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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 2. NĂM 2012
Môn: Tiếng Anh. Khối D. Thời gian làm bài 90 phút
Code: 246
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to identify the underlined part that is not correct.
Question 1. What we know about certain diseases are still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading
 A B C
	 easily among the population.
 D
Question 2. Since erecting in 1886, the Statue of Liberty has served as a symbol of freedom.
 A B C D
Question 3. Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been 
 A B C
	 forced to alter their eating habits.
 D
Question 4. The president refused to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors.
 A B C D
Question 5. Dogs that are trained to lead the blind must be loyalty, intelligent and calm.
 	 A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer 
Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used the knowledge gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841, Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847).
After three years awayfrom home, Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn. The novel White Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy seaman.
With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of humanity against the universe. The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known today. 
Question 6. The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because
A. he had finished his term of duty	B. he had received permission to take a vacation in Tahiti 
C . he had unofficially left his ship	D. he was on leave while his ship was in port	
Question 7. According to the passage, Moby Dick is_______.
A. a romantic adventure	B. a single-faceted work
C . symbolic of humanity fighting the universe	D. a short story about a whale	
Question 8. According to the passage, Melville's early novels were_______.
A . based on his travel experience	B. published while he was traveling
C . completely fictional	D. all about his work on whaling ships	
Question 9. The word "basis" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. background B. message	C. bottom D. dissertation
Question 10. A "frigate" in paragraph 1 is probably_______.
A. an office 	B. a troop C. a fishing boat	 D. a ship
Question 11. The main subject of the passage is_______.
A. Melville's travels	B. the popularity of Melville's novels
C. Melville's personal background	D. Moby Dick
Question 12. The passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on ________
A . American history 	B. nineteenth-century novels C. oceanography D. modem American literature
Question 13. How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?
A. His popularity increased immediately.	B. It had no effect on his popularity.
C. It caused his popularity to decrease.	D. His popularity remained as strong as ever. 
Question 14. The word "metamorphosis" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_______
A . change 	B. circle 	C. mysticism 	D. descent
Question 15. In what year did Melville's book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?
	A. 1837 B. 1841 C. 1847 	D. 1849
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
Question 16. A. ancestor	B. geology 	C. accurate	D. tragedy
Question 17. A. miraculous	B. diversity	C. platoon	D. occupation
Question 18. A. ornamental	B. Climatic	C. delivery	D. environment
Question 19. A. photography	B. proverbial	C. magnificent	 	D. advantageous
Question 20. A. interview	B. satellite	C. similar	D. contestant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 21: You’d better stop spending money, _____ you will end up in debt
 	A. unless	 B. otherwise	 C. If	D. in case
Question 22: Slang can be defined as a set of codes used in ______ language.
A. informal 	B. unfamiliar	C. informative D. uneducated
Question 23: The higher the humidity, _____ people feel
 	A. the uncomfortable less	 	B. the uncomfortable more
 	C. the most uncomfortable	 	D. the more uncomfortable
Question 24: The people in my class, _____ are very friendly.
 	A. most of international students	 	B. mostly international students	
 	C. the most international students	D. almost international students	
Question 25: _____ an argument that Paul and Steve had earlier
 	A. What was	 B. Which was	 C. There was	D. It was
Question 26: By the end of last March, I _____ English for five years.
 	A. have been studying	 	B. will have been studying 	
	C. had been studying	 	D. will have studied
Question 27: What is your opinion about Bob’s condition? I recommend _____ as much as possible.
 	A. him rest	 B. that he rests	 C. that he rest	 D. him to rest
Question 28: Ann hoped ____ to join the private club. She could make important business contacts there.
 	A. being invited	 B. inviting	 C. to invite	 D. to be invited
Question 29: If he is in trouble, it is his own fault, I personally wouldn’t _____ a finger to help him.
 	A. raise	 B. lift	 C. bend	 D. turn
Question 30: “ Excuse me, but there is something about _____ immediately”
	A . that I must speak to you	B. which I must speak to you	 
	C . that I must speak to you about	D. which I must speak to you about
Question 31: I find my boss difficult to work with. He is always _____ my idea.
 	A. critic	 B. criticism	 C. critical	 D. criticizing
Question 32: Ancient people believed that _____ with a sun and the moon rotating around it.
 	A. the universe has earth at the centre 	B. the centre of the universe is earth
 	C. the earth is the centre of the universe	D. the earth was the centre of the universe
Question 33: Alan and Sue _____ an argument. They are not speaking to each other.
