Đề thi thử Đại học 2013

BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH CAO ĐẲNG NĂM 2010
Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề


ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80)

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: ______ but he also proved himself a good athlete.
A. A good student not only showed him
B. Not only did he show himself a good student
C. He did not show himself only a good student
D. Not only he showed himself a good student
Question 2: When reaching the top of the hill, ______.
A. we suddenly caught sight of the sea
B. the sea came into view
C. we extended the sea below us
D. it was the sea that extended below us
Question 3: Yesterday my mother bought ______.
A. Italian some beautiful cotton hats
B. some hats beautiful Italian cotton
C. some beautiful Italian cotton hats
D. beautiful Italian some cotton hats
Question 4: He climbed the tree ______ before the wind blew them off.
A. in order for the apples to pick
B. in order that to pick the apples
C. so that to pick the apples
D. so as to pick the apples
Question 5: The new manager explained ______ new procedures to save time and money.
A. with the staff that he hopes to establish
B. to the staff that he hoped to establish
C. to the staff that he hopes to establish
D. with the staff that he hoped to establish
II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 6 to 15.
The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather patterns (6)______ strongly affect the world. When the water is warm, the (7)______ of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions decreases. Australia could (8)______ experience a drought in many parts. On (9)______ hand, Chile (which borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for (10)______ rainstorms. In Pakistan and northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much drier.
This happening is called El Nino and is used (11)______ weather forecasters to make long-range weather predictions. They also know that El Nino will (12)______ unusually heavy rains to the southwestern part of the United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same time.
According to research, weather forecasters (13)______ know about the coming weather with certainty. Now everything has become completely different.
El Nino itself used to be (14)______. It would occur every two to seven years. But now, this weather pattern is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or cyclones occur. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this (15)______ on a global scale either.
Question 6:
A. thatB. whenC. whatD. whether
Question 7:
A. dealB. figureC. numberD. amount
Question 8:
A. howeverB. evenC. everD. nevertheless
Question 9:
A. the otherB. anotherC. otherD. others
Question 10:
A. angryB. strictC. severeD. cruel
Question 11:
A. byB. toC. atD. on
Question 12:
A. bringB. fetchC. carryD. take
Question 13:
A. used toB. get used toC. used to beD. are used to
Question 14:
A. incredibleB. predictableC. remarkableD. notable
Question 15:
A. shiftB. transferC. changeD. transformation
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 16: I’d like to see (A) him in (B) my office (C) the moment he will arrive (D).
Question 17: Each of (A) the beautiful cars (B) in the shop was quickly (C) sold to their (D) owner.
Question 18: It was a six-hours (A) journey; we were completely (B) exhausted (C) when we arrived (D).
Question 19: Professor Jones said (A) that a good way to improve (B) your language are (C) learning to practise (D) it frequently.
Question 20: Being that he was (A) a good swimmer (B), John managed to rescue (C) the child (D).
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 21: - “______”
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