DE THI THU DAI HOC 2009 – NXB GIAO DUC
QUESTIONS 1
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5: Choose one option A, B, or D corresponding to the whose main stress is on the
syllable in the position which is different Iron that of the others. Identify your choice by circling letter
A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
1. A. Canadian B. vegetarian C. pedestrian D. incredible
2. A. edible B. classify C. terrify D. solidify
3. A. associate B. operate C. integrate D. recognize
4. A. ambitious B. dangerous C. mysterious D. expensive
5. A. secretary B. necessary C. classify D. vocabulary
QUESTIONS 6 – 35: These are incomplete sentences. Choose A, B, C or D as your best choice to
complete each sentence and then identify your answer by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.
6.The lower _______ is in a room, the more slowly our eyes focus.
A. the level of lighting B. light level C. leveling of light D. lighting is level
7.The wind-rippled sand at California's Kelso Dunes resembles_______ .
A. to be an ocean floor B. as an ocean floor C. an ocean floor D. being an

ocean floor
8.Living organisms contain more water_______ substance.
A. than do any other B. does than any other C. other than do they any D. than any other
9.Columbia University's School of Public Health is _ a handful of schools of public health in the United States.
A. one that B. the one C. one of D. one
10. More than anything, what saved Jamestown was the highly successful cultivation of tobacco, ________ Indian
assistance with farming undoubtedly played a major part as well
A. although B. in spite of C. nor D. neither
11. According to legend, coffee beans_________in the town of Kaffa.
A. first discovered B. were first discovered C. discovered first D. have first discovered
12.Martin Luther King Jr, after his father's assassination, __________ the mission of his father to fight for the
rights of blacks in America and achieved some notable success in the 1970s.
A. continued B. continuing C. and continues D. is continuing

A. in the world’s best selling painkiller B. in the world as a best selling painkiller
C. as the world’s best selling painkiller D. of the world's best-selling painkiller
26.Perhaps we should think in terms of raising interest rates ________ them, in consideration of the new reports
about inflation reported last June.
A. then reducing B. and reduce C. although reduce D. rather than reducing
27.______ bacteria in foods are killed, as they are during baking or stewing, decay is slowed down.
A. What B. The C. If D. So
28.The Pulitzer Prize has been _______ in American literature for more than seventy years.
A. the award most prestigious that B. the most prestigious award
C. a prestigious award that most D. most prestigious award
29. Spain and Portugal's competition for economic domination in the Americas ______ after Columbus'
return to Europe, when they both realized that the Newland could increase their gold reserves.
A. began B. begin C. begun D. was beginning
30. The lenses in an optical microscope bend the light passing through a specimen to form an image of that
specimen that is much larger __________ actually viewed.
A. than it B. than the one C. one than D. than one which
31. In this pure state antimony has no important uses , but ________ with other substances, it is an extremely useful
metal.
A.when combined physically or chemically B. combined when physically or chemically
C.the physical and chemical combination D. it is combined physically and chemically
32. In hot, dry regions, the Sun's heat causes the outer layer of rocks _______ a process called exfoliation.
A. are expanded and peeled away B. to expand and peel away
C. expands and peels away D. they expand and peel away
33. Industrialization has been responsible for _________ most radical of the environmental changes caused by
humans.
A. a B. the C. some of which D. which are the
34. For the first time in 70 years, _________ aspirin's potential beyond reducing pain, fever and inflammation.
A.researchers began to understand B. researchers begin understanding
C.researcher's understanding of D. researchers began their understanding
35. The hourglass, an instrument used _______, usually consists of two bulbs united by a narrow neck.

44. A. upward B. outward C. forward D. downward
45. A. anxiety B. sympathy C. passions D. nerves
QUESTIONS 46 — 50: Read the following passage carefully and complete the sentences that
follow by circling letter A, B, C or D as the correct answers I then mark your choice on the answer sheet.
Most fairy tales in the world begin with "Once upon a time" and end with "They lived happily
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ever after," so we will begin in the same way.
Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her
lazy sister did nothing.
One night, her sister went to a ball at the palace. Cinderella was left home, very sad. After a
time, her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball — but to return home
by midnight.
So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress in a wonderful coach. She danced with the prince but
at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on her dancing floor. The prince wanted
to see her again and went to every h o use i n the capi t al unti l h e fou nd that the shoe wa s the
ri g ht si ze for Cinderella. She and the prince were married and lived happily ever after.
46. Books with fairy tales are found in _________ .
A. our country only B. few countries C. all countries except ours D. many countries
47. According to the passage, fairy tales in different languages usually begin and end _____ .
A. in the same way B. in different ways C. in many ways D. in various ways
48. The word "ball" in the first sentence of paragraph 3 means _______ .
A. a sport equipment B. a dancing hall C. a balloon D. sphere
49. Cinderella was very sad because ______ .
A.her sister did nothing B. her sister went to a ball and left her at home
B.she did all the work in the kitchen D. her sister was invited to a ball
50. At the end of the story, _________ .
A.Cinderella could go to the ball and its meaning is clear that she all(I the prince were married
B.Cinderella's godmother came to comfort her
C.one of Cinderella's sisters was married to the prince
D.the prince invited Cinderella to the ball

