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MR.BEAN’S MATERIALS KỲ THI TH THPT QU C GIA – NĂM H C 2016-2017 Ử Ố O

MÔN: TI NG ANH Ế

Th i gian làm bài : 90 phút ờ

H tên thí sinh: S báo danh: ọ ố

PH N TR C NGHI M: (8 đi m) Ầ Ắ Ệ ể

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

Find the word marked A, B, C, or D with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question

Question 3: A commuter B compliance C competent D computer

Question 4: A participant B accidental C parentheses D industrial

Question 5: A contour B consul C conceal D contraband

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 6: I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.

A hopeless B hopeful C unsuccessful D successful

Question 7: You will need a sound understanding of basic teaching skills if you want to enter the

classroom with great confidence

A sufficient B defective C inadequate D thorough

Question 8: We spent the entire day looking for a new apartment.

A the long day B all day long C all long day D day after day

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 9: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island The islanders even exported

the surplus

A large quantity B excess C small quantity D sufficiency

Question 10: She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and

orphans

A married B divorced C separated D single

Identify the one underlined word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct

Question 11: Get in touch with me when you need my help You’ve got my phone number and

address, have you?

A and B in touch C when D have you

Question 12: Polio, one of a group of spinal inflammations, causes fever and paralysis often

resulting in disabled and deformity

A resulting B disabled C a group D causes

Question 13: May I ask who was that man who was leaving the office when we came in?

A when B who C May D who was that man

Question 14: The Englishman was desperate to obtain another passport because he had lost one he

had and he urgently needed to go back to England

A desperate B one C another D urgently

Question 15: I managed to talk to Carol just while she was leaving

A while B managed C leaving D to

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 16: This clock _ on two small batteries

A works B goes C runs D moves

Question 17: When he retires at sixty, he’ll get a very good _.

A pay B salary C wage D pension

Question 18: - Q: “I’m having some friends over for dinner this evening Would you like to join us?”

- R: “ ”

A Come on It’s your turn B As a matter of fact, I do

C Can I take a rain check? D Thanks, but I mustn’t

Question 19: He never had much property, and when his house was broken into by thieves, he had

_ still

A little B less C few D a little

Question 20: - Tom: “I thought your performance last Sunday was wonderful.”

- Laura: “ _”

A I completely agree with you It was terrific

B No doubt!

C Don’t tell a lie I thought it was terrible

D You must be kidding It was not as good as I had expected

Question 21: The exam was much easier than we expected, in fact, it was a piece of _.

A pie B candy C cake D bread

Question 22: We all make mistake, no one is _.

A unmistakable B mistaken C infalliable D falliable

Question 23: Well done!, Sarah! You are top _ the class

A of B on C in D at

Question 24: Many educationalists feel that continue _ is fairer than formal examinations

A assessment B cramming C judgement D assignment

Question 25: Do very young children really _ Foreign travel?

A benefit B delight C evaluate D appreciate

Question 26: It has been conclusively _ that smoking causes many diseases

A admitted B established C declared D approved

Question 27: Try something sharp-smelling under her nose, that might _ if she’s still

unconscious

A put her forward B get her over C bring her about D bring her to

Question 28: I’m _ of her moaning about the job, if she doesn’t like it she should leave

A clean and tidy B high and dry C sick and tired D prim and proper

Question 29: His doctor advised him to _ himself to three cigarettes a day

A border B cage C limit D keep

Question 30: From the hotel there is a good _ of the mountain

A vision B view C picture D sight

Question 31: She worked really hard this year so she was given a 10% pay _.

A inflation B extra C decrease D increase

Question 32: The new law will _ effect in six months

A have B bring C take D give

Question 33: After six months of convalescence in a nursing home, Simon is finally on

the

Question 34: The _ told the candidates to turn over the question paper and begin

A tester B assessor C inspector D invigilator

Question 35: - Jenny: “Thank you very much for your donation, Mr Robinson.”

- Mr Robinson: “ ”

A Delighted I was able to help B I see

C You are right D You can say that again

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.

We believe the Earth is about 4.6 billion years old At present we are forced to look to other bodies in the solar system for hints as to what the early history of the Earth was like

Studies of our moon, Mercury, Mars, and the large satellites of Jupiter and Saturn have provided ample evidence that all these large celestial bodies were bombarded by smaller objects in a wide

variety of sizes shortly after the larger bodies had formed This same bombardment must have

affected Earth as well The lunar record indicates that the rate of impacts decreased to its present low level about 4 billion years ago On Earth, subsequent erosion and crustal motions have

obliterated the craters that must have formed during this epoch

Scientists estimate the Earth's age by measuring the ratios of various radioactive elements in rocks The oldest Earth rocks tested thus far are about 3 1/3 billion years old But no one knows whether these are the oldest rocks on Earth Tests on rocks from the moon and on meteorites show that these are about 4.6 billion years old Scientists believe that this is the true age of the solar system and probably the true age of the Earth

Question 36: In paragraph 2, the word "obliterated" means .

