ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QG THPT MÔN TIẾNG ANH TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN HUỆ - YÊN BÁI NĂM 2017

 
 
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 1: You can stay in the flat for free as long as you pay the bills.
A. Whether you pay the bills or stay in the flat, it is free.
B. Without the bills paid, you can stay in the free flat.
C. Unless the flat is free of bills, you cannot stay in it.
D. Provided you pay the bills, you can stay in the flat for free.
Question 2: They believe a single gunman carried out the attack.
A. The attack’s is believed to have carried out a single gunman
B. A single gunman is believed to have carried out the attack
C. It is believed to be carried out the attack by a single gunman.
D. It is believed that the attack has been carried out by a single gunman.
Question 3: "I'm sorry.  I didn’t do the homework." said the boy.
A. The boy admitted not doing the homework.
B. The boy said that he was sorry and he wouldn’t do the homework.
C. The boy denied not doing the homework.
D. The boy refused to do the homework.
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 4 to 8.
KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE
Personal space is a term that refers(4) ………. the distance we like to keep between ourselves and other people.  When(5)…………. we do  not  know  well gets too  close we usually  begin to  feel uncomfortable. If a business colleague comes closer than 1.2 meters, the most common response is to move(6)  ……… . Some interesting(7) ……….. have been done in libraries. If strangers come too close, many people get up and leave the building; others use different methods such as turning their back on the intruder. Living in cities has made people develop new skills for dealing with situations where they are very close to strangers.  Most people on crowded trains try not to look at strangers; they avoid skin contact, and apologize if hands touch by mistake. People use newspapers(8) …….. a barrier between themselves and other people, and if they do not have one, they stare into the distance, making sure they are not looking into anyone’s eyes.
Question 4:  A. from                   B. about                     C. to                          D. for
Question 5:  A. people                B. anyone                  C. someone                D. nobody
Question 6:  A. up                       B. away                     C. on                          D. in
Question 7:  A. survey                B. questionnaires       C. research                 D. studies
Question 8:  A. like                     B. alike                      C. as                          D. such as
 
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.
Câu 9: In Western culture, it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation.
                  A. discourteous          B. informal               C. irresponsible          D. insecure
Question 10: She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans.
                  A. single                    B. divorced                C. separated              D. married
 
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 11: Higher education is very importance to national economies and it is also a source of trained                                                          A                                  B
and educated personnel for the whole country
            C                                          D
Question 12: The basic  elements of public-opinion research are interviewers, questionnaires,
                                    A                                                            B
tabulating equipment, and  to sample population.
     C                                          D
Question 13: She asked why did  Mathew  look so  embarrassed when he saw Carole.
                                       A                   B                        C                             D
 
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 14: It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated.
                  A. evident                 B. frank                     C. significant             D. unclear
Question 15: Whenever problems  came up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
                  A. encounter              B. arrive                     C. clean                     D. happen
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 16: Football is thought _________________________in the world.
                  A. to play the most popular sport                B. to have been the most popular sport
                  C. to have played the most popular sport    D. to be the most popular sport
Question 17: Can you tell me who is responsible________ checking passports?
                  A. in                          B. to                           C. for                         D. about
Question 18: When my father was young, he______________  get up early to do the gardening.
                  A. used to                  B. was used to           C. got used to            D. use to
Question 19: The marathon, first staged in 1896, _______________ the legendary feat of a Greek soldier who carried news of victory from the battle at Marathon to Athens.
                  A. commemorates                                        B. commemorated
                  C. commemorating                                      D. was commemorated
Question 20: I ___________very well with my roommate now.  We never have arguments.
                  A. go on                    B. put on                    C. get on                    D. carry on
Question 21: The preparation  ________ by the time the guest _______________.            
                  A. had been finished/arrived                       B. have been finished- were arrived
                  C. have finished- arrived                             D. had finished-were arriving
Question 22: If she had known how awful this job was going to be, she_____________ it.
                  A. wouldn't have accepted                          B. would have accepted
                  C. would accept                                           D. wouldn't accept
Question 23: The number of unemployed people________________ recently.
                  A. is increasing          B. increase                 C. has increased        D. have increased
Question 24: The mother told her son _________________so impolitely.
                  A. not behave              B. didn't behave      C. to behave                D. not to behave
Question 25: Eugenie Clark has a wide _______________ about cultures of many countries in the world. 
                  A. knowing               B. known                   C. know                    D. knowledge
Question 26: I believe that he was concerned ___________all those matters which his wife mentioned.
                  A. above                    B. with                       C. upon                      D. over
Question 27: Jack asked his sister______________________.                      .
                  A. where she would go the following day  B. where you have gone tomorrow
                  C. where you will go tomorrow                  D. where would she go the following day
 
