tuyển tập 10 đề thi thử THPT quốc gia 2017 môn tiếng anh có đáp án và lời giải chi tiết

Nhóm Luyện thi mơn Tiếng Anh
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THÁNG 1

Năm học : 2016-2017


Sách Ngân Hàng Đề thi Tháng 1

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Thân chào tất cả những thành viên yêu quý của Nhóm Luyện thi Môn Tiếng Anh cùng cô
Hương Fiona-Thầy Phan Huy Phúc .
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cả nước năm 2016 như Chuyên Đại học Vinh ,Chuyên Nguyễn Huệ ,Chuyên Khoa Học Tự
Nhiên , Chuyên Sư Phạm Hà Nội …..,lược bỏ các câu hỏi khơng cịn phù hợp với kì thi
THPT Quốc Gia 2017 như Phần Tự Luận ( viết luận ,viết lại câu ) …. để các em có nguồn
bài tập tham khảo chất lượng phục vụ kì thi trên lớp cũng như kì thi THPT Quốc Gia 2017
sắp tới !
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NGÂN HÀNG ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM 2017
Nguồn : THPT CHUYÊN THÁI NGUYÊN LẦN 2 -2016
Sưu tầm và biên soạn : Lê Đức Thọ

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
There can be no (1)...........at all that the internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents
are worried that children spend too much time playing on the internet, hardly (2).......... doing anything
else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are curious to find out why the internet is so attractive, and
they want to know if it can be harmful to their children. (3)........... parents worry if their children are
spending that much time staring at their computer?
Obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, (4)............in some game, instead of
doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the
child should (5). ..........use of the internet, and the child should give his or her word that it won't interfere
(6)............homework. If the child is not holding to this arrangement, the parents can take more drastic
(7)............. Dealing with a child's use of the Internet is not much different from negotiating any other
sort of bargain about behaviour.
Any parent who is (8)..........alarmed about a child's behavior should make an appointment
to(9)................the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not necessarily affect
a child's at school. Even if a child is absolutely crazy about using the internet, he or she is probably (10)
............ through a phase, and in a few months there will be something else to worry

Question l. A. doubt
Question 2. A. always
Question 3. A. Would
Question 4. A. supposed
Question 5. A. do
Question 6. A. of
Question 7. A. rules
Question 8. A. widely
Question 9. A. speak
Question 10. A. going

B. reason
B. rarely
B. Could
B. occupied
B. have
B. on
B. regulations
B. heavily
B. discuss
B. passing

C. purpose
C. never
C. Should
C. obsessed
C. make
C. with
C. methods
C. seriously

C. talk
C. walking

D. motive
D. ever
D. Did
D. absorbed
D. create
D. from
D. steps
D. broadly
D. debate
D. traveling

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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.
In most discussions of cultural diversity, attention has focused on visible, explicit aspects of
culture, such language, dress, food, religion, music, and social rituals. Although they are important,
these visible expressions of culture, which are taught deliberately and learned consciously, are only the
tip of the iceberg or culture. Much of culture is taught and learned implicitly, or outside awareness.
Thus, neither cultural insiders nor cultural outsiders are aware that certain "invisible" aspects of their
culture exist.
Invisible elements of culture are important to us. For example, how long we can be late before
being impolite, what topics we should avoid in a conversation, how we show interest or attention
through listening behavior, what we consider beautiful or ugly. These are all aspects of culture that we

learn and use without being aware of it. When we meet other people whose invisible cultural
assumptions differ from those we have learned implicitly, we usually do not recognize their behavior as
cultural in origin.
Differences in invisible culture can cause problems in cross-cultural relations. Conflicts may
arise when we are unable to recognize others’ behavioral differences as cultural rather than personal.
We tend to misinterpret other people's behavior, blame them, or judge their intentions or competence
without realizing that we are experiencing cultural rather than individual differences.
Formal organizations and institutions, such as schools, hospitals, workplaces, governments, and
the legal system are collection sites for invisible cultural differences. If the differences were more
visible, we might have less misunderstanding. For example, if we met a man in a courthouse who was
wearing exotic clothes, speaking a language other than ours, and carrying food that looked strange, we
would not assume that we understood his thoughts and feelings or that he understood ours. Yet when
such a man is dressed similarly to us, speaks our language, and does not differ from us in other obvious
ways, we may fail to recognize the invisible cultural differences between us. As a result, mutual
misunderstanding may arise.
Question 11. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To explain the importance of invisible aspects of culture
B. To describe cultural diversity.
C. To point out that much of culture is learned consciously.
D. To explain why cross-cultural conflict occurs.
Question 12. The word "deliberately" in bold in paragraph I is Closest in meaning to ________
A. slowly
B. accurately
C. intentionally
D. randomly
Question 13. The phrase "the tip of the iceberg" in bold in paragraph 1 means
that ________
A. other cultures seem cold to us
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B. visible aspects of culture are learned in institutions
C. we usually focus on the highest forms of culture
D. most cannot be seen
Question 14. Which or the following was NOT mentioned as an example of invisible culture?
A. What topics to avoid in conversation
B, What food to eat in a courthouse
C. How late is considered impolite
D. How people express interest in what others are saying
Question 15. The word "those" in bold in 2 refers to________
A. people from a different culture
B. invisible assumptions
C. people who speak a different language
D. topics that should be avoided
Question 16. It can be inferred paragraph 3 that conflict results when_______
A. people think cultural differences are personal
B. people compete with those from other cultures
C. one culture is more invisible than another culture
D. some people recognize more cultural differences than others
Question 17. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. We are often aware that we are learning about culture
B. Visible aspects of cultures receive much attention in discussion of cultural diversity
C. People misinterpret other people's behavior because they know they are experiencing cultural
differences
D. Invisible cultural differences are often witnessed at formal organizations and institutions
Question 18. The author implies that institutions such as school and workplaces
________
A. are aware of cultural differences

