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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN II. NĂM 2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh. Khối D. Thời gian làm bài 90 phút
Code 459
	Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase to fill in the blank in the following passage from 1 to 10.
Crime, as we are all aware, has been a growing problem all over the world in the last thirty years. But we are not (1)______against crime. Much is being done to reverse the trend. You can play a part in it. The first step towards preventing crime is understanding its(2)______. Most crime is against property, not(3)______and most is not carried out by professionals; nor is it carefully planned. Property crime (4)______on the easy opportunity. They are often (5)______by adolescents and young men, the majority of whom stop offending as they grow older – the(6)______age for offending is fifteen. Also, and not surprisingly, the (7)______of being a victim of crime(8)______greatly depending on where you live. This (9)______by criminals on the easy opportunity is the (10)______to much crime prevention.
Question 1: A. powerless	 B. weak	 C. unprepared	 D. hopeless
Question 2: A. method	 B. type	 C. reason	 D. nature
Question 3: A. the public	 B. residents	 C. the victim	 D. citizens
Question 4: A. increase	 B. thrive	 C. develop	 D. happen
Question 5: A. performed	 B. done	 C. committed	 D. started
Question 6: A. maximum	 B. peak	 C. top	 D. major
Question 7: A. seriousness	 B. rate	 C. percentage	 D. risk
Question 8: A. varies	 B. adapts	 C. adjusts	 D. transforms
Question 9: A. seizing	 B. taking	 C. reliance	 D. awareness
Question 10: A. answer	 B. key	 C. way	 D. method
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 11: A. glanced	B. wicked	C. booked	D. laughed
Question 12: A. sing	B. synthetic	C. unsinkable	D. synchronized
Question 13: A. tidal 	B. final 	C. height 	D. idiot
Read the following passage and mark the letter Ay B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 14 to 23.
An air pollutant is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely. Air pollution requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change. When the first air pollution laws were established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled - a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today. As technology has developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened. In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions.
Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in nature. As the Earth developed, the concentration of these pollutants was altered by various chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycles. These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil. On a global basis, nature's output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting from human activities.
However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city. In such a region, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme of the cycles. The result is an increased concentration of noxious chemicals in the air. The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact, the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health effects at 0.08 parts per million (ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however, has a natural level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm. 
Question 14: Which of the following is best supported by the passage?
A. To effectively control pollution, local government should regularly review their air pollution laws.
B. Human activities have been effective in reducing air pollution.
C. One of the most important steps in preserving natural lands is to better enforce air pollution laws.
D. Scientists should be consulted in order to establish uniform limits for all air pollutants.
Question 15: The word "adversely" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to______.
	A. admittedly 	B. quickly 	C. negatively 	D. considerably 
Question 16: The word "These" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to______.
	A. the components in biogeochemical cycles	B. the pollutants from the developing Earth
	C. the compounds moved to the water or soil	D. the various chemical reactions
Question 17 What does the passage mainly discuss?
	A. The economic impact of air pollution.	B. What constitutes an air pollutant.
	C. How much harm air pollutants can cause.	D. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere.
Question 18: For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role in controlling air pollution?	A. They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants. B. They are less harmful to living beings than other pollutants.
	C. They function as part of a purification process. 	 D. They have existed since the Earth developed.
Question 19: According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if ___.
	A. the other substances in the area are known	B. it is in a localized area
	C. it can be calculated quickly	D. the natural level is also known
Question 20: According to the passage, human-generated air pollution in localized regions______.
	A. can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants	B. can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants
	C. will damage areas outside of the localized regions	D. will react harmfully with natural pollutants
Question 21: The word "localized" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to______.
	A. specified 	B. circled 	C. surrounded 	D. encircled
Question 22: The word "detectable" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to______.
	A. beneficial 	B. special 	C. separable 	D. measurable 
Question 23: It can be inferred from the first paragraph that______.
	A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas	B. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled
	C. the definition of air pollution will continue to change	D. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 24: _________ that she burst into tears.
	A. Such her anger was	B. Such was her anger	C. She was so anger	D. So angry she was	
Question 25: My parents advise me not to _________ boxing and encourage me to _________ sailing instead.
	A. do/ go	B. play/ go	C. go/ go	D. play/ do
Question 26. He always complains about my _________ to cook.
    	A. ability     	B. unability 	C. inability   	D. disablity
Question 27: We _________ out yesterday because it _________ very hard.
 	A. didn't go/ was raining	B. hadn't gone/ was raining C. didn't go/ rained	D. didn't go/ had been raining
Question 28: Be careful with your gun! You may _________ somebody.
 	A. injure  	B. hurt  	C. wound  	D. ache
Question 29: _________ a flat with someone is cheaper than living on your own.
	A. Dividing	B. Cutting	C. Halving	D. Sharing
Question 30: The director has promised that _________ finds a solution to this particular problem will be well awarded.
	A. whoever 	B. who 	C. the one 	D. anyone
Question 31: I remember _________ them somewhere in the city.
	A. to see	B. saw 	C. seen 	D. seeing
Question 32: On Saturday evening I _________ went to the cinema _________ stayed at home.
