Thực chiến đề thi THPT quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh More than a book

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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
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can
change ecosystems. Some changes (1) _______ ecosystems. If there is too (2) _______ rainfall, plants will
not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant dies off, the animals that feed on it may also die or move
away. Some changes are good for ecosystems. Some pine forests need fires for the pine trees to reproduce.
The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire melts the seal and lets the seeds (3) _______.
Polluting the air, soil, and water can harm ecosystems. Building (4) _______ on rivers for electric power
and irrigation can harm ecosystems around the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down forests destroy
ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways of (5)_______
fish, cutting down trees, and building dams. They are looking for ways to get food, lumber, and other
products for people without causing harm to ecosystems.
Question 1: A. harms B. harmful C. harmless D. harm
Question 2: A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
Question 3: A. out B. in C. go D. fly
Question 4: A. moats B. ditches C. bridges D. dams
Question 5: A. catching B. holding C. carrying D. taking

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 the pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 6: A. skating B. status C. stadium D. statue
Question 7: A. definitions B. documents C. combs D. doors

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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 8: A. popularity B. conscientious C. apprenticeship D. personality
Question 9: A. relax B. wonder C. problem D. special

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.
In the last third of the nineteenth century a new housing form was quietly being developed. I n 1869
the Stuyvesant, considered New York’s first apartment house was built on East Eighteenth Street. The
building was financed by the developer Rutherfurd Stuyvesant and designed by Richard Morris Hunt, the
first American architect to graduate from the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Each man had lived in Paris,
and each understood the economics and social potential of this Parisian housing form. But the Stuyvesant
was at best a limited success. In spite of Hunt’s inviting facade, the living space was awkwardly arranged.
Those who could afford them were quite content to remain in the more sumptuous, single-family homes,
leaving the Stuyvesant to newly married couples and bachelors.

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The fundamental problem with the Stuyvesant and the other early apartment buildings that quickly
followed, in the 1870’s and early 1880’s was that they were confined to the typical New York building lot.
That lot was a rectangular area 25 feet wide by 100 feet deep–a shape perfectly suited for a row house. The
lot could also accommodate a rectangular tenement, though it could not yield the square, well-lighted, and
logically arranged rooms that great apartment buildings require. But even with the awkward interior
configurations of the early apartment buildings, the idea caught on. It met the needs of a large and growing
population that wanted something better than tenements but could not afford or did not want row houses.
So while the city’s newly emerging social leadership commissioned their mansions, apartment houses
and hotels began to sprout in multiple lots, thus breaking the initial space constraints. In the closing decades
of the nineteenth century, large apartment houses began dotting the developed portions of New York City,
and by the opening decades of the twentieth century, spacious buildings, such as the Dakota and the Ansonia
finally transcended the tight confinement of row house building lots. From there it was only a small step to
building luxury apartment houses on the newly created Park Avenue, right next to the fashionable Fifth
Avenue shopping area.
Question 10: The new housing form discussed in the passage refers to _______.
A. single-family homes B. apartment buildings C. row houses D. hotels
Question 11: The word “inviting” in bold is closest in meaning to _______.
A. open B. encouraging C. attractive D. asking
Question 12: Why was the Stuyvesant a limited success?
A. The arrangement of the rooms was not convenient.
B. Most people could not afford to live there.
C. There were no shopping areas nearby.
D. It was in a crowded neighborhood.
Question 13: It can be inferred that the majority of people who lived in New York’s first apartments were
A. highly educated B. unemployed C. wealthy D. young
Question 14: It can be inferred that a New York apartment building in the 1870’s and 1880’s had all of the
following characteristics EXCEPT _______.
A. Its room arrangement was not logical. B. It was rectangular.
C. It was spacious inside. D. It had limited light.
Question 15: The word “yield” in bold is closest in meaning to _______.
A. harvest B. surrender C. amount D. provide
Question 16: Why did the idea of living in an apartment become popular in the late 1800’s?
A. Large families needed housing with sufficient space.
B. Apartments were preferable to tenements and cheaper than row houses
C. The city officials of New York wanted housing that was centrally located.
D. The shape of early apartments could accommodate a variety of interior designs.
Question 17: The author mentions the Dakota and the Ansonia in bold because _______.
A. they are examples of large, well-designed apartment buildings
B. their design is similar to that of row houses
C. they were built on a single building lot
D. they are famous hotels

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 18: Everyone at her housewarming was very friendly towards me.
A. amicable B. inapplicable C. hostile D. futile

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Question 19: The clubs meet on the last Thursday of every month in a dilapidated palace.
A. renovated B. regenerated C. furnished D. neglected

