Đề thi tuyển sinh cao đẳng năm 2010 môn: tiếng Anh, khối D - Mã đề thi 693

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past have also attempted to educate people, especially those who could not read and write. Such 
cartoons about the lives and sayings of great men in China have proved extremely useful in bringing 
education to illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China. Confucius, Mencius and Laozi have 
all appeared in very interesting stories presented in the form of cartoons. The cartoons themselves 
have thus served to illustrate the teachings of the Chinese sages in a very attractive way. 
In this sense, many Chinese cartoons are different from Western cartoons in so far as they do not 
depend chiefly on telling jokes. Often, there is nothing to laugh at when you see Chinese cartoons. 
This is not their primary aim. In addition to commenting on serious political and social matters, 
Chinese cartoons have aimed at spreading the traditional Chinese thoughts and culture as widely as 
possible among the people. 
Today, however, Chinese cartoons have an added part to play in spreading knowledge. They offer 
a very attractive and useful way of reaching people throughout the world, regardless of the particular 
country in which they live. Thus, through cartoons, the thoughts and teachings of the old Chinese 
philosophers and sages can now reach people who live in such countries as Britain, France, America, 
Japan, Malaysia or Australia and who are unfamiliar with the Chinese culture. 
Until recently, the transfer of knowledge and culture has been overwhelmingly from the West to 
the East and not vice versa. By means of cartoons, however, publishing companies in Taiwan, Hong 
Kong and Singapore are now having success in correcting this imbalance between the East and the 
West. 
Cartoons can overcome language barriers in all foreign countries. The vast increase in the 
popularity of these cartoons serves to illustrate the truth of Confucius’s famous saying “One picture is 
worth a thousand words.” 
Question 36: Which of the following clearly characterizes Western cartoons? 
A. Enjoyment, liveliness, and carefulness. B. Seriousness, propaganda, and attractiveness. 
C. Humour, unexpectedness, and criticism. D. Originality, freshness, and astonishment. 
Question 37: Chinese cartoons have been useful as an important means of______. 
A. educating ordinary people B. spreading Western ideas 
C. amusing people all the time D. political propaganda in wartime 
Question 38: The major differences between Chinese cartoons and Western cartoons come from 
their ______. 
A. purposes B. nationalities C. values D. styles 
Question 39: The pronoun “this” in paragraph 4 mostly refers to ______. 
A. a piece of art B. an educational purpose 
C. a funny element D. a propaganda campaign 
Question 40: The passage is intended to present ______. 
A. a contrast between Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons 
B. a description of cartoons of all kinds the world over 
C. an outline of Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons 
D. an opinion about how cartoons entertain people 
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Question 41: Which of the following could be the best title for the passage? 
A. Chinese Cartoons and Western Cartoons 
B. A Very Powerful Force in Influencing People 
C. An Excellent Way of Spreading Propaganda 
D. Cartoons as a Way of Educating People 
Question 42: In general, Chinese cartoons are now aiming at ______. 
A. bringing education to illiterate and semi-literate people in the world 
B. disseminating traditional practices in China and throughout the world 
C. illustrating the truth of Chinese great men’s famous sayings 
D. spreading the Chinese ideas and cultural values throughout the world 
Question 43: The word “imbalance” in paragraph 6 refers to ______. 
A. the mismatch between the East cartoons and the West cartoons 
B. the dominant cultural influence of the West over the East 
C. the influence of the East cartoons over the West cartoons 
D. the discrimination between the West culture and the East culture 
Question 44: Which of the following is most likely the traditional subject of Chinese cartoons? 
A. Jokes and other kinds of humour in political and social matters. 
B. The philosophies and sayings of ancient Chinese thinkers. 
C. The illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China. 
D. The stories and features of the lives of great men the world over. 
Question 45: According to the passage, which of the following is true? 
A. Western cartoons always have a serious purpose. 
B. Language barriers restricted cartoons. 
C. Cartoons will replace other forms of writing. 
D. Cartoons can serve various purposes. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs 
correction. 
Question 46: Many people have found the monotonous buzzing of the vuvuzela in the 
 A B 
2010-World-Cup matches so annoyed. 
 C D 
Question 47: In order no money would be wasted, we had to account for every penny we spent. 
