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ĐỀ THI MINH HỌA THÁNG 4.2016
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Time allotted: 90 min.
SECTION A (8 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. despair
Question 2: A. dishes
Question 3: A. tomorrow

B. precious
B. successes
B. worried

C.enemy
C. matches
C. sorry

D. elephant
D. cigarettes
D. rocking

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 4: A. admit
Question 5: A. manufacture

B. dissolve
B. independent

C. require
C. minority

D.swallow
D. optimistic

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 6: Global warming is a problem that _____ for a long time.
A. has existed
B. is existing
C. can exist
D. exists
Question 7: What should you consider before _____ for an exercise class?
A. sign up
B. to sign up
C. signing up
D. will sign up
Question 8: The weather is _____ nice that the children want to stay outside all day.
A. so
B. too
C. very
D. enough
Question 9: It _____ last night because the ground is really wet.
A. must rain
B. must to rain
C. must be raining
D. must have rained
Question 10: When we get to the park, there will be several places _____ we can have lunch.
A. which
B. where

C. what
D. when
Question 11: John _____ to walk home if Sara hadn’t driven by.
A. would have
B. had
C. would have had
D. had had
Question 12: Tourists can always pick ______ some really good bargains in the local market.
A. up
B. off
C. away
D. on
Question 13: Laura is a very ______ person and is always kind to her friends.
A. thought
B. thoughtful
C. thoughtless
D. thinking
Question 14: The trip to France which had been arranged weeks before was ______ off at the last minute.
A. told
B. called
C. pulled
D. set
Question 15: It is important that the vegetables ______ carefully before being consumed.
A. should wash
B. should be washed
C. must be washed
D. must wash
Question 16: Julia shares all the ______ with her husband, including the cooking and the ironing.
A. household
B. housework

C. homeland
D. homework
Question 17: It was such a small car that it could only ______ two people.
A. include
B. have
C. contain
D. hold
Question 18: Hacking into secure computer systems is not ______ fun but a criminal offence.
A. harmed
B. harmful
C. harmless
D. harming
Question 19: Not ______ to living on his own, my neighbor feels so lonely that he’s moved away from
home.
A. common
B. familiar
C. accustomed
D. known
Question 20: There weren’t any ______ in the factory for bilingual secretaries.
A. situations
B. spaces
C. offers
D. vacancies
Question 21: One of the solutions ______ by environmentalists is to ban vehicles from the city center.
A. are suggested
B. is suggested
C. suggesting
D. suggested
Question 22: Hot weather leads to an increased ______ for swimwear.
A. offer

B. request
C. command
D. demand
Question 23: Chris is a university student. He comes to visits his professor, Mr. Brown, during office hours.
Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank.
Chris:
“Excuse me. I don’t want to interrupt you but…”
Mr. Brown:
“______”
A. What can I do for you?
B. Certainly, how dare you!
C. I quite agree.
D. I have no idea.


Question 24: Wendy and Mark are university students. They are both living on campus. Select the most
suitable response to fill in the blank.
Wendy:
“How often did you write home?”
Mark:
“______”
A. I didn’t come home yesterday.
B. I used to write home once a week.
C. My hometown is a coastal province.
D. Oh, I miss my hometown so much.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
The Answer Is…
Alice gripped the seat so hard her fingers went white. She loved her grandmother but was terrified of

flying.
“What’s wrong? Are you scared?” Dave asked Alice.
“You could have driven to Newcastle,” she grumbled at Dave.
“It’s an eight-hour drive, Alice. We are only going for gran’s party, and then coming home again,”
replied her brother, sick of her constant complaining. “How about a game?” he suggested.
“I hate game. They’re no fun.” Alice snapped.
It seemed to Dave that Alice had a smart answer for everything. “How about the questions game? You
loved playing that when you were little. I ask you questions until you get one wrong, then it’s your turn to
ask me.”
Alice was in no mood to play. She sat slumped in her chair staring out of the window. Then she had
an idea. “Alright,” she said, a little too cheerily, “but I have two new rules. If I can’t answer your question,
I’ll give you one dollar from my holiday money. If you can’t answer my question, you have to give me $10.
Deal?”
Dave was confident in his ability to answer any of his nine-year-old sister’s questions, so he readily
agreed to such a biased contest, with one proviso “I get to go first!” Dave announced.
Alice smiled, “Fire away.”
“How many kilometres is it from the earth to the moon?” he asked. Alice took $1 from her purse and
handed it straight to Dave.
“My turn! She chirped, “what goes up a mountain with three legs and comes back down with four?”
Dave sat for a long time thinking about the question. Alice quietly looked out of the window smiling
contentedly. Finally Dave handed Alice a brand new $10 bill. “So,” he asked, “what is the answer?”
Alice took another dollar out of her purse and handed it to her brother.
(Source: NAPLAN Practice Tests, Queensland, Australia< >)
Question 25: Why was Alice holding the seat?
A. Dave gave her a fright.
B. Her fingers were hurting.
C. She was frightened of flying.
D. She was slipping off the seat.
Question 26: What is the relationship between Dave and Alice?
A. Alice is Dave’s friend.

B. Alice is Dave’s elder sister.
C. Dave is Alice’s elder brother.
D. Dave is Alice’s younger brother.
Question 27: Why were Dave and Alice flying to Newcastle?
A. Dave loved flying.
B. Driving was not fun.
C. Alice was too young to drive.
D. Flying was quicker than driving.
Question 28: The word “snapped” in the story is closest in meaning to ______.
A. said angrily
C. broke down
C. answered quietly
D. felt shy
Question 29: What was the most likely reason for Dave to suggest they play the questions game?
A. He was feeling bored on the flight.
B. He wanted to take Alice’s mind off flying.
C. He talked a lot when he was scared.
D. He liked the game when he was young.
Question 30: As soon as Dave suggested they play the questions game, Alice ______.
A. couldn’t remember the game
B. was happy to play the game
C. wanted to play only if she could win the game
D. was not interested in playing the game
Question 31: What does the word “readily” mean in this story?
A. furiously
B. reluctantly
C. loudly
D. voluntarily
Question 32: When Alice explained her game rules Dave was ______.
A. sick of her complaining

B. confident he could beat her
C. sure she would play by the rules
D. wary of Alice’s motives for the new rules


Question 33: In the story, Alice smiled contentedly out of the window because she knew ______.
A. the answer to her question
B. the answer to Dave’s question
C. there was no answer to her question
D. there was no answer to Dave’s question
Question 34: Which of these is a message you can take from this story?
A. Boys are smarter than girls.
B. Don’t play games for money.
C. Overconfidence can be a mistake.
D. Older people can protect younger people.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Can you imagine working on a writing project for seventeen years? J.K. Rowling first (35)______ up
with the idea of Harry Potter in 1990 but it was not until 2007 (36)______ she finally completed the last
book in the series. In 1990, of course, she had no idea how much Harry would take over her (37)______, or
that she would end up as a multimillionaire. But (38)______ then, the books have been translated into over
60 languages and also been made into films, each of which has been a hit with cinema (39)______.
It is not just J.K. Rowling's life that has been transformed. The same can be said of Daniel Radcliffe,
the teenage actor who (40)______ Harry Potter. (41)______ he made his acting debut in 1999, it was in the
role of Harry Potter that he found his route to stardom. The final film is expected to come (42)______ in
2010. By then Daniel will (43)______ been acting in this role for ten years. It doesn’t seem, however, that
after seventeen years, Rowling has now run out of ideas. She is currently writing two new books, one for
adults and (44)______ for children, and is also planning to compile an encyclopedia of the Harry Potter
world.

