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SECTION A. (8 points)
Mark the fetter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the follow ing Questions.
Question 1: A. culture

B. justice

C. brush

D. campus

Question 2: A. maintains

B. laughs

C. drops

D. imports

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following Questions.
Question 3: A. curriculum

B. biography

C. admirable

D. compulsory

Question 4: A. struggle

B. comfort

C. anxious

D. confide

Question 5: A. applicant

B. character

C. inflation

D. maximum

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
Questions.
Question 6: In the wake of increasing food poisoning, many consumers have turned to vegetables…..organically.
A. that grow

B. are grown

C. grown

D. which grows

Question 7: Most teenagers enjoy......the Internet for information and entertainment.
A. surfed

B. surf

Rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ

C. to surf

D. surfing

Question 8: Without your help, I......the technical problem with my computer the other day.
A. wouldn’t solve

B. couldn’t have solved

C. could solve

D. can’t solve

Question 9: This part of the country is famous…..its beautiful landscapes and fine cuisine.
A. of

B. for

C. about

D. with

Question 10: In a modern family, the husband is expected to join hands with his wife to......the household chores.
A. do

B. make

C. take

D. run

Question 11: It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We......such a terrible thunderstorm.
A. would never see

B. had never seen

C. never

D. have never seen

Question 12: ......they are delicious, hamburgers and French fries are too high in fat.
A. However

B. Because

C. Despite

D. Although

Question 13: Canned food is not as healthy as fresh food,.........?
A. isn’t it

B. does it

C. doesn’t it

D. is it

Question 14: Two close friends tom and Kyle are talking about Kyle’s upcoming birthday. Select the most
suitable response to complete the exchange.
- Tom: “Can I bring a friend to your birthday party?” ~ Kyle: “..........”
A. The more the merrier.

B. Let’s do it then.

C. That’s right.

D. It’s my honour.

Question 15: Most psychologists agree that the basic structure of an individual’s personality is......
A. quite well established by the age of five

B. well established quite by the age of five

C. by the age of five it is quite well established

D. by the age of five and quite well established
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Question 16: All the......in the stadium applauded the winner of the marathon when he crossed the finishing line.
A. watchers

B. audience

C. viewers

D. spectators
=khán giả xem thể thao sân vận động

qua truyền
hìnhnew TVAudience:
khán giả xem phim,kịck…ở rạp
Question 17: The table in the livingviewer=khán
room shouldgiả
bexem
moved
to......the
set.

A. get rid of

B. make room for

C. pave the way for

D. take hold of

Make room
for: dọn chỗare
trống
cho...
Question 18: The university
administrations
introducing
new measures to......that the enrolment process runs

smoothly.
A. improve

B. maintain

C. ensure

D. facilitate

Question 19: The US president Barack Obama......an official visit to Vietnam in May 2016, which is of great
significance to the comprehensive bilateral partnership.
A. delivered

B. gave

C. offered

D. paid

Question 20: She took a course in fine arts......starting her own business in interior design.
A. with a view to

B. in terms of=

+ving=để mà

C. with reference to

D. in order to

về phương diện

Question 21: The government has brought......a new law in an effort to prevent further environmental
deterioration.
A. about

B. up

C. in

D. on

Bring in=introduce(
new law)his meal there. Select the most
Question 22: A waiter in a restaurant is talking to a customer

who has just afinished

suitable response to complete the exchange.
- Waiter: “Here’s your bill, sir.” ~ Customer: “............”
A. What do you have?

B. Can I pay by credit card?

C. You’re welcome

D. Don’t mention it.

Question 23: Candidates are requested to......the form to the admission officer by July 25th.
A. pass over

B. fill out

C. show up

D. hand in st to:nộp cái gì đến...
Question 24: The firefighters’ single-minded devotion to the rescue of the victims of the fire was...... .
A. respectful

B. respecting

C. respectable
=đáng được trọng

D. respective
=tương ứng..(theo từng...)

trọng,lễ phép
Mark=Biết
the kính
letter
A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in

each of the following questions.
Question 25: The longer the children waited in the long queue, the more impatiently they became.
Become+adj
A
B
C
D
impatient
Question 26: New sources of energy have been looking for as the number of fossil fuels continues to decrease.
A
B Been looked
C
D
Question 27: The science of medicine, which progress has been very rapid lately, is perhaps the most important
of all sciences.
A
B whose
C
D
Question 28: Because of bad weather conditions, it took the explorers three days reaching their destination.
A
B
C

D Take (SO) time+to v
To reach
Question 29: According to most doctors, massage relieves pain and anxiety, eases depression,
and speeding up
recovery from illnesses.
A
B
V1+V1+...V1(relieves...eases... C
D
Speeds)
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 30: The overall aim of the book is to help bridge the gap between theory and practice, particularly in
language teaching.
A. reduce the differences

B. minimise the limitations

C. construct a bridge

D. increase the understanding
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Question 31: Not until the demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for more
welfare.
A. rejected

= từ chối
B. sacked

C. reviewed

D. deleted

Question 32: Environmentalists appeal to the government to enact laws to stop factories from discharging toxic
chemicals into the sea.
A. obtaining

=thải ra
B. releasing

C. dismissing

D. producing

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following Questions from 32 to 42.
Though called by sweet-sounding names like Firinga or Katrina, tropical cyclones are huge rotating storms 200
to 2,000 kilometres wide with winds that blow at speeds of [more than 100 kilometres per hour (kph)]33. Weather
professionals know them as [tropical cyclones, but they] 34 are called hurricanes in the Caribbean Sea,[ typhoons
in the Pacific Ocean,]35 and cyclones in Indian Ocean. They occur in both the northern and southern hemispheres.
Large ones have destroyed cities and killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Tropical cyclones begin over water that is warmer than 27 degrees Celcius (80 degrees Fahrenheit) slightly north
or south of the earth’s equator. [Warm, humid air full of water vapour moves upward.]37 The earth’s rotation
causes the growing storm to start to rotate around its centre (called the eye). At a certain height, the water vapour
condenses, changing to liquid and releasing heat. The heat draws more air and water vapour upward, creating a
cycle as air and water vapour rise and liquid water falls. If the cycle speeds up until winds reach 118 kilometres
per hour, the storm qualifies as a tropical cyclone.
More deaths in tropical cyclones are caused by [storm surge. This is a rise in sea level,]38 sometime seven

metres or more, caused by the storm pushing against the ocean’s surface. Storm surge was to blame for the
flooding of New Orleans in 2005. The storm surge of Cyclone Nargis in 2008 in Myanmar pushed sea water
nearly four metres deep some 40 kilometres inland,[ resulting in many deaths.]39
It has never been easy to forecast a tropical cyclone accurately. The goal is to know when and where the next
tropical cyclone will form. “And we can’t really do that yet,” says David Nolan, a weather researcher from the
University of Miami. The direction and strength of tropical cyclones are also difficult to predict, [even with
computer assistance=thậm chí với sự trợ giúp của máy tính, ko phải chỉ duy nhất máy tính.] 41 In fact, long-term
forecasts are poor, small differences in the combination of weather factors lead to very different storms. More
accurate forecasting could help people decide to evacuate when a storm is on the way.
Question 33: As stated in paragraph 1, tropical cyclones are storms with winds blowing at speeds of...... .
A. more than 100 kph

B. less than 100 kph C. at least 200 kph

D. no less than 200 kph

Question 34: The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to......
A. sweet-sounding names

B. wind speeds

C. tropical cyclones D. weather professionals

Question 35: According to the passage, tropical cyclones are called typhoons in......
A. the Arctic Ocean

B. the Atlantic Ocean C. the Pacific Ocean D. the Indian Ocean

Question 36: The word “humid” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to......
A. moist

B. thick

C. dry

D. thin

Question 37: Which of the following comes first in the process of storm formation?
A. Wind speed reaches 118 kph.