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 28: Kate: “Thank you for the lovely present. ” – Peter: “ _____________ . ”
                  A. I’m pleased you like it                            B. Not at all
                  C. Go ahead                                                 D. come on
Question 29: Anne: “Make yourself at home”.
John: “________________________”
                  A.That’s very kind of you. Thank you        B. Thanks! The same to you!
                  C. Not at all. Don’t mention it                     D. Yes, can I help you?
 
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 30:A. obedient             B. decision                 C. mischievous          D. biologist
Question 31:A. maintain             B. response                C. marriage                D. believe
 
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 32: The basketball team knew they lost the match.  They soon started to blame each other.
A. Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.
B. Not only did the basketball team lose the match but they blamed each other as well.
C. No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match.
D. As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match.
Question 33: He was able to finish his book. It was because his wife helped him.
A. If only he had been able to finish his book.
B. If it weren’t for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book.
C. Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t
D. But for his wife’s help, he couldn’t finish his book.
 
Mark the letter A, B,  C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differ from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
                  Question 34:A. laughs                                 B. volumes               C. takes           D. develops
                  Question 35:A. contact                                B. school                   C. facial          D. carpet
 
 
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.
FAMILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES
Family life in the United States is changing.  Fifty or sixty years ago, the wife was called a “housewife”. She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children.  The husband earned the money for the family.  He was usually out working all day.  He came home tired in the evening, so he did not do much housework.  And he did not see the children very much, except on weekends.
These days, however, more and more women work outside the home. They cannot stay with the children all day.   They, too, come home tired in the evening.   They do not want to spend the evening cooking dinner and cleaning up.  They do not have time to clean the house and do the  laundry.  So who is going to do the housework now?  Who is going to take care of the children?
Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it.  In these families, the husband and wife agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job.  For example, the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry.  Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights.
Then there is the question of the children.   In the past, many families got help with child care from grandparents.  Now families usually do not live near their relatives.  The grandparents are often too far away to help in a regular way.  More often, parents have to pay for child care help.  The help may be a babysitter or a day-care center.  The problem with this kind of help is the high cost.  It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well.
Parents may get another kind of help form the companies they work for. Many companies now let people with children work part-time.  That way, parents can spend more time with their children.  Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children.  For these men there is a new word: they are called “househusbands”.  In the USA more and more men are becoming househusbands every year.
These changes in the home mean changes in the family.  Fathers can learn to understand their children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better.  Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage.  They, too, may have a better understanding of each other.
Question 36: Sixty years ago, most women  _________________.              
                  A. were housewives                                     B. went out to work
                  C. did not do much housework                    D. had no children
Question 37: Nowadays, there are ____________________.
                  A. more work outside the home than before
                  B. more and more women staying with the children all day
                  C. more housewives than before
                  D. more women going out to work than before
Question 38: The word “laundry” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to 
                  A. cooking and washing up                         B. tidying up
                  C. washing and ironing                                D. shopping
Question 39: It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that_________________________         .
                  A. all couples with jobs can pay for help from a babysitter or a day-care center
                  B. couples with low-paid jobs can’t afford the cost of a babysitter or a day-care center
                  C. in the past, grandparents did not help the couples with child care
                  D. grandparents can help care the children in a regular way
Question 40: The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to__________________.       
                  A. children who spend more time with fathers than mothers
                  B. parents who work part-time
                  C. husbands who stop working to stay with the children
                  D. fathers who spend more time with their children
Question 41: The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may_____________.
                  A. help families                                            B. not change the children at all
                  C. not happen                                               D. cause problems for a marriage
Question 42: This article is about____________________.                          
                  A. American men as househusbands           B. housewives in America
                  C. how more American women are working    D. how family life in America is changing
 
