Bài thi thử kỳ thi tốt nghiệp Trung học Phổ thông môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2018-2019 - Mã đề 422

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 422
 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. religious	B. experience	C. circumstance	D. provincial
 Question 2:A. historical	B. repetitious	C. grammatical	D. curriculum
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 3: ~ A: "Professor Brown is the best lecturer I’ve ever heard." ~ B: "............."
A. OK. He seemed to have fallen down on his work.
B. Yeah. He always gives us too many reading assigments.
C. Yes, he’s second to none, isn’t he?
D. That's right. Most of his lectures are from my books.
Question 4: ~ A: "............." ~ B: "You can say that again!"
A. I need your help now.	B. She’s a great teacher!
C. Didn’t you fail in Maths?	D. There’s no milk left in the fridge.
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.
HOW TO BECOME A MUSIC STAR
 It’s hard to make it in the world of music. There is lots of competition in the industry, so only the very best musicians ever hit the big time. But on the plus side, there is more than just one route to stardom.
 Traditionally, the way to fame was to sing and play to anyone that would listen. At its most basic level, that means busking, which is not the easiest way to make a living. It may sound desperate, but it’s how many of today’s rock legends started off. The next level is to play in pubs and clubs, and then to appear as a support act at bigger concerts - like Taylor Swift and Katy Perry, who soon became more famous than the bands they were performing with.
 But all this hard work still needs one magic ingredient - a deal with a recording company. Basically, this is often down to having friends in the right places, or pure luck. Rihanna, when she was just 15, met a music producer by chance while he was on holiday in Barbados. He loved her voice, and the rest is history. But even the experts make mistakes - one record company turned down The Beatles on the grounds that guitar bands were ‘on the way out’.
 Looking at the music charts today, though, you may see many new bands that have come down a different route. These are often the ‘manufactured bands’ which have been put together by music companies - or even manufactured on TV. One such band is One Direction, who were created for the TV talent show The X Factor.
 Manufactured bands have to be talented singers, but they are also chosen for their looks and ability to dance and perform together on stage. Band managers often choose the songs that the bands will perform, but some manufactured groups, like girl band Fifth Harmony, co-write their songs. The members of Fifth Harmony work together brilliantly, and each member of the group has her own distinct vocal style. Whatever you think about manufactured bands, they do have talent.
 The Internet has opened a whole new world for musicians too. The Sheffield-based band Arctic Monkeys first made their name by appearing online on websites like Myspace. They encouraged their fans to exchange tracks without any charge, and soon built a massive fan base before signing with Domino Records and going on to win many awards, including seven Brit Awards.
 And then, of course, there is YouTube, which now features ClipBandits - the world’s first Internet band. There are currently four members in the band. They didn’t even know each other’s real names, just their YouTube IDs, and had never met in person until they appeared on a TV chat show. They also live in four different states in the USA: California, New York, Massachusetts and Texas. The members record their parts separately, put it all together and then upload it to YouTube. Nice and easy, and there’s not a music company executive in sight.
Question 5: According to the text, Rihanna was helped by......
A. a lucky coincidence.	B. a friend in a record company.
C. the support band she played with.	D. experts in the media.
Question 6: The text suggests that busking......
A. is hard, but can sometimes lead to success.	B. often leads to a recording contract.
C. is a good way of getting fans.	D. is an easy way for musicians to make money.
Question 7: The text suggests that all 'manufactured' groups need to......
A. write their own songs.	B. have some acting experience.
C. play different instruments.	D. sing and dance equally well.
Question 8: What is unusual about the group ClipBandits?
A. They each have contracts with different recordingcompanies.
B. They do not communicate with each other.
C. They live in three different countries.
D. They only met after they had become well known.
Question 9: According to the text, Arctic Monkeys first became famous......
A. after signing with Domino Records.	B. by letting people have their music for free.
C. after winning an important award.	D. after building their own website.
Question 10: According to the text, all the musicians mentioned have......
A. attracted attention from the public.	B. given regular concert appearances.
C. used the Internet to achieve fame	D. appeared on a TV talent show
Question 11: What does the phrase ‘make it’ mean?
A. be very successful	B. release lots of songs	C. play in big bands	D. perform well
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 12: John was inexperienced in the field. He applied for the job, though.
