Mã đề: 001
KÌ THI KSCL THI ĐẠI HỌC NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
Đề thi môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề thi gồm: 05 trang
I. Choose the word among A, B, C or D whose the main stress is different from the rest.
1. A. orphanage B. language C. memory D. memorial
2. A. interest B. prepare C. public D. patriotism
3. A. borough B. consider C. contrast D. founder
4. A. communist B. contain C. interest D. movement
5. A. story B. storey C. scholar D. scientific
II. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.
6. I could not wear the shirt ...... it was too tight.
A. that B. as C. but D. and
7. They might have told us the way ...... we hadn’t left in such a hurry.
A. if B. when C. unless D. or
8. Dogs ...... bark a lot seldom bite.
A. who B. whose C. which D. where
9...... he has been given a warning, he is still a careless driver.
A. But B. When C. Although D. In spite of
10. Ali will never be on time...... he takes a taxi.
A. even if B. yet C. because D. so
11. It is a(n) ...... piece of sculpture but it is worth hundreds of ringgit
A. rough B. ugly C. ordinary D. bad
12. She replaced the...... flowers with a bunch of chrysanthemums.
A. fresh B. withered C. pale D. stale
13. We felt...... at losing the match. We had practiced so hard for it.
A. happy B. disappointed C. sore D. angry
14. He wasn’t ...... even though he was in big trouble.
A. happy B. please C. glad D. worried
15. Beware of the dog. It is very......
A. silly B. furry C. friendly D. fierce
16...... it was too dark to go further, we decided to get some sleep.
A. For B. As C. In order that D. Unless
17. My father bought anew pair of shoes...... his old pair had become worn-out.
A. though B. so that C. even if D. because
18. The old lady walked...... down the stairs.
A. with great interest B. with great care
C. in a confused manner D. with great feeling
19...... the postman had left, she sorted out the letters.
A. After B. While C. Since D. However
20...... hard they practiced, they still couldn’t manage it.
A. Although B. Even if C. However D. Provided that
21. I had my dinner at home ...... I went out to visit some friends.
A. after B. finally C. later D. first
22. The tourists visited the Crocodile Farm...... they visited the Snake Temple.
A. subsequently B. Until C. first D. finally
23. The doctor gave me an injection ...... he applied some medicine on the swelling on my forehead.
A. first B. finally C. then D. until
24. He got down from the taxi ...... he found that he had left his wallet in the taxi.
A. subsequently B. next C. first D. before
25. I swept the compound, ...... I watered the plants.
A. first B. after C. next D. finally
26. The judge...... a case at the court tomorrow.
A. hears B. is hearing C. has heard D. heard
27. We...... warm on a hot afternoon.
A. feel B. are feeling C. has felt D. will feel
28. My dog...... always...... my neighbor’s cat.
A. has/chased B. does/chase C. are/chased D. is/chasing
29. When he...... , he will have a pleasant surprise.
A. is returning B. returns C. has returns D. will return
30. The mail ...... at this town in the evening.
A. has arrived B. is arriving C. arrives D. is being arrived
31. This is the first time that I...... Thailand.
A. has visited B. visit C. visited D. have visited
32. There...... never...... such excitement before!
A. has/been B. have/been C. will/been D. is/been
33. I...... Encik Jamal for two years.
A. has seen B. saw C. see D. have not seen
34. The baby...... wonderfully up to now.
A. behaves B. has behaved C. is behaving D. behaved
35. He...... in this town since he was born.
A. lives B. lived C. is living D. has lived
III. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A to D.
36. They fear that there are no survivors.
A. It has been feared that there are no survivors.
B. It is to be feared that there are no survivors
C. There is to be no survivors.
D. It is feared that there are no survivors.
37. Will somebody show the visitors round the garden?
A. Will the visitors be shown round the garden by somebody?
B. Will they show the visitors round the garden?
C. Will the visitors be shown round the garden?
D. Are the visitors being shown round the garden?
38. “Do you want to come along?”
I asked her......
A. if she wants to go along B. If she wanted to go along
C. if she had wanted to come along D. if she was coming along
39. “Please shut the windows.”
I asked them......
A. please to shut the windows B. shut the windows
C. to shut the windows D. to please shut the windows
40. “I’m coming home on the next boat.”
The girl wrote......
A. that she is coming home on the next boat
B. that she was coming home on the next boat
C. that she was coming home on the previous boat
D. that she was coming home on the following boat
IV. Read the passage and choose the best option ( A, B,C or D ) to fit the numbered blank.
About forty-eight kilometers outside Kuala Lumpur, a steep and winding road (41)...... to twin hills. On one of these hills (42)...... a large white hotel called (43)...... Genting Highlands Hotel. It is about one thousand and seven hundred meters above sea level, so the air is (44)...... and cools, and the temperature (45)...... rises above sixty degrees Fahrenheit.
Every day, (46)...... of the people travel up to this hotel (47)...... the city. What attracts them is not the night – club or the restaurants (48)...... the casino, which is the only one in Malaysia. Situated on the first floor of the Genting Highlands Hotel, the casino and a great success (49)...... it was opened on the 8th May 1971.
“We switched the lights (50)...... that day, “said Mr. Frank Mileti, the manager, “and they have not been switched off yet.” Business is especially good on weekends.
