Trường chuyên KHTN KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA ĐỀ THỰC HÀNH SỐ 39 I 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 A reservation B communicate C dictation D occasion Question A religion B preserve C mechanic D hospitality Question A immense B purity C accompany D advantage II Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced differently from others Question A attacked B diminished C naked D remarked Question A knowledge B flower C shower D coward III Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question , we tried our best to complete it A Difficult as the homework was B Thanks to the difficult homework C As though the homework was difficult D Despite the homework was difficult Question She listened so attentively that not a word A she had missed B she missed C she didn’t miss D did she miss Question The success of the party was mainly due to the presence of several A celebrations B celebrities C celebrated D celebrates Question the hotel rooms are reserved throughout peak season A Almost B Almost of C Almost all of D Most of all Question 10 was caused by breathing impure air was once a common belief A Malaria B That malaria C Although malaria D Because malaria Question 11 “I am really sorry, but I won’t be able to come to your party.” “ .” A Just fine, thanks B Oh that’s too bad of you C I’m sorry, too But that’s OK D What’s the matter? Question 12 Three-quarters of the day in idleness A was spent B were spent C was going D were going Question 13 We can’t compete overseas films unless we improve the quality of our goods A on B against C to D in Question 14 Al painted his bedroom black It looks dark and dreary He a different color A must have been choosing B must have chosen C should have chosen D may have chosen Question 15 The announcement about job losses has consequences for the firm A wide-ranging B never-ending C hard-hitting D far-reaching Question 16 , he remained optimistic A Badly wounded as he was B Although badly wounded he was C As he was badly wounded D As badly wounded he was Question 17 Did you really pay $1.000 for that normal painting? I think you were A Robbed off B Ripped off C turned off D broken off Question 18 We saw wild animals while on vacation A quite much B quite many C quite some D quite a few Question 19 They have sent Bob to prison for hitting policeman on head I will go to prison tomorrow to bring him some clothes A a/a/his/the B Ø/a/the/the C Ø/a/his/Ø D the/the/Ø/the Question 20 In order to enjoy fine wine, one should drink it slowly- a little at a time A sniff it B spill it C sip it D stir it Question 21 I would like to thank my publisher, my editor, and but not least, my husband A after that B last C lastly D finally Question 22 Elderly people, , require constant attention A a larger number’s depending on government aid B who are dependent many of them on the financing from the government C and many of them depend on the government to finance them D many of whom are financially dependent on the government Question 23 – Daughter: “Thank you I couldn’t have finished my presentation without your help.” - Father: “ ” A Forget about it I didn’t mean so B I highly appreciate what you did C It doesn’t matter anyway D Never mind Question 24 I was interested in buying the car, but a friend of mine A turned me down B gave me away C put me off D showed me around Question 25 The north we go, the we are to meet high temperatures A further/less alike B farther/less likely C farther/more likely D further/more alike IV Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 26 The industrial Revolution effected a drastic change in the British Standard of living in the I8th century A caused B eliminated C prevented D denied Question 27 In astronomy, a scale of magnitude from one to six denotes the brightness of a star A predicts B signifies C contrasts D examines Question 28 His physical conditions were no impediment to his career as a violinist A help B impatience C hindrance D impossibility V 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 29 I’d love to come, but I am snowed under at the moment A am busy B have free time C have a bad cold D am on the move Question 30 Ill-gotten wealth is disgusting A admiring B distasteful C praise worthless D admirable VI Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each question from 31 to 50 READING PASSAGE l (1) In the exploration of the linguistic life cycle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a second language in adulthood than a first language in childhood Most adults never completely master a foreign language, especially in phonology - hence the ubiquitous foreign accent Their development often “fossilizes” into