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.. It is hard to think [r]
(1)SƠ GD&ĐT VINH PHUC TRƯƠNG THPT LIÊN SƠN (Đề thi gồm: 05 trang) ĐỀ KTCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017 Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐÊ SỐ 50 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 whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions Question 1: A said B laid C paid D pail Question 2: A patient B question C ancient D action 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 destination B economic C preference D presidential Question 4: A permanent B monument C government D represent 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: No one knows exactly how many species of animals lives on earth A of animals B lives C knows D species Question 6: There is no truth in the rumor that Barbara had lost her job A job B rumor C no truth D had lost Question 7: The best way to eliminate a pest is by controlling the food accessible to it A food accessible B it C by controlling D best 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 8: Ask Mum for permission to go out now She looks like she’s in a good mood A fashionable B healthful C unconcerned D happy Question 9: Researching my symptoms has occupied a lot of my time recently A taken in B taken up C taken over D taken after Question 10: To calm myself down before the interview, I decided to wait a while in a nearby park and read the newspaper A To stop feeling excited B To stop my uneasiness C To stop my fear D To fight my hunger 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 11: Despite the time the solution has a number of positive effects A minus B sufficient C opposite D adverse Question 12: The army met with minimal opposition A soft B fierce C heavy D numerous Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions Question 13: The shock of out of a sound sleep and the fright of that instant thought are enough to give your parents a heart attack A getting B waking C stepping D moving Question 14: Tom was the page, looking for his name in print A examining B scanning C noticing D viewing Question 15: That pop star, name is on everyone’s lips, is organising an international charity A whose B his C of whom D whom Question 16: It wasn't serious After the doctor took my temperature and listened to my cough, A I was diagnosed with the flu B I would need an operation C I'd had to fight my way out through the fire D I was rushed to hospital Question 17: Boys in my class admire Lien’s figure She’s so lovely and A slim B boney C skinny D lanky (2) Question 18: If you turn a ear, you know people might be doing something wrong, but you ignore it A dumb B blind C hollow D solid Question 19: We can always find out what books the author consulted by referring to the A index B bibliography C contents D key Question 20: Pessimists say the whole will experience a period of economic A repression B suppressing C depression D impression Question 21: We left at six in the morning and didn’t get back till midnight I was A exhaustion B exhausting C exhausted D exhaust Question 22: Linda was shocked when I disagreed with her She’s so used to getting her own A views B mind C way D opinion Question 23: Cars, instead of petrol, will on anything from electricity to methane gas A operate B move C drive D run Question 24: Grandma broke in tears when we told her about dad and Mum’s divorce A off B up C forth D down 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 CAN YOU PROVE WHO YOU ARE? Today, we frequently read newspaper stories of unqualified people who are convicted of posing as surgeons, dentists, airline pilots or financial experts These people are sometimes portrayed as amiable crooks, but in reality, they are not amiable; they are fraudsters who prey on people's good nature Fraudsters can more than just trick you or steal your cash; they can steal your identity, too Some years ago, Derek Bond, a seventy two-year-old retired civil servant, found out for himself how dreadful modern fraud can be As he stepped off a plane at Cape Town airport, he was arrested and put in prison It was worrying enough that he could have been mistaken for a 'most wanted' criminal, but what made matters worse was that, despite having an impeccable reputation in his hometown, it took three weeks for Mr Bond's family to convince the authorities that they had made a mistake Away from people who knew him, Mr Bond's reputation was based solely on the contents of a police file If that file said that Mr Derek Bond, a man of medium height and build, was actually Derek Lloyd Sykes, a conman responsible for a multi-million dollar fraud in Texas, then who could prove that it wasn't true? Mr Bond was the victim of identity theft, where a thief assumes another person's identity and uses it to steal directly from that person or to commit crimes using that person's name In the world of organized crime, for those involved illegal immigration or benefit fraud, a in drugtrafficking, money laundering fake ID is a license to print money Even more worrying is the fact that there is now a ready market for stolen identities among the world's terrorists More and more people are shopping and banking online or by phone these days, so the opportunities for the fraudulent use of credit cards or other personal information are increasing rapidly In fact, it is true to say that identity theft is booming, and for those affected by it, the consequences are often catastrophic Under existing financial regulations, banks and credit organizations are required to 'know their customers' before they are allowed to open an account This means that they have to request specific proofs of identity before they allow them to start spending: usually proof of name and address and a photo ID such as a passport or a driver's license This sounds satisfactory, but in reality it is far from foolproof The problem is that stealing someone's identity is not rocket science In theory, all an unscrupulous thief needs to start using a person's name is a few snippets of information, such as a discarded phone bill or a credit card receipt It has been claimed that 'bin diving' is a common way for thieves to get information In an extensive survey, a credit checking agency examined the contents of 400 rubbish bins They found that one in five of these contained enough sensitive information to commit identity fraud Every time people buy or sell goods, individuals are providing information about themselves on paper Receipts, invoices and bills all contain personal information that is useful to a fraudster But identity thieves don't even need to get their hands dirty How often people hand over their (3) credit or debit cards in shops? How many people buy something over the phone or shop online? All it takes is one dishonest employee and people can say goodbye to their hard-earned cash Today, sophisticated criminals also use computer software packages to hack into the systems of banks and other organizations to steal lists of their customers' identities, lists which can sometimes run to millions of individuals [Sourse: First Masterclass 2015 Student’s Book] Question 25: People should be particularly careful about using credit or debit cards because… A corrupt staff may pass on their details to criminals B online systems may not be secure C criminals may find a way of stealing them D criminals may listen to people giving their details on the phone Question 26: The main purpose of this article is to A tell the story of Derek Bond B advise readers how to avoid having their identity stolen C explain how to steal someone's identity D describe the dangers of identity theft Question 27: Criminals commonly collect information about individuals by A contacting a credit