TRƯỜNG THPT PHÙ NINH ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐH - CĐ LẦN I NĂM HỌC 2012-2013

------------------------------------- Môn : TIẾNG ANH; Khối: D + A1

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ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU; TỪ CÂU 1 ĐẾN CÂU 80
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:
When man first learned how to (1) _______ a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time. The first fuel he used was
(2) ______ wood. As time (3) _______, man eventually discovered that substances such as coal and oil would burn.
Coal was not used very widely as a source of energy (4) _____ the last century. With the coming of the industrial
revolution, it was (5) _______ realized that production would double if coal was used instead of wood. Nowadays, many (6)
______ huge factories and electricity (7) ______ stations would be unable to function if there was no coal.
In the last twenty or thirty years, however, the use of coal (8) _______ declined. As a result, there have been
changes in the coal industry. It is believed that more people would use coal if oil and gas were not so readily (9) ________.
There is more than enough coal in the world for man’s (10) ______ for the next two hundred years if our use of
coal does not increase. Unfortunately, however, about half of the world’s coal may never be used. Mining much of it would
be very expensive even it was possible to use new equipment.
Câu 1. A. generate B. devise C. produce D. make
Câu 2. A. perhaps B. maybe C. possibly D. probably
Câu 3. A. went B. spent C. passed D. flew
Câu 4. A. until B. for C. during D. in
Câu 5. A. in time B. early C. timely D. soon
Câu 6. A. of B. of the C. among D. among the
Câu 7. A. offering B. making C. creating D. generating
Câu 8. A. have B. was C. is D. has
Câu 9. A. present B. available C. in use D. plenty
Câu 10. A. needs B. necessities C. requirements D. requests
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction:
Câu 11. As soon as we’ve finished supper, we’ll all go to downtown to see our friends.
A B C D
Câu 12. Most smokers are aware that smoking is harmful to their health, but they can’t get rid it.
A B C D
Câu 13. The ocean probably distinguishes the earth from other planets of the solar system, for scientists believe
A B C
that large bodies of water are not existing on the other planets.
D
Câu 14. The most widely used material for package consumer goods is cardboard.
A B C D
Câu 15. Everyday she played with her ball in the garden of the palace
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer which completes each of the following
sentences:
Câu 16. / police’s warnings / people / refuse / helmets //
A. Despite the police’s warnings, many people still refuse to wear helmets.
B. Because of the police’s warnings, many people refuse wearing helmets.
C. Thanks to the police’s warnings, many people still refuse of wearing helmets.
D. Even though the police’s warnings, many people refuse not to wear helmets.
Câu 17. Those boys took a long ladder ______.
A. so they will get the ball from the roof B. and then get the ball from the roof
C. in order to get the ball from the roof D. so that the ball from the roof can be gotten
Câu 18. Having been selected to represent the class at the school meeting, _______.
A. he gave a short acceptance speech B. the members applauded him
C. a speech had to be given by him D. the members congratulated him
Câu 19. Dr Sales is the person _____.
A. in that I don't have much confidence B. whom I don't have much confidence in him
C. I don't have much confidence D. in whom I don't have much confidence
Câu 20. It is widely known that _________.
A. the Italians are most passionate people in Europe. B. the Italian are the most passionate people in Europe
C. the Italians are the most passionate people in Europe D. Italian people are the passionate people in Europe.
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:
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 Jazz is an improvisational form of music that originated in the southern United States after the Civil War. Although
its origins and history are somewhat vague, we know that it began as the musical expression of black people who had
formerly been slaves, combining hymns, spirituals, and traditional work songs into something quite new. The style was a
blend of the rhythms brought to America by the Africans who were imported as slave labor and the popular music of the
era that featured the ragtime piano. The term jazz itself is of obscure and possible nonmusical origin, but it was first used to
describe this particular kind of musical expression in about 1915.
A jazz band commonly includes four to twelve musicians with a relatively large proportion of the group in the
rhythm section. Customarily, there are a drummer, a bass player, and a pianist. Often there is also a banjo player or
guitarist. In traditional jazz, the clarinet, trumpet, and trombone carry the melody. In more modern jazz, the saxophone,
violin, and flute may also be included in the melody section. Some jazz bands employ a blues singer. Most jazz is premised
on the principle that an almost infinite number of variations can accommodate themselves to a progression of chords that
can be repeated indefinitely to feature an improvisation by solo instruments or vocalists. For example, while the trumpet
plays the melody, the clarinet might embellish and invent compatible melodies around the original theme. Such
improvisation is a test of the jazz musician's skill and is referred to as tone color.
Jazz first became popular outside the United States in the 1920s when jazz bands began to record, distribute, and
even export their recordings to Europe. Since jazz is improvisational, it does not exist in the form of printed scores, and
recorded performances were and still are the best way of preserving the music. A very basic library of recorded jazz would
include work by such classic artists as Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Billie
Holiday. Theirs is probably America's most unique and most important contribution to the musical world, although there are
a few contemporary artists who are keeping the tradition alive.
