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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QG 2019 SỐ 2

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

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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. done B. gone C. shone D. shop

Question 2. A. books B. tables C. roots D. roofs

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 3. A. inflation B. instructor C. intelligent D. influence

Question 4. A. symphony B. substance C. celestial D. basement

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.

Question 5. Class 11M’s football team ________ 2 games so far this season, and will
probably win the championship.

A. has been winning B. won

C. has won D. will win

Question 6. By 1820, there were over sixty steamboats on the Mississippi river, _______
were quite luxurious.

A. which many B. many of them

C. many of which D. many that

Question 7. __________ Columbus was one of __________ first people to cross

__________ Atlantic.

A. Ø /the / Ø B. The / the / the

C. Ø / the / an D. Ø / the / the

Question 8. Once ___________ in the UK, the book will definitely win a number of awards
in regional book fairs.

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A. is published B. having published

C. published D. publishing

Question 9. Daniel ______ a better understanding of Algebra than we do.

A. makes B. has C. takes D. gives

Question 10. As a student, you envied your friends who were working and earning their own
money, ______.

A. weren't they B. didn’t you C. were you D. were they

Question 11. Today, some students tend to _____ the importance of soft skills as they solely
focus on academic subjects at school.

A. overlook B. urge C. emphasize D. implement

Question 12. Mario was trying to _____ if there was any cinnamon in the apple cake he was
eating.

A. favor B. detect C. sight D. spot

Question 13. After you have_____ the costume you like best, it’ll take a week to get it done.

A. kept away B. turned down C. picked out D. put off

Question 14. His response was as sharp as a _____________.

A. needle B. scissors C. sword D. knife

Question 15. As John _____ enjoyed doing research, he never could imagine himself
pursuing other careers.

A. thoroughly B. totally C. extremely D. utterly

Question 16. Everyone will tell you that becoming a parent is challenging, but you never
really know what that means until you learn about it the _____ way.

A. long B. direct C. full D. hard

Question 17. The people downstairs can’t be making much of a ______, because I hardly see
any customers there.

A. collection B. profit C. species D. finance

Question 18. Stop trying to _______ over my eyes! What were you two fighting about just
now?

A. taking with a grain of salt B. finding the feet

C. pull the wool D. sitting

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 19. Tom had to dip into his savings account to pay for his holiday in Sydney with
his girlfriend.

A. increase B. take money from

C. put money into D. invest money

Question 20. Some operations may have to be halted unless more blood donors come
forward to help.

A. offer B. claim C. attempt D. refuse

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 21. In a study, more Asian students than American students hold a belief that a
husband is obliged to tell his wife his whereabouts if he comes home late.

A. urged B. free C. required D. suggested

Question 22. Though I persuaded my boss to solve a very serious problem in the new
management system, he just made light of it.

A. completely ignored B. treated as important

C. disagreed with D. discovered by chance

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 23. Anne is seeing Mary off at the airport.

Anne: “Don’t fail to look after yourself, Mary!”

Marry: “_____”

A. Of course, you are an adult. B. Oh, I knew about that.

C. The same to you. D. Thanks, I will.

Question 24. Frank is inviting William to go to the waterpark.

Frank: “What about going to the waterpark?”

William: “_____”

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A. That’s good idea. B. That’s right.

C. Of course! D. Right! Go ahead

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29

HOME EDUCATION

Up until fairly recently, home schooling was (25) _____ as something rather uncommon. In
the past decade, however, the idea of children being taught in the family home has (26) ______
in popularity. Many parents cite the alarmingly high incidence of violence in mainstream
institutions as the reason behind their choice to home educate, (27) ______ others point to the
poor standards that are maintained in the state school system. They claim that an insufficient
(28) ______ of teachers and overcrowding in classrooms has led to an unacceptable situation.
On the one hand, these parents may have taken a justifiable decision, but on the other, one can’t
help thinking about the deprivation these stay-at-home children may be suffering as (29) _____
as social interaction with their peers is concerned.

