Đề thi thử Đại học năm học 2013-2014 môn tiếng Anh – Đề số 83

erlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:
 Question 16. In spite of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day long.
	A. In spite of	B. burning	C. the fire	D. all day long
 Question 17. The old and the new in transportation also contrast sharply in Middle East.
	A. Middle East	B. sharply	C. also contrast	D. The old and the new
 Question 18. The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors.
	A. either	B. made by	C. to accept	D. new proposals
 Question 19. One of the features of London is the number of big stores, most of them are to be found in or near the West End.	A. number	B. One of the features	C. most of them	D. are to be found
 Question 20. Turn on the light, I was surprised at what I saw.
	A. Turn on	B. was	C. what	D. at
V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to each of the gaps: 
	Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Firstly, droughts, storms and fires can affect ecosystems. (21)____ , they cause damage (22)____ ecosystems. For example, if there is too (23)____ rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant dies (24)____, the animals that (25)____ it may also die or move away. On the other hand, they are sometimes good for ecosystems. Some pine forests need fires for the pine trees to (26)____. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire melts the seal and lets the seeds (27)____. Secondly, people's interference with the air, soil, and water can destroy ecosystems. Building (28)____ on rivers for electric power and irrigation can harm ecosystems around the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down forests destroy ecosystems. (29)____ are working with companies and governments to find better ways of catching fish, cutting down trees, and building dams. They are looking for ways to get food, lumber, and other products for people (30)____ destroying ecosystems. 
 Question 21. A. On the one hand 	B. One hand	C. On one hand	D. On the first hand
 Question 22. A. with	B. in	C. to	D. for
 Question 23. A. little	B. much	C. few	D. many
 Question 24. A. in	B. away	C. out	D. off
 Question 25. A. feed	B. fed with	C. fed up with	D. feed on	
 Question 26. A. repair	B. reduce	C. reproduce	D. replace
 Question 27. A. go	B. out	C. fly	D. in
 Question 28. A. ditches	B. dams	C. bridges	D. moats
 Question 29. A. Scientist	B. Environmentists	C. Ecologists	D. Ecosystemists
 Question 30. A. not	B. no	C. avoid	D. without
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress:
 Question 31. A. illegally	B. contaminate	C. rhinoceros	D. apparatus
 Question 32. A. introduce	B. committee	C. interfere	D. referee
 Question 33. A. favourable	B. combination	C. prehistoric	D. meteoric
 Question 34. A. synchronized	B. horizon	C. opponent	D. continue
 Question 35. A. extinct	B. crisis	C. journey	D. swallow
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
 Question 36. She won the award for _______ her whole life to looking after the poor.
	A. spending	B. paying	C. using	D. devoting
 Question 37. That science book _______ again and again.
	A. is worth being read	B. is worth reading	C. is worth to read	D. is worthy reading
 Question 38. "No Parking."	 This sign means _______ 
	A. You are not allowed to park your car here.	B. There's not enough space for parking here.
	C. You can't go to the park here.	D. There is no park here.
 Question 39. The hotel was terrible, but the wonderful beach _______ our disappointment.
	A. got over	B. made up for	C. faced up to	D. saw to
 Question 40. Minh and Cuong were badly injured in the last match, so _______ can play in this match.
	A. either of them	B. none of them	C. both of them	D. neither of them
 Question 41. Has Tony's book _______ yet?
	A. come out	B. drawn up	C. published	D. brought out
 Question 42. The politician tried to arouse the crowd but most of them were _______ to his arguments.
	A. indifferent	B. dead	C. closed	D. careless
 Question 43. " Would you say that English is a global language?" 	- "_______ "
	A. Yes, it has.	B. Oh, absolutely.	C. I don't understand the difference.	D. I like it.
 Question 44. The climate of China is similar in many ways to _______. 
	A. the United States	B. that of the United States
	C. which of the United States	D. this of the United States
 Question 45. Sometimes _______ wears people out and is worse than the lack of sleep itself.
	A. to sleep the desire	B. the desire to sleep who	
	C. the desire to sleep	D. to desire to sleep is
 Question 46. Laura: "What a great hair cut, Maria!" Maria: "_______ "
	A. Thanks. It's very kind of you to do this.	B. It's my pleasure.
	C. You think so? I think it's a bit too short.	D. Oh, yes. That's right.
 Question 47. There's plenty of time for you to _______ your mind. You needn't decide now.
