Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2013 môn Tiếng Anh Khối A1 - Mã đề 951 (Kèm đáp án)

 
Question 4: A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work. 
A. uncomfortable B. miserable C. calm D. responsive 
Question 5: She is a very generous old woman. She has given most of her wealth to a charity 
organization. 
A. kind B. hospitable C. mean D. amicable 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part 
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 
Question 6: A. reign B. vein C. reindeer D. protein 
Question 7: A. work B. form C. stork D. force 
Question 8: A. eleven B. elephant C. examine D. exact 
Question 9: A. overboard B. cupboard C. aboard D. keyboard 
Question 10: A. assure B. pressure C. possession D. assist 
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 11: “How brave you are!” he said to the firemen. 
A. He criticized the firemen for their discouragement. 
B. He asked how brave the firemen were. 
C. He blamed the firemen for their discouragement. 
D. He praised the firemen for their courage. 
Question 12: I could not get the job because I did not speak English well. 
A. I would have spoken English well if I could get that job. 
B. I wish I had got the job so that I could speak English well. 
C. Despite my poor English, I was successful in the job. 
D. I failed to get the job because of my poor English. 
Question 13: A small hotel was the only choice of place to stay at during my trip to London. 
A. I had different choices of where to stay during my trip to London. 
B. I had no alternative but to stay 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 was talked into staying at a small hotel during my trip to London. 
Question 14: I would have worn the right shoes if I had known I was going to do all t...tanding it. 
C. In spite of explaining the theory clearly, the students themselves found it hard to understand it. 
D. Although the teaching theory was clear, it was a real challenge to the students. 
Question 17: Thanks to the efforts of environmentalists, people are becoming better aware of the 
problems of endangered species. 
A. Environmentalists are doing their best to make people 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 expressing their gratitude towards people who are better aware of the 
problems of endangered species. 
Question 18: The man in that painting reminds me of my uncle. 
A. Whenever my uncle sees the man in that painting, he misses me. 
B. Whenever I see the man in that painting, I remember to meet my uncle. 
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 19: No one but Jane succeeded in giving the correct answer. 
A. Jane was among those who failed to guess the answer. 
B. Only Jane failed to answer the question correctly. 
C. Everyone but Jane failed to provide the correct answer. 
D. All but Jane managed to produce the correct answer. 
Question 20: Peter’s main subject at university is electronics. 
A. Peter thinks electronics is a special subject. 
B. Peter majors in electronics at university. 
C. The university lets Peter major in electronics. 
D. Electronics is among the subjects that Peter likes. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the 
following questions. 
Question 21: It is ______ work of art that everyone wants to have a look at it. 
A. a so unusual B. such unusual a C. such an unusual D. ... ______ around made his room very untidy. 
A. lying B. which lied C. laying D. that lie 
Question 30: My brother tried to learn Japanese at a night school, ______ he gave up after 2 months. 
A. until B. therefore C. when D. but 
Question 31: Having traveled to different parts of our country, ______. 
A. many interesting lifestyles and customs have been learned by us
B. we have learned a lot about interesting lifestyles and customs
C. much has been learned about interesting lifestyles and customs
D. we are seeing a lot of interesting lifestyles and customs
Question 32: 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 said 
Question 33: Connecticut was the fifth of the original thirteen states ______ the Constitution of the 
United States. 
A. have ratified B. to ratify C. ratified D. ratify 
Question 34: You can use my car ______ you drive carefully. 
A. though B. as long as C. as though D. lest 
Question 35: Her mother, ______ has been working for thirty years, is retiring next month. 
A. that B. whose C. whom D. who 
Question 36: 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 37: A large number of workmen ______ because of the economic recession. 
A. has laid aside B. has been laid out C. have laid down D. have been laid off 
Question 38: We expressed ______ the missing child would be found alive. 
A. the hope that B. as we hoped C. the hope which D. the hope for 
Question 39: The government was finally ______ by a minor scandal. 
A. pulled down B. put back C. brought down D. taken down 
Question 40: His honesty is ______; nobody can doubt it. 
A. without question B. out the question C. beside the question D. in question 
Question 41: In our hospital, patients ______ every morning. 
A. ar