Đề thi đề nghị tuyển sinh Đại học, Cao đẳng môn Tiếng Anh - Sở GD & ĐT Đồng Tháp

Sở GD & ĐT Đồng Tháp ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC 
 Đề số 1
 Đề gồm 80 câu – Thời gian làm bài 90 phút
I. Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (3m)
1. 	A. manure 	B. pasture 	C. adventure 	D. measure
2. 	A. supposed 	B. collected 	C. admired 	D. posed
3. 	A. quiet 	B. activity 	C. title 	D. quite
4. 	A. butter 	B. put	C. sugar 	D. push
5. 	A. few 	B. new	C. threw 	D. knew
6. 	A. pretty 	B. get	C. send 	D. well
 Pick out the word that has the main stress on a different syllable from the rest (2m)
7. 	A. actually 	B. educate 	C. organism 	D. contaminate 
8. 	A. commune 	B. momentary 	C. elaborate 	D. modesty 
9. 	A. accurate 	B. customer	C. computer	D. exercise
10. 	A. contaminate 	B. supervisor	C. investigate 	D. convenient
II. Grammar and Cultural tips: (10m)
11. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because ____ 
 	A. he must to teach a class 	C. of he will teach a class
 	B. he will have teaching a class D. he will be teaching a class 
12. We _____ for three hours and are very tired.
 	A. are walking	B. have been walking C. were walking	D. had been walking 
13. Mary was sacked, ___ wasn't surprising.
 	A. that 	B. for that 	C. which 	D. for which
14. I don't suppose you like pineapples, __?
 A. do ! 	B. do you 	C. don't I 	D. don't you 
15. The severe drought ................... occurred last summer ruined the corn crop.
 	A. it 	B. that 	C. that it 	D. which it 	
16. I have always wanted to visit Paris,................... of France.
 	A. is the capital 	B. the capital 	C. which the capital is	D. that is the capital
17. "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
18. "How's your class this term?"
 "Great. I have seventeen students, most of............. speak English very well."
 A. who 	B. whom 	C. those 	D. which
19. The city _____ at one time prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization. 
	A. must have been 	B. can have been	C. may have been 	D. was 
20. We ______ out yesterday because it ______.
 	A. hadn't gone - was raining	B. didn't go - rained
	C. didn't go - was raining 	D. didn't go - had been raining
21.	Let’s wait until the rain _____
	A. stops 	B. will stop	C. has stopped	D. is stopping
22. Working for 12 hours a day _____ her very tired.
	A. makes 	B. made	C. make	D. making
23.	I am right, _____?
	A. am not I 	B. don’t I	C. aren’t I 	D. am I
24.	I don’t like hunting. - _____
	A. Either do I	B. I do, too	C. Neither do I 	D. I don’t neither
25. ___ my hat of the peg, I went out of the room.
 	A. Take 	B. Taking 	C. Taken 	D.Took
26. ____with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all.
 	A If you compare B. Compare them	C. When compared 	D. A comparison
27. I'd preferto stay at home tonight____ to the cinema
 	A. rather than go 	B. rather than would go 
	C. rather than will go	D. rather than went
28. Near the park is a famous landmark____ the Unification Palace.
 	A. is 	B. which call	C. called 	D. it is called
29. "Do you mind if I smoke?"
 	A. I'd not ather you do 	B. I'd rather you won't	
	C. I'd rather you don't 	D. I'd rather you didn't 
30. I remember _____ them somewhere in the city.
	A. to see	B. saw 	C. seen 	D. seeing 
III. Vocabulary: (10m)
31. It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to ____ 
 	A. meet 	B. beat 	C. compare 	D. balance
32. My younger sister is very _____ and so she loves going out but I am much quieter and prefer 
 to stay at home.
