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ĐỀ THI THỬ KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017 Môn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề PART 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 sacrificed B trusted C recorded D acted Question 2: A culture B country C such D music PART 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 lettuce B desire C prefer D upstairs Question 4: A influence B liberate C gratitude D incredible PART 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: I found it is necessary for you to come here on time A found B is necessary C come here D on time Question 6: Thank you very much for your letter whom I received few days ago A for B whom C received D few Question 7: Working as a volunteer gives her a chance to develop her interpersonal skills, promote friendship and discovering her own talent A Working B gives C to develop D discovering PART 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: Where is he? He should _ home hours ago A be B were C have been D had been Question 9: I tried ringing her all morning but I couldn’t get _ A down B up C over D through Question 10: As the drug took _, the patient became quieter A effect B force C influence D action 1 Question 11: _ Loch Ness is _ most famous lake in _ Scotland A The/ the/ the B The/ Ø /the C Ø /the/ Ø D The/ the/ Ø Question 12: This one is prettier, but it costs _ the other one A twice more than B twice as much as C as many as D twice as many as Question 13: The more he tried to explain, _ we got A the much confused B the many confusing C the more confusing D the more confused Question 14: It is interesting to a business course after the conference A take up B take over C take after D take in Question 15: Owing to the heavy fog, the flight from Tokyo to New York will be A overdue B unpunctual C expired D unscheduled Question 16: Body language ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally A transmits B disposes C registers D decline Question 17: At the latest meeting of Business Advisory Council, the newly elected president that any new business be applied to the laws A obligated B compensate C proposed D satisfied Question 18: The cat was _ to wait for the mouse to come out of its hole A patient enough B so patient C enough patient D too patient Question 19: If they are not careful with their accounts, their business will go _ A poor B bankrupt C penniless D broken PART 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: Peter: “I enjoy listening to pop music.” Maria: _.” A I don’t B I’m, too C Neither I D So I Question 21: A: How are you doing? B: A I am walking along the street B Thanks for asking C I am carrying out the project D Great And you? PART 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 2 Question 22: At fifty-five, he began life again, determined with his pen to wipe out the debt A rub out B give up C pay off D bump off Question 23: It was great to see monkeys in their natural habitat A sky B forest C home D land PART 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: Many animals, like the otter who uses a stone to cracks mussel shells, are capable of using objects in the natural environment as rudimentary tools A technical B basic C superior D original Question 25: After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released A guilty B naive C innovative D benevolent PART 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: "I didn't steal your handbag, Mary” Peter said A Peter accused Mary of having stolen his handbag B Peter admitted having stolen Mary’s handbag C Peter said that he didn’t steal Mary’s handbag D Peter denied having stolen Mary’s handbag Question 27: It is over twenty years since we last got in touch with them A We have been getting in touch with them for over 20 years B We haven’t gotten in touch with them for over 20 years C We didn’t use to get in touch with them for over 20 years D We can’t help keeping getting in touch with them for over 20 years Question 28: Unfortunately, I was unable to attend Mr Miller's performance last night A Not attending Mr Miller’s performance last night made me happy B However busy was I, I attended Mr Miller’s performance last night C Mr Miller’s performance last night was so boring that I didn’t attend D I wish I had attended Mr Miller’s performance last night PART 3 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: Travellers are advised to take out insurance Their luggage may go astray A Travellers should take out insurance if their luggage goes astray B Travellers should get insurance, or else their luggage may go astray C Travellers had better buy insurance as a precaution against their luggage go astray D Travellers are advised to take out insurance in case their luggage goes astray Question 30: The house was too expensive They couldn’t buy it A The house was too expensive that they couldn’t buy it B So expensive was the house that they couldn’t buy it C The house was too expensive for then to buy it D The house wasn’t cheap enough for them to buy it PART 10 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 31 to 35 HOW TRANSPORTATION AFFECTS OUR LIVES Without transportation, our modern society could not exist We would have no metals, no coal, and no oil (31) would we have any products made from these materials Besides, we would have to (32) most of our time raising food - and the food would be limited to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our own neighborhoods Transportation also affects our lives in (33) ways Transportation can speed a doctor to the sides of a sick person, even if the (34) lives on an isolated farm It can take police to the scene of a crime within moments of being notified Transportation enables teams of athletes to compete in national and international sports (35) In times of disasters, transportation can rush aid to persons in areas stricken by floods, famines, and earthquakes Question 31: A nor B either C or D both Question 32: A cost B take C spend D waste Question 33: A the other B others C another D other Question 34: A crime B patient C specialist D doctors Question 35: A contests B board C fight D revolution PART 11 4 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 36 to 42 Mass Extinctions Almost everyone knows that around 65 million years ago there was a mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs (Actually, it killed not only the dinosaurs, but also 85% of all other species on Earth.) Most people also generally accept that this was the result of a huge asteroid crashing into the Earth What many people not realize is that this was simply the most recent mass extinction in the Earth’s history There have been other mass extinctions in the Earth’s history, some of which were much worse than the one that killed the dinosaurs “Mass extinction” is the term scientists use when a significant portion of the Earth’s species die out in a relatively short period of time (within a few million years) As far as we know, there