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.. Legend has it that some time to[r]
(1)SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO YÊN BÁI
TRƯỜNG THPT VĂN CHẤN
KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THƠNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017
Mơn: TIẾNG ANH
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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.decided B wanted C needed D stopped
Question 2: A airports B questions C ways D pictures
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 attract B person C signal D instance
Question 4: A verbal B suppose C even D either
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: If he had come sooner, he could has eaten dinner with the whole family A B C D
Question 6: If my father hasn't encouraged me to take the exam, I wouldn't have done it A B C D
Question 7: Van Yen is a place which I grew up between the age of two and ten A B C 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: He has been very interested in doing research on _ since he was at high school
A biology B biological C biologist D biologically
Question 9: A curriculum that ignores ethnic tensions, racial antagonisms, cultural _ and religious differences is potrelevant
A contacts B diversity C barriers D levels
Question 10: The more demanding the job is, I like it
A more B most C the most D the more
Question 11: Sometimes she does not agree _ her husband about child rearing but they soon find the solutions
A for B on C with D of
Question 12: Our teacher often said, "Who knows the answer? _ your hand."
A Rise B Lift C Raise D Heighten
Question 13: Pay more attention _ picture and you can find out who is the robber
(2)Question 14: - What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary! - _
A Thank you very much I am afraid B You are telling a lie
C Thank you for your compliment D I don't like your sayings
Question 15: The academic year in Vietnam is over _ the end _ May
A from / in B for / on C on / in D at / of
Question 16: The 8th ASEAN Science and Technology Week is now being _ in Manila from to 11 July 2008
A joined B held C related D combined
Question 17: Don't forget to your gloves on It is cold outside
A let B put C make D fix
Question 18: One of the tasks of the Red Cross is also to support local _ care projects
A health B healthy C healthful D healthily
Question 19: Since its rejoining in the Southeast Asian arena in 1989, Viet Nam's sports have made great _, particularly in recent SEA Games
A game B invention C host D success
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: “Did you need help with your Math last night?” Mary: “If I had needed, I you”
A would call B called C would have called D will call
Question 21: “Here’s my phone number”
“Thanks I‘ll give you a call if I some help tomorrow”
A will need B need C would need D needed 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: Mrs Jones's husband passed away fast Friday We are all shocked by the news
A got married B divorced C died D were on business
Question 23: If you not understand the word "superstitious," look it up in the dictionary
A find its meaning B write it C draw it D note it
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: Humans can use language deceptively by telling lies or half-truths
A.in an honest way B in a dishonest way C for a serious purpose D at the wrong time
Question 25: The funny story told by the man amused all the children
A pleased B entertained C.saddened D frightened
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: They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents a Their parents not want them to go out in the evening
(3)c Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents
d Although their parents not allow, they still go out in the evening
Question 27: Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children a My parents are so busy at work that they cannot find time for their children
b My parents are too busy at work to find time for their children
c Busy at work as my parents are, they try to find time for their children d My friends rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work
Question 28: His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten a Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best b I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup
c His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten
d His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better
Question 29: She gets up early to prepare breakfast so that her children can come to school on time a Despite her getting up early to prepare breakfast, her children cannot come to school on time
b Because she wanted her children to come to school on time, she gets up early to prepare breakfast
c If she does not get up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time d Unless she gets up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on
Question 30: The last time I went to the museum was a year ago a A year ago, I often went to the museum
b My going to the museum lasted a year c At last I went to the museum after a year
d I have not been to the museum for a year
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
Here's some advice for trying to find the university that works for you
1 You need to examine yourself and your reasons for going to university before you start your search Why are you going? What are your abilities and strengths? What are your weaknesses? What you want out of life? Are you socially self-sufficient or you need warm, familial (31) _? Talk with your family, friends and high-school counselors as you ask these questions The people (32) _ know you best can help you the most with these important issues