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.
Butterflies are among the most extensively studied insects - an estimated 90 percent of the world's species have scientific names. As a consequence, they are perhaps the best group of insects for  examining  patterns  of  terrestrial  biotic  diversity  and distribution.  Butterflies  also  have  a favorable  image with  the  general  public. Hence,  they  are  an  excellent  group  for  communicating  information on science and conservation issues such as diversity. 
Perhaps  the aspect of butterfly diversity  that has  received  the most attention over  the past  century is the striking difference in species richness between tropical and temperate regions.  
For example,  in 1875 one biologist pointed out  the diversity of butterflies  in  the Amazon  when  he mentioned  that  about  700  species were  found within  an  hour's walk, whereas  the  total number  found on  the British  islands did not  exceed 66,  and  the whole of Europe  supported only  321. This early comparison of tropical and temperate butterfly richness has been well confirmed.
A  general  theory  of  diversity  would  have  to  predict  not  only  this  difference  between temperate  and  tropical  zones,  but  also  patterns within  each  region,  and  how  these  patterns  vary among  different  animal  and  plant  groups. However,  for  butterflies,  variation  of  species richness within  temperate  or  tropical  regions,  rather  man  between  them,  is poorly  understood.  Indeed, comparisons  of  numbers  of  species  among  the Amazon  basin,  tropical Asia,  and Africa  are  still mostly "personal communication" citations, even for vertebrates, In other words, unlike comparison between temperate and tropical areas, these patterns are still in the documentation phase.
In  documenting geographical  variation  in  butterfly  diversity,  some  arbitrary,  practical decisions are made. Diversity,  number  of  species,  and  species  richness  are  used synonymously; little is known about the evenness of butterfly distribution. The New World butterflies make up the preponderance of examples because they are the most familiar species. It is hoped that by focusing on them, the errors generated by imperfect and incomplete taxonomy will be minimized.
Question  43:  Which aspect of butterflies does the passage mainly discuss?
                  A. Their adaptation to different habitats     B. Their names
                  C. Their physical characteristics                  D. Their variety
Question  44:  The word consequence in the passage is closest in meaning to "………….".
                  A. explanation           B. result                     C. analysis                 D. requirement
Question  45:  Butterflies  are  a  good  example  for  communicating  information about  conservation  issues because they …………… .
                  A. are found mainly in temperate climates           B. have been given scientific names
                  C. are simple in structure                                      D. are viewed positively by people
Question  46:  The word striking in the passage is closest in meaning to "……………..".
                  A. successful             B. noticeable              C. confusing              D. physical
Question  47:  The word exceed  in the passage is closest in meaning to "……………".
                  A. come close to       B. locate                    C. go beyond             D. allow
Question  48:  All  of  the  followings  are mentioned as  being  important parts of a general  theory  of  diversity EXCEPT ……………….. .
                  A. migration among temperate and tropical zones
                  B. variation of patterns of distribution of species among different animals and plants
                  C. differences between temperate and tropical zones
                  D. patterns of distribution of species in each region
Question  49:  The author mentions tropical Asia  in the passage as an example of a location where ……….
                  A. butterflies are affected by human populations
                  B. documenting plant species is more difficult than documenting butterfly species
                  C. butterfly behavior varies with climate
                  D. a general theory of butterfly diversity has not yet been firmly established
Question  50:  Which of the following is NOT well understood by biologists?
                  A. Differences in species richness between temperate and tropical regions
                  B. Comparisons of behavior patterns of butterflies and certain animal groups
                  C. European butterfly habitats
D. Differences in species richness within a temperate or a tropical region