B. teach their employees about cultural differences
C. reinforce invisible cultural differences
D. Share a common culture
Question 19. The “exotic” in bold in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______
A. colourful
B. strange
C. familiar
D beautiful
Question 20. Which of the following would most likely result in misunderstanding?
A. Learning culture about our own culture in school
B. Unusual food being cooked by foreign visitors
C. Strange behavior from someone speaking a foreign language
D. Strange behavior from someone speaking our language
( ID: 105323 ) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 21. A. washed
Question 22. A. adventure

B. worked
B. mature

C. corrected
C. figure

D. crossed
D. procedure

( ID: 105326 ) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 23. City developed at the point where the Hudson and Passaic rivers mingle with the water of

the Atlantic Ocean.
A. associate
B. socialize
C. mix
D. part
Question 24. Lack of water and nutrients has impeded the growth of these cherry tomato plants.
A. promoted
B. assisted
C. realized
D. prevented
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Question 25. Bone and ivory are light, strong and accessible materials for Inuit artists.
A. available
B. beautiful
C. economic
D. natural
( ID: 105330 ) Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 26: The Greens never stay at home at weekends, _______?
A. do they
B. does he
C. don 't they
D. doesn’t he
Question 27 : ________are a form of carbon has been since the late eighteenth century.
A. Diamonds, which
B. That diamonds

C. Because diamonds
D. Diamonds
Question 28. We regret _______ you that you have been made redundant
A. inform
B. to inform
C. informed
D. informing
Question 29. The pollution problems in town have been _______by mass in the summer.
A. exacerbated
B. developed
C. augmented
D. contributed
Question 30: One of the tenets of New Criticism is that a critic need not tell readers ________ about a
story.
A. which thinking
B. What to think
C. that thinking
D. to think what
Question 31: As neither of us would ________ , the bargain come to nothing.
A. give off
B. give out
C. give away
D. give in
Question 32: David: “Would you like to join our volunteer group in this summer?”
Peter: “________”
A. Yes, I’d love to. Thanks.
B. I wouldn’t. Thank you.
C. Do you think I would?
D. Yes, you're a good friend.
Question 33: Such _______that the firelighters could not get near it.

A. the fire was hot
B. hot was the fire
C. was the heat of the fire
D. the hot fire
Question 34: It is just as well you didn't put your money in that company, because it would have been
an absolute________ if you had.
A. mistake
B. catastrophe
C. error
D. miscalculation
Question 35: _______ little we may like it, old age comes to most of us
A. However
B. Despite
C. So
D. Since
Question 36: Down _______ for three days.
A. the rain poured
B. poured the rain C. did the rain pour
D. the rain pour
Question 37: She got so _______while watching the match on TV that she began shouting.
A. excited
B. excitement
C. exciting
D. excitedly
Question 38: Having made his first film earlier this year, he is _______ starring in a musical.
A. lately
B. currently
C. recently
D. actually
Question 39: She was unemployed three years ago, I don't know _______she is living on nowaday.