permanent error patterns that no teaching or correction can undo Of course, there are great individual differences, which depend on effort, attitudes, amount of exposure, quality of teaching, and plain talent, but there seems to be a cap for the best adults in the best circumstances (7)Many explanations have been advanced for children’s superiority: they exploit Motherese (the simplified, repetitive conversation between parents and children), make errors unselfconsciously, are more motivated to communicate, like to conform, are not set in their ways, and have no first language to interfere But some of these accounts are unlikely, based on what is known about how language acquisition works Recent evidence is calling these social and motivation explanations into doubt Holding every other factor constant, a key factor stands out: sheer age (13)Systematic evidence comes from the psychologist Elisa Newport and her colleagues They tested Korean and Chinese-born students at the University of Illinois who had spent at least ten years in the United States The immigrants were given a list of 276 simple English sentences, half of them containing some grammatical errors The immigrants who came to the United States between the ages of and performed identically to American-born students Those who arrived between the ages and 15 did worse the later they arrived, and those who arrived between 17 and 39 did the worst of all, and showed huge variability unrelated to their age of arrival Question 31 The passage mainly discusses _ A adult differences in learning a foreign language B children’s ability to learn a language C the age factor in learning languages fast D research into language acquisition Question 32 From the passage, it can be inferred that “phonology" is the study of A the grammar of a language B the rules of a language C the vocabulary of a language D the sound system of a language Question 33 The word “cap” in the first paragraph is closet in meaning to _ A prize B limit C covering D level Question 34 According to the passage, young children learn languages quickly for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A they make many mistakes B they want to talk C their approach is flexible D they frequently repeat words Question 35 The word “set ” in the second paragraph could best be replaced by A fixed B changed C stable D formed Question 36 The word "unrelated” in the third paragraph is closet in meaning to A unfamiliar B unclassified C unidentified D unconnected Question 37 In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered that _ A most students have lived in the U.S for more than 10 years B older students were unable to learn English C young students learned English best D students who arrived late were worst of all Question 38 The word “who” in the third paragraph refers to A Elisa Newport B Koreans C students D colleagues Question 39 According to the passage, what was the purpose of examining a sample number of immigrants? A To compare different age groups B To detect differences in nationalities C To confirm different language characteristics D To measure the use of grammar Question 40 Where in the passage does the author mention that children acquire their own language easily? A lines 1-2 B lines 7-10 C lines 14-16 D lines 17-18 VII READING PASSAGE (1) Broad-tailed hummingbirds often nest in quaking, slender deciduous trees with smooth gray-green bark found in the Colorado Rockies of the Western United States After flying some 2,000 kilometers north from where they have wintered in Mexico, the hummingbirds need six weeks to build a nest incubate their eggs, and raise the chicks A second nest is feasible only if the first fails early in the season Quality, not quantity, is what counts in hummingbird reproduction (6) A nest on the lowest intact branch of an aspen will give a hummingbird a good view, a clear flight patch, and protection for her young Male hummingbirds claim feeding territories in open meadows where, from late May through June, they mate with females Corning to feed but take no part in nesting Thus when the hen is away to feed, the nest is unguarded While the smooth bark of the aspen trunk generally offers a poor grip for the claws of a hungry squirrel or weasel, aerial attacks, from a hawk, owl, or gray jay, are more likely (12) The choice of where to build a nest is based not only on the branch itself but also on what hangs over it A crooked deformity in the nest branch, a second, unusually close branch overhead, or proximity to part of a trunk bowed by a past ice storm are features that provide shelter and make for an attractive nest site Scarcely larger than a halved golf ball, the nest is painstaking constructed