Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2009 môn Tiếng Anh Khối D - Mã đề 957 (Kèm đáp án)

little money. 
C. Peter could hardly live on little money. 
D. Peter found it hard to live on very little money. 
Question 3: The film didn’t come up to my expectations. 
A. I expected the film to be more boring. B. The film was as good as I expected. 
C. I expected the film to end more abruptly. D. The film fell short of my expectations. 
Question 4: It doesn’t matter to them which film they go to. 
A. Whatever films are shown, they never see. 
B. They don’t mind which film they go to. 
C. Which film they go to matters more than the cost. 
D. They don’t care about the cost of the films they see. 
Question 5: He survived the operation thanks to the skilful surgeon. 
A. There was no skilful surgeon, so he died. 
B. He survived because he was a skilful surgeon. 
C. He wouldn’t have survived the operation without the skilful surgeon. 
D. Though the surgeon was skilful, he couldn’t survive the operation. 
Question 6: James was the last to know about the change of schedule. 
A. The last thing James knew was the change of schedule. 
B. Among the last people informed of the change of schedule was James. 
C. At last James was able to know about the change of schedule. 
D. Everyone had heard about the change of schedule before James did. 
Question 7: There’s no point in persuading Jane to change her mind. 
A. No one wants Jane to change her mind because it’s pointless. 
B. Jane will change her mind though she doesn’t want to. 
C. It’s possible for us to persuade Jane to change her mind. 
D. It’s useless to persuade Jane to change her mind. 
Question 8: She said, “John, I’ll show you round my city when you’re here.” 
A. She planned to show John round her city. B. She organized a trip round her city for John. 
C. She promised to show John round her city. D. She made a trip round her city with John. 
Question 9: “Please don’t drive so fast, Tom,” said Lisa. 
A. Lisa pleaded with Tom not to drive too fast. 
B. Lisa grumbled to Tom about driving slo...thy 
young farm boys were lured to the city to work on automotive assembly lines. Within four or five 
years, these young men’s health was destroyed by the stress of work in the factories. 
The film opens with a shot of a mass of sheep making their way down a crowded ramp. 
Abruptly, the film shifts to a scene of factory workers jostling one another on their way to a 
factory. However, the rather bitter note of criticism in the implied comparison is not sustained. It is 
replaced by a gentle note of satire. Chaplin prefers to entertain rather than lecture. 
Scenes of factory interiors account for only about one-third of Modern Times, but they contain 
some of the most pointed social commentary as well as the most comic situations. No one who has 
seen the film can ever forget Chaplin vainly trying to keep pace with the fast-moving conveyor belt, 
almost losing his mind in the process. Another popular scene involves an automatic feeding machine 
brought to the assembly line so that workers need not interrupt their labor to eat. The feeding machine 
malfunctions, hurling food at Chaplin, who is strapped in his position on the assembly line and cannot 
escape. This serves to illustrate people’s utter helplessness in the face of machines that are meant to 
serve their basic needs. 
Clearly, Modern Times has its faults, but it remains the best film treating technology within a 
social context. It does not offer a radical social message, but it does accurately reflect the sentiment of 
many who feel they are victims of an over-mechanised world. 
Question 11: According to the passage, Chaplin got the idea for Modern Times from ______. 
A. fieldwork B. a conversation C. a newspaper D. a movie 
Question 12: The young farm boys went to the city because they were ______. 
A. promised better accommodation B. driven out of their sheep farm 
C. forced to leave their sheep farm D. attracted by the prospect of a better life 
Question 13: The phrase “jostling .... entertains the audience most 
C. is more critical than the rest D. was shot outside a factory 
Question 18: The author refers to all of the following notions to describe Modern Times EXCEPT 
“______”. 
A. entertainment B. criticism C. revolution D. satire 
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Question 19: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? 
A. The working conditions in the car factories of the 1930s were very stressful. 
B. The author does not consider Modern Times as a perfect film. 
C. Modern Times depicts the over-mechanised world from a social viewpoint. 
D. In Modern Times, the factory workers’ basic needs are well met. 
Question 20: The passage was written to ______. 
A. explain Chaplin’s style of acting B. review one of Chaplin’s popular films 
C. discuss the disadvantages of technology D. criticize the factory system of the 1930s 
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 21: A. catastrophe B. supervisor C. agriculture D. dictionary 
Question 22: A. convenient B. fashionable C. traditional D. significant 
Question 23: A. abnormal B. innocent C. impatient D. initial 
Question 24: A. mosquito B. elephant C. buffalo D. dinosaur 
Question 25: A. protect B. compose C. relate D. settle 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs 
correction. 
Question 26: Bill was about average in performance in comparison with other students in his class. 
 A B C D 
Question 27: The media have produced live covering of Michael Jackson’s fans around the world 
 A B C 
 mourning for him. 
 D 
Question 28: Although smokers are aware that smoking is harmful to their health, they can’t get rid it. 
 A B C D 
Question 29: Even though the extremely bad weather in the mountains, the climbers decided 
 A B 
not to cancel their climb. 
 C D 
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