C . j o i n t f a m i l i e s D . f a m i l i e s f o u n d i n I n d i a a n d A f r i c a
QUESTIONS 56 – 60: Each of the following sentences has four underlined words or phrases
marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase which be changed in order for the sentence to
be correct.
56.The oxygen in the air we breath has no taste, smell, or color.
57.Because of the availability of trucks and easy access to modern highways, the locate of farms has
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become relatively unimportant with respect to their distance from markets.
58.Long before his death, John Dewey see his philosophy had a profound influence on education and thought in
the United States and elsewhere.
59.Margaret Mead achieved world famous through her studies of child-rearing, personality and culture.
60.The central purpose of management is for making every action or d e c i s i o n h e l p a c h i e v e a
c a r e f u l l y c h o s e n g o a l .
QUESTIONS 61 – 70: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the sentence which
has the same meaning as the original one and mark your choice on the answer sheet.
61."You'd better not lend Mark any more money, Elizabeth", said John.
A. Joh ns te ll s E li zab et h t hat s he woul d be tte r n ot lend Mark any more money.
B.Johns advised Elizabeth not to lend Mark any more money.
C.Johns a dvised El izabet h th at she had bet ter not lend Ma rk a ny more money.
D.Johns said to Elizabeth that she would better lend Mark any money.
62. Your car might break down on the rough mountain road, so take plenty of spare parts.
A. Take plenty of spare parts so your car will not brake down in rough mountain road.
B. In case your case break down in the rough mountain road, take much spare parts.
C. In case your case break down in the rough mountain road, spare parts are plentiful.
D. In case your car breaks down in the rough mountain road, take plenty of spare parts.
63. "You stole my best cassette, Bob!" said Willy.
A.Willy accused Bob for having stolen his best cassette.
B.Willy accused Bob of having stolen his best cassette.
C.Willy accused Bob on having stolen his best cassette.
D.Willy accused Bob to have stolen his best cassette.

C.The bread isn't fresh enough to be eaten. D. The bread isn't enough fresh for us to eat.
QUESTIONS 71 — 80: Choose one option A, B, C or D corresponding to the best sentence
which is made up from the given cue words and then mark your choice on the answer sheet.
71. learn /difficult / English / not / structure / study I vocabulary I you everyday.
A.Learn English is not difficult if you study structure and vocabulary every day.
B.It is not difficult to learn English if you study structure and vocabulary every day.
C.Difficult English is not learn if you study structure and vocabulary every day.
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D.You learn English is not difficult if study structure and vocabulary every day.
72. I/ one / old friends / meet / I / shop / supermarket / two days ago.
A. I met one of my o ld fr i en ds whi l e I w as doing shoppin g i n t he supermarket two days ago.
B. I met one of my old friends while I was shopping on the supermarket two days ago.
C. I met m y o n e o l d f r i e n d s w h i l e I w a s d o i n g s h o p p i ng i n t h e supermarket two days ago.
D. I met one of my old friends while I was shopping to the supermarket two days ago.
73. try / stop / smoke / he / he / never / success / many times.
A. He has tried to stop smoke many times but he never succeeded.
B. He has tried stop smoking many times but he never succeeded.
C. He has tried stop to smoke many times but he never succeeded.
D. He has tried to stop smoking many times but he has never succeeded.
74. promise / he / me / send / arrive / post card / as soon as / Madrid .
A. He promised send me a post card as soon as he arrived in Madrid.
B. He promised to send me a post card as soon as he arrived at Madrid.
C. He promised to send me a post card as soon as he arrived in Madrid.
D. He promised to sending me a post card as soon as he arrived in Madrid.
75. need / developing countries / research / do / agriculture / problems / so lutions I find.
A. Developi ng count ries need doi ng researches to fi nd sol ut ions t o agriculture problems.
B. D ev elo pi ng co unt r i es nee d t o do resea r ch t o f i nd sol ution s t o agricultural problems.
C. Developing countries need to do researching to fi nd solutions to agriculture problems.
D. Developing countries need to do research to finding solutions to agiculture problems.
76. practise / play I tennis / everyday / she I because / one day / want/ famous / she.