B. Warm, humid air moves upward.

C. Water vapour condenses

D. Liquid water falls.

Question 38: According to the passage, a storm surge is……
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A. inland flooding

B. a tropical cyclone C. a rise in sea level D. pushing sea water

Question 39: What is true about the storm surge of Cyclone Nargis?
A. It pushed seawater 4 kilometres inland.

B. It took a very high death toll.

C. It caused flooding in New Orleans in 2005.

D. It occurred in Myanmar in 2005.

Question 40: The word “evacuate” in paragraph 4 mostly means......
A. take preventive measures

B. call for relief supplies

C. make accurate predictions

D. move to safer places

Question 41: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Tropical cyclone predictions depend entirely on computer assistance.
B. Tropical cyclones are often given beautiful names.
C. The direction and strength of tropical cyclones are difficult to forecast.
D. The centre of a growing storm is known as its eye.
Question 42: Which of the following would serve as the best title for the passage?
A. Tropical Cyclones

B. Storm Surges

C. Cyclone formation

D. Cyclone Forecasting

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 43 to 52.
THE DANGERS OF DIETING
Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever

before, the (43)......overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution (44)......this
problem, they often try some of popular fad diet being offered. Many people see fad diet (45)...... harmless ways
of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diet usually (46)......the
trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health.
Although permanent weight loss is the (47)......, few are able to achieve it. Experts estimate that 95 percent of
dieters return to starting weight, or even (48)......weight. While reckless use of fad diets can bring some (42)......
results, long-term results are very rare.
(50)......, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets.
(51)......being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. They advise eating only one type of food, or
they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation (52)......a person’s body doesn’t get all the
vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.
Adapted from “Active Skills For Reading: Book 3” by Neil J. Anderson
Question 43: A. number
B. range
C. amount
D. sum
Question 44: A. with
B. of
C. on
D. to
Question 45: A. through
B. by
C. as
D. like
Question 46: A. take
B. bring
C. play
D. doDo the trick/job=gây hại
Question 47: A. goal
B. profit

C. benefit
D. casePlay trick on SO=chơi xấu ai
Question 48: A. put
B. lose
C. reduce
D. gain
Question 49: A. initial=ADJ
B. initiating
C. initiative=N
D. initiate
Question 50: A. Nonetheless=However B. Additionally
C. Consequently
D. Furthermore=Additionally
Question 51: A. In spite of
B. In addition to
C. Rather than
D. More than
Question 52: A. which
B. where
C. what =thay vì
D. why
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 53: His dreamlike villa in the new residential quarter is the envy of his friends.
A. something that everybody dreams of

B. something that everybody looks for

C. something that nobody can afford

D. something that nobody wants

Question 54: It is widely known that the excessive use of pesticides is producing a detrimental effect on the
local groundwater.
A. useless

B. fundamental

C. harmless

D. damaging

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following Questions from 55 to 64.
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The concept of urban agriculture may conjure up images of rooftop, backyard or community gardens scattered
among downtown city streets and surrounding neighborhoods. But in the Seattle area, and within and beyond the
Puget Sound region, it means a great deal more. [“Urban agriculture doesn’t necessarily equate to production that
occurs only in a metropolitan urban area,’’]56 says [Jason Niebler, who directs the Sustainable Agriculture
Education (SAgE) Initiative at Seattle Central Community College.]55 “It means we are providing for growing
population food needs from surrounding rural landscapes, as well as from the core urban landscape.’’
Picture a series of concentric circles, with an urban core that produces some food at varying capacities,
surrounded by a series of outlying rings of small farms that become increasingly more rural with distance. The
hope is that such land use planning, from the inner core to the outer rings, will encourage local ecologically sound
sustainable food production. [This, in turn, will create local jobs]58 and decrease reliance on distant food products
that originate from petroleum intensive large scale farms.
That’s the idea behind SAgE, believed to be the nation’s first metropolitan-based community college sustainable
agriculture program that emphasizes farming practices across diverse landscape types from urban centers to

surrounding rural environs. “It’s small scale agriculture with an urban focus,’’ Niebler says. “Any urban
population, large or small, can practice sustainable agriculture, improve food security and protect the
environment, which ultimately results in resilient food systems and communities.”
SAgE is a part of the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program, which
is providing the project with $157,375 over two years. ATE’s goal is to support projects that strengthen the skills
of technicians who work in industries regarded as vital to the nation’s prosperity and security. The support largely
goes to community colleges that work in partnership with universities, secondary school, business and industry,
as well as government agencies, which design and implement model workforce initiatives.
The SAgE project focuses on the environmental, socioeconomic, political and cultural issues related to
sustainable food systems within Puget Sound watersheds through student and community education and research,
and technological innovation. [The curriculum offers courses that cover such issues as agricultural ecology, urban
food systems, food politics and ethics, soil science, sustainable food production and technology, the integration of
food and forests, and career opportunities.]60
“We’ve created a curriculum that is fundamental in nature, addressing the principles of sustainable agriculture
and what a food system is - how it functions both locally and globally,” Niebler says. [“These courses are
challenging, robust and inspirational. One of the really wonderful things about them]61,62 is that we offer service
learning opportunities, where students volunteer a portion of their time to working with local partner
organizations. They can do a research project, or a service learning option. The ideal would be to prompt students
into careers that involve sustainable practices in an urban agriculture setting.”
Question 55: It is stated in the passage that Jason Niebler.....
A. provides food for Seattle’s population

B. studies at Seattle Community College

C. directs the SAgE Initiative

D. preserves the core urban landscape

Question 56: It can be inferred from the passage that the conventional idea of urban agriculture.....
A. aims at food production and consumption in both rural and urban regions

B. is associated with production only in metropolitan urban areas
C. concerns with food production in any city’s surrounding areas
D. focuses mainly on agriculture within and beyond the Puget Sound region
Question 57: The word “concentric” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to.....
A. going in different directions

B. having the same centre

C. coming from different places

D. having the same size

Question 58: Which of the following is supposed to be an outcome of the SAgE’s new land planning?
A. Dependence on distance food products

B. Increased food production in large scale farms

C. Employment opportunities for local residents

D. Modernised farming practices in rural environs

Question 59: The phrase “in partnership with” in paragraph 4 probably means........
A. together with

B. instead of

C. in place of

D. in addition to

Question 60: The curriculum of SAgE at Seattle Central Community College offers courses covering the
following EXCEPT.....
A. agricultural ecology

B. urban system development

C. integration of food and forests

D. career opportunities
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Question 61: Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in the passage?
A. robust but unpromising

B. challenging and costly(ko đề cập trong bài)

C. hard but encouraging(hard=challenging)

D. functional but impractical

Question 62: The word “them” in paragraph 6 refers to........
A. principles

B. courses

C. students

D. opportunities

Question 63: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. ATE helps to improve the skills of technicians in the nation’s major industries.
B. The SAgE project alone will offer students sufficient jobs in urban agriculture.
C. Resilient food systems can be attributed to sustainable agricultural practices.
D. The curriculum that the SAgE project designs is fundamental in nature.
Question 64: Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in the passage?
A. Provocative

