Bài thi thử kỳ thi tốt nghiệp Trung học Phổ thông môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2018-2019 - Mã đề 272

SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO BÀI THI THỬ KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG 
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC NĂM HỌC 2018- 2019
 (Đề gồm có 04 trang) MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 272
 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 option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 1: ~ A: "Do you want me to take you to the bus? " ~ B: "............."
A. Thanks. We'll set off in a new car.	B. No, I’ll get there somehow. 
C. Yes, it's convenient in some way.	D. Yes, people prefer bus to some other means.
Question 2: ~ A: "I can't understand how you missed the exit." ~ B: "Well, it was so dark. ............
A. Hardly could we see the road signs.	B. We could see hardly the road signs.
C. We could see the road signs hardly.	D. We could hardly see the road signs.
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. virtue	B. cue	C. pursue	D. true
 Question 4:A. convey	B. survey	C. barley	D. obey
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: When you get to your.....you have to show your ticket to leave the station.
A. souvenir	B. passport	C. destination	D. harbour
Question 6: Maintain eye contact and......your audience directly to capture their attention.
A. address	B. lecture	C. tell	D. speak
Question 7: I hope our plane leaves on........
A. timetable	B. hour	C. plan	D. schedule
Question 8: Let's go for a swim as soon as we......the hotel!
A. arrive	B. meet	C. get	D. reach
Question 9: You have to.......or you won’t understand the explanation.
A. contact	B. consider	C. involve	D. concentrate
Question 10: In recent times, we have seen radical......to the world’s ecosystem.
A. modifications	B. variations	C. changes	D. alterations
Question 11: We had a long way to go so we......off very early.
A. put	B. had	C. set	D. made
Question 12: I prepared.......my trip very carefully, and I still forgot my toothbrush!
A. about	B. on	C. for	D. with
Question 13: Public......in this city is quite good, and it’s not expensive.
A. travel	B. vehicle	C. transport	D. journey
Question 14: I........a lot of money on my credit cards and I don't know if I can pay it back.
A. owe	B. obtain	C. own	D. cost
Question 15: Watch out, or you......off the boat!
A. are going to fall	B. fell	C. are falling	D. fall
Question 16: Dogs make very.......pets. They'll always stay by your side.
A. loyal	B. mental	C. digital	D. private
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 17: He made no bones about his dissatisfaction with the service. 
A. drop a brick	B. raised the roof
C. kicked up a row	D. did not try to hide his feelings
Question 18: Western second-hand cars have flooded the market.
A. been available in great numbers	B. been soaked in water
C. been sold at cheap price	D. become more expensive
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 19: He decided not to go to university. He went to work in a restaurant.
A. Despite of going to university he went to work in a restaurant.
B. But for going to university, he went to work in a restaurant.
C. He decided to work in a restaurant because he liked it.	 
D. He went to work in a restaurant instead of going to university.
Question 20: Tom's not a young man. He must be fifty years old.
A. Tom will be glad when he’s fifty years old.
B. Tom is certainly fifty years old; maybe he’s more.
C. Tom’s much older, but he likes you to think he’s only fifty.
D. He’s got to be fifty before we can say he’s old.
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 following questions.
WHAT PRICE PRIVACY?
 Don’t blame technology for threatening our privacy: it’s the way the institutions choose to use it. The most depressing moment of my day is first thing in the morning, when I download my overnight batch of emails. Without email, it will contain dozens of messages from people who, knowing my interest in the subject, write to me describing violations of their personal privacy. Throughout the day, the stream continues, each message in my inbox warning of yet another nail in the coffin of personal privacy. In other centuries, such invasions of liberty would have arisen from religious persecution or the activities of tax collectors. Nowadays, the invasions take place through the use of information technology. 
 So, when those of us who value personal privacy are asked for their view, we will invariably speak in disparaging terms about such technologies. In an effort to stem the speed and force of the invasion, we will sometimes argue that the technologies themselves should simply be banned. ‘Just stop using the cursed technology,’ we cry, ‘then there won’t be any privacy issue.’ Of course, things are not so simple. Even the strongest advocate of privacy recognises that technology can offer enormous benefits to individuals and to society. To prohibit a technology on the grounds that it is being used to invade privacy would also be to deny society the benefits of that innovation.
 The sensible perspective is that technology does not necessarily have to invade privacy. The reality is that it invariably does. Companies may well argue that customers are prepared to ‘trade off a little privacy in return for better service or a cooler and more sophisticated product. They say that this is a matter of free choice. I doubt that there is any genuine free choice in the matter. Whether I go with Orange or Vodaphone is indeed a free choice. But I have no choice over whether my communications data will or will not be stored by my communications provider. They know the location of my mobile and the numbers from which I received calls, and the emails I send are routinely stored by all providers, whether I like it or not.
