Đề thi thử đại học năm 2014 môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Đề số 13

fact.
A. That electricity can be transmitted	B. That electricity transmitting
C. That electricity	D. That can be transmitted
Question 45. _______, sheep were then used for wool.
A. Having first domesticated for milk production 	B. Having been first domesticated for milk production
C. Because they had been first domesticated for milk production
D. Although they had first domesticated for milk production
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 46 to 50. 
Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least the last two million years. It was, indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago. 
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies. 
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from the observation of modern hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the Paleolithic Period. 	
Question 46. The word “domestication” in the first paragraph mostly means_____.
A. adapting animals to suit a new working environment 	 
B. hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home 
C. teaching animals to do a particular job or activity in the home 
D. making wild animals used to living with and working for humans
Question 47. The word “marginal” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “_____”
A. suburban	B. forgotten	C. abandoned 	D. disadvantaged
Question 48. According to the passage, studies of contemporary subsistence societies can provide a_____.
A. further understanding of prehistoric times 	B. broader vision of prehistoric natural environments 
C. further understanding of modern subsistence societies 	D. deeper insight into the dry-land farming 
Question 49. The word “conditions” in the second paragraph refers to_____.
A. the places where plenty of animals and fish can be found 
B. the situations in which hunter-gatherers can grow some crops 
C. the situations in which hunter-gatherers hardly find anything to eat
D. the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow 	 
Question 50. Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage?
 	A. Evolution of Humans’ Farming Methods 	B. Hunter-gatherers and Subsistence Societies 
 	C. A Brief History of Subsistence Farming 	D. Hunter-gatherers: Always on the Move
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Question 51. The criminal was sentenced to death because of ____ of his crime.
A. the severity	B. the complexity	C. a punishment	D. the importance
Question 52. The discovery was a major ____ for research workers.
A. breakthrough	B. breakdown	C. break-in	D. breakout
Question 53. Flooding in April is an unusual ____ in this area.
A. occur	B. occurrence	C. occurring	D. occurred
Question 54. Lorie is very thin, ____ her young sister, who is quite heavy.
A. dissimilar to	B. unlikely	C. unlike	D. dislike
Question 55. You have a good feeling about yourself and____ when you volunteer.
A. others	B. other	C. the other	D. the others
Question 56. As it was getting late, the boys decided to____ the campfire and crept into their sleeping bags.
A. put up	B. put off	C. put out	D. put on
Question 57. Once the air warms up, the snow should start to____.
A. thaw	B. defrost	C. dissolve	D. liquefy 
Question 58. After years of being exposed to the sun and rain, the sign had become completely______.
A. unreadable	B. illegible	C. misread	D. readable
Question 59. Do you think Ms. Brown will ____ for Parliament in the next election?
A. sit	B. run	C. walk	D. stand
Question 60. The judge ____ the murderer to a lifetime imprisonment.
A. convicted	B. sentenced	C. prosecuted	D. accused
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction from 61 to 70. 
Question 61. It announced today that an enquiry would be held into the collapse of a high- rise apartment block in Kuala Lumpur last week. A B C D 
Question 62. Neither of the men arresting as terrorists would reveal information about his group.
 A B C D
Question 63. I strongly object the idea of students in the final year working part-time jobs.
 A B C D
Question 64. If they took their language lesson seriously, they would be able to communicate with the locals now.
 A B C D
Question 65. Everyone ought to know the basic steps that follow in case of an emergency.
 A B C D
Question 66. The Green Garden Restaurant uses fresh produce on their dishes, much of which the owners grow in their own garden. A B C D
Question 67. There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another.
 A B C D
Question 68. Going from air condition room to a natural environment can cause respiratory illness.
 A B C D 
Question 69. A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, are considered a basic part of the education of every child. A B C D	
Question 70. So extensive the lakes are that they are viewed as the largest bodies of fresh water in the world.
 A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions from 71 to 75. 
Question 71. There is no point in taking the exam when you are not prepared for it.
 	A. The exam is pointless even if you are prepared for it.
 	B. You are not allowed to take the exam without preparing for it.
 	C. You will get a very low point without a good preparation for the exam.
 	D. You shouldn't take the exam if you don't prepare well for it.
Question 72. I think Bob has forgotten the whole event.
    	A. The whole event is no longer mentioned.           B. Bob appears to have forgotten the whole event.
    	C. Bob must forget the whole event.                       D. Nothing about the event is worth remembering. 
Question 73. The government does not know what to do with household rubbish in large cities.
 	A. Little does the government know what to do with household rubbish in large cities.
 	B. It is unknown what to do with household rubbish in large cities by the government
 	C. Rarely the government knows what to do with household rubbish in large cities.
 	D. Hardly any government knows what to do with household rubbish in large cities.
Question 74. "If I were in your shoes, I would try to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the experiment" said the professor to his research student
A. The professor advised his student to try to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the experiment.
B. The professor complained that his student didn't finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the experiment.
C. The professor told his student that he wished he could finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the experiment.
D. The professor regretted that his student didn't try to finish the pre-lab report before carrying out the experiment.
Question 75. My sister worries so much about fitness that she wastes a lot of time and money.
 	A. My sister wastes a lot of time and money though she worries so much about fitness.
 	B. My sister worries about fitness so that she wastes a lot of time and money.
 	C. Worrying too much about fitness, my sister wastes a lot of time and money.
 	D. Fitness worried, my sister wastes a lot of time and money.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Question 76. _____ but he also wants to marry her.
	A. Not only he loves her, B. Not he only loves her, C. Not only does he love her, D. He not only loves her,
Question 77. _____, I have continued to work on my thesis.
	A. Although all these problems.	B. Even though there are problems.
	C. In spite of there are problems.	D. Despite all these problems.
Question 78. Never before ______ as accelerated as they are now during the technological age.
	A. have historical changes been	B. historical changes have been
	C. have been historical changes	D. historical have changes been 
Question 79. Peter asked me ______.
A. what time the film started B. what time did the film start C. what time the film starts D. what time does the film start
Question 80. ______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
	A. What we refer to 	B. To which we refer C. That we refer to it D. What do we refer to
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