Đề thi khảo sát kiến thức THPT lần 2 môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2017-2018 - Mã đề thi: 110

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KỲ KHẢO SÁT KIẾN THỨC THPT LẦN 2 NĂM HỌC 2017-2018 
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
Mã đề thi: 110
Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C and D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 8.
The ruined temples of Angkor are perhaps one of the most impressive Seven Wonders of the World. Located in modern day Cambodia near Lake Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Asia, Angkor was the seat of power for the Khmer Empire from the ninth to the fifteenth century. The ruins of Angkor are documented as some of the most impressive ones in the world, rivaling the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Why this mighty civilization died out is a question that archeologists are now only beginning to ponder. The answer, it turns out, may be linked with the availability of fresh water.
One possible explanation for the downfall of the Khmer Empire has to do with the inhabitants’ irrigation system. The temples and palaces of Angkor were constructed around a series of artificial reservoirs and canals which were annually flooded to capacity by the Mekong River. Once filled, they were used to irrigate the surrounding rice paddies and farmland during the course of the year. Farmers were completely dependent upon the water for their crucial rice crop. Without consistent irrigation, the farmers would have been unable to maintain functional crop production.
Scientists speculate that toward the end of the Khmer Empire the hydraulic systems of the reservoirs and canals broke down. The construction of hundreds of sandstone temples and palaces required an enormous amount of physical labor. In addition, as the capital of the Khmer Empire, Angkor contained upwards of one hundred thousand people who resided in and around Angkor. In order to feed so many people, the local farmers were driven to grow food quicker and more efficiently. After centuries of continual use, the irrigation system was pushed beyond its capacity. Soil erosion, nutrient depletion, and the loss of water led to decrease in the food supply. With less food available, the people of Angkor slowly began to migrate to other parts of Cambodia thus leaving the marvelous city of Angkor to be swallowed by the jungle. Therefore, it is speculated that the Khmer Empire may have fallen victim to its own decrepit infrastructure.
Câu 1: What is the passage mainly about?
A. A possible explanation for the decline of a civilization.
B. Modern day agricultural procedures in Cambodia.
C. The essential role water plays in farming.
D. Religious temples of the ancient Khmer Empire.
Câu 2: The word “artificial” in the paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. numerous	B. insincere	C. natural	D. man-made
Câu 3: The word “decrepit” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. incomplete	B. disorganized	C. deteriorated	D. beneficial
Câu 4: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. rice paddies	B. temples and palaces	C. farmland	D. reservoirs and canals
Câu 5: All the following are mentioned as events that can affect food supply EXCEPT______.
A. loss of water supply	B. contamination of soil
C. reduction of nutrients	D. erosion of soil
Câu 6: The passage preceding this passage most likely discusses ______.
A. architecture of ancient Asian civilization
B. the form of government practiced by the Khmer Empire
C. the other six wonders of the world
D. religious practices of the people of Angkor
Câu 7: Why does the author mention the hydraulic systems of the reservoirs?
A. They became non-functional due to overuse.
B. They were destroyed by nearby warrior tribes.
C. They supplied irrigation from the Indian Ocean.
D. They helped transport the sandstones for constructing temples.
Câu 8: It can be inferred from the passage that the inhabitants of the Khmer Empire ______.
A. lost their food source due to excess rainfall
B. supplemented their diets with meat hunted in the nearby jungles
C. were intentionally starved by the farmers
D. depended upon rice as their main source of food
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.
Câu 9: They are my two sisters. They aren’t teachers like me.
A. They are my two sisters who neither are teachers like me.
B. They are my two sisters, both of those are teachers like me.
C. They are my two sisters, neither of whom is teacher like me.
D. Unlike me, neither of my two sisters aren’t teachers.
Câu 10: The new restaurant looks good. However, it seems to have few customers.
A. The new restaurant would have more customers if it looked better.
B. In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant doesn’t appear to attract much business.
C. If it had a few more customers, the new restaurant would look better.
D. In order to get more business, the new restaurant should improve its appearance.
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.
