Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi THPT Quốc gia - Năm học 2015-2016 - Mã đề 409

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KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016 
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề 
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Mã đề thi 409 
Họ và tên thí sinh:..........................................................Số báo danh:........................... 
SECTION A (8 points) 
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 1: Electric wires carry current for lighting and outlets designing for household appliances. 
 A B C D 
Question 2: The water temperature in a spring depends on that of the soil through where the water flows. 
 A B C D 
Question 3: In summer, warm southern air carries moist north to the eastern and central United States. 
 A B C D 
Question 4: Vocation counseling guides students and helps them to understand how occupations differ and 
 A B C 
 what job opportunities are exist. 
 D 
Question 5: Edith Roosevelt was a devoted mother of a child of five, as well a gracious hostess. 
 A B C D 
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: Some of the rude drivers on the road today are the ones who will not allow other cars to merge 
into traffic. 
 A. blend B. concentrate C. secede D. desensitize 
Question 7: His new yacht is certainly an ostentatious display of his wealth. 
 A. large B. expensive C. showy D. ossified 
Question 8: The Red Cross made an equitable distribution of the bread to the starving children. 
 A. just B. nutritious C. quick D. convenient 
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 9. A. botanical B. attract C. cancer D. character 
Question 10. A. situation B. equation C. precaution D. discretion 
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 11 to 20. 
 All relationships go through difficult times. In the past, when married couples had problems they usually 
didn’t (11)______. They had to either (12)______ with each other or continue to live together in an unhappy 
relationship. Getting divorced wasn’t an option for most people due to economic and social reasons. Some 
people believe that this wasn’t such a bad thing. They say that relationships require hard work and (13)______. 
“If a relationship is going to last a lifetime, you have to keep working at it,” says Doreen, who is celebrating her 
fiftieth wedding anniversary this year. “It isn’t all roses and romance. (14)______ can be perfect all of the time. 
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These days young people give up when there’s the (15)______ argument.” Experts agree that communication 
is key. The most important thing is to (16)______ talking. How many times have you heard yourself say to 
(17)______, “If only you’d listen!” or “ I wish you (18)______ do that!” The truth is, the (19)______ couples talk, 
the better their relationship (20)______ be. 
Question 11. A. grow up B. split up C. chat up D. make up 
Question 12. A. get on B. go out C. get back D. fall out 
Question 13. A. agreement B. argument C. achievement D. commitment 
Question 14. A. No one B. Someone C. Anyone D. Everyone 
Question 15. A. smallest B. slightest C. most violent D. most controversial 
Question 16. A. raise B. control C. stop D. keep 
Question 17. A. anybody B. everyone C. somebody D. nobody 
Question 18. A. wouldn’t B. couldn’t C. shouldn’t D. didn’t 
Question 19. A. more B. fewer C. less D. least 
Question 20. A. would B. could C. will D. can 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 21: Everyone expects Johnson to_________Smith in today's final. 
 A. win B. beat C. score D. champion 
Question 22: Many lives were saved _________the introduction of antibiotics. 
 A. into B. at C. with D. in 
Question 23: Ten million text messages are sent on_________every minute. 
 A. normal B. general C. common D. average 
Question 24: Let's face _________we are destroying the environment and we need to do something now. 
 A. truth. B. facts C. things D. information 
Question 25: More than one student _________to do those mathematic puzzles which _________by the 
teacher last week. 
 A. has tried / was given B. have tried / were given 
 C. has tried / were given D. have tried / was given 
Question 26: A: "What is it?" B: “We don't know until _________at it under a microscope." 
 A. we're going to lock B. we'll have looked C. we'll be looking D. we've looked 
Question 27: "Haven't you put an ad in the paper yet?" - "_________" 
 A. I will, first thing in the morning. B. I can get a paper for you. 
 C. I'm not sure. D. I'm with you there. 
Question 28: Susan’s doctor insists_________for a few days. 
 A. that she is resting B. her resting C. that she rest D. her to rest 
Question 29: White phosphorus, a substance_________in matches, is so flammable that it burst into flame 
upon contact with the air. 
 A. is common B. common C. which being common D. being common, is 
Question 30: She must have been sleepless last night. Otherwise, her eyes _________so bloody now. 
 A. won’t look B. wouldn’t look C. wouldn’t have looked D. looked 
Question 31: The use of computers aids in teaching, _________the role of teachers is still very important. 
 A. although B. yet C. so that D. because 
Question 32: Don't worry! By the time you arrive tomorrow, we _________the work. 
