Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2011 môn Tiếng Anh Khối D - Mã đề 473 (Kèm đáp án)

 4: This shirt is ______ that one. 
A. as much expensive as B. a bit less expensive 
C. much far expensive than D. not nearly as expensive as 
Question 5: The Second World War ______ in 1939. 
A. took out B. turned up C. broke out D. brought about 
Question 6: “Never be late for an interview, ______ you can’t get the job.” 
A. otherwise B. unless C. or so D. if not 
Question 7: The sky was cloudy and foggy. We went to the beach, ______. 
A. however B. so C. even though D. yet 
Question 8: Sue: “Can you help me with my essay?” 
 Robert: “______” 
A. Why not? B. Not completely. C. I think that, too. D. Yes, I’m afraid not. 
Question 9: Harry: “Are you ready, Kate? There’s not much time left.” 
 Kate: “Yes, just a minute. ______!” 
A. I’m coming B. I won’t finish C. I’d be OK D. No longer 
Question 10: “Why don’t you sit down and ______?” 
A. make yourself at home B. make it your own home 
C. make yourself at peace D. make yourself at rest 
Question 11: The instructor blew his whistle and ______. 
A. off the runners were running B. the runners run off 
C. off ran the runners D. off were running the runners 
Question 12: The temperature ______ takes place varies widely from material to material. 
A. at which they melt B. which melting C. at which melting D. which they melt 
Question 13: “We'd better ______ if we want to get there in time.” 
A. put down B. speed up C. take up D. turn down 
Question 14: I could not ______ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me. 
A. get along B. make off C. hold on D. take in 
Question 15: Alfonso: “I had a really good time. Thanks for the lovely evening.” 
 Maria: “______.” 
A. No, it’s very kind of you B. Oh, that’s right 
C. I’m glad you enjoyed it D. Yes, it’s really good 
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Question 16: ______ without animals and plants? 
A. How will life on earth be like B. How would life on earth be for 
C. What would life on earth be like D. What will life on earth be like 
Quest... D. to enable people not taking her fruit 
Question 23: The village was ______ visible through the dense fog. 
A. only B. barely C. hard D. mostly 
Question 24: If it ______ for the heavy storm, the accident would not have happened. 
A. hadn’t been B. weren’t C. were D. isn’t 
Question 25: Our boss would rather ______ during the working hours. 
A. us not chatting B. us not chat C. we don’t chat D. we didn’t chat 
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 26: “You shouldn’t have leaked our confidential report to the press, Frank!” said Jane. 
A. Jane accused Frank of having cheated the press with their confidential report. 
B. Jane suspected that Frank had leaked their confidential report to the press. 
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 27: “Mum, please don’t tell dad about my mistake,” the boy said. 
A. The boy begged his mother not to tell his father about his mistake. 
B. The boy requested his mother not to talk about his mistake any more. 
C. The boy earnestly insisted that his mother tell his father about his mistake. 
D. The mother was forced to keep her son’s mistake as a secret when he insisted. 
Question 28: “Don’t forget to tidy up the final draft before submission,” the team leader told us. 
A. The team leader simply wanted us to tidy up the final draft before submission. 
B. The team leader ordered us to tidy up the final draft before submission. 
C. The team leader asked us to tidy up the final draft before submission. 
D. The team leader reminded us to tidy up the final draft before submission. 
Question 29: “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 thre... the surroundings D. possessed by the surroundings 
Question 32: His new work has enjoyed a very good review from critics and readers. 
A. regard B. opinion C. viewing D. look 
Question 33: Such problems as haste and inexperience are a universal feature of youth. 
A. separated B. shared C. hidden D. marked 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is 
OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 
Question 34: There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment. 
A. consideration B. ease C. speculation D. attraction 
Question 35: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the 
surplus. 
A. excess B. small quantity C. large quantity D. sufficiency 
Read the following passage adapted from A. Briggs’ article on culture, Microsoft® Student 2008, and 
mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
questions from 36 to 45. 
Culture is a word in common use with complex meanings, and is derived, like the term 
broadcasting, from the treatment and care of the soil and of what grows on it. It is directly related to 
cultivation and the adjectives cultural and cultured are part of the same verbal complex. A person of 
culture has identifiable attributes, among them a knowledge of and interest in the arts, literature, and 
music. Yet the word culture does not refer solely to such knowledge and interest nor, indeed, to 
education. At least from the 19th century onwards, under the influence of anthropologists and 
sociologists, the word culture has come to be used generally both in the singular and the plural 
(cultures) to refer to a whole way of life of people, including their customs, laws, conventions, and 
values. 
Distinctions have consequently been drawn between primitive and advanced culture and cultures, 
between elite and popular culture, between popular and