Đề thi tuyển sinh cao đẳng năm 2008 môn thi: Tiếng anh, khối D

a school in the state of Massachusetts 
Câu 29: According to the passage, which sentence is NOT TRUE? 
Horace Mann suggested schools prepare children for their life’s work. 
Horace Mann was a famous US educational reformer. 
Horace Mann brought about changes in many schools in the United States. 
Horace Mann began raising teachers’ salaries. 
Câu 30: According to the passage, which of the following is a change that Horace Mann instituted? 
A. Increased pay for students. 	 B. The matching of other districts’ policies. 
	C. Better teacher training. 	 D. The five-month school year. 
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ có phần gạch chân phát âm khác với ba từ còn lại trong mỗi câu. 
Câu 31: A. writer 	B. final 	C. ivory 	D. widow 
Câu 32: A. cleared 	B. threatened 	 C. passed 	D. managed 
Chọn nhóm từ hoặc mệnh đề thích hợp (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau. 
Câu 33: John contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute ______. 
	A. another fifty 	B. one other fifty dollars C. more fifty dollars 	D. the same amount also 
Câu 34: He agreed to sign the contract ______. 
because he didn’t know much about that company’s director 
although he didn’t know much about that company 
so he didn’t know much about that company 
in spite he knew much about it 
Câu 35: _______, they would have had what they wanted. 
	A. Supposing they were arriving at the fair early 	B. If they arrived at the fair early 
	C. Unless they arrived at the fair early enough 	D. Had they arrived at the fair early 
Câu 36: There were two small rooms in the beach house, ______ served as a kitchen. 
	A. smallest of that 	B. the smaller of which 	C. the smaller of them 	D. the smallest of which 
Câu 37: John’s score on the test is the highest in the class. He ______. 
	A. must have studied very hard 	B. should study very hard 
	C. must have to study well 	 D. should have studied all the time 
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ có trọng âm chính nhấn vào âm tiết có vị trí khác với ba từ 
còn lại trong mỗi câu. 
Câu 48: A. process 
B. factor 
C. receive 
D. proper 
Câu 49: A. possession 
B. politics 
C. refusal 
D. decision 
Câu 50: A. authority 
B. mathematics 
C. particular 
D. community 
Chọn phương án (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với từ/ cụm từ có gạch chân cần phải sửa để các câu sau trở thành câu đúng. 
Câu 51: Due of the government’s policy, some farming areas have been abandoned. 
Câu 52: Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments. 
Câu 53: It is time the government helped the unemployment to find some jobs. 
Câu 54: My mother doesn’t care how much does the washing machine cost because she is going to buy it any way. 
Câu 55: The British national anthem, calling “God Save the Queen”, was a traditional song in the 18th century. 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ 56 đến 65. 
Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. “Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (56)______? Do I leave and start work or begin a training (57)______?” 
The decision is yours, but it may be (58)______ remembering two things: there is more unemployment (59)______ those who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right (60)______ will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go (61)______ into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will (62)______ you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (63)______ you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is (64)______ possibility. In this way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as (65)______ practical work experience. 
Câu 56: A. later 
B. former 
C. after 
D. past 
Câu 57: A. course 
B. school 
C. term 
D. class 
Câu 58: A. useful 
B. important 
C. necessary 
D. worth 
Câu 59: A. between 
B. through 
C. among 
D. of 
Câu 60: A. interests 
B. skills 
C. arts 
D. habits 
Câu 61: A. instant 
B. straight 
C. just 
D. direct 
Câu 62: A. give 
B. make 
C. help 
D. let 
Câu 63: A. while 
B. where 
C. which 
D. what 
Câu 64: A. again 
B. always 
C. another 
D. also 
Câu 65: A. making 
B. taking 
C. doing 
D. getting 
Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) ứng với câu có nghĩa gần nhất với mỗi câu cho sẵn sau đây. 
Câu 76: Before we can judge a government’s success, we have to decide the criteria, such as unemployment, defense, or taxation. 
A. We cannot judge a government’s success without first deciding the relevant criteria, such as unemployment, defense or taxation. 
B. Unemployment, defense and taxation are the criteria upon which we can judge a government’s success. 
C. We should judge a government’s success on the basis of the following criteria: unemployment, defense and taxation. 
D. We cannot decide on criteria on unemployment, defense and taxation unless we have judged a government’s success. 
Câu 77: Because she was irritated by her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him. 
A. Being irritating by her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him. 
Irritated by her husband, she punctually left him. 
Irritating with her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him. 
She left her husband because of her irritation with his lack of punctuality. 
