SỞ GD & ĐT LÂM ĐỒNG ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM HỌC 2016-2017

Trường THPT Nguyễn Tri Phương MÔN: Anh

(Đề gồm 50 câu) Thời gian làm bài: 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. succeed B. accept C. account D. accident
Question 2. A. linked B. declared C. finished D. developed
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose stress is placed
differently from that of others in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. achievement B. argument C. confinement D. involvement
Question 4. A. commercial B. impolite C. regretful D. historic
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
Question 5. It is interested to compare the early stylized art forms of ancient civilizations with the
modern abstract forms of art.
A. ancient .interested C. early stylized D. with
Question 6. It is vitally important that she takes this medication night and morning.
A. vitally B. that C. takes D. medication
Question 7. Men and women in the Peace Corps work with people in the developing countries to
help them improving their living conditions.
A. work B. improving C. developing D. living
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. When you_________ here at this time tomorrow, I_________ the room up.
A. comes/ will tidy B. come/will be tidying
C. Will come/ will be tidying D. come/ will have tidied
Question 9. _________ all matter is formed of molecules.
A.No matter how complex B.It's not a complex matter
C.How complex is not a matter D.It doesn't matter if the complex
Question 10. After seeing the movie Centennial, ____________.
A. many people wanted to read the book B. the book was read by many people
C. the book made many people want to read it D. the reading of the book interested many
people
Question 11. When I got up this morning, the kitchen was spotless. Alex___________ it before she
went to bed last night.
A. should have tidied B. needn’t have tidied
C. must have tidied D. mustn’t have tidied
Question 12. It was very difficult to____________ what he was saying about the noise of the
traffic.
A. pick up B. make up C. turn out D. make out
Question 13. I'm afraid a rise in salary is__________ just now.
A. out of the question B. out of control C. out of date D. out of sight
Question 14. Barry has three years of___________ working as a teacher.
A. experiences B. experience C. experienced D. experiencing
Question15. This is just a(n)___________meeting; you just need to dress casually.
A. formal B. formally C. informally D. informal
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Question 16.You shouldn't have criticized him in front of his friends. It was extremely_______ of
you.
A. unfortunate B. insensitive C. unconscious D. insensible
Question 17. In a formal interview, it is essential to maintain good eye______ with the
interviewers.
A. touch B. link C. contact D. connection
Question 18. I don't think he'll ever__________ the shock of his wife's death.
A. get by B. get over C. get off D. get through
Question 19. Pressure on natural resources will _______ as we face a population explosion.
A.raise B.increase C.decline D.decrease
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. Albert: "This dish is really nice!"
-Bill:"_____________ It's called yakitori, and it's made with chicken livers."
A. It's my pleasure. B. Sure, I'll be glad to.
C. I'm glad you like it. D. I guess you're right.
Question 21. - Anne: “Let’s have fish and chips.”
- Bill: “________________”
A. Not tonight. B. Yummy, I like sweet things.
C. Not at all. D. It was delicious.
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. To prepare for a job interview, you should jot down your qualifications, work
experience as well as some important information about yourself.
A. what you have experienced C. your own qualities in real life
B. your bio data and special qualities D. what you have earned through
study
Question 23. Many scientists agree that global warming poses great threats to all species on Earth.
A. irritations B. annoyances C. fears D. risks
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. My parents always disapproved of my smoking. They said it was bad for my health.
A.refused B. denied C.objected to D.supported
Question 25. Drinking water must be purified so that it doesn’t harm our health.
A.filtered B.contaminated C.impure D.tested
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. Peter said “I wish I hadn’t lent him some money.”
A.Peter suggested not lending him some money.
B.Peter thanked him for lending him some money.
C.Peter wished not to lend him some money.
D.Peter regretted lending him some money.
Question 27. The Minister said that he had not done anything improper.
A. The Minister denied doing anything improper.
B. The Minister denied that he would do anything improper.
C. The Minister refused to have done anything improper.
D. The Minister refused to do anything improper.
Question 28. My mother had the house decorated.

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A. The house was decorated by my mother.
B. My mother had someone decorate the house.
C. My mother had to decorate the house.
D. My mother has just decorated the house.
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. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
A. Their dog was too fierce to visit.
B. They had so fierce a dog that nobody would visit them.
C. They had a such fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
D. They had a so fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
Question 30. Everyone expected her to win the tournament, but she didn’t.
A. Contrary to everyone’s expectation, she lost the tournament.
B. To everyone’s expectation, she won the tournament.
C. Unlike everyone expected, she didn’t win the tournament.
D. Everyone was unexpected when she won the tournament.

