ENGLISH 12-HUYNH THUC KHANG HIGH SCHOOL

TRƯỜNG THPT ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP PTTH

HUỲNH THÚC KHÁNG LẦN 1 – NĂM 2017
--------------------- MÔN: Tiếng Anh
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. expedition B. originate C. centenarian D. intellectual

Question 2: A. politics B. pragmatic C. promotion D. procedure
Question 3: A. introduce B. interrupt C. mechanize D. understand

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 4: A. grandchild B. demand C. disposed D. flooded
Question 5: A. launches B. tries C. plunges D. oases

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 6: The ancestors of the horse lived and were about half a meter tall.
A. years ago 60 million B. 60 million years ago
C. ago 60 million years D. million years ago 60
Question 7: The museum on Ellis Island, a former immigration station, contains documents and
artifacts to four centuries of United States immigration.
A. related them B. related C. related that D. be related
Question 8: , particularly the oxides of sulfur, greatly increases the rate at which rust
forms
A. The presence of air pollutants B. Air pollutants are present
C. Because the presence of air pollutants D. Air pollutants whose presence
Question 9:The Sun, the Moon, and the Earth have magnetic fields, and evidence that
the stellar that extend through vast regions galaxies have fields of space.
A. which is B. because C. there is D. is
Question 10: The “confederation school” poets of nineteenth-century Canada were primarily
nature poets, a wealth of eulogies to Canadian rural life.
A. and producing B. who they produced C. producing D. whose production
of
Question 11: Since prehistoric people first applied natural pigments to cave walls, have
painted to express themselves.
A. when artists B. artists C. artists who D. that artists

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Question 12: About 42 million bushels of oats are used annually manufacture of breakfast
foods in the United States.
A. the B. is the C. in the D. to
Question 13: Any acid can, in principle, neutralize, any base, although between some of the
more reactive compounds.
A. side reactions can occur B. the occurrence of side reactions can
C. can side reactions occur D. side reactions that can occur
Question 14: Just over two-third of the Earth’s surface is covered by water, more
than 98 % of this water is contained in the oceans.
A. with B. which C. and D. resulting
Question 15: Pleasing to look at and touch, beard come in shapes, colours, and materials to
handle and to sort them A. that almost compel one B. one compels C. that compel
almost D. one is almost compelled
Question 16: In 1978 the United States National Art and Space Administration selected Sally
Ride the first woman astronaut.
A. who being B. to be C. and being D. was
Question 17: Adhesions are formed within the body in response to inflammation or injury.
A. that tin bands of scar tissue B. they tin bands of scar tissue when
C. tin bands of scar tissue D. tin bands of scar tissue able to
Question 18: The planet Neptune is about 30 times from the Sun as Earth is.
A. far B. as far C. more far D. far that
Question 19: Not until the 1850’s a few public-spirited citizens and state legislatures seek to
rescue historic buildings in the United states from destruction or alteration.
A. both B. came C. did D. when
Question 20: 200 bones forming the framework, or skeleton, of the human body.
A. being over B. There are over C. Where over D. Over
Question 21: If you go away, you ____ write to me, ____ you?
A. will/ won’t B. do/ don’t C. will/ don’t D. will/ do
Question 22: The conference was organized for all of the ____ teachers in the city.
A. history B. historic C. historical D. historian
Question 23: ____ your help, I wouldn’t have got the scholarship.
A. If I had had B. Had not it been for C. But for D. Unless I had
Question 24: John: “Could you tell me how to get to the nearest post office?” Peter:
“________”
A. Sorry for this inconvenience B. I have no clue C. Not at all D. Sorry, I’m a new
comer here

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 25: Oxford University is the older university in England.

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A B C D
Question 26: The children are very boring and they don't know what to do.
A B C D
Question 27: It spent me 30 minutes to clean the door.
A B C D
Question 28: I know that "Romeo and Juliet" is a play writing by Shakespeare.
A B C D
Question 29: Which city is larger, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City?
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 30. Finally, the rumor about the actress was exposed.
A. disappeared B. disclosed C. hidden D. discussed
Question 31. The biggest purpose in studying abroad is to see more of the world.
A. result B. possibility C. production D. reason
Question 32. In many western countries, women by tradition wear white dresses when they get
married.
A. consideration B. convention C. notification D. consistent
Question 33. The concept of evolution did not originate with Darwin.
A. elaborate B. begin C. blossom D. terminate
Question 34. A small controversy erupted among the women about who had the best recipe
A. contest B. decision C. debate D. fight

