Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2014 môn Tiếng Anh Khối A1 - Mã đề 163 (Kèm đáp án)

couldn’t drink it. 
A. No longer B. So strong C. Hardly ever D. How strong 
Question 5: We could have caught the last train, but we ______ five minutes late. 
A. were B. would be C. have been D. are 
Question 6: Do you remember ______ to help us when we were in difficulty? 
A. you offer B. being offered C. once offering D. to offer 
Question 7: In our team, no person ______ John could finish this tough task in such a short time. 
A. including B. rather than C. outside D. other than 
Question 8: ______ he got top marks at high school, he never went to university. 
A. Nevertheless B. Despite C. Although D. Meanwhile
Question 9: The superstar, accompanied by the other members of the band, ______ to visit our school next 
week. 
A. are going B. is going C. are D. has had 
Question 10: Be sure not to rely too ______ on your mother tongue when you are learning a foreign language. 
A. abundantly B. severely C. numerously D. heavily 
Question 11: Communities in remote areas are extremely _____ to famine if crops fail. 
A. vulnerable B. helpless C. disappointed D. defenseless 
Question 12: I could hear voices but I couldn’t ______ what they were saying. 
A. try out B. turn up C. make out D. bring about 
Question 13: ______ always gives me real pleasure. 
A. I arrange flowers B. The flowers are arranged 
C. Arranging flowers D. While arranging flowers 
Question 14: ______ a few more minutes, we could have finished the task. 
A. If we had had B. If we have C. If we had D. Unless we had 
Question 15: The theory of relativity ______ by Einstein, who was a famous physicist. 
A. was developed B. developed C. is developed D. develops 
Question 16: Mrs. Chau has managed the department ______ that she’ll be promoted next month. 
A. too successfully B. so successfully C. too successful D. very successful 
Question 17: Sammy had worked in England for a year ______ moving to Scotland. 
A. before B. once C. until D. while 
Question 18: We hoped ______ they w...
Question 25: Mary: “The hat’s so beautiful. Thanks." 
Tony: “________” 
A. I’m glad you like it. B. Great idea! C. Lucky you! D. The same to you! 
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 26 to 35. 
A radio telescope is a radio receiver that "sees" radio waves. Unlike a normal telescope, which sees light, a 
radio telescope is used primarily in the area of astronomy because it can detect radio waves that are emitted by 
celestial objects. Such objects in space, also called radio objects, can be things such as hot gas, electrons, and 
wavelengths given off by different atoms and molecules. 
The first radio telescope was invented by Grote Reber in 1937. He was an American who graduated with a 
degree in engineering. He went on to work as an amateur radio operator and later decided to try to build his 
own radio telescope in his backyard. Reber's first two radio receivers failed to pick up any signals from outer 
space, but in 1938, his third radio telescope successfully picked up radio waves from space. 
A radio telescope consists of a large parabolic-shaped dish antenna or a combination of two or more. The 
significance of the parabolic shape allows for the incoming radio waves to be concentrated on one focal point, 
allowing the signals to be picked up as strongly as possible. A larger dish means that more signals can be 
received and focalized. 
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the largest radio telescope of the time was invented with a seventy-six-
meter telescope although larger telescopes have been made since then. The largest current radio telescope in 
the world is the RATAN-600 in Russia, whose diameter is 576 meters. It has provided valuable feedback of the 
sun's radio wavelengths and atmosphere. The largest radio telescope in Europe is a 100-meter diameter 
telescope in Germany, and the largest radio telescope in the United States ...celestial objects D. shapes and sizes of celestial objects 
Question 27: According to paragraph 2, all of the following are true about Grote Reber EXCEPT that ______. 
A. he was an amateur radio operator B. he was an astronomer 
C. he was an engineer D. he was an inventor 
Question 28: Grote Reber’s idea to develop a radio telescope was not successful until ______. 
A. he first built one in his backyard B. he graduated from an engineering school 
C. he experimented on the third one D. he picked up signals from outer space 
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Question 29: The verb “pick up” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. send B. receive C. select D. lift 
Question 30: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? 
A. The pattern of radio waves received by radio telescopes is significant. 
B. The largest radio telescope of all time is the one with a seventy-six-meter diameter. 
C. A larger dish antenna helps a radio telescope produce better results. 
D. The Big Ear in the United States produces the largest array of telescopes. 
Question 31: The word “current” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. water movement B. electricity flow C. moving D. existing 
Question 32: The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to ______. 
A. places B. scientists C. radio waves D. eyes and ears 
Question 33: Radio waves are scientists’ eyes and ears in outer space because ______. 
A. they allow them to travel to such dangerous places as Mars 
B. they help to track only manned space missions in space 
C. they can recognize who dominates the universe 
D. they can help them understand more about the universe 
Question 34: The focus of discussion in the passage is ______. 
A. radio telescopes B. radio waves 
C. radio operators D. atoms and molecules 
Question 35: Originally, this passage was probably published in ______. 
A. a fashion magazine B. a scientific journal 
C. a business journal D. a book on environment 
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