Câu 21. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A. A definition of jazz B. Jazz musicians C. Improvisation in jazz D. Jazz bands
Câu 22. The new music of jazz was first heard _________.
A. in Europe B. in Africa C. in South America D. in North America
Câu 23. The word “blend” in the passage is closest in meaning to _________.
A. mixture B. rejection C. imitation D. variety
Câu 24. The word “jazz” is considered to have come into regular use in around _____.
A. the first half of the 19th century B. the second half of the 19th century
C. the first half of the 20th century D. the second half of the 20th century
Câu 25. The word “premised” is closest in meaning to which of the followings?
A. fixed B. based C. created D. performed
Câu 26. The jazz music originally came from __________.
A. folk and holy songs B. folk, holy and labor songs
C. a variety of African sources D. nonmusical activities
Câu 27. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
A. it is free for jazz musicians to play as they wish around a theme
B. jazz musicians play prewritten music C. jazz musicians have to improvise their music in group
D. it is necessary to test the improvisation skills before performance
Câu 28. Which of the following year was jazz popular outside the United States?
A. 1900 B. 1915 C. 1925 D. 1940
Câu 29. The best way to preserve jazz is _________.
A. written scores B. improvising it C. recordings D. recorded performance
Câu 30. All of the following are characteristics of jazz EXCEPT _________?
A. a large number of percussion instruments B. a printed score for the music
C. a melody played by the trumpet D. a ragtime piano
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:
"The Richter Scale"
Seismologists have devised two scales of measurement to enable them to describe and record information about
earthquakes in quantitative terms. The most widely known measurement is the Richter scale, a numerical logarithmic scale
developed and introduced by American seismologist Charles R. Richter in 1935. The purpose of the scale is to measure the
amplitude of the largest trace recorded by a standard seismograph one hundred kilometers from the epicenter of an
earthquake. Tables have been formulated to demonstrate the magnitude of any earthquake from any seismograph. For
example, a one-unit increase in magnitude translates into an increase of times thirty in released energy. To put that another
way, each number on the Richter scale represents an earthquake ten times as strong as one of the next lower magnitude.
Specifically, an earthquake of magnitude 6 is ten times as strong as an earthquake of magnitude 5.
On the Richter scale, earthquakes of 6.75 are considered great and 7.0 to 7.75 are considered major. An earthquake
that reads 4 to 5.5 would be expected to have caused localized damage, and those of magnitude 2 may be felt.
The other earthquake-assessment scale, introduced by the Italian seismologist Guiseppe Mercalli, measures the
intensity of shaking, using gradations from 1 to 12. Because the effects of such shaking dissipate with distance from the
epicenter of the earthquake, the Mercalli rating depends on the site of the measurement. Earthquakes of Mercalli 2 or 3 are
basically the same as those of Richter 3 or 4; measurements of 11 or 12 on the Mercalli scale can be roughly correlated
with magnitudes 8 or 9 on the Richter scale. In either case, the relative power or energy released by the earthquake can be
understood, and the population waits to hear how bad the earthquake that just passed really was.
It is estimated that almost one million earthquakes occur each year, but most of them are so minor that they pass
undetected. In fact, more than one thousand earthquakes of a magnitude of 2 or lower on the Richter scale occur every day.
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Câu 31. Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A. Earthquakes B. The Richter scale C. Charles F. Richter D. Seismography
Câu 32. According to the information in the passage, what does the Richter scale record?
A. The distance from the epicenter B. The amplitude of the largest trace
C. The degree of damage D. The location of the epicenter
Câu 33. The word "standard" in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by:
A. reliable B. complex C. conventional D. abandoned
Câu 34. What is the value of the tables?
A. They allow us to interpret the magnitude of the earthquakes
B. They help us to calculate our distance from earthquakes
C. They record all earthquakes
D. They release the energy of earthquakes
Câu 35. How does each number on the Richter scale compare?
A. Each number is one hundred times as strong as the previous number
B. Each magnitude is ten times stronger than the previous magnitude
C. The strength of each magnitude is one less than the previous magnitude
D. The scale decreases by five or six for each number
Câu 36. Look at the word "those" in paragraph 2. What word or phrase in paragraph 2 does "those" refer to?
A. earthquakes B. scales C. localized damage D. magnitude
Câu 37. What does the author mean by the statement: Because the effects of such shaking dissipate with distance from the
epicenter of the earthquake, the Mercalli rating depends on the site of measurement?
A. The Mercalli rating will vary depending on the location of the measurement
B. The results of the Mercalli rating are less accurate at greater distances from the epicenter
C. The stronger shaking of the earthquake at the center is not detected by the Mercalli rating
D. The Mercalli rating is useful because it is taken further away from the center of the earthquake
Câu 38. Look at the word "roughly" in paragraph 3. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to "roughly"?
A. normally B. totally C. partly D. approximately
Câu 39. The word "undetected" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to:
A. with no damage B. with no notice C. with no name D. with no problem
Câu 40. With which of the following statements would the author most probably agree?
A. Only the Richter scale describes earthquakes in quantitative terms
B. Both the Richter scale and the Mercalli Scale measure earthquakes in the same way
