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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016 
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 
Đề đặc biệt số : 01 
Thời gian: 90 phút 
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following 
questions. 
Question 1. I gave the waiter a $50 note and waited for my _________. 
 A. change B. supply C. cash D. cost 
Question 2. I'm going to stay at university and try to ________ off getting a job for a few years! 
 A. stay B. put C. move D. set 
Question 3. People can become very __________ when they are stuck in traffic for a long time. 
 A. nervous B. bad-tempered C. stressful D. pressed 
Question 4. I believe that judges should be independent _________ the government. 
 A. to B. from C. with D. on 
Question 5. The MP asked ________ the prime minister was aware of the growing social problem. 
 A. that B. him C. if D. what 
Question 6. Remind Tony about party _________. 
 A. incase B. unless C. provided that D. except 
Question 7. The government should do more for ___________ people. 
 A. usual B. ordinary C. everyday D. typical 
Question 8. I know we had an argument, but now I'd quite like to _________. 
 A. look down B. make up C. fall out D. bring up 
Question 9. - I'm going to set up the equipment in a minute. ___________ give you a hand? 
 A. Shall we B. Will I C. Would I D. Do I 
Question 10. I think there's a picture of the hotel __________ the first page. 
 A. on B. at C. in D. to 
Question 11. I'm saving all my pocket money __________to buy a new PlayStation. 
 A. out B. down C. up D. away 
Question 12. We usually do go by train, even though the car _________ is a lot quicker. 
 A. travel B. journey C. trip D. voyage 
Question 13. Dogs make very ________ pets. They'll always stay by your side. 
 A. mental B. private C. loyal D. digital 
Question 14. They ________ have seen the play last night as they went to a football match instead. 
 A. could B. must C. might D. can't 
Question 15. I'm sorry, but I've got __________ much work to do to come to the beach today. 
 A. so B. such C. enough D. too 
Question 16. - You must be Jane's sister. Glad to meet you. __________ 
 A. I am, either B. So I am. I'm glad C. What do you do D. Me too 
Question 17. The boys ________ that he had had anything to do with the break-in. 
 A. refused B. denied C. objected D. reject 
Question 18. - __________ ? About tem miles before we met him. 
 A. How fast did he drive B. How long did he drive 
 C. How often did he drive D. How far did he drive 
Question 19. Do you have __________ to take that bicycle? 
 A. allowance B. exception C. willingness D. permission 
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Question 20. The sign says that all shoplifters will be ________. 
 A. persecuted B. disproved C. prosecuted D. prohibited 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 
Question 21. Transplanting organs such hearts and kidneys had proved easier than transplanting muscles. 
Question 22. On the floor of the Pacific Ocean is hundreds of flat-tipped mountains more than a mile beneath 
sea level. 
Question 23. No longer satisfied with the emphasis of the Denishawn school, Martha has moved to the staff of 
the Eastman school in 1925. 
Question 24. Not until much later did she realize her long-known partner had been lying her. 
Question 25. Justice is often personified as a blindfolded woman to hold a pair of scales. 
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 question from 26 to 35. 
 The principle of use and disuse states that those parts of organisms' bodies that are used grown larger. 
Those parts that are not tend to wither away. It is an observed fact that when you exercise particular muscles, 
they grow. Those that are never used dimish. By examining a man's body, we can tell which muscles he uses 
and which he doesn't. we may even be able to guess his profession or his reaction. Enthusiasts of the "body- 
building" cult make use of the principle of use and disuse to "build" their bodies, almost like a piece of 
sculpture, into whatever unnatural shape is demanded by fashion in this peculiar minority culture. Muscles are 
not the only parts of the body that respond to use in this kind of way. Walk barefoot and you acquire harder 
skin on your soles. It is easy to tell a farmer from a bank teller by looking at their hands alone. The farmer's 
hands are horny, hardened by long exposure to rough work. The teller's hands are relatively soft. 
 The principle of use and disuse enables animals to become better at the job of surviving in their world, 
progressively better during their lifetime as a result of living in that world. Humans, through direct exposure to 
sunlight, or lack of it, develop a skin color which equips them better to survive in the particular local 
conditions. 
