Sở GD- ĐT PhúYên ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2018 Trường THPT TrầnSuyền Môn: TiếngAnh Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, khơng tính thời gian phát đề 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 1.A resource B history C effort D victim Question 2.A diversity B equivalent C academic D competitive 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 pronounciation in each of the following questions Question 3.A rough B tough C enough D cough Question 4.A survived B maintained C started D determined Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question All the characters in the book are A imaginary B imaginable C imagination D imaginative Question The hen has just _ a big egg A lain B laid C lied D lay Question There aren’t any _ for accountancy in our company A situations B vacancies C spaces D offers Question He’d hardly finished doing his homework when you arrived, _? A didn’t he B would he C hadn’t he D had he Question Barbara didn’t mention about her progress report at work, but I’m sure she is A concerning B being concerned C to concern D to be concerned Question 10 Had they arrived at the shop earlier, they a better selection of clothes A will find B would be finding C would have found D will have found Question 11 I can’t this noise any longer I’m going to write a letter of complaint to the local authority about this problem A put up with B take away from C get back to D make out of Question 12 There are different styles in classical music, on when the music was composed A depend B depending C depends D depended Question 13 The decision I was to take so risky that I had to think A comprehensively B profoundly C reluntantly D simultaneously Question 14 You _ finish your homework now You can it after dinner A couldn’t B don’t have to C mustn’t D shouldn’t Question 15 Socrates was a man A fun-lokking B fun-looked C funny-looked D funny-looking Question 16 Hurry up or they serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant A stopped B will have stopped C are stopping D would stop Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in the meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 17."It is a really difficult matter to decide how to solve now I will need time to think it over.” A to make it better B to think out of time C to sleep on it D to make up for it Question 18 Videocameras attached to sea turles and sharks reveal an underwater world hidden to humans A exposed B unrelated C invisible D phenomenal Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in the meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 19.The consequences of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary measures A severe B beneficial C physical D damaging Question 20 In big cities, animals should be kept under control A.out of dispute B.out of discipline C.out of hand D.out of order Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges Question 21 Peter: “Do you have the time please?” Jane: “ ” A I am very sorry I am already late B I am busy right now I am afraid C Yes, I have some time for y D I am sorry I don’t have a watch here Question 22 Thomas: “I am sorry I can not be of more help in this matter.” Ellen : “ ” A Yes, the matter is helpless B You are welcome C That’s fine I understand D I am glad Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Question 23.Scientists are stilluncertain ofwhat the universe originated millions of years ago A B C D Question 24 The 6-year-old boy resembles to his mother some what more than his older A B C brother does D Question 25.In the beginning, radios cost much more than they today because they turned A B C out slowly and expensively by hand D Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions Question 26 Thetest we did last time was more difficult than this one A.We did an easy test last time and a difficult one this time B This test is not as difficult as the one we did last time C This time we have to the most difficult test of all D The test we have done this time is not difficult at all Question 27 He cannot practice scuba diving because he has a weak heart A The fact that he has a weak heart cannot stop him practicing scuba diving B Scuba diving makes him suffer from having a weak heart C The reason why he cannot practice scuba diving is that he has a weak heart D He has a weak heart but he continues to practice scuba diving Question 28 “It’s the excessive number of songs that makes my laptop crash” said Tim A Tim refused to save more songs on his laptop t avoid crash B Tim blamed the excessive number of songs for the crash of his laptop C Tim insisted that the songs be deleted from his laptop to avoid crash D Tim advised me not to save so many songs that his laptop crashed Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions Question 29 The burglar might come back You’d better change all the locks A The burglar will come back unless you change all the locks B If you don’t change all the locks, the burglar could come back C You’d better change all the locks in case the burglar comes back D You’d better change all the locks or the burglar will come back Question 30 I had two job offers upon graduation Neither of them was appropriate for my qualifications A Though I wasn’t qualified enough, two jobs were offered to me upon graduation B The two jobs offered to me after I graduated were in appropriate for my qualifications C Both