Đề thi thử đại học năm 2014 môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Đề số 50

y he refined his system to eighty-five characters, which he borrowed from the Roman, Greek, and Hebrew alphabets. He presented this system to the Cherokee General Council in 1821, and it was wholeheartedly approved. The response was phenomenal. Cherokees who had struggled for months to learn English lettering school picked up the new system in days. Several books were printed in Cherokee, and in 1828, a newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix, was first published in the new alphabet. Sequoyah was acclaimed by his people.
In his later life, Sequoyah dedicated himself to the general advancement of his people. He went to Washington, D.C., as a representative of the Western tribes. He helped settled bitter differences among Cherokee after their forced movement by the federal government to the Oklahoma territory in the 1930s. He died in Mexico in 1843 while searching for groups of lost Cherokee. A statue of Sequoyah represents Oklahoma in the Statuary Hall in the Capitol building of Washington. D.C. However, he is probably chiefly remembered today because Sequoias, the giant redwood trees of California, are named of him.
Question 46: The passage is mainly concerned with______.
A. Sequoyah’s experiences in Mexico.	B. the development of the Roman alphabet
C. the pictographic system of writing	D. the accomplishments of Sequoyah
Question 47: According to the passage, a memorial statue of Sequoyah is located in ______.
A. Tennessee	B. Oklahoma	C. Mexico	D. Washington. D.C
Question 48: According to the passage, how long did it take to develop the Cherokee’s alphabet?
A. twelve years	B. eighty-five years	C. twenty years	D. thousands of years
Question 49: In the final version of the Cherokee alphabet system, each of the characters represents a ______.
A. picture	B. sound	C. word	D. thought
Question 50: Why does author mention the giant redwood trees of California in the passage?
A. The trees inspired Sequoyah to write a book. B. Sequoyah was born in the vicinity of the redwood forest.
C. The trees were named in Sequoyah’s honor. D. Sequoyah took his name from those trees.
Question 51: According to the passage, Sequoyah used the phrase talking leaves to refer to______.
A. redwood trees	B. newspaper	C. books	D. symbols for sounds
Question 52: There is no indication in the passage that, as a young man, Sequoyah______.
A. served as a representative in Washington	B. served as an interpreter
C. made things form silver	D. hunted game
Question 53: What was Sequoyah’s main purpose in designing a Cherokee alphabet?
A. to record Cherokee customs	B. to write about his own life
C. to publish a newspaper	D. to write books in Cherokee
Question 54: The word cumbersome is closest in meaning to______.
A. radical	B. awkward	C. unfamiliar	D. simplistic
Question 55: All of the following were mentioned in the passage as alphabet systems that Sequoyah borrowed from except______. A. Egyptian	B. Hebrew	C. Roman	D. Greek
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 56 to 65.
There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most (56)____ held is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder even if it means (57)___the pavement into a busy street! If you must pass under a ladder, you can avoid bad luck by crossing your fingers and keeping them crossed until you have seen a dog. (58)____, you may lick your finger and make a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the mark has dried.
 	Another common superstition is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house - it will either bring (59)____ to the person who opened it or to the whole (60)___. Anyone opening an umbrella in the fine weather is unpopular, as it inevitably brings rain!
 	The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13th day of the month (61)____ on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay indoors. The worst misfortune that can happen to a person is caused by breaking a mirror, as it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to (62)____ in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods.
 	Black cats are generally considered lucky in Britain, even though they are (63)____witchcraft. It is (64)____ lucky if a black cat crosses your path – although in America the exact opposite belief prevails.
 	Finally, a commonly held superstition is that of touching wood (65)____luck. This measure is most often taken if you think you have said something that is tempting fate, such as “My car has never broken down, touch wood?”
Question 56: A. broadly	B. widely	C. quickly	D. speedily
Question 57: A. jumping off	B. keeping from	C. stepping off	D. running from
Question 58: A. Consequently	B. However	C. Comparatively	D. Alternatively
Question 59: A. difficulty	B. tragedy	C. loss	D. misfortune
Question 60: A. house	B. household	C. home	D. member
Question 61: A. happens	B. arrives	C. falls	D. drops
Question 62: A. be originated	B. be originating	C. have originated	D. originate
Question 63: A. concerned about B. related with	C. associated with	D. connected on
Question 64: A. specially	B. rarely	C. frequently	D. especially
Question 65: A. as	B. in	C. for	D. of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one or that is best made from the given prompts
Question 66: He was driving so fast that he could have had an accident.
