Đề thi thử Trung học Phổ thông Quốc gia lần 2 môn Tiếng Anh - Năm học 2017-2018

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ĐỀ THI THỬ TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA LẦN 2
NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút;
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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 that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.
	 Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg will defend the social platform as a “positive force in the world” when he (1)_____ Congress on Tuesday while admitting he made “a big mistake” by not taking seriously the social network’s responsibility (2)_____ its two billion users.
 	 Zuckerberg, facing a firestorm of criticism over Facebook’s cavalier attitude to its users data, released his prepared written remarks on Monday, (3)_____ of two appearances before Congress this week when lawmakers will quiz him about a range of failings including the privacy scandal involving political consultant Cambridge Analytica and Russian use of the platform ahead of the US election.
 	 “Facebook is an idealistic and optimistic company,” his statement reads. “But it’s clear now that we didn’t do enough to (4)_____ these tools from being used for harm as well. That goes for fake news, foreign interference in elections and hate speech, as well as developers and data privacy. We didn’t take a broad enough view of our responsibility, and that was a big mistake. It was my mistake, and I’m sorry. I started Facebook, I run it, and I’m responsible for what happens here.”
 In two days of hearings, Zuckerberg will be grilled over the company’s privacy policies in the wake of revelations that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm associated with Donald Trump’s election campaign, had (5)_____ to data on 87 million of its users.
Question 1: A. debates	B. attends	C. meets	D. addresses
Question 2: A. with	B. in	C. for	D. to
Question 3: A. because	B. in spite	C. ahead	D. consist
Question 4: A. quit	B. cut	C. cease	D. prevent
Question 5: A. means	B. access	C. lines	D. current
 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 6: Hardly did he enter the room when all the lights went out.
	 A B C D
Question 7: The threat of being dismissed do not worry me any more because I have started my own business. A B C D
Question 8: Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today A B C D
 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 9: A. explain	B. invent	C. believe	D. spirit
Question 10: A. engineering	B. philosophy	C. economics	D. application
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Question 11: It was not until Joan had arrived home ______ remembered her appointment with her friends.
A. and she	B. that she	C. when she had	D. she
Question 12: I accidentally ______ Costa when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
A. kept an eye on	B. caught sight of	C. lost touch with	D. paid attention to
Question 13: _______classical dance for five years, Terry finally felt ready_______in public.
A. To study/ performed	B. Studying/ to be performed
C. Having studied/ to perform	D. Being studied/ having performed
Question 14: The firework festival is ________event that we all desire to attend it.
A. a very wonderful	B. so wonderful an	C. such wonderful an	D. a too wonderful
Question 15: The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is will and capable _____ his financial situation.
A. with reference to	 B. owing to	 C. in terms of	 D. regardless of
Question 16: Poor management brought the company to______ of collapse.
A. the foot	B. the verge	C. the river	D. the ring
Question 17: Preparing for a job interview can be very ______.
A. stress	B. stressful	C. stressing	D. stressed
Question 18: ______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.
A. During	B. With	C. At	D. On
Question 19: With hard work and study, you can ______ the goals you set for yourself.
A. succeed	B. achieve	C. establish	D. increase
Question 20: The new sports complex ______ will accommodate an Olympic-sized swimming pool and others including fitness center, and a spa, to name just a few.
A. supplies	B. facilities	C. categories	D. qualities
Question 21: This factory produced ______ cars in 2010 as in the year 2009.
A. as twice many	B. twice as many	C. as twice as many	D. as many as twice
Question 22: Mary,_______mother is a doctor, intends to choose medical career.
A. that	B. whose	C. whom	D. who
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) or phrase(s) CLOSEST
 in meaning to the bold and underlined word(s) or phrase(s) in each of the following questions. 
Question 23: Many organizations have been involved in drawing up the report on environmental campaigns.
A. confined in	B. enquired about	C. concerned about	D. engaged in
Question 24: Thanks to the invention of the microscope, biologists can now gain insights into the nature of the human cell.
A. deep understanding	B. in-depth studies C. far-sighted views D. spectacular sightings
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 25: They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather.
A. go on	B. go out	C. get over	D. go over
Question 26: No matter how enduring we argued with him, he stood his ground.
