SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN (Đề thực hành) KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017 Môn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions a.achieves b.shakes c draws d plans a.approached b.sacrificed c unwrapped d obliged Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions 3.a.attract b.person c signal d instance 4.a.possible b.university c secondary d suitable Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 5.John asked me _ in English a.what does this word mean b.what that word means c what did this word mean d what that word meant She said I _ an angel a.am b.was c were d have been 7.Those spacecrafts are used taking photographs _ space a.about / through b.for /in c of / at d in / off 8.They have just found the couple and their car _ were swept away during the heavy storm last week a.that b.which c whose d when 9.Frank's wallet is lying on the coffee table He _ it here last night a.must have left b.should have left c must be leaving d needn't leave 10.A / an _ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct a.dangerous b.endanger c endangered d endangerment 11.The sandwich was bought a week ago; I don’t think it is now a.editable b.efficient c edible d effective 12 After months of searching I finally _ to land a job as an accountant in an insurance company a.committed b.obtained c attended d managed 13.In the kitchen, there is a table a.beautiful large round wooden b.large beautiful wooden round c wooden round large beautiful d round large wooden beautiful 14 Jack was wearing blue jeans and a torn T-shirt, while all other guests had on formal dinner wear He really _ a.stood out b.stayed out c came out d look out 15.Many modern medicines are derived _ plants and animals a.on b.for c from d in 16.No one but John a brilliant answer to the tough question raised by the professor a came in for b.came down with c.came up to d came up with Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges 17.- David: “I failed my driving test yesterday.” - Tom: “ _” a.You should try your best at it b.I wish that we could talk about it c Oh well You’re in a good company d You want to pass the test Dream on! 18.“I took a picture of you just now.” – “Really? I with attention.” a.didn’t look b.wasn’t looking c am not looking d haven’t looked Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions 19.Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems a.taken off b.put away c wiped out d gone over 20 The puddles had coalesced into a small stream a.cooled b.burned c united d exploded Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions 21.Using more natural resources without degarding the planet any further is this century’s biggest challenge a.improving b.generating c.destroying d.preventing 22.One by one the old building in the city have been constructed and replaced with new tower blocks a.repaired b.demolished c.improved d disolved Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions 23.Although species evolve differently, most of them adapt to a specific habitat or environment that best a b c meets their survive needs d 24.Americans have begin leaning toward the idea that marriage is more of an option, rather than a milestone a b c on the path to adulthood d 25.Future is a time when most people assume that everything will keep getting better and future generations a b c will enjoy life in a more better world d Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions 26.Those who are riding a motorbike are not allowed to take off their helmet a.Those who are wearing a helmet are not allowed to ride a motorbike b.It is the helmet that one needn't wear when he is riding a motorbike c You should not wear a helmet when you are riding a motorbike d People must never take their helmet off while they are riding a motorbike 27.The last time when I saw her was three years ago a.I have often seen her for the last three years b.About three years ago, I used to meet her c I have not seen her for three years d I saw her three years ago and will never meet her again 28.It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement a.But for you assistance, we could not have, got achievement b.Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement c If you assisted us, we could not get achievement d Without your assistance, we could get achievement Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions./ Or Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is DIFFERENT in meaning to each of the following questions 29.The holiday was so expensive We could only afford five days a.It was such an expensive holiday that we could only afford five days b.The holiday was dirt cheap, so we could afford more than five days c So expensive was a five-day holiday that we could hardly afford it d A five-day holiday wasn’t cheap, so we couldn’t afford it 30 The basketball team knew they lost the match They soon started to blame each other a.As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match b.No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match c Not only did the basketball team lose the match but they blamed each other as well d Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other 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 Speech is one of the most important communicating (31) It consists of far more than just making noises To talk and also to be understood by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of sounds that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language Learning a language properly is very (32) The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and not only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite(33) But the more idea you can express the more precise you can be about their exact meaning Words are the (34) thing we use in communicating what we want to say The way we (35) the words is also very important Our tone of voice can express many emotions and show whether we are pleased or angry, for instance 31: a rules b reasons c ways d tests (C) 32: a important b expensive c simple d easy (C) 33: a perfect b well c good d fluent (K) 34: a most b main c certain d full (C) 35: a send b talk c say d pass (K) Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions There is very little documentation about the origins of water polo It is known, however, that the sport originated in the rivers and lakes of mid-19th century England as an aquatic version of rugby Early games used an inflated rubber ball that came from India known as a "pulu" (the single Indian word for all "balls") Pronounced "polo" by the English, both the game and the ball became known as "water polo." To attract more spectators to swimming