 CCTV also gives me no free choice. Its purpose may be to keep me secure, but I have no alternative but to accept it. Visual surveillance is becoming a fixed component in the design of modern urban centres, new housing areas, public buildings and even, in Britain a least, throughout the road system. Soon, people will expect spy cameras to be part of all forms of architecture and design. Of course, there is another side to the coin, many technologies have brought benefits to the consumer with little or no cost to privacy. Encryption is one that springs to mind. Many of the most valuable innovations in banking and communications could never have been deployed without this technique.
 The problem with privacy is not technology, but the institutions which make use of it. Governments are hungry for data, and will use their powers to force companies to collect, retain and yield personal information on their customers. In recent years, governments have managed to incorporate surveillance into almost every aspect of our finances, communication and lifestyle. While acknowledging the importance of privacy as a fundamental right, they argue that surveillance is needed to maintain law and order and create economic efficiency. The right to privacy, it is always claimed, should not be allowed to stand in the way of the wider public interest. This argument is sound in principle, but there seems little intellectual or analytical basis for its universal and unquestioned application.
 When the UK government introduced the RIP legislation in 2000, it originally intended to allow an unprecedented degree of communications interception on the grounds that the dangers of crime on the Internet unwarranted increased surveillance. At no time did anyone produce much evidence for this crime wave, however, nor did anyone in government seem to think any was required. It was left to an eleventh-hour campaign by civil rights activists to block the more offensive elements of the legislation from a personal privacy point of view.
 Such lack of prior justification is a common feature of privacy invasion for law enforcement and national security purposes.
As I’ve said, technology does not have to be the enemy of privacy. But while governments insist on requiring surveillance, and while companies insist on amassing personal information about their customers, technology will continue to be seen as theenemy of privacy. [Source: CAE Practice Tests Plus, Longman, 2008]
Question 21: What point does the writer make about CCTV?
A. It would be difficult for society to function without it.
B. It ought to be a feature of all new building projects.
C. People feel more secure the more widely it is used.
D. People no longer question how necessary it is.
Question 22: The writer feels that some companies......
A. underestimate the strength of their customers' feelings about privacy.
B. refuse to make compromises with customers concerned about privacy.
C. do not really give customers a say in issues related to privacy.
D. fail to recognise that their products may invade people's privacy.
Question 23: From the first paragraph, we understand that the writer......
A. resents receiving such distressing emails from people.
B. is surprised that people should contact him about privacy.
C. finds it hard to cope with the tone of the emails he receives.
D. is resigned to the fact that invasions of privacy are on the increase.
Question 24: What is the writer’s main criticism of the RIP legislation in the UK?
A. Civil rights groups were not consulted about it.
B. There was no proof that it was really needed.
C. It contained elements that had to be removed.
D. Changes were made to it at the last moment.
Question 25: The writer gives encryption as an example of a technology which......
A. brings only questionable benefits to society in general.	B. poses much less of a threat to privacy than others.
C. actually helps us to protect personal privacy.	D. is worth losing some personal privacy for.
Question 26: In the fifth paragraph, the writer suggests that governments are......
A. unreasonable in their attitude towards civil rights campaigners.
B. justified in denying the right of privacy to criminals.
C. mistaken in their view that surveillance prevents crime.
D. wrong to dismiss the individual’s right to privacy so lightly.
Question 27: What view does the writer put foward in the second paragraph?
A. It is unrealistic to deny people the benefits that technology can bring.
B. It is a mistake to criticise people for the way they use technology.
C. People should be willing to do without certain forms of technology.
D. People shouldn’t be allowed to use technologies that threaten privacy.
Question 28: The idiom "nail in the coffin" is closest in meaning to......
A. dead blow	B. conclusion	C. saying farewell	D. last thing causing failure
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 29:A. injection	B. geological	C. appliance	D. experiment
 Question 30:A. document	B. souvenir	C. bakery	D. opposite
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 following questions.
 As dusk approaches at Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport quietens down for the night. Night cleaners begin their shifts and passengers waiting for delayed flights curl up on benches in the departure hall. One woman, Eram Dar, has found a cosy spot on the floor next to a vending machine. There is nothing to distinguish her from the waiting passengers around her, except that she has no passport and ticket and is in no hurry to leave the terminal. For well over a year now, it has been her home and she isn't the only one. Eram is one of well over 100 people who live permanently at Heathrow airport.