 Too much sunlight is dangerous. Enthusiastic sunbathers with very fair skins are susceptible to skin 
cancer. Too little sunlight, on the other hand, leads to vitamin-D deficiency and rickets. The brown pigment 
melanin which is synthesized under the influence of sunlight, makes a screen to protect the underlying tissues 
from the harmful effects of further sunlight. If a suntanned person moves to a less sunny climate, the melanin 
disappears, and the body is able to benefit from what little sun there is. This can be represented as an instance 
of the principle of use 
and disuse: skin goes brown when it is "used", and fades to white when it is not. 
Question 26. What does the passage mainly discuss? 
 A. How the principles of use and disuse change people's concepts of themselves. 
 B. The way in which people change themselves to conform to fashion. 
 C. The changes that occur according to the principle of use and disuse. 
 D. The effects of the sun on the principle of use and disuse. 
Question 27. The phrase "wither away" in line 2 is closest in meaning to____. 
 A. split B. rot C. perish D. shrink 
Question 28. The word "Those" in line 3 refers to___. 
 A. organisms B. bodies C. parts D. muscles 
Question 29. According to the passage, men who body build____. 
 A. appear like sculptures B. change their appearance 
 C. belong to strange cults D. are very fashionable 
Question 30. From the passage, it can be inferred that author views body building____. 
 A. with enthusiasm B. as an artistic from C. with scientific interest D. of doubtful benefic 
Question 31. The word "horny" in line 9 is closest in meaning to____. 
 A. firm B. strong C. tough D. dense 
Question 32. It can be inferred from the passage that the principle of use and disuse enables organisms to____. 
 A. change their existence B. automatically benefit 
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 C. survive in any condition D. improve their lifetime 
Question 33. The author suggests that melanin_____. 
 A. is necessary for the production of vitamin-D B. is beneficial in sunless climates 
 C. helps protect fair-skinned people D. is a synthetic product 
Question 34. In the second paragraph, the author mentions sun tanning as an example of____. 
 A. humans improving their local condition B. humans surviving in adverse conditions 
 C. humans using the principle of use and disuse D. humans running the risk of skin cancer 
Question 35. The word " susceptible" could be best replaced by____. 
 A. condemned B. vulnerable C. allergic D. suggestible 
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 36. A. recommend B. hurricane C. photograph D. separate 
Question 37. A. explain B. involve C. purpose D. control 
Question 38. A. furnish B. reason C. promise D. tonight 
Question 39. A. specific B. coincide C. inventive D. regardless 
Question 40. A. habitable B. infamously C. geneticist D. communes 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct 
word for each of the blanks from 41 to 50. THE HISTORY OF WRITING 
The development of writing (41) ___ a huge difference to the world and might see it as the beginning of 
the (42) ____. Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been discovered in China that 
date from around 4000 BC. Hieroglyphics and other forms of "picture writing" developed in the (43)_____ 
around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 
BC onwards. However, the first (44) _____ alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC. Their 
alphabet had 22 letters and it is estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called "aleph" 
and "beth", which in Greek became "alpha" and "beta", which gave us the (45)____ word "alphabet" 
The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and (46) ____ to other European countries under 
the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the letter G, and the letter J 
and V were (47) ____ to people in Shakespeare's time. 
If we (48)____ the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans used to write 
quaesto at the end of a sentence in (49) _____ to show that it was a question. they started to write Qo in (50) 
____ of the whole word, and then put the Q above the o. In the end, that became the question mark "?" 
Question 41. A. did B. had C. made D. took 
Question 42. A. media B. bulletin C. programme D. journalism 
Question 43. A. distance B. area C. length D. earth 
Question 44. A. true B. accurate C. exact D. precise 
Question 45. A. new B. trendy C. modern D. fashionable 
Question 46. A. spread B. appeared C. was D. occurred 
Question 47. A. infamous B. unpopular C. unknown D. hidden 
Question 48. A. look into B. bring on C. make off D. hold up 
Question 49. A. turn B. fact C. order D. intention 
Question 50. A. position B. space C. spot D. place 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct 
word for each of the blanks from 51 to 60. 
You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions. This is 
useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to them. Emotions have 
evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others. But does raising the 
eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it does in Madagascar? Much research 
on emotional expressions has centered on such questions. 
 According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially the 
same “facial language”. Studies by Ekman’s group have demonstrated that humans share a set of universal 
emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles, for example, 
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signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far- flung places as Argentina, 
Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea , and the 
Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at 
least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise. There are, however, 
huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays – the so called display 
rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to control emotional responses – especially 
negative ones- while many American children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly. Regardless 
of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree , in people’s behavior. From their first 
days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings. 
