Đề thi tuyển sinh Đại học môn Tiếng Anh Khối D năm 2014 - Mã đề 625

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(Đề thi có 6 trang) 
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2014 
Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D 
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề 
 Mã đề thi 625 
Họ, tên thí sinh:.......................................................................... 
Số báo danh:............................................................................ 
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: Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking ______ accepting opinions without 
questioning them. 
A. for instance B. in addition C. because of D. instead of 
Question 2: “Take a spare tyre ______ you have a puncture on the way to the beach.” 
A. unless B. in case C. if D. so that 
Question 3: They got lost in the forest, and ______ made matters worse was that night began to fall. 
A. which B. it C. that D. what 
Question 4: We’ve already bought the house but won’t ______ it until May, when the present occupants have 
moved out. 
A. take possession of B. keep track of C. gain recognition of D. catch sight of 
Question 5: The carefully nurtured gardens with a wide ______ of flowers and fruit trees have added elegance 
to this place and made it a major tourist attraction. 
A. number B. amount C. variety D. species 
Question 6: The young lady sat still in the afternoon breeze, with her hair ______ her back. 
A. streaming down B. running over C. fallen against D. flowed down 
Question 7: In my opinion, ______ new technology who will finally decide which ideas take off. 
A. it is the user of B. it is the development of 
C. that the user of D. that the development of 
Question 8: The cinema is no longer as popular as it was in the 1930's and 1940's, but it is still an 
important ______ of entertainment. 
A. status B. origin C. prospect D. source 
Question 9: “My secretary will book you an afternoon flight and have you ______ at the airport.” 
A. picking up B. to pick up C. picked up D. pick up 
Question 10: ______ my mother’s encouragement, I wouldn’t have made such a daring decision. 
A. In spite B. Until C. Providing D. But for 
Question 11: Carbon dioxide ______ as one of the main contributors to the greenhouse effect. 
A. had identified B. had been identified C. has been identified D. has identified 
Question 12: In the last match, Sabella changed his formation at half-time, introducing Fernando Gago in 
midfield and Higuain in attack, but in the end it was Messi’s magic that ______ the difference. 
A. took B. made C. gave D. did 
Question 13: The bank has more than 100 branches, ______ in a major urban area. 
A. and are located B. each locating C. each located D. the location of which 
Question 14: “Could you turn off the stove? The potatoes ______ for at least thirty minutes.” 
A. have been boiling B. boiled C. are boiling D. were boiling 
Question 15: In no circumstances ______ on campus. 
A. should allow smoking B. we should allow smoking 
C. should smoking be allowed D. smoking should be allowed 
Question 16: We need to talk more about ______ for the summer vacation before July. 
A. how to make B. when to use C. why to choose D. where to go 
Question 17: Jessica looks very tired. She ______ have stayed up late to finish her assignment last night. 
A. will B. would C. should D. must 
Question 18: While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I ______ this photograph of my 
parents' wedding. 
A. came across B. made up C. took after D. turned down 
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Question 19: Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by ______ rocking chair. 
A. a wooden old beautiful European B. an old beautiful wooden European 
C. an old wooden European beautiful D. a beautiful old European wooden 
Question 20: Minh, a student from Hai Phong, is going to take the college entrance exam in Hanoi next week. 
His father is seeing him off at the railway station. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank. 
Dad: “Good luck with the exam, Minh!” 
Minh: “______, Dad.” 
A. I wish so B. Thank you C. By no means D. Never mind 
Question 21: Jane had difficulty carrying her suitcase upstairs, and Mike, her friend, offered to help. Select the 
most suitable response to fill in the blank. 
 Mike: “Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?” 
 Jane: “______” 
A. Well done! B. I don’t believe it. 
C. Not a chance. D. That’s very kind of you. 
Question 22: ______, she continued to carry out her duties. 
A. Despite her good health B. No matter how poor her health 
C. Although she is in good health D. Although in poor health 
Question 23: China’s placement of its oil rig in Vietnam’s East Sea EEZ has been denounced by ASEAN and 
Western politicians and professionals as the violation of Vietnam’s ______ waters. 
A. farmed B. inland C. fresh D. territorial 
Question 24: Phuong Thao is a student in Ms Lan’s writing class. She is asking for Ms Lan’s comments on her 
last essay. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank. 
 Phuong Thao: “You must have found reading my essay very tiring.” 
 Ms Lan: “______. I enjoyed it.” 
A. At all costs B. Not in the least C. Just in case D. You are welcome 
Question 25: He applied for a teaching ______ at Bales University with great confidence. 
A. work B. post C. career D. employment 
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 26 to 35. 
Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that the easiest 
way to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind. In this way the North American Indians produced 
pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians made stockfish and the 
Arabs dried dates and apricots. 
All foods contain water - cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% water, potatoes and 
other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is. If 
this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to go bad is checked. 
Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California, 
South Africa and Australia. The methods used vary, but in general the fruit is spread out on trays in drying 
yards in the hot sun. In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of 
burning sulphur before drying. Plums for making prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making raisins and 
currants, are dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax 
coating, so increasing the rate of drying. 
Nowadays most foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is to put food in 
chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 110°C at entry to about 45°C at exit. This is 
the usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish. 
Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated horizontal 
steel cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first case, 
the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively 
coarse flakes. In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder. Where recognizable 
pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed. 
Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans or frozen, and they do not 
need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, explorers and soldiers 
in battle, who have little storage space. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to 
cook them. 
From Practical Faster Reading by Gerald Mosback and Vivien Mosback. CUP 
Question 26: What is the main idea of the passage? 
A. Advantages of dried foods. B. Mechanization of drying foods. 
C. Different methods of drying foods. D. Water: the main component of food. 
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Question 27: The phrase “do this” in the first paragraph mostly means ______. 
A. remove moisture from foods B. expose foods to sun and wind 
C. moisten foods D. produce pemmican 
Question 28: The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. reduced considerably B. put a tick C. examined carefully D. motivated to develop 
Question 29: In the process of drying certain kinds of fruits, sulphur fumes help ______. 
A. maintain their color B. kill off bacteria 
C. remove their wax coating D. crack their skin 
Question 30: Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is ______. 
A. dipping them in an alkaline solution 
B. putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through 
C. pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder 
D. spreading them out on trays in drying yards 
Question 31: What does the word “which” in the fourth paragraph refer to? 
A. Chambers B. Vegetables C. Foods D. Things 
Question 32: The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will be ______. 
A. small flakes B. fine powder C. dried soup D. recognizable pieces 
Question 33: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? 
A. Liquids are not dried in the same way as fruits and vegetables. 
B. People in India began to use drying methods centuries ago. 
C. Dried foods have several advantages over canned or frozen foods. 
D. Fruit is usually dried by being laid out on trays in the sun. 
Question 34: According to the passage, dried foods are most useful for ______. 
A. soldiers who are not in battle B. people who are on the move 
C. explorers who are underweight D. housewives who have little storage space 
Question 35: This passage is mainly ______. 
A. argumentative B. informative C. fictional D. analytical 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in 
meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions. 
Question 36: “Why don't you join us for our next class reunion?” Mary said to me. 
A. Mary strongly urged me to join them for the next class reunion. 
B. Mary cordially invited me to join them for the next class reunion. 
C. Mary advised me not to join them for the next class reunion. 
D. Mary insisted on my joining them for the next class reunion. 
Question 37: The president placed his car at my disposal as a bonus for my good work. 
A. In order to praise me as a good worker, the president took me home in his own car. 
B. I was willing to drive the president’s car as a compliment for my good performance at work. 
C. To get rid of the car, the president decided to sell it to me, his good worker, at a bonus price. 
D. To show his appreciation for my good work, the president allowed me to use his car whenever I liked. 
Question 38: “Send this urgent document immediately!” the officer told the soldier. 
A. The officer advised the soldier to send the urgent document right away. 
B. The officer requested that the soldier rush out due to the document’s urgency. 
C. The officer ordered the soldier to deliver the urgent document instantly. 
D. The officer recommended the soldier leave right away because of the urgent document. 
Question 39: “Believe me. It’s no use reading that book,” Janet told her boyfriend. 
A. Janet managed to persuade her boyfriend that reading the book was worthwhile. 
B. Janet tried to convince her boyfriend that the book was not worth reading. 
C. Janet opposed her boyfriend’s idea that reading the book was not useful. 
D. Janet suggested to her boyfriend that reading the book was useful. 
Question 40: The early failure of the Spanish squad in the 2014 World Cup deeply disappointed their fans. 
A. The Spanish squad was terribly disappointed that their fans had to leave the 2014 World Cup so early. 
B. That their squad left the 2014 World Cup so early was very disappointing for the Spanish sportsmen. 
C. Living up to their fans’ expectation, the Spanish squad left the 2014 World Cup so early. 
D. To the disappointment of their fans, the Spanish squad had to leave the 2014 World Cup too early. 
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to 
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 41: Many parents may fail to recognize and respond to their children’s needs until frustration 
explodes into difficult or uncooperative behavior. 
A. stays under pressure B. slowly reaches the boiling point 
C. remains at an unchanged level D. suddenly becomes uncontrollable 
Question 42: “A friend in need is a friend indeed”: Our friends have voiced their strong criticism of China’s 
escalation of tension on our continental shelf. 
A. facing the reality B. worsening the situation 
C. improving the condition D. easing the tension 
Question 43: Those children who stay longer hours at school than at home tend to spend their formative 
years in the company of others with similar aims and interests. 
