Đề thi thử THPTQG môn Tiếng Anh 2016

MOCK TEST - MS MAI PHUONG - MOON.VN
Mark the letter a, b, c, or d on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined sound that
is pronounced differently from the rest or the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress:
Question 1. A. myth

B. breath

C. tooth

D. with

Question 2. A. biscuits

B. magazines C. newspapers

D. vegetables

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 the primary stress in each of the following
questions.
Question 3. A. arithmetic
B. Politics
C. saltwater
D. cultural
Question 4 A. literature

B. chocolate

C. easy

D. begin

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 _____ further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency
powers.
A. Should

B. Did

C. Were D. Had

Question 7 ______are a form of carbon has been known since the late 18th century.
A. That diamonds

B. Diamonds, which

C. Diamonds

D. Because diamonds

Question 8: Has she told you ____ she is going on holiday herself _____ with her colleagues?
A. why- when

B. when- that

C. how long-so D. whether-or

Question 9: Fans often ask pop stars for their ______.
A. autograph

B. signature

C. handwriting D. Graphic

Question 10 _____ pack can have as big an impact on your holiday as your destination.
A. How do you

B. However you

C. How did you

D. How you

Question 11 Considered America’s first great architect, __________
A. Many of the buildings at Harvard University were designed by Henry Hobson Richardson
B. Henry Hobson Richardson designed many of the buildings at Harvard University
C. Harvard University has many buildings designed by Henry Hobson Richardson
D. It was Henry Hobson Richardson who designed Many of the buildings at Harvard University


Question 12: When we put on thick woolen clothing, ______ in the woolen loops that protects
us from the cold.
A. that air

B. there is the air

C. that the air D. it is the air

Question 13: Your father told me you were going to work abroad, _________?

A. wouldn’t youB. didn’t you

C. didn’t he

D. weren’t you

Question 14: While talking with native English speakers, we can take _____ a lot of new words
and structures.
A. on

B. up

C. in

D. over

Question 15: Olypiakos ______ 0-0 with Real Madrid in the first leg of the semi-final in Athens.
A. drew

B. equaled

C. equalized

D. shared

Question 16: By the end of next month, we _______ our English course.
A. will be completed

B. completed

C. will have completed D. have completed

Question 17: It is imperative ________ towards a solution to global warming before the
weather patterns of the world are disrupted irreparably.
A. the world would work

B. that the world worked

C. that the world work

D. the world to work

Question 18: Motorists ____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.
A. convicted

B. arrested

C. charged

D. judged

Question 19: The United States consists of fifty states, _______ has its own government.
A. each of them B. each of

C. each of which

D. they each

Question 20:The Avicenna Partnership is a ______ company with a long and successful sales
history.

A. respectful

B. respecting

C. respective

Question 21: Mary: “Can I have some more meat?”
A. Enjoy your meal

D. respectable
John: “___________.”

B. Help yourselfC. It’s delicious

D. No, it’s my round

Question 22:It was a horrible ride through pouring rain. _____, he had a puncture and for the
last hour had to push the bicycle.
A. As a matter of fact B. To make matters worse C. Even so

D. In fact

Question 23: When Helen agreed to run the school play, she got more than she _____.


A. bargained for

B. faced up to

C. got round to

D. came down to

Question 24_____, they decided not to go to Australia for their holidays but went to America
instead.
A. At the end

B. At least

C. In the end

D. In the least

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25. They had to refuse the dinner invitation because of a prior engagement.
A. successful

B. later

C. earlier

D. important

Question 26. I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.
A. teasing

B. praising

C. threatening

D. elevating

Question 27. I’m a bit wary of giving people my address when I don’t know them very well.
A. cautious

B. upset

C. willing

D. capable

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 28. My first impression of her was her impassive face
A. emotional

B. respectful

C. solid

D. fractious

C. dangerous

D. Healthy

Question 29. She wrote me a vicious letter.
A. helpful

B. gentle

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 30: Not everyone realizes that the most largest organ of the human body is the skin.
A. the human

B. most largest

C. realizes that

D. Not everyone

Question 31: A schedule of the day’s events can obtain at the front desk.
A. obtain

B. front desk

C. day’s

D. A schedule

Question 32: The physician appeared nervously when he talked to the patient.
A. The

B. appeared

C. nervously

D. the patient

Question 33: Tom remembered switching off the oven when he left, so there was nothing
wrong this time.
A. remembered

B. left

C. nothing wrong

D. switching off


Question 34: There exists more than 2,600 different varieties of palm trees with varying
flowers, leaves, and fruit.
A. exists

