Đáp án D là sát nghĩa với câu gốc nhất: “Điều duy nhất khiến công việc này đáng để làm đó là tiền.” Các phương án khác nghĩa không giống với câu gốc.. Phương án A: “công việc này không [r]
(1)ĐỀ THI DEMO THPT QG 2018_SỐ 01 (50 câu trắc nghiệm – Thời gian: 60 phút)
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 chamber B ancient C danger D ancestor
Question 2: A smoothly B southern C breath D airworthy
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 operation B supervision C reinforce D committee
Question 4: A overlook B influential C furniture D oceanic
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 skin receives nearly (A) the (B) third of the blood pumped out (C) by (D) the heart
Question 6: Salt was once (A) too (B) scare and (C) precious that it was used as money (D)
Question 7: There being (A) no evidence (B) against himself (C) , Slade was released (D)
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: Are there any household chores for ……… men are better ……… than women?
A whose/suited B which/suit C that/suit D which/suited
Question 9: Too many factories dispose ……… their waste by pumping it into rivers and the sea
A out B of C away D off
Question 10: Why did Berth ask you ……… a bicycle?
A that if you had B you have C that you had D if you had
Question 11: She wondered if they ……… her jeweler and rather hoped that they had
A find B have found C had found D would find
Question 12: I cannot bear the noise of my brother’s radio; it ……… me from my work
(2)Question 13: -“Is swimming under water very difficult?”
-“No, it’s just a matter ……… able to control your breathing.”
A to be B of being C that you are D being
Question 14: I am going to the dentist’s tomorrow I hope I don’t need to ………
A have anything done B have nothing done C be done anything D get him anything
Question 15: A young girl came on to the stage with a bouquet ……… to the conductor
A Presented B and presented C for presenting D to present
Question 16: ……… I love you, I can’t let you whatever you like
A Whatever B Whether C Despite D Much as
Question 17: He ……… alone a month ago, and ……… of since
A set off/hasn’t been heard B setted off/hasn’t heard
C set on/hasn’t heard D setted on/hadn’t been heard
Question 18: His ……… of the school regulations really can’t be ignored any longer
A carelessness B inattention C unfamiliarity D disregard
Question 19: Beaches were ……… as police searched for canisters of toxic waste from the damaged ship
A sealed off B cut off C washed up D kept out
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: “………”
Tim: “What happened?”
A What did you today? B I had a bad day
C How was your day? D Have a nice day
Question 21: “Don’t fail to look after yourself, Mary!” – “………”
A Of course, you’re an adult B Oh, I knew about that
C Thanks, me too D Thanks, I will
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined ones.
Question 22: When you cross the street, be careful and be on the alert for the bus
A Look for B watch out for C search for D watch for
(3)A complain B exchange C explain D arrange
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: In remote communities, it’s important to replenish stocks before the winter sets in
A remake B empty C refill D repeat
Question 25: There has been no discernible improvement in the noise levels since lorries were banned
A clear B obvious C thin D insignificant
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: Were it not for the money, this job wouldn’t be worthwhile
A This job is not rewarding at all
B This job offers a poor salary
C Although the salary is poor, the job is worthwhile
D The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money
Question 27: At no time did the two sides look likely to reach an agreement
A The two sides had no time to reach an agreement
B The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement
C If the two sides had had time, they would have reached an agreement
D The two sides never look like each other
Question 28: No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed
A Fred tried very hard to start the car, and succeeded
B However hard Fred tried, he couldn’t start the car
C It’s hard for Fred to start the car because he never succeeded
D Fred tried hard to start the car, and with success
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: The new restaurant looks good However, it seems to have few customers
A In order to get more business, the new restaurant should improve its appearance
B The new restaurant would have more customers if it looked better
(4)D In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant does not appear to attract much business
Question 30: No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation It greatly resembled the original
A It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully
B It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily
C The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn’t genuine
D It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one
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.
