ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2010
Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối : D
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
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 questions
Question 1. A. disappear B. engineer C. education D. attachment
Question 2. A. characteristic B. environmental C. documentation D. sophisticated
Question 3. A. reduction B. popular C. financial D. romantic
Question 4. A. consider B. adventure C. patient D. eventual
Question 5. A. definition B. humidity C. necessity D. incredible
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following qs
Question 6. "I’ll certainly help you tomorrow," said Tom to Helen.
A. Tom promised to help Helen the day after. B. Tom announced that he would help Helen the day after.
C. Tom asked if Helen wanted him to help her the day after. D. Tom told Helen to help him the day after.
Question 7. Although his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
A. Despite his legs to be broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
B. Despite his broken legs, he was able to get out of the car before exploding.
C. Despite his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
D. Despite his broken legs, he was able to get out of the car before it exploded.
Question 8. I don’t have enough money with me now; otherwise I would buy that coat.
A. If I didn’t have enough money with me now, I would buy that coat. B. If I had enough money with me now, I would buy that coat.
C. If I had enough money with me now, I wouldn’t buy that coat. D. If I didn’t have enough money now, I wouldn’t buy
Question 9. No sooner had we arrived than the performance began.
A. The performance had started before we arrived. B. The performance started sooner than we arrived.
C. Hardly had we arrived when the performance began. D. When we arrived the performance had already started.
Question 10. The house was too expensive for them to buy.
A. So expensive was the house that they couldn’t buy it. B. The house was so expensive that they couldn’t buy it
C. The house wasn’t cheap enough for them to buy. D. All are correct
Question 11. If only I had taken his advice.
A. I wish I followed his advice. B. I wish I have taken his advice.
C. I regret not having taken his advice. D. I regret not to take his advice

A. Being not B. Not having been C. Have not been D. Having not been
Question 22. The police stated that the accident ______________ soon.
A. will be investigated B. had investigated C. is being investigated D. would be investigated
Question 23. “Never say that again, ................”
A. won’t you B. do you C. don’t you D. will you
Question 24. - "Have you seen the place ................ the graduation ceremony will be held?"
- "Yes. It's big enough to hold 5,000 people."
A. where B. in that C. is where that D. which
Question 25. - “ Can I use your motorbike this evening?”
- “ ...............................”
A. Of course, you can B. Of course, you might C. It’s my pleasure D. Do it if you can
Question 26. It is believed _____________ cause insomnia.
A. too much caffeine which B. that too much caffeine C. it in too much caffeine D. too much caffeine that
Question 27. _________ it not been for the intolerable heat in the hall, they would have stayed much longer.
A. If B. But C. Should D. Had
Question 28. Hardly ______________ the captain of the team when he had to face the problems.
A. had he been appointed B. did he appoint C. was he being appointed D. was he appointing
Question 29. He harbored ambitions ............becoming leader
A. of B. for C. in D. to
Question 30. I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth. I don’t like .................
A. to have deceived B. deceiving C. being deceived D. to deceive
Question 31. The new secretary in the sales department is a fast typist but her letters are full of spelling .......
A. errors B. mistakes C. tricks D. faults
Question 32. Some snakes lay eggs, but _____ give birth to live offspring.
A. other B. the other C. others D. the others
Question 33. I like my work because I have the ___ to make my own decision.
A. freed B. freedom C. freely D. free
Question 34. I don't suppose you like pineapples, __?
A. do I B. do you C. don't I D. don't you
Question 35. - “ You have a good voice! You sang so beautifully!”

