Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2013 môn Tiếng Anh Khối A1 - Mã đề 475 (Kèm đáp án)

answer to each of the questions from 6 to 15. 
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niépce needed pictures for his business. He was not a good artist, 
so he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his 
yard. That was the first photograph. 
The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another 
Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. In his 
pictures, you could see everything clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was 
called a daguerreotype. 
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's process. Travelers brought back daguerreotypes from 
all around the world. People photographed famous buildings, cities, and mountains. 
In about 1840, the process was improved. Then photographers could take pictures of people and 
moving things. The process was not simple and photographers had to carry lots of film and 
processing equipment. However, this did not stop photographers, especially in the United States. 
After 1840, daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities. 
Matthew Brady was one well-known American photographer. He took many portraits of famous 
people. The portraits were unusual because they were lifelike and full of personality. Brady was also 
the first person to take pictures of a war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and 
ruined cities. They made the war seem more real and more terrible. 
In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy film ready-
made in rolls, instead of having to make the film themselves. Also, they did not have to process the 
film immediately. They could bring it back to their studios and develop it later. They did not have to 
carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made 
photography less expensive. 
With a small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use ...e passage refers to the ______. 
A. taking of pictures of people and moving things 
B. stopping of photographers from taking photos 
C. fact that daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities 
D. carrying of lots of film and processing equipment 
Question 9: The word “ruined” in the passage is closest in meaning to “______”. 
A. heavily-polluted B. poorly-painted C. badly damaged D. terribly spoiled 
Question 10: The word “lifelike” in the passage is closest in meaning to “______”. 
A. touching B. moving C. realistic D. manlike 
Question 11: The latest invention mentioned in the passage is the invention of ______. 
A. rolls of film B. daguerreotypes 
C. processing equipment D. handheld cameras 
Question 12: The word “handheld” in the passage is closest in meaning to “______”. 
A. handling manually B. operated by hand C. controlling hands D. held by hand 
Question 13: Matthew Brady was well-known for ______. 
A. portraits and war photographs B. inventing daguerreotypes 
C. the small handheld camera D. taking pictures of French cities 
Question 14: As mentioned in the passage, photography can ______. 
A. print old pictures B. replace drawings 
C. show the underworld D. convey ideas and feelings 
Question 15: Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage? 
A. Story of Famous Photographers B. Photography and Painting 
C. Different Steps in Film Processing D. Story of Photography 
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 16 to 25. 
In a world where 2 billion people live in homes that don't have light bulbs, technology holds the 
key (16)______ 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...dwide from 1975 to 1996, for example, just 13 were for tropical diseases. 
People think those enterprises should do more to provide vital products such as medicines 
(23)______ different prices around the world to suit (24)______ people can afford. Alternatively, 
they could pay a percentage of their profit towards research and development for (25)______. 
Adapted from “The Price is Wrong” in “Focus on IELTS Foundations” by Sue O’Connell, Pearson Longman, 2006 
Question 16: A. for B. with C. at D. to 
Question 17: A. toll B. penalty C. amount D. number 
Question 18: A. cheaply enough B. enough cheap C. cheap enough D. enough cheaply 
Question 19: A. were starting B. started C. had started D. have been starting 
Question 20: A. by B. in C. at D. on 
Question 21: A. have been made B. are made C. made D. were made 
Question 22: A. while B. when C. however D. unless 
Question 23: A. at B. with C. on D. to 
Question 24: A. where B. that C. what D. which 
Question 25: A. the rich B. the wealthy C. the better-off D. the poor 
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the 
following questions. 
Question 26: Books and magazines ______ around made his room very untidy. 
A. laying B. lying C. which lied D. that lie 
Question 27: “What ______ if the earth stopped moving?” 
A. would happen B. will happen C. happens D. happened 
Question 28: Her mother, ______ has been working for thirty years, is retiring next month. 
A. whose B. who C. whom D. that 
Question 29: In our hospital, patients ______ every morning. 
A. are examined B. have examined C. can examine D. were examining 
Question 30: I'll give this dictionary to ______ wants to have it. 
A. anyone B. everyone C. whatever D. whoever 
Question 31: He wasn't attending the lecture properly and missed most of ______. 
A. what the teacher said B. which the teacher said 
C. things said by the teacher D. that the teacher sai