Question 35:
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 45: He was admitted to hospital in criticalcondition, but is now off the danger list.
A. important
B. serious
C. healthy
D. curable
Question 46: The Ministry of Education and Training worked in close collaboration with teachers on the
new curriculum.
A. together with
B. online with
C. separately from
D. in the place of
Question 47: I’d like to ask his opinion but I find him difficult to approach.
A. not easy to talk to in a friendly way
B. not hard to understand
C. impossible to come near
D. incapable of saying anything

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 48: The ring wasn’t worth very much but it had great sentimental value.
A. unworthy
B. priceless
C. precious
D. valueless
Question 49: This puzzle is a piece of cake: I can do it with my eyes closed.
A. very difficult
B. easy enough
C.rather boring D. quite understandable

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 50:
A
Question 51:
A
B
Question 52:
A
Question 53:

Some people disapprove of keep animals in zoos as they think it is cruel.
B
C
D
In 1985, Campbell has setoff from New York and walked across the United States.
C
D
Kangaroos use its long and powerful tails to balance themselves when sitting upright or jumping.
B

C
D
Photograph was revolutionized in 1851 by the introduction of the collodion process


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Question 54: Telescope are frequently used in astronomy to collect light from a celestial object, bring the
A
B
Light into focus, and producing a magnified image.
C
D

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
When one hears the expression “role models”, one’s mind naturally jumps to celebrities, especially
as far as young people are concerned. Therefore, it would be more than natural to assume that teenagers,
heavily influenced by the media, are dazzled by well-known Hollywood stars, famous musicians and
internationally renowned athletes. However, nothing could be further from the truth.
In reality, according to a recent survey, over 75% of teens who filled out an online questionnaire
claimed that the role model for whom they had the greatest respect was not a famous personality, but a
family member. It seems that the qualities that make a good role model are more complex than researchers
first assumed. For example, Nancy L, a teenage girl from Wisconsin, described her role model as a woman

who had a clear sense of what was important to her, making the effort to create things that would make a
real difference in the world. The woman she was referring to was her favorite aunt, who was a painter and
sculptor.
Role models come into young people’s lives in various ways. They are family members, educators,
peers and ordinary people encountered in their daily lives. Students emphasized that being a role model is
not confined to those with international fame or unbelievable wealth. Instead, they said the greatest
attribute of a role model is the ability to inspire others. Teachers were often mentioned as examples in this
case, ones that are dedicated to encouraging students, helping them push their limits and strengthen their
characters.
Another quality high on the list was the ability to overcome obstacles. In addition to parents, peers
often made up a large percentage of such role models. Young people are at a point in their lives when they
are developing the skills of initiative and capability, so it is only natural that they admire people who show
them that success in the face of difficulty is possible.
A final and perhaps unexpected character trait that the youth of today admire is a clear set of
values. Children admire people whose actions are consistent with their beliefs; in other words, who practice
what they preach. Role models help them to understand the significance of honesty, motivation and the
desire to do general good. For example, local politicians who clearly struggle to improve living conditions in
their cities are high on their lists of role models.
Perhaps what should be understood from what young people consider important in a role model is
that each and every person around them affects them to a certain extent, perhaps much more than most
parents think. This makes it crucial for adults to be aware of their influence on the young and set the best
examples possible.
(Adapted from ‘Reader Digest’)
Question 55: Which of the following is closest in meaning to “dazzled”?
A. impressed
B. disappointed
C. confused
D. frightened
Question 56: Which of the following is LEAST likely to be assumed as teens’ role model?
A. A handsome actor

B. A talented footballer
C. A hot popstar
D. A brilliant scientist
Question 57: What is surprising about the findings of the survey?
A. Celebrities are the most common role models to most teens.
B. The role models of the respondents are not quite influential.
C. The qualities that make up teens’ role models are not simple.
D. Most celebrities have their family members as role models.
Question 58: What does the passage tell us about Nancy L’s role model?
A. She was not related to her.
B. She was famous for her talent.
C. She was a mysterious person.
D. She had strong priorities.
Question 59: Which of the following is closest in meaning to “confined to”?
A. assisted by
B. restricted to
C. similar to
D. influenced by
Question 60: According to the passage, what quality makes teachers good role models?
A. their ambition to succeed
B. their wide knowledge
C. their ability as academic educators
D. their positive effect on students


Question 61: The ability to overcome obstacles is important to young people because ______.
A. teens must have it to teach their peers
B. it is not something that one can easily find
C. obstacles make life more difficult
D. it is relevant to the stage of life they are in

Question 62: According to paragraph 5, children really look up to those who _______.
A. are as active as possible
B. do what they say they will do
C. pay attention to the needs of the young
D. are religious in their life
Question 63: According to the passage, some politicians are considered admirable ______.
A. because they are familiar to young people
B. because of the strong power they have
C. because of their concern for others
D. because they believe in themselves
Question 64: The passage suggests that adults should ______.
A. try to avoid imposing their influence on younger people
B. realize that they have a strong effect on young people
C. be careful of the role models their children may have
D. encourage children to reject celebrities as role models
SECTION B (2 points)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Question 1: John is so exhausted that he won't be able to go out tonight.
John is too ________________________________________________________.
Question 2: “Don’t forget to take your mobile phone.” James said to Daisy.
James reminded ____________________________________________________.
Question 3: It is known that colorful T-shirts were popular during the 1960s.
Colorful T-shirts ____________________________________________________.
Question 4: Although the new teacher is inexperienced, he is really enthusiastic.
No matter how_____________________________________________________.
Question 5: Right after the police had arrived at the scene, the situation was settled.
The police had no___________________________________________________.

Keys:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

John is too exhausted (to be able) to go out tonight.
James reminded Daisy to take her mobile phone.
Colorful T-shirts are known to have been popular during the 1960s.
No matter how inexperienced the new teacher is/may be, he is really enthusiastic.
The police had no sooner arrived at the scene than the situation was settled.

II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the benefits of learning a foreign language.
Write your paragraph on your answer sheet.
The following prompts might be useful to you.
- to have better career opportunities
- to improve our mother tongue
- to experience new cultures


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PHẦN VIẾT (2 điểm)
Part I. (0.5 điểm)
Question 65: The train was supposed to have arrived at 11.30
Question 66: My aunt reminded me to prune the rose
Question 67: If the boy hadn’t broken the glass window , he wouldn’t have been punished.
Question 68: The more money they spent, the harder they had to work.
Question 69: Not until Shirley was eight did she begin to read.
Part II. (1.5 điểm)


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MULTIPLE CHOICE (8 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in
meaning to the bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1: Usually the eggs are attached to a tree with a sticky type of glue.
A. broken
B. stuck
C. come
D. remained
Question 2: Besides helping his team to great victories, Messi achieved amazing things for himself.
A. games

