The word “elite” is closest in meaning to ______

Part II. In about 120 words, write a paragraph about “why do you learn English?”

Question 46: The word “elite” is closest in meaning to _______

A. aristocracy B. brave C. intellectual D. muscular

Question 47: Why were the Olympic Games held?

A. To stop wars. B. To honor Zeus.

C. To crown the best athletes. D. To sing songs about the athletes.

Question 48: Approximately how many years ago did these games originate?

A. 800 years. B. 1,200 years. C. 2,300 years. D. 2,800 years.

Question 49: What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks?

A. They were pacifists.

B. They believed athletic events were important.

C. They were very simple.

D. They couldn’t count so they used “Olympiads” for dates.

Question 50: What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Physical fitness was an integral part of the life of ancient Greeks.

B. The Greeks severely punished those who didn’t participate in physical fitness programs.

C. The Greeks had always encouraged everyone to participate in the games.

D. The Greeks had the games coincide with religious festivities so that they could go back to war when the games were over.

Question 51: The word “deeds” is closest in meaning to _________.

A. accomplishments B. ancestors C. documents D. properties

Question 52: Which of the following was ultimately required of all athletes competing in the Olympics?

A. They must have completed military service.

B. They had to attend special training sessions.

C. They had to be Greek males with no criminal record.

D. They had to be very religious.

Question 53: The word “halted” means mostly nearly the same as ________.

A. encouraged B. started C. curtailed D. fixed Question 54: What is an “Olympiad”?

A. The time it took to finish the games. B. The time between games.

C. The time it took to finish a war. D. The time it took the athletes to train.

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.

When the word "endangered" is mentioned, people usually think of particular species, like the panda or whooping crane. However, we would like to encourage you to think about (41) ____ in a broader context. It is (42) ___, the physical places where species live and interact with one another. Although the development of special breeding programs, also known as captive conservation, may help some species in some cases, it is clearly not (43) ___ answer to the global problem. Indeed, (44) __ we are able to protect natural areas where endangered species actually live, they have no future.

Species become endangered for a wide (45) _____ of reasons. By analyzing and grouping many individual cases, however, we find the same broad causes (46) _____ again and again.

They are Habitat Destruction, Exotic Species, and Overexploitation. Among other factors threatening particular species are limited: distribution, disease, and pollution. Limited distributions are often a consequence of other threats: populations confined to one or a few small areas because of habitat (47) _____, for example, may be disastrously affected by

random factors. Diseases can have severe (48) _____ on species lacking natural genetic protections against particular pathogens, like the rabies and canine distemper viruses that are currently devastating carnivore populations in East Africa. Domestic animals are usually the reservoirs of these and other diseases affecting wild (49) _____, showing once again that human activities lie at the root of most causes of endangerment. Pollution has seriously done harm (50) _____ number of terrestrial species, although species living in freshwater and marine ecosystems are also suffering.

Question 55:A. development B. endangerment C. pollution D. contamination Question 56: A. plants B. conservations C. habitats D. organizations

Question 57: A. a B. an C. the D. ỉ

Question 58: A. so B. but C. if D. unless Question 59: A. variety B. commerce C. extinction D. destruction Question 60: A. expressing B. showing C. disappearing D. appearing Question 61: A. benefit B. reserve C. loss D. gone Question 62: A. impact B. interest C. infection D. absorption Question 63: A. needs B. populations C. natures D. medicines Question 64: A. to B. for C. with D. at

WRITING (2.0 ms)

Part A. Finish each of the following sentences in s uch a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.(0.5m)

Question 65: I often drink a cup of tea before meals.

I am used to ...

Question 66: I started working here in 1998.

I have ...

Question 67: It was such a boring film that we left in the midle.

It was so ...

Question 68: It will be comfortable to live in a modern building.

Living ...

Question 69: She prefers cooking to washing the dishes.

She would rather ...

Part B. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about a sport you like best. (1.5m)

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Người soạn:

1. Cao Thị Thùy Như 2. Dương Mỹ Phương

ANSWER KEYS MULTIPLE CHOICE (8.0 ms)

1. B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. B 11. B 12. D 13. D 14. D 15. D 16. D 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. B 21. B 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. C 26. B 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. C 36. C 37. D 38. C 39. C 40. D 41. D 42. A 43. D 44. D 45. A 46. A 47. B 48. D 49. B 50. A 51. A 52. C 53. C 54. B 55. B 56. C 57. B 58. D 59. A 60. D 61. C 62. A 63. B 64. A

WRITING (2.0 ms) Part A. (0.5m)

Question 65: I often drink a cup of tea before meals.

I am used to drinking a cup of tea before meals. (0.1) Question 66: I started working here in 1998.

I have worked here since1998. (0.1)

Question 67: It was such a boring film that we left in the midle.

It was so a film boring that we left in the midle. (0.1) Question 68: It will be comfortable to live in a modern building.

Living in a modern building will be comfortable. (0.1) Question 69: She prefers cooking to washing the dishes.

She would rather cook than wash the dishes. (0.1) Part B.

1. Nội dung:

- Đúng chủ đề: 0.25 - Viết logic: 0.25 2. Ngôn ngữ:

- Đúng cấu trúc ngữ pháp: 0.25 - Từ vựng phù hợp, phing phú: 0.25 3. Trình bày:

- Đủ số từ: 0.25

- Mạch lạc, rõ ràng, có ý sáng tạo: 0.25 4. Điểm trừ:

- Ngữ pháp: trừ tối đa: 0.125 - Chính tả: trừ tối đa: 0.125 - Ít hơn số từ quy định: trừ 0.125

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HĐBM TIẾNG ANH THPT KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016 Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

Đơn vị ra đề: Trường THPT Lấp Vò 2 (Cấu trúc 1)

Mark the letter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined sound that is pronounced differently from the rest:

Question 1: A. eradicate B. character C. malaria D. spectacular Question 2: A. reindeer B. engineer C. pioneer D. referee

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3: A. disaster B. encounter C. determine D. consonant Question 4: A. referee B. agriculture C. personality D. mathematics Question 5: A. familiar B. redundant C. customary D. reluctant

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

Question 6: ________ in the hospital for 4 years, he has decided to give up his work.

A. To work B. Working C. Being working D. Worked Question 7: This is a ______________________.

A. wooden spoon brown soup C. brown soup spoon wooden B. brown wooden soup spoon D. spoon brown soup wooden

Question 8: I think women are suited ________ many important things, besides childbearing and homemaking.

A. of B. on C. for D. about

Question 9: I think the match ________. Everybody's gone into the stadium and you can hear them cheering.

A. was started B. will be started C. must started D. must have started Question 10: I’m reading a Stephen King’s novel. It’s really exciting and I couldn’t ___.

A. get it off B. put it down C. take it on D. look it up Question 11: Last week I met Mr. Lam, ______________.

A. who’s oldest son is studying abroad B. the oldest son of who is studying abroad C. whose oldest son is studying abroad D. of whom the oldest son is studying abroad