A. He wasn’t driving fast enough to avoid an accident.
B. He didn’t have an accident although he was driving very fast.
C. If he had been driving very fast, he would have had an accident.
D. An accident happened, and it was caused by his very fast driving.
Question 67: Mrs. Jones told me that her neighbors were moving to Florida.
A. Mrs. Jones and her neighbors live in Florida.
B. Mrs. Jones is planning to move to Florida with her neighbors.
C. I knew that Mrs. Jones had moved to Florida because her neighbors told me.
D. “My neighbors are moving to Florida,” said Mrs. Jones.
Question 68: Ho Chi Minh/ all/ to/ goal/ devoted/ single/:/ his/ country/ life/ independence/ for/ his/.
A. Ho Chi Minh devoted his all life to a goal: independence for his single country.
B. Ho Chi Minh devoted all his life to a single goal: independence for his country.
C. Ho Chi Minh devoted his all life to a goal: single independence for his country.
D. Ho Chi Minh devoted all his life to a goal single: independence for his country.
Question 69: No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed.
A. Fried tried very hard to start the car, and succeeded.
B. Fried tried hard to start the car, and with success. C. However hard he tried, Fried couldn’t start the car.
D. It’s hard for Fried to start the car because he never succeeded.
Question 70: Darwin,/ theory of revolution/ was/ scientists/ among/ made/ famous,/ him/ the/ greatest/whose/.
A. Darwin, whose theory of evolution made him famous, was among the greatest scientists.
B. Darwin, whose theory of evolution, has made him famous was among the greatest scientists.
C. Darwin, made him famous whose theory of revolution, was among the greatest scientists.
D. Darwin, whose theory of revolution was among the greatest, made him famous scientists.
Question 71: It was only because his wife helped him that he was able to finish his book.
A. Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book.
B. If only he had been able to finish his book. C. But for his wife’s help, he couldn’t finish his book.
D. If it weren’t for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book.
Question 72: You have to finish your homework if you want to go to the party.
A. Unless you finish your homework, you can go to the party. B. Finish your homework, you can go to the party.
C. Finish your homework, otherwise you can go to the party.
D. Finish your homework, or else you cannot go to the party.
Question 73: Our/ because/ become/ fingers/ in/ life/ modern/ more/ much/ sensitive/ them/ use/ we/ will/.
A. Our fingers will become more sensitive because we use them much in modern life.
B. Our fingers will become more sensitive because modern life in we use them very much.
C. Our fingers will become more sensitive because we use modern life much in them.
D. Our fingers will become more modern because we use them much in sensitive life.
Question 74: farmers/ outside/ the/ hundreds/ parliament/ of/ house/ demonstrated.
A. Hundreds farmers outside demonstrated of the Parliament House
B. Hundreds of farmers demonstrated outside the Parliament House.
C. Farmers demonstrated outside hundreds of Parliament House.
D. Hundreds of farmers outside demonstrated the Parliament House.
Question 75: son/ it/ food/ he/ in/ for/ was/ my/ to/ eat/ was/ when/ difficult/ Thai/ Bangkok/.
A. It was difficult for my son when he was in Bangkok to eat Thai food.
B. It was difficult to eat Thai food when he was in Bangkok for my son.
C. It was difficult for my son to eat Thai food when he was in Bangkok.
D. It was difficult to eat Thai food for my son when he was in Bangkok.
PART VIII: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 76: Neither of the (A) girls (B) have turned in the term papers (C) to the instructor (D) yet.
Question 77: A secretary (A) told me an important file (B) had left in the lunch room (C) just (D) the other day.
Question 78: The original World Cup trophy (A) was given (B) permanent to Brazil (D) to honor that country’s record third world cup (A) title in Mexico in 1970.
Question 79: Physical therapists help patients (A) relearn how to (B) use their bodies (C) after disease or (D) injure.
Question 80: Modern transportation can speed a doctor (A) to the side of a (B) sick person, (C) even if the patient lives on an (D) isolating farm.
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