B. goals
C. championships
D. wins
Question 3: Beginning December 15th, all mall customers spending at least $50 at any shop are
eligible for free gift wrapping during this holiday season.
A. entitled
B. forbidden
C. responsible
D. required
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.
Bees, classified into over 10.000 species, are insects found in almost every part of the world except
the northernmost and southernmost regions. One commonly known species is the honeybee, the only
bee that produces honey and wax. Humans use the wax in making candles, lipsticks, and other
products, and they use the honey as a food. While gathering the nectar and pollen with which they
make honey, bees are simultaneously helping to fertilize the flowers on which they land. Many fruits
and vegetables would not survive if bees did not carry the pollen from blossom to blossom.
Bees live in a structured environment and social structure within a hive, which is a nest with storage
space for the honey. The different types of bees each perform a unique function. The worker bee
carries nectar to the hive in a special stomach called a honey stomach. Other workers make beeswax
and shape it into a honeycomb, which is a waterproof mass of six-sided compartments, or cells. The
queen lays eggs in completed cells. As the workers build more cells, the queen lays more eggs.
All workers, like the queen, are female, but the workers are smaller than the queen. The male
honeybees are called drones; they do no work and cannot sting. They are developed from unfertilized
eggs, and their only job is to impregnate a queen. The queen must be fertilized in order to lay worker
eggs. During the season when less honey is available and the drone is of no further use, the workers
block the drones from eating the honey so that they will starve to death.
Question 4: Which of the following is the best title for this reading?
A. The Many Species of Bees
B. Making Honey

C. The Useless Drone
D. The Honeybee - Its Characteristics and Usefulness
Question 5: The word species in the first sentence is closest in meaning to _______
A. enemies
B. mates
C. killers
D. varieties
Question 6: The word which in the fourth sentence refers to _______
A. fertilizer
B. flowers
C. honey
D. bees
Question 7: According to the passage, a hive is _______
A. a type of honey
B. a storage space
C. a nest
D. a type of bee
Question 8: According to the passage, the drone _______
A. collects less honey than workers.
B. mates with the queen and has no other purpose.
C. can be male or female.
D. comes from eggs fertilized by other drones.
Question 9: The author implies that _______
A. the queen can be a worker.
B. bees are unnecessary in the food chain.
C. drones are never females.
D. drones are completely dispensable.
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Question 10: According to the passage, honey is carried to the hive in a honey stomach by the _____
A. queens
B. workers
C. males
D. drones
Question 11: In what way does the reading imply that bees are useful in nature?
A. They make marvelous creations from wax. B. They create storage spaces.
C. They kill the dangerous drones.
D. They pollinate fruit and vegetable plants.
Question 12: All of the following are characteristic of a honeycomb EXCEPT _______
A. it is made of honey.
B. it is impermeable.
C. it contains hexagonal sections.
D. it is made of wax.
Question 13: The passage implies that bees can be found in each of the following parts of the world
EXCEPT
A. Europe
B. Antarctica
C. Africa
D. China
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE
in meaning to the bold part in each of the following questions.
Question 14: Although it’s a long day for us, we feel we are contented with what we do.
A. shocked
B. dissatisfied
C. excited
D. interested
Question 15: I can’t stand people who treat animals cruelly.
A. brutally
B. cleverly

C. gently
D. reasonably
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose bold part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 16: A. award
B. against
C. awful
D. ahead
Question 17: A. domestic
B. business
C. tourism
D. opposite
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 18 to 27.
The atmosphere that originally surrounded Earth was probably much different from the air we
breathe today. Earth's first atmosphere (some 4.6 billion years ago) was most likely hydrogen and
helium - the two most abundant gasses found in the universe - as well as hydrogen compounds such as
methane and ammonia. Most scientists feel that this early atmosphere escaped into space from the
Earth's hot surface.
A second, more dense atmosphere, however, gradually enveloped the Earth as gasses from molten
rocks within its hot interior escaped through volcanoes and steam vents. We assume that volcanoes
spewed out the same gasses then as they do today: mostly water vapor (about 80 percent), carbon
dioxide (about ten percent), and up to a few percent nitrogen. These same gasses probably created
Earth's second atmosphere.
As millions of years passed, the constant outpouring of gasses from the hot interior - known as
outgassing - provided a rich supply of water vapor, which formed into clouds. Rain fell upon Earth for
many thousands of years, forming the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the world. During this time, large
amounts of carbon dioxide were dissolved in the oceans. Through chemical and biological processes,
much of the carbon dioxide became locked up in carbon sedimentary rocks, such as limestone. With
much of the water vapor already condensed into water and the concentration of carbon dioxide

dwindling, the atmosphere gradually became rich in nitrogen.
It appears that oxygen, the second most abundant gas in today's atmosphere, probably began an
extremely slow increase in concentration as energetic rays from the Sun split water vapor into
hydrogen and oxygen during a process called photo dissociation. The hydrogen, being lighter,
probably rose and escaped into space, while the oxygen remained in the atmosphere.
This slow increase in oxygen may have provided enough of this gas for primitive plants to evolve,
perhaps two to three billion years ago. Or the plants may have evolved in an almost oxygen-free
(anaerobic) environment. At any rate, plant growth greatly enriched our atmosphere with oxygen. The
reason for this enrichment is that plants, in the presence of sunlight, process carbon dioxide and water
to produce oxygen.
Question 18: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Hot underground gasses created clouds, which formed the Earth's atmosphere.
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B. Plant growth depended on oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.
C. The atmosphere on Earth has changed over time.
D. The original atmosphere on Earth was unstable.
Question 19: The word "enveloped" is closest in meaning to___________
.
A. surrounded
B. characterized
C. changed
D. escaped
Question 20: The word "they” refers to____________.
A. rocks
B. steam vents
C. gasses
D. volcanoes
Question 21: According to the passage, outgassing eventually led to all of the following EXCEPT

A. the formation of clouds
B. decreases in the level of nitrogen
C. increases in the carbon dioxide content of sedimentary rocks
D. the formation of bodies of water
Question 22: The word "gradually" is closest in meaning to_________.
A. in the end
B. accidentally
C. quickly
D. by degrees
Question 23: The passage suggests that oxygen remained in the atmosphere because_____.
A. it was heavier than hydrogen
B. it was caused by outgassing
C. rays from the sun created equal amounts of hydrogen and oxygen
D. hydrogen became trapped in limestone
Question 24: The author uses the word "Or" to__________.
A. propose a similar idea
B. suggest an alternative
C. criticize the previous suggestion
D. provide unrelated information
Question 25: The phase "At any rate" is closest in meaning to________.
A. although unlikely
B. in addition
C. fortunately
D. regardless
Question 26: The Earth's atmosphere is described in terms of the________.
A. role of volcanoes in its formation
B. order in which changes occurred
C. time it took for the Earth's surface to cool and nitrogen to appear
D. chemical and physical features of gasses
Question 27: Which of the following does the passage mention as necessary for both the production

of oxygen by photo dissociation and the production of oxygen by plants?
A. Water
B. Hydrogen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrogen
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 28: A. arrive
B. perform
C. attract
D. period
Question 29: A. institution
B. identity
C. preferential
D. engineering
Question 30: A. optimistic
B. celebration
C. independent
D. minority
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 31: Mr. Thomas does not allow us _____ in his office.
A. smoked
B. to smoke
C. smoke
D. smoking
Question 32: Where did you buy that _____ handbag?
A. funny purple leather
B. funny leather purple
C. leather funny purple

D. purple funny leather
Question 33: It was very good _____ you to give up so much of your time.
A. to
B. for
C. of
D. with
Question 34: He read the Old Man and The Sea, a novel _____ by Ernest Hemingway.
A. that wrote
B. writing
C. which written
D. written
Question 35: _____ over long distances is a fact.
A. That electricity transmitting
B. That electricity
C. That electricity can be transmitted
D. That can be transmitted
Question 36: _____ that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.
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A. So successful her business was
B. Her business was successful
C. So was her successful business
D. So successful was her business
Question 37: Peter:“I’ve been awarded a scholarship to study in America.”
Kate: “Uh, really? _____!”
A. Take care of yourself
B. Lucky as you are
C. You are always lucky
D. Congratulations

