BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017

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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. measure B. creature C. feather D. leather
Question 2:A. wicked B. completed C. looked D. naked

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 3: A. completion B. comedian C. committee D. communist
Question 4: A. delicacy B. reference C. deficiency D. conference

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 5: Five miles beyond the hills were a fire with its flames reaching up to the sky.
A. reaching B. beyond the hills C. its D. were
Question 6: No one would have attended the lecture if you told the truth about the guest
speaker.
A. attended B. told C. truth about D. guest speaker
Question 7: The salad tasted so well that my mother returned to the salad bar for another
helping.
A. so well B. salad bar for C. returned to D. helping

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions.
Question 8: It…..me as strange that my front door was open when I got home.
A. struck B. appeared C. occurred D. seemed
Question 9: The film didn’t really…..our expectation, unfortunately.
A. put in for B. come up to C. fall short of D. meet with
Question 10: …..to get through to Jackie for days now. Either she’s away or her phone’s out of
order.
A. I had tried B. I’m trying C. I’ve been trying D. I tried

Question 11: Mum was so…..in singing on karaoke that she forgot the fried fish in the oven.
A. concentrated B. engrossed C. obsessed D. fascinated
Question 12: many gases, including the nitrogen and oxgen in the air, ……colour and odour.
A. they do not have B. have no C. which have no D. not having
Question 13: Police are reported….found illegal drugs in a secret hiding in the star’s home.
A. have had B. to have C. they have D. having
Question 14: Mary walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she…..something she would
regret later.
A. might have said B. might say C. said D. will say
Question 15: Nobody can…..how long we will be able to live in the 21st century.
A. predict B. forewarn C. forego D. forbid
Question 16: It is possible……may assist some trees in saving water in the winter.
A. the leaves are lost B. when leaves have lost
C. that the loss of leaves D. to lose leaves
Question 17: …..for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the
project.
A. Had it been B. If it hadn’t been C. Hadn’t it been D. If it had been
Question 18: Developments in micro-technology computers and telecommunication are……to
have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives.
A. having B. bound C. impossible D. trying
Question 19: A partnership is an association of two or more individuals who…..together to
develop a business.
A. work B. they work C. is working D. worked

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 20: S: “…………?” ~ B: “I set it for 4:30.”
A. When did you set up the clock, John? B. When did you ask Alice out on a date?
C. For what time did you set the alarm? D. What time’s “Britain’s Got Talent” on?
Question 21: A: “How terrific your dress is!” ~ B: “………”
A. Thanks. Tom bought it. B. Don’t you like it?
C. No way. It’s second-hand. D. You’re quite right.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: Shaking hands originated in medieval times.
A. came from B. began from C. started from D. departed from
Question 23: We've run across a slight problem with the instruction manual.
A. met by chance B. experienced C. crossed out D. crashed

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 24: They've always encouraged me in everything I've wanted to do.
A. impaired B. misconstrue C. unpardoned D. discouraged
Question 25: I read the article over and over till it made sense.
A. again and again B. once in a while C. one by one
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 26: Sales of smartphones have increased this year.
A. There has been an increase in sales of smartphones this year.
B. There is an increase in sales of smartphones this year.
C. They increased the sales of smartphones this year.
D. They have smartphones increasingly selling this year.
Question 27: He wore a beard and black glasses. No one could recognize him.
A. He wore a beard and black glasses for no one to recognize him.
B. Owing to his beard and black glasses, he wasn’t recognized.
C. No one could recognize him, wearing a beard and a glasses.
D. As his wearing a beard and black glasses, no one could recognize him.
Question 28: I’ll find that man, no matter how long it takes.
A. It takes me a matter of time to find that man.
B. I can’t find that man without taking a long time.
C. Although it took a long time, I managed to find that man.
D. However long it may take, I’ll find that man.

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 29: Their party was a din. I was unable to concentrate on my work.
A. Their party made a din for me to be able to concentrate on my work.
B. The din coming from their party could make me not concentrate on my work.
C. Their party was such a din that I was unable to concentrate on my work.
D. The din from their party enabled me to concentrate on my work.
Question 30: Mum bought a lottery ticket. She won a big prize three days later.
A. Mum bought a lottery ticket three days after she had won a big prize.
B. Before Mum won a big prize three days, she had bought a lottery ticket.
C. Three days after Mum had bought a lottery ticket, she won a big prize.
D. After Mum had bought a lottery ticket three days, she won a big prize.

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 following questions.
A survey is a study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, which provides
information concerning how people think and act. In the United States, the best-known surveys are
the Gallup poll and the Harris poll. As anyone who watches the news during presidential
campaigns knows, these polls have become an important part of political life in the United States.
North Americans are familiar with the many "person on the street" interviews on local
television news shows. While such interviews can be highly entertaining, they are not necessarily
an accurate indication of public opinion. First, theyreflect the opinions of only those people who
appear at a certain location. Thus, such samples can be biased in favor of commuters, middle-class
shoppers, or factory workers, depending on which area the new people select. Second, television
interviews tend to attract outgoing people who are willing to appear on the air, while they frighten
away others who may feel intimidated by a camera. A survey must be based on a precise,
representative sampling if it is to genuinely reflect a broad range of the population.