B. varying

C. varieties

D. more than

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
The first question we might ask is: What can you learn in college that will help you in being an
employee? The school teach a (35) ____ many things of value to the future accountant, doctor
or electrician. Do they also teach anything of value to the future employee? Yes, they teach the
one thing that it is perhaps most valuable for the future employee to know. But very few
students bother (36) _____ it. This basic is the skill ability to organize and express ideas in
writing and in speaking. This means that your success as an employee will depend on your

ability to communicate with people and to (37) _____ your own thoughts and ideas to them so
they will (38) _____ understand what you are driving at and be persuaded.
Of course, skill in expression is not enough (39) ____ itself. You must have something to say in
the first place. The effectiveness of your job depends (40) ____ your ability to make other people
understand your work as they do on the quality of the work itself.
Expressing one’s thoughts is one skill that the school can (41) _____ teach. The foundations for
skill in expression have to be (42) ____ early: an interest in and an ear (43) ___ language;
experience in organizing ideas and data, in brushing aside the irrelevant, and above all the
habit of verbal expression. If you do not lay these foundations (44) ___ your school years, you
may never have an opportunity again.
Question 35: A. large

B. great

C. far

D. lost

Question 36: A. learning

B. to learn

C. with learning

D. learn

Question 37: A. interpret
present

B. give out

C. transfer

D.

Question 38: A. both

B. not

C. as well

D. either

Question 39: A. on

B. for

C. by

D. in

Question 40: A. on most
much

B. most on

C. much on

D.

Question 41: A. quite

B. hardly

C. truly

Question 42: A. lied

B. laid

C. lain

D. lay

Question 43: A. by

B. in

C. for

D. of

Question 44: A. during
D. When

B. of

on

D. really

C. for

Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank or


answer the question
The green building movement is changing the way buildings are constructed. This
movement started in the 1970s, as people began to see that modern life was destroying the
environment we all share. Natural resources were being destroyed, energy and water
consumption was rising, and so was pollution of all kinds. This environmental destruction has
continued, and one important factor has been the way that buildings are constructed. In fact,
energy use in buildings represents about 32 percent of all energy use in the United States. In
the early years, green builders were a small minority, and their goals of reducing the
environmental impact of buildings were considered unrealistic. Now, however, the green
building movement is growing, as builders have been able to take advantage of new
technology and as the costs of this technology have gone down. Environmental building
methods are now practical enough to save money for builders and for building owners, even as
they reduce damage to the environment.
First, green builders try to make use of recycled materials as much as possible. In
fact, vast amounts of materials such as steel, cement, and wood are used in construction. Now
there are companies that specialize in gathering old materials, processing them, and selling
them to builders for new buildings. States and cities are encouraging these companies, as the
reuse of materials also means less waste in dumps. For larger builders or individual
homeowners, it is possible to find everything from steel and cement to doors, windows, sinks,
tubs, brick, and hardware.
Another way that builders can reduce environmental impact is to reduce the energy
requirements of a building. This can be done in several ways. One is to provide an alternative,
nonpolluting source of energy. The first alternative energy source to be developed was solar
power. With solar panels-wide, flat sheets of special material-it is possible to produce

electricity from the rays of the sun. Builders can install solar panels on the roofs of buildings
and connect them to cooling or lighting systems. Once the panels are installed, they provide
energy at no cost and with no pollution. Another, nonpolluting solution for reducing energy use
is a technology known as geothermal heating. To obtain geothermal heat, builders place
special pipes below ground, where temperatures remain constant all year. In the winter, the
earth's natural heat can be collected in these pipes, and then transferred into the building's
heating system. In the summer, heat in the building can be collected and sent to the pipes
underground.
Question 45: According to the passage, all of the following leads to environmental destruction
EXCEPT......
A. the increasing number of buildings.

B. the increase of water consumption.

C. the increase of energy consumption.

D. the destruction of natural resources.

Question 46: The way buildings are constructed in America also contributes to...............
A. water pollution

B. air pollution

C. the use of water

D. environmental destruction


Question 47: The early years, it was believed that the use of green buildings to reduce
environmental destruction was............

A. impractical

B. authentic

C. unique

D. feasible

Question 48: One of the reasons why green buildings were not popular is that............
A. they took too much time to build.

B. they were inconvenient.

C. they were costly to build.

D. they looked too boring.

Question 49: The phrase "green building" in the passage can also be understood as..............
A. environment-friendly buildings

B. buildings with tree inside.

C. buildings with open stairs.

D. buildings painted green.

Question 50: The phrase "green builders" in the first line of the second paragraph refers to
those who..........
A. build green buildings.

