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(1)SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC KỲ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN – 2016 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài : 90 phút SECTION A: MULTIPLE –CHOICE QUESTIONS (8 points) 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 stops B speaks C works D washes Question 2: A habitat B rhinoceros C however D hospital 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 3: In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly A weakly B Slowly C Leisurely D shortly Question 4: To be honest, I go to the museums once in a blue moon A from time to time B once in a while C very often D seldom 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 5: Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to so unless urgent action is taken A damaging B polluting C vanishing D destroying Question 6: Currently, there are more deer in the United States than at any other time in our history A Before long B At present C Up to now D At once Question 7: He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of the crime A exchange B arrange C explain D complain 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.(D) Question 8: Of the two lectures, the first (A)was by far the best(B), partly because the person who (C)delivered it had such a (D)dynamic style Question 9: Although his family was (A)very poor(B), but (C)he had a good education (D) Question 10: The minister (A)blamed lower production figures for (B)a severe shortage (C)of raw material and frequent strikes (D)by workers Question 11: A basic (A)knowledge of social studies, such as history(B) and geography, are (C)considered a basic part of the education of every child(D) Question 12: Around (A)75 percents(B) of the earth's surface (C)is covered by water (D) 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 Although most universities in the United States are on a semester system, which offers classes in the fall and spring, some schools observe a quarter system comprised of fall, winter, spring, and summer quarters The academic year, September to June, is divided into three quarters of eleven weeks each beginning in September, January, and March: the summer quarter, June to August, is composed of shorter sessions of varied lengths There are several advantages and disadvantages to the quarter system On the plus side, students who wish to complete their degrees in less than the customary four years may take advantage of the opportunity to study year round by enrolling in all four quarters In addition, although most students begin their programs in the fall quarter, they may enter at the beginning of any other quarters Finally, since the physical facilities are kept in operation year round, the resources are used effectively to serve the greatest number of students But there are several disadvantages as well Many faculties complain that the eleven- week term is simply not enough for them to cover the material required by most college courses Students also find it difficult to complete the assignments in such a short period of time In order to combine the advantages of the quarter system with those of the semester system some colleges and universities have instituted a three-term trimester system In fourteen weeks, faculty and students have more time to cover material and finish course requirements, but the additional term provides options for admission during the year and accelerates the degree programs for those students who wish to graduate early (2) Question 13: The word "customary"in paragraph could best be replaced by A long B Default C traditional D limited Question 14: When is the academic year? A August to June B June to August C September to July D September to June Question 15: Where would this passage most probably be found? A In a American newspaper B In a dictionary published in the United States C In a general guide to colleges and universities in the United States D In a college catalog for a university in the United States Question 16: A semester system A has eleven-week sessions B isn't very popular in the United States C has two major sessions a year D gives students the opportunity to study year round Question 17: The word "instituted"in paragraph is closest in meaning to A attracted B established C considered D familiarized Question 18: How many terms are there in a quarter system? A four regular terms and one summer term B two regular terms and two summer terms C one regular term and four summer terms D three regular terms and one summer term Question 19: Which of the following characteristics does NOT apply to trimesters? A They