Question 38: She _____ the flowers. If she had, they wouldn’t have died.
A. can’t have watered
B. might not have watered
C. may not have watered
D. shouldn’t have watered
Question 39: “Thank you for taking the time to come here in person.” “_____”
A. I don’t know what time that person comes. B. Do you have time for some gossip?
C. It’s my pleasure.
D. I’d love to come. What time?
Question 40: The Red Cross organizes and leads relief assistance missions after ______, such as
natural disasters, man-made disasters, and epidemics.
A. emergencies
B. emergence
C. emergently
D. emergent
Question 41: Thuy Hien deserved the gold medal with such a(n) _____ performance.
A. oustanding
B. over standing
C. delighted
D. typical
Question 42: We have never experienced such harsh weather. Animals and plants may not _______
the winter
A. survive
B. pass
C. go up
D. live
Question 43: Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _____ once or twice a week at the hospital.
A. solution
B. night shift
C. special dishes

D. household chores
Question 44: The government is expected to take _____ against the level of unemployment.
A. action
B. actively
C. actor
D. activity
Question 45: Quite soon, the world is going to _____ energy resources.
A. get into
B. run out of
C. keep up with
D. come up against
Question 46: In many big cities, people have to ______ up with noise, overcrowding and bad air.
A. catch
B. face
C. put
D. keep
Question 47: Everyone can join our club, ______ age and sex.
A. in case of
B. not mention
C. in place of
D. regardless of
Question 48: _____ hard I tried, I couldn’t help being tempted to play games.
A. Inspite of
B. Despite
C. Although
D. However
Question 49: The Vietnamese _____ hard-working and brave.
A. is
B. being
C. are

D. be
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.
Football became the game we know today during the reign of Queen Victoria in the nineteenth
century. So many different (50)________ of the game were being played in Britain at that time, that in
1863 the Football Association was formed in order to draw up and agree the (51)________ of the
game.
Throughout the country, new football (52)________ were built and the development of the
railways (53)________ that football teams and their fans could travel to matches. In 1888, the Football
League was (54)________ up with twelve clubs, and football became a national sport, (55)________
to rugby by many people as the more popular game of the two.
Sometimes people played the game in just a field. In one town, Burnley, in the north of
England, the field had river (56)________ along the side of it in which player baths after matches.
People stood on banks (57)________ from earth and it was not until the early 1900s that (58)________
stands were built. The players would have two wooden posts for the goals with tapes across the top
instead of a cross bars and nets were not (59) ________until 1891.
Question 50: A. ways
B. conditions
C. forms
D. methods
Question 51: A. laws
B. lines
C. techniques
D. rules
Question 52: A. grounds
B. lands
C. courses
D. places
Question 53: A. helped
B. said

C. intended
D. meant
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Question 54: A. got
Question 55: A. favoured
Question 56: A. lying
Question 57: A. made
Question 58: A. accurate
Question 59: A. completed

B. set
B. preferred
B. causing
B. consisted
B. right
B. composed

C. made
C. wanted
C. running
C. worked
C. proper
C. invented

D. put
D. liked
D. moving
D. produced

D. correct
D. presented

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 60: Bad polluted air can cause illness and even death to many people.
A
B
C
D
Question 61: It announced today that an enquiry would be held into the collapse of a high-rise
A
B
C
apartment block in Kuala Lumpur last week.
D
Question 62:Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics.
A
B
C
D
Question 63:A galaxy, where may include billions of stars, is held together by gravitation attraction.
A
B
C
D
Question 64: Neither of the men arresting as terrorists would reveal information about his group.
A
B
C

D
WRITING (2 points)
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: It was supposed that the train arrived at 11.30
The train ___________________________________________________.
Question 66: “Don’t forget to prune the rose,” said my aunt.
My aunt reminded ____________________________________________.
Question 67: The boy was punished because he broke the class window.
If the boy ___________________________________________________.
Question 68: They spent more money, they had to work harder.
The more ___________________________________________________.
Question 69: Shirley didn’t begin to read until she was eight.
Not until ____________________________________________________.
Part II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about your favorite type of movie.
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KÌ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA
Năm học 2015 - 2016
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
Mã đề thi 210
MULTIPLE CHOICE (8 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in
meaning to the bold word(s) in each of the following questions

Question 1: Usually the eggs are attached to a tree with a sticky type of glue.
A. broken
B. stuck
C. come
D. remained
Question 2: Besides helping his team to great victories, Messi achieved amazing things for himself.
A. goals
B. games
C. wins
D. championships
Question 3: Beginning December 15th , all mall customers spending at least $50 at any shop are
eligible for free gift wrapping during this holiday season.
A. responsible
B. forbidden
C. entitled
D. required
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose bold part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Question 4: A. awful
B. award
C. against
D. ahead
Question 5: A. opposite
B. business
C. tourism
D. domestic
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 6: A. perform
B. arrive

C. period
D. attract
Question 7: A. identity
B. institution
C. engineering
D. preferential
Question 8: A. minority
B. optimistic
C. independent
D. celebration
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
The atmosphere that originally surrounded Earth was probably much different from the air we
breathe today. Earth's first atmosphere (some 4.6 billion years ago) was most likely hydrogen and
helium - the two most abundant gasses found in the universe - as well as hydrogen compounds such as
methane and ammonia. Most scientists feel that this early atmosphere escaped into space from the
Earth's hot surface.
A second, more dense atmosphere, however, gradually enveloped the Earth as gasses from molten
rocks within its hot interior escaped through volcanoes and steam vents. We assume that volcanoes
spewed out the same gasses then as they do today: mostly water vapor (about 80 percent), carbon
dioxide (about ten percent), and up to a few percent nitrogen. These same gasses probably created
Earth's second atmosphere.
As millions of years passed, the constant outpouring of gasses from the hot interior - known as
outgassing - provided a rich supply of water vapor, which formed into clouds. Rain fell upon Earth for
many thousands of years, forming the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the world. During this time, large
amounts of carbon dioxide were dissolved in the oceans. Through chemical and biological processes,
much of the carbon dioxide became locked up in carbon sedimentary rocks, such as limestone. With
much of the water vapor already condensed into water and the concentration of carbon dioxide
dwindling, the atmosphere gradually became rich in nitrogen.
It appears that oxygen, the second most abundant gas in today's atmosphere, probably began an

extremely slow increase in concentration as energetic rays from the Sun split water vapor into
hydrogen and oxygen during a process called photo dissociation. The hydrogen, being lighter,
probably rose and escaped into space, while the oxygen remained in the atmosphere.
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This slow increase in oxygen may have provided enough of this gas for primitive plants to evolve,
perhaps two to three billion years ago. Or the plants may have evolved in an almost oxygen-free
(anaerobic) environment. At any rate, plant growth greatly enriched our atmosphere with oxygen. The
reason for this enrichment is that plants, in the presence of sunlight, process carbon dioxide and water
to produce oxygen.
Question 9: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The atmosphere on Earth has changed over time.
B. Plant growth depended on oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.
C. Hot underground gasses created clouds, which formed the Earth's atmosphere.
D. The original atmosphere on Earth was unstable.
Question 10: The word "enveloped" is closest in meaning to___________
.
A. characterized
B. surrounded
C. changed
D. escaped
Question 11: The word "they” refers to____________.
A. rocks
B. steam vents
C. volcanoes
D. gasses
Question 12: According to the passage, outgassing eventually led to all of the following EXCEPT
A. the formation of clouds
B. decreases in the level of nitrogen