of the job offers I had prior to my graduation were appropriate for my qualifications D I was offered two jobs soon after my graduation, both of which were suitable for my qualifications 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 Almost 90 percent of American students below the college level attend public elementary and secondary schools, which not charge tuition but rely on local and state taxes for funding Traditionally, elementary school includes kindergarten through the eighth grade In some places, (31) , elementary school ends after the sixth grade, and students attend middle school, or junior high school, from grades seven through nine Similarly, secondary school, or high school, traditionally comprises grades nine through twelve, but in some places begins (32) the tenth grade Most of the students who not attend public elementary and secondary schools attend private schools, for which their families pay (33) Four out of five private schools are run by religious groups In these schools religious instruction is part of the curriculum, (34) also includes the traditional academic courses There is also a small but growing number of parents who educate their children themselves, a practice known as home schooling The United States does not have a national school system Nor, with the exception of the military academies, are there schools run by the federal government But the government (35) guidance and funding for federal educational programs in which both public and private schools take part and the U.S Department of Education oversees these programs Question 31: A whereas B therefore C however D moreover Question 32: A with B in C on D at Question 33: A money B tuition C cost D expense Question 34: A where B what C which D that Question 35: A provide B give C make D offer 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 After 1785, the production of children's books in the Untied States increased but remained largely reprints of British books, often those published by John Newbery, the first publisher to produce books aimed primarily at diverting a child audience Ultimately, however, it was not the cheerful, commercialminded Newbery, but Anglo-Irish author Maria Edgeworth who had the strongest influence on this period of American children's literature The eighteenth century had seen a gradual shift away from the spiritual intensity of earlier American religious writings for children, toward a more generalized moralism Newbery notwithstanding, Americans still looked on children's books as vehicles for instruction, not amusement, though they would accept a moderate amount of fictional entertainment for the sake of more successful instruction As the children's book market expanded, then, what both public and publishers wanted was the kind of fiction Maria Edgeworth wrote: stories interesting enough to attract children and morally instructive enough to allay adult distrust of fiction American reaction against imported books for children set in after the War of 1812 with the British A wave of nationalism permeated everything, and the self-conscious new nation found foreign writings (particularly those from the British monarchy) unsuitable for the children of a democratic republic, a slate of self-governing, equal citizens Publishers of children's books began to encourage American writers to write for American children When they responded, the pattern established by Maria Edgeworth was at hand, attractive to most of them for both its rationalism and its high moral tone Early in the 1820's, stories of willful children learning to obey, of careless children learning to take care, of selfish children learning to "tire for others," started to flow from American presses, successfully achieving Edgeworth's tone, though rarely her lively style Imitative as they were, these early American stories wee quite distinguishable from their British counterparts Few servants appeared in them, and if class distinctions had by no means disappeared, there was much democratic insistence on the worthiness of every level of birth and work The characters of children in this fiction were serious, conscientious, self-reflective, and independent-testimony to the continuing influence of the earlier American moralistic tradition in children's books Question 36 What does the passage mainly discuss? A Basic differences between British and American literature for children B Successful publishers of children's books in Britain and North America C The development of children's literature in the United States D The career of Maria Edgeworth as an author of children's books Question 37 The publisher John Newbery is principally known for which of the following reasons? A He had more influence on children American children's literature than any other publisher B He published books aimed at amusing children rather than instructing them C He was commercially minded and cheerful D He produced and sold books written by Maria Edgeworth Question 38 The word "notwithstanding" in line is closest in meaning to A as a part of B as a result of C in addition to D in spite of Question 39 The word "they" in line refers to A Americans B books C children D vehicles Question 40 The word "allay" in line 12 is closest in meaning to A reduce B confirm C clarify D attack Question 41 It can be inferred from the passage that American children's books sold before 1785 were almost always _ A attractive and