ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT (ĐỀ SỐ 03) Time allowed: 60 minutes Question 1 - 2: Pronunciation 1. A. trained B. proved C. impressed D. performed 2. A. events B. spirit C. Asian D. silver Question 3 - 5: Stress syllable 3. A. associate B. operate C. integrate D. recognize 4. A. ambitious B. dangerous C. mysterious D. intelligent 5. A. secretary B. necessary C. classify D. vocabulary Question 6 – 30: Vocabulary and Structure 6. Columbia University's School of Public Health is ________ the most handful schools of public health in the United States. A. one that B. the one C. one of D. one 7. More than anything, what saved Jamestown was the highly successful cultivation of tobacco, _____ Indian assistance with farming undoubtedly played a major part as well. A. although B. in spite of C. nor D. neither 8. According to legend, coffee beans _______ in town of Kaffa. A. first discovered B. were first discovered C. discovered first D. have first discovered 9. Martin Luther King Jr. after his father's assassination, _________ the mission of his father to fight for the rights of blacks in America and achieved some notable success in the 1970s. A. continued B. continuing C. and continues D. is continuing 10. In the symphony orchestra, bass drums are not _________ kettle drums. A. as prevalent B. so prevalent as C. that prevalent D. prevalent than 11. _ "_________" _ "Yes, I'd like to." A. How do you do? B. How about something to drink? C. What about going shopping D. What do you like doing 12. Total color blindness, __________, is the result of a detect in the retina. A. a rare condition that B. a rare condition C. that a rare condition D. is a rare condition 13. In the fourteenth century, _________ that glass coated with silver nitrate would turn yellow when fired in an oven. A. the discovery B. it was discovered C. with the discovery D. if it was discovered Đề kiểm tra thử 14. __________ electric eels send a series of blips of electricity into the water around them and they can detect the pattern of electricity of the water changes. A. All of B. Every C. All D. Of each 15. _______ an ownership of nearly 60 to 62 percent of corporate equities, this mean 1-2 percent of American society possesses about 43 percent of the total wealth of the nation. A. The range of B. Ranging C. Ranging from D. The range 16. Earthquakes can damage a tree __________ violently, and it can take several years for the tree to heal. A. to cause shaking B. when shaking it causes C. by causing it to shake D. to cause to shake it 17. __________ classified as a carnivore, the North American Grizzly bear eats berries and even grass. A. Just as B. Because of C. Although D. Either 18. The sea horse uses ___________ to cling to the seaweed and other plants. A. it has a tail B. a tail with which it C. its tail D. as its tail 19. The human skin forms _________ against the action of physical, chemical, and bacterial agents on the deeper tissues. A. protective a barrier is B. a protective barrier C. a barrier protect D. a barrier protects 20. The swallows of Capistrano are famous __________ to the same nests in California each spring. A. to return B. who returned C. they returned D. for returning 21. The invention in the 1920s of the Corning ribbon __________ important, because from that time on the price of a light bulb plunged. A. machine was B. while a machine was C. had a machine D. for the machine 22. In 1950, aspirin earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records _________. A. in the world's best selling painkiller B. in the world as a best selling painkiller C. in the world's best-selling painkiller D. of the world's best selling painkiller 23. Perhaps we should think in terms of raising interest rates ________ them, in consideration of the new reports about inflation reported last June A. then reducing B. and reduce C. although reduce D. rather than reducing 24. _ "Do you mind if I use your bike?" _ "___________" A. Yes, you do B. Yes. It's my pleasure C. No, you don't D. No. You can use it. 25. The Pulitzer Prize has been ___________ in American literature for more than seventy years. A. the award most prestigious that B. the most prestigious award C. a prestigious award that most D. most prestigious award 26. Spain and Portugal's competition for economic domination in the Americas __________ after Columbus's return to Europe, when they both realized that the New land could increase their gold reserves. A. began B. begin C. begun D. was beginning 27. In this pure state antimony has no important uses, but _________ with other substances, it is an extremely useful metal. A. when combined physically or chemically B. combined when physically or chemically C. the physical and chemical combination D. it is combined physically or chemically 28. The lenses in an optical microscope bend the light passing through a specimen to form an image of that specimen that is much larger _________ actually viewed. A. than it B. than the one C. one than D. than one which 29. In hot, dry regions, the Sun's heat causes the outer layer of rocks _______, a process called exfoliation. A. are expanded and peeled away B. to expand and peel away C. expands and peels away D. they expand and peel away 30. I'd rather you __________ anyone what I said. A. don't tell B. didn't tell C. won't tell D. not to tell Question 31 – 35: Complete the passage by choosing the best option It was a Monday morning in the office and, as usual, everyone was busy sorting through their mail before starting work. The other staff had __________ that Nicky, one of the computer operators, had been looking rather miserable recently and they wondered what might have happened to make her so (32) _________. Suddenly Nicky accidentally (33) __________ over a cup of coffee. As she was clearing up the mess, the girl sitting next to her happened to glance at Nicky's right