 Most people would have difficulty in telling these permanent residents of Heathrow apart from the thousands of travellers that pass through the terminals each day. Wheeling suitcases full of their only belongings, they dress in Hawaiian-style holiday shirts or even business suits in order to give the impression that they are on a business trip or flying to a sunny destination.
 Eram, a middle-aged ex-law student who became homeless after she could no longer pay her rent, actually considers herself fortunate to live in Heathrow. She says, 'I liked it here immediately. I have never felt lonely because there are so many people. I don't mix much with the other homeless, although they are of all ages and from every walk of life. We all recognise each other, but I just like to keep to myself." There are showers in every terminal where Eram can stay clean and presentable. She can sometimes help herself to food passing by the caterers, and while away her time reading magazines and newspapers left behind by passengers.
 It's difficult not to suspect that Eram is just putting on a brave face. It's hard to believe she’s truly satisfied with this way of life. Once a week, she travels to London to pick up a cheque for £60 from a charity. "The cash goes nowhere," she says. 'Buying food at the airport is expensive. I don’t eat anything at breakfast because, if I do, it makes me feel more hungry." Living in Heathrow isn't easy for Eram. Besides being awakened by the jangle of coins as a passenger buys something from the machine, loud announcements and bustling passengers, she has to engage in a full-time cat-and-mouse game with the police and security staff. It's illegal to sleep at Heathrow unless you have a flight to catch, so along with the rest of Heathrow's homeless population, Eram has to wash and change her clothes every morning in order to not stand out from the crowd and be detected. If she is, she faces a night in the cold bus terminal or worse, being thrown out into the rain. "The builders who work overnight at the airport are very kind and don't report the homeless to the authorities," she says. "The cleaners turn a blind eye too."
 Night workers aren't the only ones trying to help this unusual group of people. Broadway, a homeless charity, visits the airport weekly to offer the airport's homeless temporary accommodation, help to get travel documents for migrant workers and attempt to reconnect people with their families. But, as a Broadway worker points out, "Homelessness is a way of life. It can be very difficult to convince people to receive help". Like the passengers escaping to sunny holiday destinations, many of Heathrow's homeless are also in search of escape from debts, legal problems or family responsibilities.
 The saddest fact is that unless they are arrested or fall ill, many of Heathrow's homeless will stay there for the foreseeable future. "I don't really see a different future," Eram Dar admits. 'In fact, I could be living at Heathrow forever."
Question 31: What does the writer focus on in the first paragraph?
A. what Eram Dar does at night	B. what the homeless at Heathrow are like
C. what Heathrow airport is like at night	D. how to spot homeless people at Heathrow
Question 32: The phrase 'cat-and-mouse game' mentioned in line 19 refers to......
A. the fact that Eram is breaking the law	B. the fact that the authorities pretend not to see Eram
C. the difficulties Eram faces every day to survive	D. Eram's struggle to avoid being caught by authorities
Question 33: What does the writer find surprising about Eram?
A. how she spends her days	B. her background
C. her attitude towards her situation	D. how she became homeless
Question 34: What is meant by 'just putting on a brave face' in line 15?
A. refusing to help yourself	B. making things sound worse
C. pretending to be happy	D. trying to make others feel sorry for you
Question 35: The word "permanent" is the opposite in meaning to......
A. temporary	B. endless	C. lasting	D. durable
Question 36: Heathrow's homeless have to pay attention to......
A. their appearance.	B. their speech.	C. their belongings.	D. their behaviour.
Question 37: What is Eram's attitude towards her future?
 A. She doesn't see her situation changing.	 B. She is hopeful that her life will get better.
C. She expects her situation to get worse.	D. She doesn't know how to help herself.
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.
EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION
 If you were to hazard a guess at when and where the next major earthquake will strike, there’s ...(38)... chance that you’d be almost as accurate as the experts. The science of earthquake prediction is still in its infancy, which is uncomfortable, considering the threat posed ...(39)... human civilisation. Even with vast resources at their disposal, often the best that scientists can do is say that the odds are that an earthquake will strike where one occurred before. One reason the chances of making an ...(40)... prediction are so low is the nature of the forces involved. It seems to be impossible to tell the difference between a small earthquaxe and a warning tremor. Scientists need to decide whether to put lives at ...(41)... by riot issuing a warning, or constantly issue warnings about the threat of an earthquake that may be ignored. In the end, the odds seem to be against us ...(42)... this difficult problem any time soon.
