Đề thi thử đại học môn Tiếng Anh năm 2010 - Mã đề thi 231 - Trường THPT Minh Châu

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯNG YÊN ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2010
 TRƯỜNG THPT MINH CHÂU	Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối : D
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Mã đề thi 231
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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU ( TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80)
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 1 to 5
In many old cities in Europe, there are narrow roads with many shops lying together along the two sides. These commercial places are not so modern and convenient as those called shopping centers in modern cities, especially III the suburbs of the big cities in the United States.
 Shopping centers have developed rapidly because of the shift of the population to the suburbs, the growing use of and dependence upon the automobiles and the heavy traffic in downtown areas. A shopping centre is a large group of stores facing a huge central mall which may be covered, heated and air-conditioned. A shopping centre is also surrounded by a parking area with space for thousands of cars.
 We can buy all kinds of food and get anything we need in a shopping centre. Unlike a supermarket where groceries are chiefly sold, a shopping centre provides us with all services besides food. We can get our hair cut, eyes tested, clothes washed, we can book our tickets for a world tour and even enroll in special classes. Shopping centers are therefore, very convenient for customers, but they lack "the sense of closeness" as felt in older commercial centers.
Question 1. In the shopping sections in many old cities in Europe, the stores are located ______ .	
 A. in the downtown 	B. in residential areas 	C. along poor, dirty roads 	D. along small roads
Question 2. The word "those" in paragraph one refers to______ .
 A. Shops along the roads 	B. Commercial places 	C. Shopping centers 	D. Supermarkets
Question 3. A shopping centre is a large group of stores facing a huge central mall which is _______ .	
	A. narrow and winding 	B. very crowded with automobiles
 	C. used as a store-house for heaters and air-conditioners D. shaded and comfortable
Question 4. A shopping centre is different from a supermarket because ______ .
 	A. it only sells food	B. it sells vegetable	
	C. it provides not only food but also services 	D. it is easy to book a ticket for a world tour 
Question 5. Customers cannot find "the sense of closeness" in a modern shopping centre because	______.
 	A. all the items in the stores are very expensive 	B. the shopkeepers are very cold and unfriendly
 	C. it is modern and conventional	D. They worry too much about the safety of their cars.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 6 to 15
The 22nd Southeast Asian Games successfully closed in Ha Noi. Prominent among 40.000 spectators at the closing (6) at My Dinh Stadium were Party Secretary General Nong Duc Manh, Vice President Truong My Hoa and leaders of the Asian Sport Federation.
 	A spectacular art (7) program with the participation of 300 musicians and 500 artists was( 8) to welcome the success of the Games. Singaporean swimmer Yeojoscelin who won six gold medals and Vietnamese marksman Nguyen Manh Tuong who owned five gold medals during the Games were awarded the most (9) athlete title.
	Nguyen Danh Thai, Minister – Chairman of the State Committee for Physical Training and Sports, President of the 22nd SEA Games Council and Head of the 22nd SEA Games Organizing Committee, (10) that the Games have successfully concluded after boisterous competition days. All activities took place (11) scheduled in an (12) of solidarity and friendship among Southeast Asian people.
	With the Vietnamese Government and people’s efforts and international support, the 22nd SEA Games have become a festival that impressed people (13) the spirit of “ solidarity, cooperation for peace and development”. The 22nd SEA Games are not only a song of honesty and nobility in competition and organizing competition but (14) a sign of a bright future for the development of regional sports 
	After Vietnamese singer My Linh and a Philippine singer sang the song “ For the World of Tomorrow “, Minister Nguyen Danh Thai and Chairman of the Ha Noi People’s committee Hoang Van Nghien handed over the SEA Games Flag to the Chairman of the Olympic Committee and the dead of the Philippine sport team, (15)the host country of the SEA Games – the Philippines 2005.
Question 6. A. meeting 	B. forum 	C. celebration 	D. ceremony 
Question 7. A. performing 	B. performed 	C. performance 	D. performances
Question 8. A. put 	B. held 	C. organizes 	D. B & C 
Question 9. A. outstanding 	B. up most 	C. best 	D. top 
Question 10. A. said 	B. affirmed 	C. stated 	D. all are correct 
Question 11. A. like 	B. as 	C. to 	D. with 
Question 12. A atmosphere 	B. environment 	C. aspect 	D. surroundings 
Question 13. A. of 	B. with	C. for 	D. under 
Question 14. A. also 	B. well 	C. as 	D. of 
Question 15. A represent 	B. represented 	C. representing 	D. behalf of
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 16 to 25
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech. A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing is secondary to language. Human beings have been writing( as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.
When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly. Even today, there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being can not be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write; in the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilizes.
Question 16. The author of the passage argues that......................
A. writing has become too important in today’s society	B. speech is more basic to language than writing
C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write	D. all languages should have a written form
Question 17. According to the passage, speech began to exist in our life ...............