There has been an outbreak of avian influenza, better known as bird flu in Asia recently The first (31) _ died two weeks ago in Vietnam and there have been the cases reported since in Thailand, and there are some suspected cases in Cambodia as well as
Wild birds are affected by a large number of flu viruses, just as the humans and other animals are, but they are normally exclusive to birds If the viruses manage to mutate, they can to jump the species barrier and infect human beings The first case (32) _ someone died was in Hong Kong in 1997
There are the several different forms of bird flu, ranging from mild to very (33) _ infections, which spreading rapidly and kill many of the birds they infect It is spread by wild birds-ducks, in particular – which carry the virus, but aren't killed by it They can spread the virus to farm birds through (34) _ contact or by the contaminating water supplies
World Health Organization officials have attributed the spread of bird flu to human contact with the
droppings of infected birds and (35) _ sanitation There was no evidence at first that the virus spread from person to person, though there has been a case of this happening being investigated by scientists
Question 31: A victim B casualty C sufferer D infector
Question 32: A where B when C which D why
Question 33: A strict B severe C serious D heavy
Question 34: A direct B straight C immediate D square
(5)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
DESERTIFICATION
Desertification is the degradation of once-productive land into unproductive or poorly productive land Since the first great urban-agricultural centers in Mesopotamia nearly 6,000 years ago, human activity has had a destructive impact on soil quality, leading to gradual desertification in virtually every area of the world
It is a common misconception that desertification is caused by droughts Although drought does make land more vulnerable, well-managed land can survive droughts and recover, even in arid regions Another mistaken belief is that the process occurs only along the edges of deserts In fact, it may take place in any arid or semiarid region, especially where poor land management is practiced Most vulnerable, however, are the transitional zones between deserts and arable land; wherever human activity leads to land abuse in these fragile marginal areas, soil destruction is inevitable
[1] Agriculture and overgrazing are the two major sources of desertification [2] Large-scale farming requires extensive irrigation, which ultimately destroys lands by depleting its nutrients and leaching minerals into the topsoil [3] Grazing is especially destructive to land because, in addition to depleting cover vegetation, herds of grazing mammals also trample the fine organic particles of the topsoil, leading to soil compaction and erosion [4] It takes about 500 years for the earth to build up centimeters of topsoil However, cattle ranching and agriculture can deplete as much as to centimeters of topsoil every 25 years - 60 to 80 times faster than it can be replaced by nature
(6)four thousand years later, vast tracks of salinized land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers still resemble rock-hard fields of snow
Soil erosion is another form of desertification It is a self-reinforcing process; once the cycle of degradation begins, conditions are set for continual deterioration As the vegetative cover begins to disappear, soil becomes more vulnerable to raindrop impact Water runs off instead of soaking in to provide moisture for plans This further diminishes plan cover by leaching away nutrients from the soil As soil quality declines and runoff is increased, floods become more frequent and more severe Flooding washes away topsoil, the thin, rich, uppermost layer of the earth’s soil, and leaves finer underlying particles more vulnerable to wind erosion Topsoil contains the earth’s greatest concentration of organic matter and microorganisms, and is where most of the earth’s land-based biological activity occurs Without this fragile coat of nutrient-laden material, plan life cannot exist An extreme case of its erosion is found in the Sahel, a transitional zone between the Sahara Desert and the tropical African rain forests; home to some 56 million people Overpopulation and overgrazing have opened the hyperarid land to wind erosion, which is stripping away the protective margin of the Sahel, and causing the desert to grow at an alarming rate Between 1950 and 1975, the Sahara Desert spread 100 kilometers southward through the Sahel
Question 36: Which of the following statement is true about desertification?
A It has a history as long as that of civilization
B It was just as serious in the past as it is today
C It is a fairy recent problem
D Ancient societies managed the problem well
Question 37: The word “arable” in paragraph is closet in meaning to _
A cultivate B dry C settled D populated
Question 38: According to the passage, many people’s understanding of desertification is incorrect because _
A they not think of of it as a serious problem
B they see it as being reversible
C they not see it as being caused by human activity
D they think of it as a very slow process
Question 39: According to the passage, agriculture furthers desertification through which of the following activities
(7)C The stripping away of native vegetation D Over fertilization
Question 40: The word “degradation” in paragraph is closet in meaning to _
A rejuvenation B deterioration C contribution D consumption
Question 41: Paragraph of the passage serves mainly to which of the following?
A Show the progress of desertification down through history
B Propose a method for dealing with the desertification problem
C Describe one progress that leads to desertification
D Describe the main cause of desertification in one particular area
Question 42: The word “leaching” in paragraph is closet in meaning to _
A washing B depositing C concentrating D dispersing
Read the following passage on transport, 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.
