Đề thi tuyển sinh cao đẳng năm 2010 môn Tiếng Anh Khối D - Mã đề 426 (Kèm đáp án)

 timetable. 
A. out B. up C. after D. into 
Question 5: That pipe ______ for ages - we must get it mended. 
A. has been leaking B. leaks C. had been leaking D. is leaking 
Question 6: She ______ me a very charming compliment on my painting. 
A. showed B. paid C. made D. took 
Question 7: All of us won't go camping ______ the weather stays fine. 
A. but B. so C. unless D. however 
Question 8: The car had a(n) ______ tyre, so we had to change the wheel. 
A. injured B. cracked C. bent D. flat 
Question 9: ______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him. 
A. On B. Of C. With D. At 
Question 10: Don’t touch that wire or you’ll get an electric ______. 
A. shock B. charge C. fire D. current 
Question 11: There were some rainy days, but it was a nice holiday ______. 
A. by no means B. in general C. by all means D. in particular 
Question 12: - “Would you like beer or wine?” 
 - “______” 
A. Yes, I'd love to. B. I couldn’t agree more. 
C. No, I've no choice. D. I'd prefer beer, please. 
Question 13: You shouldn't have criticized him in front of the class. It was extremely ______ of you. 
A. insensible B. sensitive C. sensible D. insensitive 
Question 14: He managed to keep his job ______ the manager had threatened to sack him. 
A. therefore B. despite C. although D. unless 
Question 15: ______ stamps, my brother collects coins. 
A. Near B. Besides C. Except D. Beside 
Question 16: - “______” 
 - “He's tall and thin with blue eyes.” 
A. What does John look like? B. How is John? 
C. Who does John look like? D. What does John like? 
Question 17: My brother ______ his driving test when he was 18. 
A. was passing B. passed C. passes D. has passed 
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Question 18: We didn’t go to the zoo yesterday ______ the heavy rain. 
A. because B. so C. because of D. in spite of 
Question 19: Thanks to my friends’ ______ remarks, my essays have been improved. 
A. construction B. constructor C...._____ to university. 
A. to go B. go C. going D. to going 
Question 28: You look tired. Why don't we ______ and have a good rest? 
A. call its name B. call off C. call on D. call it a day 
Question 29: The manager ______ him for a minor mistake. 
A. charged B. blamed C. complained D. accused 
Question 30: There’s little ______ of foreign news in today’s paper. 
A. coverage B. article C. information D. column 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the 
rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 31: A. discovery B. simplicity C. commodity D. difficulty 
Question 32: A. expectation B. traditional C. competition D. residential 
Question 33: A. between B. tennis C. into D. country 
Question 34: A. secure B. leisure C. pretend D. command 
Question 35: A. marvellous B. family C. industry D. attractive 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate 
the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 36 to 45. 
The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather patterns (36)______ strongly affect the 
world. When the water is warm, the (37)______ of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions 
decreases. Australia could (38)______ experience a drought in many parts. On (39)______ hand, 
Chile (which borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for (40)______ rainstorms. In Pakistan and 
northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much 
drier. 
This happening is called El Nino and is used (41)______ weather forecasters to make long-range 
weather predictions. They also know that El Nino will (42)______ unusually heavy rains to the 
southwestern part of the United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same 
time. 
According to research, weather forecasters (43)______ know about the coming weather with 
certainty. Now everything has become com...ollowing questions. 
Question 46: The new manager explained ______ new procedures to save time and money. 
A. to the staff that he hopes to establish B. with the staff that he hoped to establish 
C. with the staff that he hopes to establish D. to the staff that he hoped to establish 
Question 47: Yesterday my mother bought ______. 
A. some hats beautiful Italian cotton B. Italian some beautiful cotton hats 
C. some beautiful Italian cotton hats D. beautiful Italian some cotton hats 
Question 48: ______ but he also proved himself a good athlete. 
A. A good student not only showed him 
B. He did not show himself only a good student 
C. Not only he showed himself a good student 
D. Not only did he show himself a good student 
Question 49: He climbed the tree ______ before the wind blew them off. 
A. so as to pick the apples B. in order for the apples to pick 
C. in order that to pick the apples D. so that to pick the apples 
Question 50: When reaching the top of the hill, ______. 
A. we extended the sea below us B. the sea came into view 
C. we suddenly caught sight of the sea D. it was the sea that extended below us 
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 questions from 51 to 60. 
For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming back to an 
empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have 
something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called “latchkey children”. 
They are children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad condition has 
become a subject of concern. 
Lynette Long was once the principal of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule 
against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was 
constantly telling them to put the keys inside shirts. There were so many keys; it