TRƯỜNG THPT CẦM BÁ THƯỚC ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC 2011
Môn Thi: ANH VĂN – Khối D
ĐỀ THI GỒM 5 TRANG Thời gian: 90 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
Họ và tên thí sinh:………………………………………………….SBD:…………………………..
I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group:
1. A.comfort B.hobby C.knowledge D.popular
2. A.about B.bough C.shout D.cough
3. A.hood B.hook C.stood D.tool
4. A.done B.gone C.mum D.won
5. A.coup B.group C.soup D.tough
Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
6. A. rhetoric B. dynamic C. climatic D. phonetic
7. A. medieval B. malarial C. mediocre D. magnificent
8. A. domestic B. dormitory C. dogmatic D. deliberate
9. A. several B. protection C. different D. habitat
10. A. redundant B. acquainted C. reluctant D. microscopic
II. VOCABULARY
1. Choose the best answer.
11. The person who writes symphonies or concertos is a .
A.composer B.conductor C.pianist D.playwright
12. We call the very large group of musicians that includes string and wind instruments a(n) .
A.band B.musical C.orchestra D.trio
13. The police are an accident which took place this afternoon.
A.inspecting B.searching C.looking out D.investigating
14. Someone wants you to a good hotel.
A.introduce B.direct C.recommend D.tell
15. She used to her living by working as a typist.
A.win B.earn C.raise D.support
16. My bother is intelligent but he common sense.
A.fails B.lacks C.misses D.wants

A.Ø B.has C.had D.had been
32. Does anyone know this hat might be?
A.who B.whom C.whose D.to whom
33. We intend away with the old system once we have developed a better one.
A.doing B.to do C.do D.to have done
34. The old lady was exhausted after the long walk.
A.vary B.absolutely C.pretty D.fairly
35. By the time you return here next year, the city lots of changes.
A.will have B.has had C.will have had D.will be having
36. The old man serves the ball so skillfully. He a good tennis player when young.
A.can be B.must be C.could be D.must have been
37. The old man is said all his money to an old peole’s home when he died.
A.to leave B.to leaving C.have left D.to have left
38. Han is going to the USA for his holiday. He up for nearly a year now.
A.has saved B.is saving C.saves D.has been saving
39. Nobody was injured in the accident, ?
A.was there B.was he C.were they D.wasn’t it
40. Something was wrong with the machine, ?
A.was it B.wasn’t it C.were they D.weren’t they
41. if the weather stays fine, the plane land at 8.30 local time.
A.does B.might C.should D.ought
42. The house Shakespeare was born is now open to the pulic.
A.that B.where C.which D.who
43. The blackmailler denied the photographs to the actress.
A.send B.to send C.sent D.having sent
44. Would you mind me a hand with this bag?
A.give B.giving C.to give D.to have given
45. It’s an hour since he , so he should be at the office now.
A.left B.had left C.has left D.was leaving
46. If I were you, I him as my nephew.

After young plants have sprouted, the rows are thinned to allow a space of 18 to 24 inches apart between plants.
Cabbage is a biennial. Farmers normally grow it one year, store it during the winter, and replant it in the spring to
produce seed. By controlling the temperature to which the plant is subjected in this way, farmers can produce
either heads or seeds.
56. Where was abbage priginally found?
A.All over the world B.In France and Angland
C.In Europe, the Americas D.In Asia
57. What is the main difference given in the passage between the types of cabbage mentioned?
A.Taste B.Method of cultivation C.Appearance D.Ability to withstand cold
58. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the cabbage?
A.Loose leaves and soft heads B.Biennial growing season
C.Being grown sucsessfully in many parts of the world D.Small seeds
59. How are the young plants cultivated?
A.A foot and a half to two feet apart, in rows that are three feet from the adjacent rows
B.In three-foot rows, very close together
C.In rows that are 18 to 24 inches from nearby rows.
D.No closer than 36 inches from the next plant.
60. What is a biennial?
A.Something that is to fertilized seeds without another plant.
B.A member of the cabbage family.
C.Something that grows over a two-year period, alternating between producing plants and seeds
D.Something that cannot withstand cold temperature.
2. Read the passage and choose the best answer
The agricultural revolution in the 19
th
century involved two things: the invention of labour-saving
machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labour-saving machinery naturally appeared first where
labour was scare. “In Europe”, said Thomas Jefferson, “the object is to make the most of their land, labour being
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abundant; here it is to make the most of our labour, land being abundant.” It was in the United States, therefore,

65. Why did farmers reject Newbold’s plough?
A.Their horses were frightened by it.
B.They preferred lighter tools.
C.It was too expensive.
D.They thought it would ruin the land.
3. Read the passage and choose the best answer
Last year thieves broke into a Scottish castle and stole one thing: a rhino horn, at 1.5 metres was the longest in the
world. In China pharmaceutical (66) have been building up collections of antiques made from rhino horn,
for the sole intention of mashing them to powder to make the (67) ingredient of many of their medicines.
And in Africa poachers continue to die in the fight for black rhino.
Recently, conservationists met to (68) a campain to persuade countries where rhino horn is (69)
part of the traditional medicine to (7) substitutes. The biggest threat to the survival of the
rhinoceros is the (71) of certain countries to enforce a ban on domestic (72) in rhino horn.
The rhino horn is included in many (73) for disorders ranging from fevers to nosebleeds. Horn,
like the fingernails, is made of keratin has no proven medicinal powers . Traditional substitutes, such as horn from
buffalo or antelope, are (74) as second best.
The battle is (75) to be winnable. But it may be harder than the battle against the trade in ivory,
for there is a difference between the two commodities. Ivory is a luxury; rhino horn, people believe, could save
the life of their child.
66. A.factories B.plants C.workshops D.studios
67. A.essetial B.real C.actual D.true
68. A.design B.plan C.programme D.form
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69. A.hardly B.even C.nearly D.still
70. A.vary B.switch C.modify D.adjust
71. A.rejection B.denial C.refusal D.protest
72. A.business B.commerce C.selling D.trading
73. A.recipes B.aids C.remedies D.doses
74. A.regarded B.estimated C.known D.reputed
75. A.imagined B.dreamed C.thought D.viewed