Question 31.The main purpose of the passage is to__________.

A.define what a survey is B.decide what a survey is
C.explain the kinds of opinion D. reflect a broad range of the population
Question 32. According to the passage, the main disadvantage of person-on-the-street
interviews is that they__________.
A. are not based on a representative sampling B. reflect political opinions
C. are not carefully worded D. are used only on television
Question 33. According to the passage, one advantage of live interviews over questionnaires is
that live interviews__________.
A. minimize the influence of the researcher B. are easier to interpret
C. costless D. can produce more information
Question 34. The word "precise" is closest in meaning to__________.
A. accurate B. rational C. required D. planned
Question 35. The word "they" refers to___________.
A. interviews B. opinions C. news shows D. North Americans

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 36 to 45.
Since retail sales of our new product line have fallen ...(36)... in the last few weeks, we are going
to ask our customers to complete feedback forms to see why this is happening. I’d particularly like
to know if our marketing ...(37)... has been alienating our ...(38)... customers. In all ...(39)... , it is
the result of a general economic dip but we need to make sure as several customers have ...(40)...
objections about the ...(41)... campaign we’ve been running. ...(42)... mind that the campaign has
been successful in attracting new customers, I do not want to lose long-term ones, some of whom I
am ...(43)... certain are already looking for alternative products. In fact, social media these days
can ...(44)... a great risk to a company’s reputation as it is very easy for one person ...(45)...
themself, to tell the world about a company’s failings.
Question 36:A. slightly B. reasonably C. relatively D. fairly
Question 37:A. technique B. placement C. strategy D. launch
Question 38:A. devoted B. dependable C. responsible D. loyal
Question 39:A. possibility B. luck C. likelihood D. prospects
Question 40:A. put B. realised C. posed D. raised
Question 41:A. advertising B. publicising C. selling D. promoting
Question 42:A. Doesn’t B. Never C. Don’t D. Forever
Question 43:A. greatly B. pretty C. adequately D. effectively
Question 44:A. offer B. pose C. make D. give
Question 45:A. for B. with C. as D. by
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 46 to 50.
THE HEIGHT OF FASHION
If, like myself, you have recently suspected that women are growing taller these days and
wondered what particular dietary supplements are contributing to this spurt in growth, then be
assured - this is no magical twist to evolutionary development, it is simply the current obsession
with shoes. This trend, like many before it, shows that some people are willing to suffer any
amount of pain or discomfort and even jeopardise their health in the name of fashion.
It may be a cliché, but women especially are quite willing to admit that they are ‘slaves to
fashion’. If we look a long way back in time there was a period when tiny waists were to die for -
and many women nearly did! They wore corsets so tight that they displaced internal organs and
even cracked their ribs. Men were not immune to paying the price for vanity either. In seventeenth-
century Europe the popular male practice of using white face powder to give themselves that pale,
interesting look could be rather dangerous as the early powders contained arsenic!
One of today’s major fashion health hazards is the six-inch heels made popular by celebrities and
catwalk models the world over, despite various public tumbles. It’s certainly true that the extra
height is slimming and glamorous and the high heels make even the dumpiest person’s feet look
quite stunning. What is a problem, however, is when the wearers of such footwear attempt to
actually move! Apart from the likelihood of falling over and twisting an ankle, the possible
damage to the body is significant. It goes without saying that the feet can be badly affected -
resulting later in life in distorted toes and bunions - but the problems can extend to the whole
skeleton, as the posture the wearer has to adopt to stay upright can cause severe back problems.
Add to this the fact that the wearer may also be carrying a fashionably big bag over one shoulder
and it’s clear that the poor vertebrae don’t really stand a chance.
There is one advantage to the fashion for such high heels. Social interaction is obviously
restricted as most wearers can do little more than stand in the same place or sit. This allows the
shorter, flatter footed amongst us to run rings round them at parties!
Question 46: In the first paragraph the writer tells us.....
A. how to be healthy and look good. B. that external appearance can be the most
important thing.
C. how to increase our growth. D. high-heel shoes help women grow taller.
Question 47: What happens at parties?
A. Women wearing high shoes are waited upon by shorter and flatfooted ones.
B. More people approach you to start a conversation.
C. High shoes make a good topic of conversation.
D. Other people have the chance to enjoy the occasion.
Question 48: Very high shoes.....
A. can make some of us look fatter. B. can easily give charm to ankles.
C. can make us look elegant. D. can make people’s feet look ridiculous.
Question 49: What is "it goes out without saying" similar in meaning to?
A. it is essential B. it is irrational C. it is obvious D. it is impossible
Question 50: Unhealthy fashion trends.....
A. are a relatively recent phenomenon. B. can influence both genders.
C. are popular with women. D. cost an excessive amount of money.