Đề thi thử đại học năm 2014 môn thi: Tiếng Anh – Đề số 95

ne's house has been decorated.
D. People like to decorate their houses differently because, in this way, they can reveal their individual tastes.
62. British novelist Ian Fleming is the man who created James Bond, the best-known hero of spy fiction in the late 20th century.
A. Ian Fleming was a famous British spy late in the 20th century who created and wrote about a fictional character by the name of James Bond.
B. Ian Fleming is considered a British hero for his creation of James Bond, a fictional spy whom who wrote of in the late 20th century.
C. James Bond, the most well-known fictional spy character of the late 1900s, is the creation of the British author Ian Fleming.
D. Ian Fleming wrote extensively about the British spy James Bond in the late 1900s, but most of what he wrote was fiction.
63. The test is designed so that the questions get progressively harder.
A. The test has been set up to be more difficult in order to test with precision the progress of those taking it.
B. The format of the exam is such that it starts with easier questions and continues by gradually increasing in difficulty.
C. Though the exam may seem very challenging at first glance, if you've made progress, you can do it well.
D. This test has been formatted in such a way that only the most progressive students can do it.
64. His turning sown the offer from the computer company surprised us all.
A. We were amazed when the computer firm rejected his offer.
B. No one anticipated that he wouldn't get an offer from the computer company.
C. When he was turned down by the computer company, we were all shocked
D. None of us had expected him to reject the job offered by the computer firm.
65. The only thing I really need at this very moment is to be on my own for a while.
A. At the moment, nothing would help me feel better than spending some time by myself.
B. I'd really rather be by myself at the moment than be among such a big crowd.
C. While I know I need to be alone at the moment, I don't think it seems possible.
D. I'm not feeling very well at the moment, and I think it's because I've been on my own for so long.
Choose the best answer for each of the following questions:
66. Techniques to increase productivity in the performance of discrete tasks, by requiring less human labor in each step of the production process, are widely utilized. Consultants on productivity enhancement point out, however, that although these techniques achieve their specific goal, they are not without drawbacks. They often instill enough resentment in the workforce eventually to lead to a slowdown in the production process as a whole.
 Which of the following can be reasonably inferred from the statements above? 
A. Productivity enhancement techniques do not attain their intended purpose and should not be employed in the workplace.
B. The fact that productivity enhancement techniques are so widely employed has led to a decline in the ability of American businesses to compete abroad.
C. If productivity enhancement consultants continue to utilize these techniques, complete work stoppages will eventually result.
D. Ironically, an increase in the productivity of discrete tasks may result in a decrease in the productivity of the whole production process.
67. The education offered by junior colleges just after the Second World War had a tremendous practical effect on family-run businesses throughout the country. After learning new methods of marketing, finance, and accounting, the sons and daughters of merchants returned home, often to increase significantly the size of the family's enterprise or in other ways, to maximize the profits.
 Which of the following statements is best supported by the information above?
A. The junior colleges principally emphasized methods of increasing the size of small businesses.
B. The business methods taught in the junior colleges were already widespread before the second World War.
C. The business curricula at junior colleges did not include theoretical principles of management.
D. Business methods in many post-war family-run businesses changed significantly as a result of the junior colleges.
68. The local high school students have been clamoring for the freedom to do design their own curricula. Allowing this would be as allowing three-year-olds to choose their own diets. These students have neither the maturity nor the experience to equal that of the professional educators now doing the job.
 Which of the following statements, if true, would most strengthen the above argument?
A. high school students have less formal education than those who currently design the curricula.
B. Three-year-olds do not, if left to their own devices, choose healthful diets.
C. The local high school students are less intelligent than the average teenager.
D. The ability to design good curricula develops only after years of familiarity with educational life.
69. Town X and Town Y are roughly equal in size and local population. A survey was done measuring traffic patterns during the summer months for each of the past five years. The survey found that, on average in Town Y, there were 28 minor car accidents in June as well as 28 in July. During the same two months in Town X, the average was only 14 minor car accidents each month. Thus, if the Dentco Auto body Repair franchise were looking to open a new shop in one of the two towns, it would be more likely to succeed in Town Y.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously damage the conclusion drawn in the passage?
