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Mã đề thi: 415
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KỲ THI KSCL THI ĐẠI HỌC NĂM 2012 LẦN THỨ 1
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời giao đề.
Đề thi gồm: 07 trang.
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I. Read the following text then answer the questions that follow by marking its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D in your answer sheet.
Upon the creation of the United States, one of the core concepts which the hopes for the new democracy were pinned was the ideal that its citizens would be enlightened individuals with clearly articulated rights and the opportunity for individual achievement and education. It was believed that in a free nation where the power belongs to the people, the commitment to education defines the progress of that democracy and is the catalyst for future progress. This core value has not only stood the test of time but has also grown in importance. In this new Information Era and international economy, education is an increasingly vital commodity, a precursor of potential success and a driving force of chance. It is important to recognize, however, that we approach education today differently than in the past, partly because the kinds of jobs people had didn’t require the kind of basic education and specialized training that is often required in the workforce today. In the 1950s, for instance, only 20 percent of American jobs were classified as professional, 20 percent as skilled; and 60 percent as unskilled. Today, our world has changed. The proportion of unskilled jobs has fallen to 20 percent, while jobs now account for at least 60 percent of the workforce. Even more important, almost every job today increasingly requires a combination of academic knowledge and practical skills that require learning throughout a lifetime.
01. The passage shows the percentage of jobs that require higher training in the US____ between 1950s and now.
A. has changed dramatically B. has remained the same
C. has been reversed D. has changed slightly
02. In order to become a good American citizen today, in the author’s point of view, any individual must ____.
A. understand thoroughly the combination of academic knowledge and practical skills.
B. study carefully the history of American educational and vocational systems even since their creation.
C. move actively forward in the new Information Era and international economy with a prestigious diploma.
D. know well all his/her rights and be ready to grasp his/her opportunity of success in life.
03. Education is defined in this passage as a driving force of chance because _________.
A. education has helped to bring about and orient most changes in the American workforce.
B. the government of the United States wants to drive social changes in their own ways.
C. without education, no changes could have happened in American society so far.
D. any American citizen who wants to changes his driving license must be very well-educated.
04. Which of the following titles would be best for the passage?
A. Academic Knowledge and Practical Skills in American Professions.
B. Education and Jobs in the Past and at Present in the United States.
C. The Significant Role of Education in American Citizens’ Careers.
D. Recent Changes of Educational and Vocational Systems in America.
05. The phrase “enlightened individuals” in the first sentence most likely means “people who _____.”
A. always appear brilliant-looking in public
B. bring light to anywhere they go
C. have often been well-exposed to light
D. have acquired an adequate level of education

II. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) the one that is the nearest meaning to each of the given sentences by marking its corresponding letter A, B, C, or D in your answer sheet.
06. David drove so fast; it was very dangerous.
A. David drove so fast that was very dangerous.
B. David drove so fast and was very dangerous.
C. David drove so fast, which was very dangerous.
D. David drove so fast, then was very dangerous.
07. The critics undervalued his new book.
A. The critics had a low opinion of his new book.
B. The critics were fed up with his new book.
C. The critics turned down his new book.
D. The critics rejected his new book.
08. “Shall I make you a coffee?” the girl said to the lady.
A. The girl refused to make a coffee for the lady.
B. The girl offered to make a coffee for the lady.
C. The girl wanted to make a coffee for the lady.
D. The girl promised to make a coffee for the lady.
09. The captain to his men: “Abandon the ship immediately!”
A. The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.
B. The captain suggested his men abandon the