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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH CAO ĐẲNG NĂM 2010 
Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D 
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề 
 Mã đề thi 859 
Họ, tên thí sinh:.......................................................................... 
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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80). 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of 
the following questions. 
Question 1: - “______” 
 - “He's tall and thin with blue eyes.” 
A. What does John like? B. How is John? 
C. Who does John look like? D. What does John look like? 
Question 2: If you don’t know when that important football match takes place, look it ______ in the 
World Cup timetable. 
A. after B. up C. into D. out 
Question 3: - “Today’s my 20th birthday.” 
 - “______” 
A. Take care! B. Many happy returns! 
C. Have a good time! D. I don’t understand. 
Question 4: - “Would you like beer or wine?” 
 - “______” 
A. No, I've no choice. B. I couldn’t agree more. 
C. I'd prefer beer, please. D. Yes, I'd love to. 
Question 5: Why is everybody ______ him all the time? 
A. critical B. criticize C. criticism D. criticizing 
Question 6: There’s little ______ of foreign news in today’s paper. 
A. information B. coverage C. column D. article 
Question 7: There were some rainy days, but it was a nice holiday ______. 
A. by no means B. by all means C. in particular D. in general 
Question 8: I ______ hurry. It’s nearly 8.00, and my first class starts at 8.15. 
A. would prefer B. can’t help C. would rather D. had better 
Question 9: You shouldn't have criticized him in front of the class. It was extremely ______ of you. 
A. sensible B. insensitive C. insensible D. sensitive 
Question 10: She ______ me a very charming compliment on my painting. 
A. showed B. paid C. made D. took 
Question 11: You look tired. Why don't we ______ and have a good rest? 
A. call its name B. call on C. call off D. call it a day 
Question 12: We didn’t go to the zoo yesterday ______ the heavy rain. 
A. because of B. in spite of C. so D. because 
Question 13: “Can you ______ me a favor, Bill?” Peter said. 
A. make B. get C. put D. do 
Question 14: He managed to keep his job ______ the manager had threatened to sack him. 
A. although B. despite C. unless D. therefore 
Question 15: You should make a(n) ______ to overcome this problem. 
A. trial B. impression C. effort D. apology 
Question 16: Thanks to my friends’ ______ remarks, my essays have been improved. 
A. constructive B. construction C. constructor D. construct 
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Question 17: You need more exercise - you should ______ jogging. 
A. try on B. take up C. carry out D. hold up 
Question 18: All of us won't go camping ______ the weather stays fine. 
A. however B. but C. unless D. so 
Question 19: I clearly remember ______ you about this before. 
A. telling B. to tell C. told D. tell 
Question 20: I'm really looking forward ______ to university. 
A. to going B. go C. to go D. going 
Question 21: Don’t touch that wire or you’ll get an electric ______. 
A. shock B. fire C. charge D. current 
Question 22: ______ stamps, my brother collects coins. 
A. Except B. Besides C. Near D. Beside 
Question 23: The manager ______ him for a minor mistake. 
A. accused B. charged C. complained D. blamed 
Question 24: That pipe ______ for ages - we must get it mended. 
A. has been leaking B. is leaking C. had been leaking D. leaks 
Question 25: ______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him. 
A. On B. At C. With D. Of 
Question 26: My brother ______ his driving test when he was 18. 
A. has passed B. passes C. was passing D. passed 
Question 27: - “You look nervous! ______” 
 - “This thunder scares me to death.” 
A. How are you? B. Why’s that? C. Come on! D. What’s wrong? 
Question 28: Car crashes are almost always accidental, but on rare occasions they may be ______. 
A. deliberate B. determined C. aware D. meant 
Question 29: - “Is it all right if I use your bike?” 
 - “______” 
A. I don’t care. B. Sure, go ahead. C. Oh, forget it. D. I accept it. 
Question 30: The car had a(n) ______ tyre, so we had to change the wheel. 
A. bent B. flat C. cracked D. injured 
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. traditional B. residential C. expectation D. competition 
Question 32: A. tennis B. into C. between D. country 
Question 33: A. command B. secure C. pretend D. leisure 
Question 34: A. family B. attractive C. marvellous D. industry 
Question 35: A. difficulty B. simplicity C. discovery D. commodity 
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 36 to 45. 
