Practice for entrance university exam - Practice 13

PRACTICE 13
I. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM : TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 64 (8 điểm)
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.\
Question 1: A wedding is a meaningful event.
A. sad B. sorrowful C. important D. unimportant
Question 2: She was a devoted teacher. She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of her students.
A. polite B. lazy C. honest D. dedicated
Question 3: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King fought to put an end to racial segregation in the United States.
A. integration B. education C. torture D. separation
Question 4: He devised a computer game and sold it to Atari.
A. played B. divided C. invented D. bought
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 5: There were too many books on the shelves that I didn’t know which one to choose.
Question 6: Rita enjoyed to be able to meet several Parliament members during her holiday.
Question 7: Nutritionists recommend that foods from each of the four basic groups 
be eaten on a regularly daily basis. 
Question 8: Before TV, the common man seldom never had the opportunity to see and hear his leaders express their views. 
Question 9: All of the book were very interesting. I am surprised you didn’t like it.
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 10: A. refuse B. musician C. history D. mechanic
Question 11: A. museum B. destroy C. threatened D. economy
Question 12: A. computer B. communicate C. comfortable D. flamingo
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 following questions. 
The National Automobile Show in New York has been one of the top auto shows in the United States since 1900. On November 3 of that year, about 8,000 people looked over the “horseless carriages.” It was the opening day and the first opportunity for the automobile industry to show off its wares to a large crowd; however, the black-tie audience treated the occasion more as a social affair than as a sales extravaganza. It was also on the first day of this show that William McKinley became the first U.S. president to ride in a car. 
The automobile was not invented in the United States. That distinction belongs to Germany. Nikolaus Otto built the first practical internal-combustion engine there in 1876. Then, German engineer Karl Benz built what are regarded as the first modern automobiles in the mid-1880s. But the United States pioneered the merchandising of the automobile. The auto show proved to be an effective means of getting the public excited about automotive products.
By happenstance, the number of people at the first New York show equaled the entire car population of the United States at that time. In 1900, 10 million bicycles and an unknown number of horsedrawn carriages provided the prime means of personal transportation. Only about 4,000 cars were assembled in the United States in 1900, and only a quarter of those were gasoline powered. The rest ran on steam or electricity.
After viewing the cars made by forty car makers, the show’s audience favored electric cars because they were quiet. The risk of a boiler explosion turned people away from steamers, and the gasoline powered cars produced smelly fumes. The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which launched the American auto industry in 1895, offered a fragrant additive designed to mask the smells of the naphtha that it burned. Many of the 1900 models were cumbersome—the Gasmobile, the Franklin, and the Orient, for example, steered with a tiller like a boat instead of with a steering wheel. None of them was equipped with an automatic starter. 
These early model cars were practically handmade and were not very dependable. They were basically toys of the well-to-do. In fact, Woodrow Wilson, then a professor at Princeton University and later President of the United States, predicted that automobiles would cause conflict between the wealthy and the poor. However, among the exhibitors at the 1900 show was a young engineer named Henry Ford. But before the end of the decade, he would revolutionize the automobile industry with his Model T Ford. The Model T, first produced in 1909, featured a standardized design and a streamlined method of production—the assembly line. Its lower costs made it available to the mass market.
Cars at the 1900 show ranged in price from $1,000 to $1,500, or roughly $14,000 to $21,000 in today’s prices. By 1913, the Model T was selling for less than $300, and soon the price would drop even further. “I will build cars for the multitudes,” Ford said, and he kept his promise.
Question 13: The passage implies that the audience viewed the 1900 National Automobile Show primarily as a(n)___________
A. chance to buy automobiles at low prices.
B. formal social occasion.
C. chance to invest in one of thirty-two automobile manufacturers.
D. opportunity to learn how to drive.
Question 14: According to the passage, who developed the first modern car?
A. William McKinley B. Nikolaus Otto C. Henry Ford D. Karl Benz
Question 15: Approximately how many cars were there in the United States in 1900?
