Đề luyện thi THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh - Đề 16

10/11/2016

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I. 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. experienced

Question 2: A. bought

B. worked

B. caught

C. watched

C. ought

D. arrived

D. laughed

II. 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. important

Question 4: A. necessity

B. commitment

B. professional

C. applicant

C. appropriate

D. together

D. economics

III. 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 5: A customs union is an organization of autonomous country that agree that international

trade between member states is free of restrictions.

A. boring

Question 6: The point at which pain becomes intolerable is known as the pain perception threshold.

A. elusive B. altered C. intensified D. bearable

B. massive

C. dependent

D. prosperous

IV. 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 7: The explorers were too tired that they found a site to camp overnight.

A

B

C

D

Question 8: We are working, that means that we are contributing goods and services to our society.

A

B

C

D

Question 9: What I told her a few days ago were not the solution to most of her problems.

A

B

C

D

V. 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.

Today, in many parts of the world, it is customary for people to shake hands upon meeting as gesture of

good will. Originally, however, the practice of shaking hands had more practical purpose.

Shaking hands originated in medieval times. In those days, when a man came on a stranger, he would

often automatically reach for his sword with his right hand, in case he had to use the weapon to defend

himself. Sometimes, both parties found themselves circling around each other, weapons in hand, until it

was mutually agreed that the weapons could be laid aside. Then, the two parties extended their right

hands to show that they had no weapons, and clasped them. This was the beginning of the handshake.

The custom of shaking hands is not a universal one. In the Orient, people have, for centuries, clasped

their own hands in front of them upon meeting to show that they held no weapons. In France, a custom

developed in which people who met would kiss each other on both cheeks. The natives of some South

Seas islands greet by rubbing noses.

Question 10. The purpose of shaking hands was….

A. just a ceremony showing friendship

C. to show that the two parties had no weapons

fight

B. a gesture of good will

D. to show that both parties were ready for a

Question 11. To show that one has no intention to fight,….

A. the Oriental people kiss each other’s hand

B. shaking hands has been practised all over the world

C. there have been various ways depending on different cultures

D. people laid aside their weapons

Question 12. The practice of shaking hands….

A. is very popular in the world

C. used to be popular, but now it is out of date

B. is being replaced by other customs

D. is considered not to be very polite

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Question 13. The word “came on” in the 2^ndsentence of paragraph 2 can best be replaced by….

A. visited

B. waited for

C. attacked

D. happened to

meet

VI. 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 14. If only I had taken that job in the bank.

A. I wish I took that job in the bank.

C. I wish I have taken that job in the bank.

B. I regret not taking that job in the bank.

D. I regret not take that job in the bank.

Question 15. They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic.

A. They left early so as to not get caught in the traffic.

B. They left early so that they not to get caught in the traffic.

C. They left early in order to not get caught in the traffic.

D. They left early to avoid getting caught in the traffic.

VII. 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 16. I tried hard. I couldn’t open the door.

A. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t open the door.

B. Try as hard as I might, I couldn’t open the door.

C. It is difficult for me to open the door.

D. I could open the door with difficulty.

Question 17. I lost my key. I had to wait in the dark for hours.

A. Having to wait in the dark for hours because I had lost my key.

B. If I hadn’t lost my key, I wouldn’t have had to wait in the dark for hours.

C. If I hadn’t lost my key, I wouldn’t have to wait in the dark for hours.

D. If I didn’t lose my key, I wouldn’t have to wait in the dark for hours.

VIII. 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 18: Marta and Patrice is a couple. They are going to a friend’s party.

Marta: Do I still have to change my clothes?

A. Sure, take your time B. Let’s discuss that some time

C. Don’t change your mind, please D. The party begins at 2 pm

Question 19: Hung and Derek are classmates. They are talking about their sports hobby.

Hung: Don’t you like watching football? Derek: _________.

B. No, I do. I like it a lot C. It’s nice D. Yes, I love it

Patrice: --_________.

A. Yes, I don’t

IX. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in

meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 20: The news should be put in the most noticeable place so that all the students can be well-

informed.

A. suspicious

Question 21: Parents regard facial and vocal expressions as indicators of how a baby is feeling.

A. read B. translate C. display D. consider

Question 22: I told her I understood what she was feeling as we were both after all in the same boat.

B. popular

C. easily seen

D. beautiful

A. in a similar take

C. in a similar situation

B. in a similar find

D. in a similar case

X. 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 21 to 32.

I was raised on a farm in a remote village in the 1950s. The winter months were endless and

everything was covered in snow. I was always (23)________ for the warmer weather to come. When

spring arrived, everything came alive- flowers would bloom and the animals would come out of

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hibernation. I would follow the bear tracks and search for them. Once, however, I (24) ________ an

angry mother bear who saw me as a threat. (25) ________ the sight of the bear, I did what my father had

told me. I stood still until she stopped growling and walked away. The trick was effective, but looking

back now, I realized that the situation was far more serious than I thought at the time. By the age of

twelve, I had lots of camping experience , as I used to go camping with my dog on my school holidays.

We would spend days (26) ________ the forest, catching fish for dinner, looking at the frogs and the (27)

________ of birds and the insects hopping up and down on the surface of the water. Of course, this was

possible only during the warm months. When the autumn came, everything went quiet, which was quite

usual in those parts. It wasn’t long before the animals disappeared, the birds flew south and the snow

took over. The place became deserted once again.