checking agency B stealing their credit cards C reading their telephone bills D going through things people have thrown away Question 28: In Cape Town, it was difficult for Derek Bond to establish his innocence because A he had a bad reputation there B nobody knew him personally there C his correct details were in a police file D there was proof that he was a criminal Question 29: Describing something as 'not rocket science' in the passage means that it is A straightforward B very difficult C incomprehensible D complicated Question 30: The writer says that real-life fraudsters A are criminals who cheat other people B live a glamorous lifestyle C are not qualified to ordinary jobs D are not as bad as they seem 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 Selling a new product is a complex business, especially when the product could be (31) as a luxury, and many people are involved in the process of introducing it to the market Once the work of designing and manufacturing the product has been completed, it's (32) the salespeople to sell it and, hopefully, (33) the company a fortune! Two words are mentioned in a marketing (34) buzz and hype Each of these has an important part to play Buzz is what salespeople want to create through (35) of mouth - potential customers talking about the new product, creating a demand for it, building a sense of excitement about the (36) and generating a positive market acknowledgement Hype, advertising created by the company itself, is the sales (37) the company puts out to promote its wares Which is more effective? People are inclined to distrust the hard sell and recommendation from loyal customers is likely to carry greater (38) among consumers Question 31: A grouped Question 32: A in for Question 33: A turn Question 34: A project Question 35: A word Question 36: A launch Question 37: A argument Question 38: A appreciation B graded B down by B make B campaign B expression B start B pitch B value C clarified C back through C keep C drive C phrase C opening C information C weight D classed D up to D create D movement D saying D initiation D fact D acceptance 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 It is hard to think of a world without gas or electricity Both are commonly used for lighting and heating today We now can instantly flick a lighter or strike a match to make a flame But it (4) was not long ago that there were no such things as matches or lighters To make fire, it was necessary to strike a piece of iron on flint for sparks to ignite some tinder If the tinder was damp, or the flint old, you had to borrow some fire from a neighbor We not know exactly when or how people first used fire Perhaps, many ages ago, they found that sticks would burn if they were dropped into some hole where melted lava from a volcano lay boiling They brought the lighted sticks back to make their fire in a cave Or, they may have seen trees catch fire through being struck by lightning, and used the trees to start their own fires Gradually people learned they could start a fire without traveling far to find flames They rubbed two pieces of wood together This method was used for thousands of years When people became used to making fires with which to cook food and stay warm at night, they found that certain resins or gums from trees burnt longer and brighter They melted resins and dipped branches in the liquid to make torches that lit their homes at night Iron stands in which torches used to be fixed can still be seen in old buildings of Europe There was no lighting in city streets until gas lamps, and then electric lamps were installed Boys ran about London at night carrying torches of burning material They were called torch boys, or link boys, and earned a living by guiding visitors to friends’ houses at night For centuries homes were lit by candles until oil was found Even then, oil lamps were no more effective than a cluster of candles We read about the splendors and marvels of ancient palaces and castles, but we forget that they must have been gloomy and murky places at night Question 39: The word “lighter” in the passage mostly means A a device that uses electricity, oil or gas to produce light B a small device that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes, etc C the energy from the sun, a lamp, etc that makes it possible to see things D a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that is on fire Question 40: To make a fire in times just before the advent of matches, it was essential to have access to A a burning fire or to possess flint B a burning fire or to possess iron C flint, iron and dry tinder D a magnifying glass Question 41: The first fire used by people was probably obtained A from the sun’s heat through glass B by rubbing wood together C from heat or fire caused by nature D by striking iron against flint Question 42: Torches for lighting were made from A the wood of gum trees B iron bars dipped in melted resins C wooden poles dipped in oil D tree branches dipped in melted resins Question 43: Before the electric lamp was invented A oil lamps and then candles were used B candles and oil lamps appeared about the same time C candles and then oil lamps were used D people did not use any form of lighting in their houses 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 44: Andy: “Anyway, as I bent down to pick it up, my trousers split!” ~ Bob: “ ” A You should have bought this B Congratulations! C You must have been mortified D How dare you! Question 45: Dylan: “I’m thinking of doing some shopping today Can you recommend anywhere?” Steward: “ _” A To be honest, I’m not really a big fan of department stores B That’s OK In that case, how about going to the Roman ruins down by the lake? C Well, you could try the local museum That’s quite close to here D Well, you could try Oxford Street There are lots of big department stores there 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 46: Under no circumstances should you leave her alone (5) A Her loneliness is a circumstance you should take notice of B Whatever happens, not leave her alone C Leave her alone if necessary D In certain circumstance, leaving her alone is a must Question 47: She has always got on well with the children A She is trying a good relationship with the children B She has always had personal relationship with the children C She has always looked up to the children D She has always been on good terms with the children Question 48: He admitted his failure and praised his opponent’s performance A He both failed and praised his opponent’s performance B He neither admitted his failure nor praised his opponent’s performance C Not only did he fail but he also praised his opponent’s performance D Admitting his failure, he praised his opponent’s performance 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 49: Sue and Brian met Shortly after that, he announced they were getting married A Scarcely had Sue and Brian met when he announced they were getting married B As soon as Sue and Brian met, they announced they were getting married C Until Sue and Brian met, they had announced they were getting married D Right at the time Brian met Sue, he announced they were getting married Question 50: We were walking towards our car A police car suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of us A As soon as we were walking towards our car, a police car suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of us B Just as we were walking towards our car, a police car drove up and stopped right in front of us C Walking towards our car, a police car suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of us D Whenever we were walking towards our car, a police car suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of us _THE END (6)