A. just when human beings appeared	B. when human beings were able to communicate in writing 
C. at least 5000 years ago	D. when writing became important in our culture
Question 18. The word “ doubtless” in the passage mostly means .....................
A. “ almost certainly”	 B. “ almost uncertainly”	 C. “ almost impossibly”	D. “ almost doubtfully”
Question 19. According to the passage, writing ..............
A. is imperfect, but less so than speech	B. is represented perfectly by speech
C. represents speech, but not perfectly	D. developed from imperfect speech
Question 20. The following statements are true EXCEPT .................
A. writing was derived from speech	B. we can talk before we can write
C. every spoken language has written form	D. men have been writing for at least 5000 years
Question 21. The word “ acquire” in the passage mostly means ..............
A. “ become aware of something by hearing about it” B. “ gain something by our own efforts or ability
C. “ help somebody learn something by giving information about it”
D. “ develop a natural ability or quality so that it improves
Question 22: in the passage, the author judges that ..........
A. writing has more advantages than speech
B. speech is essential but writing has important benefits
C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does
D. writing is more real speech.
Question 23. In order show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of............
A. intelligent who could not write	B. people who learn the rudiments of speech
C. people who speak many languages	D. severely handicapped children
Question 24. The word “ disparage” in the passage mostly means ...............
A. “ suggest that something is not important or valuable” B. “ make something seem more important” 
C. “ think that something is more important”	 D. “ think about something carefully”
Question 25. According to the author, one mark of society is that it ........
A. affirms the primacy of speech over writing	B. affirms the primacy of writing over speech
C. teaches its children to speak perfectly	D. keeps written records
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
Question 26. The surface conditions on the planet Mars are the more like the Earth's than those of any other planet in 
	A	B C D
the solar system
Question 27. Lawrence Robert Klein received the 1980 Nobel Prize in economics for pioneering the useful of 
	 A	B	C
computers to forecast economic activities.
	 D
Question 28. Even though the extremely bad weather in the mountains, the climbers decided not to cancel their climb
	 A	 B	 C D
Question 29. George dislikes politics because he believes that they are corrupted
	 A	 B C D
Question 30. Having worked hard during the summer, his result was very successful in the entrance examination
	 A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions
Question 31. A. definition B. humidity 	C. necessity 	D. incredible
Question 32. A. disappear	 B. engineer	 C. education	 D. attachment
Question 33. A. reduction	 B. popular	 C. financial	 D. romantic
Question 34. A. characteristic B. environmental	 C. documentation	 D. sophisticated
Question 35. A. consider	 B. adventure	 C. patient 	D. eventual
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Question 36. The purpose of phonetics is _______ an inventory and a description of the sounds found in speech.
	A. to provide 	B. provided 	C. provide 	D. being provided
Question 37. The English colonization of Virginia was devised in 1606 by a group of merchants __________ the Virginia Company of London.
	A. who formed 	B. they formed 	C. whom formed 	D. what formed
Question 38. Not only________ much bigger than any other planets, but unlike the planets, it consists completely of gaseous material.
	A. Sun is 	B. the Sun, which is 	C. is the Sun 	D. that the Sun
Question 39. _________ it not been for the intolerable heat in the hall, they would have stayed much longer.
	a. If 	b. But	c. Should	d. Had
Question 40. A human being is _____________ of many, often conflicting, desires.
	a. made	b. made up	c. consisted	d. created
Question 41. The train accident _____________ the other train’s departure by a few hours.
	a. sent back	b. called off	c. delayed	d. retained
Question 42. In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur _____________ a misunderstanding.
	a. for	b. of	c. because of	d. because
Question 43. _____________ unknown quantities is the task of algebra.
	a. To found	b. Find	c. The find	d. Finding
Question 44. It is believed _____________ cause insomnia.
a. too much caffeine which b. that too much caffeine c. it in too much caffeine d. too much caffeine that
Question 45. The harder you try, _____________ .
a. the most you achieve b. you achieve the more c. the more you achieved. the better achieve you have
Question 46. - “ More coffee?, Anybody?”
 - “ ..............................”	
A. I don’t agree, I’m afraid	B. Yes, I’d love to	C. Yes, please	D. It’s right, I think
Question 47. -“ Do you like the weather here?”
 - “ I wish it .........................”
A. doesn’t rain	B. didn’t rain	C. won’t rain	D. hadn’t rained 
Question 48. - “ Do you think you will be appointed business manager?”
 - “ ................................”
A. I hope so	B. So do I	C. So be it	D. Congratulations!
Question 49. - “ Can I use your motorbike this evening?”
 - “ ...............................”
A. Of course, you can	B. Of course, you might	C. It’s my pleasure	D. Do it if you can
Question 50. - “ I thought it was rude, didn’t you?”
 - “ Yes, it was very .............”
A. polite	B. politic	C. impolite	D. impolitic
Question 51. - “ You have a good voice! You sang so beautifully!”
 - “............................................”
