NGOẠI NGỮ 24H WWW.NGOAINGU24H.VN ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT TIẾNG ANH Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part needs correction in each of the following questions Question 1: The elderly are concerning about the city’s hygienic conditions, natural A B C resource, and elite class D Question 2: The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been A B C D proved Question 3: The museum contains sixth century sculptures, eighteenth century swords A B and the dress won by nineteenth century royal family C D Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges: Question 4: Mrs Mai: “ ……………………” A Your kid is naughty C Your child is just adorable -> Mr Brown: “ Thank you We are proud of him.” B Can we ask your child to take a photo? D I can give your kid a lift to school Question 5: A mother is complaining to her son that his room gets dusty - Mother: Haven’t you tidied up your room yet? - Son: _ A I will, after I all the exercises in my textbook B I have my hands full with my tidying C The more I tidy, the worse it gets D Why don’t you give me a hand with cleaning? Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the words CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: Question 6: In the twentieth century, drug markedly improved health throughout the world A supposedly B noticeably C recently D consistently Question 7: My wife was so keen on the picture that she paid through her nose for it A paid nothing B turned a deaf ear C was offered D paid much more than usual 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 8: He spent all his money He even borrowed some from me A As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all B Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all Đăngkýhọc:0962 60 8801 – 04 6260 3948 Địachỉ:Số 18 TrầnĐạiNghĩa – Q HaiBàTrưng – Hànội NGOẠI NGỮ 24H WWW.NGOAINGU24H.VN C Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me D Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well Question 9: The plan may be ingenious It will never work in practice A The plan may be too ingenious to work in practice B Ingenious as it may be, the plan will never work in practice C Ingenious as may be the plan, it will never work in practice D The plan is as impractical as it ingenious 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 10 : A danger B rational Question 11 A prohibit B notify C parade D devastate C coexist D frozen Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions Question 12: A injection B diminish Question 13: A enthusiastic B durability C successful C civilization D benefit D humanitarian 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 14 Because John defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court A failed to pay B paid in full C had a bad personality D was paid much money Question 15: A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work A calm B miserable C responsive D uncomfortable 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 16: We narrowly avoided an accident with a coach by managing to stop quickly A The gap we had left between us and the coach was too narrow to avoid an accident B It was such a narrow road that we nearly had an accident with a coach C If the coach hadn’t stopped so suddenly, we wouldn’t have had the accident D We would have had a collision with a coach if we hadn’t come to a stop so swiftly Question 17: The worker only called off the strike after a new pay offer A Not until a new pay was offered, the workers called off the strike B The worker called off the strike only when a new pay offers C A new pay was offered, which made the strike call off D Not until a new pay was offered did the workers call off the strike Question 18 They never made us anything we didn’t want to A We had never been made to anything we didn’t want to B We were never made to anything we didn’t want to C We were never allowed to anything we wanted to D We were never made anything we didn’t want to Đăngkýhọc:0962 60 8801 – 04 6260 3948 Địachỉ:Số 18 TrầnĐạiNghĩa – Q HaiBàTrưng – Hànội NGOẠI NGỮ 24H WWW.NGOAINGU24H.VN 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 Under certain circumstances, the human body must cope with gases at greater-than-normal atmospheric pressure For example, gas pressures increase rapidly during a dive made with scuba gear because the breathing equipment allows divers to stay underwater longer and dive deeper The pressure exerted on the human body increases by atmosphere for every 10 meters of depth in seawater, so that at 30 meters in seawater a diver is exposed to a pressure of about atmospheres The pressure of the gases being breathed must equal the external pressure applied to the body; otherwise breathing is very difficult Therefore all of the gases in the air breathed by a scuba diver at 40 meter are present at five times their usual pressure Nitrogen, which composes 80 percent of the air we breathe, usually causes a balmy feeling of well-being at this pressure At a depth of atmospheres, nitrogen causes symptoms resembling alcohol intoxication, known as nitrogen narcosis Nitrogen narcosis apparently results from a direct effect on the brain of the large amounts of nitrogen dissolved in the blood Deep dives are less dangerous if helium is substituted for nitrogen, because under these pressures helium does not exert a similar narcotic effect As a scuba diver descends, the pressure of nitrogen in the lungs increases Nitrogen then diffuses from the lungs to the blood, and from the blood to body tissues The reverse occurs