Đề thi thử đại học lần VII (2013) môn Tiếng Anh – Trường chuyên Đại học SPHN

 D. ticenses 
Question 53. A. separate B. individual C. unique D. private 
Question 54. A. disruptive B. preventing C. destroying D. prohibitive 
Question 55. A. motivated B. capable C. profitable D. improved 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 56. There is no oxygen in space to support the combustion of fuels as is there in the air on Earth. 
A. no B. is C. the air D. on Earth 
Question 57. As pure white sugar, dextrose used mainly in candy, baked goods, and canned goods. 
A. As B. used C. in D. canned 
Question 58. American pioneers did water systems from logs with holes bored through their centers. 
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A. did B. logs C. bored D. their 
Question 59. In 1821, Babbage found it difficult to make a machine’ s parts enough accurate to prevent errors
in calculation. 
A. it B. a machine’s C. parts D. enough accurate 
Question 60. Most pines grow rapidly and from straight, tall trunks that are ideally for lumber. 
A. Most B. rapidly C. straight, tall D. ideally 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best way to complete each of the
following sentences. 
Question 61. In a relay race, one runner runs a distance, hands , and that runner complete the race. 
A. other runner the baton C. the baton to another runner 
B. the baton another runner D. the baton other runner 
Question 62. Never before in an earnest attempt to resolve their difference. 
A. have the leaders of these two countries met 
B. the leaders of these two countries have met 
C. have the leaders the two countries meet 
D. met the leaders of the two countries 
Question 63. – It was sunny but he still brought with him a raincoat
+ How funny! He . 
A. can’t have brought it with him C. didn’t need to bring it with him 
B. needn’t have brought it with him D. didn’t have to bring it with him 
Question 64. The of this city are well secured. 
A. high-crime areas C. areas where high crime 
B. areas of crime high D. highest criminal areas 
Question 65. Patients on Interferon are advised , so that they can sleep through the night without
noticing the flu-like symptoms the are characteristic of the drug. 
A. just before going to sleep to inject themselves 
B. to inject themselves just before going to sleep 
C. to inject just before going to sleep themselves 
D. inject themselves just before going to sleep 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the question from 66 to 75. 
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Hydrogen 
Hydrogen is the most common element in the universe and was perhaps 
the first to from. It is among the ten most common elements on Earth as
well and one of the most useful for industrial purposes. Under normal
conditions of temperature, hydrogen is a gas. Designated as Hydrogen,
hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table because it contains only
one proton. Hydrogen can combine with a large number of other elements,
forming more compounds than any of the others. Pure hydrogen seldom
occurs naturally out a exists in most organic compounds, that is, compounds
that contain carbon, which account for a very large number of compounds.
Moreover, hydrogen is found in inorganic compounds. For example, when
hydrogen burns in the presence of oxygen, it forms water. 
The lightest and simplest of the elements, hydrogen has several
properties that make it valuable for many industries. It releases more heat
per unit of weight than any other fuel. In rocket engines, tons of hydrogen
and oxygen are burned, and hydrogen is used with oxygen for welding
torches that produce temperatures as high as 4,000 degrees F and can be
use in cutting steel. Fuel cells to generate electricity operate on hydrogen
and oxygen. 
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Hydrogen also serves to prevent metals from tarnishing during heat
20 treatments by removing the oxygen from them. Although it would be 
difficult to remove the oxygen by itself, hydrogen readily combines with
oxygen to form water, which can be heated to steam and easily removed.
Furthermore, hydrogen is one of the coolest refrigerants. It does not
become a liquid until it reaches temperatures of -425 degrees F. Pure
hydrogen gas is used in large electric generators to cool the coils. 
Future uses of hydrogen include fuel for cars, boats, planes, and other 
25 forms of transportation that currently require petroleum products. These 
fuels would be lighter, a distinct advantage in the aerospace industry, and
they would also be cleaner, thereby reducing pollution in the atmosphere. 
Hydrogen is also useful in the food industry for a process known as
hydrogenation. Products such as margarine and cooking oils are changed
from liquids to semisolids by combining hydrogen with their molecules.
Soap manufacturers also use hydrogen for this purpose. 
In addition, in the chemical industry, hydrogen is used to produce
ammonia, gasoline, metyl alcohol, and many other important product. 