Câu 78: She usually drinks a glass of milk before going to bed every night. 
A. She used to drink a glass of milk before going to bed every night. 
She is used to drinking a glass of milk before going to bed every night. 
She is used to going to bed before drinking a glass of milk every night. 
She gets accustomed to a glass of milk before going to bed every night. 
Câu 79: We were all surprised when she suddenly came back. 
A. All of us were amazing to see her come back. 
The fact that we were surprised made her come back. 
All of us found it surprising that she suddenly came back. 
She was surprised, coming back suddenly. 
Câu 80: I can’t help feeling worried about Tom.
 A. I cannot help Tom stop worrying.	B. I don’t worry about Tom.
 C. I find it impossible not to worry about Tom.	D. I can do nothing to help Tom.
Exercises
1. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D:
1. A large number of students in this school. . English quite fluently. 
A. speaks 	B. is speaking 	C. has spoken 	D. speak
2. A series of lecturesbeing presented at the Central Hall this week. 
A. are 	B. will be 	C. has become 	D. is
3. Beauty as well as health . failed her this term. 
A. has 	B. have 	C. is 	D. are
4. Bread and butter . what she asks for. 
A. is 	B. are 	C. will be 	D. have been
5. Each student. answered the first three questions. 
A. has 	B. have 	C. have to 	D. must
6. Either John or his wife breakfast each morning. 
A. make 	B. is making 	C. makes 	D. made
7. Everybody who . a fever must go home at once. 
A. has 	B. have 	C. is having 	D. are having
8. Five dollars all I have on me. 
A. are 	B. is 	C. will be 	D. have
9. John, along with twenty friends, . planning a party. 
A. are 	 	B. is 	 	C. has been 	D. have been
10. Mathematics. . the science of quantity. 
A. was	 	 	B. are	 	C. is 	D. were	 
11. Measlescured without much difficulty nowadays. 
A. is 	B. are 	C. will be 	D. have 
12. Neither Mary nor her brothersa consent form for tomorrow’s field trip. 
A. need 	 	B. needs 	C. is needing 	D. has need
13. Peter, together with his uncle, fishing. 
A. have gone 	B. has gone 	C. go 	D. goes
14. The army. eliminated this section of the training test. 
A. has 	 	B. is having 	C. are 	D. have
15. The number of the months in a year twelve. 
A. was 	 	B. were 	C. are 	D. is
16. The picture of the soldiers. . back many memories. 
A. will bring 	B. brings 	C. bring 	D. have brought
17. These pictures, as well as the photograph. . the room. 
A. brightens 	B. brightening 	C. brighten 	D. being brightened
18. The quality of the recordings . . not very good. 
A. is 	B. are 	C. is being 	D. has been
19. This house as well as that one. . for sale, which will you have?
A. are 	B. is 	C. have 	D. has
20. To what place either the man or his son wish to go?
A. is 	B. does 	C. do 	D. are
21. Twenty miles. a long way to walk. 
A. are 	B. was 	C. is 	D. were
22. What he told you. . to be of no importance. 
A. seems 	B. seem 	C. must seem 	D. have seemed
23. Mathematics. . not always an exact science. 
A. was 	B. are 	C. is 	D. were
24. Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee,.proposed some changes of the rules. 
A. have 	B. has 	 	C. are 	D. is
25. The flock of birds. . circling overhead. 
A. gets 	B. are 	C. is 	D. get
26. The levels of intoxication. from subject to subject. 
A. has been varied 	B. have been varied 	C. varies 	D. vary
27. The majority of the students. . him to be innocent. 
A. was made 	B. believe 	C. makes 	D. make
28. The pair of the pliers. . on the table. 
A. was 	B. were 	C. put 	D. puts
29. The use of credit cards in place of cash. . increased rapidly in recent years. 
A. have been 	B. has been 	C. has 	D. have
30. Advertisements on television. . becoming more competitive than ever before. 
A. has 	B. have 	C. are 	D. is
4. Complete the sentences with is / are, has / have or dose /do. 
1. Either John or you . . to be responsible for the unfinished work. 
2. David, as well as his friends, collecting waste paper to recycle.
3. John and Helen . . not admit to have broken the window. 
4. Neither Tom nor his friends. . lost the keys. 
5. Both Peter and his girlfriend. working for a bank. 
6. Neither the library nor the bookstorethe book I need. 
7. Tom as well as his two close friends not in class today. 
8. Both Ron and Bob passed the exam successfully. 
9. One of the staffs. to report the problem to the manager. 
10. Either the girl or her parentsgoing to be present at the party.