A. John did not apply for the job because of his inexperience in the field.
B. Despite his inexperience in the field, John applied for the job.
C. John applied for the job because he had experience in the field.
D. John applied for the job even though he had no experience in the field.
Question 13: Tim bought that second-hand car. Now he regrets it.
A. Tim regretted having to buy that second-hand car.
B. Tim wished that he did not buy that second-hand car.
C. Tim wished that he has not bought that second-hand car. 
D. Tim regretted having bought that second-hand car.
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 14: Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.
A. reject	B. fire	C. dismiss	D. employ
Question 15: There has been a congressional debate about urban development.
A. rural	B. central	C. natural	D. cosmopolitan
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 16:A. whose	B. chosen	C. prose	D. close
 Question 17:A. load	B. broad	C. toad	D. poach
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.
MOBILE PHONES IN SCHOOL...
 For several years now, schools have ...(18)... whether or not pupils should be allowed to bring their mobile phones to school. While there are some advantages to having mobiles at school, I personally believe that it is better for students to leave them at home.
 First of all, they can be a serious ...(19)... in classrooms. It is impossible for teachers and students to focus on classwork if there are constant interruptions from mobile phones ringing. Moreover, students cannot listen to the teacher and concentrate fully on their work if they are sending text messages or playing games.
 Secondly, there are possible risks to the safety and general ...(20)... of students if they are allowed to bring their mobiles to school, There have been quite a few cases, for instance, of students being attacked and robbed of their phones on their way to and from school. In addition, the classroom should not be used as a place to ...(21)... possessions.
 On the other hand, however, there are times when it can be useful for students to have mobiles at school. For example, some parents prefer their children to have their phones with them so that they can contact each other during the day in case of an ...(22)....
 All in all, although allowing mobiles in schools can be beneficial to a certain extent, it seems to me that they are an unnecessary distraction, especially in class.
 Question 18:A. discussed	B. disputed	C. debated	D. addressed
 Question 19:A. discretion	B. distraction	C. disillusion	D. disruption
 Question 20:A. notion	B. knowledge	C. welfare	D. protection
 Question 21:A. show out	B. show in	C. show off	D. show up
 Question 22:A. mercy	B. urgency	C. emergency	D. agency
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: He will still be writing his English essay at 2 pm. 
A. He will not have finished writing his English essay by 2 pm.
B. He will not finish his English essay by 2 pm.
C. He will have finished writing his English essay by 2 pm.
D. Not until 2 pm will he finish writing his English essay.
Question 24: They never made us do anything we didn't want to.
A. We are never made to do anything we didn't want to.
B. We were never made to do anything we didn't want to.
C. We had never made to do anything we didn’t want to.
D. We have never made to do anything we didn't want to.
Question 25: They were still playing tennis after three hours.
A. They were playing tennis for three hours.	B. They had been playing tennis for three hours.
C. They have been playing tennis since three hours.	D. They played tennis for three hours.
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 CHILDREN REMEMBER
 Whether it’s holidays, great days out or lazy days at home, you hope your children will retain happy memories of their childhoods. But often their treasured recollections don’t match parental expectations.
 Take my exasperated friend Sarah. Back on the train after a day at both the Natural History and the Science museums with three children under 10, she asked: ‘So what did you all learn?’ That if I bang my head on something hard, it’s going to hurt,’ came the reply from her six-year-old daughter. Roaring dinosaurs and an expensive lunch had little impact, but the bump on a banister was destined to become family legend. After I’d helped out on a school trip to Tate Modern art gallery, the teacher told me that three of my five-year-old charges drew the escalators as their most memorable bit of the day. ‘On a zoo trip, Luca liked the caterpillar best,’ says my friend Barbara. ‘Forget lions, giraffes and gorillas. What made the most impression (and what he still talks about five years later) is the time he found a caterpillar at the zoo."
 My children are masters of odd-memory syndrome, recalling the minutiaea and looking blank-faced at major events. The self-catering cottage of last year is "the yellow house that smelled funny". A skiing holiday is ‘remember when we had burgers for breakfast?" and a summer holiday is ‘when we had two ice creams every night’.
 Food features large in other children’s memories. "Did you like going on the plane? " a friend asked her three-year-old daughter after her first flight. I liked the crisps,’ came the reply. Four years on, another friend’s daughter still remembers Menorca for the tomato-flavoured crisps and Pembrokeshire for the dragon ice cream (ice cream in a dragon-shaped pot). Last summer, Janey and her husband took their three children on a three-week train trip around Europe. "We wanted to open their minds to the joys of travel and experiencing different cultures," she says. "But the high point for them was the Mickey Mouse-shaped ice cream. That was in Rome. I wonder whether the Coliseum made any sort of impression."
