ĐH QUỐC GIA HÀ NỘI TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC NGOẠI NGỮ ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Question A duck B luck C nurse D pub Question A climbed B failed C laughed D saved Question A antique B brilliant C casual D humid Question A career B neighborhood C opinion D supporter Question She is a very talented girl You should listen to her playing _ violin A a B the C Ø D an Question Once you visit Son Doong Cave in Quang Binh, you amazed at its picturesque beauty A are B would be C were D will be Question A heavy storm suddenly when the children were playing happily in the park A comes B had come C was coming D came Question He couldn’t ride his bike _ there’s no air in one of the tyres A since B due to C though D despite Question The French government has discouraged grocery stores providing free plastic bags to customers since 2016 A against B from C with D towards Question 10 , Joe was annoyed to find that he had left his key at the coffee shop A After returned to his office B To have just returned to his office C Upon returning to his office D Having been returned to his office Question 11 When the 2018 Oscar for the best Actor in a Supporting Role, Sam Rockwell thanked his mom and dad for inspiring him with the love for movies A was awarded B having awarded C awarding D awarded Question 12 Please accept my apology I didn’t mean your birthday party last night A to be missed B to have missed C having missed D being missed Question 13 The whale shark has long been considered a(n) species as its natural habitat is seriously damaged owing to marine pollution A endangered B endanger C danger D dangerous Question 14 The management committee will meet several times this week to reach _ decisions about the future of the factory A obvious B direct C brief D sensible Question 15 You shouldn’t work all the time It you good to go out and enjoy yourself sometimes A gives B does C helps D brings Question 16 From my room on the sixth floor of the hotel, there’s a good _ of the mountains A scene B view C sight D look Question 17 It’s a shame that these two plans are exclusive Implementing one will automatically rule out the other A imperceptibly B respectively C mutually D exhaustively Question 18 This young entrepreneur may stand a chance of succeeding on account of his willingness to throw to the wind A forethought B discretion C prudence D caution Question 19 Alex is talking to his colleague, Tom, at tea break Alex: “Do you fancy a drink this evening?” Tom: “ ” A I’m afraid not I can manage without you B Thank you I’m glad you could go C Some other time, perhaps I’m busy tonight D Why not? Pleased to meet you, too Question 20 Two students are chatting in the corridor after class Tim: “ We should make a slide show for our history presentation next week.” Laura: “ ” A Sorry, I have to check my diary B That’s exactly what I was going to say Trang C I’d love to but I just can’t now D That’s true I understand how you feel 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 21 Using public transportation means not having to hunt for a parking space when you go downtown A gain B search C discover D purchase Question 22 I intended to spend a romantic weekend in Bali but the weather forecast was appalling enough to put me off A stop me from going B disappoint me C discourage me from going D interrupt me Question 23 All of the courses I have taken, this one is the hardest but most interesting A All of the courses I have taken are easier than and as interesting as this one B All of the courses I have taken are tougher and more fascinating than this C No other course I have taken was harder nor less fascinating than this D No other course I have taken was as tough nor as fascinating as this one Question 24 “Let’s give her more information about our plan next week,” said Michael A Michael suggested giving her more information about their plan the following week B Michael proposed that he would give her more information about their plan next week C Michael blamed them for not giving her more information about their plan the following week D Michael wanted to have permission to give her more information about next week’s plan Question 25 It was wrong of you to criticize her in front of her colleagues A You are wrong about criticizing her in front of her colleagues B You shouldn’t have criticized her in front of her colleagues C You didn’t need to criticize her in the presence of her colleagues D You must be mistaken about criticizing her with her colleagues 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 26 to 30 Being repeatedly late may just be accidental – or could it show a deeply rooted psychological desire to express your own superiority? When I worked in an office, meetings would often start late, usually because of a certain individual Then they would overrun and the whole day lost its shape But the individual was high-ranking and self-important: nobody challenged So what are the ethics of lateness? There’s a psychotherapist called Irvin Yalom who argues that all behaviour reflects psychology Just as people who like to be on time are motivated by certain deep-seated beliefs, so those who make others wait are acting out an inner agenda, often based on an acute sense of power There’s famous footage in which Silvio Berlusconi kept Angela Merkel waiting while he made a call on his mobile It speaks volumes But that is when all lateness is in one’s control What about when your train is cancelled or your flight is delayed or you had to wait longer for the plumber to arrive? In such cases, there’s not a lot of psychology involved Or is there? Some people will genuinely worry about the impact it will have on those left waiting, while others might secretly enjoy the power of their absence The essential fact is that lateness means breaking a convention – you can only be late in respect of a time agreed with other people Regardless of psychology, it has a social value And when we treat other people’s time as less valuable than our own, we treat them as inferior Question 26 What is the main idea of the passage? A Lateness indicates superiority of important individuals B Social values of individuals are fostered through lateness C Being late can reveal a lot about people’s psychology D People with high sense of power have a tendency to be late Question 27 What is the “speak volumes” in paragraph closest in meaning to? A tells a lot B makes sounds C holds power D talks loudly Question 28 Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A The way our minds work is responsible for the way we behave B Some people control a situation for their benefit through lateness C Lateness can have an impact on other people who are made to wait Trang D Most people react the same when lateness is out of their control Question 29 It can be inferred from the reading passage that _ A Berlusconi made Merkel wait as he wanted to show his importance B it is fashionable to be late to meetings because nobody challenges C the writer’s daily schedule was unaffected by his colleague’s lateness D nothing can be said about one’s psychology if lateness is out of control Question 30 What does the word “it” in paragraph refer to? A fact B lateness C convention D psychology 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 Most adults struggle to recall events from their first few years of life and now scientists have identified