10 ĐỀ LUYỆN THI THPT MỚI NHẤT Đề số 1 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions Question 1: A. visits B. speaks C. speeds D. dates Question 2: A. initiate B. maintain C. install D. reunite 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. deforestation B. compulsory C. iltellectual D. philosopher Question 4: A. diverse B. neglect C. acquire D. rival Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 5: It is time the government helped the unemployment to find some jobs. A B C D Question 6: Earthworms belong to the family of segmented worms whose body is dividing into a series of segments. A B C D Question 7: Mostly medical doctors have had some training in psychology and psychiatry. A B C D Read the following sentences and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks. Question 8: I’m _____________ from 6 am till midnight. A. on duty B. on work C. in duty D. for work Question 9: Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn’t.as usual. A. ring off B. get off C. go off D. take off Question 10: The harder you try, _____________ . A. the most you achieve B. you achieve the more C. the more you achieve D. the better achieve you have Question 11: Preparing for a job interview can be very _____ . A. stress B. stressful C. stressed D. stressing Question 12: It was so foggy that the climbers couldn’t _____ the nearby shelter. A. break out B. make out C. take out D. run out Question 13: My wife has her hair ______ at the hairdresser’s every other month. A. done B. to do C. do D. doing Question 14: I ______ a more interesting film than the one I saw last night. A. have never seen B. had never seen C. never saw D. have never been seeing Question 15: Could you tell me _____? A. what is the weather like today B. what the weather is like today C. what is the weather today D. what the weather is today Question 16: Final year students ____________ attend lectures. It’s optional. A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. shouldn’t D. ought to Question 17: The polar bear’s ___________ depends on its ability to catch fish. A. survival B. survive C. surviving D. Survivor Question 18: _________ advised on what and how to prepare for the interview, he might have got the job. A. If he had B. Unless he had been C. If he had been D. If he hadn’t been Question 19: _______ is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment. . A. Biodiversity B. Conservation C. Globe D. Individual Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 20: Cindy met Mary at a birthday party. - Cindy: "Your hairstyle is terrific, Mary!" - Mary: "______" A. Yes, all right. B. Thanks, Cindy. I had it done yesterday. C. Never mention it. D. Thanks, but I'm afraid. Question 21: John has to go out but it is raining heavily. John: “Can I borrow your umbrella for a while, Peter?” Peter: “________” A. With pleasure B. Ready C. Welcome D. Yes, I can Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Question 22: He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of the crime. A. complain B. exchange C. explain D. arrange Question 23: 3. I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic. A. reasonable B. acceptable C. pretty high D. wonderful Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 24: Training for the Olympics requires an enormous amount of work: athletes who want to compete must work extremely hard. A. very large B. small C. unusual D. very common Question 25: I feel under the weather today. I’m tired and I don’t want to do anything. A. sick B. happy C. sad D. healthy 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 26: I took Jim to the zoo so that he could see the puma. A. Because Jim saw the puma, I took him to the zoo. B. Although I took Jim to the zoo, he could see the puma. C. Taking Jim to the zoo, Jim could see the puma. D. Jim was taken to the zoo in order to see the puma. Question 27: After many years of hard work, he retired. A. After he has worked hard for many years, he retired. B. After he had worked hard for many years, he retired. C. After he worked hard for many years, he retired. D. After he retired, he had worked hard for many years. Question 28: The doctor advised Mr. Pike to take up a new hobby. A. The doctor said, "A new hobby is not good for Mr. Pike." B. The doctor wanted Mr. Pike not to have any new hobby. C. The doctor said, "You should start a new hobby, Mr. Pike." D. The doctor said to Mr. Pike, "You should stop your present hobby." Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each of sentences in the following questions. Question 29: Bill said something at the meeting. It offended all the workers. A. Whatever Bill said at the meeting offended all the workers. B. What Bill said at the meeting offended all the workers. C. Bill said what at the meeting offended all the workers. D. Bill said at the meeting something and offended all the workers. Question 30: These citizens are very poor. Therefore, they rely mostly on wildlife products for their livelihood. A. Because their living conditions poor, these people rely mostly on wildlife products for their livelihood. B. Because they are poor living conditions, these people rely mostly on wildlife products for their livelihood. C. Because their living conditions are poor, these people rely mostly on wildlife products for their livelihood. D. Because their living conditions was poor, these people rely mostly on wildlife products