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SỞ GIÁO DỤC - ĐÀO TẠO TP.HCM ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM HỌC
2013-2014
TRƯỜNG THPT PHÚ NHUẬN MÔN THI: ANH VĂN KHỐI A1,
D
MÃ ĐỀ 132 Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in
the position of the main stress in each of the following sentences from 1 to 3.
Câu 1: A. punctuality B. characteristic C. representative D. technological
Câu 2: A. category B. discourteous C. compulsory D. curriculum
Câu 3: A. hurricane B. separate C. recommend D. photograph

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best way to complete each of the
sentence from 4 to 8.
Câu 4: __________ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an
official illusion.
A. When the Moon B. That the Moon C. The Moon which D. The Moon
Câu 5: The relative size of an insect’s wing is much greater than __________.
A. of a bird’s wing B. a wing of a bird is C. that of a bird’s wing D. that wing of a
bird
Câu 6: On the battle field _________.
A. did the tanks lie B. lay the tanks C. the tanks lay D. lied the tanks
Câu 7: No one cares about the starving people __________.
A. for the aid is intended B. whom the aid is intended
C. whose aid is intended for D. that the aid is intended for
Câu 8: I only knew this when he had told me about it. Not until __________.
A. he had told me about it did I know this B. did I know this he had told me about it
C. he had told me about , I knew this D. I knew this when he told me about

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

A number of studies have indicated that girls seem to perform better overall and in science in
particular. In single-sex classes, during the adolescent years, pressure to conform to stereotypical
female gender roles may disadvantage girls in traditionally male subjects, making them reluctant to
volunteer for experimental work while taking part in lessons. In Britain, academic league tables point
to high standards achieved in girls’ schools. Some educationalists, therefore, suggest segregation of
the sexes as a good thing, particularly in certain areas, and a number of schools are experimenting
with the idea.
Câu 9: Ancient education generally focused its efforts on __________.
A. both sexes B. on male learners C. female learners D. young people
only
Câu 10: Education in early times was mostly aimed at __________.
A. learning to live B. imparting survival skills
C. teaching skills D. learning new lifestyles
Câu 11: The first to support the equality of the sexes was __________.
A. Plato B. the Jews C. the Chinese D. the Greek
Câu 12: The word “informally” in this context mostly refers to an education occurring __________.
A. in a department B. in classrooms C. ability D. outside the
school
Câu 13: When education first reached women, they were __________.
A. locked up in a place with men B. separated from men
C. isolated from a normal life D. deprived of opportunities
Câu 14: When the concept of universal primary education was introduced, education __________.
A. was intended to leave out female learners B. was intended for all the sexes
C. was given free to all D. focused on imparting skills
Câu 15: The word “espoused” is contextually closest in meaning to __________.
A. to give B. to introduce C. to induce D. to put off
Câu 16: Co-education was negatively responded to in __________.
A. the Scandinavian countries B. Japan
C. South American countries D. conservative countries
Câu 17: The word “tables” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.

disallowed (D).

Câu 25: It was not until (A) she had arrived (B) home had she remembered (C) her appointment with
(D) the client.

Câu 26: Having (A) to New York on (B) several occasions, the city (C) finds it fascinating (D).

Câu 27: To find (A) the solution to (B) problem, they (C) discussed about (D) the situation.

Câu 28: These televisions (A) are too expensive (B) for us to buy them (C) at this time (D). Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best
option for each of the blank from 29 to 38.
The first we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an employee?
The schools teach a (29)__________ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor or
electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the one thing
that is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few students bother
(30)__________ it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in writing and in
speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your ability to communicate,
with people and to (31)__________ your own thoughts and ideas to them, so they will
(32)__________ understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (33)__________ itself. You must have something to say
in the first place. The effectiveness of you job depends (34)__________ your ability to make other
people understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expression one’s thoughts is one skill that the school can (35)________ teach. The foundations for
skill in expression have to be (36)__________ early; an interest in and an ear (37)__________
language; experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the
habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations (38)_________ your school years, you
may never have an opportunity again.

