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

MR.BEAN’S MATERIALS
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)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Question 1: A. choice	B. achieve	C. each	D. chemistry
Question 2: A. apply	B. university	C. early	D. identity
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Question 3: A. intuitive	B. tremendously	C. intimacy	D. mechanical
Question 4: A. mercifully	B. personify	C. curriculum	D. undoubtedly
Question 5: A. inaccurate	B. infrequent	C. scenario	D. insecure
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: There were so many members of the political party who had gone against the leader that he resigned.
A. apposed 	B. insisted	C. invited	D. Opposed
Question 7: The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied
A. free 	B. busy	C. relaxed	D. comfortable
Question 8: She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing
A. wealthy 	B. kind	C. poor	D. broke
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 9: During the five-decade history the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects
A. holding back B. holding by 	C. holding to 	D. holding at
Question 10: She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans
A. separated B. single	C. Married	D. divorced
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction from:
Question 11: A galaxy, where may include billions of stars, is held together by gravitation attraction.
A. where 	B. of	C. is	D. together
Question 12: The tongue is the principle organ of taste and is crucial for chewing, swallowed and speaking.
A. principle	B. of taste	C. is	D. swallowed
Question 13: I believe that only very self-confident, knowledge and attentive students will prefer 100% of eye contact time.
A. only very 	B. knowledge	C. will prefer 	D. eye contact time
Question 14: Bacteria are one of the most abundant life forms on earth, growing on and inside another living things, in every type of environment.
A. abundant	B. forms	C. another	D. environment
Question 15: Professor Layton was equally fond of the two children, but he had to admit that he found the youngest an easier child to handle
A. equally	B. found	C. youngest	D. easier
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 16: She has lost her appetite recently.
A. Her appetite has been very good	B. She has gone off food recently
C. She hasn’t eaten a lot of food recently	D. She hasn’t had any food recently
Question 17: Tom regrets to say that he has left his tickets at home.
A. Tom wishes he hadn’t left the ticket at home	
B. Tom regrets leaving the tickets at home
C. Tom was sorry that he has left the tickets at home	
D. Tom regrets to leave the ticket at home
Question 18: Don’t let her treat you like that.
A. You are not let be treated like that by her	B. Don’t allow you to be treated like that
C. She doesn’t treat you like that 	D. Don’t let yourself be treated like that by her
Question 19: “Can I see your ticket please.”
A. The inspector offered to see my ticket 	B. The inspector asked to see my ticket
C. The inspector expected to see my ticket 	D. The inspector asked for my ticket
Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence.
Question 20: Let’s do something to protect the environment, _______we?
A. shall 	B. must	C. needn’t	D. will
Question 21: What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary! - _______.
A. You are telling a lie 	B. I don’t want to hear that from you 
C. Thank you for your compliment 	D. I don't like your sayings
Question 22: _________he was good at physics in lower grade, he was terrible at it in grade 12.
A. While	B. Although	C. When	D. Except that
Question 23: Body language is a potent form of _______ communication.
A. verbal 	B. oral	C. tongue	D. non-verbal
Question 24: Don’t worry. I have _________tire at the back of my car.
A. other 	B. another	C. others	D. the other
Question 25: Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a _________writer.
A. prolific 	B. virile	C. fertile	D. fruitful
Question 26: _________an emergency arise, call 911.
A. Should	B. Will	C. Can	D. Does
Question 27: After a _______ hesitation, she began to speak with such a convincing voice.
A. rude 	B. small	C. slight	D. impolite
Question 28: Jack made me _______ him next week.
A. promise calling B. to promise calling	C. to promise to call 	D. promise to call
Question 29: Either of my parents or my brother ________.
A. has coming 	B. have come 	C. are coming 	D. is coming
Question 30: His job is _________.
A. driving a bus 	B. a bus driver	C. bus driving 	D. a driver of a bus
Question 31: Do you like pop music or jazz? - I don’t like _______of them. I prefer classical music.
A. any B. either	C. both	D. neither
Question 32: Had she worked harder last summer, she _________.
A. wouldn’t sack 	B. wouldn’t have been sacked
C. wouldn’t have sacked	D. wouldn’t be sacked
Question 33: The meaning from touch is dependent _______ the context, the relationship between communicators, and the manner of touch.
A. in	B. from	C. with	D. upon
Question 34: Those trousers are far too big. Why don’t you have them_________?