Question 66. What is the author‟s main purpose in the passage? 
A. To explain the industrial uses of hydrogen 
B. To describe the origin of hydrogen in the universe 
C. To discuss the process of hydrogenation 
D. To give examples of how hydrogen and oxygen combine 
Question 67. How can hydrogen be used to cut steel?
A. By cooling the steel to a very low temperature 
B. By cooling the hydrogen with oxygen to a low temperature 
C. Be heating the steel to a very high temperature 
D. Be heating the hydrogen with oxygen to a high temperature 
Question 68. The word “readily” in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by . 
A. completely B. slowly C. usually D. easily
Question 69. The word “combining” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to . 
A. trying B. changing C. finding D. adding
Question 70. The word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to . 
A. fuel cells B. metals C. treatments D. products. 
Question 71. Where in the passage does the author explain why hydrogen is used as a refriger-
ant? 
A. Lines 5-7 B. Lines 11-13 C. Lines 15-16 D. Lines 18-19 
Question 72. What does author mean by the statement in lines 16-17: „Although it would be difficult to
remove the oxygen by itself, hydrogen readily combines with oxygen to form water, which can be heated to
steam and easily removed’? 
A. It is easy to form steam by heating water 
B. Water can be made by combining hydrogen and oxygen 
C. Hydrogen cannot be separated from oxygen because it is too difficult 
D. Oxygen is removed by combining it with hydrogen and heating it 
Question 73. How does hydrogen generally occur? 
A. It is freely available in nature. 
B. It is contained in many compounds. 
C. It is often found in pure form. 
D. It is tarnishing during hydrogenation. 
Question 74. The author mentions all of the following as useshydrogen EXCEPT
. 
A. to remove tarnish from metal 
B. to produce fuels such as gasoline and methyl alcohol 
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C. to operate fuel cells that generate electricity 
D. to change solid foods to liquids 
Question 75. It can be inferred from the passage that hydrogen . 
A. is too dangerous to be used for industrial purposes 
B. has many purposes in a variety of industries 
C. has limited industrial uses because of its dangerous properties 
D. is used in many industrial for basically the same purpose 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the
sentence given. 
Question 76. News producers don‟t always demonstrate what they are capable of unless they are under the
stressful conditions of a live broadcast. 
A. Because of the pressure it involves, a live broadcast may be the best environment for news producers to
show off their skills. 
B. Some news producers are unable to demonstrate their abilities to the fullest when they feel pressured
during live in broadcasts. 
C. News producers don’t always do their best work during a live broadcast, as they lack the skills to do
their job. 
D. In a live broadcast, news producers who otherwise appear quite capable may prove to be ineffective. 
Question 77. The violence might have been provoked by the fans of the visiting team. 
A. It could have been the visiting team’s supporters that set off the violence. 
B. There may have been some violence caused by the visiting team’s fans. 
C. The supporters of the visiting team were probably provoked into being violence. 
D. The supporters of the visiting team were the people who began the violence. 
Question 78. Unless we are granted a visa soon, it will be too late for us to go to Belgium. 
A. We will have to delay our trip to Belgium for a short time while we are waiting for a visa. 
B. If we don’t to miss our chance to go to Belgium, we should apply for a visa soon. 
C. It is too late for us to go to Belgium, and anyway we still have’t been given a visa for the country. 
D. We must be given a visa shortly; otherwise, our chance to go to Belgium will have been lost. 
Question 79. In India, a sure sign that the monsoons are coming is when winds start increasing. 
A. It is clear that, in India, it is only when the monsoons come that the wind increases. 
B. In India, the winds definitely do not increase until the monsoons have arrived. 
C. Rising winds are a strong indication of the arrival of the monsoons to India. 
D. The people of India think that the monsoons have come whenever the winds rise. 
Question 80. Let‟s go to the cinema tonight – there must be an exciting film on this week. 
A. This week I want to watch an action film at the cinema – how about tonight? 
B. I know there is a thriller on tonight, so we have to go to the cinema and see it. 
C. There is without doubt a thrilling film on this week, so why don’t we go to the cinema tonight? 
D. I have heard that there’s an exciting film at the cinema this week; tonight, we could go and see it.