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MR. BEAN’S MATERIALS 
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ĐỀ KTCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016 
Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐÁP ÁN ĐÈ SỐ 01 
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề 
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm) 
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. transfer B. career C. variety D. afraid 
Question 2. A. surfaces B. temples C. exercises D. pages 
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. powerful B. remember C. obvious D. primary 
Question 4. A. sacrifice B. impossible C. confident D. interview 
Question 5. A. vacant B. factor C. college D. device 
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 6. In the 1980s, TV viewers began to hook up videocassette players to their TVs. 
 A. combine B. stop C. fasten D. connect 
Question 7. Thanks to better health care, there are more and more centenarians nowadays. 
 A. children whose parents can't afford their schooling 
 B. children who die at birth 
 C. people who live 100 years or more 
 D. people who suffer from fatal diseases 
Question 8. These machines are older models and have to be operated by hand. 
 A. manually B. spiritually C. automatically D. mechanically 
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 9. It's discourteous to ask Americans questions about their age, marriage or income. 
 A. impolite B. polite C. unacceptable D. rude 
Question 10. One of the reasons why families break up is that parents are always critical of each 
other. 
 A. unaware B. supportive C. intolerant D. tired 
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 11. In the future, we will certainly lead a more healthier life. 
 A. In B. will C. more D. certainly 
Question 12. In the end of the story, Cinderella and the prince get married and live happily together. 
 A. the prince B. In the end C. get married D. happily 
Question 13. Rattan, a close relative of bamboo, is often used to make tables, chairs, and other 
furnitures. 
 A. furnitures B. a close C. is often D. to make 
Question 14. Either Mr. Anderson or Ms. Wiggins are going to teach our class today. 
 A. or B. are C. Either D. today 
Question 15. I prefer living in a nuclear family than a joint one. 
 A. a nuclear family B. one C. than D. living 
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 16. Her boss fired her, __________ made her angry. 
 A. that B. this C. what D. which 
Question 17. You__________ the washing. My sister could have done it for you. 
 A. needn't have done B. couldn't have done C. hadn't to do D. mustn't have done 
Question 18. These school-leavers are looking forward__________ on campus. 
 A. living B. to live C. live D. to living 
Question 19. Would you like to take a gap year before__________ a university? 
 A. filling in B. applying to C. applying for D. filling out 
Question 20. In 1837 the University of Michigan became the first state university__________ by a board 
of regents elected by the voters of the state. 
 A. being controlled B. it was controlled C. to be controlled D. under the control 
Question 21. We all believe that a happy marriage should be__________ mutual love. 
 A. based on B. concerned with C. confided in D. obliged to 
Question 22. By the end of the 21st century, the first car running on the sea water__________. 
 A. will finish B. will be finished 
 C. will have been finished D. will be finishing 
Question 23. - Anna: "What a lovely house you have!" 
 - Marria: "_______________" 
 A. No problem. B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in. 
 C. Of course not, it's not costly. D. I think so. 
Question 24. __________ I get your letter, I will reply to you at once. 
 A. By the time B. As though C. As soon as D. Now that 
Question 25. __________ not to come late, the applicant set out for his job interview. 
 A. He was advised B. People advised him C. Advised D. Advising 
Question 26. If Lucy's car__________ down, she would be here right now. 
 A. wouldn't have been B. hadn't broken C. doesn't break D. didn't break 
Question 27. __________ the film director, Ben Affleck, was famously left off of the 85th Oscar's Best 
Director list of nominees surprised everyone. 
 A. Although B. What C. Due to D. That 
Question 28. According to__________ people, most animal and plant species on earth will soon die out. 
 A. optimists B. pessimistic C. pessimists D. optimistic 
Question 29. My mother asked me__________. 
 A. which tertiary institution did I choose B. which tertiary institution I choose 
 C. which tertiary institution I would choose D. which tertiary institution will I choose 
Question 30. It is really an__________ . 
 A. undergraduate interesting economics course B. economics course interesting undergraduate 
 C. interesting economics undergraduate course D. interesting undergraduate economics course 
Question 31. Not until__________ in my paper__________ to write down my name on it. 
