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1C. TRƯỜNG ĐH NGOẠI THƯƠNG - THI THỬ THPT QG 2017 (5/2017)

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.
1 A Christ B Christen C Christian D Christmas
2 A naked B sacred C cowshed D hatred
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three in the
position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3 A deficiency B psychology C ecological D competitor
4 A mature B nature C culture D measure
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.
5 In advanced stages of anorexia, the patient is unable to feed him.
A In advanced B stages C unable D him
6 In my opinion, I think the problem should be solved as soon as possible.
A In B I think C the D should be
7 We were short of money, therefore we decided not to eat out that weekend.
A short of B therefore C not to eat D that weekend
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
8 Linguists have discovered that Nostratic and proto-Indo-European have many words in ______.
A relation B affinity C common D conjunction
9 If no one ______ misbehaving, all pupils will be kept in after school.
A admits off B admits in C owns up in D owns up to
10 Their flat is decorated in a ______ combination of colors.
A tasteful B sweet C delicious D tasty
11 I seem to be ______ in energy this morning.
A low B short C lack D bereft
12 I would like to thank you, ______ my colleagues, for the welcome you have given us.
A on account of B on behalf of C because of D instead of
13 She wondered ______ her father looked like then, after so many years away.
A how B whose C what D that
14 The police car drove into the car park and ______ sharply.
A pulled in B pulled up C pulled aside D pulled about
15 We are going to have a meeting ______ the morning of December 21st.
A at B in C on D to
16 A native speaker of Spanish, for example, will ______ to learn than a native speaker of Chinese.
A find Portuguese much easier B find that Portuguese is much easy
C find Portuguese much easy D find Portuguese is much easier
17 Your fare, accommodation and meals are all ______ in the price of this holiday.
A composed B collected C enclosed D included
18 We will leave for the airport ______ he is ready.
A while B during C until D as soon as
19 Nothing is destroyed after the serious flood in this area, ______?
A is it B isn't it C aren't they D are they
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.
20 This is my last portable CD player. I'll let you have it for fifty dollars. " ______ "
A Could you give me a discount? B Could you possibly give me fifty dollars?
C Could you give me your last CD? D Can you tell me your favourite type of music?
21 "How far is the train station?" - " ______ "
A Approximately two miles long. B About ten minutes away.
C Quite slow, I think. D It's really fast, isn't it?
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word or phrase in each of the following questions.
22 Many young children are spending large amounts of time watching the TV without being aware of its detriment to
their school work.
A harm B advantage C support D benefit

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23 The aircraft carrier is indispensable in naval operations against sea or shore based enemies.
A unique B novel C exotic D vital
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to Indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word or phrase in each of the following questions.
24 They have not made any effort to integrate with the local community.
A cooperate B put together C separate D connect
25 Mr. Smith's new neighbors appear to be very friendly.
A amicable B inapplicable C hostile D futile
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.
26 It is not until a Vietnamese girl getting 18 years old that she is allowed to get married legally.
A A Vietnamese girl is not allowed to get married legally only when she gets 18 years old.
B They never allow a Vietnamese girl to get married legally when she is 18 years old.
C The legal allowance for a Vietnamese girl to get married will be issued in 18 years.
D A Vietnamese girl is allowed to get married legally only when she gets 18 years old.
27 As soon as he approached the house, the policeman stopped him.
A No sooner had he approached the house that the policeman stopped him.
B Hardly had he approached the house when the policeman stopped him.
C No sooner had he approached the house when the policeman stopped him.
D Hardly he had approached the house that the policeman stopped him.
28 Is anyone checking your essay about the environmental pollution?
A Are you having your essay about the environmental pollution checked?
B Are you checking your essay about the environmental pollution?
C Are you going to check your essay about the environmental pollution?
D Are you having someone to check your essay about the environmental pollution?
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.
29 Vietnam exports a lot of rice. It is grown mainly in the south of the country.
A Vietnam exports a lot of rice which grown mainly in the south of the country.
B Vietnam exports a lot of rice, that is mainly grown in the south of the country.
C Vietnam exports a lot of rice grown mainly in the south of the country.
D Vietnam, which is grown mainly in the south of the country, exports a lot of rice.
30 He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A His behaviour was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
B He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
C What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
D I was almost not surprised by his strange behaviour.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or Don your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that benefits each of the number blanks from 31 to 35.
Ever since humans have inhabited the Earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally,
this expression of thoughts and feelings had been in the form of oral (31) ______. When there is a language (32) ______,
communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists, the
deaf, and the mute have had to (33) ______ to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very
picturesque and exact and can be used internationally, spelling, however, cannot.
Body language transmits ideas or thoughts (34) ______ certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A
wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking. A nod signifies approval, while shaking the head
indicates a negative reaction.
Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips),
signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people.
(35) ______ verbalization is most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human
thoughts and feelings.
31 A address B speech C utterances D claims
32 A barrier B obstacle C division D separation
33 A refer B rotate C resort D revolve
34 A on B from C of D by

