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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH ĐẠI HỌC - KHỐI D NĂM 2008
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ÐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ CÂU 1 ÐẾN CÂU 80) DÀNH CHO TẤT CẢ THÍ SINH
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa để các câu trở thành câu đúng
Câu 1: Both Mr. and Mrs. Smith are explaining the children the rules of the game.
A B C D
Câu 2: A child of noble birth, his name was famous among the children in that school.
A B C D
Câu 3: Helen likes to listen to music, to go to the cinema, to chat on the phone and going shopping. A B C D
Câu 4: You can enjoy a sport without joining in a club or belonging to a team.
A B C D
Câu 5: Unlike many writings of her time, she was not preoccupied with morality.
A B C D

Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C D) đề hoàn thành mỗi câu sau:
Câu 6: He’s a very_______ person because he can make other workers follow his advice.
A. influential B. creative C. deciding D. effective
Câu 7: The referee_______ the coin to decide which team would kick the ball first.
A. cast B. tossed C. threw D. caught
Câu 8: The price of fruit has increased recently, ____ the price of vegetables has gone down.
A. otherwise B. when C. whether D. whereas
Câu 9: - Janet: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?”
- Susan: “_______.”
A. You’re welcome B. I feel very bored
C. I don’t agree, I’m afraid D. That would be great
Câu 10: How long does the play_______?
A. last B. stretch C. extend D. prolong
Câu 11: The doctor decided to give her a thorough examination_______ he could identify the causes of her illness.
A. unless B. after C. so that D. so as
Câu 12: I’m afraid I’m not really_______ to comment on this matter.
A. quality B. qualifying C. qualified D. qualitative
Câu 13: I’m sure you’ll have no_______ the exam.
A. difficulty to pass B. difficulty passing
C. difficulties of passing D. difficulties to pass
Câu 14: I am considering_______ my job. Can you recommend a good company?
A. moving B. to move C. changing D. to change
Câu 15: Increasing_______ of fruit in the diet may help to reduce the risk of heart disease.
A. a number B. the number C. the amount D. an amount
Câu 16: - Laure: “What a lovely house you have!”
- Maria: “_______.”
A. No problem B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
C. I think so D. Of course not, it’s not costly
Câu 17: That hotel is so expensive. They_______ you sixty pounds for bed and breakfast.
A. charge B. take C. fine D. cost
Câu 18: It is blowing so hard. We _______ such a terrible storm.
A. had never known B. have never known
C. have never been knowing D. never know
Câu 19: When the old school friends met, a lot of happy memories_______ back.
A. brought B. had been brought D. had brought D. were brought
Câu 20: My computer is not_______ of running this software.
A. able B. compatible C. suitable D. capable
Câu 21: The curtains have_______ because of the strong sunlight.
A. weakened B. faded C. fainted D. lightened
Câu 22: Today, household chores have been made much easier by electrical_______.
A. instruments B. applications C. appliances D. utilities
Câu 23: The room needs_______ for the wedding.
A. decorating B. decorate C. be decorated D. to decorate
Câu 24: I accidentally_______ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
A. lost touch with B. paid attention to C. cought sight of D. kept an eye on
Câu 25: - “Why wasn’t your boyfriend at the party last night?”
- “He _______ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker.”
A. was to attend B. may have attended C. can have attended D. should have attended

Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 26 đến 35.
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 dwart. 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 26: It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun _______.
A. has been in existence for 10 billion years
B. is rapidly changing in size and brightness
C. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf
D. will continue to be a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years
Câu 27: What will probably be the first stage of change for the Sun to become a red giant?
A. Its surface will become hotter and shrink. B. It will throw off huge amounts of gases.
C. Its core will cool off and use less fuel. D. Its central part will grow smaller and hotter.
Câu 28: When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will the atmosphere be like on the Earth?
A. It will freeze and become solid.
B. It will be almost destroyed by nova explosions.
C. It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the sun.
D. It will become too hot for life to exist.
Câu 29: When the Sun has used up its energy as a red giant, it will_______.
A. stop to expand B. cease to exist C. get frozen D. become smaller
Câu 30: Large amounts of gases may be released from the Sun at the end of its life as a _______.
A. yellow dwarf B. black dwarf C. red giant D. white dwarf
Câu 31: As a white dwarf, the Sun will be_______.
A. the same size as the planet Mercury B. a cool and habitable planet
C. around 35 million miles in diameter D. thousands of times smaller than it is today
Câu 32: The Sun will become a black dwarf when_______.
A. it has used up all its fuel as a white dwarf B. the core of the Sun becomes hotter
C. the outer regions of the Sun expand D. the Sun moves nearer to the Earth
Câu 33: The word “there” in the last sentence of paragraph 4 refers to_______.
A. the core of a black dwarf B. our own planet
C. the planet Mercury D. the outer surface of the Sun
Câu 34: This passage is intended to_______.
A. discuss conditions on the Earth in the far future
B. alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun
C. describe the changes that the Sun will go through
D. present a theory about red giant stars
Câu 35: The pasage has probably been taken from_______.
A. a scientific chronicle B. a scientific journal C. a work of science fiction D. a new report

Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 36 đến 35.
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace.
One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud was a distraction to others. Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have revealed that it became 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 education in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came he 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 he printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialized 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 wer