SỞ GD-ĐT HÀ NỘI KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2017

THPT Đào Duy Từ Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

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. ploughs B. photographs C. gas D. laughs
Question 2: A. Valentine B. imagine C. discipline D. determine

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. enterprise B. prevention C. fertilize D. implement
Question 4: A. television B. repetition C. mountaineer D. residential

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: Of the more than 1,300 volcanoes in the world, only about 600 can classify as active ones
A B C D
Question 6: You aren’t allowed smoking. You are too young to do it, aren’t you?
A B C D
Question 7: Assessment instruments in nursery schools they feature items and other materials
A B
different from those on elementary school tests.
C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 8: _________did Jane accept the job.
A. Only because it was interesting work B. The work was interesting
C. Only because it was interested work D. Because it was interesting work
Question 9: Mary _________ the country by the time this letter reaches her.
A. is going to leave B. will leave
C. is leaving D. will have left
Question 10: _________saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
A. What the woman was C. The woman was
B. What was the woman D. That the woman was
Question 11: _________, Jose Limo’s dance troupe often toured abroad.
A. The U.S State Department sponsored
B. Sponsored by the U.S State Department
C. The U.S State Department, which sponsored it
D. The sponsorship of the U.S State Department
Question 12: Don’t worry. They will do the job as_________ as possible.
A. economic B. economical C. economically D. economy
Question 13: The more he tried to explain, _________ we got
A. the much confused B. the many confusing
C. the more confusing D. the more confused

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Question 14: While Tom Spinkler was traveling along Wagon Wheel Road in Big Cypress Swamp in
South Florida, he _________ a young Florida cottonmouth snake.
A. carried out B. came across C. handed over D. squeezed in
Question 15: _________friendship is_________two-side affair.
A. The/a B. A/an C. A/the D. Ø/ a
Question 16: Somebody wanted a drink, _________?
A. did they B. didn’t somebody
C. didn’t they D. did he
Question 17: My doctor _________ me to take up jogging as it is good for my health.
A. proposed B. advised C. suggested D. said
Question 18: This ring is made of plastic so it is quite _________.
A. valuable B. invaluable C. worthless D. priceless
Question 19: I like to listen to some _________music
A. soft relaxing orchestra B. relaxing orchestra soft
C. orchestra soft relaxing D. orchestra relaxing soft

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: “More coffee, sir?” “_________”
A. No, thanks. B. Yes, do it yourself.
C. All right, self-service D. Make yourself at home
Question 21: “What do you want me to cook for your dinner?” “_________”
A. Yes, give up. B. Yeah, your meal is great.
C. It’s up to you. D. Let me go.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: The augmentation in the population has created a fuel shortage.
A. increase B. necessity C. demand D. decrease
Question 23: The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.
A. effects B. symptoms C. hints D. demonstration

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: She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.
A. uncomfortable B. warm C. lazy D. dirty
Question 25: Henry has found a temporary job in a factory.
A. eternal B. genuine C. permanent D. satisfactory

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closet in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 26: "You'd better not lend Mark any more money, Elizabeth", said John.
A. Johns tells Elizabeth that she would better not lend Mark any more money.
B. Johns advised Elizabeth not to lend Mark any more money.
C. Johns advised Elizabeth that she had better not lend Mark any more money.
D. Johns said to Elizabeth that she would better lend Mark any money.
Question 27: Lan didn't apply for the job in the library and regets it now.
A. Lan wishes she had applied for the job in the library.
B. Lan wishes she have applied for the job in the library.
C. Lan wishes she has applied for the job in the library.
D. Lan wishes she applies for the job in the library.
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Question 28: No matter what your requirement is, the Volvo answers it admirably.
A. The Volvo meets all your needs in life.
B. Whatever your requirement, the Volvo meets it admirably.
C. The Volvo gives admirable answer to all your needs.
D. The Volvo meets none of your requirements admirably.

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: I think Tom needs to see a doctor. His cough is terrible.
A. With that terrible cough, Tom ought to see a doctor.
B. Although his cough is terrible, I think Tom needn’t see a doctor
C. Tom must have got a terrible cough and he needs to see a doctor.
D. Tom did not see a doctor due to his terrible cough.
Question 30: John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.
A. John needn’t be here yesterday because he was ill.
B. Because of his illness, John should have been here yesterday.
C. John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.
D. John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.

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 31 to 35.

