SƠ GD&ĐT VINH PHUC TRƯƠNG THPT TAM ĐẢO ĐỀ GƠC (Đề có 04 trang) KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THƠNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017-2018 Mơn thi: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Họ tên thí sinh:………………………… …………………………………… Số báo danh:…………………… 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 01 He didn’t take his father’s advice That’s why he is out of work now A If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work now B If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work C If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work D If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work Question 02 He likes the dress Huong is wearing it A He likes the dress which Huong is wearing B He likes the dress Huong is wearing it C He likes the dress who Huong is wearing D He likes the dress which Huong is wearing it 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 Books which give instructions on how to things are very popular in the United States today Thousands of these “How-to books” are useful In fact, there are about four thousand books with titles that begin with the words "How to" One book may tell you how to earn more money Another may tell you how to save or spend it and another may explain how to give your money away Many How-to books give advice on careers They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed in it If you fail, however, you can buy the book "How to Turn Failure into Success" If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book "How to Make a Millionaire" If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called "How to Live on Nothing" One of the most popular types of books is one that helps you with personal problems If you want to have a better love of life, you can read "How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life" If you are tired of books on happiness, you may prefer books which give step-by-step instructions on how to redecorate or enlarge a house Why have How-to books become so popular? Probably because life has become so complex Today people have far more free time to use, more choices to make, and more problems to solve How-to books help people deal with modern life Question 03 What is the passage mainly about? A “How to turn failure into success” B “How-to books” C “How to make a millionaire” D “How to succeed in love every minute of your life” Question 04 The word "it" in paragraph refers to _ A career B how-to books C instruction D advice Question 05 Which of the following is NOT the type of books giving information on careers? A "How to Succeed in Love every Minute of Your Life" B "How to Live on Nothing" C "How to Make a Millionaire" D "How to Turn Failure into Success" Question 06 The word "step-by-step" in paragraph is closest in meaning to A little by little B faster and faster C rapidly D slower and slower Question 07 It can be inferred from the passage that _ A Modern life is more difficult to deal with REDESIGNED BY ĐỖ BÌNH – THPT LIỄN SƠN LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC –www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 B Today people have fewer choices to make C Today people are more interested in modern life D Today people are more bored with the modern life Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks The General Certificate of Secondary Education or the GCSE examinations for short are the standard school-leaver qualifications taken by virtually all UK students in the May and June following their 16th birthday If you come to a UK (08) school before you (09) the age of 16, you will study towards GCSE examination in up to 12 subjects Some subjects are compulsory, including English and mathematics, and you can select (10) , such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options GCSEs provide a good all-round education (11) you can build (12) at college and eventually at university Question 08 A independent B independence C dependence D independently Question 09 A reach B come C approach D go Question 10 A others B each other C another D other Question 11 A where B that C what D whose Question 12 A on B at C in D for Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the bold, underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 13 Since the research studies have shown a relationship between cancer and cigarette smoking, many people have cut down A decreased the number of cigarettes B become frightened C ceased smoking D gotten sick Question 14 Roget’s Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order A instead of B unless C as well as D restricted Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions Question 15 Are there any household chores for men are better than women? A which/suited B which/suit C that/suit D whose/suited Question 16 As we wanted to be close to nature, we moved to the countryside A Ø B a C an D the Question 17: Have you ever any scientific research? A done B C made D make Question 18 I’ve known him I left high school A since B until C when D during Question 19 Most of us would maintain that physical does not play a major part in how we react to the people we meet A attractiveness B attractive C attract D attractively Question 20 He can’t speak German he has a university degree in German A even though B despite C in spite of D because Question 21 They have responsibility ensuring that the rules are enforced A for B on C in D with Question 22 All of us obey the traffic laws A must B can C may D need Question 23 I recognized my grandma as soon as she the plane though we had not seen each other for more than 10 years A got off B got up C got in D got over Question 24 You can attract her by raise your hand and wave A attention B attentions C attentive D attend Question 25 He is going to marry a girl next month A pretty tall English B tall pretty English C pretty English tall D tall English pretty Question 26 The more we learn, A the wiser we are B the more wiser we are REDESIGNED BY ĐỖ BÌNH – THPT LIỄN SƠN LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC –www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 