B. Supportive

C. Satirical

D. Skeptical

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 in complete sentences on your answer sheet.
Question 1: He now regrets that he didn’t take the doctor’s advice.
He now wishes he had taken the doctor’s advice.
Question 2: “I’m sorry. I didn’t do the homework,” Peter said to the teacher.
Peter apologized to the teacher for not doing the homework.
Question 3: I’m sure that he didn’t attend the Conference on Wildlife Protection yesterday.
He can’t have attended the Conference on Wildlife Protection yesterday.
Question 4: She didn’t pass the exam because of her serious illness.
Had she not been seriously ill, she could/would have passed the exam.
Question 5: Ms Betty is proud of her singing.
Ms Betty prides herself on her singing. [Ko nhầm lẫn cấu trúc take pride(n) IN]
II. In 140 words, write a paragraph about the benefits of knowing how to swim. Write the paragraph on
your answer sheet.
The following prompts might be helpful to you:

- Keeping fit
- Relaxing
- Surviving / Saving people’s lives
Knowing how to swim is considered to be one of the most valuable things a person possesses because it
brings about a lot of benefits. First of all, controlling our weight effectively is the value that swimming offers us.
Fats are burnt during our practice, which helps us to keep fit. Second, one effective way to make us feel relaxed
after hard work is going to the swimming pool. Getting into a cool pool enables us to reduce stress. Swimming
lets our body produce happy chemicals that make the swimmers minimize the worries about life and work as well
as forgetting the boredom and sorrow in life. Last but not least, in terms of survival, we can save our lives if we
fall into rivers or oceans by accident. There’s no doubt that knowing how to swim allows us to avoid drowning in
those situations. To sum up, there are many benefits that swimming donates to us, so we all had better learn how
to swim at the early age and spend time practicing it regularly. (176 words)
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KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016
Môn TIẾNG ANH
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Mã Đề 415
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SECTION A. (8 points)
Mark the fetter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the follow ing Questions.
Question 1: A. culture

Question 2: A. maintains

B. justice
B. laughs

C. brush
C. drops

D. campus
D. imports

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each o f the following Questions.
Question 3: A. curriculum
Question 4: A. struggle
Question 5: A. applicant

B. biography
B. comfort
B. character

C. admirable
C. anxious
C. inflation

D. compulsory
D. confide
D. maximum

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following

Questions.
Question 6: In the wake of increasing food poisoning, many consumers have turned to vegetables…..organically.
A. that grow
B. are grown
C. grown
D. which grows
Question 7: Most teenagers enjoy......the Internet for information and entertainment.
A. surfed
B. surf
C. to surf
D. surfing
Question 8: Without your help, I......the technical problem with my computer the other day.
A. wouldn’t solve
B. couldn’t have solved
C. could solve
D. can’t solve
Question 9: This part of the country is famous…..its beautiful landscapes and fine cuisine.
A. of
B. for
C. about
D. with
Question 10: In a modern family, the husband is expected to join hands with his wife to......the household chores.
A. do
B. make
C. take
D. run
Question 11: It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We......such a terrible thunderstorm.
A. would never see B. had never seen
C. never
D. have never seen

Question 12: ......they are delicious, hamburgers and French fries are too high in fat.
A. However
B. Because
C. Despite
D. Although
Question 13: Canned food is not as healthy as fresh food,.........?
A. isn’t it
B. does it
C. doesn’t it
D. is it
Question 14: Two close friends tom and Kyle are talking about Kyle’s upcoming birthday. Select the most
suitable response to complete the exchange.
- Tom: “Can I bring a friend to your birthday party?” ~ Kyle: “..........”
A. The more the merrier.
B. Let’s do it then.
C. That’s right.
D. It’s my honour.
Question 15: Most psychologists agree that the basic structure of an individual’s personality is......
A. quite well established by the age of five
B. well established quite by the age of five
C. by the age of five it is quite well established
D. by the age of five and quite well established
Question 16: All the......in the stadium applauded the winner of the marathon when he crossed the finishing line.
A. watchers
B. audience
C. viewers
D. spectators
Question 17: The table in the living room should be moved to......the new TV set.
A. get rid of
B. make room for

C. pave the way for D. take hold of
Question 18: The university administrations are introducing new measures to......that the enrolment process runs
smoothly.
A. improve
B. maintain
C. ensure
D. facilitate
Question 19: The US president Barack Obama......an official visit to Vietnam in May 2016, which is of great
significance to the comprehensive bilateral partnership.
A. delivered
B. gave
C. offered
D. paid
Question 20: She took a course in fine arts......starting her own business in interior design.
A. with a view to
B. in terms of
C. with reference to D. in order to
Question 21: The government has brought......a new law in an effort to prevent further environmental
deterioration.
A. about
B. up
C. in
D. on
Question 22: A waiter in a restaurant is talking to a customer who has just finished his meal there. Select the most
suitable response to complete the exchange.
- Waiter: “Here’s your bill, sir.” ~ Customer: “............”
A. What do you have?
B. Can I pay by credit card?
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C. You’re welcome
D. Don’t mention it.
Question 23: Candidates are requested to......the form to the admission officer by July 25th.
A. pass over
B. fill out
C. show up
D. hand in
Question 24: The firefighters’ single-minded devotion to the rescue of the victims of the fire was...... .
A. respectful
B. respecting
C. respectable
D. respective
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 25: The longer the children waited in the long queue, the more impatiently they became.
A
B
C
D
Question 26: New sources of energy have been looking for as the number of fossil fuels continues to decrease.
A
B
C
D
Question 27: The science of medicine, which progress has been very rapid lately, is perhaps the most important
of all sciences.
A
B
C

D
Question 28: Because of bad weather conditions, it took the explorers three days reaching their destination.
A
B
C
D
Question 29: According to most doctors, massage relieves pain and anxiety, eases depression, and speeding up
recovery from illnesses.
A
B
C
D
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 30: The overall aim of the book is to help bridge the gap between theory and practice, particularly in
language teaching.
A. reduce the differences
B. minimise the limitations
C. construct a bridge
D. increase the understanding
Question 31: Not until the demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for more
welfare.
A. rejected
B. sacked
C. reviewed
D. deleted
Question 32: Environmentalists appeal to the government to enact laws to stop factories from discharging toxic
chemicals into the sea.
A. obtaining
B. releasing