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 31to 35.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. Yet human
activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (31)________ on
consuming two-thirds (32)________ the world's resources while half of the world's population do
so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can
survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (33)________ built on or washed into the sea.
Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to (34)_________
completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences.
As a (35)_________, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when
rising human numbers and consumption are making increasingly heavy demands on it.
Question 31. A.follows B.repeats C.continues D.carries
Question 32. A. for B.with C.of D. in
Question 33. A.neither B.either C.sooner D.rather
Question 34. A.redo B.reuse C.recover D.recycle
Question 35. A.product B.reaction C. development D. result
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 45.
Have you ever thought about the names of the months? Why are “January” and “February”
not called “Primo” or “Secondo”? Is it because the original names were created in ancient times? Or
is it because the originators preferred odd words?
Take February, for example. Say it aloud a few minutes and you start to wonder. Most
people don’t know who developed these names. However, a little research reveals that the names of
the months came mostly from a combination of the names of Roman gods and goddesses, important
festivals, and the original numbers of the months.
Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII change the calendar to make it more exact. Caesar
developed a new calendar of 364 and a quarter days, the time it takes the earth to orbit the sun from
one spring season to the next. The Pope’s astronomers refined the calendar regarding leap years;
they determined that there should be no leap year in years ending in 00- unless they were divisible
by 400; the years 1700, 1800, 1900 and 2100 would not be considered leap years, while the years
1600 and 2000 would be. This new Gregorian calendar was so accurate that today, scientists need
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only add leap seconds every few years to the clock in order to keep the calendar matching the
Earth’s cycles.
Question 36. What is the topic of the passage?
A. how the modern calendar was named and developed
B. how the months were named
C. how the leap year system was developed
D. how accurate the modern day is calendar
Question 37. It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that the author thinks the names of the months
are________.
A. odd B. difficult to pronounce C. inappropriate D. none of the answers
Question 38. The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to____________.
A. calendars B. days C. astronomers D. years
Question 39. The word “accurate” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to____________.
A. interesting B. informative C. correct D. simple
Question 40. Which of the following will be a leap year?
A. 2300 B. 2400 C. 2200 D. 2500
Question 41. Which of the following is TRUE of the Gregorian calendar?
A. It needs major improvements.
B. It was so well designed, it needs little adjusting today.
C. It copied the Roman calendar’s formula of leap years.
D. None of the answers
Question 42. Why is Caesar important in calendar making?
A. He changed the length of the year B. He extended summer.
C. He has a month named for him D. He altered the number of days in the
year.
Question 43. In what order is the information in the passage presented?
A. Caesar’s calendar, the Gregorian calendar, the modern calendar
B. Roman Gods, important festivals, original numbers of months
C. names of months, Caesar’s calendar, the Gregorian Calendar
D. None of the answers
Question 44. The word “refined” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to___________.
A. studied B. invented C. observed D. improved
Question 45. Why is the number of 364 and a quarter important?
A. It is the length of time from the beginning of spring to the end of winter.
B. It is the length of a planetary year.
C. It is the most accurate number for calendars.
D. It was a number randomly chosen by Caesar for his calendar.

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 46 to 50.
Every drop of water in the ocean, even in the deepest parts, responds to the forces that create
the tides. No other force that affects the sea is so strong. Compared with the tides, the waves created
by the wind are surface movements felt no more than a hundred fathoms below the surface. The
currents also seldom involve more than the upper several hundred fathoms despite their impressive
sweep.
The tides are a response of the waters of the ocean to the pull of the Moon and the more
distant Sun. In theory, there is a gravitational attraction between the water and even the outermost
star of the universe. In reality, however, the pull of remote stars is so slight as to be obliterated by
the control of the Moon and, to a lesser extent, the Sun. Just as the Moon rises later each day by
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fifty minutes, on the average, so, in most places, the time of high tide is correspondingly later each
day. And as the Moon waxes and wanes in its monthly cycle, so the height of the tide varies. The
tidal movements are strongest when the Moon is a sliver in the sky, and when it is full. These are
the highest flood tides and the lowest ebb tides of the lunar month and are called the spring tides. At
these times the Sun, Moon, and Earth are nearly in line and the pull of the two heavenly bodies is
added together to bring the water high on the beaches, to send its surf upward against the sea cliffs,
and to draw a high tide into the harbors. Twice each month, at the quarters of the Moon, when the
Sun, Moon and Earth lie at the apexes of a triangular configuration and the pull of the Sun and
Moon are opposed, the moderate tidal movements called neap tides occur. Then the difference
between high and low water is less than at any other time during the month.
Question 46. What is the main point of the first paragraph?
A. The waves created by ocean currents are very large.
B. Despite the strength of the wind, it only moves surface water.
C. Deep ocean water is seldom affected by forces that move water.
D. The tides are the most powerful force to affect the movement of ocean water.
Question 47. The words "In reality" in the passage is closest in meaning to_________.
A. surprisingly B. actually C. characteristically D. similarly
Question 48. It can be inferred from the passage that the most important factor in determining how
much gravitational effect one object in space has on the tides is_________.
A. size B. distance C. temperature D. density
Question 49. The word "configuration" in the passage is closest in meaning to_________.
A. unit B. center C. surface D. arrangement
Question 50. Neap tides occur when_________.
A. the Sun counteracts the Moon's gravitational attraction
B. the Moon is full
C. the Moon is farthest from the Sun
D. waves created by the wind combine with the Moon's gravitational attraction
_____________________ THE END________________________

ANSWERS
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. A
11. C 12. D 13. B 14. B 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. C
21. A 22. D 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. A
31. D 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. D 36. A 37. D 38. D 39. C 40. B
41. B 42. D 43. B 44. A 45. A 46. D 47. B 48. B 49. D 50. A

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