41. A. leading B. lead C. led D. leads
42. A. are B. is C. was D. has
43. A. a B. x C. the D. some
44. A. crisp B. clear C. calm D. quiet
45. A. always B. often C. seldom D. usually
46. A. a great deal B. a great number C. a great amount D. plenty
47. A .by B. through C. in D. from
48. A. and B. yet C. but D. although
49. A. when B. while C. since D. during
50. A. up B. over C. on D. in
V. Choose the best option ( A, B, C or D) for each question.
In 1920, after some thirty-nine years of problems with disease, high costs and politics, the Panama Canal was officially opened, finally linking the Atlantic with Pacific Oceans by allowing ships to pass through the fifty-mile canal zones instead of traveling some seven thousand miles around Cape Horn. It takes a ship approximately eight hours to complete the trip through the canal and costs an average of fifteen thousand dollars, one tenth of what it would cost an average ship to round the Horn. More than fifteen thousand ships pass through its lock each year. The French initiated the project but sold their right to the United States, which actually began the construction of the project. The latter will control it until the end of the twentieth century when Panama takes over its duties.
51. In what year was construction begun on the canal?
A. 1881 B. 1920 C. 1939 D. 1999
52. It can be inferred from this passage that......
A. the canal is a costly project which should be reevaluated
B. despite all the problems involved, the project is beneficial
C. many captains prefer to sail around Cape Horn because it is less expensive
D. problems have made it necessary for the three governments to control the canal over the years.
53. The word “linking” is closest in meaning to......
A. controlling B. dispersing C. detaching D. joining
54. The word “initiated” is nearest in meaning to ......
A. purchased B. launched C. forfeited D. forced
55. All of the following are true except......
A. it costs so much to pass through the locks because very few ships use them
B. the United States received the rights to the canal from the French
C. a ship can pass through the canal in only eight hours
D. passing through the canal saves thousands of miles of travel time around Cape Horn
VI. Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that contains an error
56. Everywhere went, we saw groups of Japan tourists.
A B C D
57. I met a friend of me at the fun fair last night.
A B C D
58. As I entered the house I heard someone opened an upstairs door.
A B C D
59. The success applicants were told to report for work the next day.
A B C D
60. We did not meet each other since we left school more than ten years ago.
A B C D
61. In my opinion, even the reading of comics are to be encouraged.
A B C D
62. “Never before I have seen such a lovely and life-like statue,” said Sham excitedly
A B C D
63. To apply the job, get yourself the proper application from and fill it in correctly
A B C
before handing it in by the 15th of next month.
D
64. “Of course everybody wants money, but the way you go about getting it is what
A B C D
matter,” replied the policeman.
65. My grandmother always said that to be success one had to work hard and
A B C
make the best of opportunity.
D
VII. Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to fit the
numbered blank.
Today, technology (66)...... a peak. There are machines and robots to handle (67)...... work that has so far been done by hand. (68)...... , there are certain places where machines are not (69)...... as old-fashioned methods. (70)...... the polar regions, sledges pulled by dogs (71)...... to the powerful vehicles. To (72)...... Eskimos, the sledges are a sure way of transport (73)...... the icy wastes. This form of transport is necessary for them to keep in touch (74)...... the scattered villages and to go hunting for food. Any kind of material (75)...... to make sledges-wood, pieces of planks, sometimes even the antlers of reindeer. The sledges are very strong and can withstand the great loads that are put on them.
66. A. are reaching B. reaches C. has reached D. had reached
67. A. a few B. any C. much D. many
68. A. And B. So C. Although D. Yet
69. A. efficient B. as efficient C. more efficient D. most efficient
70. A. On B. With C. In D. From
71. A. is preferred B. are preferred C. has been preferred D. were preferred
72. A. a B. the C. x D. an
73. A. from B. through C. in D. at
74. A. of B. from C. among D. with
75. A. are used B. uses C. has used D. is used
VIII. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D which has closest meaning with the given sentence.
76. He hasn’t smoked a cigarette for a week.
A. It’s for a week that he hasn’t smoked a cigarette
B. It’s a week since he last smoked a cigarette
C. It’s a cigarette that he smoked a week ago
D. It’s a week ago that he smoked a cigarette
77. No sooner had the teacher went out than the students started making noise.
A. The students started making noise the moment the teacher went out
B. The students started making noise because the teacher went out
C. The students started making noise before the teacher went out
D. The students started making noise soon the teacher went out
78. Had it been for the lottery prize, he was able to buy a house.
A. He was able to buy a house and it was the lottery prize.
B. He was able to buy a house if he had won the lottery prize.
C. He was able to buy a house if it was for the lottery prize.
D. He was able to buy a house thanks to the lottery prize.
79. No matter what happens, don’t forget to write to me.
A. Don’t forget to write to me because what happens
B. Don’t forget to write to me regardless of what happens
C. Don’t forget to write to me when it happens
D. Don’t forget to write to me about what happens.
80. I used to work as a telephone operator.
A. I am used to working as a telephone operator.
B. I worked as a telephone operator and I am used to it.
C. I no longer work as a telephone operator.
D. I found it useful working as a telephone operator.
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Mã đề: 001
KÌ THI KSCL THI ĐẠI HỌC NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
Đáp án đề thi môn: Tiếng Anh
(Mỗi câu đúng 0,125 điểm )
I. Choose the word among A, B, C or D whose the main stress is different from the rest.
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. C
II. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences.
6. B / 7. A / 8. C / 9. C / 10. A / 11. C / 12. B / 13. B / 14. D / 15. D / 16. B17. D / 18. B / 19. A / 20. C / 21. C / 22. A / 23. C / 24. A / 25. C / 26. B / 27. A
28. D / 29. B / 30. C / 31. D / 32. A / 33. D / 34. B / 35. D
III. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A to D.
36. D / 37. C / 38. B / 39. C / 40. DIV. Read the passage and choose the best option ( A, B,C or D ) to fit the numbered blank.