when the diver surfaces; the nitrogen pressure in the lungs falls and the nitrogen diffuses from the tissues into the blood, and from the blood into the lungs If the return to the surface is too rapid, nitrogen in the tissues and blood cannot diffuse out rapidly enough and nitrogen bubbles are formed They can cause severe pains, particularly around the joints Another complication may result if the breath is held during ascent During ascent from a depth of 10 meters, the volume of air in the lungs will double because the air pressure at the surface is only half of what it was at 10 meters This change in volume may cause the lungs to distend and even rupture This condition is called air embolism To avoid this event, a diver must ascend slowly, never at a rate exceeding the rise of the exhaled air bubbles, and must exhale during ascent Question 19: The word “exert” in bold in paragraph is closest in meaning to A permit B cause C need D change Question 20: What does the passage mainly discuss? A The equipment divers use B How to prepare for a deep dive C The symptoms of nitrogen bubbles in the bloodstream D The effects of pressure on gases in the human body Question 21: The word “They” in bold in paragraph refers to A joints B pains C tissues D bubbles Question 22: What happens to nitrogen in body tissues if a diver ascends too quickly? A It is reabsorbed by the lungs B It goes directly to the brain C It forms bubbles D It has a narcotic effect Question 23: It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following presents the greatest danger to a diver? A Nitrogen diffusion B An air embolism C Nitrogen bubbles D Pressurized helium Question 24: The word “rupture” in bold in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A shrink B burst C hurt D stop Question 25: What should a diver when ascending? A Breathe helium B Relax completely C Breathe faster D Rise slowly Đăngkýhọc:0962 60 8801 – 04 6260 3948 Địachỉ:Số 18 TrầnĐạiNghĩa – Q HaiBàTrưng – Hànội NGOẠI NGỮ 24H WWW.NGOAINGU24H.VN 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 first each of the numbered blank: The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather pattern (26) _ strongly affect the world When the water is warm, the amount of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions decreases Australia could (27) _ experience a drought in many parts On the other hand, Chile (which borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for severe rainstorms In Pakistan and northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much drier This happening is called El Nino and is used (28) _ weather forecasters to make longrange weather predictions They also know that El Nino will bring unusually rain to the southwestern part of the United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same time According to research, weather forecasters (29) _ know about the coming weather with certainty Now everything has become completely different El Nino itself used to be predictable It would occur every two to seven years But now this weather pattern is becoming more frequent We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or cyclones occur Scientists are unsure of the reason for this (30) _ on the global scale either Question 26: A what B when C that D Whether Question 27: A even B ever C nevertheless D However Question 28: A on B by C to D At Question 29: A used to B get used to C are used to D used to be Question 30: A change B transfer C transformation D Shift Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentence: Question 31: One prefers to shop at Harrods, ? A isn’t it B doesn’t one C don’t you D isn’t one Question 32: Air pollution poses a……………… to both human health and our environment A jeopardy B difficulty C problem D threat Question 33: I have no patience with gossips What I told Bill was a secret He………………it to you A mustn’t read B shouldn’t have repeated C mustn’t have repeated D shouldn’t read Question 34: ……………… he was kidnapped by the Iraqui guerrillas yesterday has been confirmed A That B What C If D Unless Question 35: Our flight was delayed, but we finally shortly after midnight A took on B put off C took up D took off Question 36: , it is certain that in the future something will be different A For the best or worst B For better or worse C For best or worst D For the better or worse Question 37: The word “friendship” can be _ applied to a wide variety of relationships A lightly B loosely C sparingly D slightly Question 38: I refuse to believe a word of it; it’s a cock-and- _story A hen B goose C bull D duck Question 39: , I decided to stop trading with them Đăngkýhọc:0962 60 8801 – 04 6260 3948 Địachỉ:Số 18 TrầnĐạiNghĩa – Q HaiBàTrưng – Hànội NGOẠI NGỮ 24H WWW.NGOAINGU24H.VN A Despite that they were the biggest dealer B Though being the biggest dealer C Being the biggest dealer D Even though they were the biggest dealer Question 40: When Mr Spendthrift ran out of money, he his mother for help A fell back on B fell upon C fell behind D fell in with Question 41: As children, we were very poor When my father finally became rich, he told us that he wanted to all the hardship we had suffered A make out with B make up for C make off with D make over to Question 42: I like that photo very much Could you make an _for me? A increase B enlargement C extension D expansion 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 question: MOBILE PHONES: ARE THEY ABOUT TO TRANSFORM OUR LIVES? We love them so much that some of us sleep with them under the pillow, yet we are increasingly concerned