Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2013 môn Tiếng Anh Khối A1 - Mã đề 248 (Kèm đáp án)

 patients ______ every morning. 
A. are examined B. were examining C. have examined D. can examine 
Question 5: The Moon is much closer to Earth ______, and thus it had greater influence on the tides. 
A. but the Sun is B. where the Sun is C. than is the Sun D. unlike the Sun 
Question 6: Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states ______ the Constitution of the 
United States. 
A. to ratify B. ratify C. ratified D. have ratified 
Question 7: I'll give this dictionary to ______ wants to have it. 
A. anyone B. whatever C. everyone D. whoever 
Question 8: No one can avoid ______ by advertisements. 
A. to be influenced B. having influenced C. influencing D. being influenced 
Question 9: He wasn't attending the lecture properly and missed most of ______. 
A. things said by the teacher B. that the teacher said 
C. which the teacher said D. what the teacher said 
Question 10: It is ______ work of art that everyone wants to have a look at it. 
A. such an unusual B. such unusual a C. a so unusual D. so an unusual 
Question 11: The children ran away as if they ______ a ghost. 
A. have seen B. had seen C. would see D. see 
Question 12: I would join that running competition ______. 
A. when I was 5 years older B. if I were 5 years younger 
C. if it would happen 5 years ago D. unless I were 5 years younger 
Question 13: We decided to take a late flight ______ we could spend more time with our family. 
A. so as to B. in order C. so that D. in order to 
Question 14: He's sometimes bad-tempered but he's a good fellow ______. 
A. at heart B. by heart C. with heart D. in heart 
Question 15: Scarcely had he stepped out of the room ______ he heard a loud laughter within. 
A. then B. until C. than D. when 
Question 16: “What ______ if the earth stopped moving?” 
A. happened B. would happen C. happens D. will happen 
Question 17: Mai: “Do you want another serving of chicken soup?” 
 Scott: “______.” 
A. No way B. No comment C. No thanks D. No...overnment was finally ______ by a minor scandal. 
A. put back B. brought down C. pulled down D. taken down 
Question 24: The water supply of our home city has failed to ______ average purity requirements. 
A. see B. meet C. own D. hold 
Question 25: Books and magazines ______ around made his room very untidy. 
A. that lie B. laying C. which lied D. lying 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in 
meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions. 
Question 26: Peter’s main subject at university is electronics. 
A. The university lets Peter major in electronics. 
B. Electronics is among the subjects that Peter likes. 
C. Peter thinks electronics is a special subject. 
D. Peter majors in electronics at university. 
Question 27: I wish I hadn’t accepted the invitation to her birthday party. 
A. I insisted on having been invited to her birthday party. 
B. I was very glad to accept the invitation to her birthday party. 
C. I regret accepting the invitation to her birthday party. 
D. If only I had come to her birthday party. 
Question 28: No one but Jane succeeded in giving the correct answer. 
A. All but Jane managed to produce the correct answer. 
B. Only Jane failed to answer the question correctly. 
C. Jane was among those who failed to guess the answer. 
D. Everyone but Jane failed to provide the correct answer. 
Question 29: Thanks to the efforts of environmentalists, people are becoming better aware of the 
problems of endangered species. 
A. Environmentalists are expressing their gratitude towards people who are better aware of the 
problems of endangered species. 
B. People owe their growing awareness of the problems of endangered species to the efforts of 
environmentalists. 
C. People have no idea about the problems of endangered species in spite of the efforts of 
environmentalists. 
D. Environmentalists are doing their best to make people aware of the problems ...d the firemen for their discouragement. 
C. He praised the firemen for their courage. 
D. He asked how brave the firemen were. 
Question 33: I would have worn the right shoes if I had known I was going to do all this climbing. 
A. I would love to go climbing, but I do not have any shoes that would be suitable. 
B. As I did not know I was going to do so much climbing, I did not wear suitable shoes. 
C. I did not go climbing because I did not have the right shoes. 
D. I would have gone on the climb if I had been wearing the right shoes. 
Question 34: The man in that painting reminds me of my uncle. 
A. Whenever I see the man in that painting, I remember to meet my uncle. 
B. Whenever my uncle sees the man in that painting, he misses me. 
C. Memories of my uncle come back whenever I see the man in that painting. 
D. I am recalling my uncle whenever I look at the man in that painting. 
Question 35: A small hotel was the only choice of place to stay at during my trip to London. 
A. I had no alternative but to stay at a small hotel during my trip to London. 
B. I was talked into staying at a small hotel during my trip to London. 
C. There were a lot of hotels for me to choose from during my trip to London. 
D. I had different choices of where to stay during my trip to London. 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the 
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 36 to 45. 
In a world where 2 billion people live in homes that don't have light bulbs, technology holds the 
key (36)______ banishing poverty. Even the simplest technologies can transform lives and save 
money. Vaccines, crops, computers and sources of solar energy can all reduce poverty in developing 
countries. For example, cheap oral-rehydration therapy developed in Bangladesh has dramatically cut 
the death (37)______ from childhood diarrhoea. 
But even when such technologies exist, the depressing fact is that we