Nguyen Gia Thieu High School KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct words or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
from 1 to 5
Language teaching within the education system in Australia has traditionally been
concentrated at the secondary school (1)________. However, many people argue that
the (2)__________ age to commence language learning occurs in the early primary
years or even in pre-school, when the children are able to (3)___________ a language
naturally with minimum interference from their mother tongue. Some suggest that
early adolescence is in fact the worst time to begin to learn a language, given the
psychological and (4)_________ problems many high school students face. It should
be remembered, however, that many studies have shown that there is (5)__________
age at which one cannot learn a language. At 60 years, 70 years or 80 years you can
still learn a language.
1. A class B. grade C. level D. education
2. A. soonest B. best C. worst D. latest
3. A. acquire B. approach C. agree D. achieve
4. A. emotions B. emotioned C. emotioness D. emotional
5. A. no B. any C. not D. some
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined part differs from the other 3 in the position of primary stress in each of
the following questions.
6. A. oblige B. decent C. maintain D. confide
7. A. diversity B. biologist C. applicant D. romantic
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.
8. Those applicants who return their completed form at the earliest date that have the
A B C D
highest priority.
9. Please give me a few sugar in my coffee. I prefer it sweet.
A B C D
10. Some students think that get good marks is the most important thing that they
A B C
must pay attention to.
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 from 11-15
Communication in general is the process of sending and receiving messages that
enables humans to share knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Although we usually
identify communication with speech, communication is composed of two dimensions-
verbal and nonverbal. Nonverbal communication has been defined as communication
without words. It includes apparent behaviors such as facial expressions, eyes,
touching, tone of voice, as well as less obvious messages such as dress, posture and
spatial distance between two or more people. Activity or inactivity, words or silence
all have message value: they influence others and these others, in turn, respond to
these communications and thus they are communicating.
Commonly, nonverbal communication is learned shortly after birth and practiced
and refined throughout a person’s lifetime. Children first learn nonverbal expressions
by watching and imitating, much as they learn verbal skills. Young children know far
more than they can verbalize and are generally more adept at reading nonverbal cues
than adults are because of their limited verbal skill and their recent reliance on the
nonverbal to communicate. As children develop verbal skills, nonverbal channels of
communication do not cease to exist although become entwined in the total
communication process.
11. According to the writer, ______________.
A. Nonverbal language is only used by the deaf and the mute.
B. One cannot communicate in both verbal and nonverbal language.
C. Those that can listen and talk should not use nonverbal language.
D. People communicate with both verbal and nonverbal language.
12. Which is not included in nonverbal communication?
A. words B. spatial distance C. facial expressions D. tone of voice
13. We can learn from the text that _________.
A. nonverbal can never get any responses
B. most people do not like nonverbal communication
C. even silence has message value
D. touching is not accepted in communicating
14. Human beings ___________.
A. have learnt how to communicate in nonverbal language through books.
B. can communicate in nonverbal language only when they are mature
C. have learnt how to communicate in nonverbal language since a child
D. communicate in nonverbal language much less than they do in verbal language
15. The word reading has a close meaning to _________.

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 A. looking at the words that are written B. understanding
C. saying something aloud D. expressing
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.
16. “I’ll pay you back next week,” Jane told me.
A. Jane insisted on paying me back next week.
B. Jane suggested paying me back next week.
C. Jane promised to pay me back the next week.
D. Jane offered to pay me back the next week.
17. We got lost because we forgot to take a map with us.
A. If we had forgotten to take the map with us, we would have got lost.
B. If we had remembered to take a map with us, we wouldn’t have got lost.
C. Although we had remembered to take a maps with us, we got lost
D. We got lost, so we forgot to take the map with us.
18. Last week we saw a very interesting film.
A. The film last week which we saw was very interesting
B. The film which we saw last week was very interesting
C. The film which we saw was very interesting last week
D. The film was very interesting which we saw last week
19. It’s the fist time I’ve been to a flower show.
A. This is the fist flower show l know.
B. I haven’t been to a flower show for years.
C. I haven’t been to a flower show before
D. It’s the first time I’ve seen so many flowers.
20. The teacher said to us: “Don’t be late for class”
A. The teacher told us not to be late for class.
B. The teacher told us to not be late for class.
C. The teacher told not to be late for class
D. The teacher told us to be not late for class
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined part differs from the other 3 in pronunciation in each of the following
questions.
21. A. prepares B. excites C. marries D. halves
22. A. walked B. missed C. blamed D. jumped
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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23. ................. his address, I would have written to him earlier.
A. Had I known B. If I knew C. Unless I had known D. As I known
24. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
A. depended B. divided C. required D. paid
25. My parents are the first people............. advice I usually ask for.
A. which B. what C. whose D. who
26. The man is thought................... on the way to the hospital.
A. to have died B. to have been died C. to die D. to be died
27. When I arrived at the meeting, the first speaker................ speaking and the
audience.............
A. had just finished - were clapping B. just finished - had clapped
C. just finished - were clapping D. had just finished - had clapped
28. This company............. in this town a long time ago. Now it is one of the biggest.
A. will be founded B. has been founded C. was founded D. is founded
29. The wedding day was........... chosen by the parents of the groom.
A. carelessly B. carefully C. careful D. careless
30. The state school system can be divided.............. two levels of education.
A. in B. up C. with D. into
31. Last night, we wanted to see............... latest film, so we went to............... cinema.
A. a -  B. the - a C. a - the D. the - the
32. My roommate.............. my having a light on while she was trying to sleep.
A. refused B. blamed C. disagreed D. excused
33. A woman has to................. more in marriage than a man.
A. sacrifice B. determine C. equalize D. apologize
34. I knew he.............. because his hair was covered with paint.
A. were painting B. have painted C. have been painting D. had been painting
35. “You really have a nice hat, Laura. I’ve never seen such a beautiful thing on you.”
“................”
A. No, please don’t say that B. Thanks, Mai. That’s a nice compliment
C. I’m sorry. I don’t think you like it D. What a pity, you couldn’t buy it.
36. My brother never ……….. me use his laptop
A. gives B. permits C. does D. lets
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
37. After three days on trial, the judge found him innocent of the crime and he was released.
A. benevolent B. innovative C. naive D. guilty