C. dismissing
D. producing
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following Questions from 32 to 42.
Though called by sweet-sounding names like Firinga or Katrina, tropical cyclones are huge rotating storms 200
to 2,000 kilometres wide with winds that blow at speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour (kph). Weather
professionals know them as tropical cyclones, but they are called hurricanes in the Caribbean Sea, typhoons in the
Pacific Ocean, and cyclones in Indian Ocean. They occur in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Large
ones have destroyed cities and killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Tropical cyclones begin over water that is warmer than 27 degrees Celcius (80 degrees Fahrenheit) slightly north
or south of the earth’s equator. Warm, humid air full of water vapour moves upward. The earth’s rotation causes
the growing storm to start to rotate around its centre (called the eye). At a certain height, the water vapour
condenses, changing to liquid and releasing heat. The heat draws more air and water vapour upward, creating a
cycle as air and water vapour rise and liquid water falls. If the cycle speeds up until winds reach 118 kilometres
per hour, the storm qualifies as a tropical cyclone.
More deaths in tropical cyclones are caused by storm surge. This is a rise in sea level, sometime seven metres or
more, caused by the storm pushing against the ocean’s surface. Storm surge was to blame for the flooding of New
Orleans in 2005. The storm surge of Cyclone Nargis in 2008 in Myanmar pushed sea water nearly four metres
deep some 40 kilometres inland, resulting in many deaths.
It has never been easy to forecast a tropical cyclone accurately. The goal is to know when and where the next
tropical cyclone will form. “And we can’t really do that yet,” says David Nolan, a weather researcher from the
University of Miami. The direction and strength of tropical cyclones are also difficult to predict, even with
computer assistance. In fact, long-term forecasts are poor, small differences in the combination of weather factors
lead to very different storms. More accurate forecasting could help people decide to evacuate when a storm is on
the way.
Question 33: As stated in paragraph 1, tropical cyclones are storms with winds blowing at speeds of...... .
A. more than 100 kph
B. less than 100 kph C. at least 200 kph D. no less than 200 kph
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Question 34: The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to......
A. sweet-sounding names
B. wind speeds
C. tropical cyclones D. weather professionals
Question 35: According to the passage, tropical cyclones are called typhoons in......
A. the Arctic Ocean
B. the Atlantic Ocean C. the Pacific Ocean D. the Indian Ocean
Question 36: The word “humid” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to......
A. moist
B. thick
C. dry
D. thin
Question 37: Which of the following comes first in the process of storm formation?
A. Wind speed reaches 118 kph.
B. Warm, humid air moves upward.
C. Water vapour condenses
D. Liquid water falls.
Question 38: According to the passage, a storm surge is……
A. inland flooding
B. a tropical cyclone C. a rise in sea level D. pushing sea water
Question 39: What is true about the storm surge of Cyclone Nargis?
A. It pushed seawater 4 kilometres inland.
B. It took a very high death toll.
C. It caused flooding in New Orleans in 2005.
D. It occurred in Myanmar in 2005.
Question 40: The word “evacuate” in paragraph 4 mostly means......
A. take preventive measures
B. call for relief supplies
C. make accurate predictions

D. move to safer places
Question 41: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Tropical cyclone predictions depend entirely on computer assistance.
B. Tropical cyclones are often given beautiful names.
C. The direction and strength of tropical cyclones are difficult to forecast.
D. The centre of a growing storm is known as its eye.
Question 42: Which of the following would serve as the best title for the passage?
A. Tropical Cyclones
B. Storm Surges
C. Cyclone formation
D. Cyclone Forecasting
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 43 to 52.
THE DANGERS OF DIETING
Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever
before, the (43)......overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution (44)......this
problem, they often try some of popular fad diet being offered. Many people see fad diet (45)...... harmless ways
of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diet usually (46)......the
trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health.
Although permanent weight loss is the (47)......, few are able to achieve it. Experts estimate that 95 percent of
dieters return to starting weight, or even (48)......weight. While reckless use of fad diets can bring some (42)......
results, long-term results are very rare.
(50)......, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets.
(51)......being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. They advise eating only one type of food, or
they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation (52)......a person’s body doesn’t get all the
vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.
Adapted from “Active Skills For Reading: Book 3” by Neil J. Anderson
Question 43: A. number
Question 44: A. with
Question 45: A. through

Question 46: A. take
Question 47: A. goal
Question 48: A. put
Question 49: A. initial
Question 50: A. Nonetheless
Question 51: A. In spite of
Question 52: A. which

B. range
B. of
B. by
B. bring
B. profit
B. lose
B. initiating
B. Additionally
B. In addition to
B. where

C. amount
C. on
C. as
C. play
C. benefit
C. reduce
C. initiative
C. Consequently
C. Rather than
C. what

D. sum
D. to
D. like
D. do
D. case
D. gain
D. initiate
D. Furthermore
D. More than
D. why

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 53: His dreamlike villa in the new residential quarter is the envy of his friends.
A. something that everybody dreams of
B. something that everybody looks for
C. something that nobody can afford
D. something that nobody wants
Question 54: It is widely known that the excessive use of pesticides is producing a detrimental effect on the
local groundwater.
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A. useless

B. fundamental

C. harmless

D. damaging

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following Questions from 55 to 64.
The concept of urban agriculture may conjure up images of rooftop, backyard or community gardens scattered
among downtown city streets and surrounding neighborhoods. But in the Seattle area, and within and beyond the
Puget Sound region, it means a great deal more. “Urban agriculture doesn’t necessarily equate to production that
occurs only in a metropolitan urban area,’’ says Jason Niebler, who directs the Sustainable Agriculture Education
(SAgE) Initiative at Seattle Central Community College. “It means we are providing for growing population
food needs from surrounding rural landscapes, as well as from the core urban landscape.’’
Picture a series of concentric circles, with an urban core that produces some food at varying capacities,
surrounded by a series of outlying rings of small farms that become increasingly more rural with distance. The
hope is that such land use planning, from the inner core to the outer rings, will encourage local ecologically sound
sustainable food production. This, in turn, will create local jobs and decrease reliance on distant food products that
originate from petroleum intensive large scale farms.
That’s the idea behind SAgE, believed to be the nation’s first metropolitan-based community college sustainable
agriculture program that emphasizes farming practices across diverse landscape types from urban centers to
surrounding rural environs. “It’s small scale agriculture with an urban focus,’’ Niebler says. “Any urban
population, large or small, can practice sustainable agriculture, improve food security and protect the
environment, which ultimately results in resilient food systems and communities.”
SAgE is a part of the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program, which
is providing the project with $157,375 over two years. ATE’s goal is to support projects that strengthen the skills
of technicians who work in industries regarded as vital to the nation’s prosperity and security. The support largely
goes to community colleges that work in partnership with universities, secondary school, business and industry,
as well as government agencies, which design and implement model workforce initiatives.
The SAgE project focuses on the environmental, socioeconomic, political and cultural issues related to
sustainable food systems within Puget Sound watersheds through student and community education and research,
and technological innovation. The curriculum offers courses that cover such issues as agricultural ecology, urban
food systems, food politics and ethics, soil science, sustainable food production and technology, the integration of
food and forests, and career opportunities.
“We’ve created a curriculum that is fundamental in nature, addressing the principles of sustainable agriculture

and what a food system is - how it functions both locally and globally,” Niebler says. “These courses are
challenging, robust and inspirational. One of the really wonderful things about them is that we offer service
learning opportunities, where students volunteer a portion of their time to working with local partner
organizations. They can do a research project, or a service learning option. The ideal would be to prompt students
into careers that involve sustainable practices in an urban agriculture setting.”
Question 55: It is stated in the passage that Jason Niebler.....
A. provides food for Seattle’s population
B. studies at Seattle Community College
C. directs the SAgE Initiative
D. preserves the core urban landscape
Question 56: It can be inferred from the passage that the conventional idea of urban agriculture.....
A. aims at food production and consumption in both rural and urban regions
B. is associated with production only in metropolitan urban areas
C. concerns with food production in any city’s surrounding areas
D. focuses mainly on agriculture within and beyond the Puget Sound region
Question 57: The word “concentric” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to.....
A. going in different directions
B. having the same centre
C. coming from different places
D. having the same size
Question 58: Which of the following is supposed to be an outcome of the SAgE’s new land planning?
A. Dependence on distance food products
B. Increased food production in large scale farms
C. Employment opportunities for local residents
D. Modernised farming practices in rural environs
Question 59: The phrase “in partnership with” in paragraph 4 probably means........
A. together with
B. instead of
C. in place of
D. in addition to

