Bài thi thử kỳ thi tốt nghiệp Trung học Phổ thông môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2017-2018 - Đề số 2

SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO BÀI THI THỬ KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG 
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
 (Đề gồm có 04 trang) MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 123
 Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
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. sour	B. pour	C. flour	D. hour
 Question 2:A. massive	B. shape	C. angel	D. change
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 3: If you're so hard up for friends, why don't you join a club? 
A. ill-treating to	B. not easy-going to	C. bored with	D. in need of
Question 4: The increase in sales at the end of the year proved to be a false dawn. 
A. dubious profit	B. imminent success	C. wished-for thing	D. possible failure
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: The human ear is unable to hear the dolphins' signals, but we have developed machinery which can pick......up
A. them	B. it 	C. these	D. those
Question 6: I'd rather you.....the bus every day instead of driving.
A. will take	B. were taking	C. take	D. took
Question 7: This shampoo is.......from various plant oils.
A. banned	B. different	C. derived	D. far
Question 8: If you're.......in vitamin C, you'll suffer from all kinds of problems.
A. deficient	B. less	C. rich	D. decreased
Question 9: Rupert's........to criticism, you can say what you like, but he won't care at all.
A. opposed	B. abhorent	C. critical	D. immune
Question 10: ......it hadn't rained all week, I watered the garden.
A. In case	B. Notwithstanding	C. Therefore	D. Seeing as
Question 11: My next door neighbours are......for a building grant from the council.
A. admirable	B. fit	C. eligible	D. suffering
Question 12: One area of study that scientists are particularly interested in is......of communication between mother dolphins and their offspring.
A. one	B. such	C. what	D. that
Question 13: Lucinda has been.......with this particular rock band for the past three years!
A. bored	B. happy	C. satisfied	D. obsessed
Question 14: ......the fire, many birds lost their nests.
A. Because	B. Due to	C. As a result	D. Consequently
Question 15: ......you had the chance to do one selfless act. What would it be?
A. Had	B. Suppose	C. Were	D. As if
Question 16: Laura was so.......of her brother's behaviour that she told him to walk home alone.
A. ashamed	B. afraid	C. fearful	D. tired
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 17: The police are investigating into Mr. Do Binh's business. His company was forced into bankruptcy.
A. The police are investigating into the business of Mr. Do Binh, whose company was forced into bankruptcy.
B. Mr. Do Binh's business is being investigazed by the police because his company was forced into bankruptcy.
C. The police are investigating into Mr. Do Binh's business, of which his company was forced into bankruptcy.
D. Mr. Do Binh is being investigated after his company was forced into bankruptcy.
Question 18: This man posted a lot of documents onto this educational website. Most of them were plagiarized from others.
A. Onto this educational website did this man post a lot of documents, most of which were plagiarized from others.
B. Most of the documents this man posted onto this educational website he plagiarized from others.
C. Onto this educational website, this man posted a lot of documents, most of which he plagiarized from others.
D. This man plagiarized most of the documents he posted onto this educational website. 
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 19: She luxuriated in the sensuous feel of the silk sheets. 
A. imaginary	B. heavenly	C. spiritual	D. ephemeral
Question 20: Can we spin our holiday out for a few more days?
A. expand	B. thread off	C. outstretch	D. roll back
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 21: ~ A: “.................” ~ B: “Yes, it is really awful.”
A. It’s a pity I didn’t see that film.	B. This computer’s always getting erroneous these days.
C. There are so many beggars in the street. 	D. The music’s not bad, is it?
Question 22: ~ A: "Seeing street hawkers selling pirate CDs really gets me angry," ~ B: “.................”
A. Yes, it gets on my nerves, too.	B. What a nonsense!
C. What do you expect?	D. Who else can do that?
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 23: There are too many words in English for any one person to know all of them.
A. There are so many words in the English language that it is impossible for a person to know all of them.
B. Only an exceptional person could know all the words in the English language
C. There is no one who knows all of the words in the English language.
D. There are a lot of words in the English language, and it would be unusual for anyone to know all of them.
Question 24: You will never have another opportunity like this.
A. You’ll find that opportunities like these are few and far between.
B. You should have taken the chance when you had it.
C. This is the best chance you will ever get.
D. There has never been an opportunity like this.
Question 25: No sooner had he recovered from the effects of the car accident than he had a heart attack.
