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KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA

NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017
(Đề thi có 05 trang)
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát 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. apple B. absent C. applicant D. any
Question 2: A. thread B. breath C. break D. tread

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. informal B. however C. collision D. fellowship
Question 4: A. deficiency B. definite C. literacy D. deference

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. The decrease of the infant mortality rate is the results of better health care services.
A B C D
Question 6. All junk food, especially those sold at the canteen, should be avoided.
A B C D
Question 7. Her family had great difficulty to get her transferred to another hospital.
A B 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: We bought some ________.
A. German lovely old glasses C. German old lovely glasses
B. lovely old German glasses D. old lovely German glasses
Question 9: Our visit to Japan was delayed _______ my wife's illness.
A. because B. because of C. thanks to D. though
Question 10: This is the third time James ________ the volunteer program to the village.
A. joins B. joined C. has joined D. has been joining
Question 11: George won five medals at the competition. His parents ________ very proud of
him.
A. can’t be B. can’t have C. must have been D. could have been
Question 12: Deborah is going to take extra lessons to ___ what she missed when she was away.
A. catch up on B. put up with C. cut down on D. take up with
Question 13. - A: “Are you interested in scuba diving?” - B: “A lot. Undersea life is _____.”
A. fascinating B. fascinate C. fascinates D. fascinated
Question 14: You don’t have to worry. We still have ________ time.
A. plenty of B. lot C. little D. a wide rage of
Question 15: I’m the only person here who went to state school, ________?
A. am I? B. aren’t I C. do I D. didn’t I?
Question 16: ________ is the money given by an organization to pay for someone’s studies.
A. Scholarship B. Scholar C. Scholarly D. School
Question 17: The more you talk about the situation, ________________.
A. it seems worse B. the worse does it seem
C. the worse it seems D. it seems the worse
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Question 18: Each of us must take ______ for our own actions.
A. probability B. ability C. possibility D. responsibility
Question 19: The doctor advised Robert ______ to lose weight.
A. to take more exercise so that he could
B. to take more exercise if he wanted
C. that he takes more exercise
D. that he should take more exercise in order that

Mark the letter A,B,C,D on your answersheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: “You stepped on my toes!” – “________”
A. Are you sure? It’s understandable C. I’m sorry but I meant it
B. Really? I’m glad D. I’m terribly sorry. I didn’t mean it
Question 21: “Well, I hope you enjoyed your meal.” – “________”
A. Oh, absolutely delicious. B. No problem.
C. Yes, that’s very interesting. D. Yeah, that’s right.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: I hope to have the privilege of working with them again.
A. honor B. advantage C. favor D. right
Question 23: Everything was in a thorough mess.
A. utter B. full C. complete D. appalling

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 24: We changed the wording of the text to make it more comprehensible
A. sympathetic B. understandable C. misunderstood D. natural
Question 25: The senator defended his opponent’s policies in a televised speech.
A. defeated B. supported C. attacked D. protected

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: Sam speaks Chinese well and his Japanese is good, too.
A. Sam is good at either Chinese or Japanese.
B. Not only Chinese but also Japanese Sam is good at.
C. Not only does Sam speak Chinese but also Japanese.
D. Sam not only speaks Chinese well but also is good at Japanese.
Question 27: Without Jack's help, I wouldn't have been able to move the table.
A. Jack hadn't helped, but I could move the table.
B. Jack didn't help, so I hadn't been able to move the table.
C. If Jack hadn't helped, I wouldn't have been able to move the table.
D. Had Jack helped, I wouldn't have been able to move the table.
Question 28: They say that he is the richest man in this town.
A. It is believed that he is the richest man in this town
B. He is said to be the richest man in this town.
C. No one in this town was richer than him
D. They are said to be the richest man in this town

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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 29: Marie Curie was born in Poland. She was a famous scientist.
A. Marie Curie, whom was born in Poland, was a famous scientist.
B. Marie Curie, that was born in Poland, was a famous scientist .
C. Marie Curie was born in Poland, who was a famous scientist
D. Marie Curie, who was born in Poland, was a famous scientist
Question 30: I closed all the windows and then locked the door.
A. Having closed all the windows, I locked the door.
B. Having locked the door, I closed all the windows.
C. Having locked the door, then all the windows were closed.
D. Having closed all the windows, then the door was locked.