2 Very few high-school students have enough information or experience to choose a major You need to be well (33) _ to determine your interest and aptitude Many students change their minds two or three times before they settle on a major
3 If you not have to go to university right (34) _ it is never too late There is no such thing as the perfect time to start university Some students benefit from a year off to work, study or travel, and these experiences allow them to be better, more engaged students Some students choose to apply to university and gain admission and then defer their entrance, while others wait to apply until after they have had (35) _ alternative experience
Question 31: A support B bringing C feeding D growth
Question 32: A which B whom C who D whose
Question 33: A prepare B prepared C preparation D preparative
Question 34: A for B up C over D away
Question 35: A a B an C the D Ø
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indicate the
(4)Around 365 B.C in ancient Greece, the great teacher Plato told a story about a place called Atlantis Plato described Atlantis as a continent in the Atlantic Ocean He said it had been the home of a powerful people who were destroyed when the continent was swallowed by the sea
Ever since Plato’s time, people have wondered if the story about Atlantiss was really true Was there ever such a place as Atlantis? During the Middle Ages, many people believed in the legend of Atlantis Some men even made voyages to find the “lost continent” Later, most people believed Atlantis to be just a myth Scientists could find no evidence to show that such a place had ever existed
Ideas change in time, however, for now some scientists think that Atlantis might have been a real place A Greek professor has offered a new theory He says that Atlantis was not a continent in the Atlantis Ocean but an island called Thera in the Aegean Sea The professor says that 3,500 years ago much of Thera collapsed into the sea when a volcano eupted He thinks that before the explosion Thera had been the home of a people called Minoans The Minoans were sea traders who ruled the Aegean Sea from 2,000 B.C to 1,250 B.C
Scientists who have come to investigate Thera have found an ancient city buried beneath volcanic ash and stone It appears that the people who lived in the city had an advanced civilization They were probably Minoans
Is Thera the “lost continent” of Atlantis? No one may ever know for certain Atlantis may remain a riddle without an answer
(Source: English Test, Problems’ Center, Thailand, 2009)
Question 36: According to Plato, Atlantis was in the _.
A Atlantic Ocean B Pacific Ocean C Red Sea D Aegean Sea
Question 37: The word in paragraph that means “fell down” is _
A rode B existed C erupted D collapsed
Question 38: Who were the ancient Minoans?
A scientists B sea traders C teachers D Greek professors
Question 39: On the whole, the article tells about _
A a land that may have existed B Greece around the year the year 355 B.C C cities under volcanic D the scientists’ experiment
Question 40: The word“explosion” in paragraph cam be replaced by _
A excursion B invasion C investigation D eruption
Question 41:Why did Thera collapse into the sea?
A A volcano erpted B Stones buried it C Noone believed in it D Thera was lower land
Question 42: What is the best title for this passage?
A Atlantis B Searches of Scientists C The search of a Lost Continent D Legend of Atlantis
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
Legend has it that some time toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern planis of eastern Woyming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo Insteadof the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy How had they survived?
(5)Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that They had wonderfully comvenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought , but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground When they dried in this way, the remaied naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived thrived on this hay And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses
Question 43: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A becoming more common B not a natural occurrence
C difficult for scientists to understand D killing more people than ever before
Question 44: The word “they” in the first paragraph refers to
A plans B skeletons C oxen D Americans
Question 45: The word “ preferred” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
A ordinary B available C required D favored Question 46: Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the Western grasses?
A Grama B Blue joint grass C Buffalo D Meaquite grass Question 47: The word “hard” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
A firm B severe C difficult D bitter
Question 48: What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in the second paragraph ?
A It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area B Many had settled there by the 1860’s
C It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War
D It was not discovered until yhe late 1800’s
Question 49: According to the passage, the cattle helped promote the growth of the wild grasses by
A Cattle raise in the western United States refused to eat it B It would probably not grow in the United States
C It had to be imported into the United States D It was difficult for cattle to
digest
Question 50: Which of the following ws NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?
A They have tough stems B They are not affescted by dry weather
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1 D A A 4.B 5.B A 7.B A 9.B 10 D
11 C 12 C 13 A 14 C 15 D 16.B 17.B 18 A 19 D 20 C
21.B 22 C 23 A 24 A 25.B 26.B 27 C 28 A 29.B 30 D
31 A 32 C 33.B 34 D 35.B 36 A 37 D 38.B 39.B 40 D
41 A 42 D 43 D 44 C 45 D 46.B 47 A 48 A 49 A 50 C
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