for their livelihood. Read the following passage and mark the latter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35. Education is more important today than ever before. It helps people acquire the skills they need for such everyday (31) as reading a newspaper or managing their money. It also give them the specialized training they may need to prepare for a job or career. For example, a person must meet certain educational requirements and obtain a license or certificate before he can practice laws or medicine. Many fields such as computer operation (32). police work; require satisfactory completion of special training courses Education is also important because it helps people get more out of life. It increases their knowledge and understanding of the world. It helps them acquire the skills that make life more interesting and enjoyable such as the skills needed (33).. in a sport, paint a picture or play a musical instrument. Such education becomes increasingly important as people gain more leisure time. Education also helps people adjust to change. This has become (34). because social changes today take place with increasing speed and affect the lives of more and more people .Education can help a person understand these changes and provide him (35). the skills for adjusting to them. Question 31: A. action B. activities C. jobs D. works Question 32: A. or B. or else C. otherwise D. because of Question 33: A. participate B. take part in C. to participate D. to take part in Question 34: A. critical B. primary C. necessary D. major Question 35: A. to B. for C. in D. with 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 36 to 42. For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming back to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called “latchkey children”. They are children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern. Lynette Long was once the principal of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put the keys inside shirts. There were so many keys; it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned that they were house keys. She and her husband began talking to the children who had keys. They learned of the effect working couples and single parents were having on their children. Fear was the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being frightened. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety. The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. They may hide in a shower stall, under a bed or in a closet. The second is TV. They often turn the volume up. It’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children, the Longs have learned. Most parents are slow to admit that they leave their children alone. Question 36: The phrase “an empty house” in the passage mostly means A. a house with nothing inside B. a house with no people inside C. a house with too much space D. a house with no furniture Question 37: One thing that the children in the passage share is that A. they all watch TV B. they all wear jewelry C. they spend part of each day alone D. they are from single- parent families Question 38: The phrase “latchkey children” in the passage means children who A. look after themselves while their parents are not at home B. close doors with keys and watch TV by themselves C. are locked inside houses with latches and keys D. like to carry latches and keys with them everywhere Question 39: The main problem of latchkey children is that they .. A. watch too much television during the day B. are growing in numbers C. suffer a lot from being left alone D. are also found in middle- class families Question 40: Why did a lot of kids have chains around their necks with keys attached? A. Schools didn’t allow them to wear jewelry, so they wore keys instead. B. They would use the keys to enter their houses when they came home. C. They were fully grown and had become independent. D. They had to use the keys to open school doors. Question 41: Lynette Long learned of latchkey children’s problems by. A. talking to them B. visiting their homes C. interviewing their parents D. delivering questionnaires Question 42: What is the most common way for latchkey children to deal with fears? A. Talking to the Longs B. Hiding somewhere C. Lying under a TV D. Having a shower 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. Women in Britain are better off today than they used to be. At the beginning of the 19th century, women seem to have almost no rights at all. They could not vote, or even sign a contract. Their marriages were arranged by their parents. They were once kept at home and if they were allowed to work, they were never given responsible jobs. It is strange to think that, as far as we know, most women were happy with that situation. Today the position is quite different. Women now can vote and choose their own husbands. In 1970, a law was passed to give them an equal share of property in the case of divorce, and in the same year the Equal Pay Act gave them the right to get equal payment with men for work of equal value. Despite these changes, there is no doubt that there are still great differences in status between men and women. Many employers seem to ignore the Equal Pay Act. It is also more difficult for a woman to get promotion than a man does. There is sex distinction in England although it has not been as serious as it was. More and more women go out to work, earn