Đề thi khảo sát kiến thức THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2017-2018 - Đề 03

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KỲ KHẢO SÁT KIẾN THỨC THPT QG NĂM HỌC 2017 – 2018
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể 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. reserved 	B. collected	C. attended	D. attracted 
Question 2. A. club	B. subtle	C. climb	D. doubt
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. argue	B. secure 	C. confide 	D. polite 
Question 4. A. management	B. protective 	C. respectful 	D. reliant
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 5. Through the mass media, people have more opportunities to connect each other, cooperating and share information and personal experiences. 
A. cooperating	B. Through	C. opportunities	D. experiences
Question 6. It may be argued that modern presidents have far greater responsibilities than its predecessors did. 
A. its	B. argued	C. greater	D. did
Question 7. The new computer chip is the smallest one that has ever developed.
A. has ever developed	B. computer	C. that	D. the smallest
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 8. He wasn’t sure if he’d be any good at tennis, but actually he _______ it immediately.
A. took to	B. made to	C. look into	D. put on
Question 9. There was _______ accident in this area yesterday. A truck hit a tree and _______ driver was injured. 
A. an - the 	B. an - a 	C. the - a 	D. the - the 
Question 10. In some areas, water has to be boiled to _______.
A. purify 	B. purity 	C. impure 	D. pure 
Question 11. Sue denied _______ me do my homework.
A. helping	 	B. to help	 	C. helped	 	D. help 
Question 12. Five thousand dollars _______ a big sum of money. It’s worth trying. 
A. is 	B. are 	C. was 	D. were 
Question 13. The more she practices, _______ she becomes.
A. the more confident 	B. more confidently 	
C. the greater confidence 	D. the most confident 
Question 14. You can’t enter this camp without _______ from the officer. 
A. a permit 	B. a control	C. a demand 	 	D. an allowance 
Question 15. Venice, _______ was built on water, is a city in Italy. 
A. which 	B. who 	C. that 	D. where 
Question 16. It is essential that he _______. His illness seems worse.
A. need an operation 	B. needs an operation 	
C. needed to operate	D. needed operating
Question 17. I don’t believe Mary can do it, _______? 
A. can she 	B. do I 	C. don’t I 	D. can’t she 
Question 18. Nowhere in the north part of the United States _______ for growing citrus crops. 
A. is the climate suitable 	B. the climate is suitable 	
C. where the climate is suitable 	 	D. is there suitability of the climate 
Question 19. By the time you come here tomorrow, I _______ my work.
A. will have finished 	B. will have been finished 
C. will have been finishing 	D. will be finishing 
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.
Question 20. Teddy: “How would you like your steak?”
	 Daisy: “__________”
A. Rare, please. 	B. Very good. 	C. Not too bad. 	D. Yes, sir.
Question 21. David: “How are you?”
 Bill: “_________”
 	A. So far so good! 	B. How are you, too? 	
C. I am going well. 	D. Got a headache!
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 22. The girls were deeply affected by that sentimental movie. 
A. touched 	B. influenced 	C. sad 	D. annoyed 
Question 23. Even today, very conservative people often persist with the idea that slang is unacceptable in all situations, even informal ones. 
A. continue to feel strongly about 	B. disagree entirely with
C. ignore the importance of 	D. insist on putting forward
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. Leaves are not distributed randomly on a plant stem, but are arranged in a very precise way that assures them the maximum light.
A. on purpose 	B. at length 	C. by chance 	D. in fact
Question 25. Please look closely at the specimen because the flaw can be very small and hard to detect. 
A. glance at 	B. glare at 	C. stare at	 	D. glower at
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 26. He wore glasses and a false beard so that nobody could recognize him.
A. He wore glasses and a false beard lest anybody could recognize him. 	
B. He wore glasses and a false beard, and so nobody could recognize him.	
C. So as not to meet anyone who recognized him, he wore glasses and a false beard.
D. He could avoid recognizing because he wore glasses and a false beard.	 
Question 27. I regret not booking the seats in advance.
	A. I wish I had booked the seats in advance.	
B. I wish I have booked the seats in advance.
	C. I wish I booked the seats in advance.	
D. I wish I could book the seats in advance.
Question 28. “It’s the excessive number of songs that makes my laptop crash,” said Tim. 
A. Tim blamed the excessive number of songs for the crash of his laptop. 	
B. Tim blamed the excessive number of songs on the crash of his laptop.
C. Tim insisted that the songs be deleted from his laptop to avoid crash.	
D. Tim insisted that he deleted the songs from his laptop to avoid crash. 	
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 29. He was very tired. However, he agreed to help me with my work.
A. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my work.	
B. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my work.
C. As tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my work. 
D. Despite being very tired, but he agreed to help me with my work.	 	
Question 30. 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 31 to 35.
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 (31) _______ 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 (32) _______ 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 (33) _______ part of the body, and it is where the soul is thought to (34) _______ 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. (35) _______, 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.
Question 31. A. take	B. give	C. cause	D. commit
Question 32. A. to	B. down	C. on	D. of
Question 33. A. the highest	B. the higher	C. most higher	D. more higher
Question 34. A. reside	B. get	C. have	D. contain
Question 35. A. Therefore	B. However	C. Moreover	D. But
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 42.
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.
Question 36. What is the best title for the passage ?
	A. Microtrends: It's a Small World After All
	B. Microloans: It saves farmers’ lives
	C. Microbreweries: It has a tremendous improvement
	D. Microloans and Microbreweries
Question 37. What could best replace the phrase “popping up” in paragraph 2?
	A. opening	B. disappearing	C.complaining 	D. discovering
Question 38. The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
	A. people who need loans	B. gangsters
	C. friends of Yunus	D. those who work at banks
Question 39. The type of businesses which is most interested in microloans may be _______.
	A. the software companies producing mobile apps and websites 
	B. companies that require plenty of well qualified manpower
	C. companies with plenty of business opportunities
	D. small companies that employ more than 100 people
Question 40. What advantages do small companies have over larger corporations?
	A. They can make faster decisions.	B. They usually have more money.
	C. They don’t have to pay any taxes.	D. They have more people working for them.
Question 41. All of the following are true about microloans EXCEPT that________.
	A. so many banks offering small loans started appearing all over the world 
	B. they are tiny loans, maybe just a few dollars
	C. they are often offered to poor local people
	D. its original ideas were initiated by a Bangladeshi man named Muhammad Yunus
Question 42. 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. borrow money without any interest
	C. cooperate to open large businesses	D. put gangsters offering big loans into prison
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 50.
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. 
Question 43. What does the passage mainly discuss?
	A. A site used by ancient people to measure time 	B. Observation of the stars by ancient people
	C. Rock formation of Arizona	D. The movement of the Earth around the Sun
Question 44. The word “attributes” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
	A. characteristics	B. changes	C. locations	D. dimensions
Question 45. The word “roughly” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
	A. approximately	B. finally	C. harshly	D. uneasily
Question 46. The word “its” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
	A. hole	B. roof	C. beam	D. spot
Question 46. 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 is affected by the position of the Sun. 
	D. Its movement could have been used to estimate the time of day.
Question 47. From which of the following can the time of year be determined? 
	A. The movement of the spot of light north to south	B. The movement of the spot of light west to east
	C. The speed with which the spot of light moves	D. The size of the spot of light at midday 
Question 49. 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
Question 50. Which of the following can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?
	A. The rocks are located below the shelter.
	B. The person seated on the rock cannot see the shelter.
	C. After it passes the rocks, the spot of light disappears.
	D. The spot of light is largest when it first appears.