human beings.
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When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today, there are spoken
languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely
handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being can not be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it
takes a special effort to learn to write; in the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even
today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills
do so only imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is
that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing
makes us civilizes.
Question 46. The word “ disparage” in the passage mostly means ...............
A. “ suggest that something is not important or valuable” B. “ make something seem more important”
C. “ think that something is more important” D. “ think about something carefully”
Question 47: in the passage, the author judges that ..........
A. writing has more advantages than speech B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits
C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does D. writing is more real speech.
Question 48. The following statements are true EXCEPT .................
A. writing was derived from speech B. we can talk before we can write
C. every spoken language has written form D. men have been writing for at least 5000 years
Question 49. The word “ doubtless” in the passage mostly means .....................
A. “ almost certainly” B. “ almost uncertainly” C. “ almost impossibly” D. “ almost doubtfully”
Question 50. The author of the passage argues that......................
A. writing has become too important in today’s society B. speech is more basic to language than writing
C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write D. all languages should have a written form
Question 51. According to the author, one mark of society is that it ........
A. affirms the primacy of speech over writing B. affirms the primacy of writing over speech
C. teaches its children to speak perfectly D. keeps written records
Question 52. In order show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of............
A. intelligent who could not write B. people who learn the rudiments of speech

Federation.
A spectacular art (62)……… program with the participation of 300 musicians and 500 artists was (63)…… to welcome the
success of the Games. Singaporean swimmer Yeojoscelin who won six gold medals and Vietnamese marksman Nguyen Manh Tuong
who owned five gold medals during the Games were awarded the most (64)………… athlete title.
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Nguyen Danh Thai, Minister – Chairman of the State Committee for Physical Training and Sports, President of the 22
nd
SEA
Games Council and Head of the 22
nd
SEA Games Organizing Committee, (65)………… that the Games have successfully concluded
after boisterous competition days. All activities took place (66)……… scheduled in an (67)……… of solidarity and friendship among
Southeast Asian people.
With the Vietnamese Government and people’s efforts and international support, the 22
nd
SEA Games have become a festival
that impressed people (68)……… the spirit of “ solidarity, cooperation for peace and development”. The 22
nd
SEA Games are not only a
song of honesty and nobility in competition and organizing competition but (69)……… a sign of a bright future for the development of
regional sports
After Vietnamese singer My Linh and a Philippine singer sang the song “ For the World of Tomorrow “, Minister Nguyen
Danh Thai and Chairman of the Ha Noi People’s committee Hoang Van Nghien handed over the SEA Games Flag to the Chairman of
the Olympic Committee and the dead of the Philippine sport team, (70)…………the host country of the SEA Games – the Philippines
2005.
Question 61. A. meeting B. forum C. celebration D. ceremony
Question 62. A. performing B. performed C. performance D. performances
Question 63. A. put B. held C. organizes D. B & C
Question 64. A. outstanding B. up most C. best D. top
Question 65. A. said B. affirmed C. stated D. all are correct

Question 76. Customers cannot find "the sense of closeness" in a modern shopping centre because ___
A. all the items in the stores are very expensive B. the shopkeepers are very cold and unfriendly
C. it is modern and conventional D. They worry too much about the safety of their cars.
Question 77. A shopping center is a large group of stores facing a huge central mall which is _______ .
A. narrow and winding B. very crowded with automobiles
C. used as a store-house for heaters and air-conditioners D. shaded and comfortable
Question 78. A shopping center is different from a supermarket because ______ .
A. it only sells food B. it sells vegetable
C. it provides not only food but also services D. it is easy to book a ticket for a world tour
Question 79. The word "those" in paragraph one refers to______ .
A. Shops along the roads B. Commercial places C. Shopping centers D. Supermarkets
Question 80. In the shopping sections in many old cities in Europe, the stores are located ______ .
A. in the downtown B. in residential areas C. along poor, dirty roads D. along small roads
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ANSWER KEYS FOR ENGLISH TEST
1 D 41 D
2 D 42 C
3 B 43 A
4 C 44 A
5 A 45 C
6 A 46 A
7 D 47 B
8 B 48 C
9 C 49 A
10 B 50 B
11 C 51 D
12 D 52 A
13 D 53 B
14 D 54 C
15 D 55 A