 A. have completed B. had completed 
 C. will have completed D. would have completed 
Question 33: You’ve got to be_________certain before you decide. 
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 A. deadly B. deathly C. dead D. death 
Question 34: She had just enough time to_________the report before the meeting. 
 A. dip into B. go into C. turn round D. get through 
Question 35: Feeling tired after a long day of hard work, _________ 
 A. the housework was of no interest to me. 
 B. I asked my mother to help me with the housework. 
 C. my mother helped me with the housework. 
 D. the housework was too much for me. 
Question 36: "Well, could you call the airline and reconfirm my flight? I'm kind of busy right now." - 
"_________" 
 A. Not at all. B. I'll try. Let me have the details. 
 C. What are you doing? D. What do you think I should do? 
Question 37: "You've really changed." - "_________" 
 A. Yes, I am. B. I'll never change my mind. C. Oh, sorry, I can't. D. Have I? 
Question 38: It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver in the car crash__________ 
 A. have been injured B. were injured C. are injured D. was injured 
Question 39: _________that he had no choice but to leave early. 
 A. In such a situation did he find himself B. In such a situation he found himself 
 C. He found himself in a situation where D. He found himself in a so embarrassing situation 
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 40 to 49. 
 On 26th May 1828, the people of Nuremberg in Germany found a teenage boy who was wandering alone 
through the streets. When they came across him, he had no possessions except for two old letters. Because 
of his behavior and appearance, they took him to the police station. Kaspar spent the next two months in prison, 
where he hardly spoke and refused all food except for bread and water. Some people assumed that Kaspar had 
grown up alone in the forest, like a wild animal. But gradually, a different picture emerged. 
 Kaspar said he had spent his whole childhood in a small dark cell. He had never seen the world outside 
or left his cell. He had never met or spoken to another human being. The cell was empty apart from a small bed 
and one toy-a wooden horse. He claimed that he had found bread and water in his cell every morning. According 
to Kaspar’s account, a mysterious man had begun to call on him shortly before his release. The man never 
showed his face. 
 Kaspar became well-known throughout Germany and in other countries too, and people found his story 
fascinating. Some suggested that Kaspar was the son of a rich and powerful man-a prince perhaps-who wanted 
to keep his identity secret. A schoolteacher called Friedrich Daumer met Kaspar and agreed to look after him. 
Daumer taught him various subjects and encouraged Kaspar’s talent for drawing. 
 One day in 1829, Kaspar was found with a knife wound to his head. He claimed that a man with a hood 
over his face had attacked him-the same man who had brought him to Nuremberg. It wasn’t a serious injury, 
and Kaspar got over it. But in 1833, Hauser came home with a deep knife wound in his chest, saying someone 
had attacked him in a garden. Three days later, Kaspar died from the wound. Just before he died, Kaspar told 
the police that his attacker had given him a bag, so the police went to the garden and looked for it. They found 
it, with a note inside. The note was in mirror writing and said in German: “I want to tell you about myself. I come 
from the Bavarian border, on the river.” 
 Over the years, books have been written about Kaspar’s stories and various historians have looked into 
them. Most have concluded that the stories were untrue and that Kaspar Hauser was a liar who killed himself 
(possibly by mistake). But for some people, Kaspar Hauser’s life and death remain one of the most mysterious 
stories in history. 
Question 40. People in Nuremberg took Kaspar Hauser to the police station because________ . 
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 A. he was carrying two letters B. he said he wanted to be a soldier 
 C. he had no possessions D. he was acting strangely 
Question 41. Before Kaspar told his story, some people believed that he had grown up________ . 
 A. in prison B. without any people around him 
 C. with his father, in a forest D. in a normal home 
Question 42. According to this passage, the word “possessions” is closest in meaning to ________. 
 A. belongings B. valuable C. worth D. savings 
Question 43. According to his story, Kaspar spent the first years of his life________ . 
 A. in a dark cell with a mysterious man B. in a dark cell with absolutely nothing in it 
 C. in the garden of a mysterious stranger D. alone and always indoors 
Question 44. According to this passage, the phrase “call on” refers to ________. 
 A. speak to B. invite C. visit D. ask 
Question 45. Some people suggested that Kaspar Hauser was ________. 
 A. from another country B. really an artist 
 C. the son of a schoolteacher D. from a wealthy family 
Question 46. Between 1829 and 1833, Kaspar Hauser suffered ________. 
 A. two knife wounds, one small and one fatal B. two knife wounds, but they weren’t serious 
 C. two very serious knife wounds D. two knife wound on the same occasion 
Question 47. According to this passage, the word “hood” is closest in meaning to ________. 