Question 60: The curriculum of SAgE at Seattle Central Community College offers courses covering the
following EXCEPT.....
A. agricultural ecology
B. urban system development
C. integration of food and forests
D. career opportunities
Question 61: Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in the passage?
A. robust but unpromising
B. challenging and costly
C. hard but encouraging
D. functional but impractical
Question 62: The word “them” in paragraph 6 refers to........
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A. principles
B. courses
C. students
D. opportunities
Question 63: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. ATE helps to improve the skills of technicians in the nation’s major industries.
B. The SAgE project alone will offer students sufficient jobs in urban agriculture.
C. Resilient food systems can be attributed to sustainable agricultural practices.
D. The curriculum that the SAgE project designs is fundamental in nature.
Question 64: Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in the passage?
A. Provocative
B. Supportive
C. Satirical
D. Skeptical
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 in complete sentences on your answer sheet.
Question 1: He now regrets that he didn’t take the doctor’s advice.
He now wishes..........................................................................................................................
Question 2: “I’m sorry. I didn’t do the homework,” Peter said to the teacher.
Peter apologised.........................................................................................................................
Question 3: I’m sure that he didn’t attend the Conference on Wildlife Protection yesterday.
He can’t .....................................................................................................................................
Question 4: She didn’t pass the exam because of her serious illness.
Had she not.................................................................................................................................
Question 5: Ms Betty is proud of her singing.
Ms Betty prides...........................................................................................................................
II. In 140 words, write a paragraph about the benefits of knowing how to swim. Write the paragraph on
your answer sheet.
The following prompts might be helpful to you:
- Keeping fit
- Relaxing
- Surviving / Saving people’s lives
The End