more money, get high positions in the society, and live independently. However, there are two great problems to solve. The first problem is men's attitude. They always think that women are lower in rank and are the weaker sex. We do not know exactly how long it will take them to change their mind. And the other problem which is much more difficult is women's attitude. They should be ready to struggle to change their fate. Question 43: At the beginning of the 19th century, British women ______. A. seemed to have almost no rights at all B. had the right to choose their husbands C. were better off than today D. had the right to vote Question 44: The word “They” in the first paragraph refers to ______. A. women’s marriages B. women’s children C. British women D. women’s rights Question 45: The word “responsible” in the first paragraph can best be replaced with ______. A. interesting B. important C. boring D. careful Question 46: Which of the followings is TRUE about women’s position today? A. It is the same as in the past. B. It is quite different from the past. C. It is worse than the past. D. It is a bit better than the past Question 47: The Equal Pay Act was passed in ______. A. 1960 B. 1970 C. 1971 D. 1962 Question 48 : The word “doubt” in the third paragraph can best be replaced with ______. A. equality B. evidence C. mistake D. disbelief Question 49: What, according to the reading passage, is men's attitude? A. They consider women to be equal to them. B. They consider women the stronger sex. C. They always look up women. D. They consider women the weaker sex. Question 50: What should women do to eliminate sex distinction? A. They should suffer with pleasure. B. They should struggle to change their fate. C. They should change men’s mind. D. They should earn more money. Đề số 2 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: 1: A. adventure B. future C. mature D. figure 2: A. young B. plough C. couple D. cousin Choose the word whose stress position is different from that of the others: 3: A. open B. happen C. offer D. begin 4: A. difficulty B. simplicity C. discovery D. commodity 5: A. obligatory B. geographical C. international D. undergraduate Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence below: 6: _________ he is old, he wants to travel around the world. A. In spite of B. Although C. Despite D. Because 7: Had I studied harder, I_________________better in the last exam. A. would do B. would have done C. had done D. wouldn’t have done 8: The larger the apartment, the __________________ the rent is. A. expensive B. more expensive C. expensively D. most expensive 9: Nam wanted to know what time _______. A. the movie began B. the movie begins C. does the movie begin D. did the movie begin 10: On attaining maximum size, ______ by drawing itself out and dividing into two daughter amoebas, each receiving identical nuclear materials. A. the reproduction of the amoeba B. the amoeba, which reproduces C. reproducing the amoeba D. the amoeba reproduces 11: Last week, our class went to Ha Long Bay for a picnic, ________ made us very happy then. A. which B. that C. it D. of which 12: Lenses, ____________, are used to correct imperfections in eyesight. A. are the forms of glasses and contact lenses B. in the form of glasses and contact lenses C. glasses and contact lenses which form D. glasses and contact lenses may be formed 13:Tim: “____________” – Jeycy: “Certainly” A. Welcome back! B. What are you doing there? C. I’m sorry I am late D. May I borrow a pencil , please? 14: Jane:“Would you mind if I use you computer for an hour?” Tony:”________” A. Not at all. I’ve finished my job B. Yes, you can use it. C. Of course not. I still need it now D. Yes, It’s all right. 15: Thanks to the laser beams, at last, he could get rid of the __________birthmark on his face. A. normal B. abnormal C. abnormality D. abnormally 16: That beautiful girl died of an________ morphine. A. overweight B. overhear C. overdo D. overdose 17: He is the postman _____ I got this letter. A. from who B. to whom C. from whom D. with whom 18: We usually do go by train, even though the car _________ is a lot quicker. A. travel B. journey C. trip D. voyage 19: I suggest the room ..before Christmas. A. be decorated B. is decorated C. were decorated D. should decorate 20: Many species of plants and animals are in___________ of extinction. A. dangerous B. endangered C. danger D. dangerously 21: The last person ______ the room must turn off the lights. A. to leave B. who leave C. that leave D. all are correct 22: “What’s the matter? You don’t look very well.” – “I feel a little _________________.” A. out of the blue C. out of order B. under the weather D. under the impression 23: I know we had an arguement, but now I'd quite like to _________. A. look down B. make up C. fall out D. bring up 24: Nowadays women ___the same wages as men A.should pay B.will be paid C.will pay D.should be paid Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following sentences. 25: As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the island. A. fruits and vegetables B. flowers and trees C. plants and animals D. mountains and forests 26: “It is a really difficult matter to decide how to solve now. I will need time to think it over”. A. to sleep on it. B. to make it better C. to make up for it D. to think out of time Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following sentences. 