Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học, cao đẳng năm 2008 môn Tiếng Anh Khối D - Mã đề 342 (Kèm đáp án)

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Câu 4: The referee ______ the coin to decide which team would kick the ball first. 
A. caught B. cast C. threw D. tossed 
Câu 5: It is blowing so hard. We ______ such a terrible storm. 
A. had never known B. have never known 
C. never know D. have never been knowing 
Câu 6: - "Why wasn't your boyfriend at the party last night?" 
 - "He ______ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker." 
A. was to attend B. should have attended C. can have attended D. may have attended 
Câu 7: When the old school friends met, a lot of happy memories ______ back. 
A. were brought B. brought C. had been brought D. had brought 
Câu 8: I’m afraid I’m not really ______ to comment on this matter. 
A. qualifying B. quality C. qualitative D. qualified 
Câu 9: I am considering ______ my job. Can you recommend a good company? 
A. to move B. changing C. moving D. to change 
Câu 10: The curtains have ______ because of the strong sunlight. 
A. lightened B. fainted C. faded D. weakened 
Câu 11: The doctor decided to give her a thorough examination ______ he could identify the causes of her 
illness. 
A. so as B. unless C. so that D. after 
Câu 12: That hotel is so expensive. They ______ you sixty pounds for bed and breakfast. 
A. charge B. take C. cost D. fine 
Câu 13: How long does the play ______? 
A. stretch B. extend C. last D. prolong 
Câu 14: The room needs ______ for the wedding. 
A. decorate B. be decorated C. decorating D. to decorate 
Câu 15: I accidentally ______ Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday. 
A. kept an eye on B. lost touch with C. paid attention to D. caught sight of 
Câu 16: - Laura: “What a lovely house you have!” 
 - Maria: “_______.” 
A. Thank you. Hope you will drop in B. I think so 
C. No problem D. Of course not, it’s not costly 
Câu 17: Increasing ______ of fruit in the diet may help to reduce the risk of heart disease. 
A. a number B. the amount C. an amount D. the number 
Câu 18: ...?” said Mary. 
A. Mary requested a dinner out. B. Mary suggested a dinner out. 
C. Mary demanded a dinner out. D. Mary ordered a dinner out. 
Câu 27: The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned. 
A. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon. 
B. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned. 
C. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned. 
D. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon. 
Câu 28: We've run out of tea. 
A. There's not much more tea left. B. We have to run out to buy some tea. 
C. We didn’t have any tea. D. There's no tea left. 
Câu 29: "I will let you know the answer by the end of this week,” Tom said to Janet. 
A. Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week. 
B. Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week. 
C. Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week. 
D. Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of the week. 
Câu 30: My friend told me, “If I were you, I would not smoke so much.” 
A. My friend advised me not to smoke so much. B. My friend warned me against smoking so much. 
C. My friend suggested not smoking so much. D. My friend prohibited me from smoking so much. 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 31 đến 40. 
 The Sun today is a yellow dwarf star. It is fueled by thermonuclear reactions near its center that convert 
hydrogen to helium. The Sun has existed in its present state for about four billion six hundred million years and 
is thousands of times larger than the Earth. 
 By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the Sun’s life will be like. About five 
billion years from now, the core of the Sun will shrink and become hotter. The surface temperature will fall. The 
higher temperature of the center will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions. The outer reg... yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years 
C. is rapidly changing in size and brightness 
D. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf 
Câu 32: What will probably be the first stage of change for the Sun to become a red giant? 
A. It will throw off huge amounts of gases. B. Its core will cool off and use less fuel. 
C. Its surface will become hotter and shrink. D. Its central part will grow smaller and hotter. 
Câu 33: When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will the atmosphere be like on the Earth? 
A. It will become too hot for life to exist. 
B. It will be almost destroyed by nova explosions. 
C. It will freeze and become solid. 
D. It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the sun. 
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Câu 34: When the Sun has used up its energy as a red giant, it will ______. 
A. become smaller B. cease to exist C. get frozen D. stop to expand 
Câu 35: Large amounts of gases may be released from the Sun at the end of its life as a ______. 
A. white dwarf B. red giant C. black dwarf D. yellow dwarf 
Câu 36: As a white dwarf, the Sun will be ______. 
A. thousands of times smaller than it is today B. around 35 million miles in diameter 
C. a cool and habitable planet D. the same size as the planet Mercury 
Câu 37: The Sun will become a black dwarf when ______. 
A. the core of the Sun becomes hotter B. the outer regions of the Sun expand 
C. the Sun moves nearer to the Earth D. it has used up all its fuel as a white dwarf 
Câu 38: The word “there” in the last sentence of paragraph 4 refers to ______. 
A. the outer surface of the Sun B. the core of a black dwarf 
C. the planet Mercury D. our own planet 
Câu 39: This passage is intended to ______. 
A. discuss conditions on the Earth in the far future 
B. present a theory about red giant stars 
C. alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun 
D. describe the changes that the Sun will go through 
Câu 40: The passage has probably been taken from ______. 
A.