I. ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC – SỐ 15 II. Chọn từ mà phần gạch dưới có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại: 1) A. weigh B. wait C. height D. waste 2) A. heard B. bird C. preserve D. heart III. Chọn từ có trọng âm chính nhấn vào âm tiết có vị trí khác với từ còn lại 3) A. associate B. occasion C. militant D. dependent 4) A. sanguine B. receive C. miraculous D. communicate 5) A. chemical B. delicate C. accurate D. preferentially IV. Chọn câu đúng nhất 6) Nancy won the scholarship. A. She must have happied. B. She must have been happy. C. She must have happy. D. She will be happy. 7) Christine asked me,” Who were you looking for?” A. Christine wanted to know who I was looking for. B. Christine wanted to know who I had been looking for. C. Christine wanted to know who I have looking for. D. Christine wanted to know who I had looked for. 8) Contrary ………… his father’s advice, he married her . A. with B. to C.at D. for 9) We considered …………. to Hoi An. A. to go B. go C.gone D. going 10) “ When did you come here?”. “I………… here since January 23. ” A. have B. have been C. was D. had been 11) One of the girls………………in that bank died. A. who worked B. whom worked C. worked D. whose worked 12) My brother works in a company which produces ………goods for export. A. high light B. high-rise C. high-minded D. high-tech 13) “ John, are you a student?”. “ Yes. I’m a freshman.” John is A. a new student. B. a graduate student C. a first-year student D. a second year student 14) …………you agree, nothing can be arranged. A. Because B. Without C. Unless D. Lest 15) My father left his spectacles behind because he was……………. A. hurry B. hurriedly C. to be hurried D. in a hurry 16) “What did you have for lunch?” “………………………………” A. A few rice and a few oranges B. A few rice and a little oranges C. A little rice and a few oranges D. A little rice and a little oranges 17) Pests occur in large numbers , and they can ……… terrible damage , particularly to growing crops, that in some parts of the world people frequently suffer from famine. A. do such B. do so C. make so D. make such 18) Don’t let your brother . . …the present. A. to see B. seeing C. see D. seen 19) No sooner ……….the news than she fainted. A. she heard B. had she heard C. as she heard D. she had heard 20) If you’ d not given me advice, I . ……….again. A. would fail B. would be failed C. would have failed D. wouldn’t fail 21) The results of Dr. Frank’s experiment announced on TV last night. A. is B. are C. was D. were 22) She usually reads a newspaper while she for the bus. A. waits B. is waiting C. was waiting D. has waited 23) The environment is not so pure as it A. is used to be B. used to be C. is used to being D. was used to be 24) Burning coal and garbage may do to the atmosphere. A. harm B. harmful C. harmless D. unharmed 25) My close friend, has just got Sacombank’s scholarship, is an excellent student. A. who B. that C. whom D. A and B are correct 26) ……………… I’m sure he would have eaten it. A. Had he been hungry B. Unless he been hungry C. However he been hungry D. As if he been hungry 27) ……………… your raincoat; it’s begun to rain. A. Wear B. Put on C. Take off D. Buy 28) Is that the man …………….? A. you lent the money to B. you lent the money C. whom did you lend the money D. whom you lent the money 29) Everyone in the house woke up when the burglar alarm …………. A. went out B. went over C. went off D. went away 30) …………… along the street, I met one of my classmates. A. Walked B. Walk C. To walk D. Walking V. Xác định từ hoặc cụm từ có gạch dưới, cần phải sửa để câu trở thành chính xác: 31) Fa A rming is the ch B iefly occu C pation of the Cam D bodians. 32) A internat A ional team of astr B onomers find the smallest Earth- C like planet yet outside our solar D system 33) With hands tre A mble, the mother of for B mer North Vietnam sur C geon Dr. Dang Thuy Tram drew one of the dia D ries to her heart. 34) Dang Thuy Tram tre A ate sol B diers in field hos C pitals in South Vietnam during D the war. 35) The poli A ceman sto B pped him when he was C drive home and ac D cused him of speeding. VI. Chọn từ thích hợp (ứng với a hoặc b,c,d ) để điền vào chổ trống trong đoạn văn sau, từ câu 36 đến câu 45 O.Henry, pseudonym of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), American writer, noted for his numerous short stories. Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Porter left ….(36)… in his midteens. In 1882 he moved to Texas, … (37)… he worked in various jobs, including as a bank teller in Austin from 1891 to 1894 and … (38)a journalist in Houston from 1895 to 1896. In 1898 he was convicted … (39)… embezzlement committed during his years as a bank teller, and he subsequently served a three-year term in a penitentiary. Porter then … (40)… in New York City, and for the remainder of his life he contributed short stories ….(41)… the popular magazines of his day. His stories about … (42)….people are characterized by colorful detail, keen wit, and great narrative skill. Their signature feature is the … (43)… of coincidence and ironic twist of circumstance to produce a surprise ending to the plot. This device, used, for example, in one of his ……(44)… stories, “The Gift of the Magi” (1906), has held the attention of an enormous audience down to the present day. The best-known collections of Porter's hundreds … (45)… stories include The Four Million (1906), The Gentle Grafter (1908), and Options (1909). 36) A. school B. library C. supermarket D. laboratory 37) A. which B. where C. when D. who 38) A. like B. alike C. same D. as 39) A. out B. at C. of D. from 40) A. settled B. got C. have D. had 41) A. out B. to C. at D. from 42) A. work B. working C. worked D. worker 43) A. best B. use C. result D. apply 44) A. detective B. historical C. funny D. best-known 45) A. for B. of C. at D. for VII. Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn câu trả lời đúng Michael Faraday, (1791-1867), British physicist and chemist, best known for his discoveries of electromagnetic induction and of the laws of electrolysis. Faraday was born on September 22, 1791, in Newington, Surrey, EnglanD. He was the son of a blacksmith and received little formal education. While apprenticed to a bookbinder in London, he read books on scientific subjects and experimented with electricity. In 1812 he attended a series of lectures given by the British chemist Sir Humphry Davy and forwarded the notes he took at these lectures to Davy, together with a request for employment. Davy employed Faraday as an assistant in his chemical laboratory at the Royal Institution and in 1813 took Faraday with him on an extended tour of Europe. Faraday was elected to the Royal Society in 1824 and the following year was appointed director of the laboratory of the Royal Institution. In 1833 he succeeded Davy as professor of chemistry at the institution. Two years later he was given a pension of 300 pounds per year for life. Faraday was the recipient of many scientific honors, including the Royal and Rumford medals of the Royal Society; he was also offered the presidency of the society but declined the honor. He died on August 25, 1867, near Hampton Court, Surrey. 46) Faraday’s father was…………… A. a doctor B. a mechanic C. a blacksmith D. a shoe-maker 47) When he was a bookbinder, he was interested in…………. A. binding books B. selling books C. books on science D. books on literature. 48) When Faraday sent the notes he took at the lectures to Sir Humphry Davy, what did he ask Davy for? A. He asked for money. B. He asked for scientific books. C. He asked for a pension D. He asked for work 49) Sir Humphry Davy ……………. A. was a professor. B. was a chemist C. enabled Faraday to become a great scientist D. All are correct. 50) How old was Faraday when he died? A. 77 B.76 C. 79 D. 80 ________________________ . I. ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC – SỐ 15 II. Chọn từ mà phần gạch dưới có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại: 1) A. weigh. first-year student D. a second year student 14) …………you agree, nothing can be arranged. A. Because B. Without C. Unless D. Lest 15) My father left his spectacles behind because he was……………. A (43)… of coincidence and ironic twist of circumstance to produce a surprise ending to the plot. This device, used, for example, in one of his ……(44)… stories, “The Gift of the Magi” (1906), has