Đề ôn thi tốt nghiệp Trung học Phổ thông môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2017-2018 - Mã đề 248

SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG 
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC 39 NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
 (Đề gồm có 04 trang) MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 248
 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. politics	B. lunatic	C. Atlantic	D. Catholic
 Question 2:A. backstreet	B. backspace	C. backstairs	D. backstage
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 3: If only she... to her principles, she wouldn’t have been led astray.
A. have stuck	B. had stuck	C. sticks	D. stuck
Question 4: People should......their rooftops into gardens.
A. convert	B. generate	C. consume	D. develop
Question 5: "Have I done something wrong?" ~ "I wish you.....more tactful; you’re always offending people."
A. were	B. were being	C. have been	D. had been being
Question 6: Tanya likes to buy cheap......clothes on eBay.
A. throw-away	B. second-hand	C. hard-earned	D. money-off
Question 7: I’d rather you......a noise last night; I couldn’t get to sleep.
A. hadn’t made	B. haven't made	C. wouldn’t make	D. didn’t make
Question 8: Can you......some milk from the supermarket?
A. pick up	B. throw in	C. check out	D. get across
Question 9: The new spray dries.......on your skin!
A. individually	B. horizontally	C. possibly	D. instantly
Question 10: The heel on Jane's new shoes......
A. broke	B. tore	C. scratched	D. damaged
Question 11: She’s such a snob; she behaves......the Queen.
A. like she was	B. like she were	C. as if she were	D. as if she has been
Question 12: It’s time you.....about your future.
A. thought	B. think	C. had thought	D. to think
Question 13: Supermarkets always have......produce.
A. natural	B. fresh	C. instant	D. new
Question 14: If only we.......more people, then we wouldn’t be feeling so lonely.
A. knew	B. were known	C. had known	D. have know
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 15 to 22.
NIGHT ON A BARE MOUNTAIN
1. Sugarloaf Mountain, in the state of Maine in the US, is one of the best ski resorts in the country. Thousands of winter sports enthusiasts head for the area during weekends and holidays to enjoy the breathtaking scenery. Most of them go home exhausted but happy at the end of a great day of skiing. But not in the case of 17-year-old Nicholas Joy from Massachusetts.
2. Nicholas had gone skiing with his father at Sugarloaf. It was a Sunday, and they were on their way back down the mountain when Nicholas saw a shortcut. He decided to take the shortcut while his father continued down the official path. They arranged to meet back at the parking lot for the drive home. And that was the last his father saw him that day because Nicholas didn't turn up at the parking lot. After waiting for what he considered to be a reasonable time, Nicholas's worried father alerted the authorities. A massive search party was launched, but it soon began to snow heavily. Eventually, the search was called off.
3. Meanwhile, Nicholas was desperate. He had gotten hopelessly lost, and he realized that he was going to have to spend the night on the mountain. Fortunately, he is a big fan of survival shows, so he knew how to make a snow cave. He found a safe place to build his cave and made a huge pile of snow with his skis. Then, he made a tunnel into the snow and dug out a hole to sit in. He covered the bottom with fallen pine branches and lay down inside. Whenever he was thirsty, he left the cave and drank water from a nearby stream. Then he returned to his cave and waited to be found.
4. Rescue came two days later in the form of snowmobiler Joseph Paul. Mr. Paul was riding along a trail about 4 miles from the resort when he spotted Nicholas's snow cave. He got off his snowmobile, inspected the cave, and found Nicholas curled up inside. After giving the hungry teenager some cheese crackers and peanuts, he took Nicholas back to the resort to be reunited with his relieved parents.
5. An official at Sugarloaf confirmed that two or three groups of skiers get lost on the mountain each year. Like Nicholas, they are usually found in areas that are out of bounds. However, few of the rescued skiers are in such good shape because they lack his knowledge of survival skills. Tragically, some of them do not make it through the night.
[From: NEW AMERICAN ENGLISH FILE 4, Workbook, 2nd Ed, Oxford, 2014]
Question 15: The first thing Joseph Paul did when he found Nicholas was to......