A.How
B. Why
C. what
D. where
Question 40: When ________ is not known.
A. it was invented the wheel
B. was the wheel invented
C the invention or the wheel
D. the wheel was invented
Question 41: When a fire broke out in the Louvre ,at least twenty ________ paintings were destroyed,
including two by Picasso.
A. priceless
B. valueless
C. worthless
D. worthy
Question 42: Mai: “Wow, I’ve never seen such a nice cell phone, Nam” - Nam: “_____”.
A. Oh, I don’t know.
B. Thank you. I’m glad you like it.
C. You’re welcome.
D. I agree with you.
Question 43: Nowadays children would prefer history _______in more practical ways.
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A. to teach
B. teach
C. taught
D. to be taught

Question 44: Do you think you ______that report by the end of the week?
A. have finished
B. Will be finishing
C. Will have finished
D. finished
( ID: 105350 ) 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 main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 45. A. weather
Question 46. A. dependence
Question 47. A. applicant

B. confirm
B. prediction
B. ambitious

C. highland
C. disastrous
C. essential

D. entrance
D. compliment
D. performance

( ID: 105354 ) Mark A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underline part that needs
correcting
Question 48. The number of wild condors, an endangered species of (A) bird, have been(B) increasing
steadily(C) because of (D) the work scientists and environmentalists.
Question 49. Children’s games(A), which are amusements involve(B) more than one individual, appear
to be(C) a cultural universal (D)
Question 50. Woody Gutlvrie wrote thousands of songs (A) during his lifetime(B), many of whom(C)

became classic folk(D) songs.
Question 51. If you caught driving(A) without a licence(B), you risk to be(C) heavily fined(D)
Question 52. Tree squirrels are active, noisy(A), and lively(B) animals that(C) make its(D) home in
trunks
( ID: 105360 ) Read the following passage mark letter A, B, C, or D on your sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions
Coincident with concerns about the accelerating loss of species and habitats has been a growing
appreciation of the importance of biological diversity, the number of species in a particular ecosystem,
to the health of the Earth and human well-being. Much has been written about the diversity of terrestrial
organisms, particularly the exceptionally rich life associated tropical rain-forest habitats. Relatively little
has been said, however, about diversity of life in the sea even though coral reef systems are comparable
to rain forests in terms of richness of life.
An alien exploring Earth would probably give priority to the planet's dominants - most distinctive
feature - the ocean. Humans have a bias toward land that sometimes get in the way of truly examining
global issues. Seen from far away, it is easy to realize landmasses occupy only one-third of the Earth’s
surface. Given that two thirds of the Earth's surface is water and that marine life lives at all levels of the
ocean, the total three-dimensional living space of the ocean is perhaps 100 times greater than that of
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land and contains more than 90 percent of all life on Earth even though the ocean has fewer distinct
species.
The fact that half of the known species are thought to inhabit the world's rain forests doesn't seem
surprising, considering the huge numbers of insects that comprise the bulk of the species. One scientist
found many different species of ants in just one tree from a rain forest. While every species is different
from every other species, their genetic makeup constrains them to be insects and to share similar
characteristics with 750,000 species of insects. If basic, broad categories such as phyla and classes are
given more emphasis than differentiating between species, then the greatest diversity of life is

unquestionably by sea. Nearly every major type of plant and animal has some presentation there.
To appreciate fully the diversity and abundance of life in the sea, it helps to think small. Every spoonful
of ocean water life, on the order of 100 to 100,000 bacteria cells plus assorted microscopic plants and
animals, including larvae of organisms ranging from sponges and corals to starfish and clams and much
more.
Question 53. What is the main point of the passage?
A. Humans are destroying thousands of species
B. There are thousands of insects species
C. The sea is even richer in life than the rain forests
D. Coral reefs are similar to rain forests
Question 54. The word "appreciation" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______
A. ignorance
B. recognition
C. tolerance
D. forgiveness
Question 55. Why does the author compare rain forests and coral reefs in paragraph 1?
A. They are approximately the same size
B. They share many similar species
C. Most of their habitats require water
D. Both have many different forms of life
Question 56. The "bias" in 2 is closet in meaning to________
A.concern
B. disadvantage
C. attitude
D. prejudice
Question 57. Which of the following is true about the ocean to the passage?
A. It's 100 limes greater than land
B. It contains more species than land
C. It contains a vast majority of life on Earth
D. It occupies one-third of the Earth' surface

Question 58. The passage suggests that most rain forests species are_______
A.insects
B. bacteria
C. mammals
D. birds
Question 59. The word "there" in paragraph 3 refers to _______
A.the sea
B. the rain forests
C. a tree
D. the Earth’s surface
Question 60. The author argues that there is more diversity of life than in the rain forests because
A. more phyla and classes of life are presented in the sea
B. there are too many insects to make meaningful distinctions
C. many insect species too small to divide into categories
D. marine life-form reproduce at a faster rate
Question 61. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of microscopic sea life?
A. Sponges
B. Coral
C. Starfish
D. Shrimp
Question 62. Which of the following conclusions is supported by the passage?
A.Ocean life is highly adaptive
B. More attention needs to be paid to preserving ocean species and habitats
C. Ocean life is primarily composed of plants
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D. The sea is highly resistant to the damage done by pollutants

( ID: 105374 ) 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 underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 63. Their migration may be postponed if fog, clouds or rain hides the star.
A.cancelled
B. continued
C. spoiled
D. damaged
Question 64. Even when textbooks are standardized throughout a school system, methods of teaching
with may be greatly varied.
A. different
B. made the same
C. expensive
D. lacking

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NGÂN HÀNG ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA MÔN TIẾNG ANH NĂM 2017
Nguồn : Sưu tầm đề thi các trường mùa thi 2016
Sưu tầm và biên soạn : Lê Đức Thọ
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following questions.
Question 1.

