Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2014 môn Tiếng Anh Khối D - Mã đề 236 (Kèm đáp án)

_____ rocking chair. 
A. an old wooden European beautiful B. an old beautiful wooden European 
C. a wooden old beautiful European D. a beautiful old European wooden 
Question 4: The bank has more than 100 branches, ______ in a major urban area. 
A. each locating B. the location of which C. each located D. and are located 
Question 5: We need to talk more about ______ for the summer vacation before July. 
A. when to use B. where to go C. how to make D. why to choose 
Question 6: In my opinion, ______ new technology who will finally decide which ideas take off. 
A. it is the development of B. that the user of 
C. it is the user of D. that the development of 
Question 7: They got lost in the forest, and ______ made matters worse was that night began to fall. 
A. which B. what C. it D. that 
Question 8: 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. Not a chance. B. That’s very kind of you. 
C. Well done! D. I don’t believe it. 
Question 9: Jessica looks very tired. She ______ have stayed up late to finish her assignment last night. 
A. should B. will C. would D. must 
Question 10: 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. Thank you C. I wish so D. Never mind 
Question 11: 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. took D. did 
Question 12: “My secretary will book you an afternoon flight and have you ______ at the airport.” 
A. pick up B. picking up C. to pick up D. picked ...tion 18: ______, she continued to carry out her duties. 
A. Despite her good health B. No matter how poor her health 
C. Although she is in good health D. Although in poor health 
Question 19: Carbon dioxide ______ as one of the main contributors to the greenhouse effect. 
A. has been identified B. has identified C. had identified D. had been identified 
Question 20: ______ my mother’s encouragement, I wouldn’t have made such a daring decision. 
A. In spite B. Providing C. But for D. Until 
Question 21: The young lady sat still in the afternoon breeze, with her hair ______ her back. 
A. streaming down B. fallen against C. flowed down D. running over 
Question 22: Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking ______ accepting opinions without 
questioning them. 
A. for instance B. because of C. instead of D. in addition 
Question 23: “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 24: Phuong Thao is a student in Ms Lan’s writing class. She is asking for Ms Lan’s comments on her 
last essay. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank. 
 Phuong Thao: “You must have found reading my essay very tiring.” 
 Ms Lan: “______. I enjoyed it.” 
A. You are welcome B. Just in case C. At all costs D. Not in the least 
Question 25: He applied for a teaching ______ at Bales University with great confidence. 
A. career B. post C. work D. employment 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to 
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 26: Those children who stay longer hours at school than at home tend to spend their formative 
years in the company of others with similar aims and interests. 
A. being together with friends B. forming a new business company 
C. enjoying the care of parents D. being separated from peers 
Question 27: Many parents may fail to recognize and respond to their ch... all hours. We spend longer hours at work than we used to, and more time getting to work. 
Mobile phones and email allow us to stay in touch round the clock and late-night TV and the Internet tempt 
us away from our beds. When we need more time for work or pleasure, the easy solution is to sleep less. The 
average adult sleeps only 6.2 hours a night during the week, whereas research shows that most people need 
eight or even eight and a half hours' sleep to feel at their best. Nowadays, many people have got used to 
sleeping less than they need and they live in an almost permanent state of 'sleep debt'. 
Until the invention of the electric light in 1879 our daily cycle of sleep used to depend on the hours of 
daylight. People would get up with the sun and go to bed at nightfall. But nowadays our hours of sleep are 
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mainly determined by our working hours (or our social life) and most people are woken up artificially by an 
alarm clock. During the day caffeine, the world's most popular drug, helps to keep us awake. 75% of the 
world's population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms of sleep deprivation. 
What does a chronic lack of sleep do to us? As well as making us irritable and unhappy as humans, it also 
reduces our motivation and ability to work. This has serious implications for society in general. Doctors, for 
example, are often chronically sleep deprived, especially when they are on 'night call', and may get less than 
three hours' sleep. Lack of sleep can seriously impair their mood, judgment, and ability to take decisions. Tired 
engineers, in the early hours of the morning, made a series of mistakes with catastrophic results. On our 
roads and motorways lack of sleep kills thousands of people every year. Tests show that a tired driver can be 
just as dangerous as a drunken driver. However, driving when drunk is against the law but driving when 
exhausted isn't. As Paul Martin says, i