 Question 38:A. every	B. only	C. no	D. all
 Question 39:A. with	B. for	C. to	D. at
 Question 40:A. correct	B. accurate	C. sure	D. right
 Question 41:A. rest	B. length	C. risk	D. loss
 Question 42:A. finding	B. making	C. raising	D. solving
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: Every human typically have twenty-three pairs of chromosomes in most cells.
A. typically	B. have	C. twenty-three	D. most
Question 44: Emmy was determined to succeed and final achieved what she wanted.
A. succeed	B. what	C. determined	D. final
Question 45: Some people find my behaviour very hardly to understand and get quite cross when I tell them not to contact me before noon.
A. hardly	B. cross	C. not to contact	D. get
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 46: None of the passengers was injured because of the driver’s quick reaction.
A. The driver’s quick reaction resulted in the passengers not being injured.
B. But for the driver’s quick reaction, the passengers would have been injured.
C. So quick was the driver’s reaction that no passenger were injured.
D. If the driver didn’t reacted quickly, all the passengers would be injured.
Question 47: There was a traffic jam on the motorway so I was late for my interview.
A. If there hadn’t been a traffic jam on the motorway, I wouldn’t have been late for my interview.
B. Without the traffic jam on the motorway, I would not be late for my interview.
C. Although there was a traffic jam on the motorway, I was in time for my interview.
D. Despite the traffic jam on the motorway, I would not have been late for my interview.
Question 48: Ms. Dennis Brown was last seen in October 2018.
A. Ms. Dennis Brown has not been able to see since October 2018.
B. Ms. Dennis Brown didn’t see anyone in October 2018.
C. No one saw Ms. Dennis Brown until October 2018.
D. No one has seen Ms. Dennis Brown since 2018.
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 49: My father will blow his top when he sees what happened to the car.
A. show his mind	B. mince his words	C. keep his cool	D. get fired up
Question 50: If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her.
A. interfere	B. interrupt	C. advise	D. dissuade
The End
SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO BÀI THI THỬ KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG 
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC NĂM HỌC 2018- 2019
 (Đề gồm có 04 trang) MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 723
 Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
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.
EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION
 If you were to hazard a guess at when and where the next major earthquake will strike, there’s ...(1)... chance that you’d be almost as accurate as the experts. The science of earthquake prediction is still in its infancy, which is uncomfortable, considering the threat posed ...(2)... human civilisation. Even with vast resources at their disposal, often the best that scientists can do is say that the odds are that an earthquake will strike where one occurred before. One reason the chances of making an ...(3)... prediction are so low is the nature of the forces involved. It seems to be impossible to tell the difference between a small earthquaxe and a warning tremor. Scientists need to decide whether to put lives at ...(4)... by riot issuing a warning, or constantly issue warnings about the threat of an earthquake that may be ignored. In the end, the odds seem to be against us ...(5)... this difficult problem any time soon.
 Question 1:A. every	B. all	C. no	D. only
 Question 2:A. to	B. for	C. at	D. with
 Question 3:A. correct	B. accurate	C. right	D. sure
 Question 4:A. length	B. rest	C. loss	D. risk
 Question 5:A. raising	B. making	C. solving	D. finding
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 6:A. bakery	B. souvenir	C. opposite	D. document
 Question 7:A. geological	B. experiment	C. appliance	D. injection
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 following questions.
WHAT PRICE PRIVACY?
 Don’t blame technology for threatening our privacy: it’s the way the institutions choose to use it. The most depressing moment of my day is first thing in the morning, when I download my overnight batch of emails. Without email, it will contain dozens of messages from people who, knowing my interest in the subject, write to me describing violations of their personal privacy. Throughout the day, the stream continues, each message in my inbox warning of yet another nail in the coffin of personal privacy. In other centuries, such invasions of liberty would have arisen from religious persecution or the activities of tax collectors. Nowadays, the invasions take place through the use of information technology. 
 So, when those of us who value personal privacy are asked for their view, we will invariably speak in disparaging terms about such technologies. In an effort to stem the speed and force of the invasion, we will sometimes argue that the technologies themselves should simply be banned. ‘Just stop using the cursed technology,’ we cry, ‘then there won’t be any privacy issue.’ Of course, things are not so simple. Even the strongest advocate of privacy recognises that technology can offer enormous benefits to individuals and to society. To prohibit a technology on the grounds that it is being used to invade privacy would also be to deny society the benefits of that innovation.
