ĐỀ THI THỬ TIẾNG ANH 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. Preci sion B. Ri val C. Noti ce D. Ini tiate Question 2. A. Loses B. Talks C. Maps D. Rabbits 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 . Excitement B . Appreciate C . Infinity D . Memorable Question 4 . A. Involvement B . Pioneer C . Unnoticed D . Canoeing Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 5 . People experience differences -– physical and mental capability depending on the time of day. A. Of B. Between C. In D. On Question 6 . Despite the initial _________ result, they decided to go on with the proposed scheme. A. Courage B. Courageous C. Discouraged D. Discouraging Question 7 . She rarely does anything more difficult than changing the channels on the television, -–? A. Doesn't she B. Does she C. Isn't she D. Isn't it Question 8 . My friend and I have been quarrelling since yesterday and we haven't -– yet. A. Made it out B. Made out C. Made it D. Made it up Question 9 . -– told of his impending arrival, I worked hard to make his short stay very comfortable. A. Having been B. Have been C. Have I been D. Have being Question 10 . We should think carefully because the problem is a _______ nut to crack. A. Tight B. Hard C. Firm D. Fit Question 11 . At least 200 people are believed -– by the tsunami in Indonesia last Friday. A. To be killed B. To have been killed C. Being killed D. To have killed Question 12 . I'd rather you -– taking the reservation for a few hours until the next shift. A. To stop B. Would stop C. Stop D. Stopped Question 13 . The planet Jupiter radiates from inside twice -– it receives from the Sun. A. More heat than B. As many heat as C. So much heat as D. As much heat as Question 14 . Despite its low salary, the new job will provide you with -– experience. A. Valued B. Invalid C. Invaluable D. Valid Question 15 . It is essential that the salesman -– good close contact with loyal customers. A. Maintain B. Is maintained C. Maintaining D. Maintains Question 16 . That night I was very excited because the next morning I -– to Da Lat for the first time. A. Went B. Was going C. Will go D. Will be going Question 17 . She ______ a lot of pride in running such a successful business. A. Makes B. Takes C. Does D. Has Question 18 . I saw him hiding something in a _______ bag. A. Black small plastic C. Small plastic black B. Plastic small black D. Small black plastic Question 19. Laura wanted to tell Jack the whole truth but she _______ herself - it wasn't the right moment. A. Tested B. Searched C. Tried D. Checked Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word (s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions. Question 20 . Any chief executive of an organization would find radical changes blocked at every turn. A. Innovations B. Ideals C. Suggestions D. Developments Question 21 . Don't mention football to Henry because he would go and play at the drop of a hat . A. Unquestionably B. Heavily C. Willingly D. Immediately Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word (s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word (s) in each of the following questions. Question 22 . What he was saying was so complicated that I lost track after the first couple of sentences. A. Difficult B. Transparent C.comprehensible D. Disorganized Question 23 . It was good to spend time with them and to recollect the happy moments we had shared when we were younger. A. Remember B. Make fun of C. Forget D. Worry about Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges. Question 24 . – Salesgirl: "-–" – Amanda: "I'm looking for a good correction pen." A. What do you need? B. Thank you for coming to my store! C. What can I do for you? D. Is this a good pen for you? Question 25 . – Samantha: "How about an evening city tour?" – Elizabeth: "-–" A. It was more interesting than I had expected. B. No, I've never taken an evening city tour. C. No, it's good to do so. D. Actually, I've taken twice this week. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following numbered blanks. Study habits We have all heard that good study habits involve sitting somewhere quiet, sticking to a schedule and setting yourself targets. (26) _____, such habits don't work for everyone and cognitive scientists have come up with some new findings. In fact, the brain makes (27) _____ associations between what it is studying and the background sensations it has at the time. Restricting study to one place may therefore have (28) _____ effects because when the context is varied, the information being studied is enriched and forgetting is slowed down. In effect, the information is given more support from the multiple associations. Evidence also shows that varying the type of material studied in a single sitting leaves a deeper impression on the brain than does concentrating on one skill at a time. Musicians have known this for years, as have athletes (29) _____ routinely incorporate strength, speed and skill drills into their workouts. These ideas