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ĐỀ KTCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017
Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 43
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Họ và tên thí sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
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. known
B. blown
C. frown
D. grown
Question 2: A. vain
B. height
C. change
D. weight
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. grammatical B. historical
C. repetitious D. curriculum
Question 4: A. obvious
B. vigorous
C. properous
D. oblivious
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 5: The shop assistant was totally bewildered by the customer's behaviour.
A. angry

B. upset
C. puzzled
D. disgusted
Question 6: The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.
A. put up with
B. give onto
C. take away from
D. look down on
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 7: I have never experienced such discourtesy towards the guests as it occurred at the
graduation party.
A. encouragement B. politeness C. rudeness
D. measurement
Question 8: My eldest brother tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.
A. be confident
B. be smart
C. be optimistic
D. be pessimistic
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 9: Andy: “How about going out for some drink, Alice?” ~ Bob: “___________”
A. Why not?
B. Yes, of course.
C. No, thank you.
D. Till tomorrow.
Question 10: Mike: “Do you often see each other?” ~ Windy: “___________”
A. Oh yes, we broke it off long ago.
B. Not me! She does it.
C. Yes, another date is better.

D. Oh, no! Rarely do we have dates.
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 11: All nations may have to make fundamental changes in their economic, political, and
the technological institutions if they are to preserve the environment.
A. have to make
B. the technological institutions C. changes in
D. to preserve
Question 12: The mining of minerals often bring about the destruction of landscapes and wildlife
habitats. A. the destruction B. bring about
C. wildlife
D. mining
Question 13: They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them.
A. last night
B. unable
C. what did happen
D. tell them
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 14: He________ to read his speech without a single mistake.
A. managed
B. achieved
C. succeeded
D. enabled
Question 15: The more exercise you do, ________
A. you become fitter
B. so fitter you become
C. more fitter you become
D. the fitter you become
Question 16: I’ve got lots of________ but only a few really good friends.

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A. best mates
B. acquaintances
C. neighbours
D. partners
Question 17: He was________ with an extraordinary musical ability.
A. entrusted
B. entreated
C. endowed
D. ensured
Question 18: Local people are concerned about pollution from________ oil wells.
A. submarine
B. off-shore
C. maritime
D. sea-going
Question 19: He is so________ that he never lets his wife go out alone.
A. envious
B. disgusted
C. angry
D. jealous
Question 20: We had to turn________ their invitation to lunch as we had a previous engagement.
A. over
B. down
C. out
D. up
Question 21: A new________ of programmes on wildlife will be shown on Channel VTV6 in the
autumn. A. series
B. episode

C. sequence
D. serial
Question 22: She waited for 20 minutes and________ arrived at the head of the queue.
A. finally
B. at the end
C. eventually
D. lastly
Question 23: When the teacher asked Park what the chemical formula was, his mind was a total
_______. A. blank
B. void
C. dumb
D. empty
Question 24: How you invest your money is none of my_______.
A. affair
B. business
C. care
D. matter
Question 25: The Chinese________ spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo brought it back
to Italy. A. had been making B. have been making C. have made
D. made
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
NO GOING BACK
We are all well aware of the significance of technological advances over the last few decades,
but the impact on everyday working life has yet to be fully appreciated. This is because change is
gradual and it is only when we look back that comparisons force us to evaluate what can be
considered progress and what is a sad loss.
On the plus side, technology allows us greater access to information at incalculable speeds.
Through the Internet we can tap into vast amounts of data at the touch of a key. As well as saving
time, this has given rise to new types of jobs and encouraged us all to develop totally new skills. With