of spider webs and plant down, decorated and camouflaged outside with paper-like bits of aspen bark held together with more strands of spider silk By early June it will hold two pea-sized eggs, which each weigh one-seventh of the mother’s weight, and in sixteen to nineteen days, two chicks Question 41 What aspect of broad-tailed hummingbird behavior does the passage mainly discuss? A Mating habits B Selection of nest sites C Caring for the young D Migration routes Question 42 According to the passage, in what circumstances hummingbirds build a second nest? A If there is an unusually large supply of food B If the eggs arc destroyed early in the season C If the winner is unusually warm D If the chicks in the first nest hatch early Question 43 The word “counts" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A numbers B estimates C weighs D matters Question 44 According to the passage, which of the following is true of the male broad-tailed hummingbird? A It protects the nest while the female searches for food B It is not involved in caring for the chicks C It shares nesting duties equally with the female D It finds food for the female and the chicks Question 45 It can be inferred from the passage that the broad-tailed hummingbirds’ eggs and chicks are most vulnerable to attack by A humans B insects C birds D squirrels Question 46 Which of the following would be a good location for a broad-tailed hummingbird to build its nest? A A thick branch B the longest branch of a tree C A branch near the top of a tree D A protected branch Question 47 The word “Scarcely” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to A obviously B barely C consistently D needlessly Question 48 Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a nest-building material of the broad- tailed hummingbird? A Plant down B Paper C Spider webs D Tree bark Question 49 The author compares the size of the broad-tailed hummingbird’s nest to A a golf ball B a spider web C an egg D a pea Question 50 According to the passage, how long does it take for broad-tailed hummingbird egg to hatch? A More than six weeks B Two to three weeks C One month D Less than a week VIII Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks Sugar tastes sweet because of thousands of receptors on the tongue which connect the substance with the brain The taste of sweetness is (51) accepted as the most pleasurable known although it is a fructose Abundant is the most common occurring sugar, (52) of which include fruit and honey Sucrose which supplies glucose to the body, is (53) from the sugar cane plant, and white sugar (pure sucrose) is used by food technologists to (54) sweetness in other substances Approximately a dozen artificial (55) have been discovered; one of the earliest was Sorbitol from France Manufacturers (56) large amounts of sugar to foodstuffs but never more than the (57) required to produce the optimum pleasurable taste Surprisingly, this (58) is similar for different people and in different cultures No one has (59) discovered a way to predict whether a substance will taste sweet, and it was by (60) alone that all the man-made chemical sweeteners were found to be sweet Question 51 A universally Question 52 A origins Question 55 A cited Question 54 A detect Question 55 A sweeteners Question 56 A provide Question 57 A excess Question 58 A amount Question 59 A already Question 60 A chance B wide C commonly D largely B places C sources D roots B extracted C drawn D made B smell C taste D measure B sweets C candy D substances B supply C add D give B maximum C limit D extremity B number C sum D total B yet C still D just B ability C luck D time IX Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correct in each of the following questions Question 61 It’s (A) high time the government does (B) something (C) about air pollution.(D) Question 62 It’s no use (A) to advise (B) him to stop (C) smoking.(D) Question 63 One of (A) the students who are being (B) considered for the (C) scholarship are (D) from this university Question 64 In recent years, (A) automobile emissions have disfigured (B) stone carvings,(C) corroded bronze monuments, and spoil (D)ancient buildings X WRITING Part I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the some as the sentence printed before it Question 65 He is the most generous headmaster I’ve ever worked with → I have never _ Question 66 No students in my class can speak English as fluently as Alice does → Alice _ Question 67 Since our advertisement for our product was so bad, fewer people bought it → Had _ Question 68 As soon as Alice registered for the course, she received the scholarship → No sooner _ Question 69 “You’re always making terrible