seem to work when applied to any subject so it seems time for this approach (30) _____ studying to be taken more seriously. Question 26. A. However B. For example C. As a result D. Although Question 27. A. Thoughtful B. Subtle C. Sensitive D. Influential Question 28 . A. Hurtful B. Detrimental C. Destructive D. Punishing Question 29 . A. Whose B. Whom C. Who D. When Question 30 . A. In B. At C. From D. To 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. Most people know that a balanced diet and regular exercise are very important. However, most people do not know how to exercise properly. Instead of concentrating on how to get the best results efficiently and effectively, people usually rush through their workouts, or they make the same common workout mistakes. Exercising the right way is important for people who are worried about their health and their appearance. However, if someone is not working out properly, it is rare that he or she will see the results he or she wants. Therefore, training experts have devised tips to teach people how to exercise correctly in order to achieve the greatest health benefits. If you want to achieve the best workout results, here are a few helpful tips to bear in mind. One of the most common workout mistakes is doing the same routine over and over again. This does not challenge your muscles, and it can actually prevent muscles from growing and repairing themselves. Instead of always sticking to the same old workout, it is important to change your routine every six to eight weeks. It is also important to add a variety of workouts to your routine, such as swimming, yoga, or biking, to make sure your whole body stays fit. This will help make your workouts more interesting, and benefit your health and muscle development as well. Another mistake people tend to make is to work out too hard, too often. Your body needs to rest between workouts; otherwise, no progress will be made. It is best to keep the number of hard workout routines to no more than two per week. Then, for those who don't want to get off schedule by skipping a day, shorter workouts of about twenty minutes can be used on other days. For more variety in workouts, you could also plan an easier routine for forty to sixty minutes between days of shorter, more intense workouts. Experts recommend, however, taking at least one day off completely each week, especially after several hard workout days in a row. In reality, no one is perfect. However, if you want to make a difference in your overall health, there are some things you can do. Stretch before and after every workout. Do not rush your routine, and do not work out too little or too much. Remember not to make these common workout mistakes, and always have fun while exercising! Question 31 . What is the main idea of this reading? A. Daily exercise can often be bad for your health. B. Working out properly is the only way to gain effective health results. C. Most people know how to work out efficiently and effectively. D. Adding a variety of workouts to your routine is not important Question 32 . Which of the following statements is NOT correct? A. Daily intense workouts help one stay healthy. B. One's body needs to rest between workouts. C. A variety of exercises is better than doing the same one all the time. D. It can be good to take a day off from exercising. Question 33 . Which word is closest in meaning to the word "stretch" in paragraph 4? A. Exaggerate B. Widen C. Make tight D. Extend or reach Question 34 . What can be inferred about the mistakes people make when they work out? A. They are very harmful to the body. B. People who rarely work out make them. C. People think it is OK to make them. D. Athletes would not make these mistakes. Question 35 . Why should you change your workout routine every six to eight weeks? A. To challenge your muscles B. To become faster C. To avoid bone problems D. To exercise your brain 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. Hi-tech maps of the mind show that computer games are damaging brain development and could lead to children's being unable to control violent behaviour.computer games are creating a dumbed-down generation of children far more disposed to violence than their parents, according to a controversial new study. The tendency to lose control is not due to children's absorbing the aggression involved in the computer game itself, as previous researchers have suggested, but rather to the damage done by stunting the developing mind. Some experts used the most sophisticated technological devices available to measure the level of brain activity of hundreds of teenagers playing a Nintendo game and compared to the brain scans of other students doing a simple, repetitive arithmetical exercise. To the surprise of brain-mapping expert Professor Ryuta Kawashima and his team at Tohoku University in Japan, it was found that the computer game only stimulated activity in the parts of the brain associated with vision and movement. In contrast, arithmetic