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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011 
Mụn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D 
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phỳt, khụng kể thời gian phỏt đề 
 Mó đề thi 369 
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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 word or phrase that is closest in 
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 
Question 1: We have lived there for years and grown fond of the surroundings. That is why we do 
not want to leave. 
A. planted many trees in the surroundings B. haunted by the surroundings 
C. loved the surroundings D. possessed by the surroundings 
Question 2: His new work has enjoyed a very good review from critics and readers. 
A. viewing B. regard C. look D. opinion 
Question 3: Such problems as haste and inexperience are a universal feature of youth. 
A. marked B. shared C. hidden D. separated 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs 
correction in each of the following questions. 
Question 4: Publishing in the UK, the book has won a number of awards in recent regional book fairs. 
 A B C D 
Question 5: During our tour of the refinery, it was seen that both propane and gasoline 
 A B C 
were produced in large volumes. 
 D 
Question 6: The first important requirements for you to become a mountain climber are your 
 A B C 
strong passion and you have good health. 
 D 
Question 7: Hardly did he enter the room when all the lights went out. 
 A B C D 
Question 8: A professor of economy and history at our university developed a new theory of 
 A B 
the relationship between historical events and financial crises. 
 C D 
Read the following passage adapted from Understanding Rural America - InfoUSA and mark the 
letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 9 
to 18. 
The well-being of America's rural people and places depends upon many things - the availability 
of good-paying jobs; (9)______ to critical services such as education, health care, and 
communication; strong communities; and a healthy natural environment. And, (10)______ urban 
America is equally dependent upon these things, the challenges to well-being look very different in 
rural areas than in urban areas. Small-scale, low-density settlement (11)______ make it more costly 
for communities and businesses to provide critical services. Declining jobs and income in the natural 
resource-based industries that many rural areas depend on (12)______ workers in those industries to 
find new ways to make a living. Low-skill, low-wage rural manufacturing industries must find new 
ways to challenge the increasing number of (13)______ competitors. Distance and remoteness 
impede many rural areas from being connected to the urban centers of economic activity. Finally, 
changes in the availability and use of natural resources located in rural areas (14)______ the people 
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who earn a living from those resources and those who (15)______ recreational and other benefits 
from them. 
Some rural areas have met these challenges successfully, achieved some level of prosperity, and 
are ready (16)______ the challenges of the future. Others have neither met the current challenges nor 
positioned themselves for the future. Thus, concern for rural America is real. And, while rural 
America is a producer of critical goods and services, the (17)______ goes beyond economics. Rural 
America is also home to a fifth of the Nation's people, keeper of natural amenities and national 
treasures, and safeguard of a/an (18)______ part of American culture, tradition, and history. 
Question 9: A. challenge B. key C. access D. advantage 
Question 10: A. because B. while C. when D. since 
Question 11: A. styles B. tools C. means D. patterns 
Question 12: A. offer B. turn C. force D. make 
Question 13: A. foreign B. abroad C. lateral D. rural 
Question 14: A. effect B. encourage C. stimulate D. affect 
Question 15: A. involve B. evolve C. bring D. derive 
Question 16: A. in B. of C. with D. for 
Question 17: A. research B. impatience C. concern D. stimulus 
Question 18: A. abnormal B. simple C. incredible D. unique 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is 
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 
Question 19: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the 
surplus. 
A. sufficiency B. excess C. large quantity D. small quantity 
Question 20: There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment. 
A. attraction B. speculation C. ease D. consideration 
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 21: “Don’t forget to tidy up the final draft before submission,” the team leader told us. 
A. The team leader asked us to tidy up the final draft before submission. 
B. The team leader reminded us to tidy up the final draft before submission. 
C. The team leader ordered us to tidy up the final draft before submission. 
D. The team leader simply wanted us to tidy up the final draft before submission. 
Question 22: “My company makes a large profit every year. Why don’t you invest more money in 
it?” my friend said to me. 
A. My friend suggested his investing more money in his company. 
B. My friend persuaded me to invest more money in his company. 
C. I was asked to invest more money in my friend’s company. 
D. My friend instructed me how to put more money into his company. 
Question 23: “Mum, please don’t tell dad about my mistake,” the boy said. 
A. The mother was forced to keep her son’s mistake as a secret when he insisted. 
B. The boy earnestly insisted that his mother tell his father about his mistake. 
C. The boy begged his mother not to tell his father about his mistake. 
D. The boy requested his mother not to talk about his mistake any more. 
Question 24: “You shouldn’t have leaked our confidential report to the press, Frank!” said Jane. 
A. Jane accused Frank of having cheated the press with their confidential report. 
B. Jane criticized Frank for having disclosed their confidential report to the press. 
C. Jane suspected that Frank had leaked their confidential report to the press. 
D. Jane blamed Frank for having flattered the press with their confidential report. 
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Question 25: “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your boy,” the kidnappers told us. 
A. The kidnappers pledged to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom. 
B. The kidnappers ordered to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom. 
C. The kidnappers threatened to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom. 
D. The kidnappers promised to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom. 
Read the following passage adapted from Cultural Guide - OALD, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D 
on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 26 to 35. 
