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MR. BEAN’S MATERIALS 
(Đề thi gồm: 06 trang) 
ĐỀ KTCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016 
Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ SỐ 29 
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. moaned B. presented C. viewed D. robbed 
Question 2. A. position B. consider C. visit D. president 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in 
the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 3. A. recommend B. hurricane C. photograph D. separate 
Question 4. A. explain B. involve C. purpose D. control 
Question 5. A. furnish B. reason C. promise D. tonight 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST 
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the followings. 
Question 6: Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate. 
A. taking off B. setting up C. growing well D. closing down 
Question 7: The dog saw his reflection in the pool of water. 
 A. imagination B. bone C. leash D. image 
Question 8: At times, I look at him and wonder what is going on in his mind. 
A. sometimes B. always C. hardly D. never 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the 
italic part in each of the following questions. 
Question 9: We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being. 
 A. lively B. frequented C. accessible D. revealed 
Question 10: Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly. 
 A. amicable B. inapplicable C. hostile D. futile 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs 
correction. 
Question 11. Transplanting organs such hearts and kidneys had proved easier than transplanting 
muscles. 
A. muscles B. easier C. proved D. such 
Question 12. On the floor of the Pacific Ocean is hundreds of flat-tipped mountains more than a mile 
beneath sea level. 
A. is B. more than C. On D. hundreds of 
Question 13. No longer satisfied with the emphasis of the Denishaw school, Martha has moved to the 
staff of the Eastman school in 1925. 
A. emphasis B. satisfied C. the staff of D. Martha has 
Question 14. Not until much later did she realize her long-known partner had been lying her. 
A. did she realize B. lying C. much D. long-known 
Question 15. Justice is often personified as a blindfolded woman to hold a pair of scales. 
A. blindfolded B. to hold C. personified D. a pair of scales 
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. - Michael: “You must be Jane's sister. Glad to meet you.” 
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 - Brian: “_____________” 
 A. I am, either B. So I am. I'm glad C. What do you do D. Me too 
Question 17. The boys ________ that he had had anything to do with the break-in. 
 A. refused B. denied C. objected D. reject 
Question 18. - Peter: “_____________?” - Hellen: “About ten miles before we met him.” 
 A. How fast did he drive B. How long did he drive 
 C. How often did he drive D. How far did he drive 
Question 19. Do you have __________ to take that bicycle? 
 A. allowance B. exception C. willingness D. permission 
Question 20. The sign says that all shoplifters will be ________. 
 A. persecuted B. disproved C. prosecuted D. prohibited 
Question 21. I gave the waiter a $50 note and waited for my____________. 
 A. change B. supply C. cash D. cost 
Question 22. I'm going to stay at university and try to___________ off getting a job for a few years! 
 A. stay B. put C. move D. set 
Question 23. People can become very___________ when they are stuck in traffic for a long time. 
 A. nervous B. bad-tempered C. stressful D. pressed 
Question 24. I believe that judges should be independent___________ the government. 
 A. to B. from C. with D. on 
Question 25. The MP asked___________ the prime minister was aware of the growing social problem. 
 A. that B. him C. if D. what 
Question 26. Remind Tony about party___________. 
 A. incase B. unless C. provided that D. except 
Question 27. The government should do more for___________ people. 
 A. usual B. ordinary C. everyday D. typical 
Question 28. I know we had an argument, but now I'd quite like to___________. 
 A. look down B. make up C. fall out D. bring up 
Question 29. - Mary: “I'm going to set up the equipment in a minute.” 
 - Linda: “___________ give you a hand?” 
 A. Shall we B. Will I C. Would I D. Do I 
Question 30. I think there's a picture of the hotel __________ the first page. 
 A. on B. at C. in D. to 
Question 31. I'm saving all my pocket money___________ to buy a new PlayStation. 
 A. out B. down C. up D. away 
Question 32. We usually do go by train, even though the car___________ is a lot quicker. 