A created B destroyed C changed D eroded

Question 37: According to this passage, how do scientists estimate the age of the Earth?

A By measuring the ratios of radioactive elements in rocks

B By examining fossils

C By studying sunspots

D By examining volcanic activity

Question 38: Scientists estimate the age of the Earth as .

A 3 1/3 billion years old B 4 billion years old C 4.6 billion years old D 6 billion years old

Question 39: Which of the following processes led to the obliteration of the craters formed by the

bombardment of the Earth by celestial bodies?

A Volcanic activity B Solar radiation C Gravity D Crustal motions

Question 40: According to the passage, why are scientists forced to look at other bodies in the

solar system to determine the early history of the Earth?

A Human alteration of the Earth B Erosion and crustal motions

C Solar flares D Deforestation

Question 41: What is the BEST title for this passage?

A "Determining the Age of the Earth" B "Determining the Age of the Solar System"

C "Erosion and Crustal Motion of Earth" D "Radioactive Elements in Rocks"

Question 42: Which of the following bodies was NOT studied to give evidence that the Earth was

bombarded in its early history?

A Mars B Mercury C Jupiter D Earth's moon

Question 43: Bombardment of the Earth at one time by various sized bodies is .

A inferred from what happened on other planetary bodies

B documented fact

C proven by the lunar record

D indicated by erosion

Question 44: The level of impacts of the bombardments of Earth has .

A decreased to below normal B increased to a current high

C increased after a periodic low D decreased to a current low

Question 45: In paragraph 2, the word "bombardment" means .

A an avoidance B an assault C an effect D a cause

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

FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD Much of pre-prepared food we eat today contains additives of one (46) or another (47) of these additives are harmless, some are not so harmless and some are even dangerous In Europe, permitted additives are given a number which is prefixed by an “E” Additives are used by food processing manufactured to improve taste, thicken or preserve the food (48) are also used to make the food look more inviting Even fresh food from the greengrocer may contain residues of pesticides and other chemicals It is often argued that adding chemicals to food somehow makes our diet less wholesome than it was in the past, before the effect

of such additives was discovered Is this really (49) ? In 1872 a pioneer in investigating adulterated food, Dr Hassal, discovered that a variety of toxic chemicals and contaminates were to

be found in (50) foodstuffs He found, among other things, alum and chalk added to bread, and copper and lead added to other foods, to give colour Even poisons such as strychnine were used Foods consumed by the well-off, such as ice cream, were (51) as bad and were often contaminated with foreign material E-numbered chemicals (52) as food additives have to

be listed on the labels of processed food, so at (53) the consumer has a choice nowadays whether to have the product or not The Victorians had no such choice and the poor, especially, suffered Many of the poisons (54) up in their bodies, causing chronic gastric irritation, food poisoning or death In 1862, it was estimated that one fifth of all meat in England and Wales came from animals that had died of disease E-numbered chemicals have received (55) of publicity, most of it bad The fact is, though, without them the freshness, colour and flavour of our food would suffer

Question 48: A colourings B paints C shades D tints

Question 50: A frequent B common C general D usual

Question 52: A used B put C made D applied

Question 54: A built B set C made D put

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 Creators of Grammar No student of a foreign language needs to be told that grammar is complex By changing word sequences and by adding a range of auxiliary verbs and suffixes, we are able to communicate tiny variations in meaning We can turn a statement into a question, state whether an action has taken place or is soon to take place, and perform many other word tricks to convey subtle differences in meaning Nor is this complexity inherent to the English language All languages, even those of so-called 'primitive' tribes have clever grammatical components The Cherokee pronoun system, for example, can distinguish between 'you and I', 'several other people and I' and 'you, another person and I' In English, all these meanings are summed up in the one, crude pronoun 'we'

Grammar is universal and plays a part in every language, no matter how widespread it is So

the question which has baffled many linguists is - who created grammar? At first, it would appear that this question is impossible to answer To find out how grammar is created, someone needs to

be present at the time of a language's creation, documenting its emergence Many historical linguists are able to trace modern complex languages back to earlier languages, but in order to answer the question of how complex languages are actually formed, the researcher needs to

observe how languages are started from scratch

Amazingly, however, this is possible Some of the most recent languages evolved due to the Atlantic slave trade At that time, slaves from a number of different ethnicities were forced to work together under colonizer's rule Since they had no opportunity to learn each other's languages, they

developed a make-shift language called a pidgin Pidgins are strings of words copied from the

language of the landowner They have little in the way of grammar, and in many cases it is difficult for a listener to deduce when an event happened, and who did what to whom Speakers need to use circumlocution in order to make their meaning understood Interestingly, however, all it takes for a pidgin to become a complex language is for a group of children to be exposed to it at the time when they learn their mother tongue Slave children did not simply copy the strings of words uttered by their elders, they adapted their words to create a new, expressive language Complex grammar systems which emerge from pidgins are termed creoles, and they are invented by children Further evidence of this can be seen in studying sign languages for the deaf

