TRƯỜNG THPT MỸ ĐỨC A ĐỀ THI THPT NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017

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Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; (50 câu trắc nghiệm)
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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. schedule B. match C. picture D. children
Question 2: A. enjoyed B. blocked C. stayed D. traveled

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. referee B. reference C. coverage D. positive
Question 4: A. easy B. award C. believe D. regard

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 news today are always full of stories about people who are unhappy.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 1 D. 2
Question 6: Engineering is a profession who puts scientific knowledge to practical use.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
Question 7: The longer you delay making a decision, the worst the consequences will be.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

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: The larger the apartment, the _________the rent is.
A. expensive B. more expensive C. most expensive D. expensively
Question 9: I like that photo very much. Could you make an ________ for me?
A. increase B. expansion C. enlargement D. extension
Question 10: Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn’t ________ as usual.
A. ring off B. get off C. go off D. take off
Question 11: I _______ come if I had had time.
A. did B. had C. would have D. have
Question 12: I _______ TV when the telephone rang.
A. was watching B. are watching C. watched D. have watched
Question 13: Many species of plants and animals are in ________ of extinction.
A. dangerous B. endangered C. danger D. dangerously
Question 14: Would you mind ________ me a hand?
A. given B. give C. To give D. giving
Question 15: Nam wanted to know what time ________.
A. the movie begins B. the movie began
C. did the movie begin D. does the movie begin
Question 16: The boss doesn’t allow ________ in the office.
A. To smoke B. to be smoked C. smoke D. smoking
Question 17: They stayed for hours, _______ my mother was very annoyed about.
A. which B. that C. this D. whom
Question 18: The last person _________ the room must turn off the lights.
A. all are correct B. to leave C. who leave D. that leave
Question 19: Nowadays women _______ the same wages as men
A. will pay B. should be paid C. should pay D. will be paid
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 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: Tom: “How did you get here?” - John: “__________”
A. I came here by train. B. Is it far from here?
C. The train is so crowded. D. I came here last night.
Question 21: Adrian: “You look really nice in that red sweater!” - Mary: “__________”
A. Don’t mention it. B. I’m afraid so. C. Thank you. D. How dare you?

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: Few businesses are flourishingin the present economic climate.
A. growing well B. taking off C. closing down D. setting up
Question 23: Today’s scientists have overcome many of the challenges of the depth by using more
sophisticated tools.
A. experienced B. worldly C. aware D. complicated

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: There has been no discernable improvement in the noise levels since lorries were banned.
A. obvious B. thin C. insignificant D. clear
Question 25: I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.
A. deliberate B. unplanned C. accidental D. unintentional

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: Unless you help, we may not complete the project
A. If you help, it isn’t possible that we cope with the project
B. If you don’t help, we won’t complete the project.
C. Provided you help, it is likely that we will overcome the project.
D. Without your help, we will complete the project.
Question 27: It was such an interesting novel I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. The novel was so interesting that I stayed up all night to finish it.
B. The novel was such interest that I stayed up all night to finish it.
C. The novel was as interesting so that I stayed up all night to finish it.
D. The novel was so interested that I stayed up all night to finish it.
Question 28: Although he was able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
A. Despite of able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
B. Despite able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
C. He was able despite to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.
D. Despite being able to do the job, he wasn’t given the position.

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: The policeman told Marie not to look back. She could not help it.
A. The policeman told Marie not to look back. Although she could not help it.
B. The policeman told Marie not to look back. Even she could not help it.
C. The policeman told Marie not to look back. So she could not help it.
D. The policeman told Marie not to look back. However, she could not help it.
Question 30: Mr Browns were having a party. Their daughter was getting engaged.
A. Mr. Browns were having a party but their daughter was getting engaged.
B. Mr. Browns were having a party because their daughter was getting engaged.
C. Mr. Browns were having a party as a result of their daughter was getting engaged.
D. Mr. Browns were having a party so their daughter was getting engaged.

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
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 PROCESSED FOOD
Few arguments create greater passion among medical experts than the supposed link between diet
(31)______ heart disease. Some doctors, however, refuse to accept any connection between the two. They
have argued that diets which cut back on dairy produce, although unlikely to cause physical (32)______, could
lead to malnutrition, particularly among children. They are appalled that breakfast, that traditional British
meal, should be under attack by the spectre of disease.
What we do know is that nutrition does affect health. Too little food and too much food are (33)______ bad
for you. In Britain, poor boys tend to be two inches shorter on average than rich boys.
One dietician writes of pork pies as follows: “People wouldn’t buy a pork pie if chemicals had not been
designed into them. A pork pie can contain (34)______ 50 per cent of highly saturated fat which is bad for the
heart and arteries. A perfectly good pork pie could be made from reasonable ingredients but it is cheaper to
make it with additives because less meat is then needed. The additives in the pie do little harm in themselves.
The fat is made acceptable by a perfectly safe emulsifier. Added colour makes the fat look like meat. The
additives in it deceive our senses and persuade us to eat too much fat. (35)______ the additives themselves are
considered to be relatively safe, the nutritional consequences are appalling.”
Question 31: A. in B. of C. and D. with
Question 32: A. unharmed B. harmful C. harm D. harmless
Question 33: A. all B. either C. twice D. both
Question 34: A. as little as B. as soon as C. as far as D. as much as
Question 35: A. Despite B. Even if C. As if D. In spite of