A. More people walk to work or use mass transit in Town Y.
B. The state is planning to add a thruway exit for Town Y.
C. The traffic volume in Town Y quadruples in the summer because it is a beach town.
 	D. In June and July six years ago, Town X had double the amount of accidents than Y. 
70.       Ronald is a runner on the track team and is a great hurdler. All runners on the track team are either sprinters or long-distance runners, but a few long-distance runners do not run the sprint because they are not fast enough. Hurdlers never run long-distance because they lack the endurance necessary. Therefore, Ronald must be fast.
 For the conclusion drawn above to be logically correct, which of the following must be true?
A. Sprinters are faster than hurdlers. B. All runners on the track team who run hurdles also run long-distance.
C. Hurdling requires more endurance than running long-distance. D. All sprinters are fast.
The following questions consist of sentences that are either partly or entirely underlined. Select the answer choice that represents the best revision of the underlined text. Choice A duplicates the original version. If the original seems better than any of the revisions, then select it
71. Despite their attempting to do it, doctors have not found a cure for the common cold.
A. them attempting to do it B. their attempts to do so
C. them attempting to do so D. the fact that they have attempted to do it
72. Unlike the Pulitzer, which is given for a specific work, an author receives the Noble Prize for a lifetime’s achievement in literature
A. an author receives the Noble Prize for a lifetime’s achievement in literature
B. an author lifetime’s achievement in literature receives the Noble Prize
C. the Noble Prize is awarded to an author lifetime’s achievement in literature.
D. the Noble Prize is awarded for a lifetime of achievement in literature by the author.
73. Medical researchers, who have identified a genetic abnormality in parents of children with Down’s syndrome, which they believe, instead of the age of the mother, may be the cause of this congenital defect.
A. which they believe, instead of the age of the mother, may be
B. A. which, they believe may be more important than the age of the mother as.
C. believe this abnormality and not the age of mother as being.
D. believe that this abnormality, rather than the age of the mother, may be
74. In February 1983, brush fires had swept the drought- parched southeastern coast of Australia, at least 69 people being killed, and thousands of homes and acres of farmland were left smoldering
A. had swept the drought- parched southeastern coast of Australia, at least 69 people being killed, and thousands of homes and acres of farmland were left smoldering
B. swept the drought- parched southeastern coast of Australia, having killed 69 people, and thousands of homes and acres of farmland were left smoldering.
C. had swept the drought- parched southeastern coast of Australia, killing 69 people and had left thousands of homes and acres of farmland smoldering.
D. swept the drought- parched southeastern coast of Australia, killing 69 people and leaving thousands of homes and acres of farmland smoldering.
75. Although some ornithologists contend that the precursors of birds are arboreal creatures that glide from tree to tree, others believe that they were runners whose front limbs evolved into wings
A. Although some ornithologists contend that the precursors of birds are arboreal creatures that glide from tree to tree.
B. However, it may be that some ornithologists contend that the precursors of birds are arboreal creatures that glide from tree to tree.
C. Despite that, the precursors of birds were, according to some ornithologists, arboreal creatures that glide from tree to tree. 
D. Although some ornithologists contend that the precursors of birds were arboreal creatures that glide from tree to tree
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below 
76. A. confirmation 	B. admission 	C. confession 	D. inconclusion
77. A. praver 	B. sprayer 	C. betrayer 	D. layer
78. A. sweet 	B. sweat 	C. beastie 	D. creature
79. A. neophyte 	B. geocentric 	C. leopard 	D. leotard
80. A. only 	B. volcano 	C. hydrogen 	D. nitrogen 
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