 	A. must have	 B. must have had	 C. might have	 D. might had
Question 34_____ appears considerably large at the horizon than it does over head is merely an optical illusion.
 	A . The Moon B . That the Moon 	 C . When the Moon 	 D . The Moon which
Question 35: Thanks to the invention of labor-saving ______, domestic chores are no longer a burden.
A. devices 	B. things 	C. equipment 	D. furniture
Question 36: Only when the ground is kept moist, _____ germinate.
 	A. will grass seeds B. grass seeds will	 C. does grass seeds	D. grass seeds does
Question 37: She would rather I _____ harder now.
 	A. studying	 B. be studying	 C. study 	D. studied
Question 38: The _____ dressed woman in the advertisement has a pose smile on her face.
 	A. stylistic	 B. Stylishly C. stylish	 	D. Stylistically
Question 39: He is doing very badly but he tries to ______ appearances.
A. hold on 	B. stick to 	C. keep up 	D. make out
Question 40: Don’t lie! You ____ their phone ringing. They haven’t got a phone.
 	A. couldn’t have heard B. hadn’t heard	 C. can’t hear	 	D. haven’t heard
Question 41: Today's weather will be a ______ of yesterday.
A. continuing 	B. continuity C. continual	 	D. continuation
Question 42: She _____ regretted having been so unkind.
 	A. awfully	B. severely	C. fully	D bitterly
Question 43: The______polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called "smog".
A. much 	B. largely 	C. fully 	D. heavily
Question 44: Unlike the other Asian states, Singapore has ______ raw materials.
A . hardly no 	B. hardly any 	C. hardly some	D. any hardly
Question 45: Too many factories dispose______their waste by pumping it into rivers and the sea.
A . of 	B. out 	C. away 	D. off 
Question 46: A: “ Do you know how old I am?” - B: “ _____”
 	A. Happy birthday B. I haven’t a clue	C. I couldn’t help it	 D. Don’t mention it	 
Question 47 He was so mean that he could not bear to_______the smallest sum of money for the charity appeal.
A let out	B. pay off 	C. part with 	C. give in 	
Question 48: - Teacher: "Jon, you've written a much better essay this time." -Jon:"______"
A. Writing? Why?	B. What did you say? I'm so shy	
C . Thank you. It's really encouraging.	D You're welcome.	.
Question 49: - "Make yourself at home." – “_________”
A. That's very nice. Thank you. 	B. Not at all. Don't mention it. 	
C. Thanks. Same to you.	D. Yes, can I help you? 
Question 50: Only 65 per cent of people voted in the local election; the rest were completely_____.
A. uninterested B. disinterested	C. uninteresting 	D. interested
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 sentence .
Question 51: She suggest / take / plane this evening / or / go / train tomorrow
A. She suggested taking the plane this evening or going by train tomorrow. 
B. She suggested that we should take the plane this evening or going by train tomorrow. 
C. She suggested taking the plane this evening or we should go by train tomorrow. 
D. She suggested to take the plane this evening or to go by train tomorrow
Question 52: The boy was not intelligent enough to have solved such complex problems alone.
A. The complex problems couldn’t be solved because the boy was so stupid. 
B. The boy was not intelligent but he managed to solve such complex problems. 
C. The boy, though quite intelligent, couldn’t solve the complex problems. 
D. The boy together with someone else solved the complex problems
Question 53: The singer has given up performing live.
A. The singer is accustomed to performing live	
B. The singer used to perform live.
C. The singers live performance has been cancelled.	
D. The singers performance has always been live
Question 54: Farming / what / provide / living / nearly 50% / our population
A. Farming is what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population. 
B. Farming is what is provided with a living for nearly 50 % of our population. 
C. Farming is something what provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population. 
D. Farming is what someone provides a living for nearly 50 % of our population.
Question 55: Had the advertisement for our product been better, more people would have bought it.
A. Not many people bought our product because it was so bad. 
B. Our product was of better quality so that more people would buy it. 
C. Fewer people bought our product due to its bad quality. 
D. Since our advertisement for our product was so bad, fewer people bought it. 
Question 56: Mary loves her mother more than her father.
A. Mary loves her mother more than her father does. 
B. Her father loves her mother but Mary loves her more. 
C. Her father doesn’t love her mother as much as Mary. 
D. Mary’s love for her mother is greater than for her father.
Question 57: Tom told his girlfriend, “Let me tell him if you can’t”.
A. Tom volunteered to tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t. 
B. Tom advised his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn’t. 
C. Tom suggested that I should tell him if his girlfriend couldn’t. 
D. Tom asked his girlfriend to tell him if you couldn’t. 
Question 58: Never / history / humanity / there / be / more people / live / world
A. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people to live in the world. 
