Ôn thi Đại học môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Đề số 90

PRACTICE TEST 90
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following Questions
Question 1: A. production 	B. deficient 	C. ancient	D. sufficient 
Question 2: A. endangered 	B. humidity 	C. necessary	D. incredible 
Question 3: A. secretary 	B. necessary 	C. classifies 	D. vocabulary
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following Questions
Question 4: “What a new nice style of hair you have it cut!” “____.” 
A. Yes, please 	B. It’s from Italy 	C. Thank you D. No, I think it’s suitable for me. 
Question 5: “You’d better help your mother do the household chores.” “____.” 
A. I’d love to 	B. Thank for your advice	C. It’s rubbish 	D. I have no clue. 
Question 6: “Could you tell me how to get to the nearest post office?” “____. ” 
A. sorry, for this inconvenience 	B. I have no clue 
C. not at all 	D. sorry, I’m the new comer here. 
Question 7: “More coffee, sir?” “____.” 
A. No, thanks	B. Yes, do it yourself 	
C. All right, self-service 	D. Make yourself at home 
Question 8: “May I come in?” “_______” 
A. Yes, no problem 	B. Feel free 	C. You’re welcome 	D. Sorry, let’s wait.
Question 9: Tom “Sorry, I don’t know where the nearest post office is.”	 Stranger: “____.” 
A. Thank you 	B. Thank you anyway	C. Not at all 	D. Don’t mention it 
Question 10: “What do you think of this shirt?” “____.”
A. It fits you	B. Nonsense 	C. It’s up to you 	D. No money 
Question 11: “What do you want me to cook for your dinner? “____. ” 
A. Yes, give up 	B. Yeah, your meal is great C. It’s up to you	D. Let me go 
Question 12: As the patient was still too weak the surgeon postpones the operation. The word postpone is the nearest meaning with____. 
A. put in 	B. put on 	C. put off	D. put over 
Question 13: John ____ this task yesterday morning, but I did it for him. He owes me a thank-you. 
A. must have completed 	B. should have completed
C. could have completed 	D. may have completed 
Question 14: It ____ a long time since we were apart, I did not recognize her. 
A. is 	B. has been	C. was 	D. had been 
Question 15: ____ had my teacher arrived than he gave us exercises. 
A. Hardly 	B. Not until 	C. When 	D. No sooner
Question 16: Actually, I not only read the stories about princes or princesses in the great castles in the school library_______ in the public library. 
A. or 	B. whether 	C. but also	D. either 
Question 17: ____ furniture needs supplying for the schools in the whole country will slow down the process of the reform of education. 
A. Few 	B. A few 	C. Little 	D. That little
Question 18: It was not ____ Micheal Jackson’s death people around the world understood his contribution in music. 
A. since 	B. when 	C. until	D. result
Question 19: Although David was ____ after a day’s work in the office, he tried to help his wife the household chores. 
A. exhaustion 	B. exhausted	C. exhausting 	D. exhaustive 
Question 20: ____ studying in faculty of Love and Happiness in Japan for 5 years, he wrote the books of how to live and to be lived. 
A. After had been 	B. After he has 	C. Having been	D. Before he had been 
Question 21: If you are a typewriter, you will be accustomed to Microsoft word, this program allows you to save your ____ with many types. 
A. files 	B. documents	C. documentaries 	D. documentary files 
Question 22: Juliet, remember shammed death when Romeo appears, ____.
A. didn’t she 	B. doesn’t he 	C. do you 	D. will you
Question 23: Although they are poor and hard, they are ____ with their children’s success. 
A. content	B. proud 	C. angry 	D. boastful 
Question 24: In 1879, ____, Alice Freeman Palmer became head of the history department at Wellesley College. 
A. twenty-four years 	B. at the age of twenty-four 
C. age twenty-four 	D. of twenty-four years 
Question 25: The United States spends more money on the economic crisis ____ country in the world. 
A. other 	B. other than 	C. than any other	D. while other 
Question 26: Geysers have often been compared to volcanoes ____ they both emit hot from below the Earth’s surface. 
A. due to 	B. because	C. in spite of 	D. regardless of 
Question 27: “Bless you.” “____.” 
A. You’re welcome 	B. Sorry 	C. Thank you	D. That’s all right 
Question 28: Vladimir Putin said that he loved his wife and two daughters as well as his dog, ____ also a female, so much. 
A. which was	B. that were 	C. all of whom were 	D. which were 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
Question 29: From 1905 to 1920, American novelist Edith Wharton was at the height of her writing 
 	 A	 	 B
career, publishing of her three most famous novels. 	
 C	 D 
Question 30: Because of its vast tracts of virtually uninhabited northern forest, Canada has one of the 
 A	 B	 C	 
lowest population density in the world.
 D 
Question 31: Every child in Great Britain between the old year of five and fifteen must attend 	
A	 B	 C	 D
school. 
