Đề thi khảo sát môn Tiếng Anh Năm 2018- Sở Giáo dục Hà Nội

	
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ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT SỞ GIÁO DỤC HÀ NỘI 2018 
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút 
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 1. Transportation has been made much easire thanks to the invention of cars. 
However, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution. 
A. The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the 
greatest contributors of air pollution. 
B. However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that are among 
the greatest contributors of air pollution. 
C. Althouugh the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the 
greatest contributor of air pollution. 
D. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to 
contribute to the pollution of air. 
Question 2. Our products are environmentally-friendly. We package all of them in 
recyclable materials. 
A. The recyclable package of our products makes them look environmentally-friendly. 
B. Our products are packaged in recycled materials to be environmentally-friendly. 
C. Packing our products in recyclable materials, we made them environmentally-friendly. 
D. Packed in recyclable materials, our products are environmentally-friendly. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs 
from the other three in position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 3. A. devastate B. determine C. stimulate D. sacrifice 
Question 4. A. appeal B. reserve C. confide D. decent 
	
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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 5. A. attempts B. obeys C. studies D. conserves 
Question 6. A. question B. nation C. vacation D. exhibition 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to 
each of the following questions. 
Question 7. The U23 Vietnamese football team’s performance has garnered _____ from 
around the world and shown promise for Vietnam’s soccer horizon. 
A. attentively B. attend C. attention D. attentive 
Question 8. The joke would not be funny if it _____ into French. 
A. be translated B. was be translated C. has been translated D. were translated 
Question 9. Many of the pictures _____ from outer space are presently on display in the 
public library. 
A. having sent B. sent C. sending D. were sent 
Question 10. Everybody is tired of watching the same commercials on TV every night, 
_____? 
A. are they B. haven’t they C. aren’t they D. don’t they 
Question 11. After he _____ his work, he went straight home. 
A. has finished B. would finish C. has been finishing D. had finished 
Question 12. The authorities _____ actions to stop illegal purchase of wild animals and 
their associated products effectively. However, they didn’t do so. 
A. needed have taken B. should have taken 
C. had to take D. must have taken 
Question 13. Mary’s lawyer advised her _____ anything further about the accident. 
A. not saying B. not to say C. not tell D. telling 
Question 14. Although he is my friend I find it hard to _____ his selfishness. 
A. catch up with B. come down with C. put up with D. keep up with 
	
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Question 15. We expected hime at eight, but he finally _____ at midnight. 
A. came off B. turned up C. came to D. turned in 
Question 16. John congratulated us _____ our exam with high marks. 
A. for passing B. on passing C. to pass D. on pass 
Question 17. The first week of classes at university is a little _____ because so many 
students get lost, change classes or go to the wrong place. 
A. notorious B. uncontrolled C. chaotic D. arranged 
Question 18. Paul is a very _____ character, he is never relaxed with stranger. 
A. self-satisfied B. self-conscious C. self-confident D. self-directed 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in 
meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 19. The government decided to pull down the old building after asking for the 
ideas from the local residents. 
A. demolish B. purchase C. maintain D. renovate 
Question 20. Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people who depend on 
the lunar calendar to manage their crops, the start of the year. 
A. farmers B. old people C. traditional ones D. minority people 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) or phrase 
that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following 
questions. 
Question 21. Ships crossing the oceans can receive signals from satellites that enable 
them to calculate their position accurately. 
A. uneasily B. imprecisely C. carelessly D. untruthfully 
Question 22. He is very absent-minded. He is likely to forget things or to think about 
something different from what he should be thinking about. 
A. easy-going B. retentive C. old-fashioned D. unforgettable 
	
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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 23. The shop assistant: “This is my last portable CD player. I’ll let you have it 
for fifty dollars”. Stevenson: “_______”? 
A. Could you give me your last CD? 
B. Can you tell me your favourite type of music? 
C. Could you give me a discount? 
D. Could you possibly give me fifty dollars? 
Question 24. Customer: “Can I try this jumper on”? 
A. Yes, it costs one hundred and fifty dollars 
B. No, the shop is closed in half an hour 
C. Sorry, only cash is accepted here 
D. Sure, the changing rooms are over there 
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. 
Some people return to college as mature students and take full- or part-time training 
courses in a skill will help them to get a job. The development of open learning, 
(25)______ it possible to study when it is convenient for the students, has increased the 
opportunities available (26)______ many people. This type of study was formerly 
restricted to book-based learning and (27)______ course but now includes courses on 
TV, CD-ROM or the Internet, and self-access courses at language or computer centers. 
Americans believe that education is important at all stage of life and should not stop (28) 
_____ people get their first job. About 40% of adults take part in some kind of education. 
About half of them are trying to get qualifications and skills to help them with their jobs 
while the (29)______ are taking recreational subjects for personal satisfaction. Schools 
	
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and community colleges arrange evening classes, and a catalog of courses is published by 
local boards of education. 
Question 25. A. making B. finding C. keeping D. enabling 
Question 26. A. to B. by C. about D. with 
Question 27. A. correspondent B. corresponded C. correspondence D. corresponding 
Question 28. A. whereas B. when C. that D. otherwise 
Question 29. A. remains B. rest C. left D. excess 
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 
 Millions of people are using cellphones today. In many places, it is actually 
considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cellphones are very popular with 
young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication - 
having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected. 
 The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health 
professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future, many people may 
suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a 
serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative 
publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for 
your health. On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of 
some people who use mobile phones. Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head 
can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had 
to retire at young age because of serious memory loss. He couldn't remember even simple 
tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his 
mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of 
years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't 
agree. 
 What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. 
	