 But parenting expert Suzie Hayman is reassuring. "I think food figures high in everybody’s memories," she says. I just have to think of hot chocolate and I’m transported back to Paris. Adults tend to be less direct or simply try hard to come up to other people’s expectations. The important thing is that you give your children lots of stimulation. If you visit a museum, you can convey your appreciation for something. Just don’t expect them to share it. It’s all about laying out the buffet and letting children pick. What children want most is you - your attention, your approval, your time. They may prefer the box to the present, but you’re still giving them variety for their memory pool. It’s also important that they don’t grow up expecting that nappy times only equate with spending money on expensive days out."
 My nine-year-old has a memory theory: the more uncomfortable the bed, the better the holiday. So sleeping on bathroom floors and bending Z-beds make for a fantastic time and fluffy pillows and soft mattresses (more expensive) equal boring. This is one unexpected memory I plan to nurture for years to come.
[Sourse: Test Builder 3, Mark Harrison, Macmillan, 2007]
Question 26: The writer's purpose in the article is to point out.....
A. how annoying children's memories of past events can be for adults.
B. how difficult it is for children to remember the kind of things that adults remember.
C. how happy children's own memories of past events make them feel.
D. how different children's memories are from what adults want them to remember
Question 27: What does Suzie Hayman say about parents?
A. They should not pay attention to what their children can remember.
B. They should not expect their children to enjoy the same things that they enjoy.
C. They should not take their children on expensive days out.
D. They should not take their children to places that will not interest them.
Question 28: What do all of the memories mentioned in the second paragraph have in common?
A. They concerned something unexpected that happened during a trip.
B. They were not connected with the main purpose of the hip.
C. They were not things that the children remembered for long.
D. They concerned trips that adults particularly enjoyed.
Question 29: The food examples in the fourth paragraph illustrate the fact that......
A. children like talking about unusual food they have had.
B. children's memories of past events frequently involve food.
C. children keep their memories of unusual food for a long time.
D. food is often what children remember about journeys.
Question 30: What does Suzie Hayman say about memories of food?
A. Children are more likely to mention food than adults.
B. All her best memories of childhood involve food.
C. The fact that children remember food is not important.
D. Adults forget what food they have had after a while.
Question 31: Which of the following phrases from the article would make a suitable title for it?
A. Other children's memories (fourth paragraph)	B. Great days out (first paragraph)
C. Family legend (second paragraph)	D. Odd-memory syndrome (third paragraph)
Question 32: The writer says that her child's memory theory......
A. has an advantage for the writer.	B. makes logical sense to the writer.
C. is something that she shares with her child.	D. is different from that of other children.
Question 33: What does the writer suggest about 'major events' in the third paragraph?
A. Her children are unable to remember them at all.
B. Her children remember only certain parts of them.
C. Her children's memories of them are different from hers.
D. Her children's memories of them change over time.
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 34: The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
A. wasn’t it	B. lower	C. great deal	D. The price
Question 35: When I applied for my passport to renew I had to send a recent photograph.
A. to renew	B. had to	C. for	D. recent
Question 36: Most of the production like fruit and vegetables that you find in this supermarket has been imported.
A. production	B. fruit	C. Most	D. imported
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 37: Don't worry - the documents are safely.......lock and key at my place.
A. under	B. on	C. within	D. in
Question 38: I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some just.......
A. in case	B. at hand	C. though	D. for sure
Question 39: The most powerful force in a teenager’s life is probably.......pressure.
A. company	B. peer	C. friend	D. crowd
Question 40: We finally managed to...... our way through the crowd and reach the exit.
A. insist	B. move	C. create	D. force
Question 41: Because of their achievements, they were held in high.......
A. esteem	B. fame	C. respect	D. spirit
Question 42: She took the money from her mother's purse, .......herself.
A. for	B. despite	C. by	D. on
Question 43: We are pleased to inform you that we have decided to......your request tor British citizenship.
A. grant	B. permit	C. give	D. donate
Question 44: If you don’t mind, I would like to.......a suggestion.
A. put	B. say	C. show	D. make
Question 45: A middle-aged man was seen running away from the......of the crime.