hand. There was a large swelling at the wrist. "What on earth have you (34) __________ to yourself? Does it hurt?" asked the girl. "Yes, it does. I think I've injured it using the computer," replied Nicky. "I think you'd better go and let the doctor (39) _________ it," said the girl. "Let's hope there's no permanent damage to your hand. 31. A. recognized B. realized C. noticed D. identified 32. A. sick B. bored C. uninterested D. depressed 33. A. kicked B. punched C. hit D. knocked 34. A. made B. done C. happened D. brought 35. A. check B. inspect C. examine D. investigate Question 36 – 40: Read the following passage and choose the best answer. In many modern countries, people think of a family as a mother, a father and their children. But this is not the only kind of the family group. In some parts of the world, a family group has many other members. This kind of large family is called an "extended family" or a "join family" The joint family includes all living relatives on either the mother's or the father's side of the family. It is made up of grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts and cousins. They live together in a large house or in huts built close together. Early people lived in joint families. They had to be part of a large group in order to survive. The members of the group help each other hunt. They work together to protect themselves from dangerous animals and other enemies. In China, people lived in joint families. When a son married, he and his wife lived at his parents' home. Unmarried daughters remained at home until they get married. Chinese children felt very loyal to their parents. Younger members of the joint family always took care of the old ones. In India and Africa, some people still live in joint families. The members of a joint family share their earnings and property. If one member of the group becomes ill or has bad luck, the others help the person. As in the past, the members of the joint family offer each other help and protection. 36. The word in paragraph 2 that means "to be made up of" is ___________ A. include B. relatives C. live D. hut 37. Long time ago, members of joint families ___________. A. did not live together B. helped each other catch animals C. only played together D. live separately in order to survive 38. Chinese people felt loyal to their ______________ A. relatives B. parents C. cousins D. younger sister 39. In India and Africa, people in joint families help person when ___________ A. he has good luck B. he has bad luck C. he gets rid of illness D. he shares them his earnings 40. On the whole, this story is about ________________ A. all types of family B. families in China C. joint families D. families found in India and Africa Question 41 – 45: Find an error in each sentence 41. The oxygen in the air we breath has no taste, smell, or color. A B C D 42. Because of the availability of trucks and easy access to modern highways, the locate of farms has become A relatively unimportant with respect to their respect from markets. B C D 43. Long before his death, John Dewey see his philosophy have a profound influence on education and though A B C in the United States and elsewhere. D 44. Margaret Mead achieved world famous through her studies of child-rearing, personality, and culture. A B C D 45. The central purpose of management is for making every action or decision help achieve a carefully chosen goal. A B C D Question 46 – 50: Choose the best sentence 46. /try / stop / smoke / he / he / never / success / many times// A. He has tried to stop smoke many times but he never succeeded. B. He has tried to stop smoking many times but he never succeeded. C. He has tried to stop to smoke many times but he never succeeded. D. He has tried to stop smoking many times but he has never succeeded. 47. / promise / he / me / send / arrive / post card / as soon as/ Madrid// A. He promised send me a post card as soon as he arrived in Madrid. B. He promised to send me a post card as soon as he arrived at Madrid. C. He promised to send me a post card as soon as he arrived in Madrid. D. He promised to sending me a post card as soon as he arrived in Madrid. 48. / need / developing countries/ research / do / agriculture problems/ solutions / find// A. Developing countries need doing research to find solutions to agriculture problems. B. Developing countries need to do research to find solutions to agriculture problems. C. Developing countries need to do researching to find solutions to agriculture problems. D. Developing countries need doing research to finding solutions to agriculture problems. 49. practice / play / tennis / every day / she / because / one day / want / famous / she// A. She practice playing tennis one day because she wants to be famous everyday B. She practice playing tennis every day because she wants famous one day C. She practices playing tennis every day because she wants being famous one day D. She practices playing tennis every day because she wants to be famous one day 50. / stop/ try / never / you / problem / solution / get// A. Never stop trying until you get the right solution to the problem. B. Never stop trying until you get the right solution of the problem. C. Never stop trying until you get the right solution from the problem. D. Never stop trying until you get the right solution on the problem. . ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT (ĐỀ SỐ 03) Time allowed: 60 minutes Question 1 - 2: Pronunciation 1. A. trained B. proved C. impressed D. performed. coated with silver nitrate would turn yellow when fired in an oven. A. the discovery B. it was discovered C. with the discovery D. if it was discovered Đề kiểm tra thử 14. __________ electric. people think of a family as a mother, a father and their children. But this is not the only kind of the family group. In some parts of the world, a family group has many other members. This kind