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.
MOUNT FUJI
For the Japanese, Mount Fuji has long been the ultimate (35) of beauty. It is incredibly
beautiful when seen from any (36) , at all times of day and in any season. But the mountain
closes not only play a major part in the landscape- it has also inspired poets and artists for
centuries, and has come to be(37) with Japan itself. From the top, the sides of the
mountain (38) away, then flatten out before reaching the ground. Here at ground level the foot
of the mountain (39) an almost perfect circle.
To the North of Mount Fuji (40) the famous “Five Lakes”. The lake side area is a sea of
colour in spring, when the fruit trees are flowering, and it is also a stunning (41) in
autumn, when the leaves (42) first brilliant red, then many shades of brown. Indeed , many of
the best views of Mount Fuji are from these lakes, whose still waters reflect the mountain’s
beautifully symmetrical out line like a mirror. Both Mount Fuji and its lakes are volcanic in (43)
, and that is probably why traditional stories say that Mount Fuji appeared
overnight; and, for the same reason, it may one day (44) just as suddenly.
Question 35: A. sign B. mark C. figure D. symbol
Question 36: A. edge B. angle C. corner D. curve
Question 37: A. identified B. named C. recognised D. considered

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Question 38: A. lean B. give C. slope D. take

Question 39: A. forms B. does C. shapes D. arranges
Question 40: A. situate B. locate C. lie D. exist
Question 41: A. appearance B. impression C. look D. sight
Question 42: A.move B. pass C. alter D. turn
Question 43: A.basis B. cause C. origin D. beginning
Question 44: A. fade B. vanish C. withdraw D. cease

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 question s from 45 to 54.
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, almost nothing was written about the
contributions of women during the colonial period and the early history of the newly formed
United States. Lacking the right to vote and absent from the seats of power, women were not
considered an important force in history. Anne Bradstreet wrote some significant poetry in the
seventeenth century, Mercy Otis Warren produced the best contemporary history of the
American Revolution, and Abigail Adams penned important letters showing she exercised great
political influence over her husband, John, the second President of the United States. But little or
no notice was taken of these contributions. During these centuries, women remained invisible in
history books.
Throughout the nineteenth century, this lack of visibility continued, despite the efforts of
female authors writing about women. These writers, like most of their male counterparts, were
amateur historians. Their writings were celebratory in nature, and they were uncritical in their
selection and use of sources.
During the nineteenth century, however, certain feminists showed a keen sense of history
by keeping records of activities in which women were engaged. National, regional, and local
women’s organizations compiled accounts of their doings. Personal correspondence, newspaper
clippings, and souvenirs were saved and stored. These sources from the core of the two greatest
collections of women’s history in the United States one at the Elizabeth and Arthur Schlesinger
Library at Radcliffe College, and the other the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. Such
sources have provided valuable materials for later Generations of historians.
Despite the gathering of more information about ordinary women during the nineteenth
Century, most of the writing about women conformed to the “great women” theory of History,
just as much of mainstream American history concentrated on “great men.” To demonstrate that
women were making significant contributions to American life, female authors singled out
women leaders and wrote biographies, or else important women produced their autobiographies.
Most of these leaders were involved in public life as reformers, activists working for women’s
right to vote, or authors, and were not representative at all of the great of ordinary woman. The
lives of ordinary people continued, generally, to be untold in the American histories being
published.
Question 45: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The role of literature in early American histories

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B. The place of American women in written histories

C. The keen sense of history shown by American women
D. The “great women” approach to history used by American historians
Question 46: The word “contemporary” in line 4 means that the history was
A. informative B. written at that time C. thoughtful D. faultfinding
Question 47: In the first paragraph, Bradstreet, Warren, and Adams are mentioned to show that
A. a woman’s status was changed by marriage
B. even the contributions of outstanding women were ignored
C. only three women were able to get their writing published
D. poetry produced by women was more readily accepted than other writing by women
Question 48: The word “celebratory” in line 10 means that the writings referred to were
A. related to parties B. religious C. serious D. full of praise
Question 49: The word “they” in line 10 refers to
A. efforts B. authors C. counterparts D. sources
Question 50:In the second paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the
author point out?
A. They put too much emphasis on daily activities
B. They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics.
C. The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.
D. They were printed on poor-quality paper.

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