A. honorable

B. honesty

C. historic

D. heir

Question 2.

A. unfold

B. unfair

C. unless

D. undo

Question 3.

A. depends

B. years

C. temples

D. parents

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 main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 4.

A. introduce

B. Japanese

C. technological

D. photography

Question 5.

A. mausoleum

B. conservative

C. disqualify

D. magnificent

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the
blanks.
Question 6. Robert _______in three important water polo games so far.
A. has played

B. is playing

C. played

D. had played

Question 7. The man speaks ________ I cannot understand him.
A. so fast that

B. such quickly that

C. so fastly that

D. slowly enough

Question 8. It is imperative that your facebook password ________ confidential.
A. need keeping

B. need to keep

C. needs to be kept

D. needed keeping

Question 9. You should look up the meaning of the new word in the dictionary________ misuse it.
A. in order to not

B. to

C. so as not to

D. so that

Question 10. The salary of a computer programmer is ________ a teacher.
A. as twice much as

B. as much as twice of

C. twice as higher as that

D. twice as high as that of

Question 11. Tony didn’t study hard for the test. His answers ________ from someone else.
A. should have copied

B. must have been copied

C. can have copied

D. would have copied

Question 12. On the table _____.
A. the disks lay

B. did the disks lie

C. lay the disks

D. lied the disks

Question 13. The girls and flowers ___________ he painted were vivid.
A. who

B. which

C. whom

D. that

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Question 14. He’d prefer ___________ chicken soup rather than ___________ milk.
A. having / having

B. to have / drink

C. have / drink

D. had / drank

Question 15. There is ____ in my bedroom.
A. a square wooden old table

B. an old square wooden table

C. a wooden old square table

D. an old wooden square table

Question 16. Our health is being _______ by air pollution.
A. dangerous

B. dangerously

C. danger

D. endangered

Question 17. The 15th Asian Games was a _________ sporting event.
A. succeed

B. success

C. successful

D. successfully

Question 18. Don’t expect to be treated _____ in this hospital.
A. preferential

B. preference

C. preferred

D. preferentially

Question 19. Mrs. Jane gave her short speech to express her ________ for the retirement gift.
A. appeasement

B. applause

C. apportionment

D. appreciation

Question 20. I want to take my dogs with me. I need their _____.
A. company

B. relation

C. relationship

D. companion

Question 21. Children should be ________ by their parents on the first day of school.
A. accompanied

B. followed

C. involved

D. associated

Question 22. The __________ cheered when the final goal was scored in the match today.
A. spectators

B. onlookers

C. viewers

D. audience

Question 23. Thanks for lending me your umbrella; it really came in _____.
A. used

B. handy

C. handful

D. needy

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following sentence.
Question 24. Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by
the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.
A. restricted

B. as well as

C. unless

D. instead of

Question 25: I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.
A. acceptable

B. pretty highs

C. wonderful

D. reasonable

Question 26: Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she'll turn up before long.
A. enter

B. visit

C. arrive

D. return

Question 27: After her mother died, she was raised by her grandparents.
A. come into

B. brought up

C. put up

D. grown up

Question 28: Now I understand why you moved out of that house.
A. I am surprised

B. it frustrates me

C. I am intrigued

D. it makes sense to me

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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 29. The students who are revising for their exams are used to stay up late.
A

B

C

D

Question 30. All of the cities in Texas, San Antonio is probably the most picturesque.
A

B

C

D

Question 31. By measuring the color of a star, astronomers can tell how hot is it.
A

B

C

D

Question 32. Wealthy people have always desired and wear precious stones because their beauty is
lasting.

