Đề thi thử đại học đợt 2 môn thi: Tiếng anh, khối D

set now and I still haven’t eaten anything since the breakfast. 
A. Breakfast was the last thing that I ate and the sun will be setting soon. 
B. I generally don’t eat anything since breakfast, and now it is almost sunset. 
C. There hasn’t been time to eat anything since breakfast, and now it is almost sunset. 
D. I’m getting hungry because it’s almost evening and I haven’t even eaten breakfast today. 
49. Despite the recent lack of rain lately, the farms are still doing quite well. 
A. Due to absence of any rain lately, there is beginning to be a bit of trouble on the farms 
B. The outlook for farm production is positive in spite of how little rain there has been lately. 
C. The farms are not having too much trouble, even though there has not been any rain lately. 
D. However little I may rain in general, the farms always manage to perform at a fairly high 
level. 
50. The taxi driver ignored the stop sign, so it was only natural that he crashed his vehicle. 
A. Naturally, the taxi driver nearly had an accident after he had disregarded the stop sign. 
B. Since he had no attention to the stop sign, it is not surprising that the taxi driver has an
accident. 
C. The taxi driver probably crashed his car because he was foolish enough to ignore the stop 
sign 
D. As he had completely disregarded the stop sign, the taxi driver was lucky to avoid his car. 
V. Mark the letter A, B. C or D to indicate the best way to make meaning sentences with the
words provide. 
51. My strength/ work well with a variety personalities/ persistent and punctual. 
A. My strengths include working well with a variety of personalities and I am very persistent, 
and punctual. 
B. My strengths include being able to work well with a variety of personalities, in addition to, I 
am cry persistent and punctual. 
C. My strengths include working well with a variety of personalities, and being very persistent 
and punctual. 
D. My strengths is to work with a variety of personalities, besides, I am persistent and punctual. 
52. My academic background/ BA certificate in Tourism/ I/ two years’ experience/ work as a 
tour guide. 
A. My academic background which has a BA certificate and in Tourism. Moreover, I have two 
years’ experience of working as a tour guide. 
B. My academic background that us a BA certificate in Tourism. Moreover, I have two years’ 
experience of working as a tour guide. 
C. My academic background includes a BA certificate in Tourism and I have two years’ 
experience of working as a tour guide. 
D. My academic background it is a BA certificate in Tourism as well as I have two years’ 
experience of working as a tour guide. 
53. My résumé/ enclose/ contact/me/ every afternoon/ look forward to/ be interviewed. 
A. My résumé is enclosed. Please contact me every afternoon. Therefore, I am looking forward 
to being interviewed 
B. My résumé is enclosed and contact me every afternoon. I look forward to be interviewed. 
C. My résumé which is enclosed, so please contact me every afternoon. I am looking forward to 
being interviewed. 
D. My résumé is enclosed. You can contact me every afternoon. I am looking forward to being
interviewed. 
54. I/ read/ advertisement/ your company/ today’s newspaper. 
A. I have just read the advertisement of your company in today’s newspaper. 
B. I would like to read the advertisement of your company on today newspaper. 
C. I enjoy reading the advertisement of your company in today’s newspaper. 
D. I read the advertisement which is of your company in today’s newspaper. 
55. I think/ I/ meet your requirements/ I/write/ apply for the position/ English – speaking local guide 
A. I think I must meet your requirements so that I am writing to apply for the position of 
English speaking local guide 
B. Because I think I can meet your requirements so I am writing to apply for the position of 
English speaking local guide. 
C. As I think I can meet your requirements so I am writing to apply for the position of English
speaking local guide. 
D. I think I can meet your requirements so I am writing to apply for the position of English 
speaking local guide. 
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 56 to
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TATOOING: AN ANCIENT TRADITION 
Tattooing is an old art. In ancient Greece, people who had tattoos were regarded as members of
the _________ (56) classes. On the other hand, tattooing was _______ (57) in Europe by the early 
Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to ______ (58). 
It was not until the late 18
th
 century, when Captain Cook saw South Sea Islanders decorating
their bodies with tattoos, that attitudes began to change. Sailors came back from these islands with
pictures of Christ on their backs and from then on, tattooing ________ (59) in popularity. A survey 
by the French army in 1881 __________ (60) that among the 378 men ___________ (61) there 
were 1333 designs. 