Question 32: It is the high time John understands how to behave properly towards the old men. 
	 A 	 B 	 C 	 D 
Question 33: Have you learnt the reason why does the water of the ocean becomes blue? 
	 A 	B 	C 	 D 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from pronunciation in each of the following Questions
Question 34: A. question	B. presentation	C. industrialization	D. modernization
Question 35: A. said	B. AIDS 	C. played	D. paid
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 41 to 50. 
The PBT is a pencil and (36) ___ test that is offered for two purposes. One purpose of the PBT is for (37) ____ and process evaluation. Colleges or other institutions use the PBT to test their students. The scores are not valid outside of the place where they are (38) ____, but the college or institution accepts the PBT that they administered as an official score. This PBT is also (39) ____ an Institution TOEFL. The (40) ____ purpose of the PBT is (41) ____ the official Computer-Based TOEFL in areas where computer-based testing is not possible. The scores are usually valid outside of the place where they are administered. This PBT is also called a Supplement TOEFL. 
The Paper-Based TOEFL has three parts: Listening Comprehension, Structure and Written Expression, and Reading. (42) ___, the TEST of Written English (TWE) is an essay that is required to provide a (43) ____ score. The PBT is a (44) ___ test, which means that everyone who takes the TOEFL during the same administration will see and answer the same questions. The (45) ____ score is based on a scale of 310-677. 
Question 36: A. note-paper	B. letter 	C. draft 	D. paper
Question 37: A. place 	B. placing 	C. placement	D. placeability 
Question 38: A. administered	B. managed 	C. controlled 	D. protected 
Question 39: A. called	B. seemed 	C. considered 	D. appeared 
Question 40: A. some 	B. other 	C. another 	D. main
Question 41: A. supplement 	B. to supplement	C. supplementing 	D. supplemented 
Question 42: A. In other words 	B. On the other hand	C. Besides 	D. In addition 
Question 43: A. reading 	B. speaking 	C. listening 	D. writing
Question 44: A. style 	B. form 	C. standard	D. linear 
Question 45: A. total 	B. final	C. whole 	D. all 
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 46 to 55.
Continents and ocean basins represent the largest identifiable bodies on Earth. On the solid portions of the planet, the second most prominent features are flat plains, elevated plateaus, and large mountain ranges. In geography, the term "continent" refers to the surface of continuous landmasses that together comprise about 29.2% of the planet's surface. On the other hand, another definition is prevalent in the general use of the term that deals with extensive mainlands, such as Europe or Asia that actually represent one very large landmass. Although all continents are bounded by water bodies or high mountain ranges, isolated mainlands, such as Greenland and India-Pakistan areas are called subcontinents. In some circles, the distinction between continents and large islands lies almost exclusively in the size of a particular landmass.
The analysis of compression and tension in the earth's crust has determined that continental structures are composed of layers that underlie continental shelves. A great deal of disagreement among geologists surrounds the issue of exactly how many layers underlie each landmass because of their distinctive mineral and chemical composition. It is also quite possible that the ocean floor rests on the top of unknown continents that have not yet been explored. The continental crust is believed to have been formed by means of a chemical reaction when, lighter materials separated from heavier ones, thus settling at various levels within the crust. Assisted by the measurements of the specifics within crust formations by means of monitoring earthquakes, geologists can speculate that a chemical split occurred to form the atmosphere, sea water, and the crust before it solidified many centuries ago.
Although each continent has its special features, all consist of various combinations of components that include shields, mountain belts, intracratonic basins, margins, volcanic plateaus, and block vaulted belts. The basic differences among continents lie in the proportion and the composition of these features relative to the continent size. Climatic zones have a crucial effect on the weathering and formation of the surface features, soil erosion, soil deposition, land formation, vegetation, and human activities.
Mountain belts are elongated narrow zones that have a characteristic folded sedimentary organization of layers. They are typically produced during substantial crustal movements, which generate faulting and mountain building. When continental margins collide, the rise of a marginal edge leads to the formation of large mountain ranges, as explained by the plate tectonic theory. This process also accounts for the occurrence of mountain belts in ocean basins and produces evidence for the ongoing continental plate evolution.
Question 46. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Continental drift and division 	B. Various' definitions of the term "continent"
C. Continental structure and crust	D. Scientific analyses of continental crusts
Question 47. According to the passage, how do scientists define continents?
A. As masses of land without divisions	B. As extensive bodies of land
C. As the largest identifiable features	D. As surficial compositions and ranges
Question 48. In the passage, the word "bounded" is closest in meaning to
A. covered 	B. convened 	C. delimited 	D. dominated
Question 49. The author of the passage implies that the disagreement among scientists is based on the fact that
A. each continent has several planes and shelves 
B. continents have various underlying layers of crust
C. continents undergo compression and experience tension
D. continents have different chemical makeup
Question 50. The word "specifics" in the passage is closest in meaning to 
A. specialties 	B. speculations 	C. exact details 	D. precise movements
Question 51. The word "it" in the passage refers to
A. a chemical split	B. the crust	C. the atmosphere	D. sea water
Question 52. The author of the passage implies that
A. it is not known exactly how the continental crust was formed
B. geologists have neglected the exploration of the ocean floor
C. scientists have concentrated on monitoring earthquakes ,
D. the earth's atmosphere split into water and solids
Question 53. According to the passage, what are the differences in the structure of continents?
