Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2012 môn Tiếng Anh Khối A1 - Mã đề 318 (Kèm đáp án)

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correction in each of the following questions. 
Question 6: Not until he got home he realised he had forgotten to give her the present. 
 A B C D 
Question 7: A novel is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in that the characters and events 
 A B C 
are usually imaginary. 
 D 
Question 8: A lot of people stop smoking because they are afraid their health will be affected and early death. 
 A B C D 
Question 9: He has hardly never given a more impressive performance than this. 
 A B C D 
Question 10: The student must have her assessment form fill in by the examiner during the oral exam. 
 A B C D 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 11: They live on a busy road. ______ a lot of noise from traffic. 
A. There must be B. It must be C. It must have been D. There must have 
Question 12: He died ______ lung cancer last month, leaving his wife in great shock. 
A. by B. for C. in D. of 
Question 13: Lora: “Do you mind if I turn on the fan?” 
 Maria: “______.” 
A. Not for me B. Not at all C. Never mind D. Not enough 
Question 14: Due to ever more spreading poaching, there ______ a dramatic decline in the number 
of elephants over the last decade. 
A. was B. is C. has been D. had been 
Question 15: He came ______ a lot of criticism for the remarks he made in a television interview. 
A. out of B. off C. over D. in for 
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Question 16: He is a very intelligent boy; ______, he sometimes gets bad marks. 
A. otherwise B. thus C. so D. however 
Question 17: She started the course two months ago but dropped ______ after only a month. 
A. in B. out C. off D. back 
Question 18: Tom: “Can I have another cup of tea?” 
 Christy: “______.” 
A. Be yourself B. Do it yourself C. Help yourself D. Allow yourself 
Question 19: ______ that Columbus discovered America. 
A. There was in 1492 B. That was in 1492 C. In 1492 D. It was in...Kate: “______.” 
A. No, thanks. I can manage B. I haven’t got a clue 
C. That’s all for now D. That’s fine by me 
Question 27: I can’t find my dictionary at the moment. I hope it will ______ up soon. 
A. turn B. clear C. come D. look 
Question 28: The children made ______ a funny story and wrote it on the card. 
A. off B. for C. out D. up 
Question 29: ______ make a good impression on her. 
A. Only by doing so can I B. Only by so doing I can 
C. Only by doing so I can D. Only so doing can I 
Question 30: People don’t like the way he shows off, ______? 
A. does he B. do they C. don’t they D. doesn’t he 
Question 31: Anna is holding her shopping bag with one hand and turning the door handle with ______. 
A. others B. another C. the other D. other 
Question 32: The language centre offers courses of various levels, such as elementary, intermediate and ______. 
A. advance B. advancement C. advancing D. advanced 
Question 33: No matter how angry he was, he would never ______ to violence. 
A. resort B. resist C. refuse D. resolve 
Question 34: I ______ with my aunt when I am on holiday in Ho Chi Minh City next month. 
A. will have been staying B. will have stayed 
C. stay D. will be staying 
Question 35: The use of vitamin ______ and herbs has become increasingly popular among Americans. 
A. components B. materials C. ingredients D. supplements 
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST 
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 
Question 36: Although they hold similar political views, their religious beliefs present a striking contrast. 
A. minor comparison B. interesting resemblance 
C. significant difference D. complete coincidence 
Question 37: These were the people who advocated using force to stop school violence. 
A. openly criticised B. publicly said 
C. publicly supported D. strongly condemned 
Question 38: Within a week o...rd to lose weight and succeeded. 
C. It was hard for Fred to lose weight because he never succeeded. 
D. It did not matter whether Fred could lose weight. 
Question 42: Fiona has been typing the report for an hour. 
A. It took Fiona an hour to type the report. 
B. It is an hour since Fiona started typing the report. 
C. Fiona finished the report an hour ago. 
D. Fiona will finish typing the report in an hour. 
Question 43: Soil erosion is a result of forests being cut down carelessly. 
A. That forests are being cut down carelessly results from soil erosion. 
B. Soil erosion contributes to forests being cut down carelessly. 
C. That forests are being cut down carelessly leads to soil erosion. 
D. Soil erosion results in forests being cut down carelessly. 
Question 44: “I will not leave until I see the manager,” said the customer. 
A. The customer refused to leave until he saw the manager. 
B. The customer decided to leave because he did not see the manager. 
C. The customer said he would leave before he saw the manager. 
D. The customer was persuaded to see the manager before leaving. 
Question 45: Walking on the grass in the park is not permitted. 
A. You can walk on the grass in the park if you want to. 
B. People like walking on the grass in the park. 
C. We must not walk on the grass in the park. 
D. We do not have to walk on the grass in the park. 
Question 46: She did not study hard enough to win the scholarship. 
A. Winning the scholarship did not make her study harder. 
B. She studied hard but she could not win the scholarship. 
C. It was very hard for her to win the scholarship. 
D. She could have won the scholarship if she had studied harder. 
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Question 47: To my surprise, the stranger knew my name. 
A. What surprised me most was the stranger’s name. 
B. I was surprised that the stranger knew my name. 
C. My name was the only thing the stranger knew. 
D. It surprised the stranger that I knew his na