A. scene	B. point	C. location	D. place
Question 46: We had so many problems with the car that......we sold it and bought a new one.
A. by the end	B. in the end	C. to the end 	D. at the end
Question 47: .......he began to make friends more easily.
A. Upon entering into the new school	B. After entering the new school
C. When he had been entering the new school	D. Having entered school in the new city, it was found that
Question 48: I work such long hours that I don’t really have time for much of a......life.
A. outgoing	B. social	C. free	D. friendly
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 old lady gave the children an earful for nearly knocking her over.
A. showed anger	B. explained in details	C. gave a blow on the ear	D. told them off
Question 50: After the flood, it took us some time to pick up the pieces.
A. clear the debris	B. tidy up the ruins	C. try to return to normal	D. cheer up
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 818
 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. prose	B. whose	C. close	D. chosen
 Question 2:A. broad	B. load	C. poach	D. toad
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 3:A. religious	B. provincial	C. experience	D. circumstance
 Question 4:A. curriculum	B. grammatical	C. historical	D. repetitious
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: Don't worry - the documents are safely.......lock and key at my place.
A. under	B. in	C. within	D. on
Question 6: I don't think I'll need any money but I'll bring some just.......
A. at hand	B. though	C. in case	D. for sure
Question 7: If you don’t mind, I would like to.......a suggestion.
A. say	B. show	C. make	D. put
Question 8: We finally managed to...... our way through the crowd and reach the exit.
A. insist	B. force	C. move	D. create
Question 9: I work such long hours that I don’t really have time for much of a......life.
A. social	B. outgoing	C. free	D. friendly
Question 10: Because of their achievements, they were held in high.......
A. fame	B. esteem	C. spirit	D. respect
Question 11: A middle-aged man was seen running away from the......of the crime.
A. point	B. place	C. scene	D. location
Question 12: We are pleased to inform you that we have decided to......your request tor British citizenship.
A. give	B. donate	C. permit	D. grant
Question 13: The most powerful force in a teenager’s life is probably.......pressure.
A. friend	B. crowd	C. company	D. peer
Question 14: .......he began to make friends more easily.
A. Having entered school in the new city, it was found that 	B. Upon entering into the new school
C. When he had been entering the new school	D. After entering the new school
Question 15: We had so many problems with the car that......we sold it and bought a new one.
A. in the end	B. at the end	C. to the end 	D. by the end
Question 16: She took the money from her mother's purse, .......herself.
A. despite	B. on	C. for	D. by
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: After the flood, it took us some time to pick up the pieces.
A. try to return to normal	B. tidy up the ruins	C. cheer up	D. clear the debris
Question 18: The old lady gave the children an earful for nearly knocking her over.
A. showed anger	B. gave a blow on the ear	C. told them off	D. explained in details
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.
MOBILE PHONES IN SCHOOL...
 For several years now, schools have ...(19)... whether or not pupils should be allowed to bring their mobile phones to school. While there are some advantages to having mobiles at school, I personally believe that it is better for students to leave them at home.
 First of all, they can be a serious ...(20)... in classrooms. It is impossible for teachers and students to focus on classwork if there are constant interruptions from mobile phones ringing. Moreover, students cannot listen to the teacher and concentrate fully on their work if they are sending text messages or playing games.
 Secondly, there are possible risks to the safety and general ...(21)... of students if they are allowed to bring their mobiles to school, There have been quite a few cases, for instance, of students being attacked and robbed of their phones on their way to and from school. In addition, the classroom should not be used as a place to ...(22)... possessions.
 On the other hand, however, there are times when it can be useful for students to have mobiles at school. For example, some parents prefer their children to have their phones with them so that they can contact each other during the day in case of an ...(23)....
 All in all, although allowing mobiles in schools can be beneficial to a certain extent, it seems to me that they are an unnecessary distraction, especially in class.
 Question 19:A. addressed	B. discussed	C. disputed	D. debated
 Question 20:A. disruption	B. discretion	C. distraction	D. disillusion
 Question 21:A. knowledge	B. notion	C. welfare	D. protection
 Question 22:A. show in	B. show up	C. show out	D. show off
 Question 23:A. urgency	B. mercy	C. emergency	D. agency
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 24: There has been a congressional debate about urban development.
A. cosmopolitan	B. natural	C. rural	D. central
Question 25: Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.
A. dismiss	B. reject	C. employ	D. fire
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 26: Most of the production like fruit and vegetables that you find in this supermarket has been imported.
