Đề ôn thi thử Đại học môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2015-2016 - Hay nhất

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SECTION A (8 POINTS)
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. []
A. dead	B. bean 	C. heat	D. gleam
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 A. forks 	B. tables 	C. beds 	D. windows
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II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. []
A. thunder	B. effection	C. machine 	D. adore
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 A. automatic 	B. mechanical 	C. consultancy 	D. comply
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 A. report 	B. master 	C. foreign 	D. private
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III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences. []
 There must be a(n) _____ window somewhere - I can feel cold air coming in.
 A. opened 	B. open 	C. closed 	D. close
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 By December, Tim ______enough money to buy a mountain bike.
A. has saved	B. will have saved	C. will save	D. saves
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 He lost the race because he _____ petrol on the last lap
A. ran out of	B. got out of	C. made out of 	D. put out of
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 The _____ were all invited to the school.
A. boys’ parents.	B. boys’ parents’	C. boys parents’	D. boys parents
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 _____ his advice, I would never have got a job
A. But for	B. Apart from 	C. Except	D. As for
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I finally managed _____. 
A. to get a temporary job. 	 	B. a temporary job to get.
C. in getting a temporary job	D. getting a temporary job.
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 Why not open the windows to let _______ clean air in ?
 - I’d rather you didn’t . _______ air in our town is quite polluted ?
A. 0- The	B. 0 (nothing)- 0	C. a- The	D. The- 0
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 Not until ______ home ______ that he had taken someone else's bike. 
A. he got/did he realized 	 B. he got/ he realize C. did he get/ he realized 	D. he got/ he did realize
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 We needn't _____ a table. The restaurant won't be full this evening.
 A. book	B. to book 	C. booking 	D. booked
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 _____, I have continued to work on my thesis.
 A. Despite all these problems. 	
B. Although all these problems.
 C. In spite of there are problems. 	
D. even though there are problems.
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 In the ______of proof, the police could not take action against the man.
A. absence	B. shortage	C. lack	D. want
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 Several cars, _______ owners had parked them under the trees, were damaged. 
A. whose 	B. of which 	C. whom 	D. that
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 Ann: “Make yourself at home!”	 John: “____________”
 A.That’s very kind. Thank you.	B. Thanks. Same to you.	
C. Not at all. Don’t mention it.	D. Yes, Can I help you?
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-“________ detective stories?”	- “In my opinion, they are very good for teenagers.”
A. What do you think about B. Are you fond of 	C. How about D. What do people feel about
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They have just had their room ________.
A. cleaned 	B. cleans 	C. clean 	D. very clean
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 Staying in a hotel costs _______renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice as much as	B. twice more than	C. as much twice as	D. as much as twice
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 Peter asked me ______.
A. what time the film started 	B. what time the film starts
C. what time does the film start	D. what time did the film start
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 I’m afraid I’m not really ______ to comment on this matter.
A. qualified	B. qualifying	C. quality 	D. qualitative
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 It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver ______ in the crash.
A. was injured 	B. are injured 	C. were injured 	D. have been injured
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IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences . []
My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy. 
A. easily annoyed or irritated	B. talking too much 
C. very happy and satisfied 	D. feeling embarrassed
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 During the earthquake, a lot of buildings collapsed, which killed thousands of people. 
A. fell down unexpectedly	B. went off accidentally
C. exploded suddenly 	D. erupted violently 
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 We really appreciate your help, without which we couldn’t have got our task done in time. 
A. feel thankful for 	B. depreciate 	C. require 	D. are proud of 
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V.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences. []
 She washes her hair at least six time a week
 A. time	B. at least six	C. washes her hair	D. a week
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 James was very busy in preparing for his trip to London.
 A. in 	B. very 	C. for 	D. trip
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There are so many good shops that it is easiest for people to buy what they want.
 A. easies	B. it 	C. many	D. what
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 Almost all the students were confusing because Ms. Kelly’s explanation was unclear. 
A. confusing	B. almost	C. unclear	D. the
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With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the first team won the trophy five times.
A. won	B. five times	C. over	D. final match
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VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 33 to 42. 
Why do people like to chew gum? Some people say they like the taste____ 33 ____say they can think better if they chew gum. Some people chew it when they have some boring work to ____34 ____.Others chew gum when they are nervous.
Gum is a ____35 ____of things. For many years gum companies made gum from chicle. Chicle is a natural gum from a tree in Mexico and Central America. Now companies use plastic and rubber made from petroleum ____36 ___of chicle.(chất dùng làm kẹo cao su)
Gum must be soft ____37____ you can chew it. A softener keeps it soft. The gum company makes the softener from vegetable oil. A sweetener makes the gum sweet. The sweetener is usually sugar. Then the company ___38___ the flavor.
Thomas Adams made the first gum from chicle in 1836. ___39___, chewing gum was not new. The Greeks chewed gum from a tree ____40___ 2,000 years ago. Mayan Indians in Mexico chewed chicle. Indians in the Northeastern United States taught Europeans to chew gum from a tree there.
 People first made bubble gum in 1928. Children like to ___41___ bubble with bubble gum. Some university students do, ___42___. []
33 ____ A. Others	B. the other	C. The others	D. Other
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34 ____ A. do	B. get	C. make	D. carry
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35 ____ A. mixture	B. roll	C. fix	D. connection
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36 ____ A. instead	B. apart	C. inside	D. aside
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37 ____ A. so that	B. then	 C. for	D. that
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38 ____ A. adds	B. places	C. puts	D. fits
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39 ____ A. However	B. More	C. But	D. Though
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40 ____ A. over	B. more	 C. above	D. than
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41 ____ A. blow	 B. set	C. pass	D. turn
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42 ____ A. too	B. so	C. then	 	 D. same
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VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. []
The shop assistant have to break off the conversation to serve a customer.