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KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016

~~~~~~~~~~

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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

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SECTION A. (8 points)
Mark the fetter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the follow ing Questions.
Question 1: A. culture

B. justice

C. brush

D. campus

Question 2: A. maintains

B. laughs

C. drops

D. imports

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following Questions.

Question 3: A. curriculum

B. biography

C. admirable

D. compulsory

Question 4: A. struggle

B. comfort

C. anxious

D. confide

Question 5: A. applicant

B. character

C. inflation

D. maximum

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
Questions.
Question 6: In the wake of increasing food poisoning, many consumers have turned to vegetables…..organically.
A. that grow

B. are grown

C. grown

D. which grows

Question 7: Most teenagers enjoy......the Internet for information and entertainment.
A. surfed

B. surf

C. to surf

D. surfing

Question 8: Without your help, I......the technical problem with my computer the other day.
A. wouldn’t solve

B. couldn’t have solved

C. could solve

D. can’t solve

Question 9: This part of the country is famous…..its beautiful landscapes and fine cuisine.
A. of

B. for

C. about

D. with

Question 10: In a modern family, the husband is expected to join hands with his wife to......the household chores.
A. do

B. make

C. take

D. run

Question 11: It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We......such a terrible thunderstorm.
A. would never see

B. had never seen

C. never

D. have never seen

Question 12: ......they are delicious, hamburgers and French fries are too high in fat.
A. However

B. Because

C. Despite

D. Although

Question 13: Canned food is not as healthy as fresh food,.........?

A. isn’t it

B. does it

C. doesn’t it

D. is it

Question 14: Two close friends tom and Kyle are talking about Kyle’s upcoming birthday. Select the most
suitable response to complete the exchange.
- Tom: “Can I bring a friend to your birthday party?” ~ Kyle: “..........”
A. The more the merrier.

B. Let’s do it then.

C. That’s right.

D. It’s my honour.
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Question 15: Most psychologists agree that the basic structure of an individual’s personality is......
A. quite well established by the age of five

B. well established quite by the age of five

C. by the age of five it is quite well established

D. by the age of five and quite well established

Question 16: All the......in the stadium applauded the winner of the marathon when he crossed the finishing line.
A. watchers

B. audience

C. viewers

D. spectators

Question 17: The table in the living room should be moved to......the new TV set.
A. get rid of

B. make room for

C. pave the way for

D. take hold of

Question 18: The university administrations are introducing new measures to......that the enrolment process runs
smoothly.
A. improve

B. maintain

C. ensure

D. facilitate

Question 19: The US president Barack Obama......an official visit to Vietnam in May 2016, which is of great
significance to the comprehensive bilateral partnership.

A. delivered

B. gave

C. offered

D. paid

Question 20: She took a course in fine arts......starting her own business in interior design.
A. with a view to

B. in terms of

C. with reference to

D. in order to

Question 21: The government has brought......a new law in an effort to prevent further environmental
deterioration.
A. about

B. up

C. in

D. on

Question 22: A waiter in a restaurant is talking to a customer who has just finished his meal there. Select the most
suitable response to complete the exchange.
- Waiter: “Here’s your bill, sir.” ~ Customer: “............”

A. What do you have?

B. Can I pay by credit card?

C. You’re welcome

D. Don’t mention it.

Question 23: Candidates are requested to......the form to the admission officer by July 25th.
A. pass over

B. fill out

C. show up

D. hand in

Question 24: The firefighters’ single-minded devotion to the rescue of the victims of the fire was...... .
A. respectful

B. respecting

C. respectable

D. respective

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 25: The longer the children waited in the long queue, the more impatiently they became.
A

B
C
D
Question 26: New sources of energy have been looking for as the number of fossil fuels continues to decrease.
A
B
C
D
Question 27: The science of medicine, which progress has been very rapid lately, is perhaps the most important
of all sciences.
A
B
C
D
Question 28: Because of bad weather conditions, it took the explorers three days reaching their destination.
A
B
C
D
Question 29: According to most doctors, massage relieves pain and anxiety, eases depression, and speeding up
recovery from illnesses.
A
B
C
D
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 30: The overall aim of the book is to help bridge the gap between theory and practice, particularly in
language teaching.
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A. reduce the differences

B. minimise the limitations

C. construct a bridge

D. increase the understanding

Question 31: Not until the demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for more
welfare.
A. rejected

B. sacked

C. reviewed

D. deleted

Question 32: Environmentalists appeal to the government to enact laws to stop factories from discharging toxic
chemicals into the sea.
A. obtaining

B. releasing

C. dismissing

D. producing

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following Questions from 32 to 42.
Though called by sweet-sounding names like Firinga or Katrina, tropical cyclones are huge rotating storms 200
to 2,000 kilometres wide with winds that blow at speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour (kph). Weather
professionals know them as tropical cyclones, but they are called hurricanes in the Caribbean Sea, typhoons in the
Pacific Ocean, and cyclones in Indian Ocean. They occur in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Large
ones have destroyed cities and killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Tropical cyclones begin over water that is warmer than 27 degrees Celcius (80 degrees Fahrenheit) slightly north
or south of the earth’s equator. Warm, humid air full of water vapour moves upward. The earth’s rotation causes
the growing storm to start to rotate around its centre (called the eye). At a certain height, the water vapour
condenses, changing to liquid and releasing heat. The heat draws more air and water vapour upward, creating a
cycle as air and water vapour rise and liquid water falls. If the cycle speeds up until winds reach 118 kilometres
per hour, the storm qualifies as a tropical cyclone.
More deaths in tropical cyclones are caused by storm surge. This is a rise in sea level, sometime seven metres or
more, caused by the storm pushing against the ocean’s surface. Storm surge was to blame for the flooding of New
Orleans in 2005. The storm surge of Cyclone Nargis in 2008 in Myanmar pushed sea water nearly four metres
deep some 40 kilometres inland, resulting in many deaths.
It has never been easy to forecast a tropical cyclone accurately. The goal is to know when and where the next
tropical cyclone will form. “And we can’t really do that yet,” says David Nolan, a weather researcher from the
University of Miami. The direction and strength of tropical cyclones are also difficult to predict, even with
computer assistance. In fact, long-term forecasts are poor, small differences in the combination of weather factors
lead to very different storms. More accurate forecasting could help people decide to evacuate when a storm is on
the way.
Question 33: As stated in paragraph 1, tropical cyclones are storms with winds blowing at speeds of...... .
A. more than 100 kph

B. less than 100 kph C. at least 200 kph

D. no less than 200 kph

Question 34: The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to......
A. sweet-sounding names

B. wind speeds

C. tropical cyclones D. weather professionals

Question 35: According to the passage, tropical cyclones are called typhoons in......
A. the Arctic Ocean

B. the Atlantic Ocean C. the Pacific Ocean D. the Indian Ocean

Question 36: The word “humid” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to......
A. moist

B. thick

C. dry

D. thin

Question 37: Which of the following comes first in the process of storm formation?
A. Wind speed reaches 118 kph.

B. Warm, humid air moves upward.
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C. Water vapour condenses

D. Liquid water falls.

Question 38: According to the passage, a storm surge is……
A. inland flooding

B. a tropical cyclone C. a rise in sea level D. pushing sea water

Question 39: What is true about the storm surge of Cyclone Nargis?
A. It pushed seawater 4 kilometres inland.

B. It took a very high death toll.

C. It caused flooding in New Orleans in 2005.

D. It occurred in Myanmar in 2005.

Question 40: The word “evacuate” in paragraph 4 mostly means......
A. take preventive measures

B. call for relief supplies

C. make accurate predictions

D. move to safer places

Question 41: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Tropical cyclone predictions depend entirely on computer assistance.
B. Tropical cyclones are often given beautiful names.
C. The direction and strength of tropical cyclones are difficult to forecast.
D. The centre of a growing storm is known as its eye.

Question 42: Which of the following would serve as the best title for the passage?
A. Tropical Cyclones

B. Storm Surges

C. Cyclone formation

D. Cyclone Forecasting

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 43 to 52.
THE DANGERS OF DIETING
Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever
before, the (43)......overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution (44)......this
problem, they often try some of popular fad diet being offered. Many people see fad diet (45)...... harmless ways
of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diet usually (46)......the
trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health.
Although permanent weight loss is the (47)......, few are able to achieve it. Experts estimate that 95 percent of
dieters return to starting weight, or even (48)......weight. While reckless use of fad diets can bring some (42)......
results, long-term results are very rare.
(50)......, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets.
(51)......being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. They advise eating only one type of food, or
they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation (52)......a person’s body doesn’t get all the
vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.
Adapted from “Active Skills For Reading: Book 3” by Neil J. Anderson
Question 43: A. number
B. range
C. amount
D. sum
Question 44: A. with

B. of

C. on

D. to

Question 45: A. through

B. by

C. as

D. like

Question 46: A. take

B. bring

C. play

D. do

Question 47: A. goal

B. profit

C. benefit

D. case

Question 48: A. put

B. lose

C. reduce

D. gain

Question 49: A. initial

B. initiating

C. initiative

D. initiate

Question 50: A. Nonetheless

B. Additionally

C. Consequently

D. Furthermore

Question 51: A. In spite of

B. In addition to

C. Rather than

D. More than

Question 52: A. which

B. where

C. what

D. why

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 53: His dreamlike villa in the new residential quarter is the envy of his friends.
A. something that everybody dreams of

B. something that everybody looks for
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C. something that nobody can afford

D. something that nobody wants

Question 54: It is widely known that the excessive use of pesticides is producing a detrimental effect on the
local groundwater.
A. useless

B. fundamental

C. harmless

D. damaging

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following Questions from 55 to 64.
The concept of urban agriculture may conjure up images of rooftop, backyard or community gardens scattered
among downtown city streets and surrounding neighborhoods. But in the Seattle area, and within and beyond the
Puget Sound region, it means a great deal more. “Urban agriculture doesn’t necessarily equate to production that
occurs only in a metropolitan urban area,’’ says Jason Niebler, who directs the Sustainable Agriculture Education
(SAgE) Initiative at Seattle Central Community College. “It means we are providing for growing population
food needs from surrounding rural landscapes, as well as from the core urban landscape.’’