stimulated brain activity in both the left and right hemispheres of the frontal lobe, which is the area of the brain most associated with learning, memory and emotion. The most worrying of all was that the frontal lobe, which continues to develop in humans until the age of about 20, also has an important role to play in keeping an individual's behaviour in check. Whenever you use self-control to refrain from lashing out or doing something you should not, the frontal lobe is hard at work. The students who played computer games were halting the process of brain development and affecting their ability to control potential anti-social elements of their behaviour. "The importance of this discovery cannot be underestimated", Kawashima said, "there is a problem we will have with a new generation of children, who play computer games that we have never seen before." The implication are very serious for an increasingly violent society and these students will be doing more and more bad things if they are playing games and not doing other things like reading aloud or learning arithmetic. " Question 36 . The word" aggression "in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to -–. A. Resentment B. Violence C. Revenge D. Disobedience Question 37 . According to the research, arithmetic stimulated activities in -–. A. Parts of the brains associated with vision and movement B. Left frontal lobe and right frontal lobe C. Left brain and right brain D. Hemispheres associated with learning, memory and emotion Question 38 . What can be inferred about the writer? A. The writer used to be addicted to computer games. B. The writer had no ideas about computer games. C. The writer was in favour of computer games. D. The writer was against computer games. Question 39 . Which of the following is true about computer games? A.computer games make children quick-minded. B.computer games make children's vision better. C.computer games damage the brain directly. D.computer games damage the development of the brain. Question 40 . According to Kawashima, students should -–. A. Never read aloud B. Play computer games C. Increase violence D. Learn arithmetic Question 41 . The word" halting "in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to -–. A. Controlling B. Affecting C. Developing D. Stopping Question 42 . According to the study, which of the following is true? A. Playing computer games prevents children from developing their mind. B. It's computer games that cause bad effects for children and the society. C. Students can't control their bad behaviours without reading books or learning arithmetic. D. The society becomes more and more violent because students are playing computer games. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 43 . It was not until Katherine graduated in a college did she find a job as an accounts clerk with a travel firm. A. Not until B. Accounts clerk C. Did she find D. In Question 44 . Everyone has his own ideas about the best way to bring up children. A. His B. About C. Way D. Bring up Question 45 . Children at an impressive age should be under close parental supervision since they may be led astray by their unsuitable friends A. Unsuitable B. Parental C. Impressive D. Astray Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 46 . Jessica thinks so much about fashion that she wastes a lot of time and money. A. Jessica thinks about fashion so that she wastes a lot of time and money. B. So much Jessica thinks about fashion that she wastes a lot of time and money. C. Thinking too much about fashion, Jessica wastes a lot of time and money. D. Jessica wastes a lot of time and money when she thinks about fashion. Question 47 ." Don't put your mobile phone under a pillow when charging, "Joe said to me. A. Joe suggested not putting my mobile phone under a pillow when charging. B. Joe warned me against putting my mobile phone under a pillow when charging. C. Joe asked me not to put my mobile phone under a pillow when charging. D. Joe threatened to put my mobile phone under a pillow when charging. Question 48 . But for Bella acting so wonderfully, the play would fail. A. If it wasn't for Bella's wonderful acting, the play would fail. B. Providing that Bella acted so wonderfully, the play would fail. C. Bella acted so wonderfully, but the play failed. D. The play failed although Bella was such a wonderful actor. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of Sentences in the following questions. Question 49 . He was suspected to have posted illegal information. The police have investigated him for two days. A. He has been investigated for two days and suspected to post illegal information. B. Suspected to have posted illegal information, he has been investigated for two days. C. Suspecting to have posted illegal information, he has been investigated for two days. D. Having suspected to post illegal information, he has been investigated for two days. Question 50 . I had to boil the water on the cooker. The electric kettle was broken. A. It was only when the electric kettle was broken that I had to boil the water on the cooker. B. Before the electric kettle was broken, I had to boil the water on the cooker, C. I had to boil the water on the cooker which was a broken electric kettle. D. I had to boil the water on the cooker as the electric kettle was broken. Đáp án: - ] Kiến thức về phát âm và trọng âm: Chăm tra từ điển, chăm làm bài là cách tốt nhất để đạt điểm tối đa 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B Kiến thức về từ vựng, cụm từ, giới từ, ngữ pháp: 5. C Giải thích: Experience in (có kinh nghiệm trong lĩnh vực/hoạt động) ; Experience with (có kinh nghiệm về cái gì) 6. D Giải thích: 1. Dịch nghĩa: Câu này mang hàm ý" Mặc dù.. nhưng "=> chọn tính từ nghĩa tiêu cực => Loại A, B 2. Kiến thức về tính từ đuôi" ed "(thường miêu tả tâm trạng người nói) và" ing "(thường dùng để nói về tính chất, đặc điểm của người, sự vật được nhắc đến) => chọn discouraging 7. B Giải thích: Câu hỏi đuôi, chú ý" rarely "(phủ định) => đuôi khẳng định Có thể xem lại kiến thức phần này tại: Tiếng Anh - Tổng hợp tài liệu tiếng anh thi THPT quốc gia từ A đến Z 8. D Giải thích: Make it up: Đền bù, làm hòa trở lại sau khi cãi nhau. 9. A Giải thích: Kiến thức Rút gọn mệnh đề trạng ngữ Chủ động: Ving +.. hoặc Having PII +.. Bị động: PII+.. hoặc Having been PII +.. 10. B Giải thích: Idiom" a hard nut to crack ": Một vấn đề khó giải quyết/ một người khó hiểu 11. B Giải thích: Kiến thức Câu bị động 12. D Giải thích: Would rather sb did sth: Mong muốn/yêu cầu ai làm gì ở thời điểm hiện tại 13. D Giải thích: Kiến thức so sánh bằng" as.. as " 14. C Giải thích: Invaluable (adj) : Cực kì hữu ích Invalid (adj) : Vô hiệu, không có căn cứ Valid (adj) : Hợp lệ, đúng đắn, có căn cứ Valued (adj) : Được quý trọng 15. A Giải thích: Kiến thức Câu giả định It is essential/recommend/command/urge/insit/imperative/.. + S + V (không chia) 16. B Giải thích: Kiến thức phối thì trong câu Loại C, D vì lời kể ở trong quá khứ, đã xả ra Chỉ có B hợp lý. 17. B Giải thích: Take pride in sb/sth doing sth: Tự hào về ai, cái gì 18. D Giải thích: Kiến thức trật tự tính từ OpSACOMP Small: Size Black: Color Plastic: Material => Dựa vào OpSACOMP chọn D 19. D Giải thích: Kiến thức về tự vựng nâng cao. Từ đồng nghĩa, trái nghĩa: Tips làm bài: Tra từ điển, hoặc dựa vào ngữ cảnh đoán nghĩa 20. A radical changes = innovations: Ý tưởng, sáng tạo thay đổi lớn 21. D at the drop of a hat = immediately: Ngay lập tức 22. C complicated (phức tạp) >< comprihensible (có thể hiểu được) 23. C recollect (hồi tưởng) >< forget (quên) Câu hỏi thực tế: 24. C 25. D Bài điền từ" đục lỗ ": 26. A Giải thích: Dựa vào nghĩa của câu (1) và câu (2), hàm ý đối nhau nên dùng However 27. B Giải thích: Thoughtful (adj) : Trầm ngâm, suy tư, suy nghĩ chín chắn Subtle (adj) : Tinh tế, tinh vi, khôn khéo Sensitive (adj) : Dễ bị ảnh hưởng, nhạy cảm Influential (adj) : Có sức ảnh hưởng, có sức thuyết phục 28. B Giải thích: Detrimental effect: Ảnh hưởng xấu 29. C Giải thích: Kiến thức Mệnh đề quan hệ Chỉ người: Chọn who 30. D Giải thích: Kiến thức giới từ Bài đọc hiểu: 31. B Giải thích: Thông tin However, most people do not know how to exercise properl.. Exercising the right way is important for people who are worried about their health and their appearance. However, if someone is not working out properly, it is rare.. 32. A Giải thích: Thông tin: Câu 1 đoạn 3 33. D Giải thích: Stretch: Căng duỗi Extend or reach: Duỗi thẳng, đưa ra 34. C Giải thích: Thông tin: Câu 3 đoạn 1 35. A Giải thích: Thông tin ở đoạn 2: Mọi người thường tập đi tập lại một bài tập nhưng đó là một sai lầm, cần thay đổi bài tập để thử thách cơ bắp của mình. 36. B Giải thích: Aggression = violence: Bạo lực, hung hăng 37. D Giải thích: Thông tin ở câu 3 đoạn 2" In contrast, arithmetic.. " 38. D Giải thích: Bài viết đưa ra lý lẽ và dẫn chứng về tác động xuấ của máy tính lên con người, đặc biệt là trẻ em 39. D Giải thích: Thông tin ở câu 1 đoạn 3 40. D Giải thích: Thông tin cuối bài" Kawashima said, "there is a problem we will have.. other things like reading aloud or learning arithmetic." 41. D Giải thích: Halt = stop: Dừng lại 42. A Giải thích: Thông tin đoạn 3 Tìm lỗi sai: 43. C Lỗi ngữ pháp: Kiến thức đảo ngữ 44. A Lỗi từ sở hữu: Chủ ngữ là everyone => his --> their 45. C Lỗi từ vựng: Impressive (gây ấn tượng sâu sắc) không hợp nghĩa câu. Kiến thức ngữ pháp: 46. C Giải thích: Dịch nghĩa câu đề bài: Jessica quan tâm về thời trang quá nhiều nên cô ấy lãng phí tiền bạc và thời gian A. So that: Để làm gì (không hợp nghĩa) B. Sai ngữ pháp đảo ngữ D. Không đúng nghĩa 47. B Giải thích: Joe nói: "Đừng để điện thoại của bạn dưới gối khi đang sạc" Đây là câu mang ý nghĩa nhắc nhở, cảnh cáo => chọn B. Warned: Cảnh cáo 48. A Giải thích: Nếu không có Bella diễn quá tuyệt vời, vở kịch sẽ thất bại. B, C, D Sai nghĩa 49. B Giải thích: Kiến thức Rút gọn mệnh đề trạng ngữ, cùng chủ ngữ. A, C, D sai cấu trúc 50. D Giải thích: Tôi phải đung nước trên bếp. Bình đung nước đã hỏng A, B, C sai nghĩa.