 A. I handed/ that I remembered B. I handed/ did I remember 
 C. did I hand/ did I remember D. did I hand/ I remembered 
Question 32. - Jane: ''Did you enjoy the movie yesterday?" 
 - Anne: "_______________ " 
 A. Certainly, I'd be glad to. B. Yes, it is warmer than today. 
 C. Not really. I couldn't follow the story. D. No, I dislike moving. 
Question 33. Is it necessary that I__________ here tomorrow? 
 A. would be B. am being C. were D. be 
Question 34. We received a call from the teacher__________ charge of our course. 
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 A. on B. at C. in D. to 
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 following questions. 
A survey is a study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, which provides 
information concerning how people think and act. In the United States, the best-known surveys are the 
Gallup poll and the Harris poll. As anyone who watches the news during presidential campaigns 
knows, these polls have become an important part of political life in the United States. 
North Americans are familiar with the many "person on the street" interviews on local 
television news shows. While such interviews can be highly entertaining, they are not necessarily an 
accurate indication of public opinion. First, they reflect the opinions of only those people who appear 
at a certain location. Thus, such samples can be biased in favor of commuters, middle-class shoppers, 
or factory workers, depending on which area the new people select. Second, television interviews tend 
to attract outgoing people who are willing to appear on the air, while they frighten away others who 
may feel intimidated by a camera. A survey must be based on a precise, representative sampling if it is 
to genuinely reflect a broad range of the population. 
In preparing to conduct a survey, sociologists must exercise great care in the wording of 
questions. An effective survey question must be simple and clear enough for people to understand it. It 
must also be specific enough so that there are no problems in interpreting the results. Even questions 
that are less structured must be carefully phrased in order to elicit the type of information desired. 
Surveys can be indispensable sources of information, but only if the sampling is done properly and 
the questions are worded accurately. 
 There are two main forms of surveys: the interview and the questionnaire. Each of these forms of 
survey research has its advantages. An interviewer can obtain a high response rate because people 
find it more difficult to turn down a personal request for an interview than to throw away a written 
questionnaire. In addition, an interviewer can go beyond written questions and probefor a subject's 
underlying feelings and reasons. However, questionnaires have the advantage of being cheaper and 
more consistent. 
Question 35. According to the passage, the main disadvantage of person-on-the-street interviews is 
that they__________. 
 A. are not based on a representative sampling B. reflect political opinions 
 C. are not carefully worded D. are used only on television 
Question 36. According to the passage, one advantage of live interviews over questionnaires is that 
live interviews__________. 
 A. minimize the influence of the researcher B. are easier to interpret 
 C. costless D. can produce more information 
Question 37. The word "precise" is closest in meaning to__________. 
 A. accurate B. rational C. required D. planned 
Question 38. According to the reading passage, there are___________ main categories of surveys. 
 A. four B. five C. two D. three 
Question 39. Which word is given definition in the text? 
 A. sampling B. poll C. survey D. interview 
Question 40. The word "they" refers to___________. 
 A. interviews B. opinions C. news shows D. North Americans 
Question 41. What does the passage mainly discuss? 
 A. The principles of conducting surveys 
 B. The importance of polls in American political life 
 C. Problems associated with interpreting surveys 
 D. The history of surveys in North America 
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Question 42. According to paragraph 3, which of the following is most important for an effective 
survey? 
 A. A sociologist who is able to interpret the results 
 B. Carefully worded questions 
 C. An interviewer's ability to measure respondents' feelings 
 D. A high number of respondents 
Question 43. The word "indispensable" is closest in meaning to__________. 
 A. necessary B. complicated C. expensive D. simple 
Question 44. It can be inferred from the passage that one reason that sociologists may become 
frustrated with questionnaires is that__________. 
 A. respondents often do not complete and return questionnaires 
 B. questionnaires are expensive and difficult to distribute 
 C. respondents are too eager to supplement questions with their own opinions 
 D. questionnaires are often difficult to read 
 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. 
Education is more important today than ever before. It helps people acquire the skills they need for 
such everyday (45)__________ as reading a newspaper or managing their money. It also gives them the 
specialized training they may need to (46)__________ for a job or career. For example, a person must 
meet certain educational requirements and obtain a (47)__________ or certificate before he can practice 
law or medicine. Many fields, like computer operation or police work, (48)__________ satisfactory 
completion of special training courses. 
