Đề thi khảo sát kiến thức THPT lần 2 môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2017-2018 - Mã đề thi: 116

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KỲ KHẢO SÁT KIẾN THỨC THPT LẦN 2 NĂM HỌC 2017-2018 
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 
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Mã đề thi: 116
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 1 to 7.
In today’s world, it seems like everyone is focused on “the big picture”. However, coming up with large-scale solutions is not always what is needed. Sometimes it pays to think small - and that is exactly what many people are doing these days. By thinking small, lots of big minds have created some pretty amazing things.
One example of this is microloans. Microloans are tiny loans, in some cases just a few dollars, which are available to people in developing countries. Although this may not seem like a lot of money, microloans can help workers to escape poverty and start their own businesses. The person behind the modern microloan movement is a Bangladeshi man named Muhammad Yunus. He started the project in the 1970s by offering villagers low-interest loans using his own money. Yunus wanted to offer poor people access to small loans so they wouldn’t be forced to turn to gangsters if they needed funds. In 1983, he founded the Grameen Bank and soon after, similar organizations started popping up around the globe. Although there are still some issues with microloans, at the very least they offer everyone the potential of becoming an entrepreneur.
For most of the 20th century, companies required large sums of money and plenty of manpower to compete at the highest levels. In the late 1990s, the Internet changed this and many microenterprises came about. Microenterprises are smaller companies that employ less than 10 people and only require small sums of money to start. Being small offers lots of flexibility to these companies as they can react more quickly than corporate giants when a business opportunity arises. Many technology companies that produce mobile apps and websites fall into this category. Keep in mind that having a small staff doesn’t mean small profits, as microenterprises can earn hundreds of millions of dollars per year.
Thinking small can also lead to a tremendous improvement in quality. One example of this is microbreweries, which are smaller-sized breweries that produce far less beer than traditional breweries. Since microbreweries don’t have to target large markets and make millions of sales to stay open, they can monitor the brewing process carefully to make sure everything is perfect. In addition, microbreweries can experiment with unique flavours that many traditional brewers would shy away from. So the next time you are asked to “think big”, remember that good things may also come in small packages.
Câu 1: What is the best title for the passage ?
A. Microloans: It saves farmers’ lives
B. Microbreweries: It has a tremendous improvement
C. Microloans and Microbreweries
D. Microtrends: It's a Small World After All
Câu 2: What could best replace the phrase “popping up” in paragraph 2?
A. disappearing	B. opening	C. complaining	D. discovering
Câu 3: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. gangsters	B. friends of Yunus
C. people who need loans	D. those who work at banks
Câu 4: The type of businesses which is most interested in microloans may be _______.
A. small companies that employ more than 100 people
B. companies with plenty of business opportunities
C. companies that require plenty of well qualified manpower
D. the software companies producing mobile apps and websites
Câu 5: What advantages do small companies have over larger corporations?
A. They don’t have to pay any taxes.	B. They have more people working for them.
C. They usually have more money.	D. They can make faster decisions.
Câu 6: All of the following are true about microloans EXCEPT that________.
A. its original ideas were initiated by a Bangladeshi man named Muhammad Yunus
B. they are often offered to poor local people
C. so many banks offering small loans started appearing all over the world
D. they are tiny loans, maybe just a few dollars
Câu 7: We can infer from paragraph 2 that thanks to microloans from the Grameen Bank, poor local people can _______ .
A. avoid borrowing money with very high interest	B. put gangsters offering big loans into prison
C. cooperate to open large businesses	D. borrow money without any interest
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 8: 	A. doubt	B. climb	C. subtle	D. club
Câu 9: 	A. collected	B. attended	C. reserved	D. attracted
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Câu 10: David: “How are you?”
 Bill: “_________”
A. So far so good!	B. I am going well.	C. How are you, too?	D. Got a headache!
Câu 11: Teddy: “How would you like your steak?”
	 Daisy: “__________”
A. Not too bad.	B. Yes, sir.	C. Very good.	D. Rare, please.
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.