A. Your compliment is encouraging.	B. Don’t joke me
C. Better than you are thinking	D. Your compliment isn’t corrects
Question 52. We _____ for three hours and are very tired.
Question 53. I don't suppose you like pineapples, __?
 A. do ! 	B. do you 	C. don't I 	D. don't you 
Question 54. - "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
Question 55. - "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
Question 56. 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
Question 57. Some snakes lay eggs, but _____ give birth to live offspring.
	A. other	B. the other	C. others 	D. the others
Question 58. I like my work because I have the ___ to make my own decision.
 	A. freed 	B. freedom 	C. freely 	D. free 
Question 59. “Never say that again, ................”
A. won’t you	B. do you	C. don’t you	D. will you
Question 60. ............. of the shop, my friend came in
A. Coming out	B. On coming out	C. When coming out 	D. As I came out
Question 61. He harbored ambitions ............becoming leader
A. of	B. for	C. in	D. to
Question 62. I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth. I don’t like .................
A. to have deceived	B. deceiving	C. being deceived	D. to deceive
Question 63. Hardly ______________ the captain of the team when he had to face the problems.
A. had he been appointed 	B. did he appoint 	C. was he being appointed 	D. was he appointing
Question 64. The police stated that the accident ______________ soon.
A. will be investigated 	B. had investigated 	C. is being investigated 	D. would be investigated
Question 65. ____________ to the national park before, Sue was amazed to see the geyser.
A. Being not 	B. Not having been 	C. Have not bee 	D. Having not been
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 questions
Question 66. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number,” said Paul to Susan.
A. Paul apologized Susan for giving her the wrong number.
B. Paul apologized Susan for having given her the wrong number.
C. Paul apologized to Susan to have given her the wrong number.
D. Paul apologized to Susan for having given her the wrong number
Question 67. The house was too expensive for them to buy.
A. So expensive was the house that they couldn’t buy it.	 B. The house was so expensive that they couldn’t buy it
C. The house wasn’t cheap enough for them to buy. 	 D. All are correct
Qustion 68. No sooner had we arrived than the performance began.
a. The performance had started before we arrived. b. The performance started sooner than we arrived.
c. Hardly had we arrived when the performance began.
d. When we arrived the performance had already started.
Question 69. If only I had taken his advice.
a. I wish I followed his advice.	b. I wish I have taken his advice.
c. I regret not having taken his advice.	d. I regret not to take his advice
Question 70. Although his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
A. Despite his legs to be broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
B. Despite his broken legs, he was able to get out of the car before exploding.
C. Despite his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
D. Despite his broken legs, he was able to get out of the car before it exploded.
Question 71. I don’t have enough money with me now; otherwise I would buy that coat.
A. If I didn’t have enough money with me now, I would buy that coat.
B. If I had enough money with me now, I would buy that coat.
C. If I had enough money with me now, I wouldn’t buy that coat.
D. If I didn’t have enough money now, I wouldn’t buy
Question 72. "Who did you come to the party with?" said Tom to Lyn.
A. Tom asked Lyn who did she come to the party with.
B. Tom wanted to know with who Lyn had come to the party.
C. Tom asked Lyn who she came to the party with.
D. Tom asked Lyn who she had come to the party with
Question 73. "Don’t be so disappointed, Bill. You can take the driving test again," said Helen.
A. Helen told Bill not to be disappointed and not to take the driving test again.
B. Helen told Bill to be disappointed because of the driving test again.
C. Helen said Bill not to be disappointed in order to take the driving test again.
D. Helen encouraged Bill to take the driving test again.
Question 74. The teacher made his students work hard for the exam.
A. The students worked hard for the exam thanks to the teacher.
B. The teacher as well as his students worked hard for the exam.
C. The teacher examined his students before the exam.
D. The students were made to work hard for the exam.
Question 75. "I’ll certainly help you tomorrow," said Tom to Helen.
A. Tom promised to help Helen the day after.
B. Tom announced that he would help Helen the day after.
C. Tom asked if Helen wanted him to help her the day after.
D. Tom told Helen to help him the day after.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences
Question 76. Having been served lunch, _____ 
 	A. the problem was discussed by the members of the club.
	B. it was discussed by the club members the problem 
 	C. the club members discussed the problem. 
 	D. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the club. 
Question 77. .......... I told you.
A. Sam is the man about whom 	B. Sam is the man about who 
C. Sam who is the man about 	D. Sam is who the man about 
Question 78. But for his parents’ encouragement, 
A. He would have failed the final exam.	B. He wouldn’t pass the final exam.
C. He‘d have passed the final exam	D. A and B are correct.
Question 79. After seeing the movie “ Pride and Prejudice”, .......................
A. many people wanted to read the book 	B. the reading of the book interested many people
C. the book was read by many people	D. the book made many people want to read it
Question 80. ................................, he would have learnt how to read
A. If has has been able to go school as a child	B. If he could go to school as a child
C. Had he been able to go to school as a child	D. Were he able to go to school as a child