A. He'd hardly got over the effects of the car accident when he was struck by a heart attack.
B. Soon after the car accident, he had a heart attack, making it more difficult for him to recover from its effects.
C. He had an accident because of the heart attack that struck him while he was driving.
D. He would have recovered from the effects of the accident sooner if he hadn't had a heart attack in the meantime.
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 26 to 31.
A VISIT TO SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE THEATRE
 The Globe Theatre is situated on the banks of the River Thames, about 200 metres from the original site of Shakespeare’s 1599 building. It is a faithful reconstruction of the open-air playhouse where Shakespeare worked, and for which he wrote many of his greatest plays, such as Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. Due to the fact that the theatre is open to the sky, the season is limited to only six months of the year, running from April to October. However, guided tours of the theatre are held all year round, and the neighbouring exhibition centre is also open to visitors.
 The theatre itself is circular in shape and the seated areas are in the lower, middle, and upper galleries. In addition to the seated galleries, there is an area in front of the stage called the Yard, where visitors can stand and watch the play. All seats are priced according to visibility so the best seats are in the middle of each of the three galleries and cost around €48. Ticket holders are advised to bear in mind that the roof and all the gallery seats are held up by pillars, so that from no seat is there a perfect view of the stage. There are 700 standing tickets available for each performance priced at around €7.50, but visitors are reminded that under no circumstances are they allowed to sit in this area.
 Public booking for each season opens in February. Tickets may be booked in person or by telephone at the theatre ticket office or online via the ticket agency Seetickets. The ticket office is open from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. from Monday to Saturday. Before attending a performance at the Globe, visitors need to bear certain things in mind. As it is a sixteenth-century replica, the theatre does not boast any of the comforts of modern-day life and performances continue whatever the weather. Ticket holders should come prepared for heat or cold, rain or shine, although umbrellas are not permitted. Inexpensive rain macs can be purchased from the Globe shop by those who are unlucky enough to be caught in a downpour in the Yard.
Question 26: We can visit the theatre wearing......
A. purchases	B. rainoats	C. shoes	D. perfume
Question 27: The theatre is open.....
A. six weeks a month	B. six days a year	C. six days a month	D. six months a year
Question 28: Ticket holders are expected to.....
A. suffer unpleasant weather	B. not to bring umbrellas
C. bear things along	D. hold tickets when watching performances
Question 29: When is the ticket office open?
A. from Monday to Friday B. on Saturday	C. weekdays	D. Everyday except Sunday
Question 30: All seats are priced according to......
A. what audience can pay	B. the view of the stage 
C. the class of the audience	D. the seats where people see perfomances the best
Question 31: Visitors can stand and watch the play......
A. by the pillars	B. on the stage	C. the galleries	D. in the Yard
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 32 to 39.
LAUGH?
I FEEL BETTER ALREADY!
1. Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world - and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
2. The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr Madan Katana. Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr Kataria. “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing - it’s the universal language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
3. Mary doctors in the West are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, laughter reduces stress in the body, improves our defences against illness by about 40% and is very good for the heart.
4. So, what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in south London to find out. I was quite nervous about it, to be honest - I wasn’t keen on the idea of laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid. First, our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say "ho he ho, ha ha ha,” while looking at each other. Apparently our bodies can’t tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same healthy chemicals.
5. Amazingly, it works. After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real - and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and calm I felt. So if you’re upset about something at work or just fed up with your daily routine, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results!
[From FACE2FACE Intermediate, Student's Book, Cambridge 2014]
Question 32: According to the study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, which of the following is NOT the effects of laughter?
A. improving human physical appearance	B. improves our defences against illness 
C. reduceing stress in the body	D. being better for the heart
Question 33: What is this passage about?
A. the history of Laughter Clubs	B. how laughter affects human health
C. how to laught to be healthful	D. how to do business with laughter
Question 34: What can be a sustitution for “stay” in “stay healthy”?
A. remain	B. continue to be in a place	C. control	D. keep
Question 35: The first Laughter Cubs was founded..
A. in California	B. in India	C. by UCLA School of Medicine	D. by the writer
Question 36: What is the writer’s attitude about Laughter Clubs?
