Đề ôn thi Trung học Phổ thông Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh - Đề 17

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1. PRACTICE TEST 17 Task 1: Complete the following sentences with SO, BUT, ALTHOUGH, BECAUSE, DUE TO, SO THAT, SO AS TO, DESPITE 1. We must be near the beach___I can hear the waves. 2. Mymother's arrived ___I won't be able to meet you on Thursday after all. 3. She was unable to run ___ a leg injury 4. The police locked the door ___no one could get on. 5. They studied very hard ___pass their French exam. 6. He failed the exam___he had studied a lot. 7. It was freezing this morning ___ Mr.Lerrington wore his scarf and vest. 8. Is someone providing these children with cigarettes and alcohol ___ their age? Task 2: Complete the following sentences with the words / phrases in the box In other words For instance However Furthermore With regard to In conclusion In particular Otherwise Consequently Likewise 1. Metin is lazy. ___ , his brother is quite diligent (=hard working). 2. You can't teach navigation in the middle of a storm. ___, you can't build a system of values in the current educational climate. 3. He passed his exams.___, he had some good news to tell his parents. 4. To prepare his homework, Jack went through various history books.___, he took notes from several encyclopedias. 5. Women generally live longer than men.___, in the United States life expectancy for women is 75, while it is 73 for men. 6. He is a conservative.___, he favors the preservation of old institutions in their original form. 7. The system lacked originality, efficiency and ingenuity.___, it was a complete failure. 8. ___urban illness and death in winter, prevention is directed at around 50000 excess deaths that still occur annually in Britain in cold weather. 9. You must study hard. ___, you may fail. 10. Shopping in small markets is quite advantageous. ___ , one can find specialty items that larger stores do not contain. income budget interest profit 11. Chinese farmers hope to earn big ___selling fox pelts into the Russian and Chinese markets. 12. A manager of a large taxi company said the lowering of ___ is making the job less popular. 13. ‘If there is another agency which is lending money at better ___ rates and with better conditions, I am ready to shift. 14. Many parents use the monthly income from Child Benefit to support their overall household ___. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 1: A. character B. teacher C. chemist D. technical Question 2: A. explained B. disappointed C. prepared D. interviewed Mark the letter A, B, C, or D 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. employment B. remember C. concentrate D. position Question 4: A. express B. effort C. office D. comment Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 5: Vaslav Nijinsky achieved world recognition as both a dancer as well as a choreographer. A B C D Question 6: Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane. A B C D Question 7: This vase has the same design, but it is different shaped from that one. 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: Is there anyone who ___ the plan put forward by the committee? A. differs B. disagrees C. objects D. opposes Question 9: He would win the race if he ___his brother's example and trained harder. A. repeated B. set C. answered D. followed Question 10 "Excuse me. Where is the ___office of OXFAM located?"
2. A. leading B. head C. central D. summit Question 11: The doctors know that it is very difficult to save the patient's life, ___they will try their best. A. but B. although C. despite D. however Question 12: I am sending you my curriculum vitae ___you will have a chance to study it before our interview. A. so that B. because C. for D. since Question 13: Unfortunately, your letter arrived after the final date for application. ___, we cannot consider you for the post. A. As result B. That is because C. Consequently D. To this Question 14: By the time you come here tomorrow, the work ___. A. will have been finishing B. will be finishing C. will have been finished D. will be finished Question 15: If you put your money in a bank now, you may get 12% ___annually. A. interest B. profit C. money D. income Question 16: ___of popular expressions in our language have interesting backgrounds. A. A large number B. The large number C. A great deal D. A sum Question 17: Please ___your cigarette. I am going to get choked). A. cut down B. blow out C. put aside D. put out Question 18: The new laws have encouraged both domestic and foreign private ___. A. savings B. paying C. investment D. economics Question 19: _ “ Do you like your new job?" - "Yes, but my employer insisted that I ___on time." A. was B. am C. have been D. be Question 20: Many companies know that attractive ___can persuade customers to buy their goods. A. packs B. packets C. package D. packaging Question 21: I think the company should inform its customers ___the improvements in their services. A. on B. about C. to D. with Question 22: ___, he gained lots of group-work skills. A. Having lived abroad for years C. Live abroad for years B. In order to live abroad for years D. To live abroad for years 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 23: Market stalls full of food in a nation where food shortages have left