B. work in green buildings.

C. use green materials.

D. put trees in buildings.

Question 51: According to the passage, all of the following can be made from recycle
materials EXCEPT......
A. furniture

B. sinks

B. hardware

D. windows

Question 52: The author mentioned all of the following as ways to reduce environmental
destruction EXCEPT........
A. providing alternative energies.
B. using geothermal heating.
C. using recycled materials to construct buildings.
D. having more green plants in buildings.
Question 53: Solar panels are NOT used to...........
A. light the house

B. cool the house

C. warm the house

D. transfer electricity to the sun rays.

Question 54: Geothermal heating technology is........
A. using underground pipes to collect geothermal heat.
B. collecting pipes from below ground.
C. using underground pipes to control underground temperature.


D. using up the heating energy.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer in each of the questions
Many of the most flexible examples of tool use in animals come from primates (the group that
includes humans, apes, and monkeys). For example, many wild primates use objects to threaten
outsiders. But there are many examples of tool use by mammals, as well as by birds and other
types of animals.
Tools are used by many species in the capture or preparation of food. Chimpanzees use sticks
and poles to bring out ants and termites from their hiding places. Among the most complex
tool use observed in the wild is the use of stones by Ivory Coast chimpanzees to crack nuts open.
They select a large flat stone as an anvil (a heavy block on which to place the nuts) and a
smaller stone as a hammer. Stones suitable for use as anvils are not easy to find, and often a
chimpanzee may carry a haul of nuts more than 40 meters to find a suitable anvil. The use of
tools in chimpanzees is especially interesting because these animals sometimes modify tools to
make them better suited for their intended purpose. To make a twig more effective for digging
out termites, for example, a chimp may first strip it of its leaves.
Surprisingly, there is also a species of bird that uses sticks to probe holes in the search for
insects. One of the species of Galapagos finch, the woodpecker finch, picks up or breaks off a
twig, cactus spine, or leaf stem. This primitive tool is then held in the beak and used to probe
for insects in holes in trees that the bird cannot probe directly with its beak. Birds have been
seen to carry twigs from the tree to tree searching for prey.
Tools may also be used for defense. Hermits crabs grab sea anemones with their claws and use
them as weapons to repel their enemies. Studies have demonstrated that these crabs

significantly improve their chances against predators such as octopus by means of this tactic.
Also, many species of forest-dwelling primates defend themselves by throwing objects,
including stones, at intruders.
Question 55: What does the passage mainly discuss?

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Primates are superior to other animals in using tools.

•

The use of stones as tools is similar across different animal species.

•

Birds and primates use tools that are different from those of sea animals.

•

Many animals have developed effective ways of using tools.

Question 56: Why does the author mention ants and termites in the second paragraph?
A. To give an example of food that chimpanzees collect by using tools.
B. To emphasize that ants and termites often hide together in the same place
C. To identify an important part of the chimpanzee diet.
D. To point out a difference between two closely related species.


Question 57: According to the passage, Ivory Coast chimpanzees are among the most
remarkable of animal tool users because they...............................

•

Use tools to gather food
a task

B. use more than one tool to accomplish

C. transport tools from one place to another

D. hide their tools from other animals

Question 58: The word “haul” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to..........

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diet

B. type

C. load

D. branch

Question 59: The word “strip” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to..........

•

search

B. eat

C. carry

D. remove

Question 60: The word “probe” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to..........

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change

B. watch

C. explore

D. create

Question 61: According to the passage, what is characteristic of the way in which woodpecker
finches hunt insects?

•

The finches use different plant parts as tools to capture insects.

•

The finches make narrow holes in trees to trap insects.

•

The finches pick up insects that they find on leaves.

•

The finches catch insects in the air as they fly from tree to tree.

Question 62: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the behavior of
the woodpecker finch?

•

It uses its beak as a weapon against its enemies.

•

It uses the same twig to look for food in different trees.

•

It uses twigs and leaves to build its nest.

•

It avoids areas where cactus grows.

Question 63: According to the passage, studies have shown that hermit crabs manage to turn
octopus away by..........................

•

attacking the octopus with their claws

C. defending themselves with sea anemones

B. using stones as weapons
D. hiding under sea plants.

Question 64: Forest primates and certain sea animals are mentioned in the passage as
examples of animals that use tools for.............................

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self-protection

C. hunting prey

B. food preparation
D. building nests or home plants grow.


WRITING
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as
the sentence printed before it.
Question 65: The last time it rained was a fortnight ago.
It hadn’t _____________________________________________________.
Question 66: Arthur said he was sorry he had hurt her feelings.
Arthur apologized _____________________________________________.
Question 67: She is proud of being such a good cook.
She prides ___________________________________________________.

Question 68: No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door.
Try ________________________________________________________.
Question 69: Although Judy was severely disabled she participated in many sports.
Despite her __________________________________________________.
Part II. In about 140 words, write about the advantages of doing exercises.