Đề thi môn Tiếng Anh - Thi thử THPT Quốc gia lần 2 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Mã đề 296 - Trường THPT Đa Phúc

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ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
éỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 2 NĂM 2016 
Mụn: Tiếng Anh – Thời gian: 90 phỳt
Mã đề: 
296
Họ và tờn thớ sinh:.......................................................................... 
 Số bỏo danh:..................................................................................
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SECTION A (8 points) 
* 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.
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Question 1: A. effect B. effort	 C. event	D. preserve 
B
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Question 2: A. learns	 B. works	 C. eyes	 D. needs 
B
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* 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. 
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Question 3: A. inhabitant	 B. appropriate	C. majority	 D. centenarian 
D
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Question 4: A. dedicated	 B. initiate	C. vulnerable	 D. dormitory 
B
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Question 5: A. podium	 B. disease	 C. obtain	 D. apply 
A
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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. 
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Question 6: Nha Trang, ______last year, is excellent for holiday-makers.
A. we visited	 B. that we visited	 C. which we visited	 D. visited 
C
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Question 7: I don’t mind_____waiting for a few minutes.
A. to be kept	B. keeping	 C. being kept	D. being 
C
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Question 8: You ______out last night. I called several times but nobody answered the phone.
A. must be	 B. should have been C. can be	 D. must have been 
D
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Question 9: He devoted most of his time ______after his little brothers and sisters.
A. to looking	B. looking	 C. look D. to look	 
A
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Question 10: “Don’t fail to send your parents my regards.” ~ “________________.”
A. You’re welcome B. Good ideas, thanks C. Thanks, I will D. It’s my pleasure 
C
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Question 11: The polar bear’s _____depends on its ability to catch fish.
A. survival B. survive C. surviving D. survivor 
A
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Question 12: You are not allowed to drive your car in the city centre at rush hours _____there is too much traffic then. 
A. because of B. because C. although D. in spite of 
B
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Question 13: If it hadn’t been for your laziness, you_____the exams.
A. could pass	B. could have passed 	 C. must have passed D. had passed 
B
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Question 14: Jack ______be so bad-tempered; I wonder if he’s got problems.
A. isn’t use to	 B. wouldn’t	 C. isn’t used to	 D. didn’t use to 
D
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Question 15: We expected her at nine but she finally______at midnight.
A. came to	B. turned out	 C. turned up	D. came off 
C
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Question 16: The judge _____him fifty dollars for parking his car illegally.
A. charged	 B. punished	 C. ordered	 D. fined 
D
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Question 17: The purpose of a labour union is to improve the working conditions, ______, and pay of its members.
A. jobs are secure	B. to be secure C. the job’s security D. job security	 
D
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Question 18: It is very important for a firm or a company to____changes in the market. 
A. keep pace with	 B. keep pace of	 C. keep in touch with	 D. keep track with 
A
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Question 19: No sooner____at the bus stop____the bus came.
A. he had arrived/ when	B. had he arrived/ when	 
C. he had arrived/ than	D. had he arrived/ than 
D
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Question 20: _____the temperature, _______water turns into steam.
A. The higher/ the faster	 B. The higher/ the fast 
C. The more higher/ the faster	 D. Higher/ faster the 
A
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Question 21: Having passed the entrance exam, _____go away for a holiday.
A. his parents allow him	B. he is allowed to C. he is allowing to D. his parents allow him to 
B
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Question 22: Neither Tom nor his brothers ______ willing to help their mother with the housework. 
A. is 	 B. has been 	 C. was 	 D. are 
D
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Question 23: “More coffee? Anybody?” ~  ô ______________ ằ
A. I don’t agree, I’m afraid	B. I’d love to	 C. Yes, please	D. It’s right I think 
C
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Question 24: The diesel engine was named_____its inventor Rudolf Diesel. 
A. after	 B. for	 C. to	 D. following 
A
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* 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.
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Question 25: It is very discourteous to intrude during someone’s conversation.
A. find fault	 B. disagree	 C. leave quickly	 D. interrupt 
D
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Question 26: In certain type of poisoning, you should immediately give large quantities of soapy or salty water in order to induce vomiting.
A. cause	B. clean	 C. control	D. stop 
A
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Question 27: It is useless to attempt to flee from every danger: some risks must be taken.
A. hide oneself	 B. run away	 C. protect oneself	 D. hesitate 
B
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* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 
X
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Question 28: Some studies show that young babies prefer the smell of milk to those of other liquids.
	A	B	 C	 D
D
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Question 29: Although caffeine is a moderately habit-forming drug, coffee is not regarded as harmfully to 	A	 B	C
the average healthy adult.
