Đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Đỗ Bình

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KỲ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA – NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài : 90 phút
Họ tên thí sinh: ..................................................................... Số báo danh: .............................
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
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. decided	B. moved	C. carried	D. believed
Question 2: A. general	B. education	C. secondary	D. remember
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 3: A. nutritious 	B. contagious 	C. contemptuous 	D. numerous 
Question 4: A. attract	B. willing	C. reject	D. secure
Question 5: A. certificate	B. curriculum	C. compliment	D. appreciate
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 6: The value of an old item increases with time. 
A. an original 	B. an antique 	C. a facsimile 	D. a bonus 
Question 7: When he won the first prize, he realized that this was the highest attainment of his life. 
A. accomplishment 	B. task 	C. shock 	D. surprise 
Question 8: According to scientists, it is possible that another Ice Age will soon be upon us. 
A. in the near future 	B. undoubtedly 	C. someday 	D. now 
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. 
Question 9: Teacher shortages hinder new English training program carried out in Ho Chi Minh City. 
 	A. obstruct 	B. facilitate 	C. impede 	D. prevent 
Question 10: TPOTY is one of the world's most prestigious photography awards, receiving entries from nearly 100 countries annually. 
A. distinguished 	B. ordinary 	C. renowned 	D. famed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 11: They are planning on attending the convention next month, and so I am. 
A. planning on	B. attending 	C. next 	D. so I am 
Question 12: Today was such beautiful day that I couldn’t bring myself to complete all my chores. 
A. myself 	B. such beautiful 	C. my chores 	D. to complete
Question 13: Alzheimer made the first observers of the telltale signs of the disease that today bears his name.
A. his name 	B. bears 	C. observers 	D. telltale 
Question 14: Surrounded by forested mountain slopes are the town of Telluride, a former gold mining town 7,500 feet above sea level. 
A. sea level 	B. former	 	C. slopes are 	D. Surrounded 
Question 15: The English horn is an alto oboe with a pitch one-fifth lower than the soprano oboe. 
A. the 	B. than 	C. an alto 	D. pitch 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer that best complete the following questions.
Question 16: We didn’t use to get up late when we___________ in the countryside.
A. live	B. lived	C. are living	D. were living
Question 17: On special occasions, my family often go___________ for dinner.
A. in	B. up	C. on	D. out
Question 18: In the past, marriages were traditionally___________ by parents.
A. arranged	B. put	C. placed	D. organized.
Question 19: Everything is going well. We___________ any problems so far.
A. didn’t have	B. don’t have	C. haven’t had 	D. won’t have
Question 20: He won the first prize in English Speaking Competition so he___________ to go to Singapore last summer.
A. offered	B. was offered	C. is offered	D. has been offered
Question 21: If Minh hadn’t stayed up late last night, she___________ tired now.
A. won’t be 	B. wouldn’t be	C. were	D. wouldn’t have been
Question 22: She broke a glass of wine at the party and the wine poured into a strange man sitting next to her. She was in a very___________ situation.
A. embarrass	B. embarrassed	C. embarrassing	D. embarrassingly
Question 23: Instead of buying a new pair of shoes, I had my old ones___________.
A. repaired	B. to repair	C. repair	D. to be repaired
Question 24: I didn’t think I could ever get used to___________ in a big city.
A. live	B. living	C. lived	D. not live
Question 25: The old woman accused the boy___________ her window.
A. on breaking	B. at breaking	C. in breaking	D. of breaking
Question 26: - Bob: “How lovely your pets are!” 	- Luis: “______________________.”
A. Thank you, it's nice of you to say so 	B. Really? They are 
C. can you say that again	D. I love them, too
Question 27: This one is prettier, but it costs___________ as the other one.
A. as much as	B. as many	C. twice as many	D. twice as much
Question 28: - Linda: “I’ve passed my driving test.” 	– Peter: “______________________.”
A. Congratulation	B. That’s a good idea	C. It’s nice of you 	D. Do you?
Question 29: ___________ at the table when the telephone rang.
A. Hardly we had sat down	B. Hardly had we sat down
C. No sooner we had sat down	D. No sooner had we sat down 
Question 30: I’m sorry I didn’t phone you last night. I was up to my___________ in work.
A. eyes	B. ears	C. head 	D. shoulders
Question 31: If you had worked harder, you___________ the final exam.
