Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2014 môn Tiếng Anh Khối D - Mã đề 137 (Kèm đáp án)

te the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 6: The carefully nurtured gardens with a wide ______ of flowers and fruit trees have added elegance 
to this place and made it a major tourist attraction. 
A. variety B. amount C. species D. number 
Question 7: Visitors to the local museum are mostly attracted by ______ rocking chair. 
A. an old wooden European beautiful B. a beautiful old European wooden 
C. an old beautiful wooden European D. a wooden old beautiful European 
Question 8: ______ my mother’s encouragement, I wouldn’t have made such a daring decision. 
A. Until B. In spite C. But for D. Providing 
Question 9: The cinema is no longer as popular as it was in the 1930's and 1940's, but it is still an 
important ______ of entertainment. 
A. status B. source C. origin D. prospect 
Question 10: They got lost in the forest, and ______ made matters worse was that night began to fall. 
A. that B. what C. which D. it 
Question 11: Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking ______ accepting opinions without 
questioning them. 
A. in addition B. for instance C. instead of D. because of 
Question 12: The bank has more than 100 branches, ______ in a major urban area. 
A. the location of which B. each locating C. each located D. and are located 
Question 13: In my opinion, ______ new technology who will finally decide which ideas take off. 
A. it is the development of B. that the development of 
C. it is the user of D. that the user of 
Question 14: “My secretary will book you an afternoon flight and have you ______ at the airport.” 
A. picked up B. picking up C. pick up D. to pick up 
Question 15: In the last match, Sabella changed his formation at half-time, introducing Fernando Gago in 
midfield and Higuain in attack, but in the end it was Messi’s magic that ______ the difference. 
A. made B. gave C. did D. took 
Question 16: We’ve already bought the house but won’t ______ it until May, when the present occu...Question 21: The young lady sat still in the afternoon breeze, with her hair ______ her back. 
A. running over B. streaming down C. flowed down D. fallen against 
Question 22: China’s placement of its oil rig in Vietnam’s East Sea EEZ has been denounced by ASEAN and 
Western politicians and professionals as the violation of Vietnam’s ______ waters. 
A. farmed B. fresh C. inland D. territorial 
Question 23: Jane had difficulty carrying her suitcase upstairs, and Mike, her friend, offered to help. Select the 
most suitable response to fill in the blank. 
 Mike: “Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?” 
 Jane: “______” 
A. That’s very kind of you. B. Not a chance. 
C. I don’t believe it. D. Well done! 
Question 24: We need to talk more about ______ for the summer vacation before July. 
A. why to choose B. how to make C. where to go D. when to use 
Question 25: In no circumstances ______ on campus. 
A. should smoking be allowed B. should allow smoking 
C. smoking should be allowed D. we should allow smoking 
Question 26: While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I ______ this photograph of my 
parents' wedding. 
A. took after B. made up C. turned down D. came across 
Question 27: “Take a spare tyre ______ you have a puncture on the way to the beach.” 
A. in case B. if C. so that D. unless 
Question 28: Minh, a student from Hai Phong, is going to take the college entrance exam in Hanoi next week. 
His father is seeing him off at the railway station. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank. 
Dad: “Good luck with the exam, Minh!” 
Minh: “______, Dad.” 
A. By no means B. I wish so C. Thank you D. Never mind 
Question 29: He applied for a teaching ______ at Bales University with great confidence. 
A. employment B. post C. work D. career 
Question 30: “Could you turn off the stove? The potatoes ______ for at least thirty minutes.” 
A. boiled B. were boiling C. are boiling D. have been boiling 
Mark the letter A, B, C,...ng the care of parents 
Question 34: Many parents may fail to recognize and respond to their children’s needs until frustration 
explodes into difficult or uncooperative behavior. 
A. slowly reaches the boiling point B. remains at an unchanged level 
C. suddenly becomes uncontrollable D. stays under pressure 
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Question 35: “A friend in need is a friend indeed”: Our friends have voiced their strong criticism of China’s 
escalation of tension on our continental shelf. 
A. facing the reality B. worsening the situation 
C. easing the tension D. improving the condition 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs 
correction in each of the following questions. 
Question 36: All of the students in this course will be assessed according to their attendance, performance, 
 A B C 
and they work hard. 
 D 
Question 37: Most of the students are queuing in lines waiting to enter the classroom. 
 A B C D 
Question 38: Since January this year, Joe has suffered two injuries, one to his ankle and the other in New York. 
 A B C D 
Question 39: Women in many parts of the world have had lower status than men, which the extent 
 A B 
of the gap between genders varies across cultures and times. 
 C D 
Question 40: As seeing from the mountain top, the area looks like a picturesque harbour town. 
 A B C D 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the 
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 41 to 50. 
Postsecondary institutions and private schools are corporations under U.S. law. They are approved to 
operate as non-profit, for-profit, or public corporations (41)______ education and training. Increasingly, state 
authorities are requiring approved educational providers to apply (42)______ and receive accreditation as a 
condition of final and continued approval. 
As corporate entities, U.S. institutions are inte