A. give him some food.	B. give Nicholas a ride back home
C. call his parents.	D. take him back to the resort.
Question 16: The word "out of bounds" is closest in meaning to.....
A. inacessible areas	B. bottomless places	C. unreachable places	D. dangerous spots
Question 17: Nicholas knew how to make a snow cave because.....
A. he had seen someone do it on TV.	B. he is a fan for mountain skiing
C. he had taken a survival course.	D. his father had taught him.
Question 18: Sugarloaf Mountain is popular with skiers because.....
A. it is in a beautiful area.	B. it is easy to get to.
C. it is free on the weekend.	D. it is the best ski resort
Question 19: Nicholas and his father separated because Nicholas wanted to.....
A. go faster than his father.	B. sit down and take a rest.
C. meet some friends at the parking lot.	D. go a different way.
Question 20: The pronoun "it" in the last sentence refers to..... 
A. the good shape	B. a difficult experience
C. knowledge of survival skills	D. the skier
Question 21: Skiers who get lost at Sugarloaf...
A. usually make their own snow caves.	B. enjoy reaching new areas
C. usually have good survival skills.	D. have usually left the official trail.
Question 22: What does the writer imply by "make it through the night"?
A. learn survival skills overnight	B. spend the night in safety
C. manage to deal with a difficult experience	D. survive an accident at night
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 23: The monthly account was lost. It is not Ann's fault.
A. It must not be Ann's fault that the monthly account was lost. 
B. Ann's not to blame for the loss of the monthly account.
C. We wouldn’t have blamed Ann for the loss of the monthly account.
D. Ann’s fault was not the loss of the monthly account. 
Question 24: At least make an attempt at the exercise. It might not be as difficult as you think it is.
A. No matter how difficult you might think the exercise is, just try to do it.
B. You can make the least attempt at the exercise because it is not so difficult.
C. The exercise is so easy that at least you can try to do it.
D. If you try to do the exercise, you may find it easier than you think.
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 25:A. cutlery	B. cupid	C. hiccup	D. haircut
 Question 26:A. physician	B. phial	C. orphan	D. nephew
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 27: ~ A: "......................" ~ B: "You had better be honest and tell the truth."
A. How can he tell her about his love?
B. Willl Dad be angry if you spend all his earnings, Mum?
C. What should I do when I feel dizzy, Mum?
D. I can’t think of a good excuse for being late
Question 28: ~ A: "You’re looking rather pleased with yourself." ~ B: "......................"
A. Why not? I’m hungry enough to eat a buffalo.
B. I’m trying on this new dress. Tom will like it, won’t he? 
C. Mum has told me off for taking her lipstick.
D. Suppose your boss had offered you a big bonus, you would too. 
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 29: He was taken to court because he had had his fingers in the till.
A. got his fingers cut	B. pointed a gun at someone
C. embezzled the funds	D. disqualified from office
Question 30: Three minutes after the fire started, the house was full of lethal fumes. 
A. polluting	B. rising	C. dangerous	D. industrial
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 31: Only a better teacher would have knocked him into shape. 
A. punished him severely	B. made him healthier	C. changed his behaviour	D. fattened him
Question 32: Pham Duy was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation. 
A. famous	B. well-earned	C. barren	D. talented
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 33 to 38.
A FEELING OF PURE JOY
 Then mother managed to buy me some more paints and brushes, along with one or two drawing books and a pecil. This, of course, broadened my range of expression and allowed me to have a greater choice of subject. After the first few weeks of uncertainty and awkwardness, I setlled down contentedly with my new pastime. I painted every day upstairs in the back bedroom, completely by myself.
 I was changing. I didn't know it then, but I had found a way to be happy again and to forget some of the things that had made me unhappy. Above all, I learned to forget myself. I didn't miss going out with my brothers now, for I had something to keep my mind active, sonething to make each day a thing to look forward to.
