question 51. A. counted B. expected C. felt D. waited
Question 52. A. amusement B. play C. enjoyment D. fun
Question 53. A. energy B. effort C. work D. effect
Question 54. A. result B. reason C. purpose D. product
Question 55. A. supply B. suggest C. offer D. propose
Question 56. A. possible B. likely C. hopeful D. welcome
Question 57. A. opinion B. attitude C. view D. position
Question 58. A. goes B. falls C. comes D. turns
Question 59. A. opposite B. others C. other D. far

A. simple B. serious C. short D. silent
Question 64. It can be inferred that orchestra conductors who worked in movie theaters needed to _____ .
A. be able to play many instruments B. have pleasant voices
C. be familiar with a wide variety of music D. be able to compose original music
Question 65. The word "them" refers to _____ .
A. years B. hands C. pieces D. films
Question 66. According to the passage, what kind of business was the Edison Company?
A. It produced electricity. B. It distributed films.
C. It published musical arrangements. D. It made musical instruments.
Question 67. It may be inferred from the passage that the first musical cue sheets appeared around _____.
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A. 1896 B. 1909 C. 1915 D. 1927
Question 68. Which of the following notations is most likely to have been included on a musical cue sheet of the early
1900's? A. "Calm, peaceful" B. "Piano, violin"
C. "Key of C major" D. "Directed by D.W. Griffith"
Question 69. The word "scores" is closest in meaning to_____.
A. totals B. successes C. musical compositions D. groups of musicians
Question 70. The passage probably continues with a discussion of _____.
A. famous composers of the early twentieth century B. other films directed by D.W. Griffith
C. silent films by other directors D. the music in Birth of a Nation
VII. Read the passage and answer the question that follow.
Marianne Moore (1887-1972) once said that her writing could be called poetry only because there was no other
name for it. Indeed her poems appear to be extremely compressed essays that happen to be printed in jagged lines on the
page. Her subjects were varied: animals, laborers, artists, and the craft of poetry. From her general reading came
quotations that she found striking or insightful. She included these in her poems, scrupulously enclosed in quotation
marks, and sometimes identified in footnotes. Of this practice, she wrote, " 'Why many quotation marks?' I am asked
When a thing has been so well that it could not be said better, why paraphrase it? Hence, my writing is, if not a cabinet
of fossils, a kind of collection of flies in amber." Close observation and concentration on detail and the methods of her
poetry.
Marianne Moore grew up in Kirkwood, Missouri, near St. Lois. After graduation from Bryn Mawr

Question 80. It can be inferred from the passage that Moore wrote because she
A. wanted to win awards B. was dissatisfied with what others wrote
C. felt a need to express herself D. wanted to raise money for the Bronx Zoo
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