Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2013 môn Tiếng Anh Khối D - Mã đề 572 (Kèm đáp án)

o D. about 
Question 4: ______ John Kennedy was elected president, he was the youngest American President ever. 
A. Before B. While C. As long as D. When 
Question 5: Tom: “______” 
 Mike: “I won’t say no!” 
A. How are things with you, Mike? 
B. What’s your favourite, tea or coffee? 
C. Mike, do you know where the scissors are? 
D. What about playing badminton this afternoon? 
Question 6: We must push the piano to the corner of the hall to ______ our party tonight. 
A. take up room to B. make room for C. make place for D. give place to 
Question 7: We all agree that she is ______ student in our class. 
A. most clever B. the cleverest C. a more clever D. cleverest 
Question 8: Standing on the tip of the cape, ______. 
A. lies a lighthouse in the middle of the sea B. a lighthouse can see from the distance 
C. we can see the lighthouse in the distance D. people have seen a lighthouse far away 
Question 9: The examination was not very difficult, but it was ______ long. 
A. so much B. very much C. much too D. too much 
Question 10: Long ago, women were ______ to vote in political elections. 
A. prevented B. forbidden C. banned D. stopped 
Question 11: ______ has been a topic of continual geological research. 
A. If the continents formed B. How the continents were formed 
C. The continents formed D. How did the continents form 
Question 12: There has been a great increase in retail sales, ______? 
A. hasn't there B. doesn’t it C. isn't there D. isn't it 
Question 13: Only one of our gifted students ______ to participate in the final competition. 
A. chosen B. have been chosen C. has been chosen D. were choosing 
Question 14: The Lake District, ______ was made a national park in 1951, attracts a large number of tourists 
every year. 
A. where B. that C. what D. which 
Question 15: I am sorry I have no time at present to ______ detail of our plan. 
A. take into B. bring in C. go into D. come in 
Question 16: He ______ us but he was short of m... can be safe there. 
A. so that B. so as to C. though D. if 
Question 24: In spite of her abilities, Laura has been ______ overlooked for promotion. 
A. repetition B. repetitive C. repeatedly D. repeat 
Question 25: Stephanie: “Oh, no! I left my book at home. Can I share yours?” 
 Scott: “______” 
A. No, not at all! B. Yes, I do too. C. Yes, sure! D. No, thanks. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning 
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 26: Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same 
region. 
A. stay unchanged B. remain unstable C. fluctuate D. restrain 
Question 27: In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental 
improvements. 
A. something to suffer B. something enjoyable 
C. something sad D. something to entertain 
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 28: A. tennis B. species C. invent D. medicine 
Question 29: A. particular B. harvest C. part D. superstar 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the 
correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 39. 
New surveys suggest that the technological tools we use to make our lives easier are killing our leisure 
time. We are working longer hours, taking fewer and shorter vacations (and when we do go away, we take 
our cell phones, PDAs, and laptops along). And, we are more stressed than ever as increased use of e-mail, 
voice mail, cell phones, and the Internet is destroying any idea of privacy and leisure. 
Since the Industrial Revolution, people have assumed that new labor-saving devices would free them from 
the burdens of the workplace and give them more time to grow intellectually, creatively, and socially - 
exploring ...or other communications devices. As a 
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result, employees feel the need to check in on what is going on at the office, even on days off. They feel 
pressured to work after hours just to catch up on everything they have to do. Workers work harder and 
longer, change their work tasks more frequently, and have more and more reasons to worry about job 
security. 
Bosses, colleagues, family members, lovers, and friends expect instant responses to voice mail and e-mail 
messages. Even college students have become bound to their desks by an environment in which faculty, 
friends, and other members of the college community increasingly do their work online. Studies of time spent 
on instant messaging services would probably show staggering use. 
This is not what technology was supposed to be doing for us. New technologies, from genetic research to 
the Internet, offer all sorts of benefits and opportunities. But, when new tools make life more difficult and 
stressful rather than easier and more meaningful - and we are, as a society, barely conscious of it - then 
something has gone seriously awry, both with our expectations for technology and our understanding of how 
it should benefit us. 
 From “Summit 1” by Joan Saslow & Allen Ascher 
Question 30: According to the first three paragraphs, technological tools that were designed to make our 
lives easier ______. 
A. have turned out to do us more harm than good B. have not interfered with our privacy 
C. have fully met our expectations D. have brought us complete happiness 
Question 31: Which of the following is NOT true about technological tools, according to new surveys? 
A. They bring more leisure to our life. B. They make our life more stressful. 
C. They are being increasingly used. D. They are used even during vacations. 
Question 32: Which of the following is true, according to the passage? 
A. Students used to have to study more about technological advances. 
B. Emp