(1) Iron production was revolutionized in the early eighteenth century when coke was first used instead of charcoal for refining iron ore Previously the poor quality of the iron had restricted its use in architecture to items such as chains and tie bars for supporting arches, vaults, and walls With the improvement in refining ore, it was now possible to make cast-iron beams, columns, and girders During the nineteenth century further advances were made, notably Bessemer’s process for converting iron into steel, which made the material more commercially viable
(2) Iron was rapidly adopted for the construction of bridges, because its strength was far greater than that of stone or timber, but its use in the architecture of buildings developed more slowly By 1800 a complete internal iron skeleton for buildings had been developed in industrial architecture replacing traditional timber beams, but it generally remained concealed Apart from its low cost, the appeal of iron as a building material lay in its strength, its resistance to fire, and its potential to span vast areas As a result, iron became increasingly popular as a structural material for more traditional styles of architecture during the nineteenth century, but it was invariably concealed
(8)frames The Paris Exhibition of 1889 included both the widest span and the greatest height achieved so far with the Halle Des Machines, spanning 362 feet, and the Eiffel Tower 1,000 feet high However, these achievements were mocked by the artistic elite of Paris as expensive and ugly follies Iron, despite its structural advantages, had little aesthetic status The use of an exposed iron structure in the more traditional styles of architecture was slower to develop
Question 43: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A Advances in iron processing in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
B The effects of the Industrial Revolution on traditional architectural styles
C Advantages of stone and timber over steel as a building material
D The evolution of the use of iron in architecture during the 1800’s
Question 44: According to the passage, iron was NOT used for beams, columns, and girders prior to the early eighteenth century because _
A all available iron was needed for other purposes
B limited mining capability made iron too expensive
C iron was considered too valuable for use in public buildings
D the use of charcoal for refining ore produced poor quality iron
Question 45: Iron replaced stone and timber in the building of bridges because iron was considered _
A more beautiful B new and modern C much stronger D easier to transport
Question 46: The word “it” in paragraph refers to _
A industrial architecture B internal iron skeleton
C stone D strength
Question 47: The word “surpassed” is closest in meaning to _
A imitated B exceeded C approached D included
Question 48: According to paragraph 3, the architectural significance of the Halle Des Machines was its _
A wide span B great height
C unequaled beauty D prefabricated unites of glass
Question 49: How did the artistic elite mentioned in the passage react to the buildings at the Paris Exhibition?
A They tried to copy them B They ridiculed them
(9)Question 50: It can be inferred that the delayed use of exposed iron structures in traditional styles of architecture is best explained by the _
A impracticality of using iron for small, noncommercial buildings
B association of iron architecture with the problems of the Industrial Revolution
C general belief that iron offered less resistance to fire and harsh weather than traditional materials
(10)Đáp án
1-D 2-C 3-D 4-C 5-B 6-B 7-C 8-D 9-B 10-D
11-C 12-A 13-B 14-A 15-D 16-D 17-A 18-D 19-A 20-B
21-D 22-B 23-C 24-D 25-D 26-D 27-B 28-B 29-D 30-C
31-A 32-A 33-C 34-A 35-D 36-A 37-A 38-C 39-B 40-B
41-C 42-A 43-D 44-D 45-C 46-B 47-B 48-A 49-B 50-D
LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT
Question 1:Đáp án D ancestor
/a/ ancestor phát âm /æ/, âm /a/ từ cịn lại phát âm /eɪ/ ancestor/ˈỉnsestə(r)/, chamber /ˈtʃeɪmbə(r)/, ancient/ˈeɪnʃənt/, danger/ˈdeɪndʒə(r)/ Question 2:Đáp án C
breath
/th/ breath phát âm /θ/, âm /th/ từ lại phát âm /θ/ breath /breθ/, smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/, southern /ˈsʌðən/, airworthy /ˈeəwɜːði/