are long enough to cover the course material B They last eleven weeks C They provide more options for admission D They allow students to graduate early Question 20: Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A The Semester System B Universities in the United States C The Academic Year D The Quarter System Question 21: When may students begin studying in a school that uses a quarter system? A Summer semester only B At the beginning of any quarter C September D At the beginning of the academic year Question 22: The word "them"in paragraph refers to A material B faculties C courses D weeks Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions Question 23: A continent B elephant C However D tropical Question 24: A commodity B Difficulty C Simplicity D discovery Question 25: A digest B Comic C Swallow D knowledge 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 following questions THE BOOK IN THE 21st CENTURY How many times in the last hundred years or so have people talked of the imminent death of the book? Films were an early threat because they were so effective at telling stories in a visual way Next there was radio, (26) stepped into the mid-twentieth century and provided such an alternative to books as drama, documentaries and discussions When television arrived, many people believed that it would finish the book off Nowadays, (27) the threat by TV, the book is thought to be endangered by computers and the Internet, and by other technological attractions (28) the CD and the video game, too (3) Surely there are now reasons why (29) book ought to be dead, or at least very badly injured If so, why does it not show proper respect for these reportedly less literate times (30) die out? There is clearly more than a single answer to this question Firstly, we have more leisure time than we (31) to, and people are generally living longer, which means there is more time to more (including reading books) As (32) as this, there is the strength of the book as a tradition We are all too dismissive of traditions in our modern world, but they can have very strong pull (33) us Added to this, the book is such a practical tool: it doesn't cost too (34) , it is usually small enough to carry around, and it can easily be (35) We will never go without books, because they have served us so well for so long Question 26: A where B Which C why D that Question 27: A near B Besides C with D next Question 28: A for B As C To D like Question 29: A that B this C the D a Question 30: A so B and C But D since Question 31: A got B liked C used D had Question 32: A well B long C soon D good Question 33: A of B On C In D by Question 34: A many B More C Less D much Question 35: A repaid B Rewritten C retold D revisited Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 36: students in our class is 45 A A number of B The number of C The amount of D A large amount of Question 37: I have only had time to the report before going to the meeting A chew B dip into C taste D swallow Question 38: Water polo was the first sport to be added to the Olympic program in 1900 A pair B Adventure C individual D team Question 39: The government the flood victims with food, clothes and money A offered B gave C provided D presented Question 40: By the year 2020, many people currently employed their jobs A will have been lost B will have lost C should have lost D had better not lose Question 41: There is a very clear relationship education and academic success A between B for C in D on Question 42: Nancy said she come over right after work, so she be here by 6.00 A can - will B will - can C would - must D would - have to Question 43: Bill and Bob are in a coffee shop Bill is asking Bob for his opinion about the coffee there Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange Bill: "How's the coffee there?" Bob: " " A It's a little better now that I've got a car B As a matter of fact, it's not interested C No, I don't think so D It's a little bitter, to tell the truth Question 44: The passengers had to wait because the plane off one hour late A turned B made C cut D took Question 45: There are several means of mass communication The newspaper is one Television is A the another B the other C Other D another Question 46: The computer has had an enormous on the way we work A influence B change C impression D alteration Question 47: A woman can never have a happy married life without her husband (4) A agreeing B demanding C determining D trusting Question 48: "You've saved my life I thank you from the of my heart." A centre B bottom C Top D depths Question 49: More and more people of food poisoning nowadays A survive B starve C exist D die Question 50: he