A

B

C

D
Question 33. The water temperature in a spring depends on that of the soil through where the water
A

B

C

flows.
D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions.
In most of the earliest books for childre n, illustrations were an afterthought. But in the
Caldecott “toy books”, which first appeared in 1878, they were almost as important as the lines of
text, and occupied far more space in the book. One can almost read the story from the
dramatic action in the pictures.
Since then, thousands of successful picture books have been published in the United States
and around the world. In the best, the words and illustrations seem to complement each other
perfectly. Often a single person, is responsible for both writing and illustrating the book. One of the
greatest, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, whose real name
was Theodor Geisel. His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the
market in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever. Seuss’s playful drawings
were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and unforgettable characters. In 1957, Seuss’s The
Cat in the Hat became the first book in Random House’s best -selling series, Beginner Books, written
by Seuss and several other authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and
plants, and playful stories written in very simple language.
Dr. Seuss is not the only well-known author-illustrator, of course. There is Max Sendak, who

wrote and illustrated Where the Wild Things Are, the story of a little boy named Max, who becomes
king of the fierce ( but funny) creatures that live in the Land of the Wilds Things. Robert McCloskey

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produced both the richly textured illustrations and delightful story of a family of ducks living
in downtown Boston, Make Ways for Ducklings. Some books are produced by a collaborative author
artist team. Author Margaret Wise Brown combined with illustrator Clement Hurd to produce two
delightful books loved by very young children, Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Another
example is the husband-and-wife team of writer Audrey Wood and illustrator Don Wood, who were
responsible for King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub and The Napping House.
Wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular. With a little help, threeand fouryear-olds can follow the sequence of events, and they can understand the stories suggested
in them. The marvel of books with few or no words is that they allow children and their parents the
opportunity to tell and retell the same stories over and over in their own words. One of the
most charming examples of a wordless book is Jan Omerod’sSunshine. Barbara Berger’s
Grandfather Twilight and David Weisner’s Tuesday are examples of books containing only a few
words.
U.S. publishers have also drawn on illustrators from other countries whose original,
imaginative works have brought their different visions to American children’s books. Among them
are Leo Lionni from Italy, Feodor Rojankovsky from Russia, and Taro Yashimi from Japan.
( Source: “ The Complete Guide to the TOEFL Test” – Bruce Rogers)
Question 34. When did illustrations become important in books for children?
A. In late 19th century

B. In 1937

C. Only recently

D. In 1957

Question 35. The word “they” in the first paragraph refers to ________.
A. the earliest books for children

B. illustrations

C. the Caldecott “toy books”

D. lines of text

Question 36. The phrase “the best” in paragraph 2 refers to the best __________.
A. picture books

B. illustrations

C. authors

D. words

Question 37. According to the passage, pictures help make children’s books _________.
A. sell better

B. unforgettable

C. more successful

D. more original

Question 38. According to the passage, when was the world of children’s literature changed?

A. Before Seuss’s first children’s book hit the market.
B. Before Seuss’s made playful drawings.
C. After Seuss’s first children’s book hit the market.
D. After Seuss’s book became Random House’s best-seller.
Question 39. “Sunshine” is given in the passage as an example of a book that _________.
A. is very charming

B. is only for children

C. contains only pictures

D. contains only a few words

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Question 40. The phrase “Another example” in the passage refers to an example of ________.
A. a husband-and-wife team

B. a delightful book

C. an author-artist team

D. a book like King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub.

Question 41. The word “original” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. in the first place

B. of the first source

C. imaginary and beautiful

D. new and creative

Question 42. Leo Lionni, Feodor Rojankovsky, and Taro Yashimi are mentioned in the
passage to show that____________.
A. there are talented authors in different countries.
B. U.S. publishers attract good artists from other countries.
C. illustrators from other countries want to work for U.S. publishers.
D. illustrators from other countries have different visions to U.S. publishers.
Question 43. What is the main idea of the reading passage?
A. Dr. Seuss was one of the most successful illustrator-authors.
B. Husband-and-wife teams can become successful in producing books.
C. Only wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular.
D. Pictures are very important in books for children.
Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 44 to 53
Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires
can change ecosystems. Some changes ___44___ ecosystems. If there is too ___45___ rainfall,
plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant dies off, the animals that ___46___ it
may also die or move away. Some changes are good for ecosystems. Some pine forests need
___47___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest
fire melts the seal and lets the seeds___48___. Polluting the air, soil, and water can harm
ecosystems. Building ___49___ on rivers for electric power and irr igation can harm
ecosystems ___50___ the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down ___51___ destroy
ecosystems.
Ecologists are working with companies and governments to find better ways of ___52___ fish,
cutting down trees, and building dams. T hey are looking for ways to get food, lumber, and
other products for people ___53___ causing harm to ecosystems.

Question 44. A harms

B. harmful

C. harmless

D. harm

Question 45. A. little

B. a little

C. few

D. a few

Question 46. A. fed

B. feed

C. feed on

D. food

Question 47. A. flame

B. fires

C. blaze

D. burning

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Question 48. A. out

B. in

C. go

D. fly

Question 49. A. moats

B. ditches

C. bridges

D. dams

Question 50. A. on

B. around

C. over

D. under

Question 51. A. hills

B. jungles

C. forests

D. woods

Question 52. A. catching

B. holding

C. carrying

D. taking

Question 53. A. avoid

B. without

C. not

D. no

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence
given in each of the following questions
Question 54. Alice eats very little because she doesn’t want to put on weight.
A. Because Alice doesn’t want to get fat, she eats quite a lot.
B. Alice wants to put on weight, so she doesn’t eat anything.
C. Alice eats very little, but she doesn’t lose weight.