B. Never in the history of humanity have there been more people living in the world. 
C. Never in the history of humanity there are more people living in the world. 
D. Never in the history of humanity are there more people to live in the world. 
Question59: She / sister / someone / I / used / play / when I / young
A. She is the sister of someone that I’m used to playing when I was young. 
B. She is the sister of someone I used to play with when I was young. 
C. She is someone sister I used to play with when I was young. 
D. She is someone sister I’m used to playing when I was young. 
Question 60: He / took / little notice / she / coming / kept / read
A. He took a little notice that she was coming in and kept reading. 
B. He took little notice that she was coming in so he kept on reading. 
C. He took so little notice that she was coming in and kept on reading. 
D. He took as little notice as she was coming in so he kept reading.
Read the text below and then mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to fill each space. 
	Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. Many scientists (1)_________ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase (2)_________ the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at (3)_________ from the force of the wind, rain and sun. (4)_________ to them, global warming is making extreme weather events; such as hurricanes and droughts, even more (5)_________ and causing sea levels all around the world to (6)_________. Environmental groups are putting (7)_________ on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given (8)_________ by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in (9)_________ of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power stations. Some scientists, (10)_________ , believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is to stay.
Question 61.	A. give 	B. put 	C. take 	D. have
Question 62 	A. in 	B. at 	C. by 	D. to
Question 63.	A. threat 	B. danger 	C. harm	C. risk 
Question 64.	A. Concerning 	B. According	C. Regarding 	D. Depending 	
Question 65.	A. severe 	B. strike 	C. strong 	D. heavy
Question 66.	A. raise 	B. arise 	C. lift 	D. rise
Question 67.	A. force 	B. persuasion 	C. pressure 	D. encouragement
Question 68.	A. away 	B. off 	C. up 	D. over
Question 69.	A. favor 	B. belief 	C. request 	D. suggestion
Question 70. 	A. because 	 B. however 	 C. despite 	D. Although
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
A Japanese construction company plans to create a huge independent city-state, akin to the legendary Atlantis, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The city, dubbed “Marinnation”, would have about one million inhabitants, two airports, and possibly even a space port. Marinnation, if built, would be a separate country but could serve as a home for international organisations such as the United Nations and the World Bank. 
Aside from the many political and social problems that would have to be solved, the engineering task envisaged is monumental. The initial stage requires the building of a circular dam eighteen miles in diameter attached to the sea bed in a relatively shallow place in international waters. Then, several hundred powerful pumps, operating for more than a year, would suck out the sea water from within the dam. When empty and dry, the area would have a city constructed on it. The actual land would be about 300 feet below the sea level. According to designers, the hardest task from an engineering point of view would be to ensure that the dam is leak proof and earthquake proof.
If all goes well, it is hoped that Marinnation could be ready for habitation at the end of the second decade of the twenty-first century. Whether anyone would want to live in such an isolated and artificial community, however, will remain an open question until that time. 
Question 71. The word ‘akin’ in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by ________.
	A. next	B. similar	C. likely	D. close
Question 72. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
	A. Marinnation will be located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
	B. Marinnation would have about one million inhabitants.
	C. Marinnation could be served as home for international organisations.
	D. Marinnation will be built in a deep place in the Pacific Ocean 
Question 73. The word ‘monumental’ in Paragraph 2 means _________.
	A. important and historic	B. like a large monument	C. serving as a monument	D. important and difficult 
Question 74. According to the text, Marrination, when built, will be a(an) __________ city.
	A. marine	B. underground	C. underwater	D. legendary
Question 75. What is going to be built first?
	A. a city	B. a dam	C. a monument	D. a sea bed
Question 76. Which of the following would NOT be a problem for the construction plan?
	A. social	B. political	C. financial	D. engineering
Question 77. The most difficult task is to protect the dam against _________ and earthquake. 
	A. fire	B. sunlight	C. water	D. weather
Question 78. According to the text, people could come to live in the future city in the year _______.
	A. 2020	B. 2010	C. 2012	D. 2002
Question 79. The phrase ‘suck out’ in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
	A. draw out	B. pull out	C. dry up	D. take out
Question 80. What does the author imply in the last sentence of the passage?
	A. The construction of Marinnation could never be completed in time. 
	B. People might not want to live in an isolated and artificial community.
	C. People will ask an open question about living in Marinnation.
	D. People will ask how they can live in such an isolated and artificial city. 
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