 	A. enjoyable 	B. lively 	C. pleasing 	D. funny 
33. The _____ were told to fasten their scat belts as the plane began its descent. 
 	A. customers 	B. riders 	C. passengers 	D. flyers 
34. You don't pronounce _____"S" at the end of Arkansas or Illinois. 
 	A. an 	B. such 	C. that 	D. the 
34. All Mike's friends felt sorry _____ him when he had to give up playing football.
 	A. with • 	B. about 	C. for 	D. at
36. I can _____ with most things but I cannot stand noisy children.
 	A. put up 	B. put on 	C. put aside 	D. put off
37. 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
38. It is ________ to wear jeans at a funeral.
	A. ridicule	B. ridiculed	C. ridiculous 	D. ridiculing
39. Mr. Jones is a__________ teacher. 
	A. devote	B. devoted 	C. devoting	D. devotion
40. It is necessary for students to listen to their teacher ______.
	A. attentive	B. attentively 	C. attention	D attend
41. The doctor will not give the patient the test results ___ tomorrow.
 	A. on 	B. from	C. until 	D. at
42. Have you read this article ___ our competitor?
 	A. over . 	B. for	C. by 	D. about 
43.	Some snakes lay eggs, but _____ give birth to live offspring.
	A. other	B. the other	C. others 	D. the others
44.	My father sometimes _____ the washing up after dinner.
	A. washes	B. takes	C. makes	D. does 
45.	Your car is _____ more expensive than mine.
	A. many	B. much	C. far	D. b and c 
46. We need to___the language in this report.
 	A. simplify 	B. simply	C. simple 	D. simplicity
47. In my opinion, her leaving eariy was a very___thing to do.
 	A. children B. childishly	C. childish 	D. child
48. We could call the TV stations and___the opening of our new store.
 	A. publicity B. publicize 	C. public 	D. publish
49. I like my work because I have the ___ to make my own decision.
 	A. freed 	B. freedom 	C. freely 	D. free
50. Our company believes it is the best___ to handle the account
 	A. organizing 	B. organizational	C. organization 	D. disorganization
IV. Reading: (40m) 
A. Cloze Text 1: Fill in each numbered blank with obe suitable word (15m)
HOPES AND DREAMS
 Some years ago, my daughter was studying English at a university on the south coast. One evening she phoned to tell me that what she really wanted to do was (51) ____ round the world, so she was looking (52) ____ the possibility of working in another country. She had seen several (53) ____ in the newspaper for student teachers of English abroad, and she was (54) ____ in one in Italy, which she was desperate to visit. She decided that this would be a good (55) ____ to achieve her ambition, so she was writing to (56) _____ for the job. The reply (57) ____ a long time to arrive, but eventually she received a letter asking if she (58) ____ go for an interview in London the following week. She was so excited that she immediately (59) ____ in touch with the school owner and agreed to attend the interview. She was determined that nothing would prevent her (60) ____ doing what she had set out to do. A (61) ____ days before the interview she had a very strange dream in which she (62) ____ birth to a beautiful baby. She was a little nervous and (63) ____ about the dream and phoned to ask me what I thought it might (64) ____ . As I knew something about dreams, I was able to assure her that it only symbolized her (65)____ to do well in the interview.
51. 	A. journey 	B. travel 	C. voyage 	D. trip	
52. 	A. up 	B. over 	C. into 	D. round	
53. 	A. notices 	B. posters 	C. advertisements 	D. announcements	
54. 	A. interested 	B. keen 	C. attracted 	D. enthusiastic	
55. 	A. path 	B. route 	C. manner 	D. way 	
56. 	A. claim 	B. inquire 	C.. request 	D. apply 	
57. 	A. was 	B. took 	C. spent 	D. passed	
58. 	A. should 	B. would 	C. must 	D. will	
59. 	A. got 	B. came 	C. went 	D. became	
60. 	A. of 	B. from 	C. in 	D. about	
61. 	A. some 	B. several 	C. few 	D. little	
62. 	A. made 	B. had 	C. gave 	D. produced	
63. 	A. bored 	B. worried 	C. offended 	D. annoyed	
64. 	A. intend 	B. mean 	C. interpret 	D. realize	
65. 	A. desire 	B. request 	C. want 	D. demand
A. Cloze Text 1: Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (15m)
FILM MUSIC
	In the early days of the cinema, before sound was introduced, silent films were (66) .......... by a pianist, or even a small orchestra playing in the cinema itself. One reason for this was to (67) .......... up the noise of the projector. However, a more important role was to provide (68) .......... for what was going on in the film, and (69) .......... the audience through the story. Different kinds of music were (70) .......... with different situations, such as fights, chases, romantic scenes and so on. Music is also used to identify the geographical location or historical settings of the story. In (71) .......... individual characters often had their own tune, which could also (72) ............... what sort of person they were.
 Music (73).................... something extra to what was happening on the flat screen. It could create atmosphere and (74) ..........the involvement of the audience, one moment encouraging them to relax, the next developing a (75) .......... of tension. And all this was done without any words being spoken.
 Audiences at that (76) .......... ould have been (77) .......... with the musical language connected with the traditions of popular theatre, and many of these were (78) ..........to the new medium of the cinema. Today (79) .......... the films produced may be technically very different from before, much of the musical history still (80)...............