A. continue	B. hurry	C. interrupt 	D. begin
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Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus. 
A. small quantity.	B. large quantity 	C. excess.	D. sufficiency 
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VIII.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 45 to 54. 
For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming back to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called “latchkey(tự giải phóng) children”. They are children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern. Lynette Long was once the principal of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put the keys inside shirts. There were so many keys; it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned that they were house keys. She and her husband began talking to the children who had keys. They learned of the effect working couples and single parents were having on their children. Fear was the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being frightened. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety. The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. They may hide in a shower stall, under a bed or in a closet. The second is TV. They often turn the volume up. It’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children, the Longs have learned. Most parents are slow to admit that they leave their children alone. []
The phrase “an empty house” in the passage mostly means ______. 
A. a house with no people inside 	B. a house with no furniture 
C. a house with nothing inside 	D. a house with too much space 
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One thing that the children in the passage share is that ______. 
A. they spend part of each day alone	B. they all watch TV
C. they are from single-parent families 	D. they all wear jewelry 
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The phrase “latchkey children” in the passage means children who ______. 
A. look after themselves while their parents are not at home
B. like to carry latches and keys with them everywhere 
C. are locked inside houses with latches and keys 
D. close doors with keys and watch TV by themselves
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The main problem of latchkey children is that they ______. 
A. suffer a lot from being left alone 	B. watch too much television during the day 
C. are also found in middle-class families	D. are growing in numbers 
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What is the main idea of the first paragraph? 
A.Bad condition of latchkey children.	B. Why kids hate going home. 
C. How kids spend free time	D. Children’s activities at home. 
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Why did a lot of kids have chains around their necks with keys attached? 
A. They would use the keys to enter their houses when they came home
B. Schools didn’t allow them to wear jewelry, so they wore keys instead. 
C. They were fully grown and had become independent. 
D. They had to use the keys to open school doors
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What do latchkey children suffer most from when they are at home alone? 
A. Fear. 	B. Tiredness. 	C. Boredom. 	D. Loneliness. 
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Lynette Long learned of latchkey children’s problems by ______. 
A. talking to them	B. delivering questionnaires 
C. interviewing their parents 	D. visiting their homes
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What is the most common way for latchkey children to deal with fears? 
A. Hiding somewhere. 	B. Talking to the Longs. 	C. Having a shower. D. Lying under a TV. 
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It’s difficult to find out the number of latchkey children because ______. 
A. most parents are reluctant to admit that they leave their children alone 
B. they do not give information about themselves for safety reasons 
C. they hide themselves in shower stalls or under beds 
D. there are too many of them in the whole country
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IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64. 
History books recorded that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927. But sound films, or talkies, did not suddenly appear after years of silent screenings. From the earliest public performances in 1896, films were accompanied by music and sound effects. These were produced by a single pianist, a small band, or a full-scale orchestra; large movie theatres could buy sound-effect machines. Research into sound that was reproduced at exactly at the same time as the pictures - called "synchronized sound" – began soon after the very first films were shown. With synchronized sound, characters on the movie screen could sing and speak. As early as 1896, the newly invented gramophone, which played a large disc carrying music and dialogue, was used as a sound system. The biggest disadvantage was that the sound and pictures could become unsynchronized if, for example, the gramophone needle jumped or if the speed of the projector changed. This system was only effective for a single song or dialogue sequence.
In the "sound-on-film" system, sound was recorded as a series of marks on celluloid which could be read by an optical sensor. These signals would be placed on the film alongside the image, guaranteeing synchronization. Short feature films were produced in this way as early as 1922. This system eventually brought us "talking pictures".[]
The passage is mainly about the ______________.
A. development of sound with movies..	B. research into sound reproduction
C. disadvantages of synchronized sound.	D. history of silent movies.
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 According to the passage, films using sound effects were screened ___________.
A. as early as 1896	B. in 1927	C. before 1896	D. as early as 1922
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 The word "screenings" is closest in meaning to "________________".
A. projections	B. revelations	C. demonstrations	D. diversions
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 Which of the following is not mentioned as a producer of sound to accompany movies?
A. a Jazz Singer	B. a single pianist	C. a gramophone	D. a small band
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It can be inferred that ___. 
A. gramophones were developed about the same time as moving pictures.
B. sound-effect machines were not common because they were expensive
C. most movie theaters had a pianist 
D. orchestras couldn't synchronize sound with the pictures
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 According to the passage, gramophones were ineffective because they _______________.
A. were newly invented and still had imperfections. 
B. changed speeds when the needle jumped.
C. were too large for most movie theaters. 
D. got out of synchronization with the picture.
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 The word "sequence" is closest in meaning to __________
A. progression	B. organization	C. interpretation	D. distribution
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 The phrase "these signals" refers to _______.
A. marks	B. sounds	C. series	D. sensors
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 According to the passage, sound-on-film guaranteed synchronization because the recording was _______.
A. inserted beside the image on the film	B. marked on the gramophone
C. read by an optical sensor	D. made during the film of the picture
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 Short feature films produced as early as 1922 __________.
A. preceding talking pictures	B. were recorded by optical sensors
C. were only effective for dialogue sequences	D. put musicians out of work