would be there, I would have never agreed to come A Known had I B Had known I C I had known D Had I known Question 51: The raw sewage needs to be treated A chemically B chemist C chemical D chemistry Question 52: The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than A that which has the domestic marketer B those of the domestic marketer C the domestic marketer does D the domestic marketer has Question 53: John lost the bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with him because of his carelessness A new beautiful blue Japanese B Japanese beautiful new blue C beautiful new blue Japanese D beautiful Japanese blue new Question 54: Mike's inviting Sue to go dancing Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange Mike: "Shall we go dancing tonight?" Sue: " " A I can't agree with you B Never mind C Yes, let's D Not a little bit 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 When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural resources of tremendous value Forests covered a large part of the nation; later gas, oil and minerals were found in unbelievable amounts There was a great abundance of very fertile soil Forests, prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife So vast were these resources that it seemed that they could never be used up So forests were destroyed to make way for farmland Grasslands and prairies were ploughed and harrowed Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to supply a young industrial nation Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and sport Within a short time, the results were obvious Floods caused millions of dollars worth of damage yearly The very fertile soil was washed away or blown up in great clouds The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs of depletion Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from factories Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish Several species of birds disappeared, and some mammals seemed on the verge of going Future timber shortages were predicted In short, Americans soon became to realize that some sort of conservation program must be set up, if future as well as present Americans were to share in the resources that are the heritage of every American Question 55: According to the passage, all the following are true EXCEPT A They plowed ;and harrowed grasslands and prairies B They killed animals for food and sport C The early American settlers used a lot of minerals and oil D They grew different kinds of plants in prairies Question 56: One reason why many of our rivers are no longer suitable living places for fish is that A factories have dumped waste into the rivers B too many fish have been caught C a conservation program has been set up D floods have caused much damage Question 57: Americans soon came to realize that A they can not give up exploiting minerals B they should not reclaim the land C they should not stop killing animals for food (5) D they must establish a conservation program Question 58: Some species of birds and mammals seemed A to become extinct B to be on the verge C to be killed D to be slaughtered Question 59: The word "silt"in paragraph is closest in meaning to A dust B earth C Land D mud Question 60: The use of America's natural resources by the early settlers was A scientific B Believable C predicted D careless Question 61: Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A The story of America's natural resources B The cause of timber shortages C What the first white men found in America D The loss of topsoil Question 62: It seemed to the early American settlers that A the natural resources were inexhaustible B there was a shortage of minerals C fertile soil was scarce D forests should not have been cut Question 63: Much of the fertile soil of America has A sunk deep into the earth B become the scene of factories C been covered by lakes D been eroded by wind and water Question 64: The word "abounded with"could best replaced by A were plentiful of B were crowded by C were abundant in D were limited to SECTION B: WRITING (2 points) I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it Write your answers on your answer sheet Question 1: “ Be careful! Don’t swim too far,” she said to me She warned Question 2: Steve started working for this company five years ago Steve has Question 3: People say that he can speak four foreign languages He Question 4: As I get older, I want to travel less The older Question 5: You are in this mess right now because you didn’t listen to me in the first place If you had II In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the benefits of playing sports Write your paragraph on your answer