Câu 12: 	A. reliant	B. respectful	C. management	D. protective
Câu 13: 	A. polite	B. secure	C. argue	D. confide
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 14: The new computer chip is the smallest one that has ever developed.
A. that	B. computer	C. the smallest	D. has ever developed
Câu 15: Through the mass media, people have more opportunities to connect each other, cooperating and share information and personal experiences.
A. experiences	B. opportunities	C. Through	D. cooperating
Câu 16: It may be argued that modern presidents have far greater responsibilities than its predecessors did.
A. its	B. argued	C. did	D. greater
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.
Câu 17: Leaves are not distributed randomly on a plant stem, but are arranged in a very precise way that assures them the maximum light.
A. in fact	B. on purpose	C. by chance	D. at length
Câu 18: Please look closely at the specimen because the flaw can be very small and hard to detect.
A. glance at	B. glower at	C. glare at	D. stare at
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Câu 19: It is essential that he _______. His illness seems worse.
A. needs an operation	B. need an operation	C. needed operating	D. needed to operate
Câu 20: You can’t enter this camp without _______ from the officer.
A. an allowance	B. a demand	C. a control	D. a permit
Câu 21: In some areas, water has to be boiled to _______.
A. purify	B. purity	C. pure	D. impure
Câu 22: I don’t believe Mary can do it, _______?
A. do I	B. don’t I	C. can’t she	D. can she
Câu 23: Venice, _______ was built on water, is a city in Italy.
A. which	B. where	C. that	D. who
Câu 24: The more she practices, _______ she becomes.
A. the more confident	B. the most confident	C. the greater confidence	D. more confidently
Câu 25: Sue denied _______ me do my homework.
A. to help	B. helping	C. helped	D. help
Câu 26: He wasn’t sure if he’d be any good at tennis, but actually he _______ it immediately.
A. look into	B. took to	C. put on	D. made to
Câu 27: Five thousand dollars _______ a big sum of money. It’s worth trying.
A. is	B. was	C. are	D. were
Câu 28: By the time you come here tomorrow, I _______ my work.
A. will have been finished	B. will have finished
C. will have been finishing	D. will be finishing
Câu 29: There was _______ accident in this area yesterday. A truck hit a tree and _______ driver was injured.
A. an - a	B. the - the	C. an - the	D. the - a
Câu 30: Nowhere in the north part of the United States _______ for growing citrus crops.
A. where the climate is suitable	B. the climate is suitable
C. is the climate suitable	D. is there suitability of the climate
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 31: Even today, very conservative people often persist with the idea that slang is unacceptable in all situations, even informal ones.
A. insist on putting forward	B. continue to feel strongly about
C. disagree entirely with	D. ignore the importance of
Câu 32: The girls were deeply affected by that sentimental movie.
A. annoyed	B. influenced	C. touched	D. sad
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 33: I regret not booking the seats in advance.
A. I wish I had booked the seats in advance.	B. I wish I could book the seats in advance.
C. I wish I booked the seats in advance.	D. I wish I have booked the seats in advance.
Câu 34: He wore glasses and a false beard so that nobody could recognize him.
A. He could avoid recognizing because he wore glasses and a false beard.
B. He wore glasses and a false beard lest anybody could recognize him.
C. He wore glasses and a false beard, and so nobody could recognize him.
D. So as not to meet anyone who recognized him, he wore glasses and a false beard.
Câu 35: “It’s the excessive number of songs that makes my laptop crash,” said Tim.
A. Tim insisted that he deleted the songs from his laptop to avoid crash.
B. Tim blamed the excessive number of songs on the crash of his laptop.
C. Tim blamed the excessive number of songs for the crash of his laptop.
D. Tim insisted that the songs be deleted from his laptop to avoid crash.
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 36 to 43.
The observation of the skies has played a special part in the lives and cultures of peoples since the earliest of times. Evidence obtained from a site known as the Hole in the Rock, in Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona, indicates that it might have been used as an observatory by prehistoric people known as the Hohokam.