 A. travel B. journey C. trip D. voyage 
Question 33. Dogs make very__________ pets. They'll always stay by your side. 
 A. mental B. private C. loyal D. digital 
Question 34. They__________ have seen the play last night as they went to a football match instead. 
 A. could B. must C. might D. can't 
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. 
 After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools 
in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard's MBA School has shown a 
substantial increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in 
their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration 
(MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is 
expected to continue. 
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There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is 
that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush 
job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level 
management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the 
humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question, "Is an MBA 
degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?" The second major factor has 
been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. 
Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands. 
Question 35: The word "struggling" as used in the last sentence is closest in meaning to ___________. 
 A. evolving B. plunging C. starting D. striving 
Question 36: What is the main focus of this passage? 
 A. jobs on Wall Street 
B. types of graduate degrees 
 C. changes in enrollment for MBA schools 
D. how schools are changing to reflect the economy 
Question 37: The phrase "two decades" refers to a period of___________. 
 A.10 years B. 20 years C. 50 years D.100 years 
Question 38: The word "prosperity" could be best replaced by which of the following? 
 A. success B. surplus C. nurturing D. education 
Question 39: Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment? 
 A. Princeton B. Harvard C. Stanford D. Yale 
Question 40: The phrase "trend of" in the passage is closest in meaning to which of the following? 
 A. movement toward B. drawback to C. reluctance of D. extraction from 
Question 41: The word "seeking" as used in the passage could best be replaced by___________. 
 A. examining B. avoiding C. seizing D. pursuing 
Question 42: Which of the following descriptions most likely applies to Wall Street? 
 A. a center for international affairs B. a major financial center 
 C. a shopping district D. a neighborhood in New York 
Question 43: According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school enrollments? 
 A. lack of necessity for an MBA and an economic recession 
 B. low salary and foreign competition 
 C. fewer MBA schools and fewer entry-level jobs 
 D. declining population and economic prosperity 
Question 44: The word "cutting" in the passage could best be replaced by which of the following? 
 A. wounding B. reducing C. dividing D. carving 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the 
correct word for each of the blanks. 
THE HISTORY OF WRITING 
The development of writing (45)__________ a huge difference to the world and might see it as the 
beginning of the (46)__________ . Pieces of pottery with marks on that are probably numbers have been 
discovered in China that date from around 4000 B.C. Hieroglyphics and other forms of "picture 
writing" developed in the (47)__________ around Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), where the ancient 
Sumerian civilization was based, from around 3300 BC onwards. However, the first (48)__________ 
alphabet was used by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC. Their alphabet had 22 letters and it is 
estimated that it lasted for 1000 years. The first two signs were called "aleph" and "beth", which in 
Greek became "alpha" and "beta", which gave us the (49)__________ word "alphabet" 
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The modern European alphabet is based on the Greek and (50)__________ to other European 
countries under the Romans. A number of changes took place as time passed. The Romans added the 
letter G, and the letter J and V were (51)__________ to people in Shakespeare's time. 
If we (52)__________ the history of punctuation, we also find some interesting facts. The Romans 
used to write quaesto at the end of a sentence in (53)__________ to show that it was a question. They 
started to write Qo in (54)__________ of the whole word, and then put the Q above the o. In the end, that 
became the question mark "?" 
Question 45. A. did B. had C. made D. took 
Question 46. A. media B. bulletin C. programme D. journalism 
Question 47. A. distance B. area C. length D. earth 
Question 48. A. true B. accurate C. exact D. precise 
Question 49. A. new B. trendy C. modern D. fashionable 
Question 50. A. spread B. appeared C. was D. occurred 
Question 51. A. infamous B. unpopular C. unknown D. hidden 
Question 52. A. look into B. bring on C. make off D. hold up 
Question 53. A. turn B. fact C. order D. intention 
Question 54. A. position B. space C. spot D. place 
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. 
