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TT BD VH THĂNG LONG
Số 4 – Chùa Bộc – Đống Đa
Hà Nội
ĐỀ THI THỬ TIẾNG ANH – ĐỢT 2 / 2013
Thời gian thi: 90 phút – Mã đề 1302
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.
1. A. confidence B. supportive C. solution D. obedient
2. A. whenever B. mischievous C. hospital D. regular
3. A. introduce B. delegate C. marvelous D. currency
4. A. healthy B. remain C. alone D. accept
5. A. explain B. obtain C. promise D. suppose
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
6. The teacher gave some ____ on what could come out for the examination.
A. effects B. symptoms C. hints D. demonstrations
7. I applied for a part-time job at the supermarket. They're going to ____.
A. put on me B. take me on C. hold me on D. carry me on
8. Please add ____ salt to the soup if you think it is bland.
A. a lot of B. many C. a little D. much
9. _ "I've got a headache." _ "____."
A. I'll get an aspirin. B. Do you? C. You're O.K. D. That's right.
10. George is going to get _____ Mary.
A. married to B. marry with C. married with D. marry to
11. The program _____ a lot of disc space so there wasn’t much room for anything else.
A. took up B. backed up C. set up D. put up
12. Come _____, children! Get your coats on or you'll be late for school.
A. along B. to C. across D. over
13. Africa is quite different from ____ these people believe.
A. what B. which C. that D. who
14. Some 3,000 people die a year in the United States ____ using cocaine, according to a survey.
A. because B. after C. before D. during
15. Calculations which used to take ages can now be _____ in a few seconds.
A. worked out B. turned out C. taken out D. run out
16. _ "Have a drink, Tony". _ "____".
A. Not yet. B. Enjoy it.
C. Oh, no I'm possibly. D. That's ever so good of you, Henry.
17. _ "Can I help you, Madam?" _ "_____".
A. Well, I'm sure to have a complaint B. A complaint, please
C. I'm afraid I have a complaint D. May I have a complaint
18. On the one hand, this job doesn’t pay very well, but on ____ hand I can’t find a better job.
A. the second B. other C. the other D. another
19. These days women are not expected to stay at home ____ their mother did in the past.
A. as B. like C. as if D. even if
20. Every man and woman ____ the right to vote.
A. have B. has C. are D. is
21. Finally, thanks to their parents' help, they found the____ to that problem.
A. way B. decision C. condition D. solution
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22. Metro is a very cheap place to buy ____ goods such as washing powder and other cleaning products.
A. home B. house C. household D. home-made
23. Does your father ____ a hand with cleaning the house?
A. work B. give C. try D. take
24. Do you think doing the household chores is the ____ of women only?
A. task B. responsibility C. mission D. charge
25. As a child, I often came to my neighbors' to collect ____ for the pigs three times a week.
A. remains B. garbage C. waste D. leftovers
26. He is angry because his parents keep him studying ____.
A. from time to time B. in no time C. all the time D. in time
27. Suddenly a taxi ____ and an important-looking official got out.
A. drew up B. called by C. leveled out D. stopped out
28. He _____ to be offered the job.
A. was such inexperienced B. was too inexperienced
C. not experienced enough D. B & C
29. He is ____ to take part in the competition.
A. legible B. legal C. eligible D. legitimate
30. Up ____, and the people cheered.
A. went the balloon B. did the balloon go C. does the balloon go D. goes the balloon
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined part in each of the following questions.
31. Tell me some of the customs of your countries. For example, are there any unusual ways of greeting people?
A. special ideas B. special opinions C. special answers D. special behavior
32. Australia offers a sophisticated, safe, friendly and harmonious multicultural society in which international students
can travel and learn.
A. multi-racial B. multi-lingual C. multi-religious D. multi-ethnic
33. We'd better get the ball rolling or else we will never raise enough money for the blood transfusion equipment for the
International Children's Hospital.
A. start throwing the ball B. take action immediately
C. start work without delay D. make a beginning
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
34. It was inevitable that there would be job losses.
A. evident B. avoidable C. evitable D. sure
35. I was surprised that he should consent to his daughter travelling abroad alone.
A. endorse B. disapprove of C. accept D. agree with
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.
Television has transformed politics by changing the way in which information is disseminated, by altering political
campaigns, and by changing citizen's patterns of response to politics. By giving citizens independent access to the
candidates, television diminished the role of the political party in the selection of the major party candidates. By centering
politics on the person of the candidate, television accelerated the citizen's focus on character rather than issues.
Television has altered the forms of political communication as well. The messages on which most of us rely are
briefer than they once were. The stump speech, a political speech given by traveling politicians and lasting 3/2 to 2
hours, which characterized nineteenth-century political discourse, has given way to the 30-second advertisement and
the 10 second "sound bite" in broadcast news. Increasingly the audience for speeches is not that standing in front of the
politician but rather the viewing audience who will hear and see a snippet of the speech on the news.
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In these abbreviated forms, much of what constituted the traditional political discourse of earlier ages has been lost.
In 15 or 30 seconds, a speaker cannot establish the historical context that shaped the issue in question, cannot detail
the probable causes of the problem, and cannot examine alternative proposals to argue that one is preferable to others.
In snippets, politicians assert but do not argue.
Because television is an intimate medium, speaking through it require a changed political style that was more
conversational, personal, and visual than that of the old style stump speech. Reliance on television means that
increasingly our political world contains memorable pictures rather than memorable words. Schools teach us to analyze
words and print. However, in a word in which politics is increasingly visual, informed citizenship requires a new set of
skills.
Recognizing the power of television's pictures, politicians craft staged events, called pseudo-event, designed to
attract media coverage. Much of the political activity we see on television news has been crafted by politicians, their
speechwriters, and their public relations advisers for televised consumption. Sound bites in news and answers to
questions in debates increasingly sound like advertisements.
36. The main point of the passage is that __________.
A. citizens in the United States are now more informed about political issues because of television coverage
B. citizens in the United States prefer to see politicians on television instead of in person
C. politics in the United States has become substantially more controversial since the introduction of television
D. politics in the United States has been significantly changed by television
37. It can be inferred from the passage that before the introduction of television political parties _________.
A. had more influence over the selection of political candidates
B. spent more money to promote their political candidates
C. attracted more members
D. received more money
38. The author mentions the "stump speech" in paragraph 2 as an example of_________.
A. an event created by politicians to attract media attention
B. an interactive discussion between two politicians
C. political presentation typical of the 19th century
D. a style of speech common to televised political events
39. The phrase "given way to" in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by _________.
A. added interest to B. modified C. imitated D. been replaced by
40. The word "that" in line 8 refers to _________.
A. audience B. broadcast news C. politician D. advertisement
41. According to the passage, traditional political discourse was more successful than televised speeches because it
__________.
A. allows news coverage of political candidates
B. places political issues within a historical context
C. makes politics seem more intimate to citizens
D. provides detailed information about a candidates private behavior
42. By saying that "politicians assert but do not argue", the author means that politicians __________.
A. make claims without providing reasons for the claims
B. take stronger positions on issues than in the past
C. enjoy explaining the issue to broadcasters
D. dislike having to explain their own positions on issues to citizens
43. It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that _________.
A. politicians will need to learn to become more personal when meeting citizens
B. politicians who are considered very attractive are favored by citizens over politicians who are less attractive
C. citizens tend to favor a politician who analyzed the issue over one who does not
D. citizens will need to learn how to evaluate visual political images in order to become better informed