	A. bear in	B. keep in	C. make up	D. give up
 Question 48. She is a _______ girl with _______.
	A. clear-eye/ a black hair	B. clear-eyes/ black hair	
	C. clear-eyed/ black hairs	D. clear-eyed/ black hair
 Question 49. _______ did I realize that the burglar was still in the house.
	A. Only after	B. Only then	C. Under no circumstances	D. Seldom
 Question 50. "How long does it take to get to the City Library from here?" 	- "_______ "
	A. It isn't far.	B. You can go there by bus.	C. Yes, it's a long way. D. I am sorry. I don't know.
 Question 51. I remember Mary as a sporty young girl but she's turned _______ a beautiful woman.
	A. to	B. on	C. into	D. in
 Question 52. Peter, Harry and Church was first, second and third _______ in the school cross-country race.
	A. responsibly	B. relatively	C. equally	D. respectively
 Question 53. It seems impossible to _______ terrorism in the world.
	A. put an end to	B. put stop to	C. put an end of	D. stop at
 Question 54. John lost the _______ bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with him because of his carelessness.	A. Japanese beautiful new blue	B. new beautiful blue Japanese
	C. beautiful Japanese blue new	D. beautiful new blue Japanese
 Question 55. I'd prefer to stay at home tonight _______ to the cinema.
	A. to going 	B. rather than to go	C. rather than go	D. than go
 Question 56. One of the first exercises in Math class is _______ measure the radius of a circle.
	A. to learn and	B. learn to	C. to learn how to	D. learning
 Question 57. _______ for their strong fiber include flax and hemp.
	A. Plants grown	B. To grow plants	C. Plants are grown	D. Plants that grow
 Question 58. Out _______ from its tiny cage.
	A. fly the bird	B. flew the bird	C. does the bird fly	D. did the bird fly
 Question 59. - "Can you come away with me for the weekend ?" 
 	 - "I can't as I'm decorating the kitchen. _______ my mother is ill"
	A. On the top of that	B. After all	C. Even so	D. All the same
 Question 60. If I had much money as she _______, I would build a hospital for the poor.
	A. had	B. has	C. did	D. does
VIII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions:
 Question 61. You should wash your shirt right now before that stain dries.
	A. Your shirt needs washing right now before that stain dries.
	B. Before that stain dry, don't wash your shirt right now.
	C. No sooner does the stain dry so you should wash the shirt before it dry.
	D. You should wash your shirt in order for the stain to dry right now. 
 Question 62. " No, I didn't tell Jim our plan," said Tom.
	A. Tom denied to tell Jim their plan.	B. Tom didn't agree to tell Jim their plan.
	C. Tom refused to tell Jim their plan.	D. Tom denied having told Jim their plan.
 Question 63. Thieves stole all her priceless jewels. 	A. She was stolen all her priceless jewels.
	B. All her priceless jewels were robbed away from her.
	C. All her priceless jewels are stolen by thieves.	D. She was robbed of all her priceless jewels.
 Question 64. "Sorry madam, looking after the garden is not my duty."
 A. He promised to look after the garden. B. He said that he was not responsible for looking after the garden.
 C. He asked me if looking after the garden was his duty. D. He apologized for not looking after the garden.
 Question 65. You're not to blame for what happened.
	A. What happened is not your fault.	B. You're not accused for what happened.
	C. We blame you for what happened.	D. You're responsible for what happened.
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer: 
 	Some animal behaviorists argue that certain animals can remember part events, anticipate future ones, make plans and choices, and coordinate activities within a group. These scientists, however, are cautious about the extent to which animals can be credited with conscious processing.
	Explanations of animal behavior that leave out any sort of consciousness at all and ascribe actions entirely to instinct leave many questions unanswered. One example of such unexplained behavior: Honeybees communicate the sources of nectar to one another by doing a dance in a figure-eight pattern. The orientation of the dance conveys the position of the food relative to the sun's position in the sky, and the speed of the dance tells how far the food source is from the hive. Most researchers assume that the ability to perform and encode the dance is innate and shows no special intelligence. But in one study, when experimenters kept changing the site of the food source, each time moving the food 25 percent father from the previous site, foraging honeybees began to anticipate where the food source would appear next. When the researchers arrived at the new location, they would find the bees circling the spot, waiting for their food. No one