 I would sit crouched on the floor, holding the brush beween my toes, my right leg curled up under my left, my hands held tightly at my sides, the hands clenched. All my paints and brushes were around, and I would get mother or father to pin the drawing paper to the floor with tacks to keep it steady. It look a very queer, awkward position, with my head almost between my knees and my back as crooked as a corkscrew. But I painted my best pictures this way, with the wooden floor as my easel.
 Slowly I began to losse my early depression. I had a feeling of pure joy while I painted, a feeling I had never experienced before and which seemed amost to lift me above myself. It was only when I wasn't painting that I became depressed and cross with everyone at home.
[From: First Certificate Avenue, Workbook, David Foll, 1197]
Question 33: Where does the passage come from?
A. a book telling the story of the writer's life
B. an article recommending the teaching of painting to children
C. a letter describing the writer's family life
D. a book explaining how to start painting
Question 34: The word “cross” is closest in meaning to.....
A. unhappy	B. dissatisfied	C. cheerful	D. angry
Question 35: What happened to the writer as a result of taking up painting?
A. He stopped going out with his brothers.	B. He decided he liked being on his own.
C. He rediscovered feelings of happiness.	D. He was able to express his unhappiness.
Question 36: The writer got his parents to pin drawing paper to the floor so that......
A. he could copy the pattern of the floor.	B. he could put his paints and brushes on it.
C. the paper didn't move when he was painting.	D. the floor would be protected from paint.
Question 37: What does the writer say about his new pastime?
A. He only had the most basic equipment.	B. He needed some time to get used to it.
C. He drew his pictures before painting them.	D. He couldn't paint what he wanted to.
Question 38: Why did the writer paint sitting on the floor?
A. There was no table or chair in the room.	B. He had his best ideas in this position.
C. He could carry on painting for hours.	D. It was the easiest way for him to paint.
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 39: The doctor told Mr Anderson that, because of his severe cramps, he should lay in bed for a few days.
A. should lay	B. told Mr Anderson that	C. a few	D. because of
Question 40: An uncultivated tea plant might grow about 30 feet height.
A. tea plant	B. about	C. uncultivated	D. height
Question 41: It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having soft, comfortablr bed to lie on.
A. having	B. lie on	C. to sleep	D. difficult
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 42 to 47.
ARTIFICIAL RAIN - HIGH HOPES
 Diverting water from the south of China to the north is not the country’s only crazily ambitious drought alleviation scheme. The government is also thinking about ...(42)... up what would be the world’s largest cloudseeding operation in Tibet. China already uses the technique more than most. Now, says the South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong newspaper, a state-owned defence company has ...(43)... 500 burners on Himalayan ridges in the path ofthe monsoon. They are testing a system that involves lofting particles of silver iodide from the machines into the atmosphere. When the water-laden air of the monsoon hits the particles, ice crystals are supposed to form and later ...(44)... as rain or snow. The hope is to build tens of thousands of these burners and increase rainfall by up to 10 billion cubic metres a year in an area the size of Iran that feeds the Yangzi and Yellow rivers as well as others ...(45)... which China’s neighbours depend.
 But the largest study of iodine cloud seeding so far, the Wyoming Weather Modification Pilot Programme, found in 2016 that, although the technique can increase precipitation if wind and other conditions are just right, it cannot do so reliably over a long period or on a large scale. Changing the ...(46)... in the fragile environment of Tibet could also be fraught with unintended consequences. The government should think ...(47)... before giving its go-ahead to what looks like another vast, risky way of avoiding conservation and pollution controls. 
[The ECONOMIST, UK. April 7, 2018]
 Question 42:A. setting	B. picking	C. putting	D. making
 Question 43:A. made	B. done	C. formed 	D. built
 Question 44:A. fall	B. run	C. drop	D. rise
 Question 45:A. in	B. upon	C. from	D. of
 Question 46:A. climate	B. seaon	C. air	D. weather
 Question 47:A. twice	B. over	C. about	D. up
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 48: Not all the audience stayed until the play was over.