exactly when these childhood memories are lost forever A new study into childhood amnesia has found that it tends to take (31) _ around the age of seven The rapid decline of memories persisting while children are five and six is owing to the change in the way memories are formed Before the age of seven, children tend to have an (32) form of recall with no sense of time and place in their memories In older children, however, the early recollected events tend to be more adult like in their content and the way they are formed Faster rate of forgetting in children and higher turnover of memories means early memories are less likely to survive (33) , memories of younger children tend to lack autobiographical narrative leading to a process known as ‘retrieval induced forgetting’ (34) _ the action of remembering causes other information to be forgotten Consequently, if childhood memories can survive into the ninth or tenth year of life, they may stay a chance of (35) _ it into adulthood Question 31 A affect B effective C effect D effectively Question 32 A unbalanced B immature C insufficient D irrational Question 33 A Besides B However C Therefore D Otherwise Question 34 A whom B which C when D where Question 35 A turning B making C transferring D getting 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 36 When my parents got married, they paid for their car by monthly installments over two years A bank loan B partial payment C full payment D consumer borrowing Question 37 Lionel Messi was awarded the FIFA Golden Ball for a record fourth time in a row in 2013 A intermittently B successively C continuously D annually 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 38 They encouraged him a lot in the competition He didn’t give up because of that A Having encouraged considerably during the competition, he didn’t stop trying B But for their great encouragement in the competition, he would have given up C Their great encouragement made it impossible for him to be in great despair D Provided that they have encouraged him, he couldn’t have thought of giving up Question 39 His wife gave birth to their first child He understood what true responsibility meant A Never has he understood true responsibility before he became a parent himself B Were his first child not to be born, he wouldn’t understand true responsibility C Hardly had he understood true responsibility when their first child was born D Not until he became a parent did he understand what true responsibility meant Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Question 40 Not only the author but also the editor are responsible for the content of a book A but also B are C for D of Question 41 They aren’t allowed smoking in the house because of the bad smell A aren’t B smoking C because of D smell Question 42 The Prime Minister is to consider changes to sexually discrimination laws to enforce equal opportunities Trang A is B to C discrimination D enforce 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 Homeopathy, the alternative therapy created in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann, and now widely used all over the world, is based on the belief that the body can be stimulated to heal itself A central principle of the “treatment” is that “like cures like”, meaning a subtance that causes certain symptoms can also help to remove those symptoms Medicines used in homeopathy are created by heavily diluting in water the subtance in question and subsequently shaking the liquid vigorously They can then be made into tablets and pills Practitioners believe that the more a subtance is diluted in this way, the greater its power to treat symptoms However, in a new study, a working committee of medical experts at Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has claimed that homeopathic medicines are only as effective as placebos at treating illness Their research, involving the analysis of numerous reports from homeopathy interest groups and the public, concluded that there is no reliable evidence that homeopathy works Moreover, researchers uncovered no fewer than 68 ailments that homeopathic remedies had failed to treat, including asthma, sleep disturbances, cold and flu, and arthritis As a result of the findings, the NHMRC is urging health workers to inform their patients to be wary of anecdotal evidence that appears to support the effectiveness of homeopathic medicine “It isn’t possible to tell whether a health treatment is effective or not simply by considering the experience of one individual or the beliefs of a health practitioner,” says the report Experts believe that most illnesses said to have been cured by homeopathy would be cured by the body on its own without taking the medicine Apparently, many illnesses are short-lived by their very nature which often leads to people believing that it is the homeopathy that cures them A more serious matter is highlighted by Professor John Dwyer of the University of New South Wales As an immunologist, he is concerned about homeopathic vaccinations on offer for diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, none of which he considers effective According to Professor John Dwyer, the concept that homeopathic vaccinations are just as good as traditional vaccinations in delusion, and those who believe it are failing to protect themselves and their children Question 43 Which could be the best title for the passage? A ‘Homeopathy kills,’ say scientists B ‘Avoid homeopathy,’ say scientists C Homeopathy worth trying once D Unknown effects of homeopathy Question 44 According to the reading passage, homeopathic medicines are A prepare similarly for different diseases B made up of a variety of ingredients C suitable for a wide range of symptoms D available only in the liquid form Question 45 What does the word ‘their’ in paragraph refer to? A committee B NHMRC C medicines D placebos Question 46 The Australian study reveals that homeopathy is A increasingly popular with the public B helpful in the case of respiratory infections C ineffective in treating many diseases D of great interest to a certain group of people Question 47 What is the word ‘wary’ in paragraph closest in meaning to? A apprehensive B reluctant C cautious D observant Question 48 People tend to believe in homeopathy because of A advertisements displayed in health centers B positive feedback from a small number of people C reliable proof from recent medical reports D results of research into some alternatives therapies Question 49 What is the word “delusion” in paragraph closest in meaning to? A legend B falsehood C imagination D hallucination Question 50 In Professor John Dwyer’s view, homeopathic vaccinations A may bring about bad consequences B harm to people’s health C might be ridiculously expensive D are better than nothing at all Trang ... Question 31 A affect B effective C effect D effectively Question 32 A unbalanced B immature C insufficient D irrational Question 33 A Besides B However C Therefore D Otherwise Question 34 A whom... formed Faster rate of forgetting in children and higher turnover of memories means early memories are less likely to survive (33 ) , memories of younger children tend to lack autobiographical... from 31 to 35 Most adults struggle to recall events from their first few years of life and now scientists have identified exactly when these childhood memories are lost forever A new study into childhood