27: “That is a well-behaved boy whose behaviour has nothing to complain about” A. good behavior B. behaving improprely C. behaving nice D. behaving cleverly 28: After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released. A. benevolent B. innovative C. naive D. guilty 29: His creer advancement was slow and he did not gain any promotion until he was 40, when he won the position of the company’s Chief Excutive. Progress B. elevation C. rise D. decrease Choose the option among A, B, C, D which needs correcting to make a complete sentence 30: I didn’t feel like to go to church this morning because it was raining hard A B C D 31: Tom likes to gossip about other people, so he doesn’t like them to gossip about him. A B C D 32: Have a headache, an upset stomach, and a bad case of sunburn did not put me in a good mood A B C D for the evening. 33: . Genetic engineering is helping researchers unravel the mysteries of previously incurable diseases A B so that they get to its root causes and find cures. C D 34: The novelist Shirley Hazzard is noted for the insight, poetic style, and sensitive she demonstrates A B C D in her works. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D)) that best fits the blank space in the following passage: Environmental Concerns Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. (35) _____ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (36) _____ on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the (37) _____ resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (38) _____ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (39) _____. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a (40) _____ the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (41) _____ increasingly heavy demands on it. The Earth's (42) _____ resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (43) _____ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources, they will (44) _____ indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively, they will soon run out and everyone will suffer. 35: A. Although B. Yet C. Still D. Despite 36: A. continues B. repeats C. follows D. carries 37: A. individual B. alone C. very D. solitary 38: A. neither B. sooner C. rather D. either 39: A. utterly B. completely C. quite D. greatly 40: A. result B. reaction C. development D. product 41: A. making B. doing C. having D. taking 42: A. living B. real C. natural D. genuine 43: A. maintain B. stay C. hold D. keep 44: A. remain B. go C. last D. stand 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 Ocean water plays an indispensable role in supporting life. The great ocean basins hold about 300 million cubic miles of water. From this vast amount, about 80,000 cubic miles of water are sucked into the atmosphere each year by evaporation and returned by precipitation and drainage to the ocean. More than 24,000 cubic miles of rain descend annually upon the continents. This vast amount is required to replenish the lakes and streams, springs and water tables on which all flora and fauna are dependent. Thus, the hydrosphere permits organic existence. The hydrosphere has strange characteristics because water has properties unlike those of any other liquid. One anomaly is that water upon freezing expands by about 9 percent, whereas most liquids contract on cooling. For this reason, ice floats on water bodies instead of sinking to the bottom. If the ice sank, the hydrosphere would soon be frozen solidly, except for a thin layer of surface melt water during the summer season. Thus, all aquatic life would be destroyed and the interchange of warm and cold currents, which moderates climate, would be notably absent. Another outstanding charateristic of water is that water has a heat capacity which is the highest of all liquids and solids except ammonia. This characterisitc enables the oceans to absorb and store vast quantities of heat, thereby often preventing climatic extremes. In addition, water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. It is this characteristic which helps make oceans a great storehouse for minerals which have been washed down from the continents. In several areas of the world these minerals are being commercially exploited. Solar evaporation of salt is widely practised, potash is extracted from the Dead Sea, and magnesium is produced from sea water along the American Gulf Coast. 45: The author’s main purpose in this passage is to ___________. A. illustrate the importance of conserving water B. describe the properties and uses of water C. compare water with other liquids D. explain how water is used in commerce and industry 46: The phrase “this vast amount” in line 4 of paragraph 1 refers to __________ . A. 80,000 million cubic miles of water B. 24,000 cubic miles of rain C. 80,000 cubic miles of water D. 300 million cubic miles of water 47: The word “replenish” in paragraph 1 can best replaced by ________ . A. fill again B. replace C. evaporate D. form 48: According to the passage, fish can survive in the oceans because ________ . A. evaporation and condensation create a water cycle B. there are currents in the oceans C. they do not need oxygen D. ice floats 49: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characterisitic of water? A. Water can absorb heat B. Water is good solvent. C. Water contracts on cooling D. Water expands when it is frozen 50: The word “outstanding” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________ A. exceptionally good B. special C. amusing D. important 51: According the passage, the hydrosphere is NOT ___________ . A. the part of the earth covered by water B. responsible for all forms of life C. in danger of freezing over D. a source of natural resources 52: The author’s tone in the passage can best be described as ________ . A. dispassionate B. speculative C. biased D. dogmatic 53: The author organizes the passage by _______. A. juxtaposition of true and untrue ideas B. comparison and contrast C. general statement followed by examples D. hypothesis and proof 54: Which of the following statements would be the most likely to begin the paragraph immediately following the passage? A. Water has the ability to erode land B. Droughts and flooding are two types of disasters associated with water C. Another remarkably property of ice is its strength D. Magnesium is widely used in metallurgical processes Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the questions. Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men. Discrimination against women in business, the demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of women entrepreneurs small. Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than $40 billion in annual revenues, and this figure is likely to continue rising throughout the 1990s. As Carolyn Doppelt Gray, an official of the Small Business Administration, has noted, "The 1970s was the decade of women entering management, and the 1980s turned out to be the decade of the woman entrepreneur". What are some of the factors behind this trend? For one thing, as more women earn advanced degrees in business and enter the corporate world, they are finding obstacles. Women are still excluded from most executive suites. Charlotte Taylor, a management consultant, had noted, "In the 1970s women believed if they got an MBA and worked hard they could become chairman of the board. Now they've found out that isn't going to happen, so they go out on their own". In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in "women's" fields: cosmetics and clothing, for example. But this is changing. Consider ASK Computer Systems, a $22-million-a-year computer software business. It was founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtzig, who was then a housewife with degrees in math and engineering. When Kurtzig founded the business, her first product was software that let weekly newspapers keep tabs on their newspaper carriers-and her office was a bedroom at home, with a shoebox under the bed to hold the company's cash. After she succeeded with the newspaper software system, she hired several bright computer-science graduates to develop additional programs. When these were marketed and sold, ASK began to grow. It now has 200 employees, and Sandra Kurtzig owns $66.9 million of stock. Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as men often do. They still face hurdles in the business world, especially problems in raising money; the banking and finance world is still dominated by men, and old attitudes die hard. Most businesses owned by women are still quite small. But the situation is changing; there are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtzigs in the years ahead. 55: What is the main idea of this passage? A.Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more attractive to the business world. B.The computer is especially lucrative for women today. C. Women are better at small business than men are. D. Women today are opening more business of their own. 56:The word “excluded” is closest meaning to _________ . A. not permitted in B. often invited to C. decorators of D. charged admission to 57: All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the business world EXCEPT _________ . A.Women were required to stay at home with their families. B. Women lacked ability to work in business. C.Women faced discrimination in business. D.Women were not trained in business. 58: The word “that” refers to _________. A. a woman becomes chairman of the board. B. Women working hard C. Women achieving advanced degrees D. Women believing that business is a place for them. 59: According to the passage, Charlotte Taylor believes that women in 1970s _________ . A. were unrealistic about their opportunities in business management. B. were still more interested in education than business opportunities C. had fewer obstacles in business than they do today. D. were unable to work hard enough to success in business. 60: The author mentions the “ shoesbox under the bed” in order to _________ . A. Show the frugality of women in business B. show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig C. Point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzig’s business were limited D. suggest that the company needed to expand 61: The expression “ keep tabs on” is closest meaning to _________ . A. recognize the appearance of B. keep records of C. provide transportation for D. pay the salaries of 62: The word “hurdles” can be best replaced by __________ . A. fences B .obstacles C. questions D. small groups 63: It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that business operated by women are small because ________ . A. Women prefer a small intimate setting. B. Women can’t deal with money. C. Women are not able to borrow money easily.
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