sheet The following suggestions might be helpful for you - staying healthy - relaxing Tải thêm nhiều đề đây : http://dethithpt.com/document/c89/de-thi-tieng-anh.html ĐÁP ÁN & LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT Câu 1: D A./s/ B./s/ C./s/ D./ɪz/ (6) Câu 2: B A./h/ B ‘h’là âm câm-không phát âm C./h/ D./h/ Câu 3: B “rapidly”: cách nhanh chóng Trái nghĩa là “slowly”: chậm chạp, chậm rãi Câu 4: C “once in a blue moon”: hiếm, Trái nghĩa là “very often”: thường xuyên Câu 5: C “disappear” = “vanish”: biến mất, tan biến, tiêu tan Câu 6: B “currently” = “at present”: gần đây, Câu 7: C “account for” = “explain”: giải thích lý cho việc gì Câu 8: A “the best” -> “the better” Ở đây là so sánh vật, nên dùng so sánh mà không cần dùng so sánh “the” đóng vai trò là mạo từ (trong the lecture) không phải the cấu trúc so sánh (the most hay the adj+est) Câu 9: C Bỏ “but” Vế sau Although không có từ but Câu 10: B “for” -> “on” “blame on st/sb”: đổ lỗi cho ai/cái gì Còn “blame for st”: có lỗi việc gì Câu 11: A “are” -> “is” Chủ ngữ là A basic knowledge – số ít, nên động từ to be đúng là is Câu 12: C “percents” -> “percent” Số % không chia số nhiều, giống million hay billion Câu 13: C "customary"= “traditional”: theo thường lệ, theo truyền thống Câu 14: D Thông tin câu thứ đoạn 1: “The academic year, September to June” Câu 15: C Bài viết này có thể tìm thấy sách hướng dẫn chung đại học và cao đẳng Mỹ Bài viết cung cấp kiến thức chung đại học, ưu nhược điểm và cách kết hợp nhiều ưu điểm,… Câu 16: C A semester system has two major sessions a year (hệ thống học kỳ có kỳ năm) đó là: September to June và June to August Câu 17: B "instituted"= “established”: thành lập, mở, tiến hành Câu 18: D Thông tin câu cuối đoạn 1: “The academic year, September to June, is divided into three quarters of eleven weeks each beginning in September, January, and March: the summer quarter, June to August, is composed of shorter sessions of varied lengths.” => có three regular terms and one summer term hệ thống quarter system Câu 19: B Thông tin đoạn cuối: “system some colleges and universities have instituted a three-term trimester system In fourteen weeks…” Tức là trimester system có 14 weeks không phải là 11 weeks (7) Lời giải sai Bình thường Khá hay Rất Hay Câu 20: D Thông tin câu đầu tiên các đoạn: - Although most universities in the United States are on a semester system, which offers classes in the fall and spring, some schools observe a quarter system comprised of fall, winter, spring, and summer quarters - There are several advantages and disadvantages to the quarter system - In order to combine the advantages of the quarter system with those of the semester system… Tiêu đề phù hợp cho bài đọc là the quarter system Câu 21: B Thông tin: “In addition, although most students begin their programs in the fall quarter, they may enter at the beginning of any other quarters.” (B At the beginning of any quarter) Câu 22: B “them” thay cho faculties cụm phía trước đó: “Many faculties complain that the eleven- week term is simply not enough for them to cover the material required by most college courses.” Câu 23: C Phần C trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2, còn lại là thứ Câu 24: B Phần B trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, còn lại là thứ Câu 25: A Phần A trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2, còn lại là thứ Câu 26: B “which” là mệnh đề quan hệ, thay cho radio phía trước dấu phảy Câu 27: B “besides” = moreover, in addtion to: thêm vào đó, bên cạnh đó Khác với “beside”: bên cạnh (vị trí) Câu 28: D “like”: là…(liệt kê) = such as Câu 29: C “that” và “this” không phù hợp, vì không phải nói đến loại sách cụ thể nào đó Giữa mạo từ the và a thì the book là đúng Câu 30: B Liên kết vế câu, và vế có giống chức câu, nên dùng liên từ and Câu 31: C “used to”: đã “used to” + V nguyên thể Câu 32: A Cụm “as soon as”: khi… Câu 33: B “they have very strong pull on us”: chúng có sức hút/sức lôi kéo lớn chúng ta Câu 34: D “too much”: quá nhiều Khi cùng giá thì dùng much không dùng many, more hay less Câu 35: D (8) “revisit”: nhìn lại/thăm lại Trong ngữ cảnh này có thể dịch là đọc lại sách nào đó Câu 36: B “The number of…” tính là danh từ số ít, phù hợp với động từ to be là is Còn “a number of…” là danh từ số nhiều Câu 37: B Cụm “dip into” ngữ cảnh“water polo” là môn thể thao đồng đội Vì chọn đáp án là team này dịch là đọc phần (của cái gì) cách nhanh chóng, lướt qua Câu 38: D “water polo” là môn thể thao đồng đội Vì chọn đáp án là team Câu 39: C Cấu trúc “provide sb with st”: cung cấp cho đó cái gì Câu 40: B Có cụm By the year 2020 nên dùng thì tương lai hoàn thành Chủ ngữ là người nên câu chia dạng chủ động, đó đáp án A sai Đáp án là will have lost Câu 41: A “between…and…”: cái này với cái (chỉ so sánh vật) Câu 42: C Câu gián tiếp lùi thì, will -> would “must” câu có thể diễn tả nhận định khá chắn Câu 43: D - cà phê đây nào? - nói thật là nó đắng chút Câu 44: D Cụm “take off”: cất cánh (máy bay) Câu 45: D (9) “another”: cái khác Không có the another “the other” và “other” phải kèm thêm danh từ phía sau Câu 46: A Cấu trúc “have influence on…”: có ảnh hưởng đến… Câu 47: D “trust”: tin tưởng Hôn nhân không thể hạnh phúc thiếu tin tưởng Câu 48: B Cụm thường gặp “from bottom of one’s heart”: từ tận đáy lòng Câu 49: D Cấu trúc “die of st”: chết vì…(nguyên gì) Câu 50: D “Had I known” = “If I had known” Câu 51: A Ở đây cần trạng từ bổ sung ý nghĩa cho động từ treat “chemically”: mặt hoá chất Câu 52: B Đáp án: those of the domestic marketer “those” thay cho The activities Câu 53: C Vị trí tính từ câu: Opinion (beautiful) + Age (new) + Color (blue) + Origin (Japanese) +noun Câu 54: C Câu trả lời cho câu hỏi mời/gợi ý Shall we…? Là let’s Đáp án là Yes, let’s Câu 55: D (10) Thông tin: - Grasslands and prairies were ploughed and harrowed (=A They plowed ;and harrowed grasslands and prairies) : Các đồng cỏ đã bị cày bừa - Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and sport ( B They killed animals for food and sport) - Minerals and oil were used in great quantities (Khoáng chất và dầu dùng với số lượng lớn = C The early American settlers used a lot of minerals and oil) Chỉ có D They grew different kinds of plants in prairies là không đúng Câu 56: A Thông tin đoạn thứ 2: “Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from factories Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish.” Sông chứa đựng bùn, rác từ các nhà máy Nhiều dòng sông không phù hợp cho cá sống Câu 57: D Thông tin câu cuối bài: “In short, Americans soon became to realize that some sort of conservation program must be set up…” = they must establish a conservation program Câu 58: A Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and sport Nhiều động vật và chim bị giết hại để lấy thực phẩm và phục vụ thể thao Vì thế, số loài chim và động vật dường đã bị tuyệt chủng (to become extinct) Câu 59: D “silt” = “mud”: bùn Câu 60: D Sự sử dụng tài nguyên người định cư Mỹ đầu tiên là cẩu thả, không cẩn trọng, mà họ sử dụng quá nhiều và tàn phá tài nguyên trầm trọng Câu 61: A Tiêu đề cho bài đọc là The story of America's natural resources, đề cập đến câu chuyện người định cư đầu tiên và câu chuyện tài nguyên môi trường nước Mỹ Câu 62: A Thông tin đoạn đầu: “So vast were these resources that it seemed that they could never be used up.” Nhiều tài nguyên mà họ nghĩ không có thể dùng hết = the natural resources were inexhaustible (cho tài nguyên là không thể cạn kiệt, là vô tận) Câu 63: D Thông tin đoạn 2: “The very fertile soil was washed away or blown up in great clouds.” Đất màu mỡ bị rửa trôi bị thổi gió = Much of the fertile soil of America has been eroded by wind and water Câu 64: C "abounded with"= “were abundant in”: có nhiều TỰ LUẬN: Câu 1: She warned me not to swim/ against swimming too far Cấu trúc “warn sb against doing st/ not to st”: khuyên/cảnh báo không làm gì Câu 2: Steve has worked/ has been working for this company for five years “for five years” là trạng từ thời gian thường thấy thì hoàn thành/hiện hoàn thành tiếp diễn Câu 3: He is said to (be able to) speak four foreign languages Chuyển từ câu chủ động sang bị động với chủ ngữ là he và động từ say Câu 4: The older I get, the less I want to travel Cấu trúc so sánh càng…càng…: the more (adj+er)…., the more (adj+er)… Câu 5: If you had listened to me in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now Câu điều kiện hỗn hợp loại và loại 2, vế giả định là việc không xảy quá khứ (loại 3), vế còn lại là việc nào đó có ảnh hưởng đến (loại 2) BÀI VIẾT: It is the common knowledge that the most effective way to better our health is playing sports regularly First of all, playing sports can give us a healthy life and a fit body To illustrate, we can have a lower chance of getting a serious illness such as a heart attack or high blood pressure Furthermore, we can feel completely relaxed or even free from our stress by playing some certain sports like table tennis, tennis or football Doing (11) sports helps the body produce happy chemicals that make the exercisers reduce the worries Moreover, many sports can teach us how to improve team spirit and work in groups, such as how to communicate with our teammates, and show them how active and creative they are To sum up, playing sports enables us to have good body-building, keep fit and brings many benefits to have a healthier and happier life (12)