Education is also important (49)__________ it helps people get more out of life. It increases their 
knowledge and understanding of the world. It helps them acquire the skills that make life more 
interesting and enjoyable, (50)__________ the skills needed to participate in a sport, paint a picture, or 
play a musical (51)__________ . Such education becomes (52)__________ important as people gain more 
and more leisure time. 
 Education also helps people adjust to change. This habit has become necessary because social 
changes today take place with increasing speed and (53)__________ the lives of more and more people. 
Education can help a person understand these changes and provide him (54)__________ the skills for 
adjusting to them. 
Question 45. A. works B. jobs C. actions D. activities 
Question 46. A. do B. prepare C. make D. work 
Question 47. A. license B. card C. diploma D. paper 
Question 48. A. requires B. requiring C. require D. to require 
Question 49. A. therefore B. despite C. although D. because 
Question 50. A. such as B. for instance C. such that D. for example 
Question 51. A. appliance B. equipment C. instrument D. device 
Question 52. A. increased B. increasing C. increase D. increasingly 
Question 53. A. effect B. affect C. affective D. effective 
Question 54. A. with B. for C. in D. to 
 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 following 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 
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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 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 55. Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to___________. 
 A. display their emotions openly B. conceal their positive emotions 
 C. control their emotions D. change their behaviour 
Question 56. The word "evolved" is closest in meaning to___________. 
 A. increased B. reduced C. developed D. simplified 
Question 57. The phrase "this evidence" refers to___________. 
 A. human facial expressions 
 B. the fact that children can control their feelings 
 C. a biological underpinning for humans to express emotions 
 D. the fact that children are good at recognizing others' emotions 
Question 58. Young children___________. 
 A. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions 
 B. take time to control their facial expressions 
 C. are sensitive towards others' emotions 
 D. spend a long time learning to read others' emotions 
Question 59. According to the passage, we respond to others by__________. 
 A. watching their actions B. observing their looks 
 C. observing their emotional expressions D. looking at their faces 
Question 60. 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 
Question 61. Smiles and frowns___________. 
 A. are universal expressions across cultures 
 B. are not popular everywhere 
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 C. do not convey the same emotions in various cultures 
 D. have different meanings in different cultures 
Question 62. Paul Ekman is mentioned in the passage as an example of_____________. 
 A. investigators on universal emotional expressions 
 B. researchers on universal language 
 C. researchers who can speak and understand many languages 
 D. lacked many main ingredients 
Question 63. The best title for the passage is_______________. 
 A. ways to control emotional expressions B. cultural universals in emotional expressions 
 C. Human habit of displaying emotions D. review of research on emotional expressions 
Question 64. Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer whether___________. 
 A. eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar. 
 B. different cultures have similar emotional expressions. 
 C. rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar. 
 D. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth. 
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (2 điểm) 
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence 
printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet.(0.1 point/ each correct answer) 
Question 1. The book is so interesting that it has become the best-seller of this year. 
→ It is such an interesting book that it has become the best-seller of this year. 
Question 2. People think that he is an excellent football player. 
→ He is thought to be an excellent football player. 
Question 3. My mother started cooking for the party two hours ago. 
→ My mother has been cooking for the party for two hours. 
Question 4. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday. 
→ Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday. 
Question 5. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number” said Paula to Susan. 
→ Paula apologized to Susan for giving/ having given her the wrong number. 
II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the kind of job you would like to do after you finish your 
education. 
SAMPLE WRITING 
Having a job nowadays is very important to everyone. Soon, I will have left my high school, so I would 
like to choose a suitable job for myself. Unlike other students, I live in a poor village where schools, 
teachers, electricity and water are in bad conditions. As I am going to leave my school to attend a 
university, I hope to make my home village more developed and bring knowledge to the children. 
Besides, I love teaching and I love children and want to give comfort and care to them. Therefore, I 
would like to work as a teacher. Working as a teacher would be a fascinating and challenging job 
because I would have a chance to bring education to difficult places with poor children and living 
conditions. That’s the reason why I have applied to Hanoi National University of Education to meet my 
dream. (146 words) 
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