millions of people on the brink of starvation. A. at risk B. in hurry C. on earth D. on average Question 24: Earthquakes can be highly destructive. To illustrate, the earthquake which occurred in Erzincan in 1939 devastated the whole town, killing more than 35,000 people. A. However B. For instance C. Furthermore D. Therefore Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 25: The president is often awakened by a clamorous crowd that assembles on the White House lawn to protest his policies. A. quiet B. exciting C. gigantic D. noisy Question 26: It was necessary to segment the movie Roots into five parts in order to show it on television. A. divide B. separate C. join D. adapt Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 27: A waiter is serving his customer at a restaurant. - Waiter: “Welcome to Berry's Fast Burger. May I take your order?” - Customer: “___.” A. Can I have the cheeseburger meal with no ketchup? B. Thank you. I don’t like chicken soup and sallad. C. No, you may not because I’m not hungry. D. Sorry. Can you bring me a bottle of water. Question 28: A waiter is serving his customer at a restaurant - Waiter: “Are you ready to order, or do you need a few minutes?” - Customer: “___.’ A. Sorry, I just have a look B. Just a minute! we’re waiting for a friend. C. Yes, everything is O.K here D. No, I think we’re ready 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 Many animals in the wild are suspicious and fearful of human beings. Many animals would take escape instantly (29)___ a human approaches. Man, however, soon discovered that some animals can be tamed or domesticated. Unlike animals in the wild, these animals would (30)___ man to come close to them. They would even allow their owners to stroke or pet them. In the early times man would domesticate animals by setting traps to catch their young. A young animal is (31)___ easily domesticated than an adult one. From young, the animal learns to trust and obey its owner. Many different kind of animals have been domesticated. Some common examples are animals like horses, elephants, chickens and pigs. The dog, which is also (32)___ as ‘man’s best friend’, is one of the first animals to have been
3. domesticated is the pig. In England long ago, the pig was a wild animals. It was a ferocious and aggressive (33)___ which was not easily captured. Yet nowadays, the domesticated pig is no longer the lean and tough creature it used to be! Question 29: A.where B.when C.whether D.while Question 30: A.permit B.tolerate C.allow D.let Question 31: A.far more B.so much C.lots more D.quite so Question 32: A.considered B.indentified C.recognized D.known Question 33: A.beast B.being C.individual D.creature 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 34: Optimistic as Jack is, he cannot bear to learn the truth. A. Jack cannot bear to learn the truth because he is so optimistic. B. Jack is optimistic and cannot bear to learn the truth. C. Learning the truth is not what Jack can optimistically bear. D. Despite Jack’s optimism, he cannot bear to learn the truth. Question 35: As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse. A. The more popular become television programmes, the worse they seem. B. The popular television programmes, the worse they seem. C. The more popular television programmes become, the worse they seem. D. The most popular television programmes become, the worst they seem. Question 36: Fiona goes to the theatre once in a blue moon. A. Fiona goes to the theatre when the moon is full. B. Fiona goes to the theatre when the blue moon is on. C. Fiona goes to the theatre only once a month. D. Fiona occasionally goes to the theatre. 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 37: . 'Don't be so disappointed Jane. You can take the driving test again,' said Helen. A. Helen told Jane not to be disappointed and take the driving test again. B. Helen asked Jane not to be disappointed and offered her another driving test. C. Helen warned Jane not to be disappointed' in order to take the driving test again. D. Helen encouraged Jane to take the driving test again. Question 38: My sister didn’t leave the car key. As a result, I couldn’t pick her up at the airport. A. If my sister left the car key, I would pick her up at the airport. B. If my sister had left the car key, I would have picked her up at the airport. C. If my sister have left the car key, I would have picked her up at the airport. D. If my sister had left the car key, I could pick her up at the airport. 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 Living things like plants, animals, and people need energy to survive and grow. People eat food for energy, but most plants use energy that they get from sunlight.When you look at plants such as a tree, flower, or grass, what do you see? You might notice their stems, trunks, branches, leaves, roots, or flowers, but how do they grow? What are they made from? How did the plant make those parts? Life is a puzzle in many ways. People don't all agree on how life started or why it exists. Yet a simple way of thinking about how plants grow is to think of the plant itself as a piece of a larger puzzle.Each plant is a part of its unique environment. Different environments could be oceans, forests, deserts, or cities. Each environment also has its own climate, which is partially