Picture a series of concentric circles, with an urban core that produces some food at varying capacities,
surrounded by a series of outlying rings of small farms that become increasingly more rural with distance. The
hope is that such land use planning, from the inner core to the outer rings, will encourage local ecologically sound
sustainable food production. This, in turn, will create local jobs and decrease reliance on distant food products that
originate from petroleum intensive large scale farms.
That’s the idea behind SAgE, believed to be the nation’s first metropolitan-based community college sustainable
agriculture program that emphasizes farming practices across diverse landscape types from urban centers to
surrounding rural environs. “It’s small scale agriculture with an urban focus,’’ Niebler says. “Any urban
population, large or small, can practice sustainable agriculture, improve food security and protect the
environment, which ultimately results in resilient food systems and communities.”
SAgE is a part of the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program, which
is providing the project with $157,375 over two years. ATE’s goal is to support projects that strengthen the skills
of technicians who work in industries regarded as vital to the nation’s prosperity and security. The support largely
goes to community colleges that work in partnership with universities, secondary school, business and industry,
as well as government agencies, which design and implement model workforce initiatives.
The SAgE project focuses on the environmental, socioeconomic, political and cultural issues related to
sustainable food systems within Puget Sound watersheds through student and community education and research,
and technological innovation. The curriculum offers courses that cover such issues as agricultural ecology, urban

food systems, food politics and ethics, soil science, sustainable food production and technology, the integration of
food and forests, and career opportunities.
“We’ve created a curriculum that is fundamental in nature, addressing the principles of sustainable agriculture
and what a food system is - how it functions both locally and globally,” Niebler says. “These courses are
challenging, robust and inspirational. One of the really wonderful things about them is that we offer service
learning opportunities, where students volunteer a portion of their time to working with local partner
organizations. They can do a research project, or a service learning option. The ideal would be to prompt students
into careers that involve sustainable practices in an urban agriculture setting.”
Question 55: It is stated in the passage that Jason Niebler.....
A. provides food for Seattle’s population

B. studies at Seattle Community College

C. directs the SAgE Initiative

D. preserves the core urban landscape

Question 56: It can be inferred from the passage that the conventional idea of urban agriculture.....
A. aims at food production and consumption in both rural and urban regions
B. is associated with production only in metropolitan urban areas
C. concerns with food production in any city’s surrounding areas
D. focuses mainly on agriculture within and beyond the Puget Sound region
Question 57: The word “concentric” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to.....
A. going in different directions

B. having the same centre

C. coming from different places

D. having the same size

Question 58: Which of the following is supposed to be an outcome of the SAgE’s new land planning?
A. Dependence on distance food products

B. Increased food production in large scale farms

C. Employment opportunities for local residents

D. Modernised farming practices in rural environs

Question 59: The phrase “in partnership with” in paragraph 4 probably means........
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A. together with

B. instead of

C. in place of

D. in addition to

Question 60: The curriculum of SAgE at Seattle Central Community College offers courses covering the
following EXCEPT.....
A. agricultural ecology

B. urban system development

C. integration of food and forests

D. career opportunities

Question 61: In Niebler’s opinion, the courses offered by the SAgE project are…….?
A. robust but unpromising

B. challenging and costly

C. hard but encouraging

D. functional but impractical

Question 62: The word “them” in paragraph 6 refers to........
A. principles

B. courses

C. students

D. opportunities

Question 63: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. ATE helps to improve the skills of technicians in the nation’s major industries.
B. The SAgE project alone will offer students sufficient jobs in urban agriculture.
C. Resilient food systems can be attributed to sustainable agricultural practices.
D. The curriculum that the SAgE project designs is fundamental in nature.
Question 64: Which of the following best describes the author’s tone in the passage?
A. Provocative

B. Supportive

C. Satirical

D. Skeptical

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 in complete sentences on your answer sheet.
Question 1: He now regrets that he didn’t take the doctor’s advice.
He now wishes..........................................................................................................................
Question 2: “I’m sorry. I didn’t do the homework,” Peter said to the teacher.
Peter apologised........................................................................................................................
Question 3: I’m sure that he didn’t attend the Conference on Wildlife Protection yesterday.
He can’t ...................................................................................................................................
Question 4: She didn’t pass the exam because of her serious illness.
Had she not.............................................................................................................................
Question 5: Ms Betty is proud of her singing.
Ms Betty prides.........................................................................................................................
II. In 140 words, write a paragraph about the benefits of knowing how to swim. Write the paragraph on
your answer sheet.
The following prompts might be helpful to you:
- Keeping fit
- Relaxing
- Surviving / Saving people’s lives

The End

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TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN
(ĐỀ LUYỆN 286)

ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2015
MÔN THI: ANH VĂN
Thời gian: 90 phút

PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word(s) for each of the blanks below.
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is serious. It is
complicated (1)______ much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. (2)______, exhaust from automobiles
causes a large percentage of air pollution. But the automobile provides transportation for millions of people.
Factories discharge much (3)______ the material that pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to
a large number of people. Thus, to end or greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using
many things that benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be
(4)______ reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of
pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that
(5)______ businesses and traffic to stop, or to cut down on certain polluting activities.
Câu 1: A. so

B. while

C. though

D. because

Câu 2: A. Specific

B. For example

Câu 3: A. about

B. for

C. of

D. with

Câu 4: A. carefully

B. unexpectedly

C. gradually

D. little

Câu 5: A. forbid

B. prevent

C. request

D. require

C. Such as

D. Like

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the

position of the main stress in each of the following groups.
Câu 6. A. authority

B. particular

C. community

D. mathematics

Câu 7. A. decision

B. possession

C. politics

D. refusal

Câu 8. A. proper

B. receive

C. process

D. factor

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
the original sentence in each of the following questions.
Câu 9. We were all surprised when she suddenly came back.
A. All of us were amazing to see her come back. B. All of us found it surprising that she suddenly came
back.

C. The fact that we were surprised made her come back. D. She was surprised, coming back suddenly.
Câu 10. Unless someone has a key, we cannot get into the house.
A. If someone did not have a key, we could not get into the house.
B. We can only get into the house if someone has a key. C. We could not get into the house if someone
had a key.
D. If someone does not have a key, we can only get into the house.
Câu 11. She usually drinks a glass of milk before going to bed every night.
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A. She is used to going to bed before drinking a glass of milk every night.
B. She is used to drinking a glass of milk before going to bed every night.
C. She used to drink a glass of milk before going to bed every night.
D. She gets accustomed to a glass of milk before going to bed every night.
Câu 12. Because she was irritated by her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him.
A. She left her husband because of her irritation with his lack of punctuality
B. Irritating with her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him.
C. Being irritating by her husband’s lack of punctuality, she left him.
D. Irritated by her husband, she punctually left him.
Câu 13. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
A. She does not know so much about it as I do.

B. I know as much about it as she does.

C. I do not know as much about it as she does.

D. I know much more about it than she does.

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following groups.

Câu 14. A. cleared

B. threatened

C. managed

D. passed

Câu 15. A. ivory

B. writer

C. final

D. widow

V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Câu 16. He runs a business, ______ he proves to have managerial skills.
A. otherwise

B. and

C. however

D. despite

Câu 17. From the hotel there is a good _____ of the mountains.
A. sight

B. vision

C. picture

Câu 18. - "Wow! What a nice coat you are wearing!"

D. view

- "______"

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A. I like you to say that.

B. Yes, of course. It's expensive.

C. Certainly. Do you like it, too?

D. Thanks. My mother bought it for me.

Câu 19. You are going to come to the party_____?
A. do you

B. aren’t you

C. won’t you

D. will you

C. stress

D. stressed

Câu 20. Preparing for a job interview can be very ______.
A. stressful

B. stressing

Câu 21. Her parents were very _____ because she was out so late that night.
A. worried

B. sorry

C. overcome

D. responsible

Câu 22. Since he was a boy, one of his _____ has been stamp collecting.
A. professions

B. sports

C. cares
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D. hobbies


Câu 23. He arrived late, ______ was annoying.
A. which

B. what

C. that

Câu 24. - “Has an announcement been made about the eight o’clock flight to Paris?”
A. Sorry, I don’t

B. Not yet

C. I don’t think that

D. it
- “ _______.”
D. Yes, it was

Câu 25. Whenever he had an important decision to make, he ______ a cigar to calm his nerves.
A. would have lit

B. would be lighting

C. had lit

D. would light

C. favourite

D. popular

Câu 26. Chemistry is my ______ subject at school.

A. liking

B. wanted

Câu 27. The plane crashed into the bridge because it was flying too _____
A. low

B. narrow

C. shallow

D. deep

Câu 28. My supervisor is angry with me. I didn't do all the work I ______ last week.
A. may have done

B. should have done

C. need to have done

Câu 29. - “Would you mind lending me your bike?”
A. Great

D. must have done

- “ ______ .”

B. Yes. Here it is

C. Not at all

D. Yes, let’s

Câu 30. ______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.
A. With

B. On

C. At

Câu 31. - "Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?"
A. I wouldn't. Thank you.

D. During
- "______"

B. Yes, I'd love to. Thanks. C. Do you think I would? D.

Yes, you're a good friend.
Câu 32. They would ______ go by air than travel by train.
A. always

B. better

C. prefer

D. rather

Câu 33. Don’t worry. He’ll do the job as _______ as possible.
A. economically

B. economizing

C. uneconomically

D. economic

Câu 34. The window was so high up that ______ I could see was the sky.
A. just

B. thus

C. only

D. all

Câu 35. Most people were no longer listening to his long _____ story.
A. boring

B. annoying

C. irritable

D. tiring

VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Câu 36. My father used to giving me some good advice whenever I had a problem.