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.
BLOGS
A blog is your own website. It is short for 'web log' and it's a place where you can write
whatever you want. It can be a chat site, a news page, a diary, a collection of articles or links to
other sites: all on a single page.
But it's not just a website for people to read: it's interactive! People can read what you write
and make comments, chat, send you news, and so on. There are (31)_______ many possibilities!
There are millions of blogs by millions of people on millions of subjects. Your blog (32)_______
be anything you want it to be. You could set up a blog about your (33)_______ actor or singer.
(34)_______ you are a part of a team or some kind of group, why not start a blog to share the
group's news and ideas?
Not sure how to get started? Try (35)_______ out other people's blogs for interesting ideas.
Question 31: A. such B. not C. so D. too
Question 32: A. must B. can C. would D. will
Question 33: A. favourite B. popular C. best D. leading
Question 34: A. Whether B. When C. If D. because
Question 35: A. looking B. checking C. making D. finding
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 stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister
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 to reuse cups and utensils. Another way to
reduce waste is to buy 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 a 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 the 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 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
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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 sensitively 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 a 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 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, retuned, 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. deed C. exercise D. belief
Question 42: The energy used to make a can is………..the energy used to run a color TV set for 3
hours.
A. as much as B. less than C. not worth being compared to D. more than

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.
One of the most important social developments that helped to make possible a shift in
thinking about the role of public education was the effect of the baby boom of the 1950's and
1960's on the schools. In the 1920's, but especially in the Depression conditions of the 1930's, the
United States experienced a declining birth rate – every thousand women aged fifteen to forty-
four gave birth to about 118 live children in 1920, 89.2 in 1930, 75.8 in 1936, and 80 in 1940.
With the growing prosperity brought on by the Second World War and the economic boom that
followed it, young people married and established households earlier and began to raise larger
families than had their predecessors during the Depression. Birth rates rose to 102 per thousand in
1946, 106.2 in 1950, and 118 in 1955. Although economics was probably the most important
determinant, it is not the only explanation for the baby boom. The increased value placed on the
idea of the family also helps to explain this rise in birth rates. The baby boomers began streaming
into the first grade by the mid-1940's and became a flood by 1950. The public school system
suddenly found itself overtaxed. While the number of schoolchildren rose because of wartime
and postwar conditions, these same conditions made the schools even less prepared to cope with
the flood. The wartime economy meant that few new schools were built between 1940 and 1945.
Moreover, during the war and in the boom times that followed large numbers of teachers left their
profession for better-paying jobs elsewhere in the economy.
Therefore, in the 1950's and 1960's, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate
school system. Consequently, the "custodial rhetoric" of the 1930's and early 1940's no longer
made sense; that is, keeping youths aged sixteen and older out of the labor market by keeping
them in school could no longer be a high priority for an institution unable to find space and staff
to teach younger children aged five to sixteen. With the baby boom, the focus of educators and of
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laymen interested in education inevitably turned toward the lower grades and back to basic
academic skills and discipline. The system no longer had much interest in offering nontraditional,
new, and extra services to older youths.
Question 43: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The teaching profession during the baby boom
B. Birth rates in the United States in the 1930's and 1940
C. The impact of the baby boom on public education
D. The role of the family in the 1950's and 1960's
Question 44: The word "it" refers to____.
A. 1950 B. economics C. the baby boom D. value
Question 45: The word "overtaxed" is closest in meaning to____.
A. well prepared B. heavily burdened
C. plentifully supplied D. charged too much
Question 46: The public school of the 1950's and 1960's faced all of the following problems
EXCEPT:
A. a declining number of students B. a shortage of teachers
C. old-fashioned facilities D. an inadequate number of school buildings
Question 47: According to the passage, why did teachers leave the teaching profession after the
outbreak of the war?
A. They needed to be retrained. B. They were dissatisfied with the curriculum.
C. Other jobs provided higher salaries. D. Teaching positions were scarce.
Question 48: The word "inadequate" is closest in meaning to____.
A. deficient B. expanded C. innovative D. specialized
Question 49: The word "inevitably" is closest in meaning to____.
A. unwillingly B. impartially C. irrationally
D. unavoidably
Question 50: Which of the following best characterizes the organization of the passage?
A. The second paragraph presents the effect of circumstances described in the first
paragraph.
B. The second paragraph provides a fictional account to illustrate a problem presented in
the first paragraph.
C. The second paragraph argues against a point made in the first paragraph.
D. The second paragraph introduces a problem not mentioned in the first paragraph.

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