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THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2011
ĐỀ THI 11
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: ________ vastness of the Grand Canyon, it is difficult to capture it in a single photograph..
A. Because of B. For the C. The D. While
Question 2: _______ the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. In B. On C. Until D. By
Question 3: A hockey player rushing up the ice, travelling at more than twenty-five miles per hour and slapping a puck at more than 125 miles per hour, makes the sport _______ than many other sports.
A. as more dangerous B. is more dangerous C. more than dangerous D. more dangerous
Question 4: Hardly ______________ the captain of the team when he had to face the problems.
A. did he appoint B. was he appointing C. had he been appointed D. was he being appointed
Question 5: There was no ______ in waiting longer than an hour so we left.
A. worth B. point C. use D. good
Question 6: The English colonization of Virginia was devised in 1606 by a group of merchants ______ the Virginia Company of London.
A. they formed B. what formed C. who formed D. whom formed
Question 7: I am angry because you didn’t tell me the truth. I don’t like .................
A. to have deceived B. to deceive C. being deceived D. deceiving
Question 8: _________ it not been for the intolerable heat in the hall, they would have stayed much longer.
A. Had B. If C. Should D. But
Question 9: It is believed _____________ cause insomnia.
A. too much caffeine that B. that too much caffeine
C. it in too much caffeine D. too much caffeine which
Question 10: He harbored ambitions ............becoming leader
A. of B. in C. to D. for

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 11: A. possible B. imagine C. permission D. enormous
Question 12: A. activate B. terrify C. discover D. normally
Question 13: A. toward B. above C. under D. behind
Question 14: A. necessarily B. originally C. mysteriously D. elaborately
Question 15: A. scientific B. intensity C. disappearance D. expectation

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer from 16 to 25
May 7th, 1840 was the birthday of one of the most famous Russian composers of the nineteenth century Peter Illich Tchaikovsky. The son of a mining inspector, Tchaikovsky studied music as a child and later studied composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. His greatest period of productivity occurred between 1876 and 1890, during which time he enjoyed the patronage of Madame Von Meck, a woman he never met, who gave him a living stipend of about $1,000.00 a year. Madame Von Meck later terminated her friendship with Tchaikovsky, as well as his living allowance when she, herself, was facing financial difficulties. It was during the time of Madame Von Meck`s patronage, however, that Tchaikovsky created the music for which he is most famous, including the music for the ballets of "Swan Lake" and "The Sleeping Beauty".
Tchaikovsky`s music, well known for its rich melodic and sometimes melancholy passages, was one of the first that brought serious dramatic music to dance. Before this, little attention had been given to the music behind the dance. Tchaikovsky died on November 6th, 1893, ostensibly of cholera, though there are now some scholars who argue that he committed suicide.
Question 16: According to the passage, for what is Tchaikovsky`s music most well known?
A. Its lively, capricious melodies
B. The richness and melodic drama of the music
C. The ballet-like quality of the music
D. Its repetitive and monotonous tones
Question 17: Which of the following could best replace the word "terminated"?
A. Exploited B. Resolved C. Discontinued D. Hated
Question 18: According to the passage, "Swan Lake" and "The Sleeping Beauty" are _________.
A. plays B. songs C. operas D. dances
Question 19: According to the passage, all of the following describe Madame Von Meck EXCEPT "_________".
A. She was never introduced to