the technological world changing so rapidly there are exciting opportunities for everyone whose
working life is just beginning.
A downside to this technological revolution is the fact that the workplace has changed
beyond recognition for
many people. Gone are the cozy offices with chats across desktops.
Employees today remain mainly fixated on their screens and their relaxation is obtained through the
occasional surreptitious access to social networking sites. Communication is conducted
electronically depending less and less on face-to-face discussion or even phone contact. Office
misbehaviour has changed radically too. Whereas in the past employees had to be careful not to talk
about the boss behind his back or mislay important paperwork, today it is the careless e-mail to the
wrong person or loss of a CD or even laptop on the train that can lead to disciplinary action.
The workplace itself has changed and people no longer need to leave their homes and
commute to work. Work can be done at home or during the commute and a significant result of this
is that we no longer have space and time to ourselves. Being contactable at all times can put
enormous pressure on individuals and is one of the main causes of stress at work today.
It is inevitable that our working lives will continue to change. For some people, this change is
worrying and stressful. They believe that the faster life becomes, the more is demanded of us at work,
and eventually we shall reach a point where we are unable to cope. Others see these advances as
something akin to magic! Whatever developments are around the electronic corner, there will be
those who talk about ‘progress’ and those who talk about ‘loss’, but what is sure is that it’s something
that none of us will be able to control.
[From SOLUTIONS Advanced, Test Bank Multi-ROM, Oxford, 2009]
Question 26: The impact of technological advances. ________.
A. has been to be fully appreciated.
B. forces us to consider what we have lost.
C. has been underestimated.
D. hasn’t yet been fully understood.
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Question 27: Why do people often work at home these days?
A. There is less commuting.
B. Face-to-face discussion is useless.
C. It is more enjoyable.
D. Communication is easier.
Question 28: What is the writer’s attitude?
A. Users are put under enormous pressure. B. Change is inevitable.
C. The faster life is bad for our health.
D. We should embrace change.
Question 29: One advantage of these advances is that________.
A. our skills are improving.
B. computers are getting faster.
C. we are becoming better educated.D. employers have become occasional surreptitious.
Question 30: Social networking at work is________.
A. easily able to control.
B. better than chatting.
C. frowned upon.
D. vital for relaxation.
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.
There are a (31)_______ number of decisions to be made every day, from the moment we wake
up out of a deep sleep to the moment we fall asleep at the end of the day. Some people are very good
at making decisions and others find it almost impossible.
Take, for example, a simple meal out with my friend Barbara. She can never make her mind
up about what to (32)_______ for and will look at a menu for ages and ages before (33)_______ loudly,
almost incapacitated with indecision. It results in her voice becoming extremely (34)_______ the more
frustrated she gets, and ugly red blotches erupting on her face. However, I do admire the fact that
she still tries to remain positive in such situations and she invariably (35)_______ a desire to be more
decisive like myself. I am (36)_______ to the acute embarrassment I know she suffers at these times
and suffer along with her. When it comes to food, it’s easy for me, as I’ll know instantly what I fancy,

and when it comes to desserts, I rarely have any (37)_______ left for them, so it’s easy for me to say I’ll
have nothing. However, I fall down abysmally with fashion decisions and, for some reason, Barbara
has no problem there. She finds it easy to decide what to wear and has an innate (38)_______ of style
of which I’m extremely envious. I can imagine her still looking (39)_______ and stylish at 70, while at
22 I already look like an elderly woman who doesn’t care about (40)_______ she looks.
Question 31: A. strange
Question 32: A. pick
Question 33: A. barking
Question 34: A. squeaky
Question 35: A. expresses
Question 36: A. thoughtful
Question 37: A. room
Question 38: A. meaning
Question 39: A. youthful
Question 40: A. what

