Đề thi tuyển sinh cao đẳng năm 2010 môn: tiếng Anh, khối D - Mã đề thi 846

 the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves 
changed in character. 
 The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As the 
number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in 
the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of 
reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading 
aloud would cause distraction to other readers. 
 Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be 
used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was 
in some way mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever 
its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one 
hand and by books and periodicals for a specialised readership on the other. 
 By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and 
to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural and 
technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied. 
Câu 26: Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because ______. 
A. few people could read to themselves 
B. there were few places available for private reading 
C. silent reading had not been discovered 
D. people relied on reading for entertainment 
Câu 27: The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means “______”. 
A. attracting attention B. for everybody’s use C. most preferable D. widely used 
Câu 28: The development of silent reading during the last century indicated ______. 
A. an increase in the number of books B. an increase in the average age of readers 
C. a change in the status of literate people D. a change in the nature of reading 
Câu 29: Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of ______. 
A. the decreasing need to read aloud B. the development of libraries 
C. the increase in literacy D. the decreasing number of listeners 
Câu 30: It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialised reading materials was an 
indication of ______. 
A. a decline of standards of literacy B. a change in the readers’ interest 
C. an improvement of printing techniques D. an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes 
Câu 31: The phrase “a specialised readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means “______”. 
A. a status for readers specialised in mass media 
B. a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge 
C. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge 
D. a reading volume for particular professionals 
Câu 32: The phrase “oral reader” in the last paragraph mostly means “a person who ______”. 
A. takes part in an audition B. is good at public speaking 
C. is interested in spoken language D. practises reading to an audience 
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Câu 33: All of the following might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy culture 
EXCEPT ______. 
A. the inappropriate reading skills B. the printed mass media 
C. the diversity of reading materials D. the specialised readership 
Câu 34: Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? 
A. Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today. 
B. The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect. 
C. The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes. 
D. Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud. 
Câu 35: The writer of this passage is attempting to ______. 
A. show how reading methods have improved B. explain how reading habits have developed 
C. change people’s attitudes to reading D. encourage the growth of reading 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 36 đến 45. 
 The Sun today is a yellow dwarf star. It is fueled by thermonuclear reactions near its center that convert 
hydrogen to helium. The Sun has existed in its present state for about four billion six hundred million years and 
is thousands of times larger than the Earth. 
 By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the Sun’s life will be like. About five 
billion years from now, the core of the Sun will shrink and become hotter. The surface temperature will fall. The 
higher temperature of the center will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions. The outer regions of the Sun 
will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the 
Sun. The Sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures on the Earth will become too high for life to exist. 
 Once the Sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After it 
shrinks to the size of the Earth, it will become a white dwarf star. The Sun may throw off huge amounts of 
gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf. 
 After billions of years as a white dwarf, the Sun will have used up all its fuel and will have lost its heat. 
Such a star is called a black dwarf. After the Sun has become a black dwarf, the Earth will be dark and cold. If 
any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen over the Earth’s surface. 
Câu 36: It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun ______. 
A. has been in existence for 10 billion years 
B. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf 
C. will continue to be a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years 
D. is rapidly changing in size and brightness 
Câu 37: What will probably be the first stage of change for the Sun to become a red giant? 
A. Its core will cool off and use less fuel. B. Its central part will grow smaller and hotter. 
C. It will throw off huge amounts of gases. D. Its surface will become hotter and shrink. 
Câu 38: When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will the atmosphere be like on the Earth? 
A. It will become too hot for life to exist. 
B. It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the sun. 
C. It will freeze and become solid. 
D. It will be almost destroyed by nova explosions. 
Câu 39: When the Sun has used up its energy as a red giant, it will ______. 
A. stop to expand B. cease to exist C. become smaller D. get frozen 
Câu 40: Large amounts of gases may be released from the Sun at the end of its life as a ______. 
A. white dwarf B. red giant C. yellow dwarf D. black dwarf 
Câu 41: As a white dwarf, the Sun will be ______. 
A. a cool and habitable planet B. the same size as the planet Mercury 
C. thousands of times smaller than it is today D. around 35 million miles in diameter 
Câu 42: The Sun will become a black dwarf when ______. 
A. the outer regions of the Sun expand B. it has used up all its fuel as a white dwarf 
C. the Sun moves nearer to the Earth D. the core of the Sun becomes hotter 
Câu 43: The word “there” in the last sentence of paragraph 4 refers to ______. 
A. our own planet B. the core of a black dwarf 
C. the outer surface of the Sun D. the planet Mercury 
Câu 44: This passage is intended to ______. 
A. describe the changes that the Sun will go through 
B. discuss conditions on the Earth in the far future 
C. alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun 
D. present a theory about red giant stars 
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Câu 45: The passage has probably been taken from ______. 
A. a scientific chronicle B. a news report 
C. a work of science fiction D. a scientific journal 
Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau. 
Câu 46: She regretfully told him that ______. 
A. she left the tickets at home B. she would have left the tickets at home 
C. she would leave the tickets at home D. she had left the tickets at home 
Câu 47: ______, he would have learned how to read. 
A. Had he been able to go to school as a child B. If he could go to school as a child 
C. Were he able to go to school as a child D. If he has been able to go school as a child 
Câu 48: The robbers attacked the owner of the house ______. 
A. but they appeared with the expensive painting 
B. so they disappeared with the expensive painting 
C. and disappeared with the expensive painting 
D. so that they would appear with the expensive painting 
Câu 49: Having been delayed by heavy traffic, ______. 
A. she was unable to arrive on time B. her being late was intolerable 
C. it was difficult for her to arrive on time D. it was impossible for her to arrive on time 
Câu 50: ______, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. 
A. He felt very tired though B. As he might feel tired 
C. Tired as it was D. Tired as he might feel 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ 51 đến 60. 
 How men first learnt to (51)______ words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a 
(52)______. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (53)______ invented certain sounds to express 
thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they 
agreed (54)______ certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and 
which could be written down. These sounds, (55)______ spoken or written in letters, are called words. 
 Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that 
(56)______ powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call 
literary (57)______. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can (58)______ his meaning in words 
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