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
After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United
States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard’s MBA School has shown a substantial increase in
enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decrease in their enrollments. Since 1990,
the number of people receiving Master in Business Administration (MBA) degrees has dropped about three
per cent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.
There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many
graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street,
or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to
students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA
degrees. Students have asked the question, “Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for
getting a good job?” The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower
number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to
meet the new demands.
Question 36: What is the main focus of this passage?
A. Changes in enrollment for MBA schools B. How schools are changing to reflect the economy
C. Jobs on Wall Street D. Types of graduate degrees
Question 37: The phrase “two decades” in line 1 refers to a period of ________.
A. 100 years B. 50 years C. 20 years D. 10 years
Question 38: Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment?
A. Princeton B. Yale C. Harvard D. Stanford
Question 39: Which of the following descriptions most likely applies to Wall Street?
A. a centre for international affairs B. a shopping district
C. a neighbourhood in New York D. a major financial centre
Question 40: According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school enrollments?
A. fewer MBA schools and fewer entry-level jobs
B. declining population and economic prosperity
C. low salary and foreign competition
D. lack of necessity for an MBA and an economic recession
Question 41: The first paragraph is mainly concerned with which of the following?
A. two decades of hard times for business schools
B. factors contributing to the decline in MBA students
C. the different between Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford
D. a current trend affecting the American business schools
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Question 42: Which of the following might be the topic of the next paragraph?
A. Descriptions of non-MBA graduate programs B. Future economic predictions
C. A history of the recent economic changes D. MBA school’s efforts to change

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
The biological community changes again as one moves from the city to the suburbs. Around all cities is a
biome called the “suburban forest”. The trees of this forest are species that are favoured by man, and most of
them have been deliberately planted. Mammals such as rabbits, skunks, and opossums have moved in from the
surrounding countryside. Racoons have become experts at opening garbage cans, and in some places even
deer wander suburban thoroughfares. Several species of squirrel get a long nicely in suburbia, but usually
only one species is predominant in any given suburb fox squirrels in one place, red squirrels in another, gray
squirrels in a third for reasons that are little understood. The diversity of birds in the suburbs is great, and in
the South, lizards thrive in the gardens and even houses. Of course, insects are always present.
There is an odd biological sameness in these suburban communities. True, the palms of Los Angelos are
missing from the suburbs of Boston, and there are species of insects in Miami not found in Seattle. But over
wide stretches of the United States, ecological conditions in suburban biomes vary much less than do those of
natural biomes, the urban and suburban communities exist in spite of, not because of, the climate.
Question 43: If there was a preceding paragraph to this passage, it would most likely be concerned with
which of the following topics?
A. The biological community in urban areas B. The mammals of the American countryside
C. The history of American suburbs D. The migration from cities to suburbs
Question 44: The author implies that the mammals of the “ suburban forest” differ from most species of trees
there in which of the following ways?
A. They are considered undesirable by humans
B. They were not deliberately introduced
C. They are represented by a greater number of species
D. They have not fully adapted to suburban conditions
Question 45: The word “thoroughfares” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. neighbourhoods B. lawns C. streets D. open spaces
Question 46: Which of the following conclusions about squirrels is supported by information in the passage?
A. Fox squirrels are more common than red or gray squirrels
B. Two species of squirrels seldom inhabit the same suburb
C. The reasons why squirrels do well in the suburbs are unknown
D. The competition among the tree species is intense
Question 47: The word “thrive” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. remain B. flourish C. survive D. reproduce
Question 48: The word “odd” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. appropriate B. unforgettable C. expected D. unusual
Question 49: Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph of the passage?
A. The suburban forest occupies an increasingly large segment of the American landscape
B. Biological communities in East Coast suburbs differ greatly from those on the West Coast
C. Suburbs in the United States have remarkably similar biological communities
D. Natural biomes have been studied more than suburban biomes
Question 50: What does the author imply about the effect of climate on the suburban biome?
A. It is not as dramatic as the effect of climate on natural biomes.
B. It depends on the location of the biome.
C. It is more noticeable than the effect of climate on the suburban biome.
D. It is not as important as it once was.

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