A. By the time the play finished, there were only a few people left in the hall.
B. Some of the audience didn't like the play, though they watched it till the end.
C. None of the people who came to see the play stayed till the end.
D. Some individuals in the audience left before the play finished.
Question 49: My grandmother surprised us by announcing she was going on a world cruise.
A. Much to our surprise, our grandmother announced that she was going on a world cruise.
B. That we announced my mother going on a world cruise surprised her very much.
C. We were surprisingly announced by my mother that she was going on a world cruise.
D. My mother’s idea of going on a world cruise was announced to us surprisingly.
Question 50: Would you please keep your mobile phone switched off during the flight?
A. Would you mind switching off your mobile phone during the flight?
B. Are you pleased with switching off your mobile phone during the flight?
C. I don't mind your switching off your mobile phone during the flight, do I?
D. Please bear in your mind to switch off your mobile phone during the flight.
The End
SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG 
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
 (Đề gồm có 04 trang) MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 894
 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. lunatic	B. Catholic	C. Atlantic	D. politics
 Question 2:A. backstreet	B. backspace	C. backstairs	D. backstage
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 3: An uncultivated tea plant might grow about 30 feet height.
A. about	B. height	C. tea plant	D. uncultivated
Question 4: It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having soft, comfortablr bed to lie on.
A. difficult	B. having	C. to sleep	D. lie on
Question 5: The doctor told Mr Anderson that, because of his severe cramps, he should lay in bed for a few days.
A. told Mr Anderson that	B. a few	C. should lay	D. because of
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 6: My grandmother surprised us by announcing she was going on a world cruise.
A. Much to our surprise, our grandmother announced that she was going on a world cruise.
B. We were surprisingly announced by my mother that she was going on a world cruise.
C. My mother’s idea of going on a world cruise was announced to us surprisingly.
D. That we announced my mother going on a world cruise surprised her very much.
Question 7: Not all the audience stayed until the play was over.
A. Some individuals in the audience left before the play finished.
B. By the time the play finished, there were only a few people left in the hall.
C. None of the people who came to see the play stayed till the end.
D. Some of the audience didn't like the play, though they watched it till the end.
Question 8: Would you please keep your mobile phone switched off during the flight?
A. Are you pleased with switching off your mobile phone during the flight?
B. Would you mind switching off your mobile phone during the flight?
C. Please bear in your mind to switch off your mobile phone during the flight.
D. I don't mind your switching off your mobile phone during the flight, do I?
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 9: He was taken to court because he had had his fingers in the till.
A. got his fingers cut	B. embezzled the funds
C. disqualified from office	D. pointed a gun at someone
Question 10: Three minutes after the fire started, the house was full of lethal fumes. 
A. polluting	B. industrial	C. rising	D. dangerous
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 11: ~ A: "......................" ~ B: "You had better be honest and tell the truth."
A. Willl Dad be angry if you spend all his earnings, Mum?
B. How can he tell her about his love?
C. What should I do when I feel dizzy, Mum?
D. I can’t think of a good excuse for being late
Question 12: ~ A: "You’re looking rather pleased with yourself." ~ B: "......................"
A. Why not? I’m hungry enough to eat a buffalo.
B. Mum has told me off for taking her lipstick.
C. Suppose your boss had offered you a big bonus, you would too. 
D. I’m trying on this new dress. Tom will like it, won’t he? 
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 13 to 20.
NIGHT ON A BARE MOUNTAIN
1. Sugarloaf Mountain, in the state of Maine in the US, is one of the best ski resorts in the country. Thousands of winter sports enthusiasts head for the area during weekends and holidays to enjoy the breathtaking scenery. Most of them go home exhausted but happy at the end of a great day of skiing. But not in the case of 17-year-old Nicholas Joy from Massachusetts.