A. would pass	B. were passed	C. have been passed	D. would have passed
Question 32: They said that the problem___________ soon
A. will be solved	B. would be solved	C. had solved	D. is being solved
Question 33: Do you have any idols___________ you really love and imitate in many ways?
A. which	B. what	C. who	D. why
Question 34: Although the patient’s condition is serious, she seems to be___________.
A. out of danger	B. out of order	C. out of control	D. out of place
Question 35: If he_____________ my advice last week, he wouldn’t be in troubles. 
A. have taken 	B. had taken 	C. takes 	D. took 
Question 36: They are having their house_____________ by a construction company. 
A. painted 	B. painting 	C. being painted 	D. to paint 
Question 37: That cannot be a true story. He_____________ it up. 
A. must have made 	B. can have made 	C. should have made 	D. would have made 
Question 38: Parts of the country are suffering water_____________ after the unusually dry summer. 
A. hunger 	B. thirst 	C. shortage 	D. supply 
Question 39: I have two sisters, _____________.
A. both of whom are nurses 	B. most of whom are nurses 
C. one of them are nurses 	D. most of them are nurses 
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. 
In the mid – nineteenth century, the United States had tremendous natural resources that could be exploited in order to develop heavy industry. Most of the raw materials that are valuable in the manufacture of machinery, transportation facilities, and consumer goods lay ready to be worked into wealth. Iron, coal, and oil – the basic ingredients of industrial growth – were plentiful and needed only the application of technical expertise, organizational skill, and labor. 
One crucial development in this movement toward industrialization was the growth of the railroads. The railway network expanded rapidly until the railroad map of the United States looked like a spider’s web, with the steel filaments connecting all important sources of raw materials, their places of manufacture, and their centers of distribution. The railroads contributed to the industrial growth not only by connecting these major centers, but also by themselves consuming enormous amounts of fuel, iron, and coal. 
Many factors influenced emerging modes of production. For example, machine tools, the tools used to make goods, were steadily improved in the latter part of the nineteenth century – always with an eye to speedier production and lower unit costs. The products of the factories were rapidly absorbed by the growing cities that sheltered the workers and the distributors. The increased urban population was nourished by the increased farm production that, in turn, was made more productive by the use of the new farm machinery. American agricultural production kept up with the urban demand and still had surpluses for sale to the industrial centers of Europe. 
The labor that ran the factories and built the railways was recruited in part from American farm areas where people were being displaced by farm machinery, in part from Asia, and in part from Europe. Europe now began to send tides of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe – most of whom were originally poor farmers but who settled in American industrial cities. The money to finance this tremendous expansion of the American economy still came from European financiers for the most part, but the American were approaching the day when their expansion could be financed in their own “money market”. 
Question 40: What does the passage mainly discuss? 
A. The history of railroads in the United States 
B. The major United States industrial centers 
C. Factors that affected industrialization in the United States 
D. The role of agriculture in the nineteenth century 
Question 41: The word “themselves” in the paragraph 2 refers to___________. 
A. sources 	B. centers 	C. railroads 	D. places 
Question 42: According to the passage, all of the following were true of railroads in the United States in the nineteenth century EXCEPT that___________. 
A. they connected important industrial cities 
B. they were necessary to the industrialization process 
C. they were expanded in a short time 
D. they used relatively small quantities of natural resources 
Question 43: Which of the following in NOT true of United States farmers in the nineteenth century? 
A. They lost some jobs because of mechanization 
B. They were unable to produce sufficient food for urban areas 
C. They raised their productivity by using new machinery 
D. They sold food to European countries 
Question 44: The word “ran” in the paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to___________. 
A. operated 	B. hurried 	C. constructed 	D. owned 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. 
THE EARTH GALLERIES
To many people, the word “geology‟ conjures up rather dull image of lumps of rock in glass cases. People tend to regard geology as an academic subject that you don’t need to know about (45)___________ you have to study it at school. If you visit the Earth Galleries at London’s Natural history Museum, however, you’ll (46)___________ that this image couldn’t be further from the truth. The aim of the exhibition is not to procedure future geologists, but rather to inspire interest in a subject which is relevant to everyday life. The Earth Galleries turn the traditional idea of geological museum (47)___________, literacy because you begin at the top. The central space in the museum is a glass-topped atrium. As you enter, you (48)___________ up to the top of this by escalator. On the (49)___________, the escalator passed through a massive revolving globe, measuring eleven metres (50)__________ diameter. This represents a planet, not necessarily the Earth. (51)___________ at the top, you work your way down through the six different exhibitions that (52)___________ the museum. The individual exhibitions explain natural phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes as well as looking at the Earth’s energy (53)___________ and where our most common building (54)___________ come from. These exhibitions allow everyone to appreciate the fascination of geology. 