A. taken out	B. taken in	C. taken over 	D. taken on
Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question. 
As heart disease continues to be the number-one killer in the United States, researchers have become increasingly interested in identifying the potential risk factors that trigger heart attacks. High-fat diets and "life in the fast lane" have long been known to contribute to the high incidence of heart failure. But according to new studies, the list of risk factors may be significantly longer and quite surprising.
 	Heart failure, for example, appears to have seasonal and temporal patterns. A higher percentage of heart attacks occur in cold weather, and more people experience heart failure on Monday than on any other day of the week. In addition, people are more susceptible to heart attacks in the first few hours after waking. Cardiologists first observed this morning phenomenon in the mid-1980, and have since discovered a number of possible causes. An early-morning rise in blood pressure, heart rate, and concentration of heart stimulating hormones, plus a reduction of blood flow to the heart, may all contribute to the higher incidence of heart attacks between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M.
 	 In other studies, both birthdays and bachelorhood have been implicated as risk factors. Statistics reveal that heart attack rates increase significantly for both females and males in the few days immediately preceding and following their birthdays. And unmarried men are more at risk for heart attacks than their married counterparts. Though stress is thought to be linked in some way to all of the aforementioned risk factors, intense research continues in the hope of further comprehending why and how heart failure is triggered.
Question 35: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. seasonal and temporal patterns of heart attacks 	B. cardiology in the 1980s
C. risk factors in heart attacks 	D. diet and stress as factors in heart attacks
Question 36: In line 2, the word "potential" could best be re-placed by which of the following?
A. possible 	B. harmful 	C. unknown 	D. primary
Question 37: The word "trigger" as used in line 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. affect	B. cause	C. encounter 	D. involve
Question 38: Which of the following could best replace the word "incidence" as used in line 3?
A. factor B. rate 	C. chance D. increase
Question 39: The author uses the word "temporal" in line 6 to mean
A. of a certain date	B. regularly 	C. affected by 	D. expected
Question 40: The phrase "susceptible to" in line 8 could best be replaced by
A. affected by	B. prone to	C. aware of	D. accustomed
Question 41: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a possible cause of many heart attacks?
A. decreased blood flow to the heart	B. increased blood pressure
C. increase in hormones	D. lower heart rate
Question 42: The word "phenomenon" in line 9 refers to which of the following?
A. activity	B. occurrence	C. habit	D. illness
Question 43: Which of the following is NOT cited as a possible risk factor?
A. having a birthday	B. being under stress C. getting married D. eating fatty foods
Question 44: Which of the following does the passage infer?
A. We have not identified many risk factors associated with heart attacks.
B. We now fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks.
C. We do not fully understand how risk factors trigger heart attacks
D. We recently began to study how risk factors trigger heart attacks.
Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the passage.
The most dominant and reliable features of facial expressions provide a constant channel of communication. They can be shifty and evasive; convey hate, fear, and guilt; or (45)_________ confidence, love, and support.
Referred to as "mirrors of the soul" our eyes serve as the major decisive factor in (46)_________ the spoken words. The eyes of the man converse as (47)_________ as their tongues, with the advantage that the ocular dialect needs (48)_________ dictionary, but it is understood all over the world. When the eyes say one thing, and the tongue another, a practiced man relies on eyes. Except (49)_________ extremely shy individuals, most people look for social acceptance by studying the eyes of others. Eyes also can (50)_________ indicate a positive or a negative relationship. People tend to look longer and more often at the people whom they trust, respect and care about than at those whom they doubt or (51)_________ . Normal eye dilation is not under control of the individual. Personally characteristics such as introversion and extroversion also influence eye behavior. Eye behavior seems (52)_________ particular importance and is generally used to indicate whether one is open to communication. This can be observed when a teacher asks the class a question: students who think they know the answer will generally (53)_________ at the teacher, (54)_________ students who do not know the answer will usually try to avoid eye contact.
Question 45: A. report	B. replace	C. express	D. consider
Question 46: A. exchanging 	B. transporting C. changing 	D. interpreting
Question 47: A. much 	B. more	C. many 	D. a lot
Question 48: A. no 	B. nor 	C. none 	D. not
Question 49: A. for 	B. in	C. with 	D. of
Question 50: A. accuracy 	B. accurate 	C. accurately 	D. inaccurate
Question 51: A. dislike 	B. wait 	C. love 	D. long
Question 52: A. been 	B. being	C. be	D. to be
Question 53: A. notice 	B. think 	C. aim 	D. look
Question 54: A. as 	B. while 	C. so	D. Because
Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question. 