D. Alice eats very little so as not to gain weight.
Question 55. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic.
A. In spite of the heavy rain, we were able to have a picnic.
B. We were prevented from having our picnic by the heavy rain.
C. We could have our picnic even though it rained heavily.
D. The heavy rain didn’t prevent us from having our picnic.
Question 56. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.
A. He had tested his eyes ten months before.
B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.
C. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months.
D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.
Question 57. Peter didn’t arrive in time to see her.
A. Peter was so late that I can’t see her.
B. Peter wasn’t too early to see her.
C. Peter wasn’t early enough to see her.
D. Peter wasn’t enough early to see her.
Question 58. The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
A. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon.
B. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon.
C. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned.
D. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
Question 59. She said, “John, I’ll show you round my city when you’re here.”
A. She made a trip round her city with John.
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B. She promised to show John round her city.
C. She planned to show John round her city.
D. She organized a trip round her city for John.

Question 60. There’s no point in persuading Jane to change her mind.
A. No one wants Jane to change her mind because it’s pointless.
B. It’s possible for us to persuade Jane to change her mind.
C. Jane will change her mind though she doesn’t want to.
D. It’s useless to persuade Jane to change her mind.
Question 61. Mr. Black: “What a lovely house you have!” - Mr. John: “__________.”
A. No problem

B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in

C. Of course not, it’s not costly

D. I think so

Question 62. John: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?” - Mary: “________.”
A. I don’t agree, I’m afraid

B. That would be great

C. You’re welcome

D. I feel very bored

Question 63. Customer: “Can I have a look at that pullover, please?” - Salesgirl: “__________”
A. It's much cheaper

B. Which one? This one?

C. Sorry, it is out of stock.

D. Can I help you?

Question 64: I didn't understand what he was saying because I hadn't read his book.
A. If I had read his book, I would have understood what be was saying.
B. I wouldn’t have understood what he was saying if I hadn’t read his book.
C. It was had to understand his book so I didn’t understand what he was saying.
D. I couldn’t understand his book because I didn’t read it.

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1. Đáp án là C. Từ historic có phần gạch chân được phát âm là /h/, các từ cịn lại h khơng được phát
âm ( âm câm)
2. Đáp án là C. Từ historic có phần gạch chân được phát âm là /ə/, các từ cịn lại có phần gạch chân
được phát âm là /ʌ/
3. Đáp án là D. Từ parents có phần gạch chân được phát âm là /s/, các từ còn lại có phần gạch chân
được phát âm là /z/
4. Đáp án là D. Từ photography có trọng âm rơi âm tiết thứ nhất, các từ còn lại nhấn âm thứ ba.
5. Đáp án là D. Từ mausoleum có trọng âm rơi âm tiết thứ ba, các từ còn lại nhấn âm thứ hai.
6. Đáp án là A. so far: dấu hiệu của thì hiên tại hồn thành
7. Cấu trúc “ quá … đến nối mà….”: … so + adj/ adv + that clause; và : such + (a/an ) + adj + N +
that+ clause.
8. Đáp án là A. Cấu trúc gợi ý, khuyên bảo: It is imperative that + S+ V( bare-inf). Điều quan trọng
là …
9. Các cấu trúc chỉ mục đích: In order (not) + to V; so as (not) + to V; (not) + to V; so that + clause .
Dựa và cấu trúc và ý nghĩa => chọn đáp án C.
10. Cấu trúc so sánh gấp bội: twice / three times … + as + adj/adv + as + …..
11. Đáp án là B. must have done: diễn tả hành động chắc chắn đã xảy ra trong q khứ, có cơ sở.