 A. mask B. stocking cap C. bonnet D. top hat 
Question 48. Police found a mysterious letter inside a bag ________. 
 A. in Kaspar Hauser’s room, after his death B. in the place where Kaspar Hauser died 
 C. near a river in Baravia D. in the place where Kaspar Hauser was attacked 
Question 49. Most historians today believed that Kaspar Hauser ________. 
 A. invented the story of his life B. was one of the most mysterious poeple in history 
 C. was the son of a Baravian prince D. did not really die from the knife wound 
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 50 to 59. 
History books recorded that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927. But sound films, or 
talkies, did not suddenly appear after years of silent screenings. From the earliest public performances in 1896, 
films were accompanied by music and sound effects. These were produced by a single pianist, a small band, 
or a full-scale orchestra; large movie theatres could buy sound-effect machines. Research into sound that was 
reproduced at exactly at the same time as the pictures - called “synchronized sound” – began soon after the 
very first films were shown. With synchronized sound, characters on the movie screen could sing and speak. 
As early as 1896, the newly invented gramophone, which played a large disc carrying music and dialogue, was 
used as a sound system. The biggest disadvantage was that the sound and pictures could become 
unsynchronized if, for example, the gramophone needle jumped or if the speed of the projector changed. This 
system was only effective for a single song or dialogue sequence. 
 In the “sound-on-film” system, sound was recorded as a series of marks on celluloid which could be 
read by an optical sensor. These signals would be placed on the film alongside the image, guaranteeing 
synchronization. Short feature films were produced in this way as early as 1922. This system eventually brought 
us “talking pictures”. 
Question 50. The passage is mainly about the________. 
A. history of silent movies B. disadvantages of synchronized sound 
C. development of sound with movies D. research into sound reproduction 
Question 51. According to the passage, films using sound effects were screened________. 
A. before 1896 B. in 1927 C. as early as 1922 D. as early as 1896 
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Question 52. The word “screenings” in is closest in meaning to________. 
A. projections B. revelations C. demonstrations D. diversions 
Question 53. Which of the following is not mentioned as a producer of sound to accompany movies? 
 A. a small band B. single pianist C. a jazz singer D. a gramophone 
Question 54. It can be inferred that________. 
 A. gramophones were developed about the same time as moving pictures. 
 B. most movie theaters had a pianist 
 C. sound-effects machines were not common because they were expensive 
 D. orchestras couldn't synchronize sound with the pictures 
Question 55. According to the passage, gramophones were ineffective because they________. 
 A. got out of synchronization with the pictures. B. were too large for most movie theaters. 
 C. were newly invented and still had imperfections D. changed speeds when the needle jumped. 
Question 56. According to the passage, the word “sequence” is closest in meaning to________. 
 A. interpretation B. organization C. distribution D. progression 
Question 57. According to the passage, the phrase “these signals” refers to________. 
 A. sounds B. series C. marks D. sensors 
Question 58. According to the passage, “sound-on-film” guaranteed synchronization because the recording 
was________. 
 A. made during the film of the picture. B. marked on the gramophone 
 C. inserted beside the image on the film D. read by an optical sensor 
Question 59. Short feature films produced as early as 1922 ________. 
 A. were recorded by optical sensors B. put musicians out of work 
 C. were only effective for dialogue sequences D. preceding talking pictures 
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 60. Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity 
 A. reveal B. conserve C. cover D. presume 
Question 61. Doctors have been criticized for their indiscriminate use of antibiotics. 
 A. disciplined B. wholesale C. selective D. unconscious 
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 62. A. magnificent B. eliminate C. archaeology D. stability 
Question 63. A. underlined B. enthusiast C. voluntarily D. picturesque 
Question 64. A. misadventure B. misbehavior C. misconception D. mischievously 
SECTION B (2 points) 
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. 
Question 65. Hearing the noise, the boy woke up. 
→ The boy woke up ...................................................................................................................... 
Question 66. May I borrow your pencil? 
→ Would you ............................................................................................................................... 
Question 67: That is hopelessly inaccurate. She told it to you. 
→ What she told .......................................................................................................................... 
Question 68: The Prime Minister is unlikely to call an early general election. 
→ There is little ........................................................................................................................... 
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Question 69: The university was founded in 1998. It soon became famous. 
→ Founded ................................................................................................................................. 
II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about what factors lead to academic success among high-
school students. 
What should be included in the writing 
- The family support 
- The friends’ accompany 
- The school background 
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