In most discussions of cultural diversity, attention has focused on visible, explicit aspects of culture, such as language, dress, food, religion, music, and social rituals. Although they are important, these visible expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learned consciously, are only the tip of the iceberg of culture. Much of culture is taught and learned implicitly, or outside awareness. Thus, neither cultural insiders nor cultural outsiders are aware that certain “invisible” aspects of their culture exist.
Invisible elements of culture are important to us. For example, how long we can be late before being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening behavior, what we consider beautiful or ugly- these are all aspects of culture that we learn and use without being aware of it. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behaviour as cultural in origin.
Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in cross-cultural relations. Conflicts may arise when we are unable to recognize others’ behavioral differences as cultural rather than personal. We tend to misinterpret other people’s behaviour, blame them, or judge their intentions or competence without realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.
Formal organizations and institutions, such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, governments, and the legal system are collection sites for invisible cultural differences. If the differences were more visible, we might have less misunderstanding. For example, if we met a man in a courthouse who was wearing exotic clothes, speaking a language other than ours, and carrying food that looked strange, we would not assume that we understood his thoughts and feelings or that he understood ours. Yet when such a man is dressed similarly to us, speaks our language, and does not differ from us in other obvious ways, we may fail to recognize the invisible cultural differences between us. As a result, mutual misunderstanding may arise.
Question 55: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To describe cultural diversity.
B. To point out that much of culture is learned consciously
C. To explain why cross-cultural conflict occurs
D. To explain the importance of invisible aspects of culture
Question 56: The word “rituals” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. cultures	B. formalities	C. assumptions	D. aspects
Question 57: The phrase “the tip of the iceberg” in paragraph 1 means that ___________.
A. visible aspects of culture are learned in formal institutions
B. most aspects of culture cannot be seen
C. other cultures seem cold to us
D. we usually focus on the highest forms of culture
Question 58: Which of the following was NOT mentioned as an example of invisible culture?
A. What topics to avoid in conversation. B. How late is considered impolite
C. What food to eat in a courthouse	 D. How people express interest in what others are saying
Question 59: The word “those” in paragraph 2 refers to__________.
A. people who speak a different language	B. people from a different culture
C. topics that should be avoided in conversation	D. invisible cultural assumptions
Question 60: It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that conflict results when ___________.
A. people think cultural differences are personal
B. people compete with those from other cultures
C. one culture is more invisible than another culture.
D. some people recognize more cultural differences than others.
Question 61: The author implies that institutions such as schools and workplaces ________.
A. are aware of cultural differences	B. teach their employees about cultural differences
C. share a common culture.	D. reinforce invisible cultural differences
Question 62: Which of the following would most likely result in misunderstanding?
A. Unusual food being cooked by foreign visitors 
B. Strange behaviour from someone speaking a foreign language.
C. Strange behaviour from someone speaking our language.
D. Learning about our own culture in school
Question 63: The word “exotic” in paragraph 4 could best be replaced by__________.
A. foreign B. informal	C. formal	D. expensive
Question 64: The following sentence can be added to paragraph 2 of the passage. Rather, we see them as rude or uncooperative, and we may apply labels to them, such as “passive aggressive.” Where would it best fit in the paragraph? Choose A, B, C or D.
A. Invisible elements of culture are important to us.
B. .. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behaviour as cultural in origin.
C. .
D.  For example, how long we can be late before being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening behaviour, what we consider beautiful or ugly- these are all aspects of culture that we learn and use without being aware of it.
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (2 điểm)
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as the provided one.
Question 1: This landscape is very beautiful! 	
How _______________________________________________________.
Question 2: They were looking for their lost dog all week. 	
They spent ________________________________________________.
Question 3: Immediately after his arrival home, a water-heater exploded. 
Hardly _____________________________________________________.
Question 4: “I’ sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.” Jill said. 	
Jill apologized ____________________________________________.
Question 5: As it got darker, we had more difficulty seeing. 
The darker it ____________________________________________.
II. Paragraph writing: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about advantages and disadvantages of facebook.
The following cues may help you have better arguments:
Advantages: socializing, communicating, getting in touch.
Disadvantages: wasting time, ruining health, committing bad things.
The conclusions.
_______________THE END_______________