Đề thi thử đại học năm 2014 môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Đề số 52

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 A B C D
Question 44. The City Council is planning to take measures regarding to the noise level in the city centre.
 A B C D
Question 45-Neither of the men arresting as terrorists would reveal information about his group.
 A B C D
Question 46. When a lion gets hungry, its manner changes and it becomes threatened.
 A B C D
Question 47. Little he knows about the surprise that awaited him.
 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 each of the following questions. 
Question 48-My father couldn’t stand Tom’s behavior.
 A. My father found Tom’s behavior intolerant	B. My father found Tom’s behavior intolerable 
 C. My father was tolerant towards Tom’s behavior	D. Tom’s behavior was not tolerable
Question 49-Cultures vary from country to country.
 A. Cultures are different in different countries.	B. There are different cultures in one country
 C. Culture differences are based on countries	D. Cultures move from one country to another.
Question 50-Nobody at all came to the meeting
 A. There was almost nobody at the meeting	B. Not many people came to the meeting
 C. Not a single person came to the meeting	D. Only a few people came to the meeting
Question 51-The book costs $15,50 but I have only $14,50.
 A. I have more than enough money to pay for the book. 	B. The book costs a little more than I have with me.
 C. I have just enough money to pay for the book. 	D. I need a few more dollars to pay for the book.
Question 52-If I hadn’t had so much work to do I would have gone to the movies.
 A. Because I had to do so much work I couldn’t go to the movies.
 B. I would go to the movies when I had done so much work.
 C. A lot of work couldn’t prevent me from going to the movies. D. I never go to the movies if I have work to do.	
Question 53-Despite his early retirement, he found no peace in life.
 A. Although he retired early, but he found no peace in life. B. His early retirement has brought him peace in life.
 C. He found no peace in life because he retired early. D. Early as he retired, he found no peace in life.
Question 54-Tom has the ability to be a professional musician, but he’s too lazy to practice.
 A. He is talented but he’ll never be a professional musician as he doesn’t practice.
 B. As a professional musician he is not lazy to practice music lessons.
 C. He is able to practice music lessons professionally though he is lazy. 
 D. Though practicing lazily, he is a professional musician.
Question 55-David broke his leg and couldn’t play in the final.	
 A. David couldn’t play in the final due to his broken leg. B. If David hadn’t broken his leg, he could play in the final now
 C. If David didn’t break his leg, he could play in the final. 
 D. But for his broken leg, David couldn’t have played in the final.
Question 56-Anne takes after her mother.
 A. Anne resembles her mother in action	B. Anne and her mother are alike	
 C. Anne looks alike her mother	D. Anne likes her mother very much
Question 57-This question is even harder than the last one.
 A. The last question is not difficult	B. This question is the most difficult one
 C. The last question is difficult but this one is more difficult	 D. This question is hard but the last one is not.
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. 
In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and Europe, recycling is big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to be sensitive to the environment. Recycling means finding was to use products a second time. The motto of the recycling movement is "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle".
The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister packs, boxes and expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of packaging: usually paper, a box, and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to buy things that are wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and utensils đồ dùng, dụng cụ. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products. When low quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones - a loss of more resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way, if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to the manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the throwaway must stop.
The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After customers, empty the bottles, they return them to the store. The manufacturers of the drinks collect the bottles, wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved. In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places, the garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throwaway bottles.
The third step is being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned and used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make one aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the world's precious resources.
Question 58-What is the main topic of the passage?
 A. how to reduce garbage disposal 	B. what people often understand about the term 'recycle'
 C. what is involved in the recycling movement 	D. how to live sensitively to the environment.
Question 59-Which is described as one of the most industrialized areas?
 A. Europe 	B. Asia 	C. Middle East 	D. South America
Question 60-What does the word 'sensitive' in the phrase 'sensitive to the environment' mean?
 A. cautious 	B. logical 	C. friendly	D. responding
Question 61-People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT____.
 A. buy high-quality product 	B. buy simply-wrapped things 
 C. reuse cups 	D. buy fewer hamburgers
Question 62-Why is it a waste and customers buy low-quality products?
 A. Because people will soon throw them away. 	B. Because they have to be repaired many times.
 C. Because customers change their ideas all the time. 	D. Because they produce less energy.
Question 63-What does it mean 'Customers can vote with their wallets'? 
 A. they can choose the cheapest products 	B. they can cast a lot to praise a producer.
 C. they can ask people to choose products with less packaging
 D. they can tell the producers which products are good for environment by buying them.
Question 64-The word 'motto' is closest in meaning to_________
 A. meaning 	B. value 	C. belief 	D. reference
Question 65-What best describes the process of reuse? A. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.
 B. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.
 C. The bottles are washed, retuned, filled again and collected.
 D. The bottles are collected, returned filled again and washed.
Question 66-The garbage dumps in some areas have relatively little glass and plastic because_____.
 A. people are ordered to return bottles.	B. returned bottles are few.
 C. not many bottles are made of glass or plastic.	D. each returned bottles is paid.
Question 67-The word 'practice' is closest in meaning to_________
` A. drill 	B. deed 	C. exercise 	D. belief
Question 68-What are the two things mentioned as examples of recycling?
 A. Aluminum cans and plastic wrappings. 	B. Hamburger wrappings and spent motor oil.
 C. Aluminum cans and spent motor oil. 	D. TV sets and aluminum cans.
Question 69-The energy used to make a can is________ the energy used to run a color TV set for 3 hours.
 A. as much as 	B. less than	C. not worth being compared to D. more than
Question 70-The word 'precious' is closest in meaning to_________
 A. natural 	B. substantial 	C. first 	D. invaluable
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks. 
From the seeds themselves to the machinery, fertilizers and pesticides - The Green Revolution regimen depend heavily on technology. One (71)___, however, depends much (72)___ on technology - organic farming. Many organic farmers use machinery, but (73)___ chemical fertilizers or pesticides. (74)___ chemical soil enrichers, they use animal manure and plant parts not used as food -,natural,organic fertilizers that are clearly a renewable (75)___. Organic farmers also use alternatives for pesticides; for example they may rely (76)___ natural predators of certain insect pests. (77)___ the need arises, they can buy the eggs and larvae of these natural predators and introduce them into their crop fields. They use (78)___ techniques to control pests as well, like planting certain crops together because one crop repels the other's pests. Organic farmers do not need a lot of land; (79)___ organic farming is perfectly (80)___ to small farms and is relatively inexpensive. Finally, many organic farmers' average yields compare favorably with other farmers' yields.
Question 71. A. alternative 	B. alternate 	C. alteration 	D. alternation
Question 72. A. more 	B. less 	C. better 	D. worse
Question 73. A. also 	B. for 	C. not 	D. all
Question 74. A. In spite of 	B. On account of 	C. In favour of 	D. Instead of
Question 75. A. resource 	B. source 	C. matter 	D. substance
Question 76. A. of 	B. to 	C. on	D. in
Question 77. A. Then 	B. If 	C. Because 	D. Though
Question 78. A. others 	B. another 	C. the others 	D. other
Question 79. A. instead 	B. in one way 	C. on one hand 	D. in fact
Question 80. A. suitable 	B. open 	C. likely 	D. suited
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