66. 	A. chased 	B pursued 	C. taken 	D. accomplished 
67. 	A. tie 	B. put 	C. cover 	D. make
68. 	A support 	B. description 	C suggestion 	D. comment
69. 	A. persuade 	B. guide 	C. follow 	D. send
70. 	A. associated 	B. united 	C. joined 	D. collected
71. 	A measure 	B. addition 	C. plus 	D. total
72. 	A. point 	B indicate 	C. paint 	D. draw
73. 	A. placed 	B. made 	C. added 	D. put
74. 	A increase 	B. rise 	C. grow 	D. lift
75. 	A. look 	B meaning	C. sight 	D. sense 
76. 	A. time 	B spell	C. occasion 	D. century
77. 	A. popular 	B. educated 	C. familiar 	D. experienced
78. 	A. transferred 	B. moved 	C. transported 	D. carried
79. 	A. instead 	B. however • 	C. despite 	D. although 
80. 	A. remains 	B. stays 	C. keeps 	D. rests
B. Cloze Text 2: Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. (15m) 
EXAM ADVICE
 	In Part Three of the Speaking Section you work together with a partner. You have to do a (81)................. task which usually (82)................. about three minutes. One possible task is "problem (83).................", which means you have to look at some (84) ................. information and then (85)................. the problem with your partner. You may be shown photos, drawings, diagrams, maps, plans, advertisements or computer graphics and it is (86) ................. that you study them carefully. If necessary, check you know exactly what to do by (87) ................. asking the examiner to (88)................. the instructionsor make them clearer.
 While you are doing the task, the examiner will probably say very (89) ................. and you should ask your partner questions and make (90) ................. if he or she is not saying much. If either of you have any real difficulties the examiner may decide to step in and (91) ................. .Normally, however, you will find plenty to say, which helps the (92)....,............. to give you a fair mark. This mark depends on your success in doing the task by (93) ........... with your partner, which includes taking (94) ............ in giving opinions and replying appropriately, although in the end it may be possible to "agree to (95).............".
81. 	A. single 	B. lonely 	C. unique 	D. once
82. 	A. exists 	B. lasts 	C. stays 	D. maintains
83. 	A. solving 	B. working 	C. making 	D. finding
84. 	A. optical 	B. obvious 	C. noticeable 	D. visual 
85. 	A. argue 	B. discuss 	C. talk 	D. have
86. 	A. essential 	B. needed 	C. helpful 	D. successful
87. 	A. formally 	B. officially 	C. politely 	D. sincerely
88. 	A. insist 	B. copy 	C. tell 	D. repeat 
89. 	A. little 	B. much 	C. few 	D. many
90. 	A. ideas 	B. statements 	C. speeches 	D. suggestions 
91. 	A. complain 	B. help 	C. suggest 	D. fail
92. 	A. judge 	B. referee 	C. assessor 	D. observer
93. 	A, competing 	B. struggling 	C. opposing 	D. co-operating 
94. 	A. changes 	B. sides 	C. turns 	D. sentences
95. 	A. contrast 	B. disagree 	C. argue 	D. object
B. Cloze Text 2: Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word (15m)
In 1973, when the tiger appeared to be facing extinction, the World Wide Fund for Nature and (96)........... Indian Government agreed to set (97)................... "Operation Tiger" - a campaign (98).........save this threatened creature. They started by creating nine special parks (99).......... that tigers could live in safety. The first was at Ranthambhore, a region (100)......... was quickly turning into a desert (101)........... too much of the grass was being eaten by the local people's cattle. At the time there (102) ............... just fourteen tigers left there. The government had to clear twelve small villages, which meant moving nearly 1,000 people and 10,000 cattle so the land (103)........ . be handed back to nature.
Today, Ranthambhore is a very different place, with grass tall (104)...... for tigers to hide in, and there are now at I (105).......... forty of them (106)........ the park, wandering freely about. Other animals have also benefited. For example, there are many (107)....... deer and monkeys than before. The people (108)........were moved are now living in better conditions. They live in new villages away (109) ....... the tiger park, with schools, temples and fresh water supplies. There are now sixteen such tiger parks in India and the animal's future looks (110)...... little safer.
96. A. the 	B.a 	C. with 	D. of	
972.A•in 	B.down 	C. up 	D.on	
98. A. in order 	B. to 	C. so that 	D. for	
99. A- for 	B. order 	C. such 	D. so 
100. A. in which 	B. with which 	C. for which 	D. which 
101. A. because 	B. although 	C. despite 	D. but	 
102. A. only 	B. was only 	C. were 	D. were little	
103. A. can 	B. could 	C. will 	D. might 	
104. A. much 	B. enough 	C. too 	D. so	
105.A. least 	B. all 	C. first 	D. times 	
106. A. near 	B. outside 	C. within 	D. leaving
107. A. fewer 	B. more 	C. better 	D. less 
108. A. that 	B. which 	C. whose 	D. by whom
109. A. off 	B. to 	C far 	D. from 
110.A.more 	B. a 	C. the	D. an 
C. Reading Comprehension 1: Read the passage and then choose the correct answers: (5m)
The computer age is producing an army of robots - machines that are directed by electronic brains and which replace human labor in industrial operations. Many are artificial arms which reach into areas man enters only at his peril, such as the inside of a nuclear reactor.
