Ôn thi tuyển sinh đại học (đề thi tham khảo)

. Have you ever been to the Bahamas?	d. I’d love to visit the America.
If only I __________ crashed the car!
a. had	b. hadn’t 	c. did	d. didn’t
Where is he? He should __________ home hours ago. 
a. be	b. were	c. have been 	d. had been
So you’re a doctor? _________, I finish my training next year.
 a. Let me see	b. Right	c. Listen 	d. Well
A: Do you know her number? - B: __________, it’s here somewhere. 
a. Let me see	b. Mind you	c. Well	d. You see
A: It’s quite a problem, I don’t know if I can do it. - B: __________, I’ll help you, don’t worry.
a. Mind you	b. Let me see	c. Listen	d. Well
I’m afraid you can’t come in, ________ you have to be 18.
a. you see	b. well	c. listen	d. right
I’m tired, ________, I only had 3 hours sleep last night!
a. mind you 	b. right	c. listen	d. let me see
________, let’s start, shall we?
a. let me see	b. mind you	c. right	d. well
I tried ringing her all morning but I couldn’t get ________. 
a. down	b. up	c. over	d. through
2. My dad’s been unemployed for 6 months, it’s really getting him ________.
a. over 	b. down 	c. by	d. up
Hmmm, the kids are very quiet, I wonder what they’re getting ________ to?
a. down 	b. by	c. up	d. through
‘Get up to something’ means ‘do something you shouldn’t be doing’
Over the next couple of years the price of plasma televisions is expected to drop ________ 20%.
a. by	b. at	c. in	d. to
The price of such televisions should peak ________ a little over $1200.
a. by	b. at	c. in	d. on
This price should be reached ________2009.
a. on	b. at	c. by	d. about
This drop ________ 20% will make plasma televisions affordable for the average person.
a. by	b. of	c. at	d. to
The prices of televisions have been falling ________ 1956, when they first came on the market 
a. on	b. from	c. in	d. to
I hate school, the teachers make us _________ so much homework every day!
a. do	b. doing	c. to do 	d. did
On Friday afternoons our teacher sometimes lets us ________ home early.
a. go	b. to go 	c. going 	d. went
“Excuse me sir, are we allowed ________ dictionaries into the exam?”
a. take	b. to take 	c. taking 	d. took
I go to the gym to build up my __________. 
a. length	b. warmth	c. depth	d. strength
I’ve been seeing my girlfriend for 6 months now, I suppose it’s quite a serious _________. 
a. friendship 	b. membership	c. companionship 	d. relationship
Choose the word whose UNDERLINED part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
A. habit	B. dolphin	C. effective	D. climate
A. fauna	B. authority	C. square	D. rainfall
 A. culture	B. country	C. such	D. music
Choose the word whose main stress is placed DIFFERENTLY from the others in each group
A. appear	B. version	C. tradition	D. perhaps
A. excellent	B. ordinary	C. dramatic	D. instrument
- This file is very important. You should include it in our document.
- I know. It is _________.
 A. indispensable	B. indistinct	C. significant	D. optional 
Pop music has become _______ in our country in the last few decades. Most young people like it.
 A. popular	B. favorable	C. special	D. enjoyable
_ Ecotourism has been developed greatly, hasn’t it?
 _ Yes. Many people have tried to preserve the ________ of many natural places.
 A. reservation	B. destruction	C. ecology	D. nonprofit
The Nile, ________, is the home of a great variety of fish.
 A. which is in Egypt	B. where is in Egypt	C. in which is in Egypt	D. that is in Egypt
I’m _________ you liked the film. I thought it was rather __________.
 A. surprise / disappoint	B. surprised / disappointed
 C. surprising / disappointed	D. surprised / disappointing
I never read ______ newspapers during the week, but I buy ____Observer every Sunday and I read it in ________bed.
 A. no article / the / no article	B. the / the / no article	C. the / a / the	D. a / a / the
Tourists __________ to make campfires in National parks.
 A. do not allow	B. aren’t allowed	C. won’t allow	D. isn’t allowed
If he had been more careful, he _______________ .
 A. won’t fall	B. wouldn’t fall	 C. wouldn’t have fallen	D. would haven’t fallen
We should participate in the movements ______________ the natural environment.
 A. organizing to conserve	B. organized conserving
 C. which organize to conserve	D. organized to conserve
Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English.
42. The original World Cup trophy was given permanent to Brazil to honour that country’s record third world cup title in Mexico in 1970. 	 	 
43. In very early times,people around the fire were entertained by storytellers with stories of heroes’wonderful actions &victory. 	 	 	