 A B C D 
Question 48: After analyzing the steep rise in profits according to your report, it was convinced 
 A B C 
 that your analyses were correct. 
 D 
Question 49: In my judgment, I think Hem is the best physicist among the scientists of 
 A B C 
the SEA region. 
 D 
Question 50: The team leader demanded from his team members a serious 
 A B 
attitude towards work, good team spirit, and that they work hard. 
 C D 
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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 51 to 60. 
Wind, water, air, ice and heat all work to cause erosion. As the wind blows over the land, it often 
(51)______ small grains of sand. When these grains of sand strike against solid rocks, the rocks are 
slowly worn away. In this way, (52)______ very hard rocks are worn away by the wind. 
When particles of rocks or soil became loosened in any way, running water carries them down the 
(53)______. Some rocks and soil particles are carried into streams and then into the sea. 
Land that is covered with trees, grass and other plants wears away very slowly, and so loses very 
(54)______ of its soil. The roots of plants help to (55)______ the rocks and soil in place. Water that 
falls on grasslands runs away more slowly than water that falls on bare ground. Thus, forests and 
grasslands (56)______ to slow down erosion. 
Even where the land is (57)______ covered with plants, some erosion goes on. In the spring, the 
(58)______ snow turns into a large quantity of water that then runs downhill in streams. (59)______ a 
stream carries away some of the soil, the stream bed gets deeper and deeper. (60)______ thousands of 
years of such erosion, wide valleys are often formed. 
Question 51: A. cleans out B. picks up C. carries out D. holds up 
Question 52: A. though B. still C. such D. even 
Question 53: A. borders B. topside C. backside D. hillsides 
Question 54: A. much B. few C. little D. large 
Question 55: A. stay B. store C. hold D. back 
Question 56: A. aid B. facilitate C. assist D. help 
Question 57: A. thickly B. scarcely C. thinly D. strongly 
Question 58: A. building B. formed C. melted D. melting 
Question 59: A. Until B. Although C. Till D. As 
Question 60: A. After B. During C. Among D. In 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in 
meaning to each of the following questions. 
Question 61: When I arrived, they were having dinner. 
A. When they started having their dinner, I arrived. 
B. I came in the middle of their dinner. 
C. I came to their invitation to dinner. 
D. They ate their dinner as soon as I arrived. 
Question 62: "Would you like some more beer?" he asked. 
A. He offered me some more beer. B. He asked me if I wanted some beer. 
C. He wanted to invite me for a glass of beer. D. He asked me would I like some more beer. 
Question 63: Wealthy as they were, they were far from happy. 
A. They were not happy as they were wealthy. 
B. Even if they were wealthy, they were not unhappy. 
C. Although they were wealthy, they were not happy. 
D. They were as wealthy as they were happy. 
Question 64: “Stop smoking or you’ll be ill,” the doctor told me. 
A. The doctor advised me to give up smoking to avoid illness. 
B. The doctor suggested smoking to treat illness. 
C. I was ordered not to smoke to recover from illness. 
D. I was warned against smoking a lot of cigarettes. 
Question 65: It is English pronunciation that puzzles me most. 
A. I was not quick at English pronunciation at school. 
B. English pronunciation is difficult for me. 
C. Pronouncing English words is not complicated. 
D. Puzzling me most is how to pronounce English. 
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Question 66: Slightly more than twenty-five percent of the students in the class come from Spanish-
speaking countries. 
A. A considerable proportion of the students in the class are Spanish. 
B. The percentage of the students speaking Spanish fell by twenty-five percent. 
C. A small minority of the students in the class are Hispanic. 
D. Seventy-five percent of the students in the class speak Spanish. 
Question 67: They couldn’t climb up the mountain because of the storm. 
A. The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain. 
B. The storm made it not capable of climbing up the mountain. 
C. The storm discouraged them from climbing up the mountain. 
D. Their climbing up the mountain was unable due to the storm. 
Question 68: “We’re having a reunion this weekend. Why don’t you come?” John said to us. 
A. John cordially invited us to a reunion this weekend. 
B. John didn’t understand why we came to a reunion. 
C. John asked us why we didn’t come to a reunion this weekend. 
D. John simply asked us why we wouldn’t come to a reunion. 
Question 69: Because they erected a barn, the cattle couldn’t get out into the wheat field. 
A. They