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ĐỀ THI THỬ TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA<br />
LẦN THỨ I - NĂM HỌC 2018-2019<br />
Môn: TIẾNG ANH<br />
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề<br />
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Họ tên thí sinh:............................................................; Số báo danh:.................................................<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words whose pronunciation is different<br />
from the others in each of the following questions.<br />
Question 1: A. puppy<br />
Question 2: A. admired<br />
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B. occupy<br />
B. hoped<br />
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C. ready<br />
C. missed<br />
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D. study<br />
D. looked<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, o r D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the<br />
position of the main stress in each of the following questions.<br />
Question 3: A. secure<br />
Question 4: A. ancestor<br />
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B. oblige<br />
B. marvelous<br />
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C. vacant<br />
C. historic<br />
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D. equip<br />
D. similar<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following<br />
questions.<br />
Question 5: They exchanged letters for 15 years, but they never______ met in person<br />
A. genuinely<br />
B. positively<br />
C. actually<br />
D. truly<br />
Question 6: Larry was so ______ in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.<br />
A. attracted<br />
B. drawn<br />
C. absorbed<br />
D. obliged<br />
Question 7: Vietnam ______ to the quarterfinals of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 with pride after a breath-taking<br />
shootout with Jordan on January 20th in the United Arab Emirates.<br />
A. advanced<br />
B. advances<br />
C. had advanced<br />
D. was advancing<br />
Question 8: Though _____ , he prefers to teach his children in mother tongue.<br />
A. in a foreign country<br />
B. to be in foreign country<br />
C. had been in foreign country<br />
D. he was in a foreign country<br />
Question 9: Do you have any objections ______ this new road scheme?<br />
A. for<br />
B. at<br />
C. with<br />
D. to<br />
Question 10: If you do what you tell others, they ______ in you.<br />
A. would believe<br />
B. believe<br />
C. will believe<br />
D. won't believe<br />
Question 11: Tet is the most important and popular holiday in Vietnam. It marks the ______ of spring based on<br />
the Lunar calendar.<br />
A. arrived<br />
B. arrivals<br />
C. arrive<br />
D. arrival<br />
Question 12: ______ New York is not the capital of the USA, it is the home of the United Nations.<br />
A. In spite of<br />
B. Otherwise<br />
C. Because<br />
D. Although<br />
Question 13: ______ on February 14, Valentine's Day is a festival of romantic love and many people give roses<br />
and chocolate to their spouse or partner.<br />
A. Is celebrated<br />
B. Celebrating<br />
C. Having celebrated<br />
D. Celebrated<br />
Question 14: Washing machines, vacuum cleaners, and dish washers are labor ______ devices which help us do<br />
housework easily and quickly.<br />
A. employing<br />
B. making<br />
C. saving<br />
D. improving<br />
Question 15: Some days of rest may help to ______ the pressure of work.<br />
A. crease<br />
B. reduce<br />
C. chop<br />
D. lower<br />
Question 16: Park Hang-seo, who is the head coach of ______ Vietnam national football team, is a new idol of<br />
many people.<br />
A. an<br />
B. a<br />
C. Ø<br />
D. the<br />
Question 17: If the weather ______ so bad, we would have gone out.<br />
A. weren’t<br />
B. hadn’t been<br />
C. had been<br />
D. isn’t<br />
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Question 18: Remember to bring with you your certificates and letters of ______ from your teachers or previous<br />
employers when you come to the interview.<br />
A. invitation<br />
B. assignment<br />
C. recommendation<br />
D. advertisement<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, o r D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete<br />
each of the following exchanges.<br />
Question 19: Ken and Laura are saying goodbye to each other after going to LOTTE Center.<br />
- Laura: “Well, it’s getting late. Maybe we could get together sometime.”<br />
- Ken: “______”<br />
A. Take it easy.<br />
B. Nice to see back you.<br />
C. Sounds good. I’ll give you a call.<br />
D. Yes, I’ve enjoyed it.<br />
Question 20: John and Mike are talking about Mike's new car.<br />
- John: "______ "<br />
- Mike: "Thanks. I'm glad to hear that."<br />
A. My car is very expensive.<br />
C. Where did you buy your car?<br />
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B. What a nice car!<br />
D. Your car is new, isn't it?<br />
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the<br />
underlined part in each of the following questions.<br />
Question 21: Everyone in my community joined hands to help those impacted by the flood.<br />
A. worked together<br />
B. shook hands<br />
C. gave a hand<br />
D. took hand<br />
Question 22: He may be shy now, but he’ll soon come out of his shell when he meets the right girl.<br />
