ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC ĐỢT II (2008-2009)
Questions: 1 – 10. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D:
Interpreting the feelings of other people is not always easy, as we all know, and we (1) ………….. as
much on what they seem to be telling us, as on the actual words they say. Facial (2) …………… and tone of
voice are obvious ways of showing our (3) .................. to something, and it may well be that we
unconsciously express views that we are trying to hide. The art of being ( 4) ………… lies in picking up
these signals, realizing what the other person is trying to say, and acting so that they are not embarrassed in
any way. For example, we may understand that they are in fact (5) …………… to answer our question, and
so we stop pressing them. Body movements in general may also indicate feelings, and interviewers often pay
particular attention to the way a candidate for a job walks into the room and sits down. However it is not
difficult to present the right kind of appearance, while what many employers want to know relates to the
candidate’s character traits, and (6) ………….. stability. This raises the awkward question of whether job
candidates should be asked to complete psychological tests, and the further problem of whether such tests
actually produce (7) …………….. results. For many people, being asked to take part in such a test would be
an objectionable (8) ……………….. into their private lives.
After all, a prospective employer would hardly ask a candidate to run a hundred meters, or expect his or
her family doctor to provide (9) …………… medical information. Quite apart from this problem, can such
tests predict whether a person is likely to be a (10) ……………… employee or a values colleague?
1 A. reckon B. rely C. trust D. estimate
2 A. manner B. image C. expression D. looks
3 A. notion B. feeling C. view D. reaction
4 A. successful B. humble C. good at D. tactful
5 A. hesitant B. reluctant C. tending D. used
6 A. psychological B. physical C. similar D. relevant
7 A. reliable B. predictable C. faithful D. regular
8 A. invasion B. infringement C. intrusion D. interference
9 A. confidential B. secretive C. reticent D. classified
10 A. laborious B. particular C. thorough D. conscientious
Questions 11 – 15: Error recognition:
11. Schools are important, vital means by which modern education is provided.
12. The philosophers and artists of ancient Greece and Rome emphasize the study of human as

25. The latest crisis was brought ………… by the mishandling of the economy.
A. over B. in C. about D. down
26. On leaving prison, Vic decided to turn over a new ………... and to give up his old life of crime.
A. leaf B. chapter C. book D. page
27. The best way of writing a compostition in a foreign language is to try and write ……………. thinking in
your own language.
A. expect B. unless C. apart from D. without
28. The names of some synthetic fabrics, including rayon, are rapidly passing into the popular speech without
public apprehension that they are registered trade names.
A. realization B. questioning C. notice D. gratitude
29. I agree with most of what you said, but I can’t …….….. your idea of letting children leave school at 14.
A. catch up with B. keep up with C. go along with D. put up with
30. Many children who get into trouble in their early teens go on to become ………. offenders.
A. consistent B. insistent C. persistent D. resistent
31. His father is a bank manager, …………. Makes him easy to have a good job.
A. whom B. who C. that D. which
32. ………. drivers usually drive very slowly.
A. Learner B. Student C. Learning D. Practice
33. The bank manager said that he ………. appreciated that we were having problems, but there was nothing
he could do to help.
A. fully B. greatly C. utterly D. largely
34. When facing problems, it is important to keep a sense of ………..
A. comparison B. relativity C. proportion D. introspection
35. “What have you been ______?” – “Oh, nothing much. The usual things.”
A. about B. up to C. out with D. down to
36. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man ………… the exit as quickly as possible.
A. made up B. made for C. made off D. made out
37. The professor noticed that the student’s essay ………… a strong resemblance to an article he had seen
published in a journal.
A. held B. contained C. carried D. bore

B. Father thinks he is tired now because he has been working all day.
C. I’m sure that father is tired after working all day.
D. I think father was tired all day working.
49. Her husband died. When she heard the news, she fainted.
A. On hearing the news of her dead husband, she fainted.
B. When hearing the news from her dead husband, she fainted.
C. On hearing the news of her husband’s death, she fainted.
D. When she heard the deadly news of her husband, she fainted.
50. Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment. Others feel that it allows more jobs to
be created.
A. Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment, so others feel that it allows
more jobs to be created.
B. Arguing that new technology causes unemployment, other economists feel that it allows more jobs
to be created.
C. Besides the argument that new technology causes unemployment, some economists feel that it
allows more jobs to be created.
D. Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment whereas others feel that it
allows more jobs to be created.
Questions 51 – 60: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D:
Sex – trait stereotypes may be defines as a set of psychological attributes that characterize men more
frequently than women. Thus, males are often described as ambitious, unemotional, and independent and, on
the other hand, selfish, unrefined, and insensitive. Females are described as emotional, irrational, high-strung,
and tentative. In spite of the egalitarian movement, recent studies
have demonstrated that sex-trait stereotypes remain common among young adults today. In fact, such
stereotyping has proved to be the psychological justification for social beliefs concerning the appropriateness
of various activities for men and women that further perpetuate the different sex roles traditionally ascribed to
men and women.
The awareness of sex – trait stereotypes in the United States developes a linear fashion between the
ages of four and ten. Generally, knowledge of male stereotypical characteristics develops earlier, whereas
knowledge of female characteristics increases more rapidly between the ages of four and seven. While the

A. Social attitudes are not likely to change radically
B. Social attitudes toward women have been updated and made more balanced.
C. Social attitudes toward men are continually nullified and modernized.
D. The women’s liberation movement has borne little fruit.
60. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A Cross – examination of Stereotypical Behaviors
B. A Relativist Perspective on Stereotyping
C. The Pervasiveness of Sex – Trait Stereotypes
D. A Unilateral Approach to Sex – Trait Stereotyping
Questions 61 – 65: Phonetics:
61. A. futurologist B. deforestation C. humanitarian D. entrepreneurial
62. A. evacuate B. originate C. sanitary D. certificate
63. A. industrial B. infrequent C. initial D. integrate
64. A. neglect B. digest C. decent D. defend
65. A. personal B. semester C. eternal D. opponent
Questions 66 – 75: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D:
Every drop of water in the ocean, even in the deepest parts, responds to the forces that create the tides.
No other force that affects the sea is so strong. Compared with the tides, the waves created by the wind are
surface movements felt no more than a hundred fathoms below the surface. The currents also seldom involve
more than the upper several hundred fathoms despite their impressive sweep.
The tides are a response of the waters of the ocean to the pull of the Moon and the more distant Sun.
In theory, there is a gravitational attraction between the water and even the outermost star of the universe. In
reality, however, the pull of remote stars is so slight as to be obliterated by the control of the Moon and, to a
lesser extent, the Sun. Just as the Moon rises later each day by fifty minutes, on the average, so, in most
places, the time of high tide is correspondingly later each day. And as the Moon waxes and wanes in its
monthly cycle, so the height of the tide varies. The tidal movements are strongest when the Moon is a sliver
in the sky, and when it is full. These are the highest flood tides and the lowest ebb tides of the lunar month
and are called the spring tides. At these times, the Sun, Moon, and Earth are nearly in line and the pull of the
two heavenly bodies is added together to bring the water high on the beaches, to send its surf upward against
the sea cliffs, and to draw a high tide into the harbors. Twice each month, at the quarters of the Moon, when