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High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. 
Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is 
too small to worry about. As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that 
it's best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a 
long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be 
very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may 
have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to 
use your mobile phone too often. 
Question 30. According to the passage, cellphones are especially popular with young 
people because _______. 
A. they cannot be replaced by regular phones 
B. they are indispensable in everyday communications 
C. they keep the users alert all the time 
D. they make them look more stylish 
Question 31. The phrase “negative publicity” in the passage most likely means_______. 
A. information on the lethal effects of cellphones 
B. the negative public use of cellphones 
C. poor ideas about the effects of cellphones 
D. widespread opinion about bad effects of cellphones 
Question 32. The word “potentially” in the passage most closely means _______. 
A. possibly 
B. privately 
C. certainly 
D. obviously 
Question 33. According to the writer, people should _______. 
A. never use mobile phones in all cases 
	
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B. only use mobile phones in medical emergencies 
C. keep off mobile phones regularly 
D. only use mobile phones in urgent cases 
Question 34. According to the passage, what makes mobile phones potentially harmful is 
_______. 
A. their raiding power 
B. their power of attraction 
C. their invisible rays 
D. their radiant light 
Question 35. The man mentioned in the passage, who used his cellphone too often, 
_______. 
A. could no longer think lucidly 
B. had a problem with memory 
C. abandoned his family 
D. suffered serious loss of social skills 
Question 36. The passage possibly caused by the cell phones are mainly concerned with 
_____. 
A. the smallest units of the brain 
B. the mobility of the mind and the body 
C. the arteries of the brain 
D. the resident memory 
Question 37. Doctors have tentatively concluded that cell phones may _____. 
A. cause some mental malfunction 
	
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B. have damaged their users’ emotion 
C. change their users’ social behaviours 
D. change their users’ temperament. 
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 
 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, 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 
	
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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 38. According to the passage, we respond to others by _____. 
A. observing their emotional expressions 
B. looking at their faces 
C. watching their actions 
D. observing their looks 
Question 39. Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer whether ______ 
A. eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar. 
B. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth. 
C. different cultures have similar emotional expressions. 
D. rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar. 
Question 40. The word " evolved" in the passage is closest in meaning to _____. 
A. Developed B. increased C. reduced D. Simplified 
Question 41. The best title for the passage is ______. 
A. ways to control emotional expressions 
B. A review of research on emotional expressions 
	
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C. Human habits of displaying emotions 
D. cultural universals in emotional expressions 
Questio 42. Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to _______. 
A. display their emotions openly 
B. change their behaviour 
C. control their emotions 
D. conceal their positive emotions 
Question 43. Young children _______. 
A. are sensitive towards others' emotions 
B. take time to control their facial expressions 
C. spend a long time learning to read others' emotions 
D. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions 
Question 44. The biggest difference lies in __________. 
A. how often positive emotions are shown 
B. how emotional responses are controlled 
C. how intensive emotions are expressed 
 D. how long negative emotions are displayed 
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 45. Fifty minutes are the maximum length of time alloted for the exam. 
A. are B. maximum C. length D. alloted 
	
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Question 46. The ocean probably distingushes the earth from other planets of the solar 
system, for scientists believe that large bodies of water are not existing on the other 
planets. 
A. from B. probably C. for D. are not existing 
Question 47. For its establishment, ASEAN Tourism Association has played an 
important role inpromoting and developing ASEAN Tourism services. 
A. Tourism Association 
B. in promoting and developing 
C. For its 
D. played 
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. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning. 
A. It’s difficult for me to get up early in the morning. 
B. I hate getting up early in the morning. 
C. I used to get up early in the morning. 
D. I’m used to getting up early in the morning. 
Question 49. I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she 
was quite useless. 
A. I was mistaken about her suitability for the position since she proved rather 
incompetent. 
B. Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather 
badly 
C. I was right in thinking that she was totally useless for the job. 
D. Contrary to my initial impression, she was totally for the position. 
	
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Question 50. We couldn’t solve the problem until our teacher arrived. 
A. When our teacher arrived, we solved the problem. 
B. Until our teacher arrived, we were able to solve the problem 
C. Not until we solved the problem could our teacher arrive. 
D. Not until our teacher arrive could we solve the problem 
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