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SƠ GD&ĐT VINH PHUC TRƯƠNG THPT LIÊN SƠN (Đề thi gồm: 05 trang) ĐỀ KTCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2018-2019 Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 011 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Ho va tên thi sinh:…………………………………………………………………… SBD:………………………… 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 01: Please, deliver the parcel to my residence as soon as possible I am on business but my sister can collecl it A gymnasium B home C club D factory Question 02: You can use special symbols in your e-mails if you want to show you're down in the mouth A definite B depressed C deflated D decided 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 03: It's possible that the plane has been delayed because of the bad weather A The weather must have been very bad, or else their plane wouldn’t have been delayed B It’s certainly the bad weather which has resulted in the plane’s being late C It may be the bad weather that has caused the plane to be delayed D The obvious reason for the plane's being delayed for so long is the bad weather Question 04: “I If I was in your shoes, I would let him go.” A She would like to be in my shoes and let him go B She advised me to wear her shoes and let him go C She let him go because she was wearing my shoes D She suggested that I should let him go Question 05: I wasn't early enough to find anyone at home awake A I didn't expect to find anyone awake when I got home B By the time I arrived home, everyone had gone to sleep C When I got home late, I used to find my family sleeping D When I got home, I found everyone awake, waiting for me Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 06: Dozens of cyclists are _ on the city’s roads each year A crashed B wounded C injured D damaged Question 07: The bus _ on the way here, so I was half an hour late for my appointment A got off B come apart C broke down D set out Question 08: Although there are many varieties of English, people would _ that they are all speaking the same basic language A recognize B categorize C identify D distinguish Question 09: It is difficult to find a _ in the Washington area for less than $1,200 a month A two-bedrooms apartments B two-bedroom apartments C two-bedrooms apartment D two-bedroom apartment Question 10: Things might have been much worse if the mother _ on her right to keep the baby A had insisted B has been insisting C would insisted D insisted Question 11: Unable to remember his car, he walked all around the neighborhood looking for it A where parking B where he has parked C where he was parking D where he had parked Question 12: Please _ your cigarette, I am allergic to smoke A blow up B set aside C put out D turn off Question 13: The audience applauded for five minutes after the _ ended © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 1/5 A performance B convention C treatment D affair Question 14: I’ll introduce to you the man _ support is necessary for your project A who B whose C whom D that Question 15: The more he tried to explain _ A the much confused we got B the many confused we got C the more confused we got D the most confused we got Question 16: Your personality is important _ the success of your work A to B in C on D for Question 17: The _ in my neighborhood are well cared by the authorities A disabilities B inability C unable D disabled 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 18: A tsunami B conference C diamond D hesitate Question 19: A influence B inflation C intelligent D instructor Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges Question 20: ~ Ann: “Let’s go camping this weekend, after the 1st term exams.” ~ Bob: “ ” A That sounds great! B Do you think it’s good? C Yes, I accept that D No! I don’t quite agree Question 21: ~Marx: “ ” ~ Bean: “Not bad, but I wish I’d had more time to finish it.” A How about your interview? B Was Mr Peterson’s lecture interesting? C Was your paper on physics successful? D Tell me about your last trip abroad 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 22: A match B chair C chain D machine Question 23: A decision B books C students D sicks 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: Do you want to take part in the battle to save the world’s wildlife? “Animal Watch” is a book which will ( 24) _ you in the fight for survival that faces many of our endangered animals and show how they struggle on the ( 25) _ of extinction As you enjoy the book’s 250 pages and over 150 coloured photographs, you will have the ( 26) _ of knowing that part of your purchase money is being used to help animals (27) _ From the comfort of your armchair, you will be able to observe the world's animals close-up and explore their habitats You will also discover the terrible results of human greed for land, flesh and skins “Animal Watch” is packed with fascinating facts Did you know that polar bears cover their black noses.( 28) _ their paws so they can hunt their prey in the snow without being seen, for example? Or that for each orangutan which is captured, one has to die? Question 24: A involve B bring C lead D combine Question 25: A end B edge C start D limit Question 26: A enjoyment B virtue C satisfaction D value Question 27: A conserve B revive C survive D preserve Question 28: A by B from C with D for 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 29 to 35: FAMILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES Family life in the United States is changing Fifty or sixty years ago, the wife was called a “housewife” She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children The husband earned the money for the family He was usually out working all day He came home tired in the evening, so he did not much housework And he did not see the children very much, except on weekends These days, however, more and more women work outside the home They cannot stay with the children all day They, too, come home tired in the evening They not want to spend the © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 2/5 evening cooking dinner and cleaning up They not have time to clean the house and the laundry So who is going to the housework now? Who is going to take care of the children? Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it In these families, the husband and wife agree to different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job For example, the husband always cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the husband cooks dinner on other nights Then there is the question of the children In the past, many families got help with child care from grandparents Now families usually not live near their relatives The grandparents are often too far away to help in a regular way More often, parents have to pay for child care help The help may be a babysitter or a day-care center The problem with this kind of help is the high cost It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well Parents may get another kind of help form the companies they work for Many companies now let people with children work part-time That way, parents can spend more time with their children Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children For these men there is a new word: they are called “househusbands” In the USA more and more men are becoming househusbands every year These changes in the home mean changes in the family Fathers can learn to understand their children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage They, too, may have a better understanding of each other Question 29: Sixty years ago, most women A were housewives B went out to work C did not much housework D had no children Question 30: Nowadays, there are A more work outside the home than before B more and more women staying with the children all day C more housewives than before D more women going out to work than before Question 31: The word “laundry” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A cooking and washing up B tidying up C washing and ironing D shopping Question 32: It can be inferred from paragraph that A all couples with jobs can pay for help from a babysitter or a day-care center B couples with low-paid jobs can’t afford the cost of a babysitter or a day-care center C in the past, grandparents did not help the couples with child care D grandparents can help care the children in a regular way Question 33: The word “they” in paragraph refers to A children who spend more time with fathers than mothers B parents who work part-time C husbands who stop working to stay with the children D fathers who spend more time with their children Question 34: The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may A help families B not change the children at all C not happen D cause problems for a marriage Question 35: This article is about A American men as househusbands B housewives in America C how more American women are working D how family life in America is changing 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 36: He is very intelligent He can solve all the problems in no time A He was such intelligent he can solve all the problems in no time B Such intelligent he is, that he can solve all the problems in no time C He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time D So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time Question 37: He didn’t take his father’s advice That’s why he is out of work A If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 3/5 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 had taken his father’s advice, he would not be out of work 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 38: The storm was unexpected No one was prepared for it so some people couldn’t escape and got injured A should be followed B may be avoided C must be preventedD can be predicted Question 39: A live programme helps us see the events at the same time as they are happening A recorded B fresh C direct D old 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 40: There will be major changes in climate during next century A be B in C next D changes Question 41: Kenvin decided buying a new car in the morning, but in the afternoon he changed his mind A changed B buying C in D in the Question 42: People are not allowed to enter the park after midnight because lack of security A because B after C enter D of 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 43 to 50: Until recently, the ‘science of the future’ was supposed to be electronics and artificial intelligence Today it seems more and more likely that the next breakthrough in technology will be brought about through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering This science is the combination of biotechnology Organic chemistry enables us to produce marvelous synthetic materials However, it is still difficult to manufacture anything that has the capacity of wool to conserve heat and also to absorb moisture Nothing that we have been able to produce so far comes anywhere near the combination of strength, lightness, and flexibility that we find in the bodies of ordinary insects Nevertheless, scientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in 'growing' a material that has many of the characteristics of human skin The next step may well be 'biotech heart and eyes’ which can replace diseased organs in human beings These will not be rejected by the body, as in the case with organs from humans The application of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promising In 1996, the famous science-fiction writer Arthur C Clarke, many of whose previous predictions have come true, said that we may soon be able to develop remarkably cheap and renewable sources of energy Some of these power sources will be biological Clarke and others have warned us repeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our dependence on non-renewable power sources Coal, oil and gas are indeed convenient However, using them also means creating dangerously high levels of pollution It will be impossible to meet the growing demand for energy without increasing that pollution to catastrophic levels unless we develop power sources that are both cheaper and cleaner Question 43: According to the text, the science of the future is likely to be? A Nuclear technology B Electronics.C Genetic engineering D Biotechnology Question 44: The word “These” refers to A diseased organs B biotech heart and eyes C human beings D characteristics of human skin Question 45: What does the text say is one of the worst problems caused by the use of coal, gas, and oil? A They are so cheap that people waste them B They are very bad for the world around us C They are no longer as easy to use as they once were D They are too expensive for poorer people in many parts of the world Question 46: According to the text, it may soon be possible © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 4/5 A to make something as good as human skin B to take an organ from one human and give it to another human C to make useful substitutes for human hearts and eyes D to cure certain diseases that damage human organs Question 47: In 1996, Arthur C Clarke predicted A that we may not be able to meet future demand for energy B that using oil, gas, and coal would lead to very high levels of pollution C newer and better ways of using oil, gas, and coal D new and better ways of heating and lighting homes, offices, and factories Question 48: The word “to meet” is synonymous with A satisfy B encounter C turn up D appear Question 49: Which word below can be the best substitute for “breakthrough”? A exit B development C outlet D opening Question 50: Organic chemistry helps to produce materials that are A almost as good as wool C stronger, lighter, and better than natural materials B not as good as natural materials D almost as strong, light, and flexible as an insect’s body _THE END _ © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 5/5