Đề ôn thi kiểm tra THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2017 - Đề số 18

PRACTICE 18
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from 
 the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1 : A. host B. prove C. compose D. program 
Question 2 : A. pencil B. penalty C. personality D. peasant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in 
the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 3 : A. prisoner B. disaster C. agency D. president 
Question 4 : A. pity B. event C. medal D. spirit
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in 
each of the following questions.
Question 5 : Many young people lack skills, good education, and financial to settle in the 
	 A	 B	
urban areas where many jobs are found. 
	 C D 	
Question 6 : A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, are considered
 A	 	 B	 C
a basic part of the education of every child. 
 	 D
Question 7: It has been said that laser to be the most miraculous to cure patients.
 A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each 
of the following questions. 
Question 8: Only because she had to support her family_____ to leave school.
 A. that Alice decides	 B. so Alice decided	
 C. Alice decided	 D. did Alice decide
Question 9: _______ today, there would be nowhere for them to stay.
 A. If they arrive B. Had they arrive C. Were they to arrive D. Provided they arrived
Question 10 : An economic _______ is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
A. improvement 	 B. depression 	 C. development 	 D. mission
Question 11 : Our plan__________by the members of the committee
 A. considers B. considered C. is considering D. is being considered
 Question 12 : The children were quite attracted by the tamer and his animals _______ were performing on the stage.
 A. that B. which C. whom D. who
Question 13: Government have ___ laws to protect wildlife from overhunting and commercial trade.
 A. enacted B. enabled C. enlarged D. encouraged
Question 14: I _______ a terrible accident while I _______ on the beach.
 A. see / am walking B. saw / was walking C. was seeing / walked D. have seen / were walking
Question 15 : There's a rumor that the National Bank is going to ________the company I work for. 
 A. take on B. take out of C. take over D. take off 	 
Question 16 : Peter won’t come to see you tomorrow, .. ?.
 A. is he B. will you C. will he D. does he
Question 17: By working systematically, you  achieve the results you desire.
 A. should B. may C. had better D. would rather
Question 18 : As soon as I ______ smoking, I felt a lot better.
 A. took up B. took out C. gave out D. gave up 
Question 19 : Smoking is not permitted here, so you’d better _____ your cigarette.
 A. extinguish    B. to extinguish C. extinguishing D. extinguished
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: - Nam : “ I’m really tired. I’m taking next week off. “ 
 - Mai : “ ________ “.
 A. Take care, my love. Have a nice weekend !
 B. Really ? I don’t know what you are going to do. 
 C. That sounds like a good idea. The break will do you good.
 D. Well, you must be telling a lie !
Question 21: - Huy : “ I would like some more tea.” 
 - Dung : “ _____ “.
 A. Well, I’d rather have coffee B. Certainly you are
 C. I’m sorry. I haven’t got any left D. No. I’ve had enough
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: The situation seems to be changing minute by minute 
 A. again and again B. from time to time C. very rapidly 	 D. time after time. 
Question 23: Human beings are constantly contaminating natural habitats of the wildlife.
 A. polluting 	 B. promoting 	 C. destroying 	 D. protecting
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: The proposal will go ahead despite strong objections from the public
 A. support	 B. disagreement C. agreement 	 D. dislike 
Question 25: Mathematics, a required subject in all schools, is divided into many branches.
 A. assembled 	 B. separated	 C. strengthened 	 D. shortened
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 26: I did not come to your party due to the rain.
 A. If it did not rained, I would come to your party.
 B. It was the rain that prevented me from coming to your party.
 C. Even though it rained, I came to your party.
 D. Suppose it did not rain, I would come to your party.
Question 27 : As soon as he approached the house, the policeman stopped him.
 A. No sooner had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him.
 B. Hardly had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him.
 C. No sooner had he approached the house when the policeman stopped him.
 D. Hardly he had approached the house when the policeman stopped him.
Question 28 : I have never talked to the headmaster before .
 A. It’s the first time I ever talked to the headmaster 
 B. It’s the first time I had ever talked to the headmaster.
 C. It’s the first time I have ever talked to the headmaster.
 D. It’s the first time I will ever have talked to the headmaster. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 
Question 29: They spent more money. They had to work harder.
 A. The more money they spent, the harder they had to work.
 B. The more they spent money, the harder work they had to.
 C. The more money they spent, the more harder they had to work.
 D. The more they spent money, the more hard they had to work.
Question 30: I don’t remember the man. You met him at the canteen last week.
 A. I don’t remember the man whom you met him at the canteen last week.
 B. I don’t remember the man whose you met at the canteen last week.
 C. I don’t remember the man whom you met at the canteen last week.
 D. I don’t remember the man that you met him at the canteen last week.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
 It’s quite rare to meet teenagers who don’t like sports. When you are young, you know how important (31) ___ to do physical exercise if you want to be healthy and strong, and for that reason you often concentrate on just one sport with so (32) ___ enthusiasm that in the end you can’t live without it. The problem is, though, that as you grow up you have less and less spare time. At your age you have to study harder if you want to get good marks to go to university, with perhaps only one afternoon a week to do any sport. This happens just when you are the best (33) ____ for many sports, such as gymnastics and swimming. By the time you finish all your studies you will probably be too old to be really good at sports like those, but if you spend enough time on (34) ___ while you are young, then one day you will find that you are very good at your sport but too old to study, and you will find it (35)____ to get a good job. Somehow, it doesn’t seem fair. 