 The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to facial 
expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people’s faces. This 
evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic set of human 
emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional expressions seem to 
appear across species boundaries. Cross - cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional responses carry 
different meanings in different cultures. For example, what emotion do you suppose might be conveyed by 
sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise. 
Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as easily mean 
embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions. 
Question 51. According to the passage, we respond to others by _________. 
 A. observing their looks C. watching their actions 
 B. observing their emotional expressions D. looking at their faces 
Question 52. Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the question whether __________. 
 A. different cultures have similar emotional expressions. 
 B. eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar. 
 C. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth. 
D. rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar. 
Question 53. The word “ evolved” in line 3 is closest in meaning to __________. 
 A. reduced B. increased C. simplified D. developed 
Question 54. Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of ____________. 
 A. lacked many main ingredients B. researchers on universal language 
C. researchers who can speak and understand many languages 
D. investigators on universal emotional expressions 
Question 55. Smiles and frowns __________. 
A. are universal expressions across cultures C. do not convey the same emotions in various cultures 
B. are not popular everywhere D. have different meanings in different cultures 
Question 56. The biggest difference lies in __________. 
A. how long negative emotions are displayed B. how intensive emotions are expressed 
C. how emotional responses are controlled D. how often positive emotions are shown 
Question 57. Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to _______. 
 A. control their emotions C. display their emotions openly 
 B. conceal their positive emotions D. change their behaviour 
Question 58. Young children _______. 
A. spend a long time learning to read others’ emotions B. are sensitive towards others’ emotions 
 C. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions D. take time to control their facial expressions 
Question 59. The phrase “ this evidence” in line 24 refers to _________. 
A. the fact that children are good at recognizing others’ emotions C. human facial expressions 
B. a biological underpinning for humans to express emotions D. the fact that children can control their 
feelings 
Question 60. The best title for the passage is ________________. 
A. Cultural universals in emotional expressions C. Ways to control emotional expressions 
B. C. review of research on emotional expressions D. Human habit of displaying emotions 
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best way to complete each of the 
following sentences. 
Question 61. A little farther down the street _________. 
 A. is the inn I used to stay at. B. there is an inn where I used to stay in 
 C. the inn is the place where I used to stay D. is there an inn in which I used to stay 
Question 62. He came to Nairobi ____. A. with a view to climb Mt. Kenya B. so for climbing Mt. Kenya 
 C. intended to climb Mt. Kenya D. with the intention of climbing Mt. Kenya 
Question 63. Kate is committed to ____. 
 A. buying goods from that shop B. buy goods from that shop 
 C. that shop for buying goods D. that shop to buy goods 
Question 64. The children sing loudly _____. 
 A. as though they are the winners B. though they are the winners 
 C. as if they were the winners D. were they the winners 
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm) 
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as the 
provided one. 
1. We didn’t go because it rained. 
If it hadn’t.. 
2. I can’t cook as well as my mother does. 
 My mother... 
3. I don’t suppose you have change for a pound, do you? 
 Do you happen 
4. He failed to win the race. 
 He didn’t. 
5. Mary rang hours and hours ago. 
 It’s hours. 
II. TOPIC: Write to describe your all-time favorite movie. 
In life, although I have several hobbies, watching movies is the one I am more interested in. I have 
watched countless films so far, but BẾN KHÔNG CHỒNG, a product of VFC (Vietnam Film Corporation) in 
2001, is the one that has created the biggest impression on me ever since. 
 The film is set in the time of our war against the American troops in the South to unify the country and 
the construction to build a communist country in the North. The ground of the story is in a tranquil poor 
farming village in the North. The main characters are Mr. Van, a veteran, a secretary of the village’s 
Communist Youth Union named Hanh, the two widows and the villagers. The story happens right inside the 
village to the bank of a no-name-river having a namely Khong Chong river five-step-wharf. 
 After serving in the army Van came back to his village in which there were only old villagers together 
with almost widows, girls and very few disabled men. When Van returned, he was appointed head of the village 
armed group which consisted of around six armed girls including Hanh – Van’s former sweetheart’s daughter. 