The physical attributes of the site allow its use as a natural calendar/clock. The “hole” at Hole in the Rock is formed by two large overhanging rocks coming together at a point, creating a shelter with an opening large enough for several persons to pass through. The northeast-facing overhang has a smaller hole in its roof. It is this smaller hole that produces the attributes that may have been used as a calendar/clock.
Because of its location in the shelter’s roof, a beam of sunlight can pass through this second hole and cast a spot onto the shelter’s wall and floor. This spot of light travels from west to east as the sun moves across the sky. It also moves from north to south and back again as the Earth travels around the Sun. The west-to-east movement could have been used to establish a daily clock, much like a sundial, while the north-to-south movement could have been used to establish a seasonal calendar.
The spot first appears and starts down the surface of the wall of the shelter at different times of the morning depending on the time of the year. The spot grows in size from its first appearance until its maximum size is achieved roughly at midday. It then continues its downward movement until it reaches a point where it jumps to the floor of the shelter. As the Sun continues to move to the west, the spot continues to move across the shelter floor and down the butte, or hill, toward a group of small rocks. If a person is seated on a certain one of these rocks as the spot reaches it, the Sun can be viewed through the calendar hole. This occurs at different times in the afternoon depending on the time of year.
Câu 36: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Observation of the stars by ancient people	B. The movement of the Earth around the Sun
C. Rock formation of Arizona	D. A site used by ancient people to measure time
Câu 37: The word “attributes” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. characteristics	B. changes	C. dimensions	D. locations
Câu 38: The word “roughly” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. uneasily	B. approximately	C. finally	D. harshly
Câu 39: The word “its” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. spot	B. hole	C. beam	D. roof
Câu 40: Which of the following is NOT true about the spot of light?
A. It travels across the roof of the shelter.
B. It is caused by sunlight passing through a hole.
C. Its movement could have been used to estimate the time of day.
D. Its movement is affected by the position of the Sun.
Câu 41: From which of the following can the time of year be determined?
A. The size of the spot of light at midday	B. The speed with which the spot of light moves
C. The movement of the spot of light north to south	D. The movement of the spot of light west to east
Câu 42: The passage mentions that the Hole in the Rock was used as all of the following EXCEPT _______.
A. a home	B. a calendar	C. a clock	D. an observatory
Câu 43: Which of the following can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?
A. The person seated on the rock cannot see the shelter.
B. The rocks are located below the shelter.
C. After it passes the rocks, the spot of light disappears.
D. The spot of light is largest when it first appears.
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 44: He was very tired. However, he agreed to help me with my work.
A. As tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my work.
B. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my work.
C. Despite being very tired, but he agreed to help me with my work.
D. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my work.
Câu 45: The man was shot in the bank robbery. The doctors are operating on him.
A. The doctors are operating on the man shot in the bank robbery.
B. The man was shot in the bank robbery where the doctors are operating on him.
C. The man whom the doctors are operating on him shot in the bank robbery.
D. The man was whom the doctors are operating on him shot in the bank robbery.
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 46 to 50.
Taboos about the Body
How can a person offend people just because they cross their legs? In Thailand, it is rude for a person to show other people the bottom of their feet. This is considered unclean, and Thais can (46) _______ serious offense at it. Another thing people do in the West is to touch people on the head especially children. It is very normal to see an old woman walk up (47)_______ a young boy and mess up his hair tenderly while saying what a handsome young man he is.
In Thailand, touching a person’s head is strictly taboo because that is (48)_______ part of the body, and it is where the soul is thought to (49)_______ in a person. Although very close family members might touch a child on the head, even this is considered rude after a child grows up.
In the Middle East and some parts of Asia, the left hand is used to wash oneself after using a toilet. (50)_______, the left hand can never be offered to another person or used to eat with. Food must always be passed with the right hand, and it is considered polite to always use the right hand for social interactions.
Câu 46: 	A. cause	B. commit	C. take	D. give
Câu 47: 	A. down	B. of	C. on	D. to
Câu 48: 	A. most higher	B. more higher	C. the higher	D. the highest
Câu 49: 	A. contain	B. have	C. reside	D. get
Câu 50: 	A. Therefore	B. However	C. But	D. Moreover
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