Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học, cao đẳng năm 2008 môn Tiếng Anh Khối D - Mã đề 589 (Kèm đáp án)

d Mrs. Smith are explaining the children the rules of the game. 
 A B C D 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 6 đến 15. 
 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 regions of the Sun 
will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the 
Sun. The Sun will then be a red giant star. Temperatures on the Earth will become too high for life to exist. 
 Once the Sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink. After it 
shrinks to the size of the Earth, it will become a white dwarf star. The Sun may throw off huge amounts of 
gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf. 
 After billions of years as a white dwarf, the Sun will have used up all its fuel and will have lost its heat. 
Such a star is called a black dwarf. After the Sun has become a black dwarf, the Earth will be dark and cold. If 
any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen over the Earth’s surface. 
Câu 6: It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun ______. 
A. is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf 
B. will continue to be a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years 
C. has been in existence for 10 billion years 
D. is rapidly changing in size and brightness 
Câu 7: What will probably be the first stage of change for the Sun to become a red g...f times smaller than it is today 
Câu 12: The Sun will become a black dwarf when ______. 
A. it has used up all its fuel as a white dwarf B. the outer regions of the Sun expand 
C. the core of the Sun becomes hotter D. the Sun moves nearer to the Earth 
Câu 13: The word “there” in the last sentence of paragraph 4 refers to ______. 
A. our own planet B. the core of a black dwarf 
C. the outer surface of the Sun D. the planet Mercury 
Câu 14: This passage is intended to ______. 
A. present a theory about red giant stars 
B. describe the changes that the Sun will go through 
C. discuss conditions on the Earth in the far future 
D. alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun 
Câu 15: The passage has probably been taken from ______. 
A. a news report B. a scientific chronicle 
C. a scientific journal D. a work of science fiction 
Chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau. 
Câu 16: - Laura: “What a lovely house you have!” 
 - Maria: “_______.” 
A. I think so B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in 
C. Of course not, it’s not costly D. No problem 
Câu 17: Increasing ______ of fruit in the diet may help to reduce the risk of heart disease. 
A. an amount B. the amount C. a number D. the number 
Câu 18: It is blowing so hard. We ______ such a terrible storm. 
A. never know B. have never been knowing 
C. had never known D. have never known 
Câu 19: Today, household chores have been made much easier by electrical ______. 
A. utilities B. instruments C. appliances D. applications 
Câu 20: He’s a very ______ person because he can make other workers follow his advice. 
A. influential B. creative C. deciding D. effective 
Câu 21: I am considering ______ my job. Can you recommend a good company? 
A. to move B. changing C. to change D. moving 
Câu 22: I'm sure you'll have no ______ the exam. 
A. difficulties of passing B. difficulties to pass C. difficulty to pass D. difficulty passing 
Câu 23: - "Why wasn't your boyfriend at the par...A. otherwise B. whether C. whereas D. when 
Câu 30: That hotel is so expensive. They ______ you sixty pounds for bed and breakfast. 
A. cost B. fine C. charge D. take 
Câu 31: - Janet: "Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?" 
 - Susan: "______." 
A. I don't agree, I'm afraid B. You’re welcome 
C. I feel very bored D. That would be great 
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Câu 32: The room needs ______ for the wedding. 
A. be decorated B. decorating C. decorate D. to decorate 
Câu 33: How long does the play ______? 
A. stretch B. extend C. prolong D. last 
Câu 34: I’m afraid I’m not really ______ to comment on this matter. 
A. qualifying B. qualified C. quality D. qualitative 
Câu 35: My computer is not ______ of running this software. 
A. capable B. compatible C. suitable D. able 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 36 đến 45. 
 Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and 
medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only 
during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace. 
 One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud 
was a distraction to others. Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have 
revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves 
changed in character. 
 The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As the 
number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in 
the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of 
reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading 
aloud would cause distra