ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC – CAO ĐẲNG
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian 90 phút)
MÃ ĐỀ THI: 536

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Choose the word (A, B, C, D) whose primary stress is on a different position from that of the others in each group below.

Question 1: A. popularity B. referee C. inefficient D. photography
Question 2: A. stimulate B. qualified C. category D. hostility
Question 3: A. anxiety B. hooligan C. official D. defensive
Question 4: A. consultant B. sensitive C. allowance D. location
Question 5: A. celebrate B. occupy C. festivity D. atmosphere

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 6 to 15

Though Edmund Halley was most famous because of his achievements as an astronomer, he was a scientist of diverse interests and great skill. In addition to studying the skies, Halley was also deeply interested in exploring the unknown depths of the oceans. One of his lesser-known accomplishments that was quite remarkable was his design for a diving bell that facilitated exploration of the watery depth.
The diving bell that Halley design had a major advantage over the diving bells that were in use prior to his. Earlier diving bells could only make use of the air contained within the bell itself, so divers had to surface when the air inside the bell ran low. Halley’s bell was an improvement in that it allowed for an additional supply of fresh air that enabled a crew of divers to remain underwater for several hours.
The diving contraption that Halley designed was in the shape of a bell that measured three feet across the top and five feet across the bottom and could hold several divers comfortably; it was open at the bottom so that divers could swim in and out at will. The bell was built of wood, which was first heavily tarred to make it water repellent and was then covered with a half-ton sheet of lead to make bell sank to the bottom.
The air inside the bell was not the only source of air for divers to breath, and it was this improvement that made Halley’s bell superior to its predecessors. In addition to the air already in the bell, air was also supplied to the divers from a lead barrel that was lowered to the ocean floor close to the bell itself. Air flowed through a leather pipe from the lead barrel on the ocean floor to the bell. The divers could breathe the air from a position inside the bell, or he could move around outside the bell wearing a diving suit that consisted of a lead bell-shaped helmet with a glass viewing window and a leather body suit with a leather pipe carrying fresh air from the diving bell to the helmet.

Question 6: Which of the following best expresses the subject of this passage?
A. Halley’s experiences as a diver. B. Halley’s work as an astronomer
C. Halley’s different interests D. Halley’s invention of a contraption for diving
Question 7: Halley’s bell was better than its predecessors because it____
A. provided more air B. could rise more quickly
C. weighed less D. was bigger
Question 8: The expression ran low in the passage is closest in meaning to_____
A. moved slowly B. was almost exhausted
C. had been replenished D. sank to the bottom
Question 9: How long could divers stay underwater in Halley’s bell?
A. Only a few minutes B. For hours at a time C. just a few seconds D. For days on end
Question 10: It is NOT stated in the passage that Halley’s bell_______
A. could hold more than one diver B. was completely enclosed
C. was wider at the bottom than at the top D. was made of tarred wood
Question 11: The expression at will in the passage could be best replaced by_____
A. with great speed B. upside down C. in the future D. as they want
Question 12: It can be inferred from the passage that, were Halley’s bell not covered with lead, it would___
A. float B. get wet C. suffocate the divers D. trap the divers
Question 13: Where in the passage does the author indicate how air traveled from the barrel to the bell?
A. Line 6-8 B. Line 12-13 C. Line 15-17 D. Line 18-19
Question 14: In which paragraph does the author describe the diving bells that precede Halley’s?
A. In the third paragraph B. In the last paragraph
C. In the first paragraph D. In the