Đề thi thử lần 1 năm học 2012 - 2013 môn Tiếng Anh
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 1 to 5
Despite extensive regulation, the chemical by-products of industrial firms continue to pollute the environment, whether by intentional release into the air and water or by accidental escape from toxic dump sites. Too costly to prevent entirely, such pollution can be controlled naturally. Scientists have found that bacteria, fungi, and similar primitive microbes with a taste for chemicals are readily found in contaminated areas. These tiniest of creatures are capable of adapting to a poisonous environment by developing the metabolism to convert toxics into food or by producing enzymes which can break down the chemicals. The tricky part is to find a way to make the micro-organisms populous and hungry at the same time.
Bioremediation is appealing to industrial companies because it is both simple and cost effective. It is cheaper than incinerating the chemicals, the only other way to eliminate them completely, and does not produce the toxic ash that burning does. Although it works best on organic compounds such as gasoline or pesticides, bioremediation will probably work on highly resistant as scientists engineer more powerful bugs.
Question 1: What is the most difficult aspect of bioremediation?
A. Converting poisonous compounds into food. B. Getting bacteria to adapt to toxic environments.
C. Convincing industrial firms to use it. D. Increasing the number and appetite of micro-organisms.
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ound him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter or right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should our teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can't find the way to get the right answer. Let’s end all this nonsense of grades, exams, marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must some days learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know. Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated as rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, but suppose they fail to learn something essential, they will go out into the world and learn it. Question 16: What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things? A. by copying what other people do B. by asking a great many questions C. by listening to explanations from skilled people D. by making mistakes and having them corrected Question 17: What does the author think teachers do which they should not do? A. They allow children to mark their own work. B. They encourage children to copy from one another. C. They point out children’s mistakes to them. D. They give children correct answers. Question 18: The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ________. A. basically different from learning adult skills B. not really important skills C. basically the same as learning other skills D. more important than other skills Question 19: Exams, grades and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be estimated by ________. A. the children themselves B. educated persons C. teachers D. parents Question 20: The author fears that children will grow up into adults who are ________. A. unable to use basic skills B. too independent of others C. too critical of themselves D. unable to think for themselves Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions, from 21 to 23 Question 21: The increase of amount of money in circulation caused the prices to rise. A. calculation B. inflation C. investment D. evaluation Question 22: In public parks there are long seats made of wood or of stones. A. park seats B. bunches C. benches D. parking seats Question 23: The notice was declared such a long time ago that it can't be seen now. A. is blind B. is unnoticed C. is unvisible D. is invisible Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions, from 24 to 53 Question 24: _______ every industry in our modern world requires the work of engineers. A. Only B. Wholly C. Virtually D. Hardly Question 25: - "What do you think of football?" - "_________." A. Well, it's beyond my expectation B. Of course, football players are excellent C. It's none of my business D. I am crazy about it Question 26: White phosphorus, a substance _____ in matches, is so flammable that it bursts into flame upon contact with the air. A. common B. being common, is C. is common D. which being common Question 27: If you need any support, you can rely on me to ________. A. set you down B. back you up C. put you through D. face up to you Question 28: ________ seemed a miracle to us. A. When he had recovered so soon B. That he recovered so soon C. His recover after so soon D. His being recovered so soon Question 29: In the ______ of proof, the police could not take action against the man. A. want B. lack C. absence D. shortage Question 30: _______ the Internet’s speed and efficiency in sending mail electronically rather than by transporting it has become more popular among young people than traditional mail. A. Since B. Because of C. As a consequence D. However Question 31: A few animals sometimes fool their enemies_______ to be dead. A. to appear B. have been appearing C. to be appearing D. by appearing Question 32: The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well-informed. A. easily seen B. suspicious C. popular D. beautiful Question 33: It sounds incredible; it's true _______. A. though B. because C. yet D. although Question 34: ______ that the door is locked, will you? A. Look B. Watch C. Understand D. See Question 35: Ken ______ his doctor's advice and continued to overwork. A. disowned B. disassociated C. disregarded D. disappointed Question 36: When Sarah walked into the room and greeted everyone with a cheery "hello", it seemed as if all the gloom in that place was driven out. A. removed B. vanished C. expelled D. ejected Question 37: "Which is more important, luck or effort?" - " Luck is _______ effort." A. as the same importance as B. of the same importance C. of the same importance as D. the same importance as Question 38: We haven’t reached the final _______ on the funding for scientific research yet. A. decides B. decision C. decisive D. deciding Question 39: The smell of the sea ________ him ________ to his childhood. A. called / off B. took / back C. reminded / of D. brought / back Question 40: We don’t sell foreign newspapers because there is no ________ for them. A. request B. claim C. demand D. requirement Question 41: When I got up yesterday morning, the sun was shining, but the ground was very wet. It ________. A. has been raining B. rained C. has rained D. had rained Question 42: You thought I did wrong, but the results ________ my action. A. correct B. justify C. approve D. agree Question 43: In today’s paper it ________ that we shall have an election this year. A. proposes B. expresses C. admits D. says Question 44: Sometimes life must be very unpleasant for ________ near the airport. A. people live B. they who live C. those living D. someone to live Question 45: The problem is difficult, therefore ________ students could answer it. A. a lot of B. a few C. a great number of D. few Question 46: The road in front of my house is in great need ________. A. of repair B. to be repaired C. repairing D. of being repaired. Question 47: I wish Ben worked as hard as Mary ________. A. would B. does C. did D. had Question 48: The staff can’t take leaves at the same time. They have to take holidays ________ rotation. A. in B. on C. by D. under Question 49: She was overwhelmed with honor ________ recognition _______ her bravery. A. with / of B. in / of C. on / in D. by / about Question 50: I'm feeling sick. I ________ so much chocolate last night. A. needn't to eat B. did not eat C. mustn't eat D. shouldn't have eaten Question 51: My new glasses cost me ________ the last pair that I bought last month. A. more than three times B. more three times than C. three times as much as D. as much three times as Question 52: You'd better ______ now. Henry will be here in ten minutes. A. put on clothes B. get dressed C. dress clothes D. wear clothes Question 53: _______ are a form of carbon has been known since the late 18th century. A. Diamonds B. That diamonds C. Because diamonds D. Diamonds, which Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks, from 54 to 63 Most people are unaware they possess a quite remarkable skill, which is usually overlooked because it is (54)______ daily, and in the most ordinary of contexts. But without it, our lives would be unfulfilled and empty. It is the (55)______ to relate to others, to engage them in conversation, to operate as social and sociable individuals and to develop both short-term and long-term relationships which lies at the heart of our very existence as human beings. We are not (56)______ with this ability. There is nothing wired into the human brain that provides us with (57)______ responses to social situations. To perform effectively in a world that relies so heavily on social (58)______, encounters and relationships, we have to learn what to do. Small babies, as any parents will remember, are among the least sociable beings that you could imagine. They are totally demanding, utterly selfish and scream with rage if their every whim is not (59)______ satisfied. Somehow this unlikely raw material is (60)______ over the years into a being which relies for survival on being able to form reciprocal bonds with other and to follow complex rules that (61)______ every aspect of its social life. The monstrous infant becomes the caring, responsible adult whose life experiences revolve around both the joys and pains, and the (62)______ and receiving, of friendship and other relationships. It is this remarkable transformation which is the central characteristics of being (63)______. Question 54: A. exercised B. rubbed C. polished D. done Question 55: A. proficiency B. ability C. cap
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