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 20: If you inherited a million pounds, what _______ with the money?
A. would you do B. will you do C. do you do D. are you going to do
Question 21: They _______ the play on New Year’s Eve as they went to the Countdown Party 2018.
A. won’t have seen B. wouldn’t have seen
C. needn’t have seen D. can't have seen
Question 22: Only one of four gifted students ______ to participate in the final competition.
A. chosen B. have been chosen C. has been chosen D. were choosing
Question 23: Something tells me that you _______ to a single word I _______ in the past ten minutes.
A. haven’t listened/was saying B. didn’t listen/ said
C. haven’t been listening/ have said D. haven’t listened/ said
Question 24: The_______ country mouse ran home as fast as his legs could carry him.
A. frightening B. frighten C. frightful D. frightened
Question 25: The police spokesman said he was _______ to believe that the arrested man was the serial
killer they had been looking for.
A. inclined B. seemed C. suspected D. supposed
Question 26: For lunch, I always have something quick and easy: a sandwich, a salad, toast and the ______.
A. same B. similar C. like D. rest
Question 27: I don't think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed to
get my point _______.
A. around B. along C. across D. about
Question 28: This fruit has been in the fridge for over three weeks! It is all _______.
A. sour B. mouldy C. rotten D. bitter
Question 29: As I have just had a tooth _______, I am not allowed to eat or drink anything for three hours.
A. taken out B. crossed out C. broken off D. tried on
Question 30: We don't seem to have any more of that book, Sir. It is out of _______ but we are getting a
new delivery next Thursday if you would like to pop back then.
A. stock B. order C. print D. shop
Question 31: _____ Nile flows right through _____ capital city of Egypt, Cairo and other cities such as
Khartoum, Gondokoro, Aswan, etc.
A. The/ the B. Ø/ a C. A/ the D. Ø/ the
Question 32: Hyolyn, the former main vocalist for the group SISTAR, has known for being one of the most
well-rounded idols, being extremely good at singing, dancing and _______.
A. performed live B. performing live
C. she also good at performing live D. for performing live
Question 33: I phoned Tiki, who _______ me that my reference books would be delivered within 3 days.
A. assured B. confirmed C. guaranteed D. reassured

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 34: We're really close friends but we just can not see eye to eye on politics.
A. not see well B. not share the same views about
C. not understand D. not care for
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Question 35: The changes in a person's physical and emotional state caused by drinking alcohol are known
as intoxication.
A. drunkenness B. poison C. sleepiness D. excitement

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.
Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over
conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods –
a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious
than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical North
American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping
claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these
claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such
claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating
a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to
health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for "no-aging" diets, new vitamins, and other wonder
foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that
fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated
grains and the like.
One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more
than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods
can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real
cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy
only expensive organic foods instead.
Question 36: The world “Advocates” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Proponents B. Merchants C. Inspectors D. Consumers
Question 37: The word “others” refers to _______.
A. advantages B. advocates C. organic foods D. products
Question 38: The “welcome development” is an increase in _______.
A. interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
B. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
C. the amount of healthy food grown in North America
D. the number of consumers in North America
Question 39: According to the first paragraph, which of the following is true about the term “organic
foods”?
A. It is accepted by most nutritionists.
B. It has been used only in recent years.
C. It has no fixed meaning.
D. It is seldom used by consumers.
Question 40: The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy
organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because ______.
A. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods
C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
D. too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food crops.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 41: Lien and Loan are planning for their weekend.
Lien: “_______”
Loan: “Not really.”
A. I don't like that new movie.
B. Would you like to watch a cartoon or a documentary?
C. Would you recommend the new movie at the Odeon?
D. How often do you go to the movies?
Question 42: Mary is going shopping with her friend.
Mary: "What do you think of fashion?"
Mary’s friend: "_______"
A. I am crazy about it.
B. Of course, the fashion show is excellent.
C. Well, it's beyond my expectation.
D. It's none of my business.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 43: After the social science lecture all students are invited to take part in a discussion
A B
of the issues which were risen in the talk.
C D
Question 44: A football match begins with the ball kicking forwards from a spot in the centre of the field.
A B C D
Question 45: The salary of a professor is higher than a secretary.
A B C D

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 46: It is difficult to get tickets for 2018 World Cup. It was wise of him to buy the tickets for 2018
World Cup in advance.
A. Since they are difficult to get, he should have brought the tickets for 2018 World Cup beforehand.
B. Although he bought the tickets for 2018 World Cup in advance, he wasn’t wise enough to do so.
C. Such is the difficulty in getting the tickets for 2018 World Cup that it was wise of him to buy them
beforehand.
D. The tickets for 2018 World Cup is so difficult to get that he had enough wisdom to buy them.
Question 47: We arrived at airport. We realized our passports were still at home.
A. It was until we arrived at the airport that we realize our passports were still at home.
B. We arrived at the airport and realized that our passports are still at home.
C. Not until had we arrived at the airport, we realized our passports were still at home.
D. Not until we arrived at the airport, did we realize that our passports were still at home.

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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 48: Intelligent though she may seem, she's not to be relied on.
A. She's too intelligent to be relied on.
B. However she seems intelligent, she's not to be relied on.
C. She may be intelligent, but she's not to be relied on.
D. However intelligent she seems, she's not to be relied on.
Question 49: “You're always cheating on exams, An.”, said the teacher.
A. The teacher asked his student why they always cheated on exams.
B. The teacher realized that his student always cheated on exams.
C. The teacher complained about his student cheating on exams.
D. The teacher made his student not always cheat on exams.
Question 50: Israel, India and Pakistan are generally believed to have nuclear weapons that use only nuclear
fission.
A. There’s a general belief that that Israel, India and Pakistan should have nuclear weapons that use only
nuclear fission.
B. It is generally believed that Israel, India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons that use only nuclear
fission.
C. The general belief is that Israel, India and Pakistan should have nuclear weapons that use only nuclear
fission.
D. It generally believes that Israel, India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons that use only nuclear fission.

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