C. increases in the carbon dioxide content of sedimentary rocks
D. the formation of bodies of water
Question 13: The word "gradually" is closest in meaning to_________.
A. by degrees
B. in the end
C. quickly
D. accidentally
Question 14: The passage suggests that oxygen remained in the atmosphere because_____.
A. hydrogen became trapped in limestone
B. it was caused by outgassing
C. rays from the sun created equal amounts of hydrogen and oxygen
D. it was heavier than hydrogen
Question 15: The author uses the word "Or" to__________.
A. suggest an alternative
B. provide unrelated information
C. propose a similar idea
D. criticize the previous suggestion
Question 16: The phase "At any rate" is closest in meaning to________.
A. regardless
B. although unlikely
C. in addition
D. fortunately
Question 17: The Earth's atmosphere is described in terms of the________.
A. role of volcanoes in its formation
B. time it took for the Earth's surface to cool and nitrogen to appear
C. order in which changes occurred
D. chemical and physical features of gasses
Question 18: Which of the following does the passage mention as necessary for both the production
of oxygen by photo dissociation and the production of oxygen by plants?
A. Water

B. Carbon dioxide
C. Hydrogen
D. Nitrogen
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
Question 19: Mr. Thomas does not allow us _____ in his office.
A. smoke
B. smoking
C. to smoke
D. smoked
Question 20: Where did you buy that _____ handbag?
A. purple funny leather
B. funny leather purple
C. funny purple leather
D. leather funny purple
Question 21: It was very good _____ you to give up so much of your time.
A. of
B. for
C. to
D. with
Question 22: He read the Old Man and The Sea, a novel _____ by Ernest Hemingway.
A. writing
B. that wrote
C. written
D. which written
Question 23: _____ over long distances is a fact.
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A. That electricity can be transmitted

B. That can be transmitted
C. That electricity transmitting
D. That electricity
Question 24: _____ that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.
A. So was her successful business
B. So successful her business was
C. Her business was successful
D. So successful was her business
Question 25: Peter:“I’ve been awarded a scholarship to study in America.”
Kate: “Uh, really? _____!”
A. Lucky as you are
B. Congratulations
C. Take care of yourself
D. You are always lucky
Question 26: She _____ the flowers. If she had, they wouldn’t have died.
A. shouldn’t have watered
B. may not have watered
C. might not have watered
D. can’t have watered
Question 27: “Thank you for taking the time to come here in person.” “_____”
A. It’s my pleasure.
B. I’d love to come. What time?
C. I don’t know what time that person comes. D. Do you have time for some gossip?
Question 28: The Red Cross organizes and leads relief assistance missions after ______, such as
natural disasters, man-made disasters, and epidemics.
A. emergently
B. emergencies
C. emergent
D. emergence
Question 29: Thuy Hien deserved the gold medal with such a(n) _____ performance.

A. delighted
B. oustanding
C. typical
D. over standing
Question 30: We have never experienced such harsh weather. Animals and plants may not _______
the winter
A. live
B. survive
C. pass
D. go up
Question 31: Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _____ once or twice a week at the hospital.
A. special dishes
B. household chores
C. night shift
D. solution
Question 32: The government is expected to take _____ against the level of unemployment.
A. actor
B. actively
C. action
D. activity
Question 33: Quite soon, the world is going to _____ energy resources.
A. get into
B. run out of
C. keep up with
D. come up against
Question 34: In many big cities, people have to ______ up with noise, overcrowding and bad air.
A. put
B. keep
C. catch
D. face

Question 35: Everyone can join our club, ______ age and sex.
A. in place of
B. in case of
C. not mention
D. regardless of
Question 36: _____ hard I tried, I couldn’t help being tempted to play games.
A. Inspite of
B. Although
C. However
D. Despite
Question 37: The Vietnamese _____ hard-working and brave.
A. being
B. are
C. be
D. is
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE
in meaning to the bold part in each of the following questions
Question 38: Although it’s a long day for us, we feel we are contented with what we do.
A. shocked
B. interested
C. excited
D. dissatisfied
Question 39: I can’t stand people who treat animals cruelly.
A. brutally
B. reasonably
C. cleverly
D. gently
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 40 to 49.
Bees, classified into over 10.000 species, are insects found in almost every part of the world except

the northernmost and southernmost regions. One commonly known species is the honeybee, the only
bee that produces honey and wax. Humans use the wax in making candles, lipsticks, and other
products, and they use the honey as a food. While gathering the nectar and pollen with which they
make honey, bees are simultaneously helping to fertilize the flowers on which they land. Many fruits
and vegetables would not survive if bees did not carry the pollen from blossom to blossom.
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Bees live in a structured environment and social structure within a hive, which is a nest with storage
space for the honey. The different types of bees each perform a unique function. The worker bee
carries nectar to the hive in a special stomach called a honey stomach. Other workers make beeswax
and shape it into a honeycomb, which is a waterproof mass of six-sided compartments, or cells. The
queen lays eggs in completed cells. As the workers build more cells, the queen lays more eggs.
All workers, like the queen, are female, but the workers are smaller than the queen. The male
honeybees are called drones; they do no work and cannot sting. They are developed from unfertilized
eggs, and their only job is to impregnate a queen. The queen must be fertilized in order to lay worker
eggs. During the season when less honey is available and the drone is of no further use, the workers
block the drones from eating the honey so that they will starve to death.
Question 40: Which of the following is the best title for this reading?
A. The Useless Drone
B. Making Honey
C. The Many Species of Bees
D. The Honeybee - Its Characteristics and Usefulness
Question 41: The word species in the first sentence is closest in meaning to _______
A. varieties
B. mates
C. killers
D. enemies
Question 42: The word which in the fourth sentence refers to _______
A. honey

B. fertilizer
C. bees
D. flowers
Question 43: According to the passage, a hive is _______
A. a type of bee
B. a storage space
C. a type of honey
D. a nest
Question 44: According to the passage, the drone _______
A. can be male or female.
B. comes from eggs fertilized by other drones.
C. mates with the queen and has no other purpose.
D. collects less honey than workers.
Question 45: The author implies that _______
A. drones are completely dispensable.
B. the queen can be a worker.
C. bees are unnecessary in the food chain.
D. drones are never females.
Question 46: According to the passage, honey is carried to the hive in a honey stomach by the _____
A. drones
B. males
C. queens
D. workers
Question 47: In what way does the reading imply that bees are useful in nature?
A. They make marvelous creations from wax. B. They create storage spaces.
C. They kill the dangerous drones.
D. They pollinate fruit and vegetable plants.
Question 48: All of the following are characteristic of a honeycomb EXCEPT _______
A. it is impermeable.
B. it contains hexagonal sections.