Question 3:Đáp án D committee
Từ committee trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2, từ lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ committee/kəˈmɪti/, cooperation /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn/, supervision /ˌsuːpəˈvɪʒn/, reinforce /ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs/ Question 4:Đáp án C
furniture
Từ furniture trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ , từ lại trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ furniture /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə(r)/, overlook /ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/, influential /ˌɪnfluˈenʃl/, oceanic /ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/ Question 5:Đáp án B
the > a (a third:1/3), the third + N: … thứ Question 6:Đáp án B
too > so ( so…that: quá….đến nỗi mà) Question 7:Đáp án C
himself > him: chủ ngữ there nên không sử dụng tân ngữ đại từ phản thân, sử dụng tân ngữ đại từ phản thân chủ ngữ tân ngữ đối tượng
Question 8:Đáp án D
Loại A C có giới từ for đứng trước Are + suited (not suit) Question 9:Đáp án B
(11)Trong câu gián tiếp dùng if whether cho câu hỏi dạng yes/no question Question 11:Đáp án C
từ dẫn wondered q khứ nên câu theo sau phải có tượng lùi Question 12:Đáp án A
distract sb from st: làm xao nhãng việc perturb sb: làm cho lo sợ
interrupt Sb with st: làm gián đoạn điều (trong người nói) disturb Sb: làm gián đoạn điều (trong người làm việc đó) Question 13:Đáp án B
a matter of st: vấn đề Question 14:Đáp án A
câu phủ định dùng anything, không dùng câu B nothing have ST done = Get SB to ST
Question 15:Đáp án D to Verb: mục đích Question 16:Đáp án D
Much as + S + V = Although + S + V: Mặc dù Question 17:Đáp án A
Loại B D set-set-set Set off: khởi hành Set on/upon SB: công đột ngột Question 18:Đáp án D
Dịch nghĩa: việc coi thường đến nội quy trường thật để bị phớt lờ Disregard of: coi thường việc gì, in attention to; unfarmiliarity with
Question 19:Đáp án A
seal sb/st off: ngăn chặn ai/cái vào Question 20:Đáp án B
Dịch nghĩa: Tơi có ngày tồi tệ Chuyện xảy Question 21:Đáp án D
Đừng quên tự chăm sóc thân Cảm ơn, làm Question 22:Đáp án B
Be on the alert for = watch out for: trông chừng Question 23:Đáp án C
Account for = explain: giải thích Question 24:Đáp án D
(12)Question 25:Đáp án D insignificant
Discernible (adj) : thấy rõ ≠ insignificant (adj) : không đáng kể Clear (adj): rõ ràng, obvious (adj): rõ ràng, thin (adj): gầy
Tạm dịch: Khơng có cải thiện rõ nét mức độ tiếng ồn kể từ xe tải bị cấm Question 26:Đáp án D
The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money “Nếu khơng phải tiền, cơng việc không đáng làm chút nào”
Đáp án D sát nghĩa với câu gốc nhất: “Điều khiến cơng việc đáng để làm tiền.” Các phương án khác nghĩa không giống với câu gốc
Phương án A: “công việc không đáng làm chút nào”,
phương án B: “Công việc trả lương thấp”, phương án C: “mặc dù lương bèo bọt việc đáng làm”
Question 27:Đáp án B
The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement “Hai bên trơng khơng thể đạt thỏa thuận”
Đáp án B sát nghĩa với câu gốc nhất: “Hai bên khơng thể đạt thỏa thuận” Các phương án khác nghĩa không giống với câu gốc Phương án A: “Hai bên thời gian để đạt thỏa thuận”, phương án C: “Nếu hai bên có thời gian, họ đạt thỏa thuận”, phương án D: “hai bên trông không giống nhau”
Question 28:Đáp án B
However hard Fred tried, he couldn’t start the car
“Dù Fred có cố gắng khởi động xe nào, anh làm được”
Đáp án B sát nghĩa với câu gốc nhất: “Dù cho Fred cố gắng nào, anh khởi động xe” Các phương án khác nghĩa không giống với câu gốc Phương án A: “Fred cố gắng nhiều để khởi động xe anh thành cơng”, phương án C: “Rất khó cho Fre để khởi động xe anh chưa làm được”, phương án D sai cấu trúc ngữ pháp “and with success” khơng song song với mệnh đề đằng trước
Question 29:Đáp án D
In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant does not appear to attract much business “Nhà hàng trơng ổn Mặc dù dường có vài khách”
(13)phương án B: “nhà hàng có thêm nhiều khách trơng tốt hơn”, phương án C: “nếu có thêm vài khách, nhà hàng trông tốt hơn”
Question 30:Đáp án C
The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn’t genuine
“Không ngoại trừ chuyên gia nhận tranh đồ giả Nó trơng giống với gốc”