Sign languages are not simply a series of gestures; they utilize the same grammatical machinery that is found in spoken languages Moreover, there are many different languages used worldwide The creation of one such language was documented quite recently in Nicaragua Previously, all deaf people were isolated from each other, but in 1979 a new government introduced schools for the deaf Although children were taught speech and lip reading in the classroom, in the playgrounds they began to invent their own sign system, using the gestures that they used at home

It was basically a pidgin Each child used the signs differently, and there was no consistent

grammar

However, children who joined the school later, when this inventive sign system was already around, developed a quite different sign language Although it was based on the signs of the older children, the younger children's language was more fluid and compact, and it utilized a large range

of grammatical devices to clarify meaning What is more, all the children used the signs in the same way A new creole was born Some linguists believe that many of the world's most established languages were creoles at first The English past tense - ed ending may have evolved from the verb 'do' 'It ended' may once have been 'It end-did' Therefore it would appear that even the most widespread languages were partly created by children Children appear to have innate grammatical machinery in their brains, which springs to life when they are first trying to make sense of the world around them Their minds can serve to create logical, complex structures, even when there is no grammar present for them to copy

Question 56: In paragraph 1, why does the writer include information about the Cherokee

language?

A To show how English grammar differs from Cherokee grammar

B To prove that complex grammar structures were invented by the Cherokees

C To show how simple, traditional cultures can have complicated grammar structures

D To demonstrate how difficult it is to learn the Cherokee language

Question 57: What can be inferred about the slaves' pidgin language?

A It was based on many different languages

B It was created by the land-owners

C It was difficult to understand, even among slaves

D It contained complex grammar

Question 58: All the following sentences about Nicaraguan sign language are true EXCEPT

_

A The language is based on speech and lip reading

B The language was perfected by younger children

C The language has been created since 1979

D The language incorporates signs which children used at home

Question 59: 'From scratch' in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

A in simple cultures B by using written information

C from the very beginning D by copying something else

Question 60: 'Make-shift' in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _

A complicated and expressive B extensive and diverse

C simple and temporary D private and personal

Question 61: Which sentence is closest in meaning to the highlighted sentence? Grammar is

universal and plays a part in every language, no matter how widespread it is

A Some languages include a lot of grammar, whereas other languages contain a little

B Languages which contain a lot of grammar are more common that languages that contain

a little

C The grammar of all languages is the same, no matter where the languages evolved

D All languages, whether they are spoken by a few people or a lot of people, contain

grammar

Question 62: All of the following are features of the new Nicaraguan sign language EXCEPT _

A New gestures were created for everyday objects and activities

B The meaning was clearer than the previous sign language

C The hand movements were smoother and smaller

D All children used the same gestures to show meaning

Question 63: Which idea is presented in the final paragraph?

A Children say English past tenses differently from adults

B English was probably once a creole

C The English past tense system is inaccurate

D Linguists have proven that English was created by children

Question 64: The word 'consistent' in paragraph 4 could best be replaced by

A uniform B predictable C natural D imaginable

PH N T LU N: (2 đi m) Ầ Ự Ậ ể

I Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as the provided one.

Question 1 That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.

→ It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there.

Question 2 I’ll pick the children up if you like.

→ Would you like me to pick the children up?

Question 3 He objected to the fact that his secretary came to work late

→ He was annoyed that his secretary came to class late.

Question 4 Tom is the most industrious pupil.

→ No other pupil is as industrious as Tom.

Question 5 She isn’t accustomed to life in London

→ She’s not used to living in London.

II Topic: Which is more important, knowledge from books or experiences from life?

We gain our knowledge about the world and our life from two sources: from experience and from books These two resources are both important, but which of them is more important?

Knowledge from books forms a very important part of our knowledge structure In schools and colleges, we learn knowledge which is fundamental to our future career We learn knowledge from books in order to make our contributions to this society in the future A student learns mathematic equations and other scientific knowledge and become a scientist or engineer We will be illiterate and ignorant without learning knowledge from books Moreover, we acquire knowledge about life and the world by reading books, magazines and newspapers This is also very important as we cannot experience everything all by ourselves Therefore books are a very important source of knowledge.

On the other hand, we can't learn everything from a book “Experience is the best teacher” is an old cliché, but I agree with it The most important, and sometimes the hardest, lessons we learn in life come from our participation in situations We learn how to get along with others or how to have self-respect from our experience, not from books We cannot learn emotional feelings, such as love and

care, through books; they come from our real life experience Knowledge from experience is also a very important supplement to knowledge from books.

Needless to say both learning sources, books and experience, are very important to us But in

my opinion knowledge from experience is more important, because without knowledge from experience, it is impossible to get a real understanding of knowledge from books, and how to apply this knowledge to real world situations.

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