Câu 11: 	A. escaped	B. climbed	C. announced	D. crashed
Câu 12: 	A. heir	B. honorable	C. historic	D. honesty
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Câu 13: 	A. counselor	B. inspector	C. adoption	D. description
Câu 14: 	A. follow	B. teacher	C. arrive	D. offer
Mart the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following questions.
Câu 15: Mai: “Thanks for the nice gift you brought to us.”
 Nam: “_______”
A. All right. Do you know how much it cost?	B. Not at all. Don’t mention it.
C. Actually speaking. I myself don’t like it.	D. Welcome! It’s very nice of you.
Câu 16: John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?” 
 Laura: “ _____ ”
A. There is no doubt about it.	B. Well, that’s very surprising.
C. Of course not. You bet.	D. Yes, it’s an absurd idea.
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.
Câu 17: The boy is considering for the leading role in the school play.
A. school play	B. leading role	C. is considering	D. The
Câu 18: Those of you who signed up for Dr. Daniel’s anthropology class should get their books as soon as possible.
A. Those of	B. for	C. their books	D. anthropology
Câu 19: The lion has long been a symbol of strength, powerful and cruelty.
A. symbol	B. long been	C. strength	D. powerful
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 20: By the end of this year, Nam _______ English for seven years, but he will still need more training and experience before he masters the language.
A. will have been studying	B. has been studying
C. will be studying	D. has studied
Câu 21: When friends insist on _______ expensive gifts, it makes people uncomfortable.
A. them to accept	B. they accept	C. they accepting	D. their accepting
Câu 22: To solve this problem, it is advisable _______.
A. that a drastic measure is adopted	B. that a drastic measure be adopted
C. that to adopt a drastic measure	D. a drastic measure to be adopted
Câu 23: _______ non-verbal language is _______ important aspect of interpersonal communication.
A. A - the	B. Ø - an	C. A – Ø	D. The - Ø
Câu 24: The song has _______ been selected for the 22nd Sea Games in Vietnam.
A. office	B. official	C. officer	D. officially
Câu 25: Most of the diseases are caused by the unhygienic surroundings ______ people live.
A. in which	B. which	C. in that	D. in where
Câu 26: “Buy me a newspaper on your way back, _______?”
A. don’t you	B. do you	C. will you	D. can’t you
Câu 27: _______ that she burst into tears.
A. Her angry was such	B. Such her anger was	C. So angry was she	D. She was so anger
Câu 28: I can’t walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep________.
A. falling off	B. falling over	C. falling out	D. falling back
Câu 29: The teacher as well as his students _______ at the school meeting yet.
A. arrived	B. haven’t arrived	C. not arriving	D. hasn’t arrived
Câu 30: His _____ of the school regulations really can’t be ignored any longer.
A. carelessness	B. disregard	C. unfamiliarity	D. inattention
Câu 31: It gets _______ to understand what the professor has explained.
A. the more difficult	B. more difficult than
C. more and more difficult	D. difficult more and more
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.
Câu 32: He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking whenever we meet.
A. frightens me	B. irritates me	C. moves me	D. steers me
Câu 33: As the summer sun sent scattered rays through the maple and oak leaves overhead, the young deer stood frozen, making it almost impossible for the hikers to see her.
A. not moving	B. invisible	C. very cold	D. not melted
Mart the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Câu 34: I need everybody’s help. The wedding is tomorrow and we haven’t even started with the decorations yet. We have no time to lose.
A. have some extra time	B. must do everything quickly
C. have to start right now	D. remember what time it is
Câu 35: Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check.
A. similar	B. different	C. fake	D. genuine
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 36 to 40.
Laughing is good for the body and mind. When we laugh we breathe more oxygen into our body, (36) _______ helps to keep us healthy. Endorphins or happy chemicals are released in the body, and you feel more relaxed and happy. Laugher also brings people together to (37) ______ some fun. Companies who have run laughter yoga workshops find that they have advantages for both employers and employees. People who are happy at work are more hard-working and (38) _______ more money for the company. Also, people who can laugh together (39) ______ more successfully. In general, people do better at work when they feel happy and relaxed.
A Danish company who used Laughter Yoga for a year reported an increase (40) ______ sales of 40 percent over the previous year. Following Laughter Yoga session, a Hawaiian timeshare company reported the highest sales of the year – double their target figures.
