Đề thi thử đại học năm 2014 môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Đề số 80

he invention of the telegraph 	D. Samuel Morse’s varied successes
47. The word “rarely” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
	A. never 	B. seldom 	C. usually 	D. sometimes
48. According to the passage in his early life, Morse concentrated on preparing for which of the following careers?
A. A career as an inventor 	B. A career as an artist
C. A career as a telegraph operator 	D. A career developing Morse Code
49. The word “acclaim” is closest in meaning to ____.
	A. amusement 	B. disinterest 	C. praise 	D. sorrow
50. According to the passage, Morse won a prize for which of the following works?
A. A statue of Hercules 	B. The Dying Hercules	C. The Judgement of Jupiter 	D. A portrait of Lafayette
51. The word “accomplishments” is closest meaning to ____.
	A. disasters 	B. sensitivities 	C. desires 	D. achievements
52. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a problem encountered by Morse in developing the telegraph?
 A. His coworkers laughed at him. 	B. The public was not interested in what he was doing.
C. He suffered numerous mechanical problems. 	D. He did not have enough money.
53. The expression “dots and dashes” could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. Short sounds and long sounds B. Circles and segments C. Points and lines 	D. Ups and downs
54. It is implied in the passage that the development of the telegraph ____.
	A. took place instantaneously 	B. was more difficult for Morse than his artistic achievements
	C. was a project that Morse often gave up on D. was an idea that was really developed by someone else 
55. How long did it take Samuel to succeed in transmitting his Morse signals?
	A. 33 years 	B. 12 years 	C. 21 years 	D. long years
VI. Mark the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences
56. There have been significant changes in women’s lives since the women’s liberation movement.
	A. controlled 	B. economic 	C. important 	D. natural
57. The aims of the Association of Southeast Asia include the evolvement of economic growth, social progress, cultural development among its members, and the promotion of regional peace.
	A. goals 	B. organizations 	C. missions 	D. plans
58. Humans depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture.
	A. destruction 	B. contamination 	C. fertilizer 	D. variety
VII. Mark the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences
59. An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies in 1991. A. started 	B. treated 	C. ended 	D. dedicated
60. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.
	A. put off 	B. take up 	C. go ahead 	D. turn round
VIII. Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one
61. “John shouldn’t have behaved so badly.” said Janet.
A. Janet doesn’t like John’s behavior. 	B. Janet objected to John’s behavior.
C. Janet dislikes John. 	D. Janet was angry with John.
62. As soon as I receive the results, I will phone you.
A. I will give you a ring the moment I receive the results. B. Sooner or later after I receive the results, I will call you.
C. After receiving the results, I will phone you.	 D. I will phone you when I receive the results.
63. He likes jazz music and she is also interested in jazz music.
A. He likes jazz music and she is too. 	B. He likes jazz music and so is she.
B. He likes jazz music and so she does. 	D. He likes jazz music and she does too.
64. More people watch football matches now than ten years ago.
A. Less people watched football matches ten years ago than now.
B. Fewer people watched football matches than now.
C. Ten years ago fewer people watched football matches than now.
D. Ten years ago there were more people who watched football matches than now.
65. Hardly had we entered the cinema when the power failed.
A. No sooner we entered the cinema than the power failed.
B. Soon after we entered the cinema, did the power fail.
C. As soon as the power failed, we entered the cinema.
D. The power failed just before we entered the cinema.
IX. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question
The word laser was coined as an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Ordinary light, from the Sun or a light bulb, is emitted spontaneously, when atoms or molecules get rid of excess energy by themselves, without any outside intervention. Stimulated emission is different because it occurs when an atom or molecule holding onto excess energy has been stimulated to emit it as light.
Albert Einstein was the first to suggest the existence of stimulated emission in a paper published in 1917. However, for many years physicists thought that atoms and molecules always were much more likely to emit light spontaneously and that stimulated emission thus always would be much weaker. It was not until after the Second World War that physicists began trying to make stimulated emission dominate. They sought ways by which one atom or molecule could stimulate many others to emit light, amplifying it to much higher powers.
