ĐỀ THI THỬ TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC, CAO ĐẲNG
NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
(Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 1:
Question 2:
Question 3:
Question 4:
Question 5:
A. shown B. flown C. grown D. crown
A. complexion B. examination C. exaggerate D. exhibit
A. accountant B. amount C. founding D. country
A. missed B. laughed C. stopped D. closed
A. criteria B. initiate C. certificate D. interactive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 6: He is doing very badly but he tries to ____________appearances.
A. hold on B. stick to C. keep up D. make out
Question 7: I regret going to the cinema. I wish I ____________.
A. didn't go there B. haven't gone there C. hadn't gone there D. would not go there
Question 8: Today's weather will be a _______of yesterday.
A. continuing B. continuation C. continuity D. continual
Question 9: The children had been _______ of the danger, but had taken no notice.
A. warned B. explained C. shown D. prevented
Question 10: Our country has large areas of _______beauty.
A. unharmed B. undamaged C. unspoilt D. uninjured
Question 11: Scientists and engineers have invented devices to remove _______from industrial wastes.
A. pollutions B. pollute C. polluting D. pollutants
Question 12: The _______polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called "smog".
A. much B. largely C. fully D. heavily

Question 24: - Cindy: "Your hairstyle is terrific, Mary!"
- Mary:" _______".
A. Yes, all right. B. Thanks, Cindy. I had it done yesterday.
C. Never mention it. D. Thanks, but I'm afraid.
Question 25: The sports event was _______and successfully organized.
A. good preparation B. good job C. well-done D. well-prepared
Question 26: - "Make yourself at home."
-“___________”
A. Not at all. Don't mention it. B. Thanks. Same to you.
C. That's very nice. Thank you. D. Yes, can I help you?
Question 27: The country won't be _______for re-election as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
A. suitable B. eligible C. rightful D. legal
Question 28: Michael could hardly wait to _______his new motorbike.
A. sit down B. turn back C. try out D. put on
Question 29: The child who was caught ______ was made to stand in the corner of the classroom.
A. behaving B. misbehave C. misbehaviorD. misbehaving
Question 30: ______ the country joined the WTO, it has made big economic achievements.
A. After B. Since C. When D. As soon as
Question 31: They are conducting a wide ______ _ of surveys throughout Vietnam.
A. collection B. range C. selection D. group
Question 32: Thanks to the invention of labor-saving _______, domestic chores are no longer a burden.
A. devices B. things C. equipment D. furniture
Question 33: Only 65 per cent of people voted in the local election; the rest were completely ________.
A. uninterested B. disinterested C. uninteresting D. interested
Question 34: Slang can be defined as a set of codes used in ______ language.
A. informal B. unfamiliar C. informative D. uneducated
Question 35: The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides has led to the _______of groundwater in many
parts of the world.
A. corruption B. infection C. poison D. contamination
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer

merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His experiences on this trip
served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841, Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South
Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This South Sea island
sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three years away from home, Melville joined up with a
U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn. The novel White Jacket
(1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy seaman.
With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among
readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick,
Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale,
was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of humanity against the universe. The public was not
ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that
the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known
today.
Question 46: The main subject of the passage is ____________.
A. Melville's travels B. the popularity of Melville's novels
C. Melville's personal background D. Moby Dick
Question 47: According to the passage, Melville's early novels were ____________.
A. published while he was traveling B. completely fictional
C. all about his work on whaling ships D. based on his travel experience
Question 48: In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?
A. 1837 B. 1841 C. 1847 D. 1849
Question 49: The word "basis" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______
A. background B. message C. bottom D. dissertation
Question 50: The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because ______
A. he had unofficially left his ship B. he was on leave while his ship was in port
C. he had finished his term of duty D. he had received permission to take a vacation in Tahiti
Question 51: A "frigate" in paragraph 1 is probably_ ___________.
A. an office B. a ship C. a troop D. a fishing boat
Question 52: How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?
A. His popularity increased immediately. B. It had no effect on his popularity.

area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400
times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however, has a natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant
until its level reaches about 15 ppm.
Question 56: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The economic impact of air pollution. B. What constitutes an air pollutant.
C. How much harm air pollutants can cause. D. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere.
Question 57: The word "adversely" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. negatively B. quickly C. admittedly D. considerably
Question 58: It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _______.
A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas
B. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled
C. the definition of air pollution will continue to change
D. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities
Question 59: The word "These" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to_.
A. the various chemical reactions
B. the pollutants from the developing Earth
C. the compounds moved to the water or soil
D. the components in biogeochemical cycles
Question 60: For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role in controlling air
pollution?
A. They function as part of a purification process.
B. They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants.
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C. They are less harmful to living beings than other pollutants.
D. They have existed since the Earth developed.
Question 61: According to the passage, human-generated air pollution in localized regions _______.
A. can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants
B. can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants
C. will damage areas outside of the localized regions
D. will react harmfully with natural pollutants

C. the small business sector was affected D. affecting the small business sector
Question 74: _______, we would be rich by now.
A. If we invest in the telecommunications industry
B. Unless we had investment in the telecommunications industry
C. Had we invested in the telecommunications industry
D. Did we invest in the telecommunications industry
Question 75: When the personnel director realized_ ______, he immediately added two more staff to the project.
A. what a formidable task it was B. what it was a formidable task
C. it was what a formidable task D. how formidable was it a task
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