based on how much sun and rain an area receives every year. Since only certain plants grow in hot, cool, wet, or dry climates, each environment is made up of different types of plant life. A desert may grow palm trees and cacti, while a forest may grow tall pines or oak trees. In order for a plant to grow, it needs three very important puzzle pieces: water, carbon dioxide, and light. Plants use their roots to take in water from the ground. They use their leaves to take in sunlight and carbon dioxide from the air. Plants use these three puzzle pieces to make their own food in a process called photosynthesis. Using the energy from the sun, plants convert water and carbon dioxide into sugar. This sugar feeds the plant’s growth from a seedling into an adult. In the process, the plant releases oxygen into the air.Another important piece to the growth of many plants is soil. Using their roots, plants take in nutrients from the soil that help them grow. Giving a plant a spot in clean soil is important to make sure it doesn’t absorb anything harmful from the dirt. Plants make their food from carbon dioxide, water and light. They use this food to grow stems, trunks, roots, branches, leaves, and flowers. Now when you look at a tree, flower, or even a blade of grass, you can see all the pieces of the plant and how the entire puzzle fits together. Question 39: Where do plants get their energy from? A. the moon B. sunlight C. their stem D. their roots Question 40: The following are puzzle pieces that a plant needs to grow EXCEPT___ A. carbon dioxide B. water C. light D. roots Question 41: What would happen to a plant if it grew in polluted soil? A. The plant would grow faster than in clean soil. B. The plant would grow the same as in clean soil. C. The plant would not be healthy and could die. D.The plant would absorb more nutrients from the soil.
4. Question 42: What is this passage mostly about? A. how plants grow B. sunlight and water C. energy sources D. nutrients in soil Question 43: The word “absorb” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ___. A. use something B. take something in C. go under something D. put something out 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 The Most Convenient Way to Shop Do you do a lot of online shopping? For millions of people, it is a wonderful way to purchase the things they want without having to leave their homes. Online shopping is not very old. The first online shopping company was created in 1991. However, the idea of shopping from home has existed for a very long time. Many years ago, people shopped with mail-order catalogues. A catalogue is a very thin magazine that is full of advertisements, and then they mailed their order back to the company. A few weeks later, their product arrived. Because people ordered their products through the mail, they were called “mail-order” catalogues. After that, shopping television shows became popular. These TV shows introduced products to people watching at home. People who wanted to buy something called the company and placed the order. This is called home shopping. Now we have online shopping. Online shoppers go online and look at web sites. When they find something they want, they place an order with the web site. They usually pay with a credit card or with virtual currency. Online shopping is changing shopping. Millions of people buy things online every day. The biggest effect of online shopping is on stores. As more people buy things online, more stores are shutting down. After all, why should you go to a store if you can buy things from home? The main advantage of online shopping is convenience. You can buy almost anything from anywhere in the world, and a week later the product will be in your house. Also, other customers write reviews of products. You can read these reviews and decide whether or not you want to buy the product. The big disadvantages are the loss of jobs from store closing, and the fact that you can’t examine an item closely before you buy it. After online shopping, what do you think will come next? Question 44: Which of the following came first? A: Home shopping B: Online shopping C: Mail-order catalogues D: The passage does not say. Question 45: What can be inferred from the passage about home shopping? A: It may be not popular now. B: It is based on using computers. C: Customers use no cash. D: It was created in 1991. Question 46: What is one effect of online shopping? A: People aren’t using computers anymore. B: More stores are opening. C: People are buying fewer things. D: There are fewer shops. Question 47: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ___. A: the customers B: the products C: the advertisements D: the companies Question 48: The phrase “shutting down” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ___. A: taking a rest B: opening C: moving to a new place D: stopping business Question 49: What is the main advantage about online shopping? A: It is safer. B: It is more convenient. C: It is always much cheaper. D: You can look at the product before you buy them. Question 50: What can you see in “reviews” mentioned in paragraph 5? A: Opinions from customers about the products B: Advertisements about the products C: Complaints to the companies about the products D: New products on the markets and their prices THE END