Đề thi tuyển sinh cao đẳng năm 2010 môn: tiếng Anh, khối D - Mã đề thi 635

ast thing James knew was the change of schedule. 
B. Everyone had heard about the change of schedule before James did. 
C. At last James was able to know about the change of schedule. 
D. Among the last people informed of the change of schedule was James. 
Question 23: He talked about nothing except the weather. 
A. He said that he had no interest in the weather. 
B. His sole topic of conversation was the weather. 
C. He talked about everything including the weather. 
D. He had nothing to say about the weather. 
Question 24: Peter had very little money but managed to make ends meet. 
A. Peter got by on very little money. 
B. Peter found it hard to live on very little money. 
C. Peter could hardly live on little money. 
D. Having little money, Peter couldn’t make ends meet. 
Question 25: She said, “John, I’ll show you round my city when you’re here.” 
A. She planned to show John round her city. B. She organized a trip round her city for John. 
C. She made a trip round her city with John. D. She promised to show John round her city. 
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in 
the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 26: A. initial B. innocent C. impatient D. abnormal 
Question 27: A. settle B. compose C. relate D. protect 
Question 28: A. significant B. convenient C. fashionable D. traditional 
Question 29: A. buffalo B. dinosaur C. elephant D. mosquito 
Question 30: A. dictionary B. supervisor C. catastrophe D. agriculture 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 31: I won’t change my mind ______ what you say. 
A. no matter B. whether C. although D. because 
Question 32: “I’d rather you______ home now.” 
A. go B. gone C. went D. going 
Question 33: It is very important for a firm or a company to keep ______ the changes in the market. 
A. track about B. up with C. pace of D. touch with 
Question 34: There was nothing they could do ______ leave the car at the roadside where it had 
broken down. 
A. than B. but C. unless D. instead of 
Question 35: Jane ______ law for four years now at Harvard. 
A. studied B. is studying C. studies D. has been studying 
Question 36: – “How do you like your steak done?” 
 – “ ______.” 
A. I don’t like it much B. Very little C. Well done D. Very much 
Question 37: Susan’s doctor insists ______ for a few days. 
A. that she is resting B. her to rest C. her resting D. that she rest 
Question 38: ______ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came. 
A. No sooner had B. No longer has C. Not until had D. Hardly had 
Question 39: “How many times have I told you ______ football in the street?” 
A. not to play B. not playing C. do not play D. not to have played 
Question 40: We couldn’t fly ______ because all the tickets had been sold out. 
A. economic B. economy C. economics D. economical 
Question 41: John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our 
environment?” 
 Laura: “______” 
A. Of course not. You bet! B. There’s no doubt about it. 
C. Well, that’s very surprising. D. Yes, it’s an absurd idea. 
Question 42: Through an ______, your letter was left unanswered. 
A. overcharge B. overtime C. oversight D. overtone 
Question 43: “Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop ______ excuses!” 
A. making B. having C. doing D. taking 
Question 44: John paid $2 for his meal, ______ he had thought it would cost. 
A. not as much B. less as C. not so much as D. not so many as 
Question 45: – “Should we bring a lot of money on the trip?” 
 – “Yes. ______ we decide to stay longer.” 
A. Because B. So that C. In case D. Though 
Question 46: My mother told me to ______ for an electrician when her fan was out of order. 
A. turn B. rent C. write D. send 
Question 47: The United States consists of fifty states, ______ has its own government. 
A. each of that B. each of which C. hence each D. they each 
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Question 48: – “Don’t fail to send your parents my regards.” 
 – “______.” 
A. Thanks, I will B. You’re welcome C. Good idea, thanks D. It’s my pleasure 
Question 49: She had to hand in her notice ______ advance when she decided to leave the job. 
A. from B. to C. with D. in 
Question 50: He ______ to the doctor after the accident, but he continued to play instead. 
A. couldn’t go B. should have gone C. must have gone D. didn’t have to go 
Question 51: The kitchen ______ dirty because she has just cleaned it. 
A. mustn’t be B. can’t be C. should be D. may be 
Question 52: They didn’t find ______ in a foreign country. 
A. it easy live B. it to live easy C. it easy to live D. easy to live 
Question 53: Lora: “Your new blouse looks gorgeous, Helen!” 
 Helen: “______.” 
A. You can say that again B. I’d rather not 
C. Thanks, I bought it at Macy’s D. It’s up to you 
Question 54: There should be an international law against ______. 
A. deforestation B. forestry C. reforestation D. afforestation 
Question 55: – “Mum, I’ve got 600 on the TOEFL test.” 
 – “______” 
A. You are right. B. Good way! C. Oh, hard luck! D. Good job! 
Question 56: “This library card will give you free access ______ the Internet eight hours a day.” 
A. in B. to C. on D. from 
Question 57: Only when you grow up ______ the truth. 
A. do you know B. you will know C. you know D. will you know 
Question 58: “Buy me a newspaper on your way back, ______?” 
A. do you B. don’t you C. can’t you D. will you 
Question 59: “Don’t worry. I have ______ tire at the back of my car.” 
A. other B. another C. the other D. others 
Question 60: The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have ______ by 
2015. 
A. used off B. taken over C. caught up D. run 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 61 to 70. 
Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the 
natural environment surrounding their homes. This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the 
oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least the last two million years. It was, 
indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals 
were introduced about 10,000 years ago. 
Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their 
numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts 
and arctic wastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability 
of plant life. Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the 
coasts and waterways. The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other 
hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental 
differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence 
societies. 
Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from 
the observation of modern hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting 
and gathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller 
party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has 
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become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal 
migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between 
the sexes. These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the 
Paleolithic Period. 
Question 61: The word “domestication” in the first paragraph mostly means ______. 
A. adapting animals to suit a new working environment 
B. making wild animals used to living with and working for humans 
C. teaching animals to do a particular job or activity in the home 
D. hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home 
Question 62: According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on ______. 
A. nature’s provision B. hunter-gatherers’ tools 
C. agricultural products D. farming methods 
Question 63: The word “marginal” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”. 
A. suburban B. abandoned C. disadvantaged D. forgotten 
Question 64: In the lower latitudes of the tropics, hunter-gatherers ______. 
A. have better food gathering from nature B. can free themselves from hunting 
C. live along the coasts and waterways for fishing D. harvest shorter seasonal crops 
Question 65: According to the passage, studies of contemporary subsistence societies can provide a 
______. 
A. further understanding of modern subsistence societies 
B. deeper insight into the dry-land farming 
C. broader vision of prehistoric natural environments 
D. further understanding of prehistoric times 
Question 66: The word “conditions” in the second paragraph refers to ______. 
A. the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow 
B. the situations in which hunter-gatherers can grow some crops 
C. the situations in which hunter-gatherers hardly find anything to eat 
D. the places where plenty of animals and fish can be found 
Question 67: A typical feature of both modern and prehistoric hunter-gatherers is that ______. 
A. they don’t have a strong sense of community 
B. they don’t have a healthy and balanced diet 
C. they often change their living places 
D. they live in the forests for all their life 
Question 68: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned? 
A. The environmental differences pro