The first to succeed was Charles H-Townes, then at Columbia University in New York. Instead of working with light, however, he worked with microwaves, which have a much longer wavelength and built a device he called a “maser” for Microwave Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Although he thought of the key idea in 1951, the first maser was not complete until a couple of years later. Before long, many other physicists were building masers and trying to discover how to produce stimulated emission at even shorter wavelengths.
The key concepts emerged about 1957. Townes and Arthur Schawlow, then at Bell Telephone Laboratories, wrote a long paper outlining the conditions needed to amplify stimulated emission of visible light waves. At about the same time, similar ideas crystallized in the mind of Gordon Gould, then a 37-year-old graduate student at Columbia, who wrote them down in a series of notebooks. Townes and Schawlow published their ideas in a scientific journal, Physical Review Letters, but Gould files a patent application. Three decades later, people still argue about who deserves the credit for the concept of the laser.
66. The word “coined” could best be replaced by ____.
	A. created 	B. mentioned 	C. understood 	D. discovered
67. The word “intervention” can best be replaced by ____.
	A. need 	B. device 	C. influence 	D. source
68. The word “it” in the last line of the first paragraph refers to ____.
	A. light bulb 	B. energy 	C. molecule 	D. atom
69. Which of the following statements best describes a laser?
A. A device for stimulating atoms and molecules to emit light. B. An atom in a high-energy state.
C. A technique for destroying atoms or molecules. D. An instrument for measuring light waves. 
70. Why was Townes’s early work with stimulated emission done with microwaves?
A. He was not concerned with light amplification.	B. It was easier to work with longer wavelengths.
C. His parents Schawlow had already begun work on the laser. D. The laser had already been developed.
71. In his research at Columbia University, Charles Townes worked with all of the following EXCEPT ____.
	A. stimulated emission 	B. microwaves 	C. light amplification 	D. a master
72. In approximately what year was the first master built?
	A. 1917 	B. 1951 	C. 1953 	D. 1957
73. The word “emerged” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. increased 	B. concluded 	C. succeeded 	D. appeared
74. The word “outlining” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. assigning 	B. studying 	C. checking 	D. summarizing
75. Why do people still argue about who deserves the credit for the concept of the laser?
A. Because the researchers’ notebooks were lost.
B. Because several people were developing the idea at the same time.
C. Because no one claimed credit for the development until recently. D. Because the work is still incomplete.
X. Choose the best sentence that is made from the words and phrases given
76. no longer/ scientific/ discovery/ matter/ person/ work.
A. No longer scientific discovery is a matter of one person alone working.
B. No longer scientific discovery is a matter of one person working alone.
C. No longer is scientific discovery a matter of one person alone working. 
D. No longer is scientific discovery a matter of one person working alone. 
77. They/ have/ nice/ memories/ decide/ come back.
A. They have so nice memories that they have decided to come back.
B. They have such nice memories that they have decided to come back.
C. They have such a nice memories that they have decided to come back.
D. They have so nice a memories that they have decided to come back.
78. woman/ wear/ dark glasses/ avoid/ recognize.
A. The woman wears always dark glasses to avoid recognizing.
B. The woman wears always dark glasses to avoid to be recognized.
C. The woman always wears dark glasses to avoid recognizing.
D. The woman always wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.
79. time/ his daughter/ graduate/ he/ retire.
A. By the time his daughter will graduate, he will retire. B. By the time his daughter graduates, he will retire.
C. By the time his daughter will graduate, he will have retired. 
D. By the time his daughter graduates, he will have retired.
80. Mike/ arrive home/ remember/ appointment/ dentist.
A. It was not until he had arrived home when Mike remembered his appointment with the dentist.
B. It was not until he had arrived home that Mike remembered his appointment with the dentist.
C. It was not until he had arrived home and Mike remembered his appointment with the dentist.
D. It was not until he had arrived home Mike remembered his appointment with the dentist.
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