A. hole<br />
B. shed<br />
C. become confident<br />
D. become shy<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the<br />
underlined part in each of the following questions.<br />
Question 23: Most counselors are trained in order to be able to reassure and console students who have<br />
academic or personal problems<br />
A. discourage<br />
B. satisfy<br />
C. please<br />
D. argue<br />
Question 24: On Saturday wearing uniforms is optional so I often choose T-shirt and shorts.<br />
A. uncomfortable<br />
B. acceptable<br />
C. voluntary<br />
D. compulsory<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to<br />
each of the following questions.<br />
Question 25: “Do you watch television every evening, Jane?”, said Peter.<br />
A. Peter asked Jane did she watch TV every evening.<br />
B. Peter asked Jane if she’d watched TV every evening.<br />
C. Peter asks Jane if does she watch TV every evening.<br />
D. Peter asked Jane if she watched TV every evening.<br />
Question 26: I've never met any more dependable person than George.<br />
A. George is more dependable than anyone else I know well.<br />
B. George is the most dependable person of all.<br />
C. I am not such a dependable person as George.<br />
D. George is the most dependable person I've ever met.<br />
Question 27: Unless you try to work hard, you will fail the exam.<br />
A. Not until you tried to work hard did you pass the exam.<br />
B. Had you not tried to work hard, you wouldn’t have passed the exam.<br />
C. Only if you try to work hard will you pass the exam.<br />
D. Should you try to work hard you will fail the exam.<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of<br />
sentences given in each of the following questions.<br />
Question 28: The blouse is too loose. You'd better ask your tailor to take it in.<br />
A. You'd better have the blouse taken in as it is too loose.<br />
B. The blouse is lost as you didn't ask your tailor to take it in.<br />
C. Your tailor is asked to take your blouse in a little.<br />
D. The blouse is little as you asked your tailor to take it in.<br />
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Question 29: She heard the news of the death of her mother. She fainted.<br />
A. On hearing the news of her dead mother, she fainted.<br />
B. On hearing the news of her mother’s death, she fainted.<br />
C. She fainted so she heard the news of the death of her mother.<br />
D. She fainted and then she heard the news of the death of her mother.<br />
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct<br />
word for each of the numbered blanks from 30 to 34.<br />
After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time,<br />
the body recovers from the (30) ______ of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your<br />
body to prepare itself for the next day.<br />
There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. (31) ______ you sleep, your<br />
muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you (32) ______ the<br />
fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other. Although your mind slows down,<br />
you will dream from time to time. Scientists (33) ______ study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your<br />
eyeballs begin to move more quickly. This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for Rapid Eye Movement.<br />
If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and deeply. Other people<br />
believe that drinking warm milk will make you (34) ______. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep<br />
will put you to sleep!<br />
Question 30: A. activities<br />
B. actions<br />
C. activeness<br />
D. acts<br />
Question 31: A. Because<br />
B. Though<br />
C. As<br />
D. Thus<br />
Question 32: A. achieve<br />
B. reach<br />
C. attain<br />
D. arrive<br />
Question 33: A. who<br />
B. when<br />
C. which<br />
D. whose<br />
Question 34: A. tired<br />
B. drowsy<br />
C. awake<br />
D. dizzy<br />
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct<br />
answer to each of the questions from 35 to 39.<br />
Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two very different types<br />
of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks have become<br />
flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings”. They<br />
look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely fish<br />
such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which have a marked<br />
tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” than they are wide. They use their whole<br />
vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore when<br />
their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the<br />
problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless - In evolution this<br />
problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around<br />
enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life swimming near the surface, and is<br />
symmetrical and vertically flattened, but then the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so<br />
that one eye for instance the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, an old Picasso - like vision.<br />
Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side.<br />
Question 35: The word “this” refers to ______.<br />
A. the migration of the ancestors<br />
