VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí ĐỀ LUYỆN ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian: 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 A merchant B sergeant C commercial D mermaid Question A obstacle B obscure C, obsession D oblivious 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 the primary stress in each of the following questions Question A generous B electricity C horrible D famous Question A economy B village C interest D industry Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the two following questions Question The boy was brought up with a family in the countryside A reared B bred C raised D growth Question There was nothing they could but leave the car at the roadside where it had broken clown A except B instead of C than D unless Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the two following questions Question We otter a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours A uninterested B unsure C slow D open Question We tried to emphasize a system where you put things in place and hire smart industrious people A slothful B hardworking C busy D fruitful Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Question The windows at the front of the house need to repair A The windows B of the house C need D to repair Question 10 Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present ob and were looking for a new one A told B got C were looking D new one Question 11 New [aw should be introduced to reduce the number of traffic in the city center A laws B be Introduced C number D city center Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 12 I _ along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me A was walking B am walking C walk D walked Question 13 You should stop working too hard _ you’ll get sick’ A or else B if C in case D whereas Question 14 He occasionally a headache in the morning A has had B has C have D is having Question 15 Nowadays children would prefer history lessons in more practical ways A to be delivered B delivered C he delivered D to he delivering Question 16 They would _ go by air than travel by train A always B better C prefer D rather Question 17 Henry _ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner A was going B went C has gone D did go Question 18 She _the baby on the bed in order to change its nappy A lay B laid C, lied D lain Question 19 These quick and easy _can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost A solve B solvable C solutions D, solvability Question 20 The headmaster said the students had well performed in the test A yesterday B last day C the day before D the previous Question 21 lye just spent two weeks looking an aunt of mine who’s been ill A at B for C out for D after Question 22 Were you aware the regulations against smoking in this area? A in B with C of D about Question 23 My uncle took _ golf when he retired from work A on B after C up D over Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete the following exchanges Question 24 “Why did you turn the air conditioner on?” - “ _” A (think it’s a had air conditioner B I can’t see anything C It’s a little hot in here D It’s a good idea Question 25 “Where’s the view? The advertisement said this place has a great view of the sea.” “ _ “ A It has good facilities B It’s convenient to see it C You can find it very convenient D You can see it from the back 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 sentences Question 26 “How fashionable your dress is!’ they said to the lady A They exclaimed in admiration for how fashionable the lady’s dress was B They exclaimed with admiration at how fashionable was the lady’s dress C They exclaimed with admiration at how fashionable the lady’s dress was D They exclaimed in admiration that it was fashionable dress the lady had VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí Question 27 Of the members, half were for the proposal and half were against A The member of members who favoured the proposal was equal to the number who opposed it B None of the members could agree whether to accept or reject the proposal C Half of the members were chosen for the project, hut those who weren’t objected to it D Many members didn’t agree with the proposal, but some did Question 28 You can never be sure about the accuracy of TV weather reports A If you want to know how the weather is going to be, you should watch TV B There are more accurate ways of learning how the weather will be than watching TV C If I were you, I would rely on the TV weather report D Weather forecasts on television are notoriously unreliable 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 This computer is badly damaged It cannot be repaired A This computer is too badly damaged to be repaired This computer is so badly damaged that it cannot be repaired C This computer is so badly damaged that nobody can repair ft D All are correct Question 30 The blouse is a little too loose You’d better ask your tailor to take it in A Your tailor is asked to take your blouse in a little B You’d better have the blouse taken in as it is too loose C The blouse is lost as you didn’t ask your tailor to take it in The blouse is little as you asked your tailor to take it in 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 31 to 35 THE PERFORMING ARTS In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults They did this by reading aloud, acting or (31) a musical instrument As they grew up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet They looked forward to these (32) with great excitement and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards But nowadays television and computers supply an endless stream of easily (33) _entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous inventions as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives For many children, the sense of witnessing a very (34) live performance is gone forever But all is not lost The presence of a TV set may have encouraged a very lazy response from (35) in their own homes, but the desire of those with ambitions to become performing artists themselves does not seem to have been at all diminished And live performances in public are still relatively popular; albeit with an older, more specialist audience Question 31 A controlling B handling C doing D playing Question 32 A circumstances B occasions C incidents D situations Question 33 A applicable B