C. Most earthquakes are measurable on either the Richter or the Mercalli scale
D. The Mercalli and the Richter scales are different but they can be compared
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:
Câu 41. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.
A. If I had known you were coming. I would for you. B. I would have waited for you if I knew you were coming.
C. Had I known you were coming, I would have waited for you.
D. If I had know you were coming, I would have waited for you.
Câu 42. It’s no use trying to persuade Tom to change his mind.
A. It’s worth trying to persuade Tom to change his mind. B. Persuading Tom to change his mind is no point.
C. There is no point in trying to persuade Tom to change his mind.
D. It’s useful trying to persuade Tom to change his mind.
Câu 43. The police know who they are looking for, but he seems to have disappeared.
A. Although the police have identified their suspect, he is at large and they cannot find him.
B. Since the police know who they are looking for, it is only a matter of finding him.
C. The police have no clues as to the whereabouts or the identity of the suspect.
D. If only the police knew who were they looking for, they would be able to find him.
Câu 44. He makes a better husband than father.
A. Fathers are usually good husbands. B. He is more successful as a husband than as a father.
C. His father is better than her husband. D. He tries to be a good husband and father.
Câu 45. The test we did last time was more difficult than this one.
A. We did a difficult test last time and a more difficult one this time.
B. This test is not as difficult as the one we did last time
C. We had a more difficult time last week than this one.
D. The test we have this time is not difficult at all.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
Câu 46. In the primary school, a child is in the ________ simple setting.
A. comparison B. comparative C. comparatively D. comparable
Câu 47. ____ I get your call, I’ll leave.
A. By the time B. Now that C. As soon as D. Although
Câu 48. Nobody was late for the meeting last night, ________?
A. wasn't he B. weren't they C. was he D. were they
Câu 49. All night long people dance and sing. They do it ___________.
A. during the whole night B. in all the night C. the night long D. in the night
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Câu 50. “I can’t remember us ever ____________.” replied the stranger.
A. to meet B. being met C. having met D. to have met
Câu 51. A baby’s first teeth __________ are generally the lower incisors.
A. appear B. to appear C. appearing D. appeared
Câu 52. ___________ a movie to be interesting, it has to have an interesting story.
A. In order for B. So that C. In order that D. In order to
Câu 53. A: “I won the high jump yesterday.” - B: “______”
A. It’s a small thing B. That’s all C. I hope so D. Congratulations to you!
Câu 54. ________ at the train station will surprise your mother.
A. You are B. You being C. You to be D. Your being
Câu 55. He __________ the plants. If he had, they wouldn’t have died.
A. needn’t have watered B. can’t have watered C. shouldn’t water D. couldn’t water
Câu 56. When _________ is not known.
A. was the wheel invented B. the invention of the wheel
C. it was invented the wheel D. the wheel was invented
Câu 57. It’s hard __________ my father as a child.
A. imagine B. imagining C. imagines D. to imagine
Câu 58. Military is _________ in this country. Every man who reaches the age of 18 has to serve in the army for two years.
A. compulsory B. optional C. illegal D. unnecessary
Câu 59. Many Vietnamese people ________ their lives for the revolutionary cause of the nation.
A. sacrifice B. sacrificed C. sacrificial D. sacrificially
Câu 60. Please don't be so __________. I can't do all the work by myself.
A. reason B. reasonable C. unreasonable D. reasonably
Câu 61. Thanks to technology, students can get a __________ without being on campus.
A. degree B. certificate C. diploma D. qualification
Câu 62. It is ________ not to say "Thank you" when you are given something.
A. small B. rude C. slight D. formal
Câu 63. Martin was very __________ of what he had done
A. shame B. shameful C. ashamed D. ashame
Câu 64. __________ they decided not to go to Australia for their holidays but went to America instead.
A. At the end B. In the least C. In the end D. At least
Câu 65. Don't forget to congratulate him ________ his birthday.
A. on B. at C. in D. for
Câu 66. "Is that a new coat?" "Yes, what _______ it?”
A. are you thinking of B. do you think of C. is your idea about D. did you think about
Câu 67. Don’t let that old rascal take you ______ with his clever talk – none of it is true.
A. along B. in C. about D. down
Câu 68. UNICEF has assumed the responsibility of aiding children in need.
A. evaded B. affected C. violated D. taken on
Câu 69. ________ with her boyfriend yesterday, she doesn't want to answer his phone call.
A. Having quarreled B. Because having quarreled
C. Because of she quarreled D. Had quarreled
Câu 70. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
A. be related to B. be interested in C. pay all attention to D. express interest to
Câu 71. A: “Can you stay here longer?” - B: “________, but I have to be back tomorrow.”
A. No problem B. I’m afraid not C. I’d love to D. No, thank you
Câu 72. Hello, may I speak to Mr. Black, please? ________.
A. I think so B. Hold on, please C. Goodbye D. I’d like to
Câu 73. - A: “Come with me. I’m seeing “The killer” tomorrow. - B: “ ___________”
A. Are you? B. Do you? C. Will you? D. Shall you?
Câu 74. “Bob, it’s getting cold._________ take a jacket with you?” - “All right, daddy”
A. Why not B. What about C. Would you like D. You’d better
Câu 75. What a ________!
A. new small nice car B. nice small new car
C. new nice car, that is small D. car new nice and small
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:
Câu 76. A. archive B. arise C. argue D. arid
Câu 77. A. continent B. contraction C. continue D. consumer
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each of the following questions:
Câu 78. A. heat B. great C. beat D. beak
Câu 79. A. involved B. decided C. explained D. swallowed
Câu 80. A. plough B. cough C. laugh D. tough