2. Nicholas had gone skiing with his father at Sugarloaf. It was a Sunday, and they were on their way back down the mountain when Nicholas saw a shortcut. He decided to take the shortcut while his father continued down the official path. They arranged to meet back at the parking lot for the drive home. And that was the last his father saw him that day because Nicholas didn't turn up at the parking lot. After waiting for what he considered to be a reasonable time, Nicholas's worried father alerted the authorities. A massive search party was launched, but it soon began to snow heavily. Eventually, the search was called off.
3. Meanwhile, Nicholas was desperate. He had gotten hopelessly lost, and he realized that he was going to have to spend the night on the mountain. Fortunately, he is a big fan of survival shows, so he knew how to make a snow cave. He found a safe place to build his cave and made a huge pile of snow with his skis. Then, he made a tunnel into the snow and dug out a hole to sit in. He covered the bottom with fallen pine branches and lay down inside. Whenever he was thirsty, he left the cave and drank water from a nearby stream. Then he returned to his cave and waited to be found.
4. Rescue came two days later in the form of snowmobiler Joseph Paul. Mr. Paul was riding along a trail about 4 miles from the resort when he spotted Nicholas's snow cave. He got off his snowmobile, inspected the cave, and found Nicholas curled up inside. After giving the hungry teenager some cheese crackers and peanuts, he took Nicholas back to the resort to be reunited with his relieved parents.
5. An official at Sugarloaf confirmed that two or three groups of skiers get lost on the mountain each year. Like Nicholas, they are usually found in areas that are out of bounds. However, few of the rescued skiers are in such good shape because they lack his knowledge of survival skills. Tragically, some of them do not make it through the night.
[From: NEW AMERICAN ENGLISH FILE 4, Workbook, 2nd Ed, Oxford, 2014]
Question 13: The first thing Joseph Paul did when he found Nicholas was to......
A. take him back to the resort.	B. give him some food.
C. give Nicholas a ride back home	D. call his parents.
Question 14: Sugarloaf Mountain is popular with skiers because.....
A. it is in a beautiful area.	B. it is free on the weekend.
C. it is the best ski resort	D. it is easy to get to.
Question 15: Nicholas and his father separated because Nicholas wanted to.....
A. go a different way.	B. sit down and take a rest.
C. meet some friends at the parking lot.	D. go faster than his father.
Question 16: The word "out of bounds" is closest in meaning to.....
A. unreachable places	B. dangerous spots	C. bottomless places	D. inacessible areas
Question 17: The pronoun "it" in the last sentence refers to..... 
A. the good shape	B. the skier
C. knowledge of survival skills	D. a difficult experience
Question 18: Nicholas knew how to make a snow cave because.....
A. he had taken a survival course.	B. he is a fan for mountain skiing
C. his father had taught him.	D. he had seen someone do it on TV.
Question 19: Skiers who get lost at Sugarloaf...
A. enjoy reaching new areas	B. usually have good survival skills.
C. have usually left the official trail.	D. usually make their own snow caves.
Question 20: What does the writer imply by "make it through the night"?
A. survive an accident at night	B. spend the night in safety
C. manage to deal with a difficult experience	D. learn survival skills overnight
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 21 to 26.
ARTIFICIAL RAIN - HIGH HOPES
 Diverting water from the south of China to the north is not the country’s only crazily ambitious drought alleviation scheme. The government is also thinking about ...(21)... up what would be the world’s largest cloudseeding operation in Tibet. China already uses the technique more than most. Now, says the South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong newspaper, a state-owned defence company has ...(22)... 500 burners on Himalayan ridges in the path ofthe monsoon. They are testing a system that involves lofting particles of silver iodide from the machines into the atmosphere. When the water-laden air of the monsoon hits the particles, ice crystals are supposed to form and later ...(23)... as rain or snow. The hope is to build tens of thousands of these burners and increase rainfall by up to 10 billion cubic metres a year in an area the size of Iran that feeds the Yangzi and Yellow rivers as well as others ...(24)... which China’s neighbours depend.