 The sensible perspective is that technology does not necessarily have to invade privacy. The reality is that it invariably does. Companies may well argue that customers are prepared to ‘trade off a little privacy in return for better service or a cooler and more sophisticated product. They say that this is a matter of free choice. I doubt that there is any genuine free choice in the matter. Whether I go with Orange or Vodaphone is indeed a free choice. But I have no choice over whether my communications data will or will not be stored by my communications provider. They know the location of my mobile and the numbers from which I received calls, and the emails I send are routinely stored by all providers, whether I like it or not.
 CCTV also gives me no free choice. Its purpose may be to keep me secure, but I have no alternative but to accept it. Visual surveillance is becoming a fixed component in the design of modern urban centres, new housing areas, public buildings and even, in Britain a least, throughout the road system. Soon, people will expect spy cameras to be part of all forms of architecture and design. Of course, there is another side to the coin, many technologies have brought benefits to the consumer with little or no cost to privacy. Encryption is one that springs to mind. Many of the most valuable innovations in banking and communications could never have been deployed without this technique.
 The problem with privacy is not technology, but the institutions which make use of it. Governments are hungry for data, and will use their powers to force companies to collect, retain and yield personal information on their customers. In recent years, governments have managed to incorporate surveillance into almost every aspect of our finances, communication and lifestyle. While acknowledging the importance of privacy as a fundamental right, they argue that surveillance is needed to maintain law and order and create economic efficiency. The right to privacy, it is always claimed, should not be allowed to stand in the way of the wider public interest. This argument is sound in principle, but there seems little intellectual or analytical basis for its universal and unquestioned application.
 When the UK government introduced the RIP legislation in 2000, it originally intended to allow an unprecedented degree of communications interception on the grounds that the dangers of crime on the Internet unwarranted increased surveillance. At no time did anyone produce much evidence for this crime wave, however, nor did anyone in government seem to think any was required. It was left to an eleventh-hour campaign by civil rights activists to block the more offensive elements of the legislation from a personal privacy point of view.
 Such lack of prior justification is a common feature of privacy invasion for law enforcement and national security purposes.
 As I’ve said, technology does not have to be the enemy of privacy. But while governments insist on requiring surveillance, and while companies insist on amassing personal information about their customers, technology will continue to be seen as the enemy of privacy. [Source: CAE Practice Tests Plus, Longman, 2008]
Question 8: What is the writer’s main criticism of the RIP legislation in the UK?
A. Changes were made to it at the last moment.
B. There was no proof that it was really needed.
C. It contained elements that had to be removed.
D. Civil rights groups were not consulted about it.
Question 9: The writer feels that some companies......
A. refuse to make compromises with customers concerned about privacy.
B. underestimate the strength of their customers' feelings about privacy.
C. fail to recognise that their products may invade people's privacy.
D. do not really give customers a say in issues related to privacy.
Question 10: What point does the writer make about CCTV?
A. People no longer question how necessary it is.
B. People feel more secure the more widely it is used.
C. It would be difficult for society to function without it.
D. It ought to be a feature of all new building projects.
Question 11: What view does the writer put foward in the second paragraph?
A. It is a mistake to criticise people for the way they use technology.
B. It is unrealistic to deny people the benefits that technology can bring.
C. People shouldn’t be allowed to use technologies that threaten privacy.
D. People should be willing to do without certain forms of technology.
Question 12: From the first paragraph, we understand that the writer......
A. finds it hard to cope with the tone of the emails he receives.
B. is resigned to the fact that invasions of privacy are on the increase.
C. is surprised that people should contact him about privacy.
D. resents receiving such distressing emails from people.
Question 13: In the fifth paragraph, the writer suggests that governments are......
A. mistaken in their view that surveillance prevents crime.
B. wrong to dismiss the individual’s right to privacy so lightly.
C. justified in denying the right of privacy to criminals.
D. unreasonable in their attitude towards civil rights campaigners.
Question 14: The writer gives encryption as an example of a technology which......
A. poses much less of a threat to privacy than others.
B. is worth losing some personal privacy for.
C. actually helps us to protect personal privacy.
D. brings only questionable benefits to society in general.
Question 15: The idiom "nail in the coffin" is closest in meaning to......
A. conclusion	B. dead blow	C. last thing causing failure	D. saying farewell
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 16: None of the passengers was injured because of the driver’s quick reaction.
A. But for the driver’s quick reaction, the passengers would have been injured.
B. If the driver didn’t reacted quickly, all the passengers would be injured.
C. So quick was the driver’s reaction that no passenger were injured.
D. The driver’s quick reaction resulted in the passengers not being injured.
Question 17: Ms. Dennis Brown was last seen in October 2018.
A. Ms. Dennis Brown d