that we cannot escape their electronic reach We use them to convey our most intimate secrets, yet we worry that they are a threat to our privacy We rely on them more than the Internet to cope with modern life, yet many of us don’t believe advertisements saying we need more advanced services Sweeping aside the doubts that many people feel about the benefits of new third generation phones and fears over the health effects of phone masts, a recent report claims that the long-term effects of new mobile technologies will be entirely positive so long as the public can be convinced to make use of them Research about users of mobile phones reveals that the mobile has already moved beyond being a mere practical communications tool to become the backbone of modern social life, from love affairs to friendship to work The close relationship between user and phone is most pronounced among teenagers, the report says, who regard their mobiles as an expression of their identity This is partly because mobiles are seen as being beyond the control of parents But the researchers suggest that another reason may be that mobiles, especially text messaging, were seen as a way of overcoming shyness The impact of phones, however, has been local rather than global, supporting existing friendship and networks, rather than opening users to a new broader community Even the language of texting in one area can be incomprehensible to anybody from another area Among the most important benefits of using mobile phones, the report claims, will be a vastly improved mobile infrastructure, providing gains throughout the economy, and the provision of a more sophisticated location-based services for users The report calls on government to put more effort into the delivery of services by mobile phone, with suggestion including public transport and traffic information and doctors’ text messages to remind patients of appointments There are many possibilities At a recent trade fair in Sweden, a mobile navigation product was launched When the user enters a destination, a route is automatically downloaded to their mobile and presented by voices, pictures and maps as they drive In future, these devices will also be able to plan around congestion and road works in real time Third generation phones will also allow for remote monitoring of patients by doctors In Britain, scientists are developing an asthma management solution using mobiles to detect early signs of an attack Mobile phones can be used in education A group of teachers in Britain use third generation phones to provide fast internet service to children who live beyond the reach of terrestrial broadband services and can have no access to online information ‘As the new generation of mobile technologies takes off, the social potential will vastly increase,’ the report argues Đăngkýhọc:0962 60 8801 – 04 6260 3948 Địachỉ:Số 18 TrầnĐạiNghĩa – Q HaiBàTrưng – Hànội NGOẠI NGỮ 24H WWW.NGOAINGU24H.VN Question 43: What does the writer suggest in the first paragraph about our attitudes to mobile phones? A We cannot live without them B We are worried about using them so much C We have contradictory feelings about them D We need them more than anything else to deal with modern life Question 44: What does “them” in paragraph refer to? A long-term effects B new mobile technologies C doubts D benefits Question 45: What is the connection between social life and mobile phones? A Modern social life relies significantly on the use of mobile phones B Mobile phones make romantic communication easier C Mobile phones encourage people to make friends D Mobile phones enable people to communicate while moving around Question 46: Why teenagers have such a close relationship with their mobile phones? A They use text messages more than any other group B They are more inclined to be late than older people C They feel independent when they use them D They tend to feel uncomfortable in many situations Question 47: Which of the following is NOT true? A Mobile phone is considered as a means for the youth to show their characters B Mobile phones are playing a wide range of roles in people’s life C People can overcome shyness by using texting to communicate things that make them uncomfortable D There is no need to suspect the harmfulness of mobile phones Question 48: In what sense has the impact of phones been “local” in paragraph 3? A People tend to communicate with people they already know B Users generally phone people who live in the same neighborhood C It depends on local dialects D The phone networks use different systems Question 49: How might mobile phones be used in the future? A To give the address of the nearest doctor’s surgery B To show bus and train timetables C To arrange deliveries D To cure diseases Question 50: The word “pronounced” in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A obvious B serious C voiced D overwhelmed Đăngkýhọc:0962 60 8801 – 04 6260 3948 Địachỉ:Số 18 TrầnĐạiNghĩa – Q HaiBàTrưng – Hànội ... never made us anything we didn’t want to A We had never been made to anything we didn’t want to B We were never made to anything we didn’t want to C We were never allowed to anything we wanted... were never allowed to anything we wanted to D We were never made anything we didn’t want to Đăngkýhọc: 096 2 60 8801 – 04 6260 394 8 Địachỉ:Số 18 TrầnĐạiNghĩa – Q HaiBàTrưng – Hànội NGOẠI NGỮ 24H... only half of what it was at 10 meters This change in volume may cause the lungs to distend and even rupture This condition is called air embolism To avoid this event, a diver must ascend slowly,