A. fruit	B. production	C. imported	D. Most
Question 27: The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?
A. lower	B. great deal	C. The price	D. wasn’t it
Question 28: When I applied for my passport to renew I had to send a recent photograph.
A. recent	B. had to	C. for	D. to renew
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 29: He will still be writing his English essay at 2 pm. 
A. He will not finish his English essay by 2 pm.
B. Not until 2 pm will he finish writing his English essay.
C. He will not have finished writing his English essay by 2 pm.
D. He will have finished writing his English essay by 2 pm.
Question 30: They never made us do anything we didn't want to.
A. We have never made to do anything we didn't want to.
B. We had never made to do anything we didn’t want to.
C. We were never made to do anything we didn't want to.
D. We are never made to do anything we didn't want to.
Question 31: They were still playing tennis after three hours.
A. They played tennis for three hours.	B. They were playing tennis for three hours.
C. They have been playing tennis since three hours.	D. They had been playing tennis for three hours.
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 CHILDREN REMEMBER
 Whether it’s holidays, great days out or lazy days at home, you hope your children will retain happy memories of their childhoods. But often their treasured recollections don’t match parental expectations.
 Take my exasperated friend Sarah. Back on the train after a day at both the Natural History and the Science museums with three children under 10, she asked: ‘So what did you all learn?’ That if I bang my head on something hard, it’s going to hurt,’ came the reply from her six-year-old daughter. Roaring dinosaurs and an expensive lunch had little impact, but the bump on a banister was destined to become family legend. After I’d helped out on a school trip to Tate Modern art gallery, the teacher told me that three of my five-year-old charges drew the escalators as their most memorable bit of the day. ‘On a zoo trip, Luca liked the caterpillar best,’ says my friend Barbara. ‘Forget lions, giraffes and gorillas. What made the most impression (and what he still talks about five years later) is the time he found a caterpillar at the zoo."
 My children are masters of odd-memory syndrome, recalling the minutiaea and looking blank-faced at major events. The self-catering cottage of last year is "the yellow house that smelled funny". A skiing holiday is ‘remember when we had burgers for breakfast?" and a summer holiday is ‘when we had two ice creams every night’.
 Food features large in other children’s memories. "Did you like going on the plane? " a friend asked her three-year-old daughter after her first flight. I liked the crisps,’ came the reply. Four years on, another friend’s daughter still remembers Menorca for the tomato-flavoured crisps and Pembrokeshire for the dragon ice cream (ice cream in a dragon-shaped pot). Last summer, Janey and her husband took their three children on a three-week train trip around Europe. "We wanted to open their minds to the joys of travel and experiencing different cultures," she says. "But the high point for them was the Mickey Mouse-shaped ice cream. That was in Rome. I wonder whether the Coliseum made any sort of impression."
 But parenting expert Suzie Hayman is reassuring. "I think food figures high in everybody’s memories," she says. I just have to think of hot chocolate and I’m transported back to Paris. Adults tend to be less direct or simply try hard to come up to other people’s expectations. The important thing is that you give your children lots of stimulation. If you visit a museum, you can convey your appreciation for something. Just don’t expect them to share it. It’s all about laying out the buffet and letting children pick. What children want most is you - your attention, your approval, your time. They may prefer the box to the present, but you’re still giving them variety for their memory pool. It’s also important that they don’t grow up expecting that nappy times only equate with spending money on expensive days out."
 My nine-year-old has a memory theory: the more uncomfortable the bed, the better the holiday. So sleeping on bathroom floors and bending Z-beds make for a fantastic time and fluffy pillows and soft mattresses (more expensive) equal boring. This is one unexpected memory I plan to nurture for years to come.
[Sourse: Test Builder 3, Mark Harrison, Macmillan, 2007]
Question 32: What does Suzie Hayman say about memories of food?
A. Adults forget what food they have had after a while.
B. Children are more likely to mention food than adults.
C. The fact that children remember food is not important.
D. All her best memories of childhood involve food.
Question 33: What does Suzie Hayman say about parents?
A. They should not take their children on expensive days out.
B. They should not take their children to places that will not interest them.
C. They should not expect their children to enjoy the same things that they enjoy.
D. They should not pay attention to what their children can remember.
Question 34: The writer's purpose in the article is to point out.....
A. how annoying children's memories of past events can be for adults.
B. how difficult it is for children to remember the kind of things that adults