C. it is made of honey.
D. it is made of wax.
Question 49: The passage implies that bees can be found in each of the following parts of the world
EXCEPT
A. Antarctica
B. Africa
C. China
D. Europe
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
Football became the game we know today during the reign of Queen Victoria in the nineteenth
century. So many different (50)________ of the game were being played in Britain at that time, that in
1863 the Football Association was formed in order to draw up and agree the (51)________ of the
game.
Throughout the country, new football (52)________ were built and the development of the
railways (53)________ that football teams and their fans could travel to matches. In 1888, the Football
League was (54)________ up with twelve clubs, and football became a national sport, (55)________
to rugby by many people as the more popular game of the two.
Sometimes people played the game in just a field. In one town, Burnley, in the north of
England, the field had river (56)________ along the side of it in which player baths after matches.
People stood on banks (57)________ from earth and it was not until the early 1900s that (58)________
stands were built. The players would have two wooden posts for the goals with tapes across the top
instead of a cross bars and nets were not (59) ________until 1891.
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Question 50: A. methods
Question 51: A. techniques
Question 52: A. places
Question 53: A. intended

Question 54: A. made
Question 55: A. wanted
Question 56: A. moving
Question 57: A. consisted
Question 58: A. accurate
Question 59: A. presented

B. conditions
B. rules
B. courses
B. meant
B. put
B. preferred
B. causing
B. produced
B. proper
B. invented

C. ways
C. laws
C. lands
C. helped
C. set
C. liked
C. running
C. made
C. correct
C. composed

D. forms

D. lines
D. grounds
D. said
D. got
D. favoured
D. lying
D. worked
D. right
D. completed

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 60: Bad polluted air can cause illness and even death to many people.
A
B
C
D
Question 61: It announced today that an enquiry would be held into the collapse of a high-rise
A
B
C
apartment block in Kuala Lumpur last week.
D
Question 62:Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics.
A
B
C
D
Question 63:A galaxy, where may include billions of stars, is held together by gravitation attraction.
A

B
C
D
Question 64: Neither of the men arresting as terrorists would reveal information about his group.
A
B
C
D
WRITING (2 points)
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: It was supposed that the train arrived at 11.30
The train ___________________________________________________.
Question 66: “Don’t forget to prune the rose,” said my aunt.
My aunt reminded ____________________________________________.
Question 67: The boy was punished because he broke the class window.
If the boy ___________________________________________________.
Question 68: They spent more money, they had to work harder.
The more ___________________________________________________.
Question 69: Shirley didn’t begin to read until she was eight.
Not until ____________________________________________________.
Part II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about your favorite type of movie.
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KÌ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA
Năm học 2015 - 2016
Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
Mã đề thi 356
MULTIPLE CHOICE (8 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose bold part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Question 1: A. against
B. awful
C. award
D. ahead
Question 2: A. opposite
B. business
C. tourism
D. domestic
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
Question 3: Mr. Thomas does not allow us _____ in his office.
A. smoked
B. smoke
C. smoking
D. to smoke
Question 4: Where did you buy that _____ handbag?
A. funny leather purple
B. leather funny purple
C. purple funny leather
D. funny purple leather
Question 5: It was very good _____ you to give up so much of your time.
A. for
B. of
C. to
D. with

Question 6: He read the Old Man and The Sea, a novel _____ by Ernest Hemingway.
A. that wrote
B. writing
C. written
D. which written
Question 7: _____ over long distances is a fact.
A. That electricity
B. That electricity transmitting
C. That electricity can be transmitted
D. That can be transmitted
Question 8: _____ that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.
A. Her business was successful
B. So was her successful business
C. So successful her business was
D. So successful was her business
Question 9: Peter:“I’ve been awarded a scholarship to study in America.”
Kate: “Uh, really? _____!”
A. Take care of yourself
B. Congratulations
C. Lucky as you are
D. You are always lucky
Question 10: She _____ the flowers. If she had, they wouldn’t have died.
A. shouldn’t have watered
B. can’t have watered
C. may not have watered
D. might not have watered
Question 11: “Thank you for taking the time to come here in person.” “_____”
A. Do you have time for some gossip?
B. I’d love to come. What time?
C. I don’t know what time that person comes. D. It’s my pleasure.

Question 12: The Red Cross organizes and leads relief assistance missions after ______, such as
natural disasters, man-made disasters, and epidemics.
A. emergencies
B. emergently
C. emergence
D. emergent
Question 13: Thuy Hien deserved the gold medal with such a(n) _____ performance.
A. delighted
B. typical
C. oustanding
D. over standing
Question 14: We have never experienced such harsh weather. Animals and plants may not _______ the
winter
A. live
B. pass
C. survive
D. go up
Question 15: Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _____ once or twice a week at the hospital.
A. solution
B. night shift
C. household chores
D. special dishes
Question 16: The government is expected to take _____ against the level of unemployment.
A. actor
B. actively
C. activity
D. action
Question 17: Quite soon, the world is going to _____ energy resources.
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A. run out of
B. get into
C. keep up with
D. come up against
Question 18: In many big cities, people have to ______ up with noise, overcrowding and bad air.
A. catch
B. keep
C. put
D. face
Question 19: Everyone can join our club, ______ age and sex.
A. in case of
B. regardless of
C. in place of
D. not mention
Question 20: _____ hard I tried, I couldn’t help being tempted to play games.
A. However
B. Although
C. Inspite of
D. Despite
Question 21: The Vietnamese _____ hard-working and brave.
A. be
B. is
C. are
D. being
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
Football became the game we know today during the reign of Queen Victoria in the nineteenth
century. So many different (22)________ of the game were being played in Britain at that time, that in
1863 the Football Association was formed in order to draw up and agree the (23)________ of the game.

Throughout the country, new football (24)________ were built and the development of the
railways (25)________ that football teams and their fans could travel to matches. In 1888, the Football
League was (26)________ up with twelve clubs, and football became a national sport, (27)________ to
rugby by many people as the more popular game of the two.
Sometimes people played the game in just a field. In one town, Burnley, in the north of England,
the field had river (28)________ along the side of it in which player baths after matches. People stood
on banks (29)________ from earth and it was not until the early 1900s that (30)________ stands were
built. The players would have two wooden posts for the goals with tapes across the top instead of a cross
bars and nets were not (31) ________until 1891.
Question 22: A. ways
B. forms
C. conditions
D. methods
Question 23: A. rules
B. lines
C. techniques
D. laws
Question 24: A. places
B. lands
C. courses
D. grounds
Question 25: A. intended
B. said
C. helped
D. meant
Question 26: A. got
B. made
C. put
D. set
Question 27: A. favoured

B. liked
C. wanted
D. preferred
Question 28: A. moving
B. lying
C. causing
D. running
Question 29: A. made
B. produced
C. consisted
D. worked
Question 30: A. accurate
B. correct
C. right
D. proper
Question 31: A. completed
B. invented
C. composed
D. presented
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 32 to 34.
Question 32: A. period
B. perform
C. attract
D. arrive
Question 33: A. engineering B. preferential
C. institution
D. identity
Question 34: A. minority
B. celebration

C. independent
D. optimistic
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE
in meaning to the bold part in each of the following questions 35 to 36.
Question 35: Although it’s a long day for us, we feel we are contented with what we do.
A. excited
B. shocked
C. dissatisfied
D. interested
Question 36: I can’t stand people who treat animals cruelly.
A. reasonably
B. brutally
C. gently
D. cleverly
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
Bees, classified into over 10.000 species, are insects found in almost every part of the world except
the northernmost and southernmost regions. One commonly known species is the honeybee, the only
bee that produces honey and wax. Humans use the wax in making candles, lipsticks, and other products,
and they use the honey as a food. While gathering the nectar and pollen with which they make honey,
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bees are simultaneously helping to fertilize the flowers on which they land. Many fruits and vegetables
would not survive if bees did not carry the pollen from blossom to blossom.
Bees live in a structured environment and social structure within a hive, which is a nest with storage
space for the honey. The different types of bees each perform a unique function. The worker bee carries
nectar to the hive in a special stomach called a honey stomach. Other workers make beeswax and shape
it into a honeycomb, which is a waterproof mass of six-sided compartments, or cells. The queen lays
eggs in completed cells. As the workers build more cells, the queen lays more eggs.

