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ĐỀ THI TUYỂN SINH CAO ĐẲNG NĂM 2010
Môn: TIẾNG ANH; Khối D
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

Mã đề thi 193
Họ, tên thí sinh:..........................................................................
Số báo danh:............................................................................
ĐỀ THI GỒM 80 CÂU (TỪ QUESTION 1 ĐẾN QUESTION 80).

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 blanks from 1 to 10.

The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather patterns (1)______ strongly affect the
world. When the water is warm, the (2)______ of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions
decreases. Australia could (3)______ experience a drought in many parts. On (4)______ hand, Chile
(which borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for (5)______ rainstorms. In Pakistan and
northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much
drier.
This happening is called El Nino and is used (6)______ weather forecasters to make long-range
weather predictions. They also know that El Nino will (7)______ unusually heavy rains to the
southwestern part of the United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same
time.
According to research, weather forecasters (8)______ know about the coming weather with
certainty. Now everything has become completely different.
El Nino itself used to be (9)______. It would occur every two to seven years. But now, this
weather pattern is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or
cyclones occur. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this (10)______ on a global scale either.

Question 1: A. that
Question 2: A. amount
Question 3: A. even
Question 4: A. others
Question 5: A. severe
Question 6: A. on
Question 7: A. carry
Question 8: A. used to
Question 9: A. notable
Question 10: A. change

B. what
B. figure
B. ever
B. other
B. cruel
B. by
B. fetch
B. get used to
B. remarkable
B. transfer

C. when
C. number
C. nevertheless
C. the other
C. strict
C. to
C. bring
C. are used to
C. predictable
C. transformation

D. whether
D. deal
D. however
D. another
D. angry
D. at
D. take
D. used to be
D. incredible
D. shift

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.

Question 11: ______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.
A. On
B. At
C. With
D. Of
Question 12: That pipe ______ for ages - we must get it mended.
A. has been leaking
B. is leaking
C. had been leaking
D. leaks
Question 13: - “Is it all right if I use your bike?”
- “______”
A. I don’t care.
B. Sure, go ahead.
C. Oh, forget it.
D. I accept it.
Question 14: You need more exercise - you should ______ jogging.
A. try on
B. take up
C. carry out
D. hold up


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Question 15: - “You look nervous! ______”
- “This thunder scares me to death.”
A. How are you?
B. Why’s that?
C. Come on!
D. What’s wrong?
Question 16: Car crashes are almost always accidental, but on rare occasions they may be ______.
A. deliberate B. determined
Question 17: - “Today’s my 20th birthday.”
- “______”
A. Take care!
C. Have a good time!
C. aware


B. Many happy returns!
D. I don’t understand.
D. meant
Question 18: The car had a(n) ______ tyre, so we had to change the wheel.
A. bent
B. flat
C. cracked
D. injured
Question 19: There’s little ______ of foreign news in today’s paper.