Question 25. A. referred B. thought C. considered D. regarded

Question 26. A. grown B. increased C. rose D. developed
Question 27. A. while B. as C. so D. when
Question 28. A. amount B. sum C. lot D. number
Question 29. A. much B. far C. long D. well

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 30 to 34

Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney’s most famous character, made his screen debut on
November 18, 1928, as star of the first sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie. Since his debut,
Mickey Mouse has become an international personality whose success laid the financial
foundation upon which Walt Disney built his creative organization. Besides being the
personification of the Disney Empire, Mickey Mouse has become one of the most universal
symbols of the twentieth century.

Mickey Mouse was born in Walt Disney’s imagination early in 1928 on a train ride
from New York to Los Angeles. Walt was returning with his wife from a business meeting at
which his cartoon creation, Oswald the Rabbit, had been wrestled from him by his financial
backers. Only 26 at the time and with an active cartoon studio in Hollywood, Walt had gone
east to arrange for a new contract and more money to improve the quality of his Oswald
pictures. The moneymen declined, and since the character was copyrighted under their name,
they took control of it. “So I was all alone and had nothing,” Walt recalled later. “Mrs. Disney
and I were coming back from New York on the train and I had to have something I could tell
them. I’d lost Oswald so, I had this mouse in the back of my head because a mouse is sort of a
sympathetic character in spite of the fact that everybody’s frightened of mice, including

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myself”. Walt spent the return train ride conjuring up a little mouse in red velvet pants and
named him “Mortimer”, but by the time the train screeched into the terminal station in Los
Angeles, the new dream mouse had been rechristened. Walt’s wife, Lillian, thought the name
“Mortimer” was too arrogant and suggested “Mickey”. A star was born!

(Source: Michigan Competency)

Question 30. What happened in late 1928?

A. Mickey Mouse was first seen in a film.

B. Walt Disney built a new empire.

C. Mickey Mouse was thought up.

D. Steamboat Willie was filmed.

Question 31. What was unique about Steamboat Willie?

A. It was in color. B. It was Disney’s first film.

C. It could be heard as well as seen. D. It was a cartoon.

Question 32. What happened to Oswald the Rabbit?

A. A movie was made about him. B. No one liked the character.

C. He was taken away from Disney D. He brought fame to Disney.

Question 33. What was the purpose of Disney’s trip to New York?

A. to sell his old company and establish a new one

B. to think up a new cartoon character

C. to try to sell the idea of Oswald the Rabbit

D. to try to convince investors to give him money

Question 34. What did Disney’s financial backers do?

A. They accepted the character, Mickey the Mouse.

B. They rejected the character, Oswald the Rabbit.

C. They agreed to give him money.

D. They refused to give him money.

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 35 to 42
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Pollution is a threat to many species on earth, but sometimes it can cause species to
thrive. Such is the case with Pfiesteria piscicida. A one-celled creature called a dinoflagellate,
Pfiesteria inhabits warm coastal areas and river mouths, especially along the eastern United
States. Although scientists have found evidence of Pfiesteria in 3,000-year-old sea floor
sediments and dinoflagellates are thought to be one of the oldest life forms on earth, few people
took notice of Pfiesteria.

Lately, however, blooms – or huge, dense populations – of Pfiesteria are appearing in

coastal waters, and in such large concentrations the dinoflagellates become ruthless killers. The
blooms emit powerful toxins that weaken and entrap fish that swim into the area. The toxins
eventually cause the fish to develop large bleeding sores through which the tiny creatures
attack, feasting on blood and flesh. Often the damage is astounding. During a 1991 fish kill
that was blamed on Pfiesteria on North Carolina’s Neuse River, nearly one billion fish died
and bulldozers had to be brought in to clear the remains from the river. Of course, such events
can have a devastating effect on commercially important fish, but that is just one way that
Pfiesteria causes problems. The toxins it emits affect human skin in much the same way as they
affect fish skin. Additionally, fisherman and others who have spent time near Pfiesteria blooms
report that the toxins seem to get into the air, where once inhaled they affect the nervous system,
causing severe headaches, blurred vision, nausea, breathing difficulty, short-term memory loss
and even cognitive impairment.

For a while, it seemed that deadly Pfiesteria blooms were a threat only to North Carolina
waters, but the problem seems to be spreading. More and more, conditions along the east coast
seem to be favorable for Pfiesteria. Researchers suspect that pollutants such as animal waste
from livestock operations, fertilizers washed from farmlands and waste water from mining
operations have probably all combined to promote the growth of Pfiesteria in coastal waters.