Van lived under the same roof with a land-lord widow and her 16 year-old son. Van was then admired by all 
the villagers, so he tried his best to meet the residents’ expectations. Though sometimes the mid-forties man felt 
lonely, he tried not to do wrong thing especially on sex. Time passed, peace was then established with the 
unification declaration, the village was still under the misery of the war unhappiness. Hanh married to an Army 
captain, but had no child for long. Debates and conflicts occurred, which made Hanh left her husband. So 
disappointed, and hopeless, she entered Van’s hut by a showery night. The two thirsty unhappy persons met, 
and then Hanh was pregnant. Unable to live with the villagers’ prejudice, Van and Hanh left the homeland, and 
finally Van killed himself by the river wharf Ben Khong Chong. 
 The scenes in the movie are colorful and interesting, typical for a North Vietnam’s rural village. The 
story is touching and rather mournful. The acting of the main characters is excellent as they are all famous 
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actors and actresses. The film leaves us valuable lessons in life, and helps us know more about the rural life 
courtesy. I must say that it is one of the best movies I have ever watched in my life. 
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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016 
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 
Đề bặc biệt số : 02 
Thời gian: 90 phút 
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) 
Chọn từ hoặc cụm từ thích hợp (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau. 
Câu 1: From an early age, Wolfgang had a/an _______ for music. 
 A. interest B. passion C. involvement D. tendency 
Câu 2: Larry never spoke to anyone, and kept himself ______. 
 A. outside B. withdrawn C. superior D. aloof 
Câu 3: Sarah delivered a/an _______ appeal to the court and asked for mercy. 
 A. sensational B. sentimental C. emotional D. affectionate 
Câu 4: No sooner had we left the house, _______ it started snowing. 
 A. and B. than C. when D. that 
Câu 5: Whatever Jane _______ to do, she finishes. 
 A. gets on B. sees to C. sets out D. looks for 
Câu 6: Several cars, _______ owners had parked them under the trees, were damaged. 
 A. their B. of which C. whom D. whose 
Câu 7: It was very good _______ you to give up so much of your time. 
 A. of B. for C. with D. to 
Câu 8: The play was not _______ what we had expected. 
 A. just B. absolutely C. at all D. very 
Câu 9: We had to get a bank loan when the money finally _______. 
 A. gave in B. gave off C. gave over D. gave out 
Câu 10: The minister _______ to say whether all the coal mines would be closed. 
 A. refuse B. avoided C. denied D. bothered 
Câu 11: When Helen agreed to run the school play, she got more than she _______. 
 A. came down to B. bargained for C. faced up to D. got round to 
Câu 12: At the end of the match the players were _______ exhausted. 
 A. solely B. utterly C. actually D. merely 
Câu 13: _______ you should do first is make a list of all the things you have to do. 
 A. That B. What C. As D. If 
Câu 14: The smell of the kippers cooking _______ my breakfast. 
 A. put me off B. came up against C. gave off D. held up 
Câu 15: This conversation project looks promising, but it’s still _______. 
 A. in the early stages B. in advance C. understress D. at first sight 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 16 đến 25. 
Every drop of water in the ocean, even in the deepest parts, responds to the forces that create the tides. No 
other force that affects the sea is so strong. Compared with the tides, the waves created by the wind are surface 
movements felt no more than a hundred fathoms below the surface. The currents also seldom involve more than 
the upper several hundred fathoms despite their impressive sweep. 
The tides are a response of the waters of the ocean to the pull of the Moon and the more distant Sun. In 
theory, there is a gravitational attraction between the water and even the outermost star of the universe. In 
reality, however, the pull of remote stars is so slight as to be obliterated by the control of the Moon and, to a 
lesser extent, the Sun. 
Just as the Moon rises later each day by fifty minutes, on the average, so, in most places, the time of high 
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tide is correspondingly later each day. And as the Moon waxes and wanes in its monthly cycle, so the height of 
the tide varies. The tidal movements are strongest when the Moon is a sliver in the sky, and when it is full. 
These are the highest flood tides and the lowest ebb tides of the lunar month and are called the spring tides. At 
these times the Sun, Moon, and Earth are nearly in line and the pull of the two heavenly bodies is added 
together to bring the water high on the beaches, to send its surf upward against the sea cliffs, and to draw a high 
tide into the harbors. Twice each month, at the quarters of the Moon, when the Sun, Moon and Earth lie at the 
apexes of a triangular configuration and the pull of the Sun and Moon are opposed, the moderate tidal 
movements called neap tides occur. Then the difference between high and low water is less than at any other 
time during the month. 