mistakes,” said the teacher → The teacher complained _ Part II In about 150 words, write about one of your most favorite hobbies The end Đáp án A Trọng âm “reservation” rơi vào âm tiết thứ 3, từ lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2 Đáp án D Trọng âm “hospitality” rơi vào âm tiết thứ 3, từ lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ Đáp án B Trọng âm “purity” rơi vào âm tiết thứ 1, từ lại rơi vào âm tiết thứ Đáp án C Nake tận /k/ trường hợp đặc biệt, thêm “ed” ta đọc /id/, từ lại tận /k, ʃ/ theo quy tắc thêm “ed” ta đọc /t/ Đáp án A “Ow” knowledge đọc /ɒ/ /ɑː/, từ lại đọc /aʊ/ Đáp án A Đây cách đảo ngược phận câu “ Adjective + as+ subject + be,…” với nghĩa Mặc dù nào,… Đáp án D Đây cách đảo để nhấn mạnh “ Not + danh từ + trợ động từ + chủ ngữ + động từ nguyên thể bỏ “to” ” Đáp án B “ Celebrities” danh từ số nhiều “celebrity” nghĩa người tiếng Sự thành công buổi tiệc chủ yếu nhờ góp mặt số người tiếng Đáp án C Almost all of + the + danh từ số nhiều Most + danh từ số nhiều, Most + of + the/these/those/my/his + danh từ số nhiều , có nghĩa hầu hết, đa phần 10 Đáp án B Câu có động từ, động từ “was” thứ 2, câu dấu phẩy nên ta dùng “although, because”; Cấu trúc That + clause +V có nghĩa là: việc bệnh sốt rét bị gây hít không khí độc quan niệm phổ biến 11 Đáp án C Người đáp trả lời lịch sự, “sorry” tiếc Người đáp thấy tiếc cho người không đến được, không 12 Đáp án A Khoảng thời gian làm chủ ngữ động từ chia số ít, “to be spent” bị dùng, bị tiêu phí 13 Đáp án B “To compete + against /with + something” nghĩa cạnh tranh, đấu với 14 Đáp án C “Should have + phân từ 2” nghĩa phải làm điều khứ, mà không làm 15 Đáp án D “ Far-reaching” nghĩa gây nhiều hậu quả, thường với “consequence”; “wide-ranging” đa dạng, phức tạp, “ never-ending” bất tận, “hard-hitting” thẳng thắn, không kiêng nể 16 Đáp án A Đây cách đảo ngược phận câu “ Adjective + as+ subject + be,…” với nghĩa Mặc dù nào,…Ở đây, “badly” trạng từ bổ nghĩa cho tính từ “wounded” 17 Đáp án B Ta thường dùng “to be ripped off” thấy mua hàng với giá cao, bị hớ mua bán Còn “rob +of” : bị cướp, “turn off”: tắt đi, “break off”: dừng lại, chia tay, bẻ vỡ 18 Đáp án D “quite a few” + danh từ số nhiều, nghĩa vài, tương đương với “some” 19 Đáp án B “ to send + someone+ to prison” tống vào tù; chỗ trống thứ đề cập tới cảnh sát đó, chưa xác định ta dùng “a”; chỗ trống thứ “head” người cảnh sát vừa đề cập, ta dùng “the”; chỗ trống cuối “go to the prison” đến nhà tù để làm đó, tù 20 Đáp án C “Sniff, spill, stir” hít mạnh, đổ tràn, khuấy; “sip” uống hơi, nhắp (rượu) 21 Đáp án B Cụm từ “last but not least” nghĩa cuối không phần quan trọng 22 Đáp án D Ta thấy có dấu phẩy, thường dùng trước “ many of whom” đề ngăn cách mệnh đề phụ tín ngữ với danh từ cần bổ nghĩa 23 Đáp án D “ Never mind” cách đáp lại lời cám ơn, với nghĩa “không có đâu” 24 Đáp án C “ to put someone off” làm chùn bước, nản chí Người nói muốn mua ô tô người bạn lại ngăn anh ta; đáp án A nghĩa bác bỏ ý kiến, B tiết lộ bí mật ai, D hướng dẫn 25 Đáp án B “farther” xa hơn, thường dùng với khoảng cách địa lí, “further” thường mức độ nhiều hơn; “likely” có thể, khả xảy ra, “alike” giống nhau, như; Việt Nam phía Bắc lạnh hơn, gặp nhiệt độ cao nên ta chọn “less likely” 26 Đáp án A “to effect” gây gì, “to cause” 27 Đáp án B “ to denote” biểu thị, dấu hiệu 28 Đáp án C “impediment” “hindrance” nghĩa rào cản 29 Đáp án B “ to be snowed under (with something)” nghĩa nhiều việc chưa giải xong, trái nghĩa với “ to have free time” 30 Đáp án A “Disgusting” đáng khinh, trái với “admiring” đáng ngưỡng mộ 31 Đáp án C Đoạn khẳng định khó khăn người lớn học ngoại ngữ, sau đoạn tìm cách lí giải ưu điểm giúp trẻ em học nhanh hơn, đưa nhân tố tuổi tác yếu; yếu tố tuổi tác với việc học ngoại ngữ xuyên suốt 32 Đáp án D Sau từ “phonology” đoạn 1, có nhắc đến “foreign accent” (giọng nước ngoài), từ bắt nguồn từ “phonetic”, nữa, học ngoại ngữ, phát âm phần khó hoàn thiện 33 Đáp án B “Cap” giới hạn (ngân sách), đây, cá nhân có “great individual differences” có khó khăn , giới hạn việc học ngoại ngữ 34 Đáp án A Đoạn dòng có đề cập “make errors unselfconsciously” theo nghĩa không lo lắng việc mắc lỗi, mắc nhiều lỗi sai khiến trẻ học nhanh Ta thấy B “more motivated to communicate”, C ở” are not set in their ways”, D “repetitive conversation between parents and children” 35 Đáp án A “ to be set” cố định, định sẵn 36 Đáp án D “unrelated” không liên quan tới, tương tự “unconnected” 37 Đáp án C Dòng đoạn có nói người nhập cư tuổi 3-7 học ngoại ngữ nhanh người địa, nhập cư tuổi – 15 học yếu hơn, 17 – 39 học yếu nhất, học sinh tuổi học tốt 38 Đáp án C Đoạn cuối đề cập tới người di cư học ngoại ngữ lứa tuổi, cụ thể , câu trước câu có “who” đề cập tới “immigrants”, “who” ám “those”, “those” cách viết lại “immigrants” 39 Đáp án A Cuối đoạn đề cập “sheer age”, tức nhấn mạnh tới vấn đề lứa tuổi, đoạn làm rõ vấn đề qua việc so sánh lứa tuổi từ 3-7, lứa tuổi 8-15, lứa tuổi 17- 39 40 Đáp án B Dòng có cụm từ “children’s superiority” sau trình bày điều kiện thuận lợi khiến cho trẻ em học ngoại ngữ tốt 41 Đáp án B Các đoạn nhắc đến “nest site” Đoạn dòng “often nest in quaking…”, đoạn “ a nest on the lowest intact branch…”, đoạn “ the choice of where to build a nest ” 42 Đáp án B Dòng đoạn 1: “A second nest is feasible only if the first fails early in the season” Nếu tổ để đẻ trứng bị hỏng vào đầu mùa làm tổ thứ 43 Đáp án D “Counts” có ảnh hưởng, quan trọng, “matters” 44 Đáp án B Dòng đoạn “they mate with females coming to feed but take no part in nesting” 45 Đáp án C Dòng cuối đoạn “aerial attacks, from a hawk, owl, or gray jay, are more likely” , tổ trứng dễ bị công không ở, loài chim “hawk, owl, jay” 46 Đáp án D Đoạn cuối câu 2, cành phù hợp làm tổ “A crooked deformity in the nest branch, a second, unusually close branch overhead, or proximity to part of a trunk bowed by a past ice storm” cành có che chắn 47 Đáp án B “Scarcely” “barely” constructed of spider webs and plant down, decorated and camouflaged outside with paper-like bits of aspen bark held together with more strands of spider silk khi, gần không 48 Đáp án B Trong đoạn cuối, nguyên liệu xây tổ “spider webs and plant down, “…” aspen bark held together with more strands of spider silk”; “paper-like bits” miếng giống giấy, giấy 49 Đáp án A Đoạn dòng “Scarcely larger than a halved golf ball” 50 Đáp án B Dòng cuối cùng, từ “two pea-sized eggs” thành “two chicks” cần “sixteen to nineteen days”, nghĩa tầm 2-3 tuần 51 Đáp án A Cần trạng từ để bổ nghĩa cho “accepted” mang nghĩa phổ biến rộng rãi “Commonly” thông thường, “largely” rộng diện tích 52 Đáp án C Nguồn nguyên liệu làm đường gồm có mật trái cây, ta dùng “sources”, không dùng “origin”: nguồn gốc, “root”: gốc rễ, “place”: địa điểm 53 Đáp án B Glucose chiết xuất từ “the sugar cane plant”, ta dùng từ “extracted” 54 Đáp án D Đo độ ngọt, dùng “measure” 55 Đáp án A Chất làm 56 Đáp án C Thêm lượng đường lớn vào đồ ăn, “add + something + to + something” 57 Đáp án B Lượng tối đa 58 Đáp án A Lượng đường, tống số lượng , dùng “amount” sugar không đếm 59 Đáp án B “To have yet + phân từ 2” chưa làm điều 60 Đáp án A “By chance” tình cờ -3161 Đáp án B Cấu trúc It + be+ high time + (that) chủ ngữ + động từ chia khứ đơn+…” ; động từ “does” phải chuyển thành “did” 62 Đáp án B Cấu trúc It’s no use + Verb –ing , lỗi B phải sừa “advising” 63 Đáp án D Chủ ngữ “One”, sinh viên (trong nhiều sinh viên) nên động từ chia số ít, “are” thành “is” 64 Đáp án D Câu chia hoàn thành, động từ sau động từ phải dạng phân từ 2, “spoil” thành “spoiled” 65 I have never worked with a more generous headmaster than him 66 Alice can speak English the most fluently in my class 67 Had our advertisement for our product not been better, more people would have bought it 68 No sooner had Alice registered for the course than she receive the scholarship 69 The teacher complaint about his/her student’s making terrible mistakes Part II: Writing I1 I have never worked with a more generous headmaster than him Alice can speak English the most fluently of all students in my class Had our advertisement for our product not been better, more people would have bought it No sooner had Alice registered for the course than she receive the scholarship The teacher complaint about his/her student’s making mistakes III love reading novels My hobby of reading novels started two years ago when my sister gave me a novel as a birthday present - The Davinci code At first, I had no interest in reading such a long book at all However, due to that novel's fame, I tried to finish it, which finally became my favorite novel In another word, I was given a passion for novels, especially detective novels Since then, I often dedicate myself to reading novels When reading, I feel absorbed in thrilling situations, complex logic and unusual plots Novels are now what I not mind about the cost and the time to spend on 10 ... “who” đề cập tới “immigrants”, “who” ám “those”, “those” cách viết lại “immigrants” 39 Đáp án A Cuối đoạn đề cập “sheer age”, tức nhấn mạnh tới vấn đề lứa tuổi, đoạn làm rõ vấn đề qua việc so sánh... discovered that _ A most students have lived in the U.S for more than 10 years B older students were unable to learn English C young students learned English best D students who arrived late were... bẻ vỡ 18 Đáp án D “quite a few” + danh từ số nhiều, nghĩa vài, tương đương với “some” 19 Đáp án B “ to send + someone+ to prison” tống vào tù; chỗ trống thứ đề cập tới cảnh sát đó, chưa xác định