exhibitions, the London Swimming Association designed a set of water polo rules for indoor swimming pools in 1870 At first, players scored by planting the ball on the end of the pool with both hands A favorite trick of the players was to place the five-to-nine inch rubber ball inside their swimming suit and dive under the murky water, they would then appear again as close to the goal as possible The introduction of the rules by Scottish players changed the nature of water polo It became a game that emphasized swimming, speed and passing Scottish rules moved from a rugby variant to a soccer style of play Goals became a cage of 10x feet and a goal could be scored by being thrown Players could only be tackled when they "held" the ball and the ball could no longer be taken under water The small rubber ball was replaced by a leather soccer ball If the player came up too near the goal, he was promptly jumped on by the goalie, who was permitted to stand on the pool deck Games were often nothing more than gang fights in the water as players ignored the ball, preferring underwater wrestling matches that usually ended with one man floating to the surface unconscious Water polo was first played in the USA in 1888 The game featured the old rugby style of play which resembled American football in the water "American style" water polo became very popular and by the late 1890's was played in such venues as Madison Square Garden and Boston's Mechanics Hall, attracting 14,000 spectators to national championship games 36 According to the text, _ a.the origins of water polo are written thoroughly in a lot of documents b.water polo is an aquatic version of rugby c water polo first appeared somewhere outside England d people have played water polo since the early 19th century 37 The present rules of water polo were invented _ a.by Scottish players b.by Indian players c the London Swimming Association d in 1870 38 In water polo, the players score a goal by _ a.swimming b.passing c catching d throwing 39 The present water polo ball is made of _ a.rubber b.leather c bone d wood 40 Water polo became popular in America in _ a.the middle of the 19th century b.in 1870 c in 1888 d by the late 1890's 41 The word “ it” in line refers to _ a The introduction of the rules b.the nature of water polo c water polo d a soccer 42 People first played water polo in America ……… a in 1888 b.by the late 1890's c in 1870 d in the mid-19th century Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions In the American colonies there was little money England did not supply the colonies with coins and it did not allow the colonies to make their own coins, except for the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which received permission for a short period in 1652 to make several kinds of silver coins England wanted to keep money out of America as a means of controlling trade: America was forced to trade only with England if it did not have the money to buy products from other countries The result during this pre-revolutionary period was that the colonists used various goods in place of money: beaver pelts, Indian wampum, and tobacco leaves were all commonly used substitutes for money The colonists also made use of any foreign coins they could obtain Dutch, Spanish, French, and English coins were all in use in the American colonies During the Revolutionary War, funds were needed to finance the war, so each of the individual states and the Continental Congress issued paper money So much of this paper money was printed that by the end of the war it was virtually worthless As a result, trade in goods and the use of foreign coins still flourished during this period By the time the Revolutionary War had been won by the American colonists, the monetary system was in a state of total disarray To remedy this situation, the new Constitution of the United States, approved in 1789, allowed only Congress to issue money The individual states could no longer have their own money supply A few years later, the Coinage Act of 1792 made the dollar the official currency of the United States and put the country on a bimetallic standard In this bimetallic system, both gold and silver were legal money, and the rate of exchange of silver to gold was fixed by the government at sixteen to one 43 This passage mainly discusses a.American money from past to present b.the English monetary policies in colonial America c the effect of the Revolution on American money d.the American monetary system of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries 44 The passage indicates that during the colonial period, money was a.supplied by England b.coined freely by the colonists c scarce freely by the colonists d.used extensively for trade 45 The Massachusetts Bay Colony was allowed to make coins a.continuously from the inception of the colony b.throughout the seventeenth century c from 1652 until the Revolutionary War d.for a short time during one year 46 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a substitute for money during the colonial period? a.Wampum b.Cotton c Tobacco d.Beaver furs 47 According to the passage, what happened to the American monetary system during the Revolutionary War? a.The Continental Congress issued gold and silver coins b.Individual states were not allowed to issue money c So much paper money was circulated that it lost its value d.American money replaced trade in goods and foreign coins 48 How was the monetary system arranged in the Constitution? a.Only the U.S Congress could issue money b.The U.S officially went on a bimetallic monetary system c Various state governments, including Massachusetts, could issue money d.The dollar was made the official currency of the U.S 49 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the bimetallic monetary system? a.Either gold or silver could be used as official money b.Gold could be exchanged for silver at a rate of 16 to c The monetary system was based on two metals d.It was established in 1792 50 The word “ finance” in line is closest in meaning to … a.take part in b.defeat someone else c win something d provide money for ********THE END******** ... are needed to speak it quite (33 ) But the more idea you can express the more precise you can be about their exact meaning Words are the (34 ) thing we use in communicating what we want to... way we (35 ) the words is also very important Our tone of voice can express many emotions and show whether we are pleased or angry, for instance 31 : a rules b reasons c ways d tests (C) 32 : a... object or idea Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language Learning a language properly is very (32 ) The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and not only