Câu 16: What is the main point of the first paragraph? A. The waves created by ocean currents are very 
large. 
B. Despite the strength of the wind, it only moves surface water. 
C. Deep ocean water is seldom affected by forces that move water. 
D. The tides are the most powerful force to affect the movement of ocean water. 
Câu 17: The word "felt" in line 3 is closest in meaning to____. 
A. based B. dropped C. detected D. explored 
Câu 18: The words "In reality" in line 8 are closest in meaning to____. 
A. surprisingly B. actually C. characteristically D. similarly 
Câu 19: It can be inferred from the passage that the most important factor in determining how much 
gravitational effect one object in space has on the tides is____. A. size B. distance C. temperature 
D. density 
Câu 20: The word "correspondingly" in line 11 is closest in meaning to____. 
A. unpredictably B. interestingly C. similarly D. unusually 
Câu 21: What is the cause of spring tides? A. Seasonal changes in the weather 
B. The gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon when nearly in line with the Earth 
C. The Earth's movement around the Sun D. The triangular arrangement of the Earth, Sun, and Moon 
Câu 22: The word "configuration" in line 18 is closest in meaning to____. 
A. unit B. center C. surface D. arrangement 
Câu 23: Neap tides occur when ____. 
 A. the Sun counteracts the Moon's gravitational attraction B. the Moon is full 
 C. the Moon is farthest from the Sun D. waves created by the wind combine with the Moon's 
gravitational attraction 
Câu 24: According to the passage, all of the following statements about tides are true EXCEPT____. 
A. The time of high tide is later each day. B. Tides have a greater effect on the sea than waves do. 
C. The strongest tides occur at the quarters of the Moon. 
D. Neap tides are more moderate than spring tides. 
Câu 25: Where in the passage does the author mention movements of ocean water other than those caused by 
tides? 
A. Lines 2-5 B. Lines 10-11 C. Lines 12-13 D. Lines 17-20 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi chỗ trống từ 26 đến 35. 
Most traditional human life in deserts is nomadic. It (26)____ in hot deserts on finding water, and on 
following infrequent rains to (27)____ grazing for livestock. In cold deserts, it depends on finding good hunting 
and fishing grounds, on sheltering from blizzards and winter (28)___, and on storing enough food for winter. 
Permanent settlement in both kinds of deserts requires permanent water, food sources and adequate shelter, or 
the technology and energy sources to (29)___ it. 
Many deserts are flat and featureless, lacking landmarks, or composed of repeating landforms such as sand 
(30)____ or the jumbled ice-fields of glaciers. Advanced skills or devices are required to navigate through such 
landscapes and (31)___ travelers may die when supplies run (32)____ after becoming lost. In addition, 
sandstorms or blizzards may cause disorientation in severely-reduced visibility. 
The (33)___ represented by wild animals in deserts has featured in explorers' accounts but does not cause 
higher (34)____ of death than in other environments such as rainforests or savanna woodland, and generally 
does not affect human distribution. Defense against polar bears may be advisable in some areas of the Arctic. 
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Precautions against snakes and scorpions in choosing (35)____ at which to camp in some hot deserts should be 
taken. 
Câu 26: A. locates B. selects C. follows D. depends 
Câu 27: A. earn B. demand C. obtain D. require 
Câu 28: A. extremes B. poles C. tops D. heights 
Câu 29: A. grow B. supply C. comfort D. bring 
Câu 30: A. dunes B. piles C. valleys D. stores 
Câu 31: A. inconsistent B. incapable C. inexperienced D. independent 
Câu 32: A. of B. out C. in D. over 
Câu 33: A. danger B. dangerous C. endanger D. endangered 
Câu 34: A. level B. rate C. scale D. standard 
Câu 35: A. sight B. lies C. sites D. seats 
Đọc kỹ đoạn văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A, hoặc B, C, D) cho mỗi câu từ 36 đến 44. 
The ocean bottom - a region nearly 2.5 times greater than the total land area of the Earth - is a vast 
frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century ago, the deep-ocean floor 
was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 meters deep. Totally without light 
and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earth's surface, the deep-ocean 
bottom is a hostile environment to humans, in some ways as forbidding and remote as the void of outer 
space. 
 Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a century, the first 
detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the beginning of the 
National Science Foundation's Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP).Using techniques first developed for the 
offshore oil and gas industry, the DSDP's drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady 
position on the ocean's surface and drill in