Question 31 : A. this is B. you are C. it is D. things are
Question 32 : A. keen B. many C. great D. much
Question 33 : A. stage B. age C. period D. time
Question 34 : A. training B. practice C. exercise D. sporting
Question 35 : A. impractical B. unlikely C. improbable D. impossible
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 36 to 42.
 Marian Anderson’s brilliant singing career began at age six when she sang spirituals at the Union Baptist Church in her hometown of Philadelphia. She toured Europe in the 1920s, drawing vast acclaim. However, when she returned to the United States she was still barred from performing on the American operatic stage. After she was prevented from singing in Washington’s segregated Constitution Hall in 1939, Eleanor Roosevelt intervened and arranged for Miss Anderson to perform at the Lincoln Memorial. A crowd of 75,000 people came to watch her sing before the Memorial. Marian Anderson’s beautiful contralto voice broke down racial barriers, showing white Americans that blacks had a profound contribution to make to America’s cultural life.
 Eventually, in 1955, she became the first African- American singer to perform at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. In her many years of touring, she had to endure a racism that forced her to enter concert halls and hotels through service entrances. Her grace under this stress showed a moral perseverance that paralleled that of the famous Martin Luther King, Jr.
Question 36: We can conclude from the passage that Marian Anderson first toured Europe instead of the United States because _______.
 A. it was too expensive to tour in the United States	
 B. she was not allowed to perform in the United States
 C. she was paid more in Europe	
 D. there were better operatic facilities in Europe
Question 37: The word "barred" in line 3 could best be replaced by which of the following ?
 A. purged 	 B. released 	 C. overpowered 	D. prohibited
Question 38: The significance of Anderson's Lincoln Memorial performance was that _____.
 A. 75,000 people came 	 B. her contralto voice was beautiful
 C. She was too young 	 D. she was a black performer
Question 39: The phrase "broke down racial barriers" in the first paragraph means ______.
 A. shattered obstacles 	 B. disclosed opportunities
 C. revealed inaccuracies 	 D. analyzed destinations
Question 40: The word "eventually" in the second paragraph could best be replaced by _____.
 A. sooner 	 B. in the long run	 C. at last 	 D. recently
Question 41: According to the passage, what did Marian Anderson have in common with Martin Luther King, Jr ?
 A. singing in church 	 B. a performance at the Lincoln Memorial 
 C. a clear strong voice D. moral perseverance
Question 42: What is NOT TRUE about Marian Anderson?
 A. She had contralto voice.
 B. She was a black singer.
 C. Her singing career started after she was ten years old. 
 D. She was the first African-American singer who performed at New York’s Metropolitan Opera 
 in 1955. 
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 43 to 50.
 Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don't talk. Gestures are the "silent language" of every culture. We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say. It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood. In the United States, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness. Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder. Some people, usually women, greet a friend with a hug. 
 Space is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly. Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space. If Americans touch another person by accident, they say, "Pardon me." or "Excuse me." Americans like to look the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don't do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. But when you are stare at someone, it is not polite. For Americans, thumbs-up means yes, very good, or well done. Thumbs down means the opposite. To call a waiter, raise one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make a movement with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper. It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger. Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them. Learning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing. If you don't know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile. 
Question 43: From the passage we can learn that_______. 
 A. gestures don't mean anything while talking 
 B. It's confusing to understand a culture's body language 
 C. gestures can help us to express ourselves 
 D. American people often use body language in communication 
Question 44: The word “ firm ” in the first paragraph refers to _________
 A. tight	 B. small C. light	 D. fast
Question 45: If you are introduced to a stranger from the USA, you should _______. 
 A. greet him with a hug 	B. place a hand on his shoulder
 C. shake his hand weakly 	 D. shake his hand firmly 
Question 46: American people often ________.
 A. show their friendship by touching each other 
 B. face each other directly when they are talking 
 C. say "Pardon me" to each other when they are talking 
 D. get uncomfortable when you stand or sit too close to them 
Question 47: When your friend give you a thumbs-up, he, in fact, ____. 
 A. shows his rudeness to you 	 B. shows his anger to you 
 C. expresses his satisfaction to you 	 D. expresses his worries about you 
Question 48: The word “confusing” in the second paragraph refers to ______
 A. easy to understand B. difficult to understand
 C. convenient to understand D. comfortable to understand
Question 49: Which of the following is NOT true about the culture of the United States? 
 A. It's impolite to look the other person in the eyes while talking. 
 B. It's rude to look at the other person for a long time. 
 C. Pointing at someone is usually considered rude. 
 D. It's all right to raise your hand slightly when you want to attract the waiter's attention. 
Question 50: From this passage, we should pay much attention to _________when communicating with Americans.
 A. gesture	 B. posture C. body language and space. D. Both A & C
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