Dịch: Tony đã khơng học hành chăm chỉ cho bài kiểm tra. Câu trả l ời của anh ta chắc được sao chép
từ người khác.
Các đáp án còn lại:
Should have done: điễn tả hành động, đáng lẽ ra đã nên làm trong quá khứ.
Can have done: diễn tả hành động sự việc có thể đã xảy ra trong quá khứ.
Would have done: diễn tả hành động sự việc có thể sẽ xảy ra, sau thời điểm nói trong quá khứ
12. Đáp án là C. Cấu trúc đảo ngữ với trạng từ nơi chốn đứng đầu câu: Adverb + V + S.
13. Đáp án là D. that: dùng để thay thế cho danh từ chỉ người và chỉ vật, nối nhau bởi liên từ “and”
14. Đáp án là B. Cấu trúc “thích…. hơn…”: would prefer + to V + rather than + V/V -ing.
15. Đáp án là B. Câu này hỏi về vị trí các tính từ
16. Đáp án là D. Ta thấy có “ by air pollution” => câu bị động thì hiện tại tiếp diễn => Be + being +
V-ed/cột 3
17. Chỗ cần điền là 1 tính từ, trước danh từ và sau mạo từ “a” => đáp án đúng là C
18. Đáp án là D. Sau động từ => ta chọn trạng từ chỉ cách thức cho vị trí này
19. Đáo án là D. appreciation: sự đề cao
apportionment :sự chia ra từng phần
20. Đáp án là A. company: Sự cùng đi; sự cùng ở; sự có bầu có bạn
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Các từ còn lại: relation: sự liên lạc, relationship: mối quan hệ; companion: người bạn
21. Đáp án là A. accompany: đi kèm, hộ tống
Các từ còn lại: follow: theo sau; involve: gồm; associate: kết giao, kết hợp
22. Đáp án là A. spectator: cổ động viên ( thể thao )
Các từ còn lại: audience: khán giả ( xem kịch, chương trình ca nhạc.. ); onlooker = viewer: người
xem ( T.V,..);
23. Đáp án là B. come in handy: đến đúng lúc, đến vào lúc cần thiết.
24. rather than: hơn là…..=> Dựa vào nghĩa chọn D. instead of: thay vì..
Các đáp án khác: restricted: hạn chế; as well as: cũng như là ..; unless: nếu khơng

25C từ có nghĩa là tuyệt vời
26C cụm từ có nghĩa là đến, xuất hiện, có mặt
27B cum từ có nghĩa là ni con, ni lớn
28D cụm từ có nghĩa là hiểu được, hợp lý, có lý
29. Đáp án là D. used to stay => used to staying
30. Đáp án là A. All of => Of all
31. Đáp án là D. is it => it is
32. Đáp án là B. wear => ( have ) worn
33. Đáp án là C. where => which
34. Đáp án là A. Dựa vào đoạn thứ 1
35. Đáp án là B. they = illustrations: tranh minh họa
36. Đáp án là A. Dựa vào ý trước đó: Since then, thousands of successful picture books have been
published in the United States and around the world.
37. Đáp án là C. Dựa vào đoạn 2: thousands of successful picture books …. In the best, the words
and illustrations seem to complement each other perfectly. Often a single person, is responsible for
both writing and illustrating the book. One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most successful
38. Đáp án là C. Ý trong bài: His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on
Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever.
39. Đáp án là C. Ý trong bài: One of the most charming examples of a wordless book is
Jan Omerod’sSunshine.
40. Đáp án là C. Dựa vào hai ý trước đó: . Some books are produced by a collaborative authorartist
team. Author Margaret Wise Brown combined with illustrator Clement Hurd to produce two
delightful books loved by very young children, Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny.
41. Đáp án là D. original = new and creative: mới và sáng tạo
42. Đáp án là B. Đọc đoạn cuối, có thể suy luận được đáp án này.
43. Đáp án là D. Cả bài đề cập đến “illustrations – tranh minh họa” và tầm ảnh hưởng của nó đến
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sách dành cho trẻ em..
44. Đáp án là D. Câu thiếu động từ cho chủ ngữ số nhiều “Some changes” . harm (v): làm hai
Harmful(adj): có hại; harmless (adj): vô hại
45. rainfall: danh từ không đếm được => Đáp án là A. too little: quá ít
46. Đáp án là C. Câu thiếu động từ trong mệnh đề quan hệ “that ….”. feed on something: ăn …
47. Đáp án là B. collocation: fires: những vụ cháy ( rừng )
Các từ còn lại: flame: ngọn lửa; blaza: ngọn lửa; burning: cháy
48. Đáp án là A. let something out: để lộ
49. Đáp án là D. dam: đập ( ngăn nước )
Các từ còn lại: bridge: cầu; moat: hào ( xung quanh thành trì… ); ditch: rãnh, mương
50. Đáp án là B. around the river: quanh khu vực ở song
51. Đáp án là C. cut down forests: chặt rừng
Các từ còn lại: hill: đồi; jungle: khu đất hoang mọc đầy bụi rậm; wood: gỗ
52. Đáp án là A. ctach fish: bắt cá
Các từ còn lại: hold: giữ, nắm; carry: mang; take: đưa…
53. Đáp án là B. without + N/V-ing: với không …
54. Câu đã cho: Alice ăn rất ít bởi vì cô ấy không muốn tăng cân.
=> Đáp án là D. Cấu trúc chỉ mục đích: so as (not) + to V: để ( khơng ) làm gì…
Dịch: Alice ăn rất ít để không bị tăng cân.
55. Cấu trúc: make it + adj (+for someone) + to V: khiến như thế nào ….
Nghĩa câu đã cho: Trời mưa to khiến chúng tôi không thể đi dã ngoại.
=> Đáp án là B.Cấu trúc prevent someon from doing something: ngăn cản ai làm gì.
Câu này là câu bị động : Chúng tơi bị ngăn cản đi dã ngoại bởi trời mưa to.
56. Câu đã cho: Lần cuối cùng anh ta kiểm tra mắt là mười tháng trước.
=> Đáp án là C. Anh ta đã không kiểm tra mắt được 10 tháng rồi.
57. In time: đúng giờ. Nghĩa câu đã cho: Peter đã không đến đúng giờ để gặp cô ấy.
=>Đáp án là C. adj + enough: đủ…
Dịch: Peter không đến đủ sớm để gặp cô ấy.
58. Cấu trúc so sánh tăng tiến “ càng ….. càng ….”: the + comparison + S+ V, the + comparison +
S+ V.

