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SỐ BÁO DANH: ……… 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 ques

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ĐỀ THI THỬ KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 1

Môn: TIẾNG ANH – NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

HỌ VÀ TÊN:……… SỐ BÁO DANH: ………

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 1 : A uniform B university C student D customer

Question 2 : A device B came C computers D economy

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.

Question 3 : A explain B involve C purpose D control

Question 4 : A dictation B communicate C occasion D reservation

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 5 : The world is becoming more (A) industrialized and the number of animal (B) species that have become (C) extinct (D)have increased

Question 6:They (A) asked me (B) what did happen last night, (C) but I was unable (D) to tell them Question 7: It (A) has been said (B) that laser (C) to be the most miraculous (D) to cure the disease.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the

following questions.

Question 8 : In Vietnam, application forms for the National Entrance Examinations must be before

the deadline, often in April

A issued B signed C filed D submitted

Question 9 : It’s hard to believe that this film _ completely by computer.

A was generating B has generated C has been generated D was to generate

Question 10 : There _ mutual understanding between friends.

A must be B must to be C are D must have been

Question 11 : Peter is so _ that he never thinks of anything bad and unsuccessful.

A optimistic B disappointed C pessimistic D keen

Question 12 : An economic _ is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of

unemployment and poverty

A improvement B depression C development D mission

Question 13: On Sundays, many people take their cars to service stations .

A to get the oil refilled B to get the oil refill C to refill the oil D to make the oil refilled

Question 14 : She had to hand in her notice advance when she decided to leave the job.

Question 15 : The man is very friendly.

A ,who lives next door B who live next door C lives next door D that lives next door

Question 16: I _ eagerly to go to Yellowstone, but my brother got sick three days before the departure.

A have been planning B had been planning C have planned D was planned

Question 17 : If we earlier in the morning, we at the village now.

A departed / would have arrived B had departed / would arrive

C departed / would arrived D had departed / would have arrived

Question 18 : His research has not been able to be because of a financial difficulty.

A set up B put off C turned on D carried out

Question 19: We’d better not _ any more staff until sales increase.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 20: - Duy: “ How nice ! You performed so beautifully! “ - Huong: “ “.

A Thank you I am happy you like me B Thank you But I don’t think I did well

C Thank you But I am not so sure D Thank you It’s very encouraging.

Question 21: - Tim: “ Do you think you will get the job ? ” - Peter : “ _ “

A I know so B Well, I hope so C I think not D Yes, that’s right

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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

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.

Question 22: Setting off on an expedition without thorough preparation and with inadequate equipment is tempting fate.

A taking a risk B losing heart C having panic D going round in circles

Question 23: In about one-third of all cases of hepatitis B, it is unknown how the patient contracted the virus.

A became smaller with B spread C got rid of D became infected with

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 24: The length of an X-ray wave is incredibly small: less than one ten-millionth of a millimeter.

A believably B considerably C famously D sufficiently

Question 25: Love is supposed to follow marriage, not precede it.

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 26 It was such strong coffee that he couldn’t drink it.

A The coffee was too strong for him to drink.

B He couldn’t drink the coffee although the coffee was so strong.

C He couldn’t drink too strong coffee before.

D The strong coffee made him able to drink it.

Question 27 Linda seems to have very little record for other people’s feelings.

A Linda has very few feelings like other people’s.

B Linda appears unconcerned about other people’s feelings.

C Linda has difficulty expressing her feelings for other people.

D Linda doesn’t respect people who feel sorry for themselves.

Question 28 “I ’m sorry I didn’t tell you about my trip earlier,” Lan said.

A Lan apologized me for not to tell about her trip earlier.

B Lan apologized for not telling her about my trip earlier.

C Lan apologized for telling me about her late trip

D Lan apologized for not telling me about her trip earlier

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 29 We planned to visit Petronas Building in the afternoon We could not afford the fee, however.