have been at least of these in the last 600 million years The earliest one that we know about occurred around 570 million years ago We have very little information about this mass extinction because most of the animals at this time were very primitive They were creatures like jellyfish and slugs*, which did not have bones, and therefore did not leave fossils for us to study Later mass extinctions are better understood The one thing that is not understood, however, is the causes of these mass extinctions While scientists are fairly sure that the last one was caused by an asteroid, it seems unlikely that all mass extinctions were caused in this manner Most of the other possible causes for mass extinctions involve some form of climate change For example, scientists suspect that a sudden, significant change in sea levels around the world may have been responsible for one or more of the mass extinctions Such a rise in sea level would have most likely been started by the melting of large amounts of ice at the North and South Poles Other possibilities include widespread droughts or significant changes in the average world temperature What could have caused such changes in the first place, however, is not understood Scientists know that severe climate changes can lead to extinction, but what initiates these changes is unknown It is, however, an important question to answer if we are to survive the next extinction Question 36: The author uses the phrase most recent to indicate that this mass extinction was A the most serious B the best understood C the latest D the best-known Question 37: The word these in the passage refers to A periods of time B mass extinctions C species 5 D scientists Question 38: When did the first mass extinction happen in the Earth’s history? A 65 million years ago B 85 million years ago C 570 million years ago D 600 million years ago Question 39: Why is little known about the earliest mass extinction? A The animal's bodies were not advanced enough to leave behind evidence B The animals alive at this time were too different from modern animals for us to study C This mass extinction killed too many of the animals for us to study the survivors D Scientists are unable to study this far back in the Earth's history Question 40: All of the following are mentioned in the passage as possible causes of mass extinctions EXCEPT A collisions with asteroids B significant periods without rain C widespread disease D increases in water levels Question 41: What remains unknown regarding climate change? A The role climate change plays in causing mass extinctions B What effects climate change can have on world sea levels C If severe climate changes are likely to take place in the future D The reasons why severe climate changes occur Question 42: The word initiates is closest in meaning to A results from B sets off C influences D prevents PART 12 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 Very few people in the modern world obtain their food supply by hunting and gathering in the natural environment surrounding their homes This method of harvesting from nature’s provision is the oldest known subsistence strategy and has been practised for at least the last two million years It was, 6 indeed, the only way to obtain food until rudimentary farming and the domestication of wild animals were introduced about 10,000 years ago Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbers have dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic wastelands In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant life Such conditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and waterways The abundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greater opportunity for gathering a variety of plants In short, the environmental differences have restricted the diet and have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors We know from the observation of modem hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting and gathering must be very mobile While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller party harvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp When the food in the area has become exhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site We also notice seasonal migration patterns evolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes These patterns of behavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the Paleolithic Period Question 43: The word domestication mostly means _ A adapting animals to suit a new working environment B hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the home C teaching animals to a particular job or activity in the home D making wild animals used to living with and working for humans Question 44: According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on _ A hunter-gatherers’ tools B nature’s provision C farming methods D agricultural products Question 45: The word marginal is closest in meaning to A disadvantaged B suburban C forgotten D abandoned Question 46: In the lower latitudes of the tropics, hunter-gatherers _ A can free themselves from hunting B have better food gathering from nature C live along the coasts and waterways for fishing D harvest shorter seasonal crops Question 47 The word conditions refers to _, A the places where plenty of animals and fish can be found B the situations in which hunter-gatherers can grow some crops C the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow 7 D the situations in which hunter-gatherers hardly find anything to eat Question 48: A typical feature of both modern and prehistoric hunter-gatherers is that _ A they live in the forests for all their life B they don’t have a healthy and balanced diet C they don’t have a strong sense of community D they often change their living places Question 49: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned? A Harvesting from the natural environment had existed long before farming was taken up B The environmental differences produce no effect on subsistence societies C The number of hunter-gatherers decreases where farming is convenient D Hunting or fishing develops where there are no or short growing seasons Question 50: Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage? A Hunter-gatherers and Subsistence Societies B Evolution of Humans’ Farming Methods C A Brief History of Subsistence Farming D Hunter-gatherers: Always on the Move 8 ... alive at this time were too different from modern animals for us to study C This mass extinction killed too many of the animals for us to study the survivors D Scientists are unable to study this... occurred around 570 million years ago We have very little information about this mass extinction because most of the animals at this time were very primitive They were creatures like jellyfish and slugs*,... Earth.) Most people also generally accept that this was the result of a huge asteroid crashing into the Earth What many people not realize is that this was simply the most recent mass extinction