44. When I got home, Irene was lying in bed thinking about what a wonderful time she’s had.
45. Shortly before the Allied invasion of Normandy, Ernest Hemingway has gone to London as a war correspondent for Colliers
People who reverse the letters of words _______ to read suffer from dyslexia.
A. if they tried	B. when trying	C. when tried	D. if he tries
47. Featured at the Henry Ford Museum of antique cars dating from 1865.
A. an exhibit is	B. an exhibit	C. is an exhibit	D. which is an exhibit
48. Rubber ______ from vulcanized silicones with a high molecular weight is difficult to distinguish from natural rubber.
A. is produced	B. producing	C. that produces	D. produced
49. _______ in scope, romanticism was a reaction against neoclassical principles.
A. Mainly literary	B. It was mainly literary	
C. The main literature was 	D. The literature was mainly
50. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) _______ came about as a result of the National Security Act of 1947.
A. what	B. it was	C. was what	D. it was what
51. Oil shale is a soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock _______ oil and natural gas are obtained.
A. from	B. is from	C. is which	D. from which
52. _____ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an official illusion.
A. The Moon	B. That the Moon	C. When the Moon	D. The Moon which
53. Florida, ________ the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
a. is	b. known as	c. is known as	d. that is known as
54. While ________ to help Tim with his math, I got impatient because he wouldn’t pay attention to what I was saying.
a. I am trying	b. having tried	c. I try	d. trying
55. One of the dinner _______ broken.
a. plate is	b. plates are	c. plates is	d. plate are
Read the test then choose the best answer.
I know that it is my job to make sure that everything goes well for the tourists and I feel I work hard for the company. I cannot be blamed for last week. I met the group at the airport and took them to the coach. The coach driver was a bit annoyed because the flight was late. But it wasn’t far to the hotel and everyone was looking forward to their dinner. We hadn’t used the Hotel Riviera before but our normal one had a conference in it so it was fully booked. When I announced our arrival at the reception desk, they said they were full. I had booked rooms for the group but the manager said they were cancelled by phone a few days before. He insisted that he recognised my voice and that I had made the phone call. We had a bit of an argument but they obviously didn’t have enough rooms. In the end, the manager phoned hotels in the town and found rooms for everyone. but in four different hotels. By this time, the coach had gone, so we had to get taxis and some of the tourists started to get very angry with me. I still don’t know who made that phone call but it definitely wasn’t me ...
What is the writer trying to do?
A. argue 	B. explain 	C. apologise 	D complain
Who was the text written to?
	A. one of the tourists	B. the writer’s employer
	C. the hotel manager	D. the coach company
Why weren’t any rooms available at the Hotel Riviera?
A. A conference was taking place there.	B. There were more people in the group than expected.
C. Someone had forgotten to book them.	D. Someone had said they were not needed.
What happened in the end?
A. The tourists got angry with the hotel manager.	B. The tourists couldn’t stay together.
C. The writer found other hotels with rooms.	D. The writer called the coach driver back.
Which of the following diaries was written by one of the tourists?
 A. Someone had made a mistake with our hotel booking and the hotel had given our rooms to other people.
 B. The hotel we were taken to wasn’t good enough so we asked to change to a different one.
 C. We got to the airport and had to wait for the coach. So it was really late when we got to the hotel.
 D. The coach driver took us to the wrong hotel and they know nothing about us.
Choose A,B,C,D or E which has the same meaning with the given one.
Payment must be made at the time of booking.
A You must pay before you book	B.You are not allowed to pay when you book.
C. You must pay when you book. 	 D.Payment in advance is acceptable if you want to book.
The team is being sponsored by a local sport wares company.
The team is part of the company.	 B. The team is a local one.
C. The company is giving money to support the team’s activities.	 D.The company used to sponsor the team.
I could have gone by bus and so saved a lot of money.
 A. wouldn’t have saved much if he had taken the bus. B.would have gone by bus if he had saved money for the fare
 C. travelled by bus, and it didn’t cost him much.	 D. would have spent less money if he had travelled by bus. 
She would eat nothing but small pieces of bread and butter.. This sentence means that she
A. ate small pieces of bread and butter but didn’t like them.	B. ate only some small pieces of bread and butter.
C. didn’t eat anything, not even the bread and butter.	 D. wouldn’t touch the bread and butter, but she ate other things
Peter has hardly worked since April.. This means that since April
 A. Peter has been fully employed. 	C. Peter has one very little work. 
 B. Peter has worked very well. 	D. Peter hasn’t worked at all.
Read the passage and choose the best answer.
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