C we are wiser D wiser we are Question 27 His research has not been able to be because of a financial difficulty A carried out B put off C turned on D set up Question 28 about your difficult situation, I would have helped you A Had I known B Were I C If I knew D If I known Question 29 Finally, thanks to their parents’ help, they found the to that problem A solution B way C decision D condition 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 30 A watched B hated C decided D wanted Question 31 A insecticides B effects C damps D indicates Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions Question 32 Wealthy as they were, they were far from happy A Although they were wealthy, they were not happy B Even if they were wealthy, they were not unhappy C They were not happy as they were wealthy D They were as wealthy as they were happy Question 33 You ought to your homework every day A Your homework ought to be done every day B Your homework ought to every day by you C Your homework ought be done every day D Your homework should to be done every day Question 34 “Why don't you go to clubs at the weekend, Mary?” said Jane A Jane suggested that Mary should go to clubs at the weekend B Jane wondered why Mary didn't go to clubs at the weekend C Jane asked Mary why she doesn't go to clubs at the weekend D Jane invited Mary to go to clubs but Mary refused to go 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 35 A romantic B different C sensitive D sociable Question 36 A effective B photocopy C difficult D interesting 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 Question 37 If they will build a new room for the children, the children may study better A will build B If C may D for Question 38 It was so confidential the plan that they refused revealing anything to the public when they were in an interview yesterday A revealing B so C to D the Question 39 He failed the final examination since he hadn’t studied hardly enough and had played games day and night A studied hardly B failed C since D day and night 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 These days, most people in Britain and the US not wear very formal clothes But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing Many British people don't think about clothes very much They just like to be comfortable When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything At theatres, cinemas and concerts you can put on what you like from elegant suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters Anything goes, as long as you look clean and tidy But in Britain, as well as in the US, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear dresses or skirts (not trousers) Doctors, lawyers and business people wear quite formal clothes And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart dresses In many years, Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are more careful with REDESIGNED BY ĐỖ BÌNH – THPT LIỄN SƠN LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC –www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 their clothes At home, or on holiday, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes But when they go out in the evening, they like to look elegant In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and women wear pretty clothes and smart hairstyles It is difficult to say exactly what people wear informal or formal in Britain and the US, because everyone is different If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people and then the same You'll feel more relaxed if you don't look too different from everyone else Question 40 Who doesn’t usually wear suits and ties? A drivers B doctors C lawyers D businessmen Question 41 If you visit an American friend at home in the evening, you may find that your friend wears A informal clothes B formal clothes C dirty clothes D pretty clothes Question 42 If you are in a foreign country, the best way the writer suggests to you is to wear A your native clothes B as the people there C strange clothes D comfortable clothes Question 43 The word “they” in paragraph refers to A American people B British people C men D women Question 44 The word “elegant” is closest in meaning to A Decent B confident C comfortable D neat Question 45 Many British people wear freely when they A spend their spare time B attend meetings C attend lectures D work in offices Question 46 What you think the passage is mainly about? A Recent dressing habits in Great Britain and the United States B The reason why informal clothing is popular in the UK and USA C When we should wear in a formal way D Where we should wear in a formal way 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 Question 47 Mary is talking to Daisy - Mary: “Can I try your new camera?” - Daisy: “ _” A Sure But please be careful with it B I’m sorry I can’t Let’s go now C I’m sorry I’m home late D Sure I’d love to Question 48 Mary invited her friend, Sarah, to have dinner out that night and Sarah accepted - Kathy: “Shall we eat out tonight?” - Sarah: “ _.” A That’s a great idea B That’s acceptable C You are very welcome D It’s kind of you to invite 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 49 During the five- decade history the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects A holding back B holding by C holding to D holding at Question 50 Unlike the novels, films show more actions A Similar to B Dislike C Contrary to D Different HẾT _ REDESIGNED BY ĐỖ BÌNH – THPT LIỄN SƠN LẬP THẠCH, VĨNH PHÚC –www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 ... options GCSEs provide a good all-round education (11) you can build (12) at college and eventually at university Question 08 A independent B independence C dependence D independently Question... pronunciation in each of the following questions Question 30 A watched B hated C decided D wanted Question 31 A insecticides B effects C damps D indicates Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer... to wear the right thing Many British people don't think about clothes very much They just like to be comfortable When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything At theatres,