ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC ĐỢT II (2008-2009)
Trường: Lương Thế Vinh – Hà Nội
Thời gian: 90 phút
Questions: 1 - 10
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
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?
Question 1: A. reckon B. rely C. trust D. estimate
Question 2: A. manner B. image C. expression D. looks
Question 3: A. notion B. feeling C. view D. reaction
Question 4: A. successful B. humble C. good at D. tactful
Question 5: A. hesitant B. reluctant C. tending D. used

Question 16: Doctors advise people who are deficient …………. Vitamin C to eat
more fruit and vegetables.
A. in B. of C. from D. for
Question 17: “Many happy returns!” – “ _______________!”
A. You too B. The same to you C. Thanks D. Good luck
Question 18: I suggest we ……….. outside the cinema tomorrow at 8.30.
A. meet B. meeting C. met D. will meet
Question 19: Determining the mineral content of soil samples is an extracting process;
……………, experts must perform detailed tests to analyze soil
specimens.
A. so that B. afterwards C. therefore D. however
Question 20: Some animals are on the …………… of becoming extinct.
A. tip B. verge C. edge D. side
Question 21: “How kind, you really shouldn’t have bothered.” – “______________.”
A. It was nothing, really B. Don’t worry, I didn’t bother
C. Why not? I was happy D. It was a very good thing
Question 22: Down into the cave …………………
A. did the rescue party go B. the rescue party went
C. went the rescue party D. did go the rescue party
Question 23: “I thought that the tour began at 3:00.”
- “Oh, no, you’re ______________. It began at 1:30.”
A. too much late here B. too much here late
C. here too late much D. here much too late
Question 24: This ticket ………… one person to the museum.
A. admits B. permits C. enters D. allows
Question 25: The latest crisis was brought ………… by the mishandling of the
economy.
A. over B. in C. about D. down
Question 26: On leaving prison, Vic decided to turn over a new …………... and to
give up his old life of crime.

Question 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
Question 38: Ralph Nader was the most prominent leader of the U.S consumer
protection movement.
A. aggressive B. significant C. discriminating D. promiscuous
Question 39: The choir stood in four rows according to their ……… heights.
A. respective B. respected C. respectful D. respectable
Question 40: Being quick on the ………., the student made rapid progress.
A. takeover B. intake C. take-off D. uptake
Question 41: “David seemed very angry.” – “______________.”
A. He seemed B. He had C. He was D. He did
Question 42: ………… further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use
its emergency powers.
A. Had B. Were C. Should D. Did
Question 43: UNICEF has assumed the responsibility of aiding children in need.
A. evaded B. affected C. violated D. taken on
Question 44: He manages to get ……….. his monthly salary in a couple of weeks.
A. through B. by C. round D. over
Question 45: My husband doesn’t treat me with as much consideration as he used to; I
rather feel that he takes it for ………..
A. supplied B. granted C. given D. accepted
Questions 46 – 50:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the correct and natural way
of combining of each pair of sentences given:
Question 46: We’d better leave them a note. It’s possible they’ll arrive later.
A. If they arrive late, we’d better leave them a note.
B. We’d better leave them a note as they possibly arrive later.
C. They’ll probably arrive later so that we’d better leave them a note.
D. We’d better leave them a note in case they arrive later.