Câu 36: 	A. which	B. how	C. what	D. that
Câu 37: 	A. give	B. divide	C. offer	D. share
Câu 38: 	A. do	B. make	C. take	D. provide
Câu 39: 	A. to communicate	B. communicating	C. communicate	D. communicates
Câu 40: 	A. on	B. at	C. in	D. through
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.
Câu 41: The children ran away to avoid being bitten by the dog.
A. The children ran away for fear the dog might bite them.
B. The children ran away so that the dog can’t bite them.
C. The children ran away for fear of biting by the dog.
D. The children ran away with a view to avoid being bitten by the dog.
Câu 42: Mary regrets not studying hard for her exams.
A. Mary wishes to study hard for her exams.
B. If only Mary studied hard for her exams.
C. If Mary studied hard, she would not regret about her exams.
D. Mary wishes she had studied hard for her exams.
Câu 43: He said, “Hurrah! We have won the match!”
A. He said with joy that they have won the match.
B. He said, “Hurrah” that they had won the match.
C. He said that they have won the match.
D. He exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C and D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.
Ocean Currents and the Turning of the Tide
If you take a seat at the beach and look out across the water, you’ll soon notice that oceans have a rhythm of their own. Throughout the course of the day, sea levels will rise and fall, and water will flow through routes and end up in different places. But how does it all work?
One force at play is tides, which are the alternating water levels of the ocean. There are two major gravitational forces which cause tides: the sun and the moon. The moon’s force has a tugging effect on oceans which causes them to bulge outwards on opposite sides of the planet. Solar tides operate according to the same principles. However, they are only about 50 percent as strong due to the distance between the sun and the earth.
As tides rise and fall, they create tidal currents. The strongest tidal currents occur at the height of both high and low tides. Unlike other currents, they do not flow in a continuous stream. Far from shore, tidal currents don’t have much of an effect. Yet when they pass through narrow area, like harbours and bays, tidal currents can displace plants, animals, and sediment. Although they may certainly shake things up, not all of the damage is negative. Tidal currents can spread fish eggs across long distances to assist fertilization, in addition to transporting key nutrients.
Another category of currents is ocean currents. These currents occur near the top of the water, and are mainly powered by the wind. One example of these is coastal currents, which are those beachgoers encounter when going for a swim. One of the strongest and most well-known currents is the Gulf Stream, which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico all the way to Western Europe. Meanwhile, Deep Ocean currents are a powerful force in the depths of oceans. The strongest of these has been nicknamed the global conveyor belt, and it moves much slower than surface currents. Although we can’t see it in operation, it’s about 16 times as powerful as all the earth’s rivers put together. As the global conveyor belt pushes water around the planet, it carries nutrition and carbon dioxide to places that truly need them. In the end, although there are several currents working on oceans simultaneously, they each seem to perform a necessary function that creates balance for life in the sea.
Câu 44: What might be another good title for the passage?
A. The Secrets behind the Seas	B. The Dangers of Ocean Currents
C. The Wonderful Sea of Dreams	D. The Pollution of the World’s Oceans
Câu 45: The word “displace” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to________.
A. move	B. keep	C. destroy	D. bury
Câu 46: The word “these” in paragraph 4 refers to________.
A. the Gulf Stream currents	B. Deep Ocean currents
C. forces to cause ocean currents	D. the depths of oceans
Câu 47: How do moon tides different from solar tides?
A. They only occur during the nighttime.	B. They occur less frequently than solar tides.
C. They are stronger than solar tides.	D. They operate using different principles.
Câu 48: The most powerful tidal currents occur________.
A. when tides are low	B. when it is a windy day
C. when tides are high	D. when tides are low and high
Câu 49: What happens when tidal currents pass through harbours and bays?
A. They kill lots of plants and fish.	B. They always cause negative events.
C. They transport things around.	D. They destroy many towns.
Câu 50: What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Ocean currents play a role in creating life balance in the sea.
B. There are ocean currents which are more powerful than the global conveyor belt.
C. The moon’s force has the same effect on oceans on the opposite sides of the earth.
D. People in Western Europe may see the Gulf Stream.
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