Question 23: A. willing

Question 24: A. found out

Question 25: A. By

B. keen

B. came across

B. At

C. eager

C. dealt with

C. On

D. enthusiastic

D. reached

D. In

Question 26: A. investigating

Question 27: A. sets

B. detecting

B. swarms

C. researching

C. bunches

D. exploring

D. flocks

XI. 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.

The concept of obtaining fresh water from iceberg that is towed to populated areas and arid

regions of the world was once treated as a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is

being considered quite seriously by many nations, especially since scientists have warned that the human

race will outgrow its fresh water supply faster than it runs out of food. Glaciers are a possible source of

fresh water that has been overlooked until recently. (A)

Three-quarters of the Earth's fresh water supply is still tied up in glacial ice, a reservoir of untapped

fresh water so immense that it could sustain all the rivers of the world for 1,000 years. Floating on the

oceans every year are 7,659 trillion metric tons of ice encased in 10,000 icebergs that break away from

the polar ice caps, more than ninety percent of them from Antarctica. (B)

Huge glaciers that stretch over the shallow continental shelf give birth to icebergs throughout the

year. Icebergs are not like sea ice, which is formed when the sea itself freezes; rather, they are formed

entirely on land, breaking off when glaciers spread over the sea. As they drift away from the polar region,

icebergs sometimes move mysteriously in a direction opposite to the wind, pulled by subsurface

currents. Because they melt more slowly than smaller pieces of ice, icebergs have been known to drift as

far north as 35 degrees south of the equator in the Atlantic Ocean. (C)

The difficulty arises in other technical matters, such as the prevention of rapid melting in warmer

climates and the funneling of fresh water to shore in great volume. But even if the icebergs lost half of

their volume in towing, the water they could provide would be far cheaper than that produced by

desalination, or removing salt from water. (D)

Question 28: What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The movement of glaciers

C. Future water shortages

B. Icebergs as a source of fresh water

D. The future of the world's rivers

Question 29: The word “arid” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.

A. anhydrous B. fruitful C. remote D. distant

Question 30: The word "it" in the first paragraph refers to ________.

A. an iceberg that is towed

C. the population of arid areas

B. obtaining fresh water from icebergs

D. real life

Question 31: According to the author, most of the world's fresh water is to be found in ________.

A. oceans B. rivers C. glaciers D. reservoirs

Question 32: The word “currents” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.

A. pulls

B. waves

C. weather

D. flows of water

Question 33: How are icebergs formed?

A. They break off from glaciers

C. Rivers freeze

B. Seawater freezes

D. Small pieces of floating ice converge

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Question 34: With which of the following ideas would the author be likely to agree?

A. Towing icebergs to dry areas is economically possible

B. Desalination of water is the best way to obtain drinking water

C. Using water from icebergs is a very short-term solution to water shortages

D. Icebergs could not be towed very far before they would melt

Question 35: Which is the best place where the following sentence will most properly fit? "To corral

them and steer them to parts of the world where they are needed would not be too difficult."

A. (A)

Question 36: The word "that" in the last paragraph refers to _________.

A. the volume B. the water C. the iceberg D. the towing

B. (B)

C. (C)

D. (D)

Question 37: What are the technical matters mentioned as the difficulty arising in the process of

obtaining fresh water from the iceberg?

A. The prevention of rapid melting iceberg

B. The filtering water and the funneling it to shore in a large amount

C. The purifying the fresh water and carrying it to shore

D. The prevention of rapid melting and the funneling to shore in great volume

XII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of

the following questions.

Question 38: My relative, __________ you met yesterday, is an engineer.

A. whose

Question 39: I __________ the bell three times when he answered the door.

A. would ring B. rang C. had rung D. was ringing

Question 40: If Joe had practised tennis more when he was younger, he _____ able to play it then.

B. whom

C. that

D. B and C are correct

A. would be

Question 41: All right, Johnny, it’s time you __________ to bed.

A. are going to go B. will be going C. would go

Question 42: I bitterly regret __________ him the story yesterday.

A. to be telling B. telling C. to tell

B. would have been C. will be

D. wouldn’t be

D. went

D. to have told

Question 43: The water company will have to __________ off water supplies while repairs to the pipes

are carried out.

A. cut

B. set

C. take

D. break

Question 44: There was ________ to prevent the accident. It happened while everyone was sleeping.

A. nothing we couldn’t do

C. nothing we could do

B. anything we could do

D. something could do

Question 45: Only when you grow up __________ how to organize things more neatly.

A. do you know B. you will know C. you know D. will you know

Question 46: You can go where you like __________ you get back before dark.

A. although B. as long as C. or else D. despite

Question 47: Your fare, accommodation and meals are all __________ in the price of this holiday.

A. included B. collected C. enclosed D. composed

Question 48: We are looking __________ to receiving a prompt reply to our letter.

A. round B. through C. forward D. after

Question 49: Would it be possible to make an early __________ to have my car serviced tomorrow?

A. appoint B. appointing C. appointed D. appointment

Question 50: A great __________ of people go to different places to enjoy their holidays.

A. part B. majority C. mass D. number

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