	A. both/ and	B. neither/ nor	C. either/ or	D. only/ and
Question 33. _________ , they would have had what they wanted.
	A. Had they arrived at the fair early	B. Supposing they were arriving at the fair early	
	C. If they arrived at the fair 	D. Unless they arrived at the fair early enough 	
Question 34: - Cindy: "Your hairstyle is terrific, Mary!"
	 	- Mary:" _________ ".
	A. Yes, all right B. Never mention it C. Thanks, Cindy. I had it done yesterday 	D. Thanks, but I'm afraid 
Question 35: Although _________ more than 40 presidents in the US over the last 200 years, Americans can seldom remember more than 15 at any given time.
	A. have been	B. there have been	C. has been	 D. there has been	
Question 36: _________ William Shakespeare is the most widely known.
	A. All writers in English	B. All of the writers in English 
	C. With all, writers in English	D. Of all writers in English 
Question 37: He is doing very badly but he tries to ______ appearances.
	A. stick to 	 B. hold on 	C. make out	 D. keep up 
Question 38: _________ the ringing phone when it went dead.
 	A. Hardly I reached	B. I had no sooner reached	 C. Scarcely had I reached 	D. Just as I reached
Question 39: I regret going to the cinema. I wish I______.
	A. didn't go there B. hadn't gone there C. haven't gone there	D. would not go there
Question 40: He was so mean that he could not bear to_______the smallest sum of money for the charity appeal.
	A. pay off 	B. give in 	C. part with 	D. let out
Question 41: The government have tried to ________the price of petrol, but they failed.
 	A. bring down 	B. bring on 	C. put in 	D. get over
Question 42: If you want your children to play football well, you need to find a good________.
	A. supervisor 	B. coach 	C. teacher 	D. captain
Question 43: The______north we go, the less likely we are to meet high temperatures.
	A. far 	B. furthest 	C. farther 	D. farthest 
Question 44: The child who was caught______was made to stand in the corner of the classroom.
	A. behaving 	B. misbehave	C. misbehavior 	D. misbehaving
Question 45: "ATM" stands for______.
	A. automatic talking machine B. automated teller machine	C. automation telling mate D. automobile teller mate 
Question 46: The sports event was________and successfully organized.
	A. good preparation 	B. well-prepared	C. good job	C. well-done 	
Question 47: Michael could hardly wait to________his new motorbike.
	A. try out 	B. sit down 	C. turn back 	D. put on
Question 48: It appears that we have________
	A. no bread left 	B. no left bread	C. left not bread 	D. bread not left
Question 49: _______ the country joined the WTO, it has made big economic achievements.
	A. After 	B. When 	C. Since 	D. As soon as
Question 50: Unlike the other Asian states, Singapore has ______ raw materials.
	A. any hardly	B. hardly no C. hardly any 	D. hardly some
Question 51: Sue has put her name________ the course in politics, though her major is fine arts.
 	A. to 	B. on with 	C. in on 	D. down for
Question 52: Too many factories dispose______their waste by pumping it into rivers and the sea.
	A. out 	B. of 	C. away 	D. off 
Question 53: Never________ such a magnificent firework display.
 	A. have I seen before 	B. have before seen I 	C. have before I seen 	D. before have I seen	
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the one in bold. 
Question 54: His daydreaming prevented him from becoming a good employee.
A. He could become a better employee without his daydreaming.
B. He daydreams, which makes him a good employee.	 
C. As a daydreamer, he is a good employee.
D If he daydreamed, he would become a better employee.
Question 55: The next door neighbor is a singer and he often comes home very late at night.
A. The next door neighbor, a singer, come home very late at night.
B. As a singer, next door neighbours often come home late at night.
D. The next door neighbour comes home very late at night but he is a singer.
C. The next door neighbour who is a singer often comes home late at night
Question 56: Despite his early retirement, he found no peace in life.
A. Although he retired early, but he found no peace in life.	B. Early as he retired, he found no peace in life.
C. His early retirement has brought him peace in life.	D. He found no peace in life because he retired early. 
Question 57: The children are looking forward to having a holiday on the beach.
A. The children are considering having a holiday on the beach.
B. The children want to put off having a holiday on the beach.
C. Looking forward, the children are having a holiday on the beach.
D. The children really expect to have a holiday on the beach. 	
Question 58: I love walking in the rain, though it is not good for health.
A. Walking in the rain is not good for health, but I love it B . Walking in the rain, I am not healthy.
C. It is not good for health to walk in the rain.	 D. I love walking in the rain despite of its bad effect on health.
Question 59: I remember giving you a five-pound note.
A. Whether I gave you a five-pound note or not, I can remember.
B. I can't remember whether I gave you a five-pound note or not.
C. I did gave you a five-pound note, and I could remember it.
D. j remember I have given you a five-pound note.
Question 60: I took Janet to the zoo so that she could see how big an elephant is.
A. With a view to see how big an elephant is, I took Janet to the zoo.
B. So as to see the elephant, I took Janet to the big zoo.
C. Because Janet was big enough, I took her to the zoo to see the elephant.
	D. I took Janet to the zoo in order for her to see how big an elephant is.
Question 61: Without your help, I couldn't have finished it on time.