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TRƯỜNG THPT PHÙ NINH ĐÁP ÁN THI THỬ ĐH - CĐ LẦN I NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI D + A1

Hướng dẫn chấm: Mỗi đáp án đúng được 0,125 đ (80 câu x 0,125 = 10 điểm)

Mã đề: 395

Câu 01 D Câu 21 A Câu 41 C Câu 61 A

Câu 02 D Câu 22 D Câu 42 C Câu 62 B
Câu 03 C Câu 23 A Câu 43 A Câu 63 C
Câu 04 A Câu 24 C Câu 44 B Câu 64 C
Câu 05 D Câu 25 D Câu 45 B Câu 65 A
Câu 06 B Câu 26 B Câu 46 C Câu 66 B
Câu 07 D Câu 27 A Câu 47 C Câu 67 B
Câu 08 D Câu 28 C Câu 48 D Câu 68 D
Câu 09 B Câu 29 D Câu 49 A Câu 69 A
Câu 10 A Câu 30 B Câu 50 C Câu 70 C
Câu 11 D Câu 31 B Câu 51 B Câu 71 C
Câu 12 D Câu 32 B Câu 52 A Câu 72 B
Câu 13 D Câu 33 C Câu 53 D Câu 73 C
Câu 14 C Câu 34 A Câu 54 D Câu 74 D
Câu 15 A Câu 35 B Câu 55 B Câu 75 B
Câu 16 A Câu 36 A Câu 56 D Câu 76 B
Câu 17 C Câu 37 A Câu 57 D Câu 77 A
Câu 18 A Câu 38 D Câu 58 A Câu 78 B
Câu 19 D Câu 39 B Câu 59 B Câu 79 B
Câu 20 C Câu 40 D Câu 60 C Câu 80 A

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