Đáp án C sát nghĩa với câu gốc “Bức tranh trông giống với gốc, có chuyên gia biết khơng phải gốc” Các phương án khác nghĩa không giống với câu gốc Phương án A: “Rõ ràng có người với tài nghệ xuất sắc làm giả tranh cách hoàn hảo đến vậy, phương án B: “Các nhà nghiệp dư gần nhận tranh thật, chuyên gia lại nhận cách dễ dàng, phương án D: “Rất khó cho người bình thường phân biệt tranh thật tranh giả”
Question 31:Đáp án A victim
Victim (n): nạn nhân, casualty (n): tai nạn, sufferer (n): người bị thiệt hại, infector (n): tác nhân gây nhiễm
Đáp án A phù hợp với nghĩa câu
Tạm dịch : Nạn nhân chết cách tuần Việt Nam Question 32:Đáp án A
where
Vế sau có “in Hong Kong” địa điểm nên đại từ quan hệ dùng where (nơi mà) Tạm dịch: Trường hợp nơi mà tử vong Hồng Kơng vào năm 1997 Question 33:Đáp án C
serious
Đáp án C – serious (nghiệm trọng) phù hợp với nghĩa câu: “Có nhiều loại bệnh cúm khác nhau, từ loại lây nhiễm nhẹ loại lây nhiễm nghiêm trọng” Các phương án khác strict (nghiêm khắc), severe (khốc liệt), heavy (nặng, thường dùng để nói khối lượng)
(14)Đáp án A phù hợp với nghĩa câu : (direct contact: tiếp xúc trực tiếp): "Chúng lây lan virus đến loài gia cầm trhoong qua tiếp xúc trực tiếp qua nguồn nước bị nhiễm virus" Các phương án khác straight (thẳng), immediate (ngay lập tức), square (thẳng thắn) Question 35:Đáp án D
poor
Collocation: poor sanitation: vệ sinh
Tạm dịch: “Tổ chức Y Tế Thế Giới cho việc lây lan bệnh cúm tiếp xúc người với chất thải chim bị bệnh vệ sinh
Question 36:Đáp án A
It has a history as long as that of civilization
Thông tin nằm đoạn 1: “Since the first great urban-agricultural centers in Mesopotamia nearly 6,000 years ago, human activity has had a destructive impact on soil quality, leading to gradual desertification in virtually every area of the world.”
Question 37:Đáp án A cultivate
- arable: (a) trồng trọt = cultivate : (a) trồng trột Question 38:Đáp án C
they not see it as being caused by human activity
Thông tin nằm đoạn 2: “It is a common misconception that desertification is caused by droughts
Although drought does make land more vulnerable, well-managed land can survive droughts and recover, even in arid regions Another mistaken belief is that the process occurs only along the edges of deserts.”
Question 39:Đáp án B Irrigation
Thông tin nằm đoạn 3: “[2] Large-scale farming requires extensive irrigation, which ultimately destroys lands by depleting its nutrients and leaching minerals into the topsoil.” Question 40:Đáp án B
deterioration
- degradation: (n) thối hóa, xuống cấp = deterioration: (n) hư hỏng, xuống cấp Question 41:Đáp án C
Describe one progress that leads to desertification
(15)Question 42:Đáp án A washing
- leach: (v) làm sói mịn = wassh: (v) cuốn, rửa trơi Question 43:Đáp án D
The evolution of the use of iron in architecture during the 1800’s
Đoạn văn chủ yếu thảo luận gì? – Sự phát triển việc sử dụng sắt kiến trúc suốt năm 1800
Thông tin nằm câu chủ đề đầu đoạn 1: “Iron production was revolutionized in the early eighteenth century when coke was first used instead of charcoal for refining iron ore.”
Question 44:Đáp án D
the use of charcoal for refining ore produced poor quality iron
Thông tin nằm đoạn 1: “…instead of charcoal for refining iron ore Previously the poor quality of the iron had restricted its use in architecture…”
Theo đoạn văn, sắt không sử dụng cho xà, cột dầm trước đến đầu kỷ 18 việc sử dụng than củi để luyện quặng tạo sắt chất lượng
Question 45:Đáp án C much stronger
Thông tin nằm câu đầu đoạn 2: “Iron was rapidly adopted for the construction of bridges, because its strength was far greater than that of stone or timber,…
Question 46:Đáp án B internal iron skeleton
Thông tin nằm đoạn 2: “By 1800 a complete internal iron skeleton for buildings had been developed in industrial architecture replacing traditional timber beams, but it generally remained concealed.”
=> it = internal iron skeleton Question 47:Đáp án B
exceeded
- surpass: trội hơn, vượt = exceed Question 48:Đáp án A
wide span
(16)Question 49:Đáp án B They ridiculed them
Thông tin nằm đoạn 3: “…these achievements were mocked by the artistic elite of Paris…” (mock = ridicule)
– Tầng lớp nghệ sĩ đề cập đoạn văn phản ứng kiến trúc xây dựng triển lãm Paris Họ chế giếu chúng…
Question 50:Đáp án D
general perception that iron structures were not aesthetically pleasing