A. advertising	B. criticizing	C. advocating	D. neutral
Question 37: What does the writer implyby saying laughter is a “universal language”?
A. laughter is human sense	B. laughter is common
C. laughter is popular	D. laughter is publicall catching
Question 38: The word “fake” is closest in meaning to
A. similar	B. imitated	C. genuine	D. false
Question 39: According to Dr Madan Katana, adults..
A. laugh for no reasons	B. laugh more often than children 
C. laugh less often than children	D. laugh as much as they will
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 40:A. conspiracy B. prosperity	C. personality	D. legendary
 Question 41:A. maturity	B. majesty	C. majority	D. machinery
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 from 00 to 00.
 After my multilingual English class talked excitedly about the board game Monopoly recently, I searched on the Internet. To my surprise, I found several sites ...(42)... the use of Monopoly in the classroom, to teach accounting, economics and even sociology. And therein ...(43)... the secret of the game's success, according to some teaching experts. There are important lessons to be learnt from it ...(44)... changes in the game over the years, its guiding ...(45)... remains the same - to become the richest player through buying, selling and renting property. However, it doesn't embrace the 'get-rich-quick' philosophy; far from it. The experts say it teaches us how to stay rich, by investing ...(46).... And that idea appeals to people the world over, ...(47)... of nationality, age or gender Monopoly makes players think about how to make money work for them. So, if you're wondering how to teach your children about finance, you could do a lot more than introduce them to this game.
 Question 42:A. counselling	 B. advocating	C. sponsoring	D. arguing
 Question 43:A. stays	B. lies	C. puts	D. falls
 Question 44:A. Despite	B. However	C. Nevertheless	D. Although
 Question 45:A. thought	B. principle	C. notion	D. perception
 Question 46:A. watchfully	B. warily	C. prudently	D. gingerly
 Question 47:A. regardless	B. dismissive	C. thoughtless	D. notwithstanding
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 48: Do you know what made the student decide for leaving so early?
A. for leaving	B. so	C. you know	D. made
Question 49: At a clear night the unaided eye can see about 6,000 stars.
A. the unaided	B. can see	C. At	D. about
Question 50: They asked me that I had seen Dr. Clark the day before.
A. asked me	B. that	C. the	D. before
The End
SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO BÀI THI THỬ KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG 
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
 (Đề gồm có 04 trang) MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 234
 Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
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 1:A. legendary	B. conspiracy	C. personality	D. prosperity
 Question 2:A. machinery	B. majesty	C. majority	D. maturity
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 3:A. angel	B. shape	C. change	D. massive
 Question 4:A. sour	B. flour	C. hour	D. pour
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 5: They asked me that I had seen Dr. Clark the day before.
A. asked me	B. the	C. that	D. before
Question 6: Do you know what made the student decide for leaving so early?
A. for leaving	B. made	C. so	D. you know
Question 7: At a clear night the unaided eye can see about 6,000 stars.
A. At	B. can see	C. about	D. the unaided
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 8: The police are investigating into Mr. Do Binh's business. His company was forced into bankruptcy.
A. Mr. Do Binh's business is being investigazed by the police because his company was forced into bankruptcy.
B. Mr. Do Binh is being investigated after his company was forced into bankruptcy.
C. The police are investigating into Mr. Do Binh's business, of which his company was forced into bankruptcy.
D. The police are investigating into the business of Mr. Do Binh, whose company was forced into bankruptcy.
Question 9: This man posted a lot of documents onto this educational website. Most of them were plagiarized from others.
A. Onto this educational website did this man post a lot of documents, most of which were plagiarized from others.
B. Most of the documents this man posted onto this educational website he plagiarized from others.
C. This man plagiarized most of the documents he posted onto this educational website. 
D. Onto this educational website, this man posted a lot of documents, most of which he plagiarized from others.
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 10: She luxuriated in the sensuous feel of the silk sheets. 
A. ephemeral	B. heavenly	C. spiritual	D. imaginary
Question 11: Can we spin our holiday out for a few more days?
A. expand	B. roll back	C. outstretch	D. thread off
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 from 00 to 00.
