Đề thi thử đại học năm 2014 môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Đề số 7

oo slowly. The average speed is about 125 words per minute, (36)___ is not fast enough for the human brain. It (37)___ too much time for the concentration to fail, as the brain tries to keep itself busy with other, irrelevant thoughts.
Next time you are in a listening (38)___, try to predict what the speaker is going to say. Ask yourself questions about what is being said, and (39)___ if the speaker answers them. Finally, make quick summaries in your head of the main points that have been made. All of these things will (40)___ you to concentrate and make you a better listener.
Question 31: A. approves	B. attracts	C. appreciates	D. applauds
Question 32: A. capable	B. willing	C. agreed	D. wanting
Question 33: A. realise	B. relate	C. believe	D. detect
Question 34: A. task	B. work	C. act	D. job
Question 35: A. in turn	B. in reply	C. through answer	D. by report
Question 36: A. this	B. that	C. which	D. what
Question 37: A. makes	B. allows	C. lets	D. admits
Question 38: A. atmosphere	B. situation	C. circumstance	D. station
Question 39: A. see	B. watch	C. look	D. tell
Question 40: A. serve	B. give	C. help	D. aid
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 41: _____ provided a living for nearly 90 percent of the population of the American colonies.
A. What was farming	B. Farming was	C. Farming was what	D. What farming
Question 42: "How would you like your steak?" 	"______"
A. Rare, please.	B. Very good.	C. Not too bad.	D. Yes, sir.
Question 43: According to a recent survey, most people are on good_____ with their neighbours.
A. relations	B. terms	C. acquaintance	D. relationships
Question 44: _____ will Mr. Thanh be able to regain control of the company
A. Only with hard work B. Only if he works hardly C. No matter how does he work hardly	D. Not until his work hard
Question 45: It was ten years ago_____ Mr. Thang returned from America.
A. when	B. that	C. since	D. when that
Question 46: He objected to _____. A. his mistakes being laughed at	B. laughing his mistakes at
C. his mistakes laughing at	D. his mistakes at laughing
Question 47: I can’t go with you today; I have_____ things to do
A. a great deal	B. many a great	C. great many	D. a great many
Question 48: It’s high time we_____.
A. to leave	B. were leaving	C. leave	D. had left
Question 49: “Would you like some beer?”	“Not while I’m _____”
A. in order	B. on duty	C. under control	D. in the act
Question 50: He always did it well at school _____ having his early education disrupted by illness.
A. in spite of	B. on account of	C. in addition to	D. even though
Question 51: She was so frightened that she was shaking like _____.
A. a leaf	B. jelly	C. the wind	D. a flag
Question 52: An eyewitness described how ten people _____ in the fire
A. were killed	B. had been killed	C. had killed D. had been being killed
Question 53: "I'd like to place an order for delivery, please." "______"
A. We actually take orders at five.	B. Sure, how much is it?
C. Sure, what time is it?	D. Sure, what would you like?
Question 54: It is very important for a firm or a company to _____ changes in the market.
A. keep pace with	B. keep pace of C. keep track with D. keep in touch with
Question 55: But for their help, he _____.
A. wouldn’t have failed	B. would have failed	C. has failed	D. has not failed
Question 56: He spent part of _____ afternoon telling them _____ news he could not tell them by _____ telephone.
A. the/ the/ __	B. an/__/ the	C. an/ the/ the	D. the/__/the
Question 57: "This cupboard is broken." "______"
A. But it's big. B. We'll get it fixed.	C. We have to pay extra money. D. But it's small.
Question 58: He teaches _____ piano and _____ violin.
A. the/the	B. a/the	C. the/a	D. __/__
Question 59: Anyone _____ to another country needs special papers
A. travelled	B. is travelled	C. travelling	D. is travelling
Question 60: "I have an idea. Let's go on a picnic on Saturday." "______"
A. You're kidding.	B. Okay.	C. I'm sure.	D. I know.
Question 61: Last time the doctor _____ that she _____.
A. had suggested/should not smoke	B. suggested/should have not smoked
C. suggested/ did not smoke	D. suggested/ not smoke
Question 62: I will have your car_____ by the end of the day
A. to repair	B. repair	C. repaired	D. repairing
Question 63: This film is really sad. I think _____.
A. I’m going to cry	B. I cry	C. I’ll cry	D. I’m crying
Question 64: We are supposed to attend _____ on “Brain Electronics” tomorrow.
A. a meeting	B. a say	C. a discussion	D. a lecture
Question 65: _____ I love you, I can’t let you do whatever you like.
A. Whatever	B. Whether	C. Despite	D. Much as
Question 66: "______" "What happened?"
A. What did you do today? B. I had a bad day.	C. How was your day?	D. Have a nice day.
Question 67: It tasted so _____ of the lemon that the other flavours were lost
A. strongly	B. hardly	C. forcefully	D. fully
Question 68: He _____ off alone a month ago and _____ of since.
A. set/ hasn’t been heard B. setted/ hasn’t heard	C. set/hasn’t heard	D. setted/ hadn’t been heard
Question 69: If Thang hadn’t quarreled with the bad boys at school, he _____ a black eye.
A. would have had	B. wouldn’t have had	C. won’t have had	D. hadn’t had
Question 70: We expected her at nine but she finally _____ at midnight.
A. came to	B. came off	C. turned up	D. turned out
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 71 to 80. 
Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animals, which were biologically different from contemporary horses, had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.
The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for preservation. The hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty. The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups abandoned agricultural cultivation altogether.
The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and expedient during tribal migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because there were no means to transport them
Question 71: The word “excavated” is closest in meaning to________
A. exasperated B. extinguished	C. hunted down	 D. dug up
Question 72: According to the passage, how many genetic species of horses are known today?
A. Two.	B. One	C. Four	D. Three.
Question 73: The word “Those” refers to________
A. Indians	B. The Spanish	C. horses	D. West Indies
Question 74: According to the passage, American Indians________
A. farmed with horses in the 1500s.	B. tamed horses in the early 1500s.
C. were exposed to horses in the 1500s.	D. have ridden horses since prehistoric times
Question 75: The author of the passage probably believes that the popular image of American Indians before the arrival of Europeans________ A. is not historically accurate.	B. is not theoretically viable.
C. cannot be discussed briefly.	D. cannot be realistically described.
Question 76: According to the passage, after the arrival of Europeans, the Indian tribes inhabiting the Great Plains________ A. herded undomesticated buffalo.	B. had sedentary and tranquil life-styles.
C. improved their hunting techniques.	D. played communicated hunting games.
Question 77: The word “provisions” is closest in meaning to________
A. attire B. weapons	C. supplies	 D. health
Question 78: According to the passage, American Indians invented various methods for________
A. dislocating their traps.	B. conducting their hostile excursions.
C. keeping their possessions.	D. communicating over great distances.
Question 79: It can be inferred from the passage that Indians did NOT________
A. assign sustenance tasks.	B. accrue tribal wealth.	C. pursue stampedes.	D. use covered wagons.
Question 80: It can be inferred from the passage that the arrival of horses in the Americas________
A. made the Indian tribes relinquish their territorial monopolies. B. altered the future course of the Indian way of life
C. shattered the advancement of the Indian culture. D. led to the dispersal of the Indian tribes throughout the continent
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