The issue of equality for women in British society first attracted national attention in the early 20th 
century, when the suffragettes won for women the right to vote. In the 1960s feminism became the 
subject of intense debate when the women’s liberation movement encouraged women to reject their 
traditional supporting role and to demand equal status and equal rights with men in areas such as 
employment and pay. 
Since then, the gender gap between the sexes has been reduced. The Equal Pay Act of 1970, for 
instance, made it illegal for women to be paid less than men for doing the same work, and in 1975 the 
Sex Discrimination Act aimed to prevent either sex having an unfair advantage when applying for 
jobs. In the same year the Equal Opportunities Commission was set up to help people claim their 
rights to equal treatment and to publish research and statistics to show where improvements in 
opportunities for women need to be made. Women now have much better employment opportunities, 
though they still tend to get less well-paid jobs than men, and very few are appointed to top jobs in 
industry. 
In the US the movement that is often called the “first wave of feminism” began in the mid 1800s. 
Susan B. Anthony worked for the right to vote, Margaret Sanger wanted to provide women with the 
means of contraception so that they could decide whether or not to have children, and Elizabeth 
Blackwell, who had to fight for the chance to become a doctor, wanted women to have greater 
opportunities to study. Many feminists were interested in other social issues. 
The second wave of feminism began in the 1960s. Women like Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem 
became associated with the fight to get equal rights and opportunities for women under the law. An 
important issue was the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which was intended to change the 
Constitution. Although the ERA was not passed, there was progress in other areas. It became illegal 
for employers, schools, clubs, etc. to discriminate against women. But women still find it hard to 
advance beyond a certain point in their careers, the so-called glass ceiling that prevents them from 
having high-level jobs. Many women also face the problem of the second shift, i.e. the household 
chores. 
In the 1980s, feminism became less popular in the US and there was less interest in solving the 
remaining problems, such as the fact that most women still earn much less than men. Although there 
is still discrimination, the principle that it should not exist is widely accepted. 
Question 26: It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that in the 19th century, ______. 
A. British women did not complete their traditional supporting role 
B. most women did not wish to have equal status and equal rights 
C. British women did not have the right to vote in political elections 
D. suffragettes fought for the equal employment and equal pay 
Question 27: The phrase “gender gap” in paragraph 2 refers to ______. 
A. the visible space between men and women 
B. the difference in status between men and women 
C. the social distance between the two sexes 
D. the social relationship between the two sexes 
Question 28: Susan B. Anthony, Margaret Sanger, and Elizabeth Blackwell are mentioned as 
______. 
A. American women who were more successful than men 
B. American women with exceptional abilities 
C. pioneers in the fight for American women’s rights 
D. American women who had greater opportunities 
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Question 29: The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ______. 
A. was not officially approved B. changed the US Constitution 
C. was brought into force in the 1960s D. supported employers, schools and clubs 
Question 30: In the late 20th century, some information about feminism in Britain was issued by 
______. 
A. the Equal Rights Amendment B. the Equal Pay Act of 1970 
C. the Equal Opportunities Commission D. the Sex Discrimination Act 
Question 31: Which of the following is true according to the passage? 
A. The movement of feminism began in the US earlier than in Britain. 
B. The women’s liberation movement in the world first began in Britain. 
C. The US movement of feminism became the most popular in the late 20th century. 
D. The British government passed laws to support women in the early 20th century. 
Question 32: The phrase “glass ceiling” in paragraph 4 mostly means ______. 
A. an imaginary barrier B. an overlooked problem 
C. a ceiling made of glass D. a transparent frame 
Question 33: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? 
A. There is now no sex discrimination in Britain and in the US. 
B. Many American women still face the problem of household chores. 
C. An American woman once had to fight for the chance to become a doctor. 
D. British women now have much better employment opportunities. 
Question 34: It can be inferred from the passage that ______. 
A. the belief that sex discrimination should not exist is not popular in the US 
B. women in Britain and the US still fight for their equal status and equal rights 
C. the British government did not approve of the women’s liberation movement 
D. women do not have better employment opportunities despite their great efforts 
Question 35: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? 
A. Opportunities for Women Nowadays B. Women and the Right to Vote 
C. The Suffragettes in British Society D. Feminism in Britain and the US 
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 36: A. future B. prospect C. guidance D. involve 
Question 37: A. facilitate B. hydrology C. participate D. intimacy 
Question 38: A. represent B. permanent C. continent D. sentiment 
Question 39: A. romantic B. reduction C. popular D. financial 
Question 40: A. optimist B. immediate C. fabulous D. accuracy 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each 
pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Question 41: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot. 
A. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much. 
B. I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour. 
C. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved. 
D. His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most. 
Question 42: He cannot lend me the book now. He has not finished reading it yet. 
A. Having finished reading the book, he cannot lend it to me. 
B. He cannot lend me the book until he has finished reading it. 
C. Not having finished reading the book, he will lend it to me. 
D. As long as he cannot finish reading the book, he will lend it to me. 
Question 43: Crazianna is a big country. Unfortunately, it has never received respect from its 
neighbours. 
