Đề thi thử Đại học năm 2013 – môn Tiếng Anh (Khối D – Đề 04)

ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2012 – 2013
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI D

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

Đề số 04

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. bill B. pile C. sin D. pin
Question 2: A. cat B. flat C. mate D. spat
Question 3: A. learned B. moved C. looked D. preferred

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 4: A. project B. profit C. protest D. progress
Question 5: A. village B. visit C. permit D. limit

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 6: It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver _______ in the crash.
A. were injured B. are injured C. was injured D. have been injured

Question 7: The children had been _______ of the danger, but had taken no notice.
A. warned B. explained C. prevented D. shown

Question 8: The _______ of the bank where he worked was not in the center of the city.
A. branch B. seat C. house D. piece

Question 9: The child was told to _______ for being rude to his uncle.
A. excuse B. apologize C. forgive D. confess

Question 10: Because it rained very heavily all day they had to ______ the garden party until the following Saturday.
A. pre-arrange B. postpone C. re-arrange D. preserve

Question 11: The old houses were _______ down to make way for a block of flats.
A. put B. hit C. banged D. knocked

Question 12: The rise in house prices _______ him to sell his house for a large profit.
A. managed B. succeeded C. enabled D. achieved

Question 13: He always did well at school _______ having his early education disrupted by illness.
A. on account of B. in spite of C. in addition to D. even though

Question 14: The judge _______ the criminal to twenty years in prison.
A. penalized B. punished C. sentenced D. inflicted

Question 15: He _______ me by asking me stupid questions while I’m working.
A. annoys B. quarrels C. damages D. interests

Question 16: Be quiet! It’s rude to _______ people when they are speaking.
A. interfere B. interrupt C. prevent D. introduce

Question 17: He went to a seaside resort because he was _______ on water-skiing.
A. keen B. enthusiastic C. interested D. impassioned

Question 18: If there _______ some restaurants near the hotel, the tourist would not have to take taxis.
A. were B. was C. will be D. would be

Question 19: The department requires someone with _______ in international law.
A. exploration B. experience C. explanatory D. expectant

Question 20: Please use the parking spaces _______ for visitors.
A. be designating B. are designating C. were designated D. designated

Question 21: _______ the manager’s suggestions were reasonable, the supervisor agreed with them.
A. Until B. Although C. Because D. Even though

Question 22: The _______ of his first novel appeared in The Times yesterday.
A. review B. survey C. inspection D. appraisal

Question 23: Please don’t waste everybody else’s time as well as _______.
A. we B. us C. ours D. ourselves

Question 24: “Why didn’t you attend the concert?” “I would have gone if I ______ time”.
A. have had B. have C. would have D. had had

Question 25: The fire caused _______ damage that the factory had to be demolished.
A. so much B. too much C. such much D. very much

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 from 26 to 35.

Imagine you are studying English at a small college in the Midwestern United States. The local newspaper rarely has news about your native country. (26) ______, it prints very (27) ______ foreign news, but this does not bother you (28) ______. You sit comfortably in your apartment, turn on your (29) ______ computer, and ask for the foreign news. The screen is immediately (30) ______ with news from (31) ______ the world.

Computers have (32) ______ an information “superhighway”. Today, computers can work together – they can network with (33) ______. The worldwide computer (34) ______ is called the Internet. (35) ______ the Internet, you can find all kinds of information and news from people and countries around the world.

Question 26: A. Despite B. In fact C. Because D. Although
Question 27: A. little B. many C. few D. a lot
Question 28: A. ever B. already C. at all D. nothing
Question 29: A. person B. personified C. personally D. personal
Question 30: A. filled B. full C. made D. taken
Question 31: A. in B. on C. all above D. all over
Question 32: A. written B. created C. composed D. invented
Question 33: A. itself B. themselves C. each other D. together
Question 34: A. keyboard B. laptop C. CPU D. network
Question 35: A. Use B. Using C. Used D. To using

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.

Under the Medicare insurance policy, people approaching 65 may enroll during the seven-month period that includes three months before the sixty-fifth birthday, the month in which the birthday falls, and three months after the birthday. However, if they wish the insurance coverage to begin when they reach 65, they must enroll three month s before their birthday. People who do not enroll within their first enrollment period may enroll later, during the first three months of each year. Those people, however, must pay 10% additional for each twelve-month period that elapsed since they first could have enrolled. The monthly premium is deducted from social security payments, railroad retirement or civil service retirement benefits.

Question 36: The author’s purpose is to _______.
A. describe the benefits of Medicare B. stimulate enrollment in Medicare
C. advertise Medicare D. tell people when they may enroll in Medicare

Question 37: People would pay 10% more for their insurance if they _______.
A. were under 65 B. applied seven months before their sixty-fifth birthday
C. enrolled after their sixty-fifth birthday D. enrolled in a private plan

Question 38: To start coverage by Medicare on their sixty-fifth birthday, people must apply ________.
A. seven months before their birthday B. four months before their birthday
C. three months before their birthday D. the month in which their birthday occurs

Question 39: The word “deducted” in the passage can be replaced by _______
A. taken away B. protected
C. subtracted D. escaped

Question 40: The seven-month period described in this passage includes _______.
A. seven months before the subscriber’s birthday
B. seven months after the subscriber’s birthday
C. seven months since the subscriber’s birthday
D. three months before, three months after, and the month during which the subscriber’s birthday occurs

Question 41: The word “elapsed” in the passage most closely means _______.
A. passed B. finished C. ended D. expired

Question 42: The period after the sixty-fifth birthday during which people may apply for Medicare is _______.
A. a quarter of a year B. seven months C. one month D. January 1 to March 31 yearly

Question 43: Medicare subscriber’s premiums _______.
A. are due the first of every month B. are taken out of their salaries
C. are subtracted from their pension D. come from the government

Question 44: The word “civil service” in this passage is relating to _______.
A. the government workers B. the citizens of a country
C. the office workers D. the factory workers

Question 45: You can infer that people over 65 who enroll two years after they could have enrolled pay 10% more for
two years and then could _______.
A. continue to pay more than people who enrolled before they were 65
B. pay less than people who enrolled before 65
C. pay the same as people who enrolled before 65
D. be excluded from the Medicare plan completely

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.

Question 46: Almost all the students were confusing because Ms. Kelly’s explanation was unclear.
A B C D
Question 47: Many news story which deal with TV and film personalities are often exaggerated.
A B C D
Question 48: A secretary told me an important file had left in the lunch room just the other day.
A B C D
Question 49: Approximately one-fifth of a worker’s income to pay in taxes and social security.
A B C D
Question 50: With the victory over Germany in the final match, Brazil became the first team won the trophy five times.
A B C D

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