A. 4,000 B. 8,000 C. An unknown number D. 10 million
Question 16: The phrase “by happenstance” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to________.
A. By design B. Coincidentally C. For example D. Generally
Question 17: Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year 1900 were gasoline powered?
A. 1,000 B. 2,000 C. 4,000 D. 32
Question 18: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “launched” in paragraph 4 _____.
A. designed B. initiated C. joined D. anticipated
Question 19: The purpose of the “additive” mentioned in paragraph 4 was to___________
A. hide strong smells. B. make engines run more efficiently.
C. increase the speed of cars. D. make cars look better.
Question 20: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as steering with a tiller rather than with a steering wheel?
A. A Gasmobile B. A Duryea C. A Franklin D. An Orient
Question 21: It is clear from the passage that the early cars___________
A. were more formal. B. involved less expensive cars.
C. involved fewer manufacturers. D. were more spectacular.
Question 22: What was the highest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile Show in the dollars of that time?
A. $300 B. $21,000 C. $14,000 D. $1,500
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 following questions. 
Books which give instructions on how to do things are very popular in the United States today. Thousands of these How-to books are useful. In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words “How to”. One book may tell you how to earn more money. Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money away.
Many How-to books give advice on careers. They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it. If you fail, however, you can buy the book “How to Turn Failure into Success”. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Millionaire”. If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing”.
One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems. If you want to have a better love of life, you can read “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”. If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house. 
Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex. Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve. How-to books help people deal with modern life.
Question 23: What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to succeed in love every minute of your life.
B. How to turn failure into success.
C. How to make a millionaire. D. How-to books.
Question 24: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to________
A. advice B. instruction C. how-to books D. career
Question 25: Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on careers?
A. “How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life”.
B. “How to Live on Nothing”
C. “How to Make a Millionaire”.
D. “How to Turn Failure into Success”
Question 26: The word “step-by-step” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______
A. little by little B. gradually C. slower and slower D. A and B
Question 27: It can be inferred from the passage that________
A. Today people are more bored with the modern life.
B. Modern life is more difficult to deal with.
C. Today people have fewer choices to make.
D. Today people are more interested in modern life.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 
Question 28: A. opens B. stops C. cooks D. wants
Question 29: A. started B. decided C. looked D. needed
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the following blanks. 
VINCENT VAN GOGH
Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh’s paintings are sold at very high prices (30)________ many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (31) ________, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (32) ________ his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (33) ________life. He drew things that he could see (34) ________around the quiet town of his parents’ home or outside his window. This is why he painted things (35) ________the sky, his room and even himself.
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (36) ________the person that said the ear in Van Gogh’s painting was not correct. It was very (37)________him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (38) ________ a crazy man. He really (39) ________become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.
Question 30: A. because B. for C. because of D. although
Question 31: A. live B. alive C. living D. lively
Question 32: A. almost of B. mostly C. most of D. the most of
Question 33: A. lone B. alone C. loneliness D. lonely
Question 34: A. both B. either C. neither D. all
Question 35: A. likely B. alike C. like D. as such
Question 36: A. show B. reveal C. illustrate D. prove
Question 37: A. unfortunate that B. unfortunate to C. unfortunate of D. unfortunate
Question 38: A. referred B. known C. named D. called
Question 39: A. couldn’t B. did C. does D. didn’t
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 40: ________Paul realize that he was on the wrong flight.
A. No sooner had the plane taken off than 
B. It was not until the plane had taken off that
C. Only after the plane had taken off 
D. Not until the plane had taken off did
Question 41: The sky was grey and cloudy._________, we went to the beach.
A. However B. In spite of C. even though D. Consequently
Question 42: I don’t mind _________ much homework.
A. did B. to do C. do D. doing
Question 43: Nadine: “__________”. Monica: “Good luck”
A. I don’t like rock music. B. How do you do!
C. Have a nice day! D. I’m taking a test this afternoon.
Question 44: I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep________.