 	Already in 1980 there were over 8000 such robots working in industrial plants throughout the world, the big changeover to the robot, however, is likely to come only when their costs go down while workers' wages continue to rise.
111. Sentence 1 indicates that robots are used mainly
 	A. to fight wars. 
 	B. to operate computers 
 	C. to take the place of human workers. 
 	D. to direct electronic brains .
112. An observer today is most likely to sec robots in operation in
 	A. modern factories.
 	B. military battles.
 	C. business offices. '
 	D. scientific laboratories.
113. The article makes clear that a very valuable use of many robots is to • 
 	A. act as a teacher to human beings. 
 	B. do tasks extremely .dangerous for humans to do. 
 	C. aid doctors in medical operations.
 	D. replace the human brain in producing computers .
114. Which one of the following statements about the last sentence in the passage is certainty true?
 	A. Robots are becoming cheaper all the time. 
 	B. The cost of a human worker is higher than that of the average robot.
 	C. Robots are becoming more expensive all the time. 
 	D. The cost of the average robot is higher than that of a human worker. 
115. The writer indicates that the widespread replacement of human labor by industrial robots.
 	A. has already begun worldwide.
 	B. is starting especially in the developing nations.
 	C. is being delayed mainly for economic reasons. 
 	D. will not take place before the end of this century.
C. Reading Comprehension 1: Read the passage and then choose the correct answers: (5m)
	It is said that mathematics is the base of all other sciences, and that arithmetic, the science of numbers, is the base of mathematics. Numbers consist of whole numbers (integers) that are formed by the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and by the combinations of them. For example, 247 — two hundred and forty seven — is a number formed by three digits. Parts of numbers smaller than 1 are sometimes expressed in terms of fraction, but in scientific usage they are given as decimals. This is because it is easier to perform the various mathematical operations if decimals are used instead of fractions. The main operations are: to add, subtract, multiply and divide; to square, cube, or raise to any other power; to take a square, cube, or any other root, and to find a ratio or proportion between pairs of numbers or a series of numbers. Thus, the decimal, or ten-scale, system is used for scientific purposes throughout the world, even in countries whose national systems of weights and measurements are based upon other scales. The other scale in general use nowadays is the binary, or two-scale, in which numbers are expressed by combinations of only two digits, 0 and 1. Thus, in the binary scale, 2 is expressed as 010, 3 is given as Oh, 4 is represented as 100, etc. This scale is perfectly adapted to the “off-on” pulse of electricity, so it is widely used in electronic computers. Because of its simplicity it is often called “the lazy schoolboy’s dream.”!
116. 	The main topic of the text is about _____
	A. numbers	B. mathematics 	C. arithmetic 	D. binary
117. 	Numbers which are smaller than integers are scientifically shown as ___
	A. digits	B. scales	C. cubes	D. decimals 
118. 	According to the passage, mathematical operations include:
	A. to add, subtract, multiply and divide 	
	B. to square, cube, or raise to any other power
	C. to take a square, cube, or any other root, and to find a ratio	
	 or proportion between pairs of numbers or a series of numbers 
	D. All are correct 
119. 	The binary is a system _____
	A. in which mathematics is the base of all other sciences
	B. in which numbers are expressed by combinations of only two digits, O and 1 
	C. in which whole numbers are formed by the digits 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 8 and 9 
	and by the combinations of them 
	D. that every lazy schoolboy uses
120	What can be referred from the phrase “the lazy schoolboy’s dream”? 
	A. Electronic computers make mathematic operations easier for schoolboys. 
	B. Lazy schoolboys dream of having an electronic computers. 
	C. Using electronic computers make schoolboys lazy and sleepy. 	
	D. All are correct
D. Reading Comprehension 2: Read the passage and then choose the correct answers: (5m)
 	How do television and other visual media affect the lives of individuals and families all over the world? The media can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the movies and shows that they watch. With high quality programs in various fields of study, such as science, medicine, history, arts, and so on, TV and video tapes increase the viewers knowledge, they can also improve thinking ability. Moreover, TV benefits elderly people who cannot go out often, as well as patients in hospital. Additionally, it offers language learners the advantage of "real-life" audiovisual instruction and aural comprehension practice at any time of day or night. Television and video can also provide almost everyone with good entertainment – a pleasant way to relax and spend free time at home.
 	Nevertheless, there are several serious disadvantages to the visual media. Firs