one – while many American children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly. Regardless
of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree, in people’s behaviour. From
their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings.
The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention
to facial expressions, and by age five they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on
people’s faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and
interpret a basic set of human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago,
some emotional expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross-cultural psychologists
tell us that certain emotional responses carry different meanings in different cultures. For examples,
what emotion, you suppose, might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise. Likewise, a
grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may, just as easily, mean
embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions.
Câu 39: Smiles and frowns __________.
A. have different meanings in different cultures
B. do not convey the same emotions in various cultures
C. are not popular everywhere
D. are universal expressions across cultures
Câu 40: The biggest difference lies in __________.
A. how long negative emotions are displayed B. how emotional responses are controlled
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C. how intensive emotions are expressed D. how often positive emotions are shown
Câu 41: Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of __________.
A. lacks of many main ingredients
B. investigators on universal emotional expressions
C. researchers who can speak and understand many languages
D. researchers on universal language
Câu 42: The best title of this passage is __________.
A. Cultural universals in emotional expressions
B. Human habit of display emotions
C. A review of researchers on emotional expressions

A. commitment B. engagement C. persuasion D. obligation
Câu 51: The newspaper did not mention the __________ of the damage caused by the fire.
A. quality B. range C. amount D. extent
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Câu 52: He can not __________ ignorance as his excuse, he should have known what was happening
in his own department.
A. insist B. defend C. refer D. plead
Câu 53: Check the bottles carefully to make sure they have not been _________.
A. tampered with B. broken into C. taken out D. touched up
Câu 54: It’s very easy to __________ over when the snow is hard.
A. slide B. slip C. skid D. skate
Câu 55: Janet is very modest, always __________ her success.
A. keeping down B. turning around C. playing down D. pushing back
Câu 56: Many people believe that football stadiums __________ safer places for families to go if
strict measures __________ to solve the problem of football hooliganism.
A. would be – were taken B. should be – will be taken
C. have been – could be taken D. were to be – are taken
Câu 57: Ann’s birthday was on the 6
th
, and now it’s ready the 10
th
. Her birthday card __________ a
week ago.
A. should have sent B. should have been sent
C. should send D. should be sent
Câu 58: He’ll probably want to know if you __________.
A. didn’t drink B. had drunk
C. have been drinking D. will have been drinking
Câu 59: I’d rather you __________ yesterday afternoon.
A. don’t call B. didn’t call C. not call D. hadn’t called

Câu 72: Staying in the hotel costs __________ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice as much as B. as much as twice C. twice more than D. as much twice as
Câu 73: It is essential that he __________. His illness seems worse.
A. need to operate B. need an operation C. needs an operation D. needed operating

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has that same meaning
as the original one from

74 to 78.
Câu 74: You may be very intelligent, but you should be more careful about this.
A. No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be more careful about this.
B. No matter whatever intelligent you may be, you should be more careful about this.
C. No matter what intelligent you may be, you should be more careful about this.
D. No matter why intelligent you may be, you should be more careful about this.
Câu 75: The family find it difficult to manage on the money they have.
A. The family managed to earn enough money.
B. It is difficult for the family to earn money.
C. It is difficult for the family to get by on the money they have.
D. The family could manage on the money they have.
Câu 76: It’s his duty to get all the documents typed before the meeting.
A. He’s supposed to type all the documents before the meeting.
B. All the documents were supposed to type before the meeting.
C. All the documents were typed before the meeting.
D. He’s supposed to have all the documents typed before the meeting.
Câu 77: The game will be held, rain or shine.
A. There will be a game regardless of the weather. B. The game is delayed because of the rain.
C. There will be no game if it rains or shines. D. It rains or shines whenever there is a game.
Câu 78: Our coach gave us some news which seemed too good to be true.
A. We couldn’t easily believe the news our coach told us because it was very good.
B. Our coach told us that true news is always good news.