Today’s cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the 
car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several new types of 
automobile engines have already been developed than run on alternative sources of power, such as 
electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane. Electricity, however, is 
the only zero-emission option presently available. 
Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or other 
dependable source of current is available, transport experts foresee a new assortment of electric 
vehicles entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood 
cars, electric delivery vans, bikes and trolleys. 
As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility 
engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new cars. 
Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today’s gas stations. Public parking spots on the 
street or in commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their 
batteries while they stop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most 
convenient parking in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars. 
Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at 
transit centers that would have facilities for charging and renting. Commuters will be able to rent a 
variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks, one-person three-wheelers, small cars, or 
electric/gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways 
capable of handling five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by freeway today. 
Question 55: The purpose of the passage is to___________. 
A. forecast the future use of electricity power 
B. describe electric vehicles 
C. criticize the inefficient use of electric power 
D. discuss the possibilities for future transportation 
Question 56: According to the passage, which of the following sources of power is totally pollution-free 
at the moment? 
A. electricity B. steam C. hydrogen D. methanol 
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Question 57: The word "foresee" in paragraph 2 mostly means "______________". 
A. allow B. anticipate C. eliminate D. evoke 
Question 58: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a way to encourage the use of 
electric vehicles? 
A. offering discounts on electric vehicles 
B. building many public charging facilities 
C. equipping parking lots with battery charging devices 
D. reserving the most convenient parking at transportation centers for electric vehicles 
Question 59: According to the passage, which of the following need modifying to suit the use of electric 
vehicles? 
A. gas stations B. parking spots C. electricity power D. renting systems 
Question 60: The word “equipped” in paragraph 3 mostly means "_______________". 
A. forbade B. hired C. initiated D. provided 
Question 61: It can be inferred from the passage that____________. 
A. a lot of infrastructure is now ready for electric vehicles 
B. electric vehicles will never be able to replace traditional means of transport 
C. there are at least three reasons for the present unpopularity of electric vehicles 
D. compact batteries will be very expensive 
Question 62: The word "that" in paragraph 4 refers to___________. 
A. planners C. neighborhood vehicles 
B. electric shuttle buses, trains, buses D. transit centers 
Question 63: The word "their" in paragraph 4 refers to___________. 
A. commuters B. electric cars C. light trucks D. trips 
Question 64: The author of the passage could be____________. 
A. an automaker B. an environmentalist 
C. an electric vehicles producer D. a transportation expert 
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm) 
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the 
same as the provided one. 
Question 1. We didn’t go because it rained. 
 → If it hadn’t rained, we would have gone. 
Question 2. I can’t cook as well as my mother does. 
 → My mother can cook better than I do. 
Question 3. I don’t suppose you have change for a pound, do you? 
 → Do you happen to change for a pound? 
Question 4. He failed to win the race. 
 → He didn’t win the race. 
Question 5. Mary rang hours and hours ago. 
 → It’s hours and hours ago since Mary rang. 
II. With around 140 words, write a paragraph to discuss the matter “The increasing number of elderly 
population is putting more and more pressure to our present societies”. 
Your writing should include: 
- The problems of elderly population? 
- The real causes and effects? 
- How to deal with the problem? 
SAMPLE WRITING 
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There is no doubt that age expectancy has increased over the last decades. The question of the 
increasing number of elderly people causes negative effects on the societies is a matter of dispute. In 
my opinion, it has negative effect for a number of reasons. I do believe that higher aged population 
needs higher investment as people in elder age suffer from many fatal diseases such as heart disease, 
stroke, diabetis, Alzehamer disease. Because of that governments need to invest more money for such 
patients. Furthermore, people in elder age become more dependent to others as these people need to 
be supervised by others. I think nobody likes to live with other people and use the facilities that are 
not belong to them. Therefore, seniors suffer from depression and psychological problems. To 
conclude, I feel that the negative effects on society are now facing every community. (146 words) 
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