A As planned, we could not afford the visit to Petronas Building in the afternoon because of the fee.

B We visited Petronas Building in the afternoon though the fee was too high for us.

C We were going to visit Petronas Building in the afternoon, but the fee was too high for us.

D The fee was, however, high enough for us to plan a visit to Petronas in the afternoon.

Question 30 He is a successful man in his career He possesses a large number of shares of the company.

A He becomes successful in his career by possessing a large number of shares of the company.

B Given the large number of shares of the company he possesses, he is successful in his career.

C Successful as he is in his career, shares of the company he possesses are modest.

D Given a large number of shares by the company he works for, he is successful in his career.

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.

Education and Employment All men should study, we have to study to (31) _ our knowledge and develop our intelligence An uneducated man can only utilize his (32) _ strength to work and live.

An educated man, without this strength, still has the faculty of his intelligent brain and good reflection This intelligence and thought enable him to help his physical strength to act more quickly and cleverly

In a same profession or work, the educated man differs from the uneducated considerably Therefore,

intellectual workers have to study, this is a matter of course but (33) workers must also (34) an

education

In civilized countries compulsory education has been applied Man must spend seven or eight years

studying From ploughmen to labourers in these nations, no one is (35) to read a book or a paper

fluently

Question 31 A expand B stretch C enlarge D widen

Question 32 A body B power C labour D brain

Question 33 A simple B easy C hard D manual

Question 34 A learn B study C acquire D know

Question 35 A able B unable C not D never

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.

Madonna Louise Veronca Ciccone left home at the age of twenty to pursue her dreams of fame Her early days in the entertainment industry were tough However, her determination eventually brought her mainstream pop success with the hit “Holiday” in 1984 Along with performing as a singer, Madonna has expanded her talents in different areas, such as acting and writing Over her career, she has released eighteen albums, including three collections of greatest hits Madonna has continued to work hard for her success, redefining her herself and her music with every album As Madonna says, “Every time I reached a new peak, I see a new one I want to climb.”

Madonna is recognized as a strong businesswoman who likes to control all aspects of her career Throughout her climb to the top, Madonna has not been afraid of controversy She has strong opinions and is known as a woman who does not mince her words, no matter what the response In recent years, Madonna has used her outspoken manner to try to curb online piracy Albums by famous artists often show up on the Internet weeks before their official release date Of course, both the record industry and artists condemn this piracy of their work Madonna herself has not been immune to online piracy Mixes of the title track of her 2000 album, Music, appeared on several file-sharing sites before the album was launched

Then in 2003, Madonna was set to release her new album, American Life However, in an effort

to prevent further piracy, Madonna and her record company decided to try a new approach Decoy MP3 tracks from American Life were uploaded on file-sharing sites These decoys were meant to discourage illegal downloading People downloading the files thought they were getting tracks from American Life for free However, when the files were played, all that people could hear was Madonna swearing Instead of a song, listeners heard the artist shouting, “What the **** do you think you are doing?”

This strong approach of Madonna’s definitely made a statement It also provoked an immediate response Soon after the decoy tracks were discovered, hackers retaliated by hijacking the madonna.com website They used the website to distribute free MP3 copies of her new album Perhaps this artist’s plan did not work quite as expected However, as Madonna knows well, controversy draws attention to her material Whether or not such controversy has had any impact over the years, one thing is for sure: Madonna continues to have something to say

Question 36 Which question does this passage focus on answering?

A How does Madonna control the distribution of her music? B What are Madonna’s most popular songs?

C How did Madonna deal with the problem of music piracy? D Why does Madonna give away her music?

Question 37 Why did Madonna put fake files on the Internet?

A To advertise her new CD B To take action against piracy

C To pursue her dreams of fame D To make a new album

Question 38 What can be said about the files Madonna uploaded?

A They had no effect B They were mixes of her title track

C They were criticized by the press D They were offensive by some people

Question 39 Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A Madonna’s material has been stolen through online piracy.