A. falling off B. falling back C. falling over D. falling out
Question 45: Old people are often looked ________ by their children when they get older.
A. for B. after C. up D. into 
Question 46: Education in Vietnam has improved since the government started a programme of educational ___________.
A. experience B. reform C. system D. resources
Question 47: The plan was developed _________by a team of experts.
A. system B. systematical C. systemized D. systematically
Question 48: All of the food ________sold by the time we arrived at the restaurant. 
A. has been B. had been C. was D. was being
Question 49: It was not until 1915 _________ the cinema became an industry.
A. what B. that C. when D. how
Question 50: Yuri Gagarin was the first person ________into space. 
A. travelling B. has travelled C. to travel D. travelled
Question 51: Like everyone else, Sue has her __of course but on the whole, she’s quite satisfied with life.
A. ups and downs B. ins and outs C. safe and sound D. odds and ends
Question 52: The Prime Minister congratulated the team _______winning the match.
A. for B. in C. on D. into
Question 53: He came when I _______ the film “Man from the star”
A. has watched B. watched C. was watching D. am watching
Question 54: Peter _________football when he was younger.
A. used to playing B. is used to playing C. is used to play D. used to play
Question 55: ________ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all. 
A. A comparison B. Compare them C. If you compare D. When compared
Question 56: Charles: “Do you mind if I smoke?” Lisa: “ _________”
A. Yes, I don’t mind B. No, I don’t think so C. Yes, go ahead D. No, go right ahead
Question 57: Bill asked Tom _________.
A. where is he going B. where he is going C. where he was going D. where was he going
Question 58: This is Sen village _________Uncle Ho was born.
A. where B. what C. which D. who
Question 59: Linda: I enjoy watching films in the evening. Mary: “________”
A. I don’t B. So do I C. I am, too D. No, I am not
Question 60: Medical researchers are continually looking for ways to control,_________ and cure diseases.
A. prevented B. to prevent C. prevent D. preventing
Question 61: It’s a big country with a_________population.
A. rare B. sparse C. scarce D. few
Question 62: You will have to _________if you want to pass the final exam.
A. pull up your socks B. work miracles C. take the trouble D. keep your hand in
Question 63: If I were you, I _________ that English course.
A. will take B. would take C. take D. took
Question 64: They have considered all the 100 applications, ________seem suitable for the position. 
A. none of them B. none of these C. none of which D. none of whom 
II. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (2 điểm)
A. Rewriting (0,1 x 5 = 0,5 điểm)
Question 1:People say that Jenny lived in Texas, America for 8 years. 
Jenny 
Question 2: “You are wearing a beautiful dress today!” , Susan said to Mary. 
Susan paid 
Question 3: It was such a boring documentary film that she fell asleep. 
The documentary film 
Question 4: “I am sorry for coming late”, said Alice to her teacher. 
Alice apologized 
Question 5: What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night. 
No one 
B. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about a job you would like to do in the future. (1,5điểm)
Ideas: 
1. Which job would you like to do? (doctor, teacher, engineer.)
2. Why do you want to do this job? (purposes, reasons)
- Enjoy meeting new people and making friends with them: thích gặp người mới và kết bạn
- Earn / Get high salary: nhận được lương cao
- Have good working conditions/ working environment: Có điều kiện làm việc/ môi trường làm việc tốt
- Good opportunities for promotion: cơ hội cho việc thăng tiến
- Help me improve my knowledge: giúp tôi cải thiện kiến thức của mình
- Help people: giúp mọi người
- Make/ earn money: kiếm tiền
- It is creative, challenging, interesting, fun, exciting: nó thì sáng tạo, thách thức, vui, thú vị .
3. Who will you work with? (colleagues)
4. Where will you work? (location)
5. What are the working conditions? (salary, fringe benefits, working hours, rules and regulations; working environment)