interesting to children B intended only for religious and moral instruction C written by Maria Edgeworth D written by American authors Question 42 According to the passage, American children's stories differed from their British equivalents in that the characters in American stories were A rarely servants B generally not from a variety of social classes C children who showed a change of behavior D children who were well behaved 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 The native religion of Japan is Shinto, an indigenous folk religion that finds spirits abounding in nature There is no formal creed, or indeed much of any philosophy behind it It basically allows followers a way of currying favour with various gods so as to receive good luck Even today, many older Japanese will, when walking past a shrine, turn and bow to the spirits within Mahayana Buddhism arrived in Japan in the 6th century Over the centuries, it grew in prestige and was divided into sects Today, the most well-known forms of Japanese Buddhism are Soka Gakkai - the quasi-political religious group that has significant political clout - and Zen Buddhism Shinto and Buddhism have a long and intertwined history in Japan, and it is only in the past hundred years or so that they have been separated Even today things can be confusing, as the design of Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples can look very much alike The key tip: If there's a torii (a large, twolegged arch) standing at the entrance of the grounds, it's a Shinto shrine; if not, it's a Buddhist temple A visit to a shrine first involves the visitor washing his hands and mouth at a pool in front of the shrine Then he will make an offering of money, ring the gong, bow twice, clap twice and bow twice more To an outsider's eyes, there are a few differences with regards to religion as it is practised in Japan The most obvious is that in Japan it is perfectly permissible - indeed, almost expected - that people can be both Buddhist and Shintoist at the same time Many Japanese, for example, will get married in a Shinto ceremony, but will have Buddhist rites at their funerals In fact, many Japanese seem to avoid people who appear overtly religious Occasionally you will meet a proselytiser of some religion on the street, but in general, people seem to think that that kind of behaviour is reserved for cult members People have strong memories of the cult that killed and injured so many people on the Tokyo underground system with toxic sarin gas in 1995, and find anyone who is not moderate in his religion a little unsettling Performing dispassionate, ritualistic acts is line, I suppose, but many Japanese cannot begin to fathom those who take strong moral stands So much of Japanese society is geared towards enjoying oneself that there seems to be no appetite left for considering intangible issues As one Japanese told me when I expressed an appreciation in the aesthetics of Zen, "I can't it It's just too hard." This attitude may go a long way in explaining why non-Japanese friends of mine who were so interested in Buddhism wound up criticising Japan as a religiously dead society Question 43: What does the passage mainly discuss? A religion in Japan B Japanese behaviours in religion C cultural beliefs in Japan D origin of religions in Japan Question 44: The word "it" in paragraph refers to A Shinto B nature C creed D Japan Question 45: A visitor to a Shinto shrine has to A wash his hands and mouth after performing some rites in the shrine B ring the gong in the front of the shrine C offer some money to the beggars in the shrine D wash his hands and mouth before coming in the shrine Question 46: The word "fathom" in paragraph is closest in meaning to A understand B reputation C recognise D level Question 47: Soka Gakkai is a group of Buddhists that A has great power and influence in Japanese politics B consists of leading members of political parties in Japan C separated from Buddhism in the 6th century D has a close connection with Zen Buddhism Question 48: It can be inferred that a non-Japanese Buddhist A may find some differences in the way Japanese practise Buddhism B will be surprised with the Buddhist rites at Japanese funerals C may find a Shinto wedding ceremony strange D has to become a Shintoist if he wants to settle in Japan Question 49: The word "prestige" in paragraph is closest in meaning to A rank B status C level D reputation Question 50: Shinto, the native religion of Japan, has A many indigenous followers B its origin from Buddhism C no set of formal religious beliefs D a lot of philosophy behind it KEYS 1.A 11 A 21 D 31.C 41 B 2.C D C 12 B 13.A 14 B 22 C 23.C 24 B 32.D 33.B 34.C 42 A 43 B 44.A A B B D A 10 C 15 D 16 B 17 C 18 C 19 B 20 C 25 C 26 B 27 C 28 B 29 C 30 B 35.A 36 C 37 B 38 D 39 A 40 A 45 D 46.A 47.A 48.A 49.D 50.D ... time was more difficult than this one A.We did an easy test last time and a difficult one this time B This test is not as difficult as the one we did last time C This time we have to the most... disappeared, there was much democratic insistence on the worthiness of every level of birth and work The characters of children in this fiction were serious, conscientious, self-reflective, and... we did last time C This time we have to the most difficult test of all D The test we have done this time is not difficult at all Question 27 He cannot practice scuba diving because he has a weak