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35 A All the same B As C Inasmuch as D Whilst
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 following questions from 36 to 42.
Carbon dating can be used to estimate the age of any organic natural material; it has been used successfully in
archeology to determine the age of ancient artifacts or fossils as well as in a variety of other fields. The principle
underlying the use of carbon dating is that carbon is a part of all living things on Earth. Since a radioactive substance
such as carbon-14 has a known half-life, the amount of carbon-14 remaining in an object can be used to date that object.
Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5,570 years, which means that after that number of years, half of the carbon-14 atoms
have decayed into nitrogen-14. It is the ratio of carbon-14 in that substance that indicates the age of the substance. If, for
example, in a particular sample the amount of carbon-14 is roughly equivalent to the amount of nitrogen-14, this
indicates that around half of the carbon-14 has decayed into nitrogen-14, and the sample is approximately 5,570 years
old.
Carbon dating cannot be used effectively in dating objects that are older than 80,000 years. When objects are that
old, much of the carbon-14 has already decayed into nitrogen-14, and the miniscule amount that is left doesn't provide
a reliable measurement of age. In the case of older objects, other age-dating methods are available, methods which use
radioactive atoms with longer half-lives than carbon has.
36 This passage is mainly about ______.
A the differences between carbon-14 and nitrogen-14
B one method of dating old objects
C archeology and the study of ancient artifacts
D various uses for carbon
37 The word "it" refers to ______.
A carbon dating B the age C any organic natural material D archeology
38 Which of the following is NOT true about carbon-14?
A It is radioactive.
B Its half-life is more than 5,000years.
C It can decay into nitrogen-14.
D It and nitrogen always exist in equal amounts in any substance.
39 The word "underlying" could best be replaced by ______.
A below B requiring
C being studied through D serving as a basis for
40 It can be inferred from the passage that if an item contains more carbon-14 than nitrogen-14, then the item is
______.
A too old to be age-dated with carbon-14 B not as much as 5,570 years old
c. too radioactive to be used by archeologists D more than 5.570 years old
41 It is implied in the passage that ______.
A carbon dating could not be used on an item containing nitrogen
B fossils cannot be age-dated using carbon-14
C carbon-14 does not have the longest known half-life
D carbon dating has no known uses outside of archeology
42 The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses
A how carbon-14 decay into nitrogen-14 B various other age-dating methods
C why carbon-14 has such a long half-life D what substances are part of all living things
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or Don your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions from 43 to 50.
Rachel Carson was born in 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania. She studied biology in college and zoology at Johns
Hopkins University, where she received her master's degree in 1933. In 1936, she was hired by the u.s. Fish and Wildlife
Service, where she worked most of her life.
Carson's first book. Under the Sea Wind, was published in 1941. It received excellent reviews, but sales were poor
until it was reissued in 1952. In that year she published The Sea around US, which provided a fascinating look beneath the
ocean's surface, emphasizing human history as well as geology and marine biology. Her imagery and language had a
poetic quality. Carson consulted no less than 1,000 printed sources. She had voluminous correspondence and frequent
discussions with experts in the field. However, she always realized the limitations of her nontechnical readers.
In 1962, Carson published Silent Spring, a book that sparked considerable controversy. It proved how much harm
was done by the uncontrolled, reckless use of insecticides. She detailed how they poison the food supply of animals, kill

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birds and fish, and contaminate human food. At the time, spokesmen for the chemical industry mounted personal attacks
against Carson and issued propaganda to indicate that her findings were flawed. However, her work was proved by a
1963 report of the President's Science Advisory Committee.
43 The passage mainly discusses Rachel Carson's work ______.
A as a researcher B at college
C at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service D as a writer
44 It can be inferred from the passage that in 1952, Carson's book Under the Sea Wind
A was outdated B became more popular than her other books
C was praised by critics D sold many copies
45 Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage as a source of information for The Sea around US?
A Printed matter B Talks with experts C A research expedition D Letters from scientists
46 Which of the following words or phrases is LEAST accurate describing The Sea around US?
A Highly technical B Poetic C Fascinating D Well researched
47 The word "reckless" is closest in meaning to
A unnecessary B irresponsible C continuous D limited
48 According to the passage. Silent Springs primarily ______.
A an attack on the use of chemical preservatives in food
B a discussion of the hazards insects pose to the food supply
C a warning about the dangers of misusing insecticides
D an illusion of the benefits of the chemical industry
49 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "flawed"?
A faulty B deceptive C logical D offensive
50 Why does the author of the passage mention the report of the President's Science Advisory Committee?
A To provide an example of government propaganda
B To support Carson's idea
C To indicate a growing government concern with the environment
D To validate the chemical industry's claims

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