 After my multilingual English class talked excitedly about the board game Monopoly recently, I searched on the Internet. To my surprise, I found several sites ...(12)... the use of Monopoly in the classroom, to teach accounting, economics and even sociology. And therein ...(13)... the secret of the game's success, according to some teaching experts. There are important lessons to be learnt from it ...(14)... changes in the game over the years, its guiding ...(15)... remains the same - to become the richest player through buying, selling and renting property. However, it doesn't embrace the 'get-rich-quick' philosophy; far from it. The experts say it teaches us how to stay rich, by investing ...(16).... And that idea appeals to people the world over, ...(17)... of nationality, age or gender Monopoly makes players think about how to make money work for them. So, if you're wondering how to teach your children about finance, you could do a lot more than introduce them to this game.
 Question 12:A. arguing	B. sponsoring	C. counselling	D. advocating
 Question 13:A. falls	B. puts	C. lies	D. stays
 Question 14:A. Nevertheless B. Although	C. Despite	D. However
 Question 15:A. principle	B. notion	C. thought	D. perception
 Question 16:A. prudently	B. watchfully	C. warily	D. gingerly
 Question 17:A. notwithstanding B. thoughtless	C. regardless	D. dismissive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 18: ~ A: "Seeing street hawkers selling pirate CDs really gets me angry," ~ B: “.................”
A. Yes, it gets on my nerves, too.	B. What do you expect?
C. Who else can do that?	D. What a nonsense!
Question 19: ~ A: “.................” ~ B: “Yes, it is really awful.”
A. There are so many beggars in the street. 	B. This computer’s always getting erroneous these days.
C. The music’s not bad, is it?	D. It’s a pity I didn’t see that film.
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 20 to 27.
LAUGH?
I FEEL BETTER ALREADY!
1. Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world - and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
2. The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr Madan Katana. Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr Kataria. “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing - it’s the universal language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
3. Mary doctors in the West are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, laughter reduces stress in the body, improves our defences against illness by about 40% and is very good for the heart.
4. So, what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in south London to find out. I was quite nervous about it, to be honest - I wasn’t keen on the idea of laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid. First, our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say "ho he ho, ha ha ha,” while looking at each other. Apparently our bodies can’t tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same healthy chemicals.
5. Amazingly, it works. After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real - and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and calm I felt. So if you’re upset about something at work or just fed up with your daily routine, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results!
[From FACE2FACE Intermediate, Student's Book, Cambridge 2014]
Question 20: What is this passage about?
A. how to do business with laughter	B. how to laught to be healthful
C. how laughter affects human health	D. the history of Laughter Clubs
Question 21: The word “fake” is closest in meaning to
A. imitated	B. genuine	C. similar	D. false
Question 22: According to Dr Madan Katana, adults..
A. laugh as much as they will	B. laugh for no reasons
C. laugh more often than children 	D. laugh less often than children
Question 23: What can be a sustitution for “stay” in “stay healthy”?
A. remain	B. control	C. continue to be in a place	D. keep
Question 24: According to the study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, which of the following is NOT the effects of laughter?
A. improving human physical appearance	B. reduceing stress in the body
C. being better for the heart	D. improves our defences against illness 
Question 25: The first Laughter Cubs was founded..
A. by UCLA School of Medicine B. by the writer	C. in California	D. in India
Question 26: What does the writer implyby saying laughter is a “universal language”?
A. laughter is publicall catching	B. laughter is human sense
C. laughter is popular	D. laughter is common
Question 27: What is the writer’s attitude about Laughter Clubs?
A. criticizing	B. advocating	C. advertising	D. neutral
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 28: There are too many words in English for any one person to know all of them.
A. There is no one who knows all of the words in the English language.
B. There are so many words in the English language that it is impossible for a person to know all of them.
C. Only an exceptional person could know all the words in the English language
D. There are a lot of words in the English language, and it would be unusual for anyone to know all of them.
Question 29: No sooner had he recovered from the effects of the car accident than he had a heart attack.
A. He had an accident because of the heart attack that struck him while he was driving.
B. He'd hardly got over the effects of the car accident when he was struck by a heart attack.
C. He would have recovered from the effects of the accident sooner if he hadn't had a heart attack in the meantime.
D. Soon after the car accident, he had a heart attack, making it more difficult for him to recover from its effects.
Question 30: You will never have another opportunity like this.
