Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2011 môn Tiếng Anh Khối D - Mã đề 195 (Kèm đáp án)

 by the surroundings B. planted many trees in the surroundings
C. loved the surroundings D. haunted by the surroundings
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each 
pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Question 4: Smoking is an extremely harmful habit. You should give it up immediately. 
A. As smoking is an extremely harmful habit, you should give it up immediately. 
B. You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into an extremely harmful habit. 
C. When you give up smoking immediately, you will affect your health with this harmful habit. 
D. Stop your smoking immediately so it will become one of your extremely harmful habits. 
Question 5: His academic record at high school was poor. He failed to apply to that prestigious 
institution. 
A. His academic record at high school was poor as a result of his failure to apply to that 
prestigious institution. 
B. Failing to apply to that prestigious institution, his academic record at high school was poor. 
C. His academic record at high school was poor; as a result, he failed to apply to that prestigious 
institution. 
D. His academic record at high school was poor because he didn’t apply to that prestigious 
institution. 
Question 6: He cannot lend me the book now. He has not finished reading it yet. 
A. Having finished reading the book, he cannot lend it to me. 
B. He cannot lend me the book until he has finished reading it. 
C. As long as he cannot finish reading the book, he will lend it to me. 
D. Not having finished reading the book, he will lend it to me. 
Question 7: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot. 
A. His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most. 
B. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much. 
C. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved. 
D. I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour. 
Question 8: Crazianna is a big country. Un...wer sheet to show the underlined part that needs 
correction in each of the following questions. 
Question 14: A professor of economy and history at our university developed a new theory of 
 A B 
the relationship between historical events and financial crises. 
 C D 
Question 15: During our tour of the refinery, it was seen that both propane and gasoline
 A B C 
were produced in large volumes. 
 D 
Question 16: Publishing in the UK, the book has won a number of awards in recent regional book fairs. 
 A B C D 
Question 17: Hardly did he enter the room when all the lights went out. 
 A B C D 
Question 18: The first important requirements for you to become a mountain climber are your 
 A B C 
strong passion and you have good health. 
 D 
Read the following passage adapted from Understanding Rural America - InfoUSA and mark the 
letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 
19 to 28. 
The well-being of America's rural people and places depends upon many things - the availability 
of good-paying jobs; (19)______ to critical services such as education, health care, and 
communication; strong communities; and a healthy natural environment. And, (20)______ urban 
America is equally dependent upon these things, the challenges to well-being look very different in 
rural areas than in urban areas. Small-scale, low-density settlement (21)______ make it more costly 
for communities and businesses to provide critical services. Declining jobs and income in the natural 
resource-based industries that many rural areas depend on (22)______ workers in those industries to 
find new ways to make a living. Low-skill, low-wage rural manufacturing industries must find new 
ways to challenge the increasing number of (23)______ competitors. Distance and remoteness 
impede many rural areas from being connected to the urban centers of economic activity. Finally, 
changes in the availability and use of natural... 195 
Question 23: A. rural B. lateral C. abroad D. foreign 
Question 24: A. effect B. encourage C. affect D. stimulate 
Question 25: A. involve B. evolve C. bring D. derive 
Question 26: A. in B. for C. with D. of 
Question 27: A. research B. stimulus C. concern D. impatience 
Question 28: A. unique B. incredible C. simple D. abnormal 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in 
meaning to each of the following questions. 
Question 29: “My company makes a large profit every year. Why don’t you invest more money in 
it?” my friend said to me. 
A. My friend persuaded me to invest more money in his company. 
B. My friend suggested his investing more money in his company. 
C. My friend instructed me how to put more money into his company. 
D. I was asked to invest more money in my friend’s company. 
Question 30: “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your boy,” the kidnappers told us. 
A. The kidnappers pledged to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom. 
B. The kidnappers threatened to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom. 
C. The kidnappers ordered to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom. 
D. The kidnappers promised to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom. 
Question 31: “You shouldn’t have leaked our confidential report to the press, Frank!” said Jane. 
A. Jane suspected that Frank had leaked their confidential report to the press. 
B. Jane accused Frank of having cheated the press with their confidential report. 
C. Jane blamed Frank for having flattered the press with their confidential report. 
D. Jane criticized Frank for having disclosed their confidential report to the press. 
Question 32: “Don’t forget to tidy up the final draft before submission,” the team leader told us. 
A. The team leader reminded us to tidy up the final draft before submission. 
B. The team leader asked us to tidy up the final draft before submission. 
C. The team leader ordered us to