 But the largest study of iodine cloud seeding so far, the Wyoming Weather Modification Pilot Programme, found in 2016 that, although the technique can increase precipitation if wind and other conditions are just right, it cannot do so reliably over a long period or on a large scale. Changing the ...(25)... in the fragile environment of Tibet could also be fraught with unintended consequences. The government should think ...(26)... before giving its go-ahead to what looks like another vast, risky way of avoiding conservation and pollution controls. 
[The ECONOMIST, UK. April 7, 2018]
 Question 21:A. picking	B. making	C. setting	D. putting
 Question 22:A. formed 	B. built	C. made	D. done
 Question 23:A. drop	B. fall	C. run	D. rise
 Question 24:A. of	B. in	C. upon	D. from
 Question 25:A. climate	B. weather	C. seaon	D. air
 Question 26:A. up	B. about	C. twice	D. over
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 27: Only a better teacher would have knocked him into shape. 
A. made him healthier	B. changed his behaviour	C. punished him severely	D. fattened him
Question 28: Pham Duy was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation. 
A. talented	B. well-earned	C. famous	D. barren
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 29: Can you......some milk from the supermarket?
A. throw in	B. pick up	C. get across	D. check out
Question 30: Supermarkets always have......produce.
A. new	B. instant	C. fresh	D. natural
Question 31: It’s time you.....about your future.
A. to think	B. thought	C. think	D. had thought
Question 32: "Have I done something wrong?" ~ "I wish you.....more tactful; you’re always offending people."
A. were	B. were being	C. had been being	D. have been
Question 33: People should......their rooftops into gardens.
A. develop	B. consume	C. convert	D. generate
Question 34: She’s such a snob; she behaves......the Queen.
A. like she was	B. as if she has been	C. like she were	D. as if she were
Question 35: If only we.......more people, then we wouldn’t be feeling so lonely.
A. were known	B. have know	C. had known	D. knew
Question 36: The heel on Jane's new shoes......
A. scratched	B. damaged	C. broke	D. tore
Question 37: The new spray dries.......on your skin!
A. horizontally	B. instantly	C. possibly	D. individually
Question 38: Tanya likes to buy cheap......clothes on eBay.
A. second-hand	B. throw-away	C. money-off	D. hard-earned
Question 39: I’d rather you......a noise last night; I couldn’t get to sleep.
A. hadn’t made	B. haven't made	C. wouldn’t make	D. didn’t make
Question 40: If only she... to her principles, she wouldn’t have been led astray.
A. had stuck	B. stuck	C. sticks	D. have stuck
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 41:A. orphan	B. physician	C. phial	D. nephew
 Question 42:A. haircut	B. cupid	C. cutlery	D. hiccup
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 48.
A FEELING OF PURE JOY
 Then mother managed to buy me some more paints and brushes, along with one or two drawing books and a pecil. This, of course, broadened my range of expression and allowed me to have a greater choice of subject. After the first few weeks of uncertainty and awkwardness, I setlled down contentedly with my new pastime. I painted every day upstairs in the back bedroom, completely by myself.
 I was changing. I didn't know it then, but I had found a way to be happy again and to forget some of the things that had made me unhappy. Above all, I learned to forget myself. I didn't miss going out with my brothers now, for I had something to keep my mind active, sonething to make each day a thing to look forward to.
 I would sit crouched on the floor, holding the brush beween my toes, my right leg curled up under my left, my hands held tightly at my sides, the hands clenched. All my paints and brushes were around, and I would get mother or father to pin the drawing paper to the floor with tacks to keep it steady. It look a very queer, awkward position, with my head almost between my knees and my back as crooked as a corkscrew. But I painted my best pictures this way, with the wooden floor as my easel.
 Slowly I began to losse my early depression. I had a feeling of pure joy while I painted, a feeling I had never experienced before and which seemed amost to lift me above myself. It was only when I wasn't painting that I became depressed and cross with everyone at home.
[From: First Certificate Avenue, Workbook, David Foll, 1197]
Question 43: The word “cross” is closest in meaning to.....
A. dissatisfied	B. unhappy	C. cheerful	D. angry
Question 44: Where does the p