The future role of women can be looked at more optimistically. Nowadays, there seems (31)
_________recognition of the vital role women play in society and more status is given to women.
Overall, excellent progress has been made (32) _________education. This has played a powerful role
for women self-esteem. It demonstrates women’s intellectual abilities to gain expertise in the field of
their choice. However, this progress has still to be reflected in the job market. Since a more educated
society is good for industry and society (33) _________a whole, it is even more urgent for women to
gain an acceptable status in their profession. The message is that women have the ability to change
their roles and that they will demand to have the means to do it. It is ( 34) _________accepted by the
new generation of young men and women that co-operation and mutual aid are far more productive
than the divider camp of men and women. Society is changing and with it the role of men and women.
In many fields women have come a long way from just their roles as mothers and homemakers. They
no longer think that children rearing and home management are their (35) _________duties.
Question 31: A. be B. being C. to being D. to be
Question 32: A. in B. at C. on D. for
Question 33: A. to B. as C. out D. for
Question 34: A. general B. generally C. generality D. generalize
Question 35: A. sole B. lonely C. alone D. own

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 36 to 42.
In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North America and
Europe, recycling is big news. People are talking about it, practicing it, and discovering new ways to
be sensitive to the environment. Recycling means finding was to use products a second time. The
motto of the recycling movement is “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”.
The first step is to reduce garbage. In stories, a shopper has to buy products in blisters packs,
boxes and expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant comes in lots of
packaging: usually paper, a box and a bag. All that packaging is wasted resources. People should try to
buy things that are wrapped simply, and reuse cups and utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy

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high-quality products. When low quality appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy
new ones- a loss of more resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys high-quality
appliance that can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same
way, if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important message to
manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the throwaway must stop.
The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable bottles. After
customers empty the bottles, they can return them to the store. The manufacturers of the drinks collect
the bottles, wash them, and then fill them again. The energy that is necessary to make new bottles is
saved. In some parts of the world, returning bottles for money is a common practice. In those places,
the garbage dumps have relatively little glass and plastic from throwaway bottles.
The third step is being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be cleaned
and used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount of energy to make
one aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours. When people collect and recycle
aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the world’s precious resources.
Question 36: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. how to reduce garbage disposal
B. what people often understand about the term “recycle”
C. what is involved in the recycling movement.
D. how to live sensitive to the environment.
Question 37: What does the word “sensitive” in the phrase “sensitive to the environment” mean:
A. cautious B. logical C. friendly D. responding
Question 38: People can do the following to reduce waste EXCEPT____.
A. buy high-quality product B. buy simply-wrapped things
C. reuse cups D. buy fewer hamburgers
Question 39: Why is it waste when customers buy low-quality products?
A. Because people will soon throw them away
B. Because they have to be repaired many times
C. Because customers change their ideas all the time.
D. Because they produce less energy.
Question 40: What is the best describes the process of reuse?
A. The bottles are collected, washed, returned and filled again.
B. The bottles are filled again after being returned, collected and washed.
C. The bottles are washed, returned, filled again and collected.
D. The bottles are collected, returned filled again and washed.
Question 41: The word “practice” is closest in meaning to _________
A. drill B. exercise C. deed D. belief
Question 42: The word “precious” is closest in meaning to_______.
A. natural B. substantial C. first D. invaluable

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.
There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon. When people
say that something happens “only once in a blue moon,” they mean that it happens only very rarely,
once in a great while. This expression has been around for at least a century and a half; there are
references to this expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century.
The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given
calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any
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different in hue from the first full moon of the month. Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so
rare. The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon.
Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full
moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of
January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given
calendar month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only
three or four times in a decade.
The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their
color; however, the expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual
circumstances in which the moon actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic
proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of the Krakatoa
volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a
bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we
use today. Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the
Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.
Question 43: This passage is about
A. a phase of the moon B. an unusual color
C. a month on the calendar D. an idiomatic expression
Question 44: How long has the expression “once in a blue moon” been around?
A. For around 50 years B. For less than 100 years
C. For more than 100 years D. For 200 years
Question 45: A blue moon could best be described as
A. a full moon that is not blue in color B. a new moon that is blue in color
C. a full moon that is blue in color D. a new moon that is not blue in color
Question 46: The word “hue” in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. shape B. date C. color D. size
Question 47: Which of the following might be the date of a “blue moon”?
A. January 1 B. February 28 C. April 15 D. December 31
Question 48: How many blue moons would there most likely be in a century?
A. 4 B. 35 C. 70 D. 100
Question 49: Where in the passage does the author describe the duration of a lunar cycle?
A. Lines 2-3 B. Lines 7-8 C. Lines 9-10 D. Lines 10-11
Question 50: The phrasal verb “took on” in the passage could be best replaced by
A. employed B. began to have C. undertook D. tackled

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