Đề thi tuyển sinh đại học năm 2014 môn Tiếng Anh Khối D - Mã đề 852 (Kèm đáp án)

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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 3 to 12. 
We live in a world of tired, sleep deprived people. In his book Counting Sheep, Paul Martin - a behavioural 
biologist - describes a society which is just too busy to sleep and which does not give sleeping the importance it 
deserves. 
Modern society has invented reasons not to sleep. We are now a 24/7 society where shops and services 
must be available 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 
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...iety. 
B. He gives an interesting account of a sleepless society. 
C. He is a scientist who is chronically deprived of sleep. 
D. He describes the modern world as a place without insomnia. 
Question 4: The phrase “round the clock” in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to ______. 
A. all day and night B. surrounded with clocks 
C. during the daytime D. having a round clock 
Question 5: The writer mentions the Internet in the passage as ______. 
A. a temptation that prevents us from sleeping B. an easy solution to sleep deprivation 
C. an ineffective means of communication D. a factor that is not related to sleep deprivation 
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Question 6: According to the third paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? 
A. Our social life has no influence on our hours of sleep. 
B. The sun obviously determined our daily routines. 
C. The electric light was invented in the 19th century. 
D. The electric light has changed our daily cycle of sleep. 
Question 7: The word “which” in the third paragraph refers to ______. 
A. reaching a point B. masking the symptoms 
C. the world's population D. caffeine consumption 
Question 8: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the last paragraph? 
A. Doctors ‘on night call’ do not need more than three hours of sleep a day. 
B. Our motivation decreases with the bigger number of hours we sleep. 
C. Sleep deprivation has negative effects on both individuals and society. 
D. Thousands of people are killed every day by drunken drivers. 
Question 9: The word “catastrophic” in the last paragraph probably means ______. 
A. bound to bring satisfaction B. becoming more noticeable 
C. causing serious damage or loss D. likely to become worthless 
Question 10: Which of the following would the writer of the passage approve of? 
A. Our world would be a much safer place without drinkers. 
B. Both drunken drivers and sleep-deprived people should be criticized. 
C. There is no point in crit... terribly disappointed that their fans had to leave the 2014 World Cup so early. 
D. To the disappointment of their fans, the Spanish squad had to leave the 2014 World Cup too early. 
Question 14: The president placed his car at my disposal as a bonus for my good work. 
A. In order to praise me as a good worker, the president took me home in his own car. 
B. To get rid of the car, the president decided to sell it to me, his good worker, at a bonus price. 
C. To show his appreciation for my good work, the president allowed me to use his car whenever I liked. 
D. I was willing to drive the president’s car as a compliment for my good performance at work. 
Question 15: “Send this urgent document immediately!” the officer told the soldier. 
A. The officer requested that the soldier rush out due to the document’s urgency. 
B. The officer ordered the soldier to deliver the urgent document instantly. 
C. The officer recommended the soldier leave right away because of the urgent document. 
D. The officer advised the soldier to send the urgent document right away. 
Question 16: “Believe me. It’s no use reading that book,” Janet told her boyfriend. 
A. Janet tried to convince her boyfriend that the book was not worth reading. 
B. Janet managed to persuade her boyfriend that reading the book was worthwhile. 
C. Janet opposed her boyfriend’s idea that reading the book was not useful. 
D. Janet suggested to her boyfriend that reading the book was useful. 
Question 17: “Why don't you join us for our next class reunion?” Mary said to me. 
A. Mary cordially invited me to join them for the next class reunion. 
B. Mary insisted on my joining them for the next class reunion. 
C. Mary advised me not to join them for the next class reunion. 
D. Mary strongly urged me to join them for the next class reunion. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other 
three in the position of the primary stress in each of the