	 D
C
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Question 30: Mountains have helped to protect the Swiss from invaders, and indeed, Switzerland has 	 A	 B	 remained at peace while other European nations engaging in war.
	C	D
D
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Question 31: Each year, tourists from all over the world travel to Poland to visit a birthplace of Frederic 
	 A	B	 C	 D
Chopin.
D
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Question 32:Political science, alike the other social sciences, is not an exact science. 
	 A	 B	 C	 D	
A
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* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the followings. 
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Question 33: The noise is so faint that it was impossible to be sure what it was or even where it came from.
A. frightening 	 B. general	 C. loud	 D. indistinct 
C
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Question 34: The kids persisted with their soccer game even though recess was over.
A. insisted on	 B. continued in spite	 C. resisted of D. stopped 
D
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* 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. 
As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the United States increased. The frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities. Industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new emphasis upon credentials and expertise to make schooling increasingly important for economic and social mobility. Increasingly, too, schools were viewed as the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society. 
The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of the century coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By 1920 schooling to age fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most states, and the school year was greatly lengthened. Kindergartens, vacation schools, extracurricular activities, and vocational education and counseling extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students, many of whom in the larger industrial cities were the children of immigrants. Classes for adult immigrants were sponsored by public schools, corporations, unions, churches, settlement houses, and other agencies. 
Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit the needs of specific populations. Immigrant women were once such population. Schools tried to educate young women so they could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy, and one place many educators considered appropriate for women was the home. 
Although looking after the house and family was familiar to immigrant women, American education gave homemaking a new definition. In preindustrial economies, homemaking had meant the production as well as the consumption of goods, and it commonly included income-producing activities both inside and outside the home, in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States, however, overproduction rather than scarcity was becoming a problem. Thus, the ideal American homemaker was viewed as a consumer rather than a producer. Schools trained women to be consumer homemakers cooking, shopping, decorating, and caring for children “efficiently” in their own homes, or if economic necessity demanded, as employees in the homes of others. Subsequent reforms have made these notions seem quite out-of-date.
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Question 35: The paragraph preceding the whole reading passage probably discusses _____.
A. the industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life the United States in the nineteen century. 
B. the formal schooling in the United States in the nineteen century. 
C. the urbanization in the United States in the nineteen century. 
D. the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society in the nineteen century. 
B
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Question 36:   It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance of education in the United States was _____.
A. the expanding economic problems of schools 	 
B. the growing number of schools in frontier communities 
C. an increase in the number of trained teachers 	 
D. the increased urbanization of the entire country 
D
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Question 37:   The word “means” in bold type is closest in meaning to _____.
A. qualifications     	B. advantages                       C. probability D. method             
D
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Question 38:   The phrase “coincided with” in bold type is closest in meaning to _____. 
A. happened at the same time as              B. ensured the success of 
C. was influenced by                                D. began to grow rapidly 
A
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Question 39:   According to the passage, one important change in United States education by the 1920’s was that _____. 
A. the amount of time spent on formal education was limited 
B. new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education 
C. adults and children studied in the same classes
D. most places required children to attend school 
D
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Question 40: “Vacation schools and extracurricular activities” are mentioned in paragraph 2 to illustrate _____.
A. activities that competed to attract new immigrants to their programs. 
B. alternatives to formal education provided by public schools 
C. the importance of educational changes 
D. the increased impact of public schools on students 
A
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Question 41:   According to the passage, early-twentieth century education reformers believed that _____. 
A. special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them
B. different groups needed different kinds of education 
C. more women should be involved in education and industry 
D. corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress 
B
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Question 42:  The word “it” in bold type refers to _____. 
A. education        	 B. consumption           	 C. production          D. homemaking 
D
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Question 43:   Women were trained to be consumer homemakers as a result of _____. 
A. scarcity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States 
B. economic necessity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States 
C. income-producing activities in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States 
D. overproduction in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States 
D
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Question 44:   Which paragraph mentions the importance of abilities and experience in formal schooling? 
A. Paragraph 2     	 B. Paragraph 4     	 C. Paragraph 1  D. Paragraph 3 
C
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* Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of blanks
When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently come across words you do not (45)______ understand. Sometimes you (46)______ the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you guess. The strategy you adopt depends very much upon the (47)______of accuracy you require and the time at your disposal.
If you are the sort of person who tends to turn to the dictionary frequently, it is (48)_______remembering that every dictionary has its limitations. Each definition is only an approximation and one builds up an accurate picture of the meaning of a word only after meeting it in a (49)__________of contexts. It is also important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that translate from English into your native language and vice versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to (50)________an English- English dictionary.
In most exams you are not permitted to use a dictionary. (51)__________you are allowed to use one, it is very time- consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited. You are, (52)______, forced to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.