A. some good

B. whenever

C. a problem

D. giving

Câu 37. Society will be having to change radically to keep pace with the technology available.
A. will be having

B. with

C. available
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D. Society


Câu 38. The woman of whom the red car is parked in front of the bank is a famous pop star.
A. is park

B. of whom the

C. front of

D. a famous pop star

Câu 39. It was a six-hours journey; we were completely exhausted when we arrived.
A. a six-hours

B. exhausted

C. we arrived

D. completely

Câu 40. The better you are at English, more chance you have to get a job with international organizations.
A. a job

B. more chance

C. better

D. are at

VII. 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 incomplete sentences that follow.
At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need of reform.
Private schools existed, but only for the very rich. There were very few public schools because of the strong
sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their time on education but
should instead prepare themselves for their life’s work. It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational
reformers set about their task. Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no
excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated. As Superintendent of Education in the state of
Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school
districts around the country. He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of
teachers by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring
about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need
for a further strengthening of the system.

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Câu 41. The author of the passage puts the word “waste” in quotation marks because he ______.

A. does not want students to waste their time on education
B. is quoting someone else who said that education was a waste of time
C. wants to emphasize how much time is wasted on education
D. thinks that education is not really a waste of time
Câu 42. The word “citizen” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. a person who lives in a particular city

B. a person who works in a particular place

C. a person who works, especially one who does a particular kind of work
D. a person who has the legal right to belong to a particular country
Câu 43. The word “reformers” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. people who believe that education is wasted

B. people who work for the government

C. people who try to change things for the better

D. people who really enjoy teaching

Câu 44. The best title for the passage could be ______.
A. American Education in the Beginning of the 19th Century C. A Flight for Change
B. The Beginnings of Reform in American Education D. Nineteenth - the Century of Reform
Câu 45. The word “desperately” in the passage mostly means ______.
A. urgently

B. obviously

C. completely
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D. partly


VIII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best phrase to complete each of the
following incomplete sentences.
Câu 46. John contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute ______.
A. one other fifty dollars

B. the same amount also

C. more fifty dollars

D. another fifty
Câu 47. He agreed to sign the contract ______.
A. so he didn’t know much about that company

B. in spite he knew much about it

C. because he didn’t know much about that company’s director
D. although he didn’t know much about that company
Câu 48. _______, they would have had what they wanted.
A. Supposing they were arriving at the fair early

B. If they arrived at the fair early

C. Unless they arrived at the fair early enough

D. Had they arrived at the fair early

Câu 49. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class. He ______.
A. should study very hard

B. should have studied all the time

C. must have studied very hard

D. must have to study well

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 50:They’re my two sisters. They aren’t teachers like me
A. They’re my two sisters both of those are teachers like me.
B. They’re my two sisters, neither of whom are teachers like me.
C. Like me, neither of my two sisters aren’t teachers.
D. They’re my two sisters who neither are teachers like me.
Question 51: I am tired from staying up late last night studying. I am also worried about today’s test.
A. I am not only tired of staying up late last night studying but also worried about today’s test.
B. Tired from staying up late last night studying, today’s test also makes me worried.
C. Not only am I tired from staying up late last night studying but I am also worried about
today’s test.
D. Because I am worried about today’s test, I stayed up late last night studying.
Question 52: My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953. It was completely destroyed by the forest
fire
A. My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953 and completely destroyed by the forest fire
B. My grandparents’ lake house, built in 1953, was completely destroyed by the forest fire
C. My grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953, so it was completely destroyed by the forest
fire
D. The forest fire destroyed my grandparents’ lake house was built in 1953.
Question 53: Mr. Brown wanted to get some fresh air in the room. He opened the window.

A. Mr. Brown wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window.
B. Mr. Brown opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room.
C. Mr. Brown got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window.
D. Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air.
Question 54: Travellers are advised to take out insurance. Their luggage may go astray.
A. Travellers should take out insurance if their luggage goes astray.
B. Travellers should get insurance, or else their luggage may go astray.
C. Travellers had better buy insurance as a precaution against their luggage go astray.
D. Travellers are advised to take out insurance in case their luggage goes astray.
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
answer to each of the questions from 55 to 64.
The organization that today is known as the Bank of America did start out in America, but under
quite a different name. Italian American A.P. Giannini established this bank on October 17, 1904, in a
renovated saloon in San Francisco’s Italian community of North Beach under the name Bank of Italy,
with immigrants and first-time bank customers comprising the majority of his first customers. During its
development, Giannini’s bank survived major crises in the form of a natural disaster and a major
economic upheaval that not all other banks were able to overcome.
One major test for Giannini’s bank occurred on April 18, 1906, when a massive earthquake struck
San Francisco, followed by a raging fire that destroyed much of the city. Giannini obtained two wagons
and teams of horses, filled the wagons with the bank’s reserves, mostly in the form of gold, covered the
reserves with crates of oranges, and escaped from the chaos of the city with his clients’ funds protected.
In the aftermath of the disaster, Giannini’s bank was the first to resume operations. Unable to install the
bank in a proper office setting, Giannini opened up shop on the Washington Street Wharf on a
makeshift desk created from boards and barrels.
In the period following the 1906 fire, the Bank of Italy continued to prosper and expand. By 1918
there were twenty-four branches of the Bank of Italy, and by 1928 Giannini had acquired numerous
other banks, including a Bank of America located in New York City. In 1930 he consolidated all the

branches of the Bank of Italy, the Bank of America in New York City, and another Bank of America that
he had formed in California into the Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association.
A second major crisis for the bank occurred during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Although
Giannini had already retired prior to the darkest days of the Depression, he became incensed when his
successor began selling off banks during the bad economic times. Giannini resumed leadership of the
bank at the age of sixty-two. Under Giannini’s leadership, the bank weathered the storm of the
Depression and subsequently moved into a phase of overseas development.
Question 55: According to the passage, Giannini_____.
A. opened the Bank of America in 1904.
B. worked in a bank in Italy.
C. set up the Bank of America prior to setting up the bank of Italy. D. later changed the name of the
Bank of Italy.
Question 56: Where did Giannini open his first bank?
A. In New York City B. in what used to be a bar
C. On Washington Street Wharf
D. on a
makeshift desk
Question 57: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the San Francisco
earthquake?
A. It happened in 1906.
B. It occurred in the aftermath of a fire.
C. It caused problems for Giannini’s bank.
D. It was a tremendous earthquake.
Question 58: The word “raging” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by_____.
A. angered
B. localized
C. intense
D. feeble
Question 59: It can be inferred from the passage that Giannini used crates of oranges after the
earthquake_____.

A. to hide the gold.
B. to fill up the wagons.
C. to provide nourishment for his customers. D. to protect the gold from the fire.
Question 60: The passage states that after his retirement, Giannini_____.
A. began selling off banks.
B. caused economic misfortune to occur.
C. supported the bank’s new management.
D. returned to work.
Question 61: The expression “weathered the storm of ”in the last paragraph could best be replaced
by_____.
A. found a cure for B. rained on the parade of C. survived the ordeal of D. blew its stack at
Question 62: Where in the passage does the author describe Giannini’s first banking clients?
A. Lines 2-5
B. Lines 7-8
C. Lines 12-13
D. Lines 14-16
Question 63: How is the information in the passage presented?
A. In chronological order
B. In order of importance
C. A cause followed by an effect D. Classifications with examples
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Question 64: The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses_____.
A. bank failures during the Great Depression.
B. a third major crisis of the Bank of
America.
C. the international development of the Bank of America. D. how Giannini spent his
retirement.
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm)

I. Rewrite the following sentences using the words given so that it means exactly the same as the
first sentence.
1. Mary is so young that she can’t join our club. (TOO)
 Mary is _________________________________________
2. The owners of the restaurants are usually very rich.(WHO)
 The people _________________________________________
3. It was easy for us to get tickets for the concert. (NO)
 We had _________________________________________
4. They think the burglar got in through the bathroom. (THOUGHT)
 The burglar _________________________________________
5. George failed the final exam because he was lazy.(BECAUSE OF)
 Because of _________________________________________
II. Topic: Your thing to do in free time. Watching TV.
Do you like watching TV? Do you watch it regularly? If a living performance is available what, do
you think, will you choose, watching TV or attending the performance? But if I were you I will prefer the
latter.
Watching TV is boring and exhaustive. Just sitting before the grey box will make you sleepy. You
cannot feel the atmosphere in the auditorium which makes the audiences feel refreshed and excited. You
can appreciate all the programs through your own eyes not though the square glass screen.
There are many other audiences as well as you sitting there and watching the performance which
makes you feel accompanied. And you can communicate with others about what you have just seen or
thought. This gives you an opportunity to express your opinion. And you know you are not alone then.
Going to see the performance out of your house is also good to your body. For you may have a
walk after the activity even go to a good bar and find something to drink. You can also see some friends
after the show. Though I am not very sure about others I will commonly do such things after a concert. It
makes me feel great.
So, to take part in a living show is my favorite choice. Instead of watching TV I would like to have
some performance publically. It is better than the program in TV I think.
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03

C

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C

05

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32

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