All workers, like the queen, are female, but the workers are smaller than the queen. The male
honeybees are called drones; they do no work and cannot sting. They are developed from unfertilized
eggs, and their only job is to impregnate a queen. The queen must be fertilized in order to lay worker
eggs. During the season when less honey is available and the drone is of no further use, the workers
block the drones from eating the honey so that they will starve to death.
Question 37: Which of the following is the best title for this reading?
A. The Honeybee - Its Characteristics and Usefulness
B. Making Honey
C. The Many Species of Bees
D. The Useless Drone
Question 38: The word species in the first sentence is closest in meaning to _______
A. varieties
B. killers
C. mates
D. enemies
Question 39: The word which in the fourth sentence refers to _______
A. honey
B. fertilizer
C. bees
D. flowers
Question 40: According to the passage, a hive is _______
A. a type of honey
B. a storage space
C. a nest
D. a type of bee
Question 41: According to the passage, the drone _______
A. comes from eggs fertilized by other drones. B. collects less honey than workers.
C. mates with the queen and has no other purpose.
D. can be male or female.
Question 42: The author implies that _______

A. bees are unnecessary in the food chain.
B. drones are completely dispensable.
C. drones are never females.
D. the queen can be a worker.
Question 43: According to the passage, honey is carried to the hive in a honey stomach by the _____
A. workers
B. drones
C. males
D. queens
Question 44: In what way does the reading imply that bees are useful in nature?
A. They create storage spaces.
B. They kill the dangerous drones.
C. They make marvelous creations from wax. D. They pollinate fruit and vegetable plants.
Question 45: All of the following are characteristic of a honeycomb EXCEPT _______
A. it contains hexagonal sections.
B. it is made of honey.
C. it is made of wax.
D. it is impermeable.
Question 46: The passage implies that bees can be found in each of the following parts of the world
EXCEPT
A. Antarctica
B. Europe
C. China
D. Africa
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
The atmosphere that originally surrounded Earth was probably much different from the air we
breathe today. Earth's first atmosphere (some 4.6 billion years ago) was most likely hydrogen and
helium - the two most abundant gasses found in the universe - as well as hydrogen compounds such as
methane and ammonia. Most scientists feel that this early atmosphere escaped into space from the

Earth's hot surface.
A second, more dense atmosphere, however, gradually enveloped the Earth as gasses from molten
rocks within its hot interior escaped through volcanoes and steam vents. We assume that volcanoes
spewed out the same gasses then as they do today: mostly water vapor (about 80 percent), carbon
dioxide (about ten percent), and up to a few percent nitrogen. These same gasses probably created
Earth's second atmosphere.
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As millions of years passed, the constant outpouring of gasses from the hot interior - known as
outgassing - provided a rich supply of water vapor, which formed into clouds. Rain fell upon Earth for
many thousands of years, forming the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the world. During this time, large
amounts of carbon dioxide were dissolved in the oceans. Through chemical and biological processes,
much of the carbon dioxide became locked up in carbon sedimentary rocks, such as limestone. With
much of the water vapor already condensed into water and the concentration of carbon dioxide
dwindling, the atmosphere gradually became rich in nitrogen.
It appears that oxygen, the second most abundant gas in today's atmosphere, probably began an
extremely slow increase in concentration as energetic rays from the Sun split water vapor into hydrogen
and oxygen during a process called photo dissociation. The hydrogen, being lighter, probably rose and
escaped into space, while the oxygen remained in the atmosphere.
This slow increase in oxygen may have provided enough of this gas for primitive plants to evolve,
perhaps two to three billion years ago. Or the plants may have evolved in an almost oxygen-free
(anaerobic) environment. At any rate, plant growth greatly enriched our atmosphere with oxygen. The
reason for this enrichment is that plants, in the presence of sunlight, process carbon dioxide and water to
produce oxygen.
Question 47: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The original atmosphere on Earth was unstable.
B. The atmosphere on Earth has changed over time.
C. Hot underground gasses created clouds, which formed the Earth's atmosphere.
D. Plant growth depended on oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.

Question 48: The word "enveloped" is closest in meaning to___________
.
A. surrounded
B. changed
C. escaped
D. characterized
Question 49: The word "they” refers to____________.
A. gasses
B. volcanoes
C. steam vents
D. rocks
Question 50: According to the passage, outgassing eventually led to all of the following EXCEPT
__________.
A. increases in the carbon dioxide content of sedimentary rocks
B. the formation of bodies of water
C. decreases in the level of nitrogen
D. the formation of clouds
Question 51: The word "gradually" is closest in meaning to_________.
A. accidentally
B. quickly
C. by degrees
D. in the end
Question 52: The passage suggests that oxygen remained in the atmosphere because_____.
A. it was caused by outgassing
B. it was heavier than hydrogen
C. hydrogen became trapped in limestone
D. rays from the sun created equal amounts of hydrogen and oxygen
Question 53: The author uses the word "Or" to__________.
A. criticize the previous suggestion
B. provide unrelated information

C. propose a similar idea
D. suggest an alternative
Question 54: The phase "At any rate" is closest in meaning to________.
A. regardless
B. in addition
C. although unlikely
D. fortunately
Question 55: The Earth's atmosphere is described in terms of the________.
A. role of volcanoes in its formation
B. order in which changes occurred
C. time it took for the Earth's surface to cool and nitrogen to appear
D. chemical and physical features of gasses
Question 56: Which of the following does the passage mention as necessary for both the production of
oxygen by photo dissociation and the production of oxygen by plants?
A. Water
B. Hydrogen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrogen

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in
meaning to the bold word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 57: Usually the eggs are attached to a tree with a sticky type of glue.
A. come
B. broken
C. stuck
D. remained
Question 58: Besides helping his team to great victories, Messi achieved amazing things for himself.

A. games
B. wins
C. championships
D. goals
Question 59: Beginning December 15th , all mall customers spending at least $50 at any shop are
eligible for free gift wrapping during this holiday season.
A. entitled
B. responsible
C. required
D. forbidden
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 60: Bad polluted air can cause illness and even death to many people.
A
B
C
D
Question 61: It announced today that an enquiry would be held into the collapse of a high-rise
A
B
C
apartment block in Kuala Lumpur last week.
D
Question 62:Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics.
A
B
C
D
Question 63:A galaxy, where may include billions of stars, is held together by gravitation attraction.
A

B
C
D
Question 64: Neither of the men arresting as terrorists would reveal information about his group.
A
B
C
D
WRITING (2 points)
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: It was supposed that the train arrived at 11.30
The train ___________________________________________________.
Question 66: “Don’t forget to prune the rose,” said my aunt.
My aunt reminded ____________________________________________.
Question 67: The boy was punished because he broke the class window.
If the boy ___________________________________________________.
Question 68: They spent more money, they had to work harder.
The more ___________________________________________________.
Question 69: Shirley didn’t begin to read until she was eight.
Not until ____________________________________________________.
Part II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about your favorite type of movie.
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KÌ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA

Năm học 2015 - 2016
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
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MULTIPLE CHOICE (8 points)
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
Bees, classified into over 10.000 species, are insects found in almost every part of the world except
the northernmost and southernmost regions. One commonly known species is the honeybee, the only
bee that produces honey and wax. Humans use the wax in making candles, lipsticks, and other
products, and they use the honey as a food. While gathering the nectar and pollen with which they
make honey, bees are simultaneously helping to fertilize the flowers on which they land. Many fruits
and vegetables would not survive if bees did not carry the pollen from blossom to blossom.
Bees live in a structured environment and social structure within a hive, which is a nest with storage
space for the honey. The different types of bees each perform a unique function. The worker bee
carries nectar to the hive in a special stomach called a honey stomach. Other workers make beeswax
and shape it into a honeycomb, which is a waterproof mass of six-sided compartments, or cells. The
queen lays eggs in completed cells. As the workers build more cells, the queen lays more eggs.
All workers, like the queen, are female, but the workers are smaller than the queen. The male
honeybees are called drones; they do no work and cannot sting. They are developed from unfertilized
eggs, and their only job is to impregnate a queen. The queen must be fertilized in order to lay worker
eggs. During the season when less honey is available and the drone is of no further use, the workers
block the drones from eating the honey so that they will starve to death.
Question 1: Which of the following is the best title for this reading?
A. The Many Species of Bees
B. The Honeybee - Its Characteristics and Usefulness
C. Making Honey
D. The Useless Drone
Question 2: The word species in the first sentence is closest in meaning to _______
A. enemies

