Đề thi tuyển sinh Đại học môn Tiếng Anh Khối D năm 2014 - Mã đề 852

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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC 
(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 852 
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 word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to 
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 1: 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. organize things inefficiently B. manage an inflexible system 
C. run faster than others D. have a good voyage 
Question 2: Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school. 
A. approves of B. attends to C. puts off D. looks for 
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 3 to 12. 
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. However, driving when drunk is against the law but driving when 
exhausted isn't. As Paul Martin says, it is very ironic that we admire people who function on very little sleep 
instead of criticizing them for being irresponsible. Our world would be a much safer, happier place if everyone, 
whatever their job, slept eight hours a night. 
 New English File Upper-intermediate by Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig, OUP 
Question 3: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE about Paul Martin? 
A. He shows his concern for sleep deprivation in modern society. 
B. He gives an interesting account of a sleepless society. 
C. He is a scientist who is chronically deprived of sleep. 
D. He describes the modern world as a place without insomnia. 
Question 4: The phrase “round the clock” in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to ______. 
A. all day and night B. surrounded with clocks 
C. during the daytime D. having a round clock 
Question 5: The writer mentions the Internet in the passage as ______. 
A. a temptation that prevents us from sleeping B. an easy solution to sleep deprivation 
C. an ineffective means of communication D. a factor that is not related to sleep deprivation 
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Question 6: According to the third paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? 
A. Our social life has no influence on our hours of sleep. 
B. The sun obviously determined our daily routines. 
C. The electric light was invented in the 19th century. 
D. The electric light has changed our daily cycle of sleep. 
Question 7: The word “which” in the third paragraph refers to ______. 
A. reaching a point B. masking the symptoms 
C. the world's population D. caffeine consumption 
Question 8: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the last paragraph? 
A. Doctors ‘on night call’ do not need more than three hours of sleep a day. 
B. Our motivation decreases with the bigger number of hours we sleep. 
C. Sleep deprivation has negative effects on both individuals and society. 
D. Thousands of people are killed every day by drunken drivers. 
Question 9: The word “catastrophic” in the last paragraph probably means ______. 
A. bound to bring satisfaction B. becoming more noticeable 
C. causing serious damage or loss D. likely to become worthless 
Question 10: Which of the following would the writer of the passage approve of? 
A. Our world would be a much safer place without drinkers. 
B. Both drunken drivers and sleep-deprived people should be criticized. 
C. There is no point in criticizing irresponsible people in our society. 
D. We certainly can function well even when we hardly sleep. 
Question 11: All of the following are mentioned as those whose performance is affected by ‘sleep debt’ 
EXCEPT ______. 
A. doctors B. drivers C. biologists D. engineers 
Question 12: Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage? 
A. Accident Prevention: Urgent! B. Sleep Deprivation: Causes and Effects 
C. A Society of Sleepless People D. A Well-known Biologist 
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 13: The early failure of the Spanish squad in the 2014 World Cup deeply disappointed their fans. 
A. That their squad left the 2014 World Cup so early was very disappointing for the Spanish sportsmen. 
B. Living up to their fans’ expectation, the Spanish squad left the 2014 World Cup so early. 
C. The Spanish squad was terribly disappointed that their fans had to leave 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. 
Question 14: 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. To get rid of the car, the president decided to sell it to me, his good worker, at a bonus price. 
C. To show his appreciation for my good work, the president allowed me to use his car whenever I liked. 
D. I was willing to drive the president’s car as a compliment for my good performance at work. 
Question 15: “Send this urgent document immediately!” the officer told the soldier. 
A. The officer requested that the soldier rush out due to the document’s urgency. 
B. The officer ordered the soldier to deliver the urgent document instantly. 
C. The officer recommended the soldier leave right away because of the urgent document. 
D. The officer advised the soldier to send the urgent document right away. 
Question 16: “Believe me. It’s no use reading that book,” Janet told her boyfriend. 
A. Janet tried to convince her boyfriend that the book was not worth reading. 
B. Janet managed to persuade her boyfriend that reading the book was worthwhile. 
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 17: “Why don't you join us for our next class reunion?” Mary said to me. 
A. Mary cordially invited me to join them for the next class reunion. 
B. Mary insisted on my joining them for the next class reunion. 
C. Mary advised me not to join them for the next class reunion. 
D. Mary strongly urged me to join them for the next class reunion. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other 
three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 18: A. commit B. index C. preview D. open 
Question 19: A. enrichment B. advantage C. sovereignty D. edition 
Question 20: A. habitat B. candidate C. wilderness D. attendance 
Question 21: A. economic B. considerate C. continental D. territorial 
Question 22: A. interact B. specify C. illustrate D. fertilize 
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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 23: All of the students in this course will be assessed according to their attendance, performance, 
 A B C 
and they work hard. 
 D 
Question 24: As seeing from the mountain top, the area looks like a picturesque harbour town. 
 A B C D 
Question 25: 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 26: Since January this year, Joe has suffered two injuries, one to his ankle and the other in New York. 
 A B C D 
Question 27: Most of the students are queuing in lines waiting to enter the classroom. 
 A B C D 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the 
pair of sentences given in each of the following questions. 
Question 28: Nam defeated the former champion in three sets. He finally won the inter-school table tennis 
championship. 
A. Having defeated the former champion in the inter-school table tennis, Nam did not hold the title of 
champion. 
B. Although Nam defeated the former champion in three sets, he did not win the title of inter-school table 
tennis champion. 
C. Having defeated the former champion in three sets, Nam won the inter-school table tennis championship. 
D. Being defeated by the former champion, Nam lost the chance to play the final game of inter-school table 
tennis championship. 
