Đề thi thử tuyển sinh Đại học, Cao đẳng môn Tiếng Anh - Đề số 6 (Có đáp án)

EXAM PRACTICE 72
I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group
A. account	B. bound	C. mount 	D. thought 
A. amount	B. apprehend	C. approach 	D. approval 
A. orchestra	B. meadow 	C. enemy 	D. emigrate 
A. thorough	B. Thursday	C. thus	D. theory 
A. lie 	B. cry	C. tin 	D. tiny
A. honeymoon 	B. holiday	C. honour 	D. homestay 
A. plug 	B. hut	C. dull 	D. pull 
A. one 	B. some	C. sum 	D. love 
A. wave 	B. engage	C. day 	D. hostage 
A. orchestra 	B. charming 	C. school	D. chemical
II. Find and circle the word in which the FIRST syllable is NOT stressed.
A. interrupt	B. rectangle 	C. internet 	D. triangle 
A. medical	B. business 	C. instead	D. company 
A. valuable	B. interrupt 	C. pocket	D. brochure 
A. advertise	B. difference 	C. secondary	D. connect 
A. encyclopedia	B. recently 	C. illustrate	D. access
A. dictionary	B. laptop 	C. freelance	D. musician 
A. struggle 	B. promoter	C. concert	D. promise 
A. conductor	B. stationary	C. solitary	D. personal
A. loneliness	B. specialist 	C. account	D. colleague
A. model 	B. biscuit 	C. area	D. appointment
III. Circle the_best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
People should________smoking for the sake of health. A. refuse B. stop C. deny D. fight
The motorbike was badly smashed up but the rider escaped without any________.
	A. injury	B. wound 	C. destruction	D. damage
The rotten oranges should be _______ so as not to affect the others in the basket.
	A. thrown	B. thrown over 	C. thrown back 	D. thrown out
He used to roam the country but now he has a _______ life. A. stable B. settled C. firm D. still
There has been a great _______for motorbikes in Vietnam for the last 10 years. 
	A. urge 	B. request 	C. demand 	D. application
I am going to the library to _______ these books. A. rotate B. alter 	C. shelter D. exchange
It's usual for doctors to take our _______ when we are ill. A. temperature B. heat C. test D. body
I am bringing an umbrella in _____ it rains in the evening. A. event B. circumstance C. occasion D. case
He apologized for his mistakes and said he didn't ________ any offence.
	A. intend 	B propose 	C. deliberate 	D. determine 
30	_______ your head! The doorway is not very high. A. Care B. Make C. Mind D. Bother
IV. Choose A, B,C or D for each of the following sentences.
31.	Unlike other Asian states, Singapore has ______ raw materials.
	A. hardly no	B. any hardly	C. hardly some 	D. hardly any
32.	So far three houses _________. A. are built B. were built	C. have built	D. have been built
33.	You ought to do some work, _______ sitting there reading the paper.
	A. in spite of	B. in addition to	C. instead of	D. in accordance with
What's taking an entrance exam_________ ?	A. like B. alike C. likely	D. look like
The student ________ his lesson thoroughly, was prepared for the exam.
	A. to study 	B. studying	C. studied	D. having studied
The body of a fish is quite different from______ a land animal. A. X B. one of C. that of D. those of
"I can understand everything Betty says." "But her brother speaks _________ she does."
	A. better than 	B. clearer than 	C. more clear than	D. as good as
"Do you want me to take you to the bus?" "No, I'll get there________."
	A. in some way 	B. by some means 	C. with a car	D. somehow
"I'm going out how." "Would you mind ________ me the key to the house?"
	A. leave 	B. leaving	C. to leave	D. leaves
"Why are you here and not in the library?" "I guess I'm tired _____ studying." A. of B. with C. for D. by
V. Identify the one underlined expression that is not correct. Circle and correct it.
The food is famous for their variety of spices, vegetables and fruit and many people are vegetarians.
 A B C D
Once upon a time I would have asked for a company's brochure or informations pack, but nowadays most
 A B C
companies advertise on their own website.
I tell them it's nothing personally but they still sound offended.
 A B C D 
The critics loved my performance and I've never been out work since.
 A B C D 
The guard offered to lend me his mobile but I just thanked him about that.
 A B C D 
The vacuum tube did an important contribution to the early growth of radio and television.	
 A B C D 
This musical instrument is the most complex and most large of all the plucked keyboard instruments.
 A B C D 
There are more than eighty-four million specimens in the National Museum of Natural History's collection 
 A B C 
of biological, geological, archeological, and anthropology treasures.
 D	
The total thickness of the ventricular walls of the heart are about three times that of the atria.
 A B C D 
Never in my life I have seen such a big horse.