(Source: Michigan Proficiency)

Question 35. What is true of Pfiesteria?

A. It has been a menace to fish and humans for over 3,000 years.

B. It seems to flourish in the presence of certain pollutants.

C. In large concentrations, it poses a threat to fish but not to humans.

D. It is the oldest life form on earth.

Question 36. What is the main function of the toxins emitted by the dinoflagellates?

A. They weaken the fish just long enough for the tiny creatures to attack.

B. They cause fish to develop wounds on which the creatures feed.

C. They damage the nervous system of potential predators.

D. They are quick-acting poisons that kill fish within minutes.

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Question 37. The word “astounding” in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.

A. apprehensive B. continual C. incredible D. spectacular

Question 38. What were bulldozers used for in the Neuse River?

A. scooping up the vast number of dead fish in the water

B. excavating holes to bury the dead fish

C. removing the huge amount of Pfiesteria from the river

D. cleaning up the sediment at the bottom of the river

Question 39. According to paragraph 2, what will NOT happen if one breathes the toxic air?

A. visual impairments B. circulatory difficulty

C. terrible headaches D. vomiting

Question 40. What is especially worrying about Pfiesteria blooms?

A. Conditions are becoming increasingly favorable for their spread.

B. Researchers have no idea as to exactly what causes them.

C. They have devastated the fishing industry in U.S. coastal waters.

D. They are fatal to humans who come in contact with them.

Question 41. All of the following are true, according to the passage, EXCEPT ________.

A. the toxic substances emitted by Pfiesteria have a similar effect on human and fish skins

B. animal and chemical waste from farmlands, livestock and mining operations may
contribute to the expansion of Pfiesteria.

C. Pfiesteria was not commonly noticed despite scientific findings

D. Pfiesteria caused the death of about one billion fish in the late 1990s.

Question 42. In which environment would you NOT expect a Pfiesteria bloom to develop?

A. a marsh which absorbs waste water from a nearby pig farm

B. a cool mountain lake teaming with fish.

C. a river that flows through rich farmland

D. a river located near a rock quarry.

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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 43. The Notre Dame Cathedral, was built between 1877 and 1883, is set in the
heart of Ho Chi Minh City’s administrative center.

A. The B. was built C. set D. heart

Question 44. Many charity organizations have brought food supplies and clothes to flood-
effecting areas in the Mekong Delta.

A charity B. have brought C. flood – effecting D. the

Question 45. Jane’s friends insist that she will stay at their house when she visits Toronto
next weekend.

A. will stay B. at C. visits D. next weekend

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 46. It was overeating that caused his heart attack.

A. If he hadn’t overeaten, he wouldn’t have had a heart attack.

B. If he didn’t overeat, he wouldn’t have a heart attack.

C. If he overate, he would have a heart attack.

D. If he had overeaten, he would have had a heart attack.

Question 47. I am much worse than Josh is at physics.

A. Josh is no any better at physics than me.

B. Josh is not quite as badly at physics as I am.

C. Josh is such a better physics as me.

D. Josh is not nearly as bad at physics as I am.

Question 48. “Sorry I haven’t finished my assignment,” said Nam.

A. Nam said he hadn’t finished his assignment.

B. Nam apologized he hasn’t finished his assignment.

C. Nam apologized for not finishing his assignment.

D. Nam said sorry he hadn’t finished his assignment.

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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 49. The pop star is recognized wherever she goes. Therefore, she always has a
bodyguard.

A. The pop star avoids recognition wherever she goes by having a bodyguard.

B. Recognized wherever she goes, the pop star always has a bodyguard

C. Recognizing her wherever she goes, a bodyguard is always at her side.

D. The pop star always has a bodyguard so that no one else can recognize her.

Question 50. You need time to arrange a party. If not, it is better not to have one.

A. It is not worth having a party if you do not have time to organize it.

B. Unless you enjoy organizing parties, you should not have one.

C. Do not have a party because it will take too much time to organize.

D. Organizing a party takes less time than you might expect.

~~~ The End ~~~

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