It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has 
been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The difference between 
schooling and education implied by this remark is important. 
Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no 
limits. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in the kitchen or on a 
tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in school and the whole universe of 
informal learning. The agent (doer) of education can vary from respected grandparents to the people 
arguing about politics on the radio, from a child to a famous scientist. Whereas schooling has a 
certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a 
stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People receive 
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process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s 
entire life. 
Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little 
from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at about the same time, 
take the assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, 
and so on. The pieces of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an 
understanding of the workings of governments, have been limited by the subjects being taught. For 
example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about 
political problems in their society or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are 
clear and undoubted conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling. 
Question 36: This passage is mainly aimed at ______. 
A. listing and discussing several educational problems 
B. telling the difference between the meaning of two related words 
C. giving examples of different schools 
D. telling a story about excellent teachers 
Question 37: In the passage, the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” 
mostly implies that ______. 
A. schooling prevents people discovering things 
B. all of life is an education 
C. schooling takes place everywhere 
D. education is totally ruined by schooling 
Question 38: The word “all-inclusive” in the passage mostly means ______. 
A. including everything or everyone B. going in many directions 
C. involving many school subjects D. allowing no exceptions 
Question 39: According to the passage, the doers of education are ______. 
A. only respected grandparents B. mainly politicians 
C. mostly famous scientists D. almost all people 
Question 40: What does the writer mean by saying “education quite often produces surprises”? 
A. It’s surprising that we know little about other religions. 
B. Educators often produce surprises. 
C. Informal learning often brings about unexpected results. 
D. Success of informal learning is predictable. 
Question 41: Which of the following would the writer support? 
A. Our education system needs to be changed as soon as possible. 
B. Without formal education, people won’t be able to read and write. 
C. Schooling is of no use because students do similar things every day. 
D. Going to school is only part of how people become educated. 
Question 42: The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ______. 
A. newest filmmakers B. high school students 
C. workings of governments D. political problems 
Question 43: Because the general pattern of schooling varies little from one setting to the next, 
school children throughout the country ______. 
A. are taught by the same teachers B. have the same abilities 
C. have similar study conditions D. do similar things 
Question 44: From the passage, we can infer that a high school teacher ______. 
A. is free to choose anything to teach B. is bound to teach programmed subjects 
C. is not allowed to teach political issues D. has to teach social issues to all classes 
Question 45: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 
A. The best schools teach a variety of subjects. 
B. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework. 
C. Education and schooling are quite different experience. 
D. The more years students go to school, the better their education is. 
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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 46: It is a basic requirement in the modern world to be able to deal with figures. 
A. Being able to deal with figures is a basic requirement in the modern world. 
B. Dealing with the modern world requires a basic knowledge of figures. 
C. The world requires us to have a basic understanding of figures. 
D. Dealing with figures requires a basic knowledge of the modern world. 
Question 47: The way to get the best out of me is to make me work very hard. 
A. My work is under consideration, so I do my best. 
B. If you make me work hard, I can't get the best. 
C. Don't make me work hard or I can’t make the best out of me. 
D. I work best when I am under pressure. 
Question 48: Their chances of success are small. 
A. They will certainly be successful. B. It’s possible that they will achieve success. 
C. They have no chances of being successful. D. It’s not very likely that they will succeed. 
Question 49: I found myself at a loss to understand my closest friend’s words. 
A. I found my closest friend's words easy to understand. 
B. I understood my closest friend’s words completely. 
C. I lost heart and didn't understand my closest friend's words. 
D. I found my closest friend's words quite incomprehensible. 
Question 50: “Be careful! Don't do that again,” he said. 
A. He encouraged me to do that again. 
B. He advised me to be careful and do that again. 
C. He warned me not to do that again. 
D. He told me to be careful, so I didn't do that again. 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate 
the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 51 to 60. 
The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather patterns (51)______ strongly affect the 
world. When the water is warm, the (52)______ of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions 
decreases. Australia could (53)______ experience a drought in many parts. On (54)______ hand, 
Chile (which borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for (55)______ rainstorms. In Pakistan and 
northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much 
drier. 
This happening is called El Nino and is used (56)______ weather forecasters to make long-range 
weather predictions. They also know that El Nino will (57)______ unusually heavy rains to the 
southwestern part of the United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same 
time. 