B. charming
B. select
B. coughing
B. catchy
B. announces
B. sensitive
B. scope
B. notion
B. childish
B. as

C. bustling
C. choose
C. sighing

C. creaky
C. exposes
C. sensible
C. area
C. impression
C. juvenile
C. how

D. bewildering
D. opt
D. shuddering
D. noisy
D. states
D. attentive
D. place
D. sense
D. childlike
D. at

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.
If you have to miss one meal a day, which meal will cause you fewest health problems if you
don’t eat it? If they have to make a decision of this type, most people will choose to skip breakfast.
However, many experts consider breakfast (the meal which “breaks” your “fast” which
started the night before) to be the most important meal of the day. If we eat a good breakfast, they
say, we will have the nutrients we need to begin our working day with vigour and hopefully with
good humour. Nevertheless, many people skip breakfast or substitute toast and a cup of coffee for a
well-balanced meal. What happens if we ignore the importance of breakfast?
Our study conducted in the United States tested a large number of people. Participants
included both males and females who ranged in age from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these

people were given a variety of breakfast, and sometimes they had to skip breakfast completely.
Special tests, including blood tests and endurance tests, were set up to analyze how well the
participants’ bodies functioned when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast.
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The results showed that if a person eats an adequate breakfast, he or she will work more
efficiently and more productively than if he or she skips breakfast or eats a very poor breakfast. This
fact appears to be especially true if a person’s work involves mental activity. The study showed that if
schoolchildren eat fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, they will learn more quickly
and be able to concentrate on their lessons for a longer period of time.
The study also showed that, contrary to what many people believe, if you skip breakfast, you
will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry if they skip breakfast that they eat too
much for lunch and end up gaining weight instead of losing it. So remember, if you are on a diet,
skipping breakfast will not help you.
Question 41: Many health experts think________.
A. breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
B. you had better have toast and a cup of coffee for breakfast.
C. everybody gets enough energy and nutrients without breakfast.
D. breakfast is the least important meal of the day.
Question 42: The results of the breakfast study showed that________.
A. breakfast is not so important for a person engaged in mental activity.
B. an adequate breakfast makes you work more efficiently and more productively than an
inadequate one.
C. schoolchildren skipping breakfast learn more quickly and pay more attention to their
lessons.
D. skipping breakfast will help you to lose weight.
Question 43: In the experiment for the breakfast study in America, ________.
A. the people who joined it were given only well-balanced diets.
B. the participants were put through blood tests and endurance tests.

C. people older than sixty were not included among the participants.
D. the schoolchildren were always given fruit, eggs, bread and milk for their breakfast.
Question 44: The word “fast” in “breakfast” means________.
A. the sleeping period.
B. the period when you eat nothing.
C. fast food.
D. a quick meal.
Question 45: Many people substitute toast and a cup of coffee for a well-balanced meal
means________.
A. They have toast and coffee instead of a well-balanced meal.
B. They have both coffee and toast and a well-balanced meal.
C. They eat a well-balanced meal instead of toast and coffee.
D. They have neither coffee and toast nor a well-balanced meal.
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 46: We should put off making a decision until we have all the relevant facts.
A. Not until we have all the relevant facts should we make a decision.
B. Not until have we all the relevant facts should we make a decision.
C. We should make a decision before having all the relevant facts.
D. It was not until we have all the relevant facts that we postpone making a decision.
Question 47: The train drivers’ strike made it hard for us to get to work.
A. We couldn’t get to work because of the train drivers’ strike.
B. We were unable to get to work because the train drivers strike.
C. We were impossible to get to work because of the train drivers’ strike.
D. We found it impossible to get to work because of the train drivers’ strike.
Question 48: I don’t care at all whether you stay or go.
A. It isn’t careful of you to stay or go.
B. I won’t take care whether you stay or go.
C. Whether you stay or go is my concern. D. It doesn’t matter to me whether you stay or go.
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 49: The announcer read so many baseball statistics. It bores me a lot.
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A. The announcer bored me a lot by reading so many baseball statistics.
B. The announcer read so many baseball statistics who bored me a lot.
C. The announcer's reading so many baseball statistics bored me a lot.
D. The announcer read so many baseball statistics and bored me a lot.
Question 50: He arrived home late. He found his burned-down house only in debris.
A. On his late home arrival, his house had been burnt down into debris.
B. Arriving home late, he found only the debris of the burnt-down house.
C. On arriving home late what he found was the debris of his burnt-down house.
D. When he arrived home late he found his house was still burning down.
________THE END_________

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