When you come across unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you develop efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will(53)__________a number of possible problems and help yourself to understand far more of the text than you at first likely.
Two strategies which may help you guess the meaning of a word are: using contextual clues, both within the sentence and outside, and making uses (54)_____ clues derived from the formation of the word.
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Question 45. A. wholly 	 B. fully 	 C. complete 	 D. totally 
B
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Question 46. A. check 	 B. control 	 C. examine 	 D. inspect 
A
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Question 47. A. extent 	 B. degree 	 C. range 	 D. level 
B
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Question 48. A. valuable 	 B. worth 	 C. vital D. essential 	 
B
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Question 49. A. multiple 	 B. variety 	 C. variation 	 D. diversity 
B
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Question 50. A. survey 	 B. infer 	 C. consult 	 D. inquire 
C
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Question 51. A. In case	 B. Provided 	 C. Although 	 D. Even if 
D
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Question 52. A. but	 B. however 	 C. so that D. therefore 	 
D
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Question 53. A. surpass 	 B. get on 	 C. go over 	 D. overcome 
D
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Question 54. A. of	 B. with 	 C. on 	 D. about 
A
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* Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 
The art world
One of the major problems in the art world is how to distinguish and promote an artist. In effect, a market must be created for an artist to be successful. The practice of signing and 	numbering individual prints was introduced by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the nineteenth - century artist best known for the painting of his mother, called “Arrangement in Grey and Black”, but known to most of us as “ Whistler’s Mother”. Whistler’s brother - in - law, Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a less well - known artist, had speculated that collectors might find prints more attractive if they knew that they were only a limited number of copies produced. By signing the work in pencil, an artist could guarantee and personalize each print. 
As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints, their 
work began to increase in value. When other artists noticed that the signed prints commanded higher prices, they began copying the procedure. 
Although most prints are signed on the right - hand side in the margin below the image, the placement of the signature is a matter of personal choice. Indeed, prints have been signed within the image, in any of the margins, or even on the reverse side of the print. Wherever the artist elects to sign it, a signed print is still valued above an unsigned one, even in the same edition.
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Question 55: Which of the following would be a better title for the passage? 
A. Whistler’s Mother 	B. The Practice of Signing Prints 	
C. Copying Limited Edition Prints D. Whistler’s Greatest Works 
B
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Question 56: What made Whistler’s work more valuable? 
A. His fame as an artist 	 B. His painting of his mother. 
C. His signature on the prints 	 D. His brother - in - law’s prints. 
C
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Question 57: The word “speculated” in bold type could best be replaced by_____.
A. guessed	B. noticed 	 C. denied 	D. announced 
A
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Question 58: The word “ distinguish” in bold type is closest in meaning to______. 
A. recognize differences 	 B. make improvements C. allow exceptions D. accept changes 
A
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Question 59: The word “it” in bold type refers to______. 
A. the same edition 	B. the reverse side 	 C. a print D. the image 	 
C
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Question 60: Where in the passage does the author indicate where an artist’s signature might be found on a work? 
A. Lines 6-7	 B. Lines 9-10	 C. Lines 11-13 D. Lines 14-15 
C
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Question 61: What does the author mean by the statement: “As soon as Whistler and Haden began the practice of signing and numbering their prints, their work began to increase in value” ?
A. The prints that were signed and numbered were worth more. 
B. The signing and numbering of prints was not very popular 
C. The signatures became more valuable than the prints
D. Many copies of the prints were made. 
A
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Question 62: What was true about the painting of Whistler’s mother? 
A. It was painted by Sir Francis Seymour Haden. B. Its title was “Arrangement in Grey and Black”. C. It was not one of Whistler’s best paintings. D. It was a completely new method of painting. 
B
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Question 63: The author mentions all of the following as reasons why a collector prefers a signed print EXCEPT. 
A. it guarantees the print’s authenticity 	 B. it encourages higher prices for the print 	 
C. it limits the number of copies of the print D. it makes the print more personal 
B
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Question 64: It can be inferred from the passage that artists number their prints_______.
A. at the same place on each of the prints	 B. to guarantee a limited edition 
C. when the buyer requests it 	 D. as an accounting procedure 
B
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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. 
1. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
Only when________________________________________________________.
2. “Who’s been sitting in my chair?” said the director.
The director wondered_______________________________________________.
3. It wasn’t necessary for them to call for help after all.
They _____________________________________________________________. 
4. John missed the ferry because his car broke down.
If________________________________________________________________. 
5. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
The man is_________________________________________________________. 
II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph on the following topic:
“In your opinion, which of the inventions in the twentieth century has been the most significant for the world? Why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.”