B Madonna prevented American Life from being downloaded.

C Hackers were able to change Madonna’s official website.

D Online file sharing is a controversial issue.

Question 40 Which word is closest in meaning to the word “approach” in this reading?

A Coming near a place B Coming near in time

C Way to deal with a problem D First contact to make a business offer

Question 41 The word “They” in the passage refers to

A tracks B decoy C hijackers D copies

Question 42 The writer uses the phrase “a woman who does not mince her words,” when talking about Madonna, he wants to say that

A she always says exactly what she thinks B she is talented and determined

C she is strong and hard-working D she says nothing about piracy.

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.

Moving Your Mind for Maximum Fitness

When people design a new workout programme, they often target their chest, stomach, and leg muscles, hoping to sculpt the perfect physique However, they often neglect the most important part of the body: the brain Our brains grow stronger when we exercise them and weaker when neglected To assist in keeping our minds sharp, several websites and apps offer brain games to help us get our mental workouts accomplished in

a very short time

As we age, our vocabulary continues to expand and we become better at creative plans However, by the time we enter our 20s, our prefrontal cortex starts to shrink Although part of the reason for our decline is physical, there is evidence that targeted exercises can halt or even reserve cognitive damage Throughout our lives we maintain the ability to create new neurons whenever we learn something new, like a foreign language

or a new sport By repeating these activities we create new pathways and connections between neurons that

keep our minds functioning at an optimal level This is what brain fitness exercises aim to accomplish.

These digital exercises are broken into different categories The first is memory exercises These programmes display information to users and then quiz us to see how much we can recall The second type is attention exercises These games get users to focus on multiple tasks at once, dividing their attention

Although trying to concentrate on several things at once during work is not recommended, doing it in a game

environment can help to strengthen our focus in the long term Speed exercises, on the other hand, are designed to keep our minds agile In addition to these major categories, there are other games that focus on specific situations like remembering names and faces, or calculating directions

Although many users rave about positive effects of these games, there are other hacks we can use to strengthen our brains One is napping Studies have shown that people who nap in the afternoon fared much better at mental tasks than those who didn’t A little caffeine can also make your mind sharper, as long as you don’t overdo it Finally, getting some physical exercise also tends to improve the clarity of our thinking In other words, maybe the Roman poet Juvenal was on to something when he wrote “A sound mind in a healthy body”

Question 43 What happens when we don’t exercise our brains?

A It doesn’t work well B It grows much bigger in size.

C It causes lots of health problems D It keeps functioning well.

Question 44 What function of our brain improves as we get older?

A We can remember more things B We are better at making plans.

C We think much quicker D Nothing improves at all.

Question 45 All of the following are true about our brains EXCEPT that .

A there are several web sites and apps to help us get our mental workout

B the number of neurons remains the same throughout our lives

C our brains become stronger when we are more mentally active

D connections and pathways between neurons play an important role in the functions of our brains

Question 46 What could replace the word “optimal” in paragraph 2?

A excellent B unacceptable C debatable D decent

Question 47 What is the meaning of the word “it” in paragraph 3?

A Doing memory exercises B Keeping your mind empty

C Concentrating on many things D focusing on one thing

Question 48 Which of the following statements is NOT true about our brains and brain games?

A We should concentrate on several things at once during our lives to strengthen our focus.

B These brain games don’t take us much time to carry out.

C The brain games can help us improve our memory and keep our minds active.

D There are some brain games for specific purposes.

Question 49 What can be inferred from the passage?

A There are some brain games to treat mental diseases

B Our brains will work very well during a nap.

C We don’t need brain games when we are playing a new sport.

D There is a close relationship between physical and mental health.

Question 50 According to the passage, which of the following statements about coffee is true?

A It is not very good for your brain B You should drink as much of it as possible.

C A few cups of it could help your brain D Its effect on the brain were never tested.

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