convenient C available D free Question 34 A special B peculiar C specific D particular Question 35 A spectators B onlookers C viewers D listeners Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42 The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry Although Samuel B Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies The following year, San Francisco was added to the network The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam-driven rotary printing press by Richard M Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism Where the business of news gathering had been dependent upon the mail and on hand-operated presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting The establishment of the Associated Press as a central wire service in 1846 marked the advent of a new era in journalism Question 36 The main topic of the passage is A the history of journalism B the origin of the national telegraph C how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads D the contributions and development of the telegraph network Question 37 The word “gathering” in the second paragraph refers to A people B information C objects D substances Question 38 The author’s main purpose in this passage is to A compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam-driven rotary press B propose new ways to develop the communications industry C show how the electric telegraph affected the communications industry D criticize Samuel H Morse Question 39 It can he inferred from the passage that A Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communications industry B Morse’s invention did not immediately achieve its full potential C The extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention D Journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communications industry Question 40 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the growth of the communications industry? A Morse invented the telegraph in 1837 B People could use the telegraph in San Francisco in 1861 C The telegraph led to the invention of the rotary printing press VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí D The telegraph helped connect the entire nation Question 41 The word Rockies” refers to A a telegraph company B the West Coast C a mountain range D a railroad company Question 42 This passage would most likely be found in a A U.S history book B book on trains C science textbook D computer magazine 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 43 to 50 All mammals feed their young Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for some twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to find their own food The behavior of feeding of the young is built into the reproductive system It is a nonselective part of parental care and the defining feature of a mammal, the most important thing that mammals whether marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or placental mammals - have in common But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed their young Most egg-guarding fish not, for the simple reason that their young are so much smaller than the parents and eat food that is also much smaller than the food eaten by adults In reptiles, the crocodile mother protects her young after they have hatched and takes them down to the water, where they will find food, but she does not actually feed them Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other arrangement provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their larvae might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care, Animals add it to their reproductive strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for descendants The most vulnerable moment in any animal’s life is when it first finds itself completely on its own, when it must forage and lend for itself Feeding postpones that moment until a young animal has grown to such a size that ii is better able to cope Young that are fed by their parents become nutritionally independent at a much greater traction of their lull adult size And in the meantime those young are shielded against the vagaries of fluctuating of difficult-to-find supplies Once a species does take the step of feeding its young the young become totally dependent on the extra effort If both parents are removed, the young generally not survive Question 43 What does the passage mainly discuss? A The care that various animals give to their offspring B The difficulties young animals face in obtaining food C The methods that mammals use to nurse their young D The importance among young mammals of becoming independent Question 44 The author lists various animals in the first paragraph to A contrast the feeding habits of different types of mammals B describe the process by which mammals came to he defined C emphasize the point that every type of mammal feeds its own young D explain why a particular feature of mammals is nonselective Question 45 The word “tend” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to A sit on B move C notice D care for Question 46 The word provisioning in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to A supplying B preparing C building D expanding Question 47 According to the passage, how some insects make sure their young have food? A By storing food near their young B By locating their nests or cells near spiders and caterpillars C By searching for food some distance from their nest D By gathering food from a nearby water source Question 48: The word “edge’s in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A opportunity B advantage C purpose D rest Question 49 The word “it” in the third paragraph refers to A feeding B moment C young animal D size Question 50 The word “shielded in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to A raised B protected C hatched D valued VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí VnDoc - Tải tài liệu, văn pháp luật, biểu mẫu miễn phí ... year, San Francisco was added to the network The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient... excitement and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards But nowadays television and computers supply an endless stream of easily (33) _entertainment, and children... best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions Question 29 This computer is badly damaged It cannot be repaired A This computer is too badly damaged to be repaired This computer