B. varieties
C. killers
D. mates
Question 3: The word which in the fourth sentence refers to _______
A. honey
B. bees
C. flowers
D. fertilizer
Question 4: According to the passage, a hive is _______
A. a type of honey
B. a storage space
C. a nest
D. a type of bee
Question 5: According to the passage, the drone _______
A. comes from eggs fertilized by other drones. B. collects less honey than workers.
C. mates with the queen and has no other purpose.
D. can be male or female.
Question 6: The author implies that _______
A. bees are unnecessary in the food chain.
B. the queen can be a worker.
C. drones are never females.
D. drones are completely dispensable.
Question 7: According to the passage, honey is carried to the hive in a honey stomach by the
A. males
B. workers
C. queens
D. drones
Question 8: In what way does the reading imply that bees are useful in nature?
A. They pollinate fruit and vegetable plants.
B. They make marvelous creations from wax.

C. They create storage spaces.
D. They kill the dangerous drones.
Question 9: All of the following are characteristic of a honeycomb EXCEPT _______
A. it is made of wax.
B. it contains hexagonal sections.
C. it is impermeable.
D. it is made of honey.
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Question 10: The passage implies that bees can be found in each of the following parts of the world
EXCEPT
A. Africa
B. Europe
C. China
D. Antarctica
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 11: A. period
B. perform
C. arrive
D. attract
Question 12: A. identity
B. institution
C. preferential
D. engineering
Question 13: A. independent B. celebration
C. optimistic
D. minority
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 14 to 23.
Football became the game we know today during the reign of Queen Victoria in the nineteenth
century. So many different (14)________ of the game were being played in Britain at that time, that in
1863 the Football Association was formed in order to draw up and agree the (15)________ of the
game.
Throughout the country, new football (16)________ were built and the development of the
railways (17)________ that football teams and their fans could travel to matches. In 1888, the Football
League was (18)________ up with twelve clubs, and football became a national sport, (19)________
to rugby by many people as the more popular game of the two.
Sometimes people played the game in just a field. In one town, Burnley, in the north of
England, the field had river (20)________ along the side of it in which player baths after matches.
People stood on banks (21)________ from earth and it was not until the early 1900s that (22)________
stands were built. The players would have two wooden posts for the goals with tapes across the top
instead of a cross bars and nets were not (23) ________until 1891.
Question 14: A. ways
B. conditions
C. forms
D. methods
Question 15: A. rules
B. lines
C. techniques
D. laws
Question 16: A. lands
B. courses
C. places
D. grounds
Question 17: A. intended
B. said
C. meant
D. helped

Question 18: A. got
B. set
C. put
D. made
Question 19: A. favoured
B. liked
C. preferred
D. wanted
Question 20: A. lying
B. causing
C. moving
D. running
Question 21: A. made
B. consisted
C. produced
D. worked
Question 22: A. correct
B. right
C. accurate
D. proper
Question 23: A. presented
B. invented
C. completed
D. composed
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
The atmosphere that originally surrounded Earth was probably much different from the air we
breathe today. Earth's first atmosphere (some 4.6 billion years ago) was most likely hydrogen and
helium - the two most abundant gasses found in the universe - as well as hydrogen compounds such as
methane and ammonia. Most scientists feel that this early atmosphere escaped into space from the

Earth's hot surface.
A second, more dense atmosphere, however, gradually enveloped the Earth as gasses from molten
rocks within its hot interior escaped through volcanoes and steam vents. We assume that volcanoes
spewed out the same gasses then as they do today: mostly water vapor (about 80 percent), carbon
dioxide (about ten percent), and up to a few percent nitrogen. These same gasses probably created
Earth's second atmosphere.
As millions of years passed, the constant outpouring of gasses from the hot interior - known as
outgassing - provided a rich supply of water vapor, which formed into clouds. Rain fell upon Earth for
many thousands of years, forming the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the world. During this time, large
amounts of carbon dioxide were dissolved in the oceans. Through chemical and biological processes,
much of the carbon dioxide became locked up in carbon sedimentary rocks, such as limestone. With
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much of the water vapor already condensed into water and the concentration of carbon dioxide
dwindling, the atmosphere gradually became rich in nitrogen.
It appears that oxygen, the second most abundant gas in today's atmosphere, probably began an
extremely slow increase in concentration as energetic rays from the Sun split water vapor into
hydrogen and oxygen during a process called photo dissociation. The hydrogen, being lighter,
probably rose and escaped into space, while the oxygen remained in the atmosphere.
This slow increase in oxygen may have provided enough of this gas for primitive plants to evolve,
perhaps two to three billion years ago. Or the plants may have evolved in an almost oxygen-free
(anaerobic) environment. At any rate, plant growth greatly enriched our atmosphere with oxygen. The
reason for this enrichment is that plants, in the presence of sunlight, process carbon dioxide and water
to produce oxygen.
Question 24: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Plant growth depended on oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.
B. The atmosphere on Earth has changed over time.
C. Hot underground gasses created clouds, which formed the Earth's atmosphere.
D. The original atmosphere on Earth was unstable.

Question 25: The word "enveloped" is closest in meaning to___________
.
A. escaped
B. changed
C. surrounded
D. characterized
Question 26: The word "they” refers to____________.
A. rocks
B. steam vents
C. volcanoes
D. gasses
Question 27: According to the passage, outgassing eventually led to all of the following EXCEPT
__________.
A. increases in the carbon dioxide content of sedimentary rocks
B. decreases in the level of nitrogen
C. the formation of bodies of water
D. the formation of clouds
Question 28: The word "gradually" is closest in meaning to_________.
A. accidentally
B. by degrees
C. in the end
D. quickly
Question 29: The passage suggests that oxygen remained in the atmosphere because_____.
A. it was heavier than hydrogen
B. rays from the sun created equal amounts of hydrogen and oxygen
C. hydrogen became trapped in limestone
D. it was caused by outgassing
Question 30: The author uses the word "Or" to__________.
A. provide unrelated information
B. suggest an alternative

C. criticize the previous suggestion
D. propose a similar idea
Question 31: The phase "At any rate" is closest in meaning to________.
A. although unlikely
B. in addition
C. fortunately
D. regardless
Question 32: The Earth's atmosphere is described in terms of the________.
A. chemical and physical features of gasses
B. order in which changes occurred
C. time it took for the Earth's surface to cool and nitrogen to appear
D. role of volcanoes in its formation
Question 33: Which of the following does the passage mention as necessary for both the production
of oxygen by photo dissociation and the production of oxygen by plants?
A. Nitrogen
B. Hydrogen
C. Water
D. Carbon dioxide
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in
meaning to the bold word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 34: Usually the eggs are attached to a tree with a sticky type of glue.
A. broken
B. stuck
C. remained
D. come
Question 35: Besides helping his team to great victories, Messi achieved amazing things for himself.
A. wins
B. goals
C. games
D. championships

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