Question 45: A. despite 	B. unless 	C. owing 	D. whether 
Question 46: A. discover 	B. found 	C. catch 	D. convince 
Question 47: A. head to toe 	B. upside down 	C. back to front 	D. inside out 
Question 48: A. drive 	B. ride 	C. run 	D. steer 
Question 49: A. trip 	B. route 	C. way 	D. path 
Question 50: A. on 	B. around 	C. across 	D. in 
Question 51: A. From 	B. Once 	C. Got 	D. Yet 
Question 52: A. bring together 	B. consist of 	C. make up 	D. show off 
Question 53: A. treasures 	B. talents 	C. resources 	D. reservations 
Question 54: A. ingredients 	B. materials 	C. contents 	D. substances
Read the following passage then mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from.
 	You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions. This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to them. Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others. But does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it does in Madagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on such questions. 
 	According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially the same “facial language”. Studies by Ekman’s group have demonstrated that humans share a set of universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far- flung places as Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea , and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise. There are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays – the so called display rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to control emotional responses – especially negative ones- while many American children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly. Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree, in people’s behavior. From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings. 
 	The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to facial expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people’s faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic set of human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross - cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional responses carry different meanings in different cultures. For example, what emotion do you suppose might be conveyed by sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise. Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as easily mean embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions.
Question 55: According to the passage, we respond to others by____________.
	A. observing their looks 	C. watching their actions 
	B. observing their emotional expressions	D. looking at their faces
Question 56: Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the question whether____________.
A. different cultures have similar emotional expressions. 
B. eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar.
C. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth. 
D. rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar. 
Question 57: The word “evolved” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to____________.
	A. reduced	B. increased	C. simplified 	D. developed 
Question 58: Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of____________.
A. lacked many main ingredients 	
C. researchers who can speak and understand many languages
B. researchers on universal language 	
D. investigators on universal emotional expressions
Question 59: Smiles and frowns____________.
A. are universal expressions across cultures 	C. are not popular everywhere
B. have different meanings in different cultures	D. do not convey the same emotions
Question 60: The biggest difference lies in____________.
A. how long negative emotions are displayed 	B. how intensive emotions are expressed 
C. how emotional responses are controlled 	D. how often positive emotions are shown 
Question 61: Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to____________.
	A. control their emotions	C. display their emotions openly
	B. conceal their positive emotions 	D. change their behavior 
Question 62: Young children____________.
A. spend a long time learning to read others’ emotions	
B. are sensitive towards others’ emotions
C. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions 	
D. take time to control their facial expressions 
Question 63: The phrase “this evidence” in paragraph 3 refers to____________.
A. the fact that children are good at recognizing others’ emotions 
B. human facial expressions 
C. a biological underpinning for humans to express emotions 
D. the fact that children can control their feelings 
Question 64: The best title for the passage is____________.
A. Cultural universals in emotional expressions	B. Ways to control emotional expressions
C. A review of research on emotional expressions D. Human habit of displaying emotions 
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm)
I. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them. 
Question 1: He has decided to make a tour of England.
→ He has made _________________________________________________.
Question 2: They decided to go to the zoo in spite of the heavy rain.
→ Though _______________________________________________________.
Question 3: Because the weather was bad, the plane couldn’t take off.
→ Because of __________________________________________________.
Question 4: They had no intention of travelling around the world.
→ They didn’t intend ________________________________________.
Question 5: He said to me, “I don’t want you to make such a silly mistake again”.
→ He told me __________________________________________________.
II. Paragraph writing: With around 140 words, write a paragraph to talk about the idea “Children are much beneficial when being brought up in a happy, close-knit family”.
The following suggestions may help you much to write:
- The emotional benefits that children may get.
- The material benefits that children may get.
- The lifestyle that children tend to shape themselves.
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