B. the difficulty of the only one eye being useful<br />
C. the problem of the one eye looking downwards<br />
D. the practice of lying on one side<br />
Question 36: The word “conversely” is closest in meaning to ______.<br />
A. contrarily<br />
B. similarly<br />
C. alternatively<br />
D. inversely<br />
Question 37: The passage is mainly concerned with ______.<br />
A. bony flatfish<br />
B. evolution of flatfish<br />
C. different types of flatfish<br />
D. symmetrical flatfish<br />
Question 38: The author mentions skates and rays as examples of fish that ______.<br />
A. have spread horizontally<br />
B. resemble sharks<br />
C. appear to fly<br />
D. become asymmetrical<br />
Question 39: According to the passage, the ability of a bony flatfish to move its eyes around is ______.<br />
A. excellent<br />
B. variable<br />
C. weak<br />
D. average<br />
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct<br />
answer to each of the questions from 40 to 47 .<br />
Smart cards and mobile phones are becoming an increasingly popular way to make all sorts of payments.<br />
Even now, in Japan thousands of transactions, from paying rail tickets to picking up the groceries, take place<br />
every day with customers passing their handsets across a small flat-screen device. And predictions in the<br />
world of finance reckon that payments using mobile phones will have risen to more than $50 billion in the very<br />
near future.<br />
What's the appeal of e-cash? Compared to cheques or credit cards, it offers the speed of cash, but more so. It<br />
takes just one tenth of a second to complete most transactions and as no change is required, errors in counting<br />
are eliminated. Fraud and theft are also reduced and for the retailer, it reduces the cost of handling money.<br />
Sony's vision of having a chip embedded in computers, TVs and games consoles means that films, music and<br />
games can be paid for easily without having to input credit card details.<br />
And what about the future of the banks? Within their grip on the market, banks and credit-card firms want to be<br />
in a position to collect most of the fees from the users of mobile and contactless-payment systems. But the new<br />
system could prove to be a "disruptive technology" as far as the banks are concerned. If payments for a few<br />
coffees, a train ticket and a newspaper are made every day by a commuter with a mobile, this will not appear on<br />
their monthly credit card statements but on their mobile phone statements. And having spent fortunes on<br />
branding, credit-card companies and banks do not want to see other payment systems gaining popularity. It's too<br />
early to say whether banks will miss out and if so, by how much. However, quite a few American bankers are<br />
optimistic. They feel there is reason to be suspicious of those who predict that high-street banks may be a thing of<br />
the past. They point out that Internet banking did not result in the closure of their high-street branches as was<br />
predicted. On the contrary, more Americans than ever are using local branches. So, whether we'll become a<br />
totally cash-free society remains open to contention.<br />
Question 40: Why does the author mention "a small flat-screen device" in the first paragraph?<br />
A. to inform the e-cash system<br />
B. to exemplify the e-cash system<br />
C. to praise the e-cash system<br />
D. to criticize the e-cash system<br />
Question 41: How does the writer seem to feel about the future of banks?<br />
A. pessimistic<br />
B. neutral<br />
C. optimistic<br />
D. uncertain<br />
Question 42: The author mentions the case of commuters in the third paragraph to illustrate______.<br />
A. the modern technology of the e-cash system<br />
B. the banks' cooperation with credit-card companies<br />
C. a possible drawback of the system<br />
D. the transferability of the system<br />
Question 43: The word "their” in the third paragraph refers to ______.<br />
A. Internet banking<br />
B. high-street hanks<br />
C. American bankers<br />
D. credit cards<br />
Question 44: The word "embedded” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.<br />
A. manufactured<br />
B. isolated<br />
C. generated<br />
D. integrated<br />
Question 45: What is the main idea of the first paragraph?<br />
A. The absence of traditional payment methods.<br />
B. Predictions of future payment methods.<br />
C. The increasing popularity of new payment methods.<br />
D. Japan's advanced forms of payment.<br />
Question 46: The word “grip” in the third paragraph is closet in meaning to______.<br />
A. wealth<br />
B. power<br />
C. success<br />
D. range of branches<br />
Question 47: Which of the following is NOT true about the strong point of e-cash?<br />
A. fewer mistakes<br />
B. no fraud<br />
C. faster speed<br />
D. reduced cost<br />
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.<br />
Question 48: It is believed (A) that in the near future (B), robots will use to do (C) things such as (D) cooking.<br />
Question 49: The policeman (A) warned the tourists not walking (B) alone in (C) empty streets at night (D).<br />
Question 50: In China, Japan and other (A) Oriental countries, where (B) tea is the national drink, people<br />
almost (C) add never (D) sugar to their tea.<br />
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