	A. I couldn't finish it on time because you helped me. 	B. I couldn't finish it on time though you helped me
	C. I could finish it on time because you helped me.	D. You helped me finishing it on time.
Question 62: Ian denied stealing the confidential files.
	A. Ian's stealing the confidential files was not true	 	B. Ian said, “I will not steal the confidential files”
	C. Ian said that he would not steal the confidential files.	D. Ian said that he had not stolen the confidential files. 
Question 63: “Please do not touch that wire!” the old man said to me.
A. The old man told me not to touch that wire. 	B. The old man said that I didn't touch that wire.
C. The old man asked me to not touch that wire.	D. The old man said to me not to touch that wire.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the question from 64 to 73.
For many year, scientists have speculated that the cataclysmic impact of an asteroid with the earth was responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs approximately 65 million years ago. Previous discoveries and results have hinted that an asteroid two kilometers in diameter struck the Yucatan peninsula in Eastern Mexico. This impact, stronger than one thousand nuclear explosions, is speculated to have cast a cloud of dust and debris into the atmosphere, covering the entire surface of the earth and blocking out the sun and consequently lowering the surface temperature of the earth.
 With such a radical change in the earth’s environment, scientists believe that over 90% of all animal and plant species were eradicated. Only after millions of years did plants and animals even begin to recover. But, the reign of the dinosaurs had ended and the age of mammals had begun.
The crucial link that has held this theory together has been the element iridium. Iridium is not commonly found on either the surface of the earth or inside the crust. It is more commonly found in asteroids or meteorites throughout the solar system. Scientists have hypothesized that after the asteroid impacted the earth, an even layer of iridium sediment settled over the global and eventually became part of its surface. The theory, of course, has depended on the discovery of such an existing layer of iridium. 
Unfortunately, scientists have never been able to offer absolute proof that this asteroid impact ever occurred. Recently, however, a discovery may go a long way toward validating these scientists’ theories. In 1996, a team of marine biologists excavated samples of rock from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Bermuda. Found thousands of meters below the sea, these samples contain iridium similar to those found in the Yucatan peninsula thousands of kilometers away. At first, scientists were skeptical whether the samples were from the same time period. But sissnce carbon dating placed them to 65 million years ago, their doubts were quickly alleviated. Since then, many of the other theories for the demise of the dinosaur have been finally laid to rest
Question 64: What can be inferred from the passage about asteroid impact mentioned in lines 6 – 8?
 	A. A planetary defense system formed	 B. The climate remained fairly constant
 	C. The gravitational force from the earth’s core is altered D. New plants and animals evolved with the changed environment 
Question 65:This passage mainly discusses a theory about
 	A. which type of dinosaur roamed where	 	B. the extinction of the dinosaurs
 	C. why the dinosaurs turned into birds and reptiles 	D. archeological evidence from Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean 
Question 66: According to the passage, approximately how large was the asteroid that scientists believe struck the Earth?
 	A. 99 kilometers in diameter	 B. 1000 kilometers in diameter 	C. 2 kilometers in diameter D. 65 kilometers in diameter
Question 67: The word “cast” is closest in meaning to
 	A. shone	B. dispersed	C. excused	D. climbed	 
Question 68: What does fourth paragraph of the passage mainly discuss?
 	A. The discovery of ancient fossils located far beneath the ocean floor
 	B. Recent discoveries that may confirm the asteroid impact hypothesis
 	C. The major processes that have created the Earth’s crust
 	D. The composition of the ocean floor in the Atlantic Ocean
Question 69: The word “hinted” is closest in meaning to
 	A. disproved	 	B. implied	C. denied	 	D. flirted
Question 70: The word “reign” is closest in meaning to
 	A. extremity	B. denial	 	C. understanding	D. dominance
Question 71: The paragraph following the passage probably discusses
 	A. Why dinosaurs lived where they did 	 B. Recent computer imagery of dinosaur movement
 	C. The possibility of a future asteroid impact D. The relationship between volcanic activity and dinosaur extinction
Question 72: The word “It” in line 10 refers to
 	A. Crust	B. Iridium	C. Earth	 	D. Asteroid
Question 73: According to the passage, the iridium found beneath the ocean floor near Bermuda
 	A. originated from dinosaur remains	 	 B. was chemically manufactured by miners
 	C. is similar to the iridium found on the Yucatan peninsula	 D. can be refined into fossil fuels
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress is on the first syllable.
Question 74: A. agricultural 	B. propose 	C. opponent 	D. conquer 
Question 75: A. compound 	B. triangle	C. advanced 	D. pajamas 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part needs corrections. 
Question 76: Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today.
 A B C 	D
Question 77: Alaska's vast areas of untamed wilderness attracts many people who enjoy the Outdoors.
 A B C D
Question 78: The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired.
 A B C D
Question 79: The fastest way to get to England from France by car is over the tunnel linking the two countries.
 A B C D
Question 80: Our nervous system has over ten billions nerve cells in a network covering every inch of our skin and organs. 
 A B C D
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