A. felt sorry for us B. wanted to continue C. changed his decision D. refused to change his decision
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 27: Lora is talking to Maria about her failure at applying for a job.
	Lora: “ 	”	Maria: “Never mind, better luck next time”
A. I have a lot on my mind.	B. I’ve broken your precious vase.
C. I couldn’t keep my mind on work.	D. I didn’t get the vacant position
Question 28: John “Let me bring something to your party tonight, won’t you?” Mary “________”
A. Sorry I’ve already had a plan for tonight.	B. It’s enough just to have you come.
C. That really surprises me.	D. In my opinion, you are correct.
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 29 to 35.
In most discussions of cultural diversity, attention has focused on visible, explicit aspects of culture, such as language, dress, food, religion, music, and social rituals. Although they are important, these visible expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learned consciously, are only the tip of the iceberg of culture. Much of culture is taught and learned implicitly, or outside awareness. Thus, neither cultural insiders nor cultural outsiders are aware that certain “invisible” aspects of their culture exist.
Invisible elements of culture are important to us. For example, how long we can be late before being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention through listening behaviour, what we consider beautiful or ugly- these are all aspects of culture that we learn and use without being aware of it. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behaviour as cultural in origin.
Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in cross-cultural relations. Conflicts may arise when we are unable to recognize others’ behavioural differences as cultural rather than personal. We tend to misinterpret other people’s behaviour, blame them, or judge their intentions or competence without realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.
Formal organizations and institutions, such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, governments, and the legal system are collection sites for invisible cultural differences. If the differences were more visible, we might have less misunderstanding. For example, if we met a man in a courthouse who was wearing exotic clothes, speaking a language other than ours, and carrying food that looked strange, we would not assume that we understood his thoughts and feelings or that he understood ours. Yet when such a man is dressed similarly to us, speaks our language, and does not differ from us in other obvious ways, we may fail to recognize the invisible cultural differences between us. As a result, mutual misunderstanding may arise.
Question 29: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To explain the importance of invisible aspects of culture. B. To describe cultural diversity.
C. To point out that much of culture is learned consciously.
D. To explain why cross-cultural conflict occurs.
Question 30: The word “rituals” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. aspects	B. assumptions	C. formalities	D. cultures
Question 31: The phrase “the tip of the iceberg” in paragraph 1 means that _______.
A. visible aspects of culture are learned in formal institutions B. other cultures seem cold to us
C. most aspects of culture cannot be seen D. we usually focus on the highest forms of culture
Question 32: Which of the following was NOT mentioned as an example of invisible culture?
A. How late is considered impolite. B. What food to eat in a courthouse.
C. How people express interest in what others are saying. D. What topics to avoid in conversation.
Question 33: The word “those” in paragraph 2 refers to_______.
A. people from a different culture B. topics that should be avoided in conversation
C. people who speak a different language D. invisible cultural assumptions
Question 34: It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that conflict results when _______.
A. some people recognize more cultural differences than others
B. one culture is more invisible than another culture
C. people compete with those from other cultures
D. people think cultural differences are personal
Question 35: The author implies that institutions such as schools and workplaces _______.
A. are aware of cultural differences	B. share a common culture
C. reinforce invisible cultural differences	D. teach their employees about cultural differences
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 36: A. conducted	B. concerned	C. listened	D. seemed
Question 37: A. record	B. scary	C. conserve	D. centre
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 38: Martin missed his flight because he had not been informed of the change in flight schedule.
A. Not having been informed of the change in flight schedule, Martin missed his flight.
B. Not having missed his flight, Martin was informed of the change in flight schedule.
C. Martin missed his flight, though he had been informed of the change in flight schedule.
D. Martin had been informed of his flight delay, which was due to the change in flight schedule.
Question 39: There was no need for you to have left the house in such weather.
A. You needn’t leave the house in such weather.
B. You needn’t have left the house in such weather.
C. You didn’t have to leave the house in such weather.
D. You didn’t need to leave the house in such weather.
Question 40: You should take regular exercises instead of sitting in front of the television all day.