A. You should have taken the chance when you had it.
B. There has never been an opportunity like this.
C. This is the best chance you will ever get.
D. You’ll find that opportunities like these are few and far between.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 31: ......it hadn't rained all week, I watered the garden.
A. Therefore	B. In case	C. Notwithstanding	D. Seeing as
Question 32: My next door neighbours are......for a building grant from the council.
A. admirable	B. eligible	C. suffering	D. fit
Question 33: Rupert's........to criticism, you can say what you like, but he won't care at all.
A. opposed	B. critical	C. immune	D. abhorent
Question 34: The human ear is unable to hear the dolphins' signals, but we have developed machinery which can pick......up
A. it 	B. these	C. them	D. those
Question 35: This shampoo is.......from various plant oils.
A. different	B. far	C. derived	D. banned
Question 36: ......you had the chance to do one selfless act. What would it be?
A. Suppose	B. Had	C. As if	D. Were
Question 37: Laura was so.......of her brother's behaviour that she told him to walk home alone.
A. afraid	B. tired	C. ashamed	D. fearful
Question 38: I'd rather you.....the bus every day instead of driving.
A. take	B. took	C. will take	D. were taking
Question 39: ......the fire, many birds lost their nests.
A. Consequently	B. Because	C. As a result	D. Due to
Question 40: One area of study that scientists are particularly interested in is......of communication between mother dolphins and their offspring.
A. that	B. what	C. such	D. one
Question 41: Lucinda has been.......with this particular rock band for the past three years!
A. bored	B. obsessed	C. happy	D. satisfied
Question 42: If you're.......in vitamin C, you'll suffer from all kinds of problems.
A. deficient	B. less	C. rich	D. decreased
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 480.
A VISIT TO SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE THEATRE
 The Globe Theatre is situated on the banks of the River Thames, about 200 metres from the original site of Shakespeare’s 1599 building. It is a faithful reconstruction of the open-air playhouse where Shakespeare worked, and for which he wrote many of his greatest plays, such as Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. Due to the fact that the theatre is open to the sky, the season is limited to only six months of the year, running from April to October. However, guided tours of the theatre are held all year round, and the neighbouring exhibition centre is also open to visitors.
 The theatre itself is circular in shape and the seated areas are in the lower, middle, and upper galleries. In addition to the seated galleries, there is an area in front of the stage called the Yard, where visitors can stand and watch the play. All seats are priced according to visibility so the best seats are in the middle of each of the three galleries and cost around €48. Ticket holders are advised to bear in mind that the roof and all the gallery seats are held up by pillars, so that from no seat is there a perfect view of the stage. There are 700 standing tickets available for each performance priced at around €7.50, but visitors are reminded that under no circumstances are they allowed to sit in this area.
 Public booking for each season opens in February. Tickets may be booked in person or by telephone at the theatre ticket office or online via the ticket agency Seetickets. The ticket office is open from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. from Monday to Saturday. Before attending a performance at the Globe, visitors need to bear certain things in mind. As it is a sixteenth-century replica, the theatre does not boast any of the comforts of modern-day life and performances continue whatever the weather. Ticket holders should come prepared for heat or cold, rain or shine, although umbrellas are not permitted. Inexpensive rain macs can be purchased from the Globe shop by those who are unlucky enough to be caught in a downpour in the Yard.
Question 43: When is the ticket office open?
A. on Saturday	B. from Monday to Friday	C. Everyday except Sunday	D. weekdays
Question 44: We can visit the theatre wearing......
A. rainoats	B. purchases	C. perfume	D. shoes
Question 45: Ticket holders are expected to.....
A. bear things along	B. not to bring umbrellas
C. hold tickets when watching performances	D. suffer unpleasant weather
Question 46: All seats are priced according to......
A. what audience can pay	B. the class of the audience
C. the view of the stage 	D. the seats where people see perfomances the best
Question 47: The theatre is open.....
A. six weeks a month	B. six days a month	C. six months a year	D. six days a year
Question 48: Visitors can stand and watch the play......
A. on the stage	B. by the pillars	C. in the Yard	D. the galleries
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 49: The increase in sales at the end of the year proved to be a false dawn. 
A. dubious profit	B. possible failure	C. imminent success	D. wished-for thing
Question 50: If you're so hard up for friends, why d