A. enjoying the care of parents B. being separated from peers 
C. forming a new business company D. being together with friends 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the 
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 44 to 53. 
Postsecondary institutions and private schools are corporations under U.S. law. They are approved to 
operate as non-profit, for-profit, or public corporations (44)______ education and training. Increasingly, state 
authorities are requiring approved educational providers to apply (45)______ and receive accreditation as a 
condition of final and continued approval. 
As corporate entities, U.S. institutions are internally self-governing and are (46)______ to make property, 
facilities, equipment, and utilities transactions; make their own personnel decisions; decide whom to admit to 
study and to graduate; (47)______ their own funds from outside sources; enter into contracts and compete for 
grants; and do most of the other things that corporations do. Institutions compete (48)______ one another for 
students, research funding, faculty, and other benefits. Public institutions may compete within the same state 
or territory for budget appropriations. It is the corporate nature of institutions and the competition within the 
system that (49)_____ Americans to refer to the concept of the educational or academic marketplace - an 
important distinctive element of the way U.S. education is organized. 
Some institutions are governed (50)______ under multi-campus arrangements. These include most local 
public schools (governed by school districts) and many state community college and university systems. 
Whether single- or multi-campus, institutional corporations (51)______ by boards of citizens, both alumni and 
non-alumni, who are ultimately responsible for all operations. They appoint senior (52)______, such as 
principals, headmasters, presidents, and deans; and approve the actions taken (53)______ their name. 
From A Diverse Educational System: Structure, standards, and challenges. InfoUSA (CD version) 
Question 44: A. providing B. provision C. provide D. provided 
Question 45: A. with B. to C. for D. on 
Question 46: A. able B. capable C. probable D. possible 
Question 47: A. rise B. lend C. raise D. call 
Question 48: A. at B. to C. with D. for 
Question 49: A. lets B. causes C. makes D. prevents 
Question 50: A. collectively B. collect C. collective D. collection 
Question 51: A. are controlling B. are controlled C. being controlled D. controlled 
Question 52: A. assistants B. judges C. leaders D. trainees 
Question 53: A. at B. above C. on D. in 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs 
correction in each of the following questions. 
Question 54: Most of the students are queuing in lines waiting to enter the classroom. 
 A B C D 
Question 55: Women in many parts of the world have had lower status than men, which the extent 
 A B 
of the gap between genders varies across cultures and times. 
 C D 
Question 56: As seeing from the mountain top, the area looks like a picturesque harbour town. 
 A B C D 
Question 57: All of the students in this course will be assessed according to their attendance, performance, and 
 A B C 
they work hard. 
 D 
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Question 58: Since January this year, Joe has suffered two injuries, one to his ankle and the other in New York. 
 A B C D 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to 
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 59: Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school. 
A. attends to B. approves of C. puts off D. looks for 
Question 60: We run a very tight ship here, and we expect all our employees to be at their desks by eight 
o'clock and take good care of their own business. 
A. run faster than others B. have a good voyage 
C. organize things inefficiently D. manage an inflexible system 
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 61 to 70. 
We live in a world of tired, sleep deprived people. In his book Counting Sheep, Paul Martin - a behavioural 
biologist - describes a society which is just too busy to sleep and which does not give sleeping the importance it 
deserves. 
Modern society has invented reasons not to sleep. We are now a 24/7 society where shops and services 
must be available all hours. We spend longer hours at work than we used to, and more time getting to work. 
Mobile phones and email allow us to stay in touch round the clock and late-night TV and the Internet tempt 
us away from our beds. When we need more time for work or pleasure, the easy solution is to sleep less. The 
average adult sleeps only 6.2 hours a night during the week, whereas research shows that most people need 
eight or even eight and a half hours' sleep to feel at their best. Nowadays, many people have got used to 
sleeping less than they need and they live in an almost permanent state of 'sleep debt'. 
Until the invention of the electric light in 1879 our daily cycle of sleep used to depend on the hours of 
daylight. People would get up with the sun and go to bed at nightfall. But nowadays our hours of sleep are 
mainly determined by our working hours (or our social life) and most people are woken up artificially by an 
alarm clock. During the day caffeine, the world's most popular drug, helps to keep us awake. 75% of the 
world's population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms of sleep deprivation. 
What does a chronic lack of sleep do to us? As well as making us irritable and unhappy as humans, it also 
reduces our motivation and ability to work. This has serious implications for society in general. Doctors, for 
example, are often chronically sleep deprived, especially when they are on 'night call', and may get less than 
three hours' sleep. Lack of sleep can seriously impair their mood, judgment, and ability to take decisions. Tired 
engineers, in the early hours of the morning, made a series of mistakes with catastrophic results. On our 
roads and motorways lack of sleep kills thousands of people every year. Tests show that a tired driver can be 
just as dangerous as a drunken driver.