Question 29: Most scientists know him well. However, very few ordinary people have heard of him. 
A. He is the only scientist that is not known to the general public. 
B. Not only scientists but also the general public know him as a big name. 
C. Although he is well known to scientists, he is little known to the general public. 
D. Many ordinary people know him better than most scientists do. 
Question 30: I do my homework and schoolwork in separate books. I don't get muddled up. 
A. Having two separate books at home and at work helps me avoid getting muddled up. 
B. I do my homework and schoolwork in separate books so that I don't get muddled up. 
C. I do not get muddled up due to the separation between homework and schoolwork. 
D. I would get muddled up if I did not separate homework from schoolwork. 
Question 31: She looked through the hotel advertisements. She stopped only when taking a fancy to one piece. 
A. She found the hotel advertisements so interesting that she could hardly turn away from them. 
B. She stopped looking through the hotel advertisements only when she had found another piece. 
C. She stopped reading the hotel advertisements only when one of them caught her fancy. 
D. She took so great a fancy to the hotel advertisements that she could not stop reading them. 
Question 32: She wrote the text. She selected the illustration as well. 
A. She not only wrote the text but also selected the illustration. 
B. The text she wrote was not as good as the illustration she selected. 
C. In order to select the illustration, she had to write the text. 
D. If she had written the text, she would have selected the illustration. 
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 33 to 42. 
Postsecondary institutions and private schools are corporations under U.S. law. They are approved to 
operate as non-profit, for-profit, or public corporations (33)______ education and training. Increasingly, state 
authorities are requiring approved educational providers to apply (34)______ and receive accreditation as a 
condition of final and continued approval. 
As corporate entities, U.S. institutions are internally self-governing and are (35)______ to make property, 
facilities, equipment, and utilities transactions; make their own personnel decisions; decide whom to admit to 
study and to graduate; (36)______ 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 (37)______ one another for 
students, research funding, faculty, and other benefits. Public institutions may compete within the same state 
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or territory for budget appropriations. It is the corporate nature of institutions and the competition within the 
system that (38)_____ 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 (39)______ 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 (40)______ by boards of citizens, both alumni and 
non-alumni, who are ultimately responsible for all operations. They appoint senior (41)______, such as 
principals, headmasters, presidents, and deans; and approve the actions taken (42)______ their name. 
From A Diverse Educational System: Structure, standards, and challenges. InfoUSA (CD version) 
Question 33: A. provided B. provision C. provide D. providing 
Question 34: A. to B. with C. for D. on 
Question 35: A. capable B. probable C. possible D. able 
Question 36: A. call B. rise C. lend D. raise 
Question 37: A. at B. for C. to D. with 
Question 38: A. makes B. prevents C. lets D. causes 
Question 39: A. collection B. collect C. collectively D. collective 
Question 40: A. being controlled B. controlled C. are controlling D. are controlled 
Question 41: A. leaders B. trainees C. judges D. assistants 
Question 42: A. above B. on C. in D. at 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 43: In no circumstances ______ on campus. 
A. smoking should be allowed B. should allow smoking 
C. we should allow smoking D. should smoking be allowed 
Question 44: 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. did B. made C. took D. gave 
Question 45: “My secretary will book you an afternoon flight and have you ______ at the airport.” 
A. to pick up B. picked up C. pick up D. picking up 
Question 46: Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by ______ rocking chair. 
A. a wooden old beautiful European B. a beautiful old European wooden 
C. an old beautiful wooden European D. an old wooden European beautiful 
Question 47: The young lady sat still in the afternoon breeze, with her hair ______ her back. 
A. fallen against B. running over C. flowed down D. streaming down 
Question 48: We need to talk more about ______ for the summer vacation before July. 
A. why to choose B. when to use C. how to make D. where to go 
Question 49: ______ my mother’s encouragement, I wouldn’t have made such a daring decision. 
A. Until B. In spite C. But for D. Providing 
Question 50: 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. By no means B. I wish so C. Thank you D. Never mind 
Question 51: 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. amount B. number C. species D. variety 
Question 52: ______, she continued to carry out her duties. 
A. No matter how poor her health B. Despite her good health 
C. Although in poor health D. Although she is in good health 
Question 53: 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. inland B. farmed C. territorial D. fresh 
Question 54: The bank has more than 100 branches, ______ in a major urban area. 
A. each located B. each locating C. and are located D. the location of which 
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Question 55: In my opinion, ______ new technology who will finally decide which ideas take off. 
A. it is the user of B. that the development of 
C. that the user of D. it is the development of 
Question 56: While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I ______ this photograph of my 
parents' wedding. 
A. turned down B. came across C. made up D. took after 
Question 57: 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 58: 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. origin B. prospect C. status D. source 
Question 59: They got lost in the forest, and ______ made matters worse was that night began to fall. 
A. what B. it C. that D. which 
Question 60: “Take a spare tyre ______ you have a puncture on the way to the beach.” 
A. unless B. so that C. in case D. if 
Question 61: Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking ______ accepting opinions without 
questioning them. 
A. in addition B. instead of C. for instance D. because of 
Question 62: “Could you turn off the stove? The potatoes ______ for at least thirty minutes.” 
A. boiled B. were boiling C. have been boiling D. are boiling 
Question 63: 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. That’s very kind of you. B. I don’t believe it. 
C. Not a chance. D. Well done! 
Question 64: He applied for a teaching ______ at Bales University with great confidence. 
A. work B. post C. employment D. career 
Question 65: We’ve already bought the house but won’t ______ it until May, when the present occupants 
have moved out. 
A. keep track of B. take possession of C. gain recognition of D. catch sight of 
Question 66: 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 es