 A B C D 
VI.	Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) nearest in meaning to the one in italic.
51. I think it's just possible he'll get the job.
A. He could get the job, but I'll be surprised if he does. 	B. I don't think he can possibly get the job.
C. He can, and almost certainly will, get the job.	D. If he tried harder, he would get the job.
52.	Tommy must be having a bath.
A. Tommy has got to have a bath.	B. Tommy very much enjoys having a bath.
C. If Tommy wants a bath, he can have one.	D. It's certain Tommy is having a bath.
53.	I've a good mind to start learning Russian. 
A. I'm clever enough to start learning Russian. 	B. I think I'll start learning Russian.
C. I've started learning Russian and I enjoy it.	D. The Russian I've learnt is very useful to me.
54.	We can quite easily do without a second bathroom. 
A. We're managing quite well without using other bathroom. 
B. Life is easy when you have two bathrooms.
C. We've got one bathroom, and we don't need another. 
D. It's quite easy to build a second bathroom in a house.
55.	She told me she had to be home by ten o 'clock.
A. She told me she was at home at ten o'clock.	
B. She said it was necessary for her to get home before ten o'clock.
C. She told me that she would be going home at ten o'clock. 
D. She said that she usually reached her home before ten o'clock.
56.	Tom asked the woman if she was married.
A. Tom asked the woman if she would marry him. B. "Are you married?" Tom said to the woman.
C. The woman told Tom that she was married. D. "Do you want to get married?" Tom asked the woman.
57.	David is thought to be a good actor.
A. David isn't a good actor at present.	B. David thinks he's a good actor.
C. We all think David may be a good actor in the future. 	D. People think that David is a good actor.
58.	Our teacher gave us some news which seemed too good to be true.
A. We couldn't easily believe the news because it was very good. 
B. It was excellent news, so we knew it must be true. 
C. The news he gave us was good, but of course it wasn't true. 
D. Our teacher told us that true news is always good news.
59.	/'// break a promise if I tell you her name.
A. I don't know her name so I can't promise to tell you. 	B. If I make a promise, I won't tell you her name. 
C. I've made a promise not to tell you her name. D. I'll tell you her name, because I didn't promise not to.
60.	She just isn't quite tall enough to reach up and open the door.
A.	She can't reach up to open the door because she's too short.
B.	She isn't tall, but she can just manage to reach up and open the door.
C.	She's much too short to reach up and open the door.
D.	She's quite tall, but she still can't reach up to open the door.
VII.	Choose A, B, C or D for each of the following blanks.
MUSIC 
Nobody knows-for certain what the origin of music was. Music is certainly older than poetry and painting but as early man had no way of (61) _____ it, we can only (62)	what it sounded like. Watching a child (63) ______ on a drum with its hands or a (64) ______ of wood, it is easy to see that this is the simplest of instruments. It does not (65) ______ much effort to produce a rhythm on it.
Wall paintings show what some of the first instruments (66) ______ like. Early civilizations had already discovered the three basic (67) ______ of producing music: blowing into a tube, striking an object, and scraping a string.
We know that western music comes from the (68) _______ Greeks. The musical scales we use now are (69) ______ on certain sequences of notes which the Greeks used to create a particular (70) _______.
Until the sixteenth century, most players of instruments were (71) _______ performers, but as music became more (72) _______, orchestras and musical groups began to (73) _______. This (74) _______ about the writing of music to be played by several musicians at one time. This can certainly be (75) ______ the birth of modern music.
A. recording 	B. playing	C. producing 	D. performing
A. think 	B. reckon 	C. guess 	D. realize
A. hitting 	B. knocking 	C. crashing 	D. banging
A. slice 	B. point	C. piece 	D. shape
A. make	B. call	C. take 	D. do
A. looked	B. appeared	C. felt 	D. sounded
A. forms	B. manners 	C. systems 	D. ways
A. ancient	B. old	C. aged	D. antique
A. raised 	B. based	C. established 	D. supported
70. A. spirit 	B. temper 	C. mood 	D. humour
71. A. separate 	B. lonely	C. unique 	D. single
72. A. widespread 	B. enlarged	C. expanded 	D. extended
73. A. turn 	B. appear	C. spring 	D. be
74. A. produced 	B. affected 	C. caused 	D. brought
75. A. appointed 	B. called 	C. decided 	D. named
VIII, Read this passage carefully and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D to questions below.
Another critical factor that plays a part in susceptibility to colds is age. A study done by the University of
Michigan School of Public Health revealed particulars that seem to hold true for the general population. Infants
are the most cold-ridden group, averaging more than six colds in their first year. Boys have more colds than
girls up to the age of three. After the age of three, girls are more susceptible than boys, and teenage girls
average three colds a year to boys' two.	
The general incidence of colds continues to decline into maturity. Elderly people who are in good health
have as few as one or two colds annually. One exception is found among people in their twenties, especially
women, who show a rise in cold infections, because people in this age group are most likely to have young
children. Adults who delay having children until their thirties and forties experience the same sudden increase
in cold infections.
The study also found that economics plays an important role. As income increases, the frequency at which colds are reported in the family decreases. Families with the lowest income suffer about a third more colds than families at the lower end. Lower income generally forces people to live in more crammed quarters than those typically occupied by wealthier people, and crowding increases the opportunities for the cold virus to travel from person to person. Low income may also adversely influence diet. The degree to which poor nutrition affects susceptibility to colds is not yet clearly established, but an inadequate diet is suspected of lowering resistance generally.
76.	The paragraph that precedes this passage most probably deals with _______.
A. minor diseases other than colds.	B. the recommended treatment of colds.
C. a factor that affects susceptibility to colds. 	D. methods of preventing colds among elderly people.
77.	What does the author claim about the study discussed in the passage?
A. It contains many inconsistencies.	B. It specializes in children.
C. It contradicts the results of earlier studies in the field. 
D. Its results apparently are relevant for the population as a whole.
78.	There is information in the second paragraph of the passage to support which of the following conclusions?
A. Men are more susceptible to colds than women.	B. Children affect their parents with colds.
C. People who live in a cold climate have more colds than those who live in a warm one.
D. People who don't have children are more susceptible to colds than those who do.
79.	The author's main purpose in writing the last paragraph of the passage is to _______. 
A. explain how cold viruses are transmitted 	B. prove that a poor diet causes colds.
C. discuss the relationship between income and frequency of colds.
D. discuss the distribution of income among the people in the study.
80.	The author's tone in this passage could best be described as _______.
A. neutral and objective B. humorous 	C. tentative but interested D. highly critical
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