Nowadays, not everybody find tattoos acceptable. Some people think that getting one is silly
because tattoos are more or less permanent. There is also some __________ (62) about__________ 
(63) a blood disease from unsterilized needles. Even for those who do want a tattoo, the
_______________(64) of getting one is not painless, but the final result, in their eyes, is 
_____________(65) the pain. 
56. A. upper B. greater C. extreme D. high 
57. A. banned B. exported C. blamed D. finished 
58. A. Do B. be C. create D. make 
59. A. made B. won C. gained D. earned 
60. Declared B. said C. showed D. explained 
61. A. spoken B. inquired C. demanded D. questioned 
62. A. concern B. trouble C. threat D. danger 
63. A. having B. catching C. gaining D. infecting 
64. A. pace B. system C. progress D. process 
65. A. owe B. due C. worth D. deserved 
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the words / phrases that need correcting to
make perfect sentences. 
66. Of the two lecturers, the first was by far the best, partly because the person who delivered it
had such a dynamic style. 
A. The best B. the first C. who D. such a 
67. Someone who ever try to pick up spilled mercury will agree that this element is hard to
handle 
A. to pick up B. someone who C. agree that D. to handle 
68. Upon reaching the destination, a number of personnel is expected to change their 
reservations and proceed to Hawaii. 
A. To change B. proceed C. reaching D. is 
69. At the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s home in Tennessee, even his glasses have been left 
exactly where he lay them. 
A. Them B. have been left C. lay D. exactly 
70. The officials of the Board of Elections asked that each voter present their registration card
and a valid Texas driver’s license before receiving a ballot. 
A. Receiving B. their C. driver’s D. present 
VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best
answers to the questions from 71 to 80. 
1 During the 19
th
 century, women in the United States organized and participated in a large 
number of reform movements, including movements to reorganize the prison system, improve 
education, ban the sale of alcohol, and, most importantly, to free the slaves. Some women saw the
similarities in the social status of women and slaves. Women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy
5 Stone are feminists and abolitionists who supported the rights of both women and blacks. A
number of male abolitionists, including William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Philips, also
supported he rights of women to speak and participate equally with men in antislavery activities.
Probably more than any other movements, abolitionism offered women previously denied entry in
politics. They became involved primarily in order to better their living conditions and the conditions
10 of others. 
When the Civil War ended in 1865, the 14
th
 and 15
th
 Amendments to the Constitution adopted
in 1868 and 1870 granted citizenship and suffrage to blacks but not to women. Discouraged but
revolved, feminists influenced more and more women to demand the right to vote. In 1869, the
Wyoming Territory had yielded to demands by feminists, but the eastern stares resisted more 
15 stubbornly than before. A women suffrage bill had been presented to every Congress since 1878
but it continually failed to pass until 1920, when 19
th
 Amendment granted women the right to vote. 
71. The word “suffrage” in line 12 could be best replaced by 
A. Pain C. freedom from bondage 
B. Citizenship D. the right to vote 
72. What had occurred shortly after the Civil war? 
A. The Wyoming Territory was admitted to the Union. 
B. A women’s suffrage bill was introduced in 
Congress. 
C. Black people were granted the right to vote. 
D. The eastern states resisted the end of the war. 
73. The word “it” in line 16 refers to 
A. Congress B. vote 
C. 19
th
 Amendment D. bill 
74. What does the 19th Amendment guarantee? 
A. Citizenship for women. C. voting right for women 
B. Voting right for blacks D. citizenship for blacks 
75. With what topic is the passage primarily concerned? 
A. The 14th and 15th Amendment C. women’s suffrage 
B. Abolitionists D. the Wyoming territory 
76. The word “ban” in line 3 most nearly meaning to 
A. Limit B. encourage C. prohibit D. publish 
77. The word “primarily” in line 9 is closest meaning to? 
A. Finally B. above all C. somewhat D. always 
78. The word “supported” in line 5 could be best replaced by? 
A. Promoted B. disregarded C. contested D. acknow-
ledged 
79. According to the passage, why did women become active in politics? 
A. To amend the Declaration of Independent. 
B. To be elected to public office 
C. To improve the conditions of life that existed at the time 
D. To support Elizabeth Cady Stanton for president. 
80. When were women allowed to vote throughout the United States? 
A. After 1866 B. after1878 C. after 1920 D. after 1870