A. The proportional size of continents to one another
B. Ratios of major components and their comparative size
C. The distinctive features of their elements
D. Climatic zones and their effect' on the surface features
Question 54. In the passage, the phrase "This process" refers to
A. continental collision	B. mountain ranges	
C. the rise of margins	D. plate tectonic theory
Question 55. The author of the passage implies that
A. the process of mountain formation has not been accounted for
B. mountain ranges on the ocean floor lead to surface mountain building.
C. faulting and continental margins are parts of plate edges
D. the process of continent formation has not been completed
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 56 to 64.
Sir Anthony Van Dyck, one of the world’s greatest masters of portraiture, was born in Antwerp and was the seventh of twelve children. His affluent father apprenticed him to a painter when he was just a little over ten. Having become a member of the Antwerp Guild of painters before he was nineteen, he worked in the studio of Peter Paul Rubens for several years. In Italy, Van Dyck studied the great Venetian masters and painted flattering portraits of gorgeous ladies and haughty nobles in gilded velvet robes with lace and pearls. While he was sought after by the aristocracy for his acclaimed loose brushwork, his engravings and etchings also evinced his outstanding talent. Upon his return to Antwerp in 1628, he was influenced by Ruben’s interpretation of the artistic form and produced numerous religious paintings while holding an appointment as the court painter. During his tenure, he proved that his use of color, his sensitive elegance, and his remarkable insight were unexcelled. 
His fame preceded him to England, where he was invited by King Charles I. After years of faithful service, he was knighted in recognition of his achievements in painting countless portraits of the king, the queen, the royal children, and the titled nobility of England. However, Van Dyck’s greatest piece is one of his religious works, a true masterpiece displayed in the Antwerp gallery. This group scene exhibits his artful polish in painting the folds of fabric, the delicacy of human skin, landscape, and other externals, and puts him above other accomplished contemporary masters. Although Charles paid Van Dyck a salary and granted him a pension, the painter’s extravagant life-style and penchant for luxuries led him into debt, and he died without means.
Question 56. It can be inferred from the passage that Van Dyck was raised___________
A. in a stable and loving household	B. in a large and wealthy family
C. by his father alone	D. without good work habits
Question 57. The author of the passage implies that Van Dyck __________
A. had a great artistic talent even when he was young
B. worked very hard in his youth to make a living
C. joined other painters when he had little to occupy him
D. had produced great paintings before he turned nineteen
Question 58. It can be inferred from the passage that after Van Dyck left Rubens _________
A. he refined his artistic tastes and skills	
B. he accrued considerable wealth
C. he became a militant aristocrat	
D. he incorporated southern styles in his art
Question 59. The author of the passage implies that Van Dyck’s fame had largely to do with his __________
A. elegance in clothing	B. religious beliefs	
C. artful portraits	D. wealthy family
Question 60. The word “acclaimed” in bold is closest in meaning to ___________
A. rectified	B. reclaimed	
C. recognized	D. recommended
Question 61. According to the passage, when Van Dyck returned to Antwerp, he __________
A. modeled elegant clothing for his religious paintings
B. proved that he was the best painter of his time
C. found employment with a religious institution
D. had to schedule appointments at the court
Question 62. How did Charles I honor Van Dyck?
A. Van Dyck received a noble title.
B. Van Dyck was allowed to travel widely.
C. Van Dyck painted members of the royal court.
D. Van Dyck displayed his works in the royal palace.
Question 63. What does Van Dyck’s masterpiece attest to?
A. His exorbitant tastes and habits.	B. His refined sense for texture.
C. His remarkable religious fervor.	D. His keen eye for polished surfaces.
Question 64. The phrase “this group scene” in bold refers to ___________
A. the masterpiece	B. the Antwerp gallery
C. the titled nobility of England	D. Van Dyck’s religious works
Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. 
Question 65: In spite of having a broken leg, he managed to get out of the car. 
Although___________________________________________________________________
Question 66: Maria says she’d like to have been put in a higher class. 
Maria wishes ________________________________________________________________
Question 67: “Please could you wake me up at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning?” I asked the doorman. 
I asked ____________________________________________________________________
Question 68: “I’m sorry, I was rude to you yesterday.” I said to Tom. 
I apologized _________________________________________________________________
Question 69: The Prime Minister set up a committee of financial experts. They were to help him discuss and formulate new policies. 
A committee _________________________________________________________________