According to research, weather forecasters (58)______ know about the coming weather with 
certainty. Now everything has become completely different. 
El Nino itself used to be (59)______. It would occur every two to seven years. But now, this 
weather pattern is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or 
cyclones occur. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this (60)______ on a global scale either. 
Question 51: A. whether B. what C. that D. when 
Question 52: A. deal B. figure C. amount D. number 
Question 53: A. however B. ever C. nevertheless D. even 
Question 54: A. the other B. another C. other D. others 
Question 55: A. angry B. strict C. severe D. cruel 
Question 56: A. at B. to C. on D. by 
Question 57: A. bring B. fetch C. carry D. take 
Question 58: A. used to B. get used to C. used to be D. are used to 
Question 59: A. incredible B. predictable C. remarkable D. notable 
Question 60: A. shift B. change C. transfer D. transformation 
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of 
the following questions. 
Question 61: ______ but he also proved himself a good athlete. 
A. Not only he showed himself a good student 
B. He did not show himself only a good student 
C. Not only did he show himself a good student 
D. A good student not only showed him 
Question 62: When reaching the top of the hill, ______. 
A. we suddenly caught sight of the sea B. it was the sea that extended below us 
C. we extended the sea below us D. the sea came into view 
Question 63: Yesterday my mother bought ______. 
A. beautiful Italian some cotton hats B. Italian some beautiful cotton hats 
C. some beautiful Italian cotton hats D. some hats beautiful Italian cotton 
Question 64: He climbed the tree ______ before the wind blew them off. 
A. in order that to pick the apples B. so as to pick the apples 
C. so that to pick the apples D. in order for the apples to pick 
Question 65: The new manager explained ______ new procedures to save time and money. 
A. with the staff that he hoped to establish B. to the staff that he hopes to establish 
C. to the staff that he hoped to establish D. with the staff that he hopes to establish 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs 
correction. 
Question 66: I’d like to see him in my office the moment he will arrive. 
 A B C D 
Question 67: Each of the beautiful cars in the shop was quickly sold to their owner. 
 A B C D 
Question 68: It was a six-hours journey; we were completely exhausted when we arrived. 
 A B C D 
Question 69: Professor Jones said that a good way to improve your language are learning to practise 
 A B C D 
 it frequently. 
Question 70: Being that he was a good swimmer, John managed to rescue the child. 
 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 to each of the questions from 71 to 80. 
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 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. 
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Question 71: The phrase “an empty house” in the passage mostly means ______. 
A. a house with no people inside B. a house with nothing inside 
C. a house with too much space D. a house with no furniture 
Question 72: One thing that the children in the passage share is that ______. 
A. they are from single-parent families B. they all wear jewelry 
C. they spend part of each day alone D. they all watch TV 
Question 73: The phrase “latchkey children” in the passage means children who ______. 
A. look after themselves while their parents are not at home 
B. close doors with keys and watch TV by themselves 
C. like to carry latches and keys with them everywhere 
D. are locked inside houses with latches and keys 
Question 74: The main problem of latchkey children is that they ______. 
A. watch too much television during the day B. are also found in middle-class families 
C. suffer a lot from being left alone D. are growing in numbers 
Question 75: 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. 
Question 76: Why did a lot of kids have chains around their necks with keys attached? 
A. They were fully grown and had become independent. 
B. They would use the keys to enter their houses when they came home. 
C. Schools didn’t allow them to wear jewelry, so they wore keys instead. 
D. They had to use the keys to open school doors. 
Question 77: What do latchkey children suffer most from when they are at home alone? 
A. Fear. B. Tiredness. C. Loneliness. D. Boredom. 
Question 78: Lynette Long learned of latchkey children’s problems by ______. 
A. interviewing their parents B. talking to them 
C. visiting their homes D. delivering questionnaires 
Question 79: What is the most common way for latchkey children to deal with fears? 
A. Hiding somewhere. B. Lying under a TV. 
C. Talking to the Longs. D. Having a shower. 
Question 80: It’s difficult to find out the number of latchkey children because ______. 
A. they hide themselves in shower stalls or under beds 
B. they do not give information about themselves for safety reasons 
C. most parents are reluctant to admit that they leave their children alone 
D. there are too many of them in the whole country 
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