A. Crazianna has never received respect from its neighbours because it is a big country. 
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B. Crazianna is such a big country that it has never received respect from its neighbours. 
C. It is Crazianna, a big country, that has never received respect from its neighbours. 
D. Though Crazianna is a big country, it has never received respect from its neighbours. 
Question 44: His academic record at high school was poor. He failed to apply to that prestigious 
institution. 
A. His academic record at high school was poor because he didn’t apply to that prestigious 
institution. 
B. His academic record at high school was poor as a result of his failure to apply to that prestigious 
institution. 
C. Failing to apply to that prestigious institution, his academic record at high school was poor. 
D. His academic record at high school was poor; as a result, he failed to apply to that prestigious 
institution. 
Question 45: Smoking is an extremely harmful habit. You should give it up immediately. 
A. When you give up smoking immediately, you will affect your health with this harmful habit. 
B. You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into an extremely harmful habit. 
C. Stop your smoking immediately so it will become one of your extremely harmful habits. 
D. As smoking is an extremely harmful habit, you should give it up immediately. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 46: “Why don’t you sit down and ______?” 
A. make yourself at peace B. make yourself at rest 
C. make it your own home D. make yourself at home 
Question 47: “You ______ have cooked so many dishes. There are only three of us for lunch.” 
A. wouldn’t B. oughtn’t C. needn’t D. couldn’t 
Question 48: The Second World War ______ in 1939. 
A. brought about B. turned up C. broke out D. took out 
Question 49: “We'd better ______ if we want to get there in time.” 
A. turn down B. speed up C. take up D. put down 
Question 50: The temperature ______ takes place varies widely from material to material. 
A. which melting B. at which melting C. at which they melt D. which they melt 
Question 51: The village was ______ visible through the dense fog. 
A. only B. barely C. mostly D. hard 
Question 52: ______ without animals and plants? 
A. What would life on earth be like B. How would life on earth be for 
C. What will life on earth be like D. How will life on earth be like 
Question 53: Harry: “Are you ready, Kate? There’s not much time left.” 
 Kate: “Yes, just a minute. ______!” 
A. No longer B. I won’t finish C. I’d be OK D. I’m coming 
Question 54: “______ you treat him, he’ll help you. He’s so tolerant.” 
A. No matter how B. In addition to C. Even though D. As if 
Question 55: I could not ______ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me. 
A. get along B. make off C. take in D. hold on 
Question 56: I did not want to believe them, but in fact, ______ was true. 
A. what they said B. what has said C. that they were said D. which they said 
Question 57: “You’ll recognize Jenny when you see her. She ______ a red hat.” 
A. will wear B. will be wearing C. wears D. is wearing 
Question 58: Alfonso: “I had a really good time. Thanks for the lovely evening.” 
 Maria: “______.” 
A. I’m glad you enjoyed it B. Yes, it’s really good 
C. Oh, that’s right D. No, it’s very kind of you 
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Question 59: This shirt is ______ that one. 
A. as much expensive as B. not nearly as expensive as 
C. a bit less expensive D. much far expensive than 
Question 60: The sign “NO TRESPASSING” tells you ______. 
A. not to photograph B. not to smoke C. not to enter D. not to approach 
Question 61: Sue: “Can you help me with my essay?” 
 Robert: “______” 
A. Yes, I’m afraid not. B. I think that, too. C. Not completely. D. Why not? 
Question 62: The instructor blew his whistle and ______. 
A. off the runners were running B. off ran the runners 
C. off were running the runners D. the runners run off 
Question 63: She built a high wall round her garden ______. 
A. to enable people not taking her fruit B. so that her fruit would be stolen 
C. to prevent her fruit from being stolen D. in order that her fruit not be stolen 
Question 64: Before I left for my summer camp, my mother told me to take warm clothes with me 
______ it was cold. 
A. despite B. in case C. so that D. whereas 
Question 65: “Never be late for an interview, ______ you can’t get the job.” 
A. unless B. otherwise C. or so D. if not 
Question 66: If it ______ for the heavy storm, the accident would not have happened. 
A. weren’t B. hadn’t been C. isn’t D. were 
Question 67: The sky was cloudy and foggy. We went to the beach, ______. 
A. however B. even though C. so D. yet 
Question 68: He never lets anything ______ him and his weekend fishing trip. 
A. come between B. come on C. come up D. come among 
Question 69: Joan: “Our friends are coming. ______, Mike? ” 
 Mike: “I’m sorry, but I can’t do it now.” 
A. Shall you make some coffee, please B. Shall I make you like some coffee 
C. Why don’t we cook some coffee D. Would you mind making some coffee 
Question 70: Our boss would rather ______ during the working hours. 
A. us not chatting B. we didn’t chat C. us not chat D. we don’t chat 
Read the following passage adapted from A. Briggs’ article on culture, Microsoftđ Student 2008, 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. 
Culture is a word in commo