A. Sitting in front of the television all day and taking exercises are advisable.
B. Sitting in front of the television all day helps you take regular exercises.
C. Taking regular exercises is better than sitting in front of the television all day.
D. Don’t take regular exercises, just sit in front of the television all day.
 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 41: The robber changed his address all the time. He didn't want the police to find him.
A. The robber changed his address all the time in order not to find him.
B. The robber changed his address all the time in order for the police not to find him.
C. The robber changed his address all the time so as to want the police not to find him.
D. The robber changed his address all the time as so that the police didn't find him.
Question 42: She was the first woman in the Philippines. She was elected as the president of the country.
A. She was the first woman who is elected as the president of the Philippines.
B. She was the first woman elected as the president of the Philippines.
C. She was the first woman to be elected as the president of the Philippines.
D. She was the first woman being elected as the president of the Philippines.
 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 43 to 50. 
Automobile accidents are one of the leading causes of death each year. Accidents can occur due to drunk driving, mechanical problems, carelessness, or a whole assortment of other reasons. In the near future, these problems could be solved by eliminating the person behind the wheel. Driverless cars may soon be turning all vehicle owners into “backseat drivers”. 
Driverless cars are vehicles that use several technologies to operate without human input. Through GPS, they can find a location on a map and plan the best route to get there. They may also use radar to detect other vehicles and avoid them when necessary. One company involved with developing driverless cars is Google. It’s developing a software called Google Chauffer which powers the vehicles. The technology isn’t cheap though, as Google robotic cars contain about $150,000 worth of equipment. In 2012, Google began testing the cars on the road with a highly-skilled driver in the driver’s seat, and a Google engineer in the passenger seat. In case there are any malfunctions, the human driver can step on the brakes or turn the wheel to take control of the automobile. Other car manufacturers are also working on implementing automated options into their cars. For example, the 2014 Mercedes-S class offers advanced cruise control using radar, lane warnings, and even detects, and warns drivers when they appear tired. 
Many Americans seem open to the idea, as three states have already passed laws that make it legal for driverless cars to be on the road. Still there will be some stumbling blocks to overcome before the roads are controlled by digital decision-makers. Firstly, companies will need to provide proof that driverless cars were tested a lot and are truly safe. Automobile manufacturers will also have to find a way to bring down costs, as few people would be able to afford the equipment required. Driverless cars could also potentially become targets for computer hackers. If a hacker were somehow able to override the software system, they could cause accidents or malfunctions. There are also economic issues to consider. If driverless cars became successful, millions of truck, bus, and taxi drivers would likely lose their jobs. Despite these issues, all indications suggest that it should be just a matter of time before humans are no longer needed behind the wheel.
Question 43: Which of the following is the advantage of driverless cars over ordinary ones?
A. absolute safety	B. no malfunctions
C. no computer hacking	D. no drunk driving
Question 44: What do driverless cars use radar for?
A. To go slightly faster than the speed limit	 B. To check on local weather conditions
C. To report important information back to Google	D. To see if other things are close to them
Question 45: What is Google Chauffer?
A. The person who sits in the passenger seat of a Google car.
B. It’s a nickname for the person who drives a Google car.
C. A computer program that tells driverless cars what to do.
D. The first driverless car that was manufactured by Google.
Question 46: The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to _________.
A. drivers	B. robots	C. obstacles	D. routes
Question 47: Why does the author suggest that Americans are OK with the concept of driverless cars?
A. Most Americans don’t like to drive very much anyway.
B. Some local government have said it’s OK to use them
C. In polls, Americans always say that they prefer driverless cars.
D. Americans always accept robotic inventions.
Question 48: What is one reason why some people are hesitant to accept driverless cars?
A. They feel that this will force them to take the train to work every day.
B. They are worried that many drivers might lose their jobs.
C. The car owner will have nothing to do behind the wheel.
D. They feel that the quality of the cars will be too cheap.
Question 49: According to the passage, all of the following are true about driverless cars EXCEPT that _______.
A. Google completed the technology for driverless cars in 2012.
B. There is a concern about the malfunctions due to several reasons.
C. Driverless cars may depend on some other devices on the road.
D. There is a trend for car companies to develop the automated qualities for their products.
Question 50: The word “malfunction” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. a secret password	B. a hardware upgrade
C. an extra feature	D. a failure to work properly
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