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38. Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance in the countryside, therefore, farmers often
sell them at low price.
A. excess B. sufficiency C. small quantity D. large quantity
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
39. It was inevitable that the smaller company should merge with the larger.
A. urgent B. unavoidable C. important D. necessary
40. The new animation film catches the fancy of the children.
A. attracts B. satisfies C. surprises D. amuses

Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 41-50.
The bicycle was not invented by one individual or in one country. It took nearly 100
years and many individuals for the modern bicycle to be born. By the end of those 100
years, bicycles had revolutionized the way people travelled from place to place.
Bicycles first appeared in Scotland in the early 1800s, and were called velocipedes.
These early bicycles had to wheels, but they had no pedals. The rider sat on a pillow
and walked his feet along the ground to move his velocipede forward. Soon a French
inventor added pedals to the front wheel. Instead of walking their vehicles, riders used
their feet to turn the pedals. However, pedalling was hard because velocipedes were
very heavy. The framework was made of solid steel tubes and the wooden wheels were
covered with steel. Even so, velocipedes were popular among rich young men, who
raced them in Paris parks. Because velocipedes were so hard to ride, no one thought
about using them for transportation. People didn’t ride velocipedes to the market or to
their jobs. Instead, people thought velocipedes were just toys.
Around 1870, American manufactures saw that velocipedes were very popular
overseas. They began building velocipedes, too, but with one difference. They made
the framework from hollow steel tubes. This alternation made velocipedes much
lighter, but riders still had to work hard to pedal just a short distance. In addition, roads
were bumpy so steering was difficult. In fact, most riders preferred indoor tracks where
they could rent a velocipede for a small fee and taking riding lessons.
Subsequent changes by British engineers altered the wheels to make pedalling more
efficient. They saw that when a rider turned the pedals once, the front wheel turned
once. If the front wheel was small, the bicycle travelled just a small distance with each
turn. They reasoned that if the front wheel were large, the bicycle would travel a great
distance. So they designed a bicycle with a giant front wheel. They made the rear
wheel small. Its primary purpose was to help the rider balance. Balancing was hard
because the rider had to sit high above the giant front wheel in order to reach the
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pedals. This meant he was in danger of falling off the bicycle and injuring himself if he
lost his balance. Despite this inherent danger, “high wheelers” became very popular in
England.
41. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Bicycles’ long way to become more efficient
B. French invention of pedalling bicycles
C. Velocipedes’ popularity among young Parisians
D. Engineers’ cooperation to develop modern bicycles
42. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about velocipedes?
A. They were preferably used for travelling to work.
B. Scottish riders moved the bike with their feet.
C. They were invented by a French.
D. People used them in races because of its speediness.
43. The word “hollow” in the passage is closest in meaning to_____.
A. solid B. heavy C. expensive D. empty
44. What is TRUE about pedals in the second paragraph?
A. They were added to the front wheel. B. People used them with their hands.
C. It was easy to use them. D. Thy first bicycles already had them.
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45. According to the 3 paragraph, people most likely used a velocipede with a
hollow steel framework______.
A. on bumpy roads B. in riding lessons
C. in riding races D. to business meetings
46. The word “Subsequent” in the last paragraph can best be replaced by____.
A. Modern B. Later C. Previous D. Famous
47. What does the word “Its” in the paragraph refer to?
A. The small wheel B. The big wheel
C. A greater distance D. A small distance
48. What does the word “primary” in the last paragraph mean?
A. minor B. general C. specific D. main
49. What does the word “This” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Difficulty in keeping balanced B. The risk of getting hurt
C. The bigger front wheel D. A more efficient pedal
50. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Most people who rode “high wheelers” fell off and got hurt.
B. British bike riders couldn’t reach their feet to the ground.
C. Bikes designed by British engineers were slower than those previous made.
D. A lot of people in many countries enjoy riding “high wheelers”.