ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA KÌ MƠN: TIẾNGANHĐỀ THI TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN LƯƠNG THẾ VINH- ĐỒNG NAI [ID: 63676] Kiểm duyệt đề lời giải: cô Vũ Mai Phương.FB: covumaiphuong LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT CÁC ĐỀ THI có website MOON.VN Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Câu 1: My mother reminded me to remember to water her house plants A to water B to remember C house plants D reminded Câu 2: Bill is often late for class, which makes his teachers angrily A for B angrily C which D is Câu 3: Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children A which B are C usually D common disease Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions Câu 4: A courteous B decent C attract D signal Câu 5: A attitude B summary C partnership D terrific 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 Câu 6: Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood A make up B take over C put up D find out Câu 7: Let’s wait for her; I’m sure she’ll turn up before long A enter B arrive C visit D return Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following questions Câu 8: - John: “Your parents must be proud of your result at school.” - Laura: “ ” A Sorry to hear that B I’m glad you like it C Never mind D Thanks It’s certainly encouraging Câu 9: - Anne: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house” - John: “ ” A Nothing more to say B You can say that again C Yes, I hope so D No, dogs are very good, too FREE DOWNLOAD 1000+ ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QG 2018 KÈM LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT TẠI: http://moon.vn/ThuVienDeThi/ 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 Câu 10: Mr Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly A hostile B inapplicable C futile D amicable Câu 11: My first impression of her was her impassive face A respectful B emotional C solid D fractious Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Câu 12: He is one of the most bosses I have ever worked with He behaves rudely to not only me but also others in the staff A communicative B thoughtful C attentive D impolite Câu 13: I’d rather you the kids drop bits of pizza all over my new sofa A won’t let B didn’t let C don’t let D aren’t letting Câu 14: “Why did you get the bus to work?” “I’m having my car at the moment.” A serviced B to service C to be serviced D servicing Câu 15: Gestures such as waving and handshaking are forms of communication A non-verbal B regular C direct D verbal Câu 16: It is essential that every student the exam before attending the course A pass B passes C would pass D passed Câu 17: If a boss wants to have a well-qualified staff, he should have to pay his employees A appropriate B appropriately C appropriation D appropriating Câu 18: Ellie asked Stan to look at the new catalogue A that he wanted B whether he wants C if he wanted D did he want Câu 19: I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we up tomorrow morning, the sun A wake / shines B wake / has been shining C wake / will be shining D will wake / will be shining Câu 20: “Why were you so tired yesterday?” “Because I all morning.” A jog B was jogged C had been jogging D had been jogged Câu 21: These quick and easy can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost A solve B solutions C solvability D solvable Câu 22: Don’t drop your sweet wrapper on the floor, ? A won’t you B you C aren’t you D will you Câu 23: We are a very close-knit family and very supportive one another A of B to C in D with 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 24 to 28 EXAMS OR CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT? How you feel when you (24) an exam? Do you always succeed in getting all your ideas down on paper, or you sometimes feel that you’re (25) a mess of it? Apart from those lucky few who sail through exams, most secondary school (26) find them very stressful Many teachers are aware of the problems their students face and use a different method for measuring their progress: continuous assessment With continuous assessment, students are given FREE DOWNLOAD 1000+ ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QG 2018 KÈM LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT TẠI: http://moon.vn/ThuVienDeThi/ various (27) to through the year All their marks are added together to produce a total mark at the end of the year Students have to take more responsibility for their education because they can’t rely on doing well on just one day Also, they have more time to (28) over their work, meaning that they are able to their best B write C make D give Câu 24: A sit B making C having D taking Câu 25: A doing B classmates C perfects D students Câu 26: A colleagues B efforts C achievements D results Câu 27: A tasks B imagine C think D examine Câu 28: A consider 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 Câu 29: Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising They want to increase their sale A Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising so that they want to increase their sale B Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising, but they want to increase their sale C Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising with the aim of increasing their sale D In order that they want to increase their sale, companies spend millions of dollars on advertising Câu 30: Joe does a lot of exercise He’s still very fat A Even though Joe does a lot of exercise, he’s still very fat B Joe does a lot of exercise, so he’s still very fat C Joe’s very fat, but he does a lot of exercise D Despite the fact that doing a lot of exercise, he’s still very fat 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 31 to 37 Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech A little thought, however, will show why speech is primary and writing secondary to language Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills so only imperfectly To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter One advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any civilization must have Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized Câu 31: We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because A it has become very important in our culture B human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years C writing is secondary to language D people have been writing since there have been human beings FREE DOWNLOAD 1000+ ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QG 2018 KÈM LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT TẠI: http://moon.vn/ThuVienDeThi/ Câu 32: The author of the passage argues that A all languages should have a written form B writing has become too important in today’s society C everyone who learns to speak must learn to write D speech is more basic to language than writing Câu 33: Normal human beings A learn to talk after learning to write B learn to write before learning to talk C learn to write and to talk at the same time D learn to talk before learning to write Câu 34: In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of A severely handicapped children B people who learn the rudiments of speech C intelligent people who couldn’t write D people who speak many languages Câu 35: According to the author, one mark of any civilized society is that it A keeps written records B affirms the primacy of speech over writing C teaches its children to speak perfectly D affirms the primacy of writing over speech Câu 36: The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means A skill B rudiments C domination D benefit Câu 37: Which of the following is NOT true? A It is easy to acquire the writing skill B Writing has become so important in our culture C Writing represents speech, but not perfectly D Speech is essential but writing has important benefits 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 38 to 45 If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child Michael Collins is very lucky He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held They are very unhappy when he does not win Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy Câu 38: One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to A push their child into trying too much B help their child to become a genius C make their child become a musician D neglect their child’s education FREE DOWNLOAD 1000+ ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QG 2018 KÈM LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT TẠI: http://moon.vn/ThuVienDeThi/ Câu 39: Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents? A Successful musicians B Unrealistic parents C Their children D Educational psychologists Câu 40: Michael Collins is fortunate in that A his father is a musician B his parents are quite rich C his parents help him in a sensible way D his mother knows little about music Câu 41: The phrase "crazy about" in in the paragraph mostly means A surprised at B extremely interested in C completely unaware of D confused about Câu 42: Winston’s parents push their son so much and he A has won a lot of piano competitions B cannot learn much music from them C has become a good musician D is afraid to disappoint them Câu 43: The word "They" in the paragraph refers to A Michael’s parents B violin lessons C parents in general D concerts Câu 44: All of the following people are musical EXCEPT A Winston’s father B Winston’s mother C Michael’s father D Michael’s mother Câu 45: The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that A successful parents always have intelligent children B successful parents often have unsuccessful children C parents should let the child develop in the way he wants D parents should spend more money on the child’s education 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 Câu 46: John told his brother “Report yourself to the police and you’ll get lighter penalty” A John threatened his brother to report himself to the police B John promised his brother a report of himself to the police C John persuaded his brother to report himself to the police D John asked his brother to give up himself to the police Câu 47: As soon as they arrived at the beach, it started to rain A They had no sooner arrived at the beach, it started to rain B No sooner had they arrived at the beach than it started to rain C They had hardly arrived at the beach, it started to rain D It started to rain when arriving at the beach Câu 48: You must clean the wall before you painted it A The wall must be cleaned before you paint B The wall must clean before you paint it C The wall must be clean before you paint it D The wall must be cleaned before being painted 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 C knocked D fixed Câu 49: A decreased B composed B communicate C company D compete Câu 50: A comprise FREE DOWNLOAD 1000+ ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QG 2018 KÈM LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT TẠI: http://moon.vn/ThuVienDeThi/