Nghĩa câu đã cho. Chúng ta giải quyết vấn đề càng sớm, thì sẽ càng tốt hơn cho tất cả những thứ liên
quan.
=> Đáp án là D. Câu điều kiện loại I, diễn tả hành động mang tính dự đốn, có thể xảy ra trong hiện
tại hoặc tương lai: Nếu chúng ta có thể giải quyết vấn đề này sớm, nó sẽ tốt hơn cho những thứ liên
quan.
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59. John, I’ll show you round my city when you’re here. – John. Nếu bạn ở đây,mình sẽ cho bạn đi
xem toàn thành phố. => thể hiện lời hứa.
=> Đáp án là B. promise to do something: hứa làm gì.
60. Cấu trúc: no point in V-ing: khơng ích gì khi làm gì..
Đáp án là D. useless: vơ ích. Cấu trúc: It + be+ adj + to V.
61. What a lovely house you have! – Nhà của bạn thật đẹp! => Lời khen
Đáp án là B. Cám ơn bạn. Hy vọng bạn sẽ ghé qua chơi.
Các đáp án khác:
A. Khơng sao đâu. C.Dĩ nhiên khơng. Nó khơng đắt. D. Tôi cũng nghĩ vậy.
62. Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?- Tối nay bạn muốn đi em phim không?
Đáp án là B. Thật tuyệt. -> chỉ sự đồng tình
Các đáp án khác:
A. Tơi khơng đồng ý. Tôi e ngại.
C. You’re welcome - dùng để đáp lại lời cảm ơn của ai đó.
D. Tơi cảm thấy rất buồn chán.
63. Can I have a look at that pullover, please? – Làm ơn cho tôi xem cái áo len chui đầu kia?
=> Đáp án là B. Cái nào? Cái này à?
Các đáp án khác khơng hợp ngữ cảnh:
A. Nó rẻ hơn nhiều. C. Xin lỗi. Nó khơng có sẵn. D. Tơi có thể giúp gì cho chị?
Phần viết?
64. A (câu điều loại 3)

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NGÂN HÀNG ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA THÁNG 1 NĂM 2017 –ĐỀ SỐ 03
Nguồn : THPT Chuyên KHTN –Đại học Khoa Học Tự nhiên Hà Nội
Sưu tầm và biên soạn : Lê Đức Thọ
I. 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 1. A. reservation

B. communicate

C. dictation

D. occasion

Question 2. A. religion

B. preserve

C. mechanic

D. hospitality

Question 3. A. immense

B. purity

C. accompany

D. advantage

II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose bold and
underlined part is pronounced differently from others.
Question 4. A. attacked

B. diminished

C. naked

D. remarked

Question 5. A. knowledge

B. flower

C. shower

D. coward

III. 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. ____, we tried our best to complete it.
A. Difficult as the homework was

B. Thanks to the difficult homework

C. As though the homework was difficult

D. Despite the homework was difficult

Question 7. She listened so attentively that not a word ____. .
A. she had missed

B. she missed

C. she didn’t miss

D. did she miss

Question 8. The success of the party was mainly due to the presence of several .
A. celebrations

B. celebrities

C. celebrated

D. celebrates

Question 9. ____ the hotel rooms are reserved throughout peak season.
A. Almost

B. Almost of

C. Almost all of

D. Most of all

Question 10. ____ was caused by breathing impure air was once a common belief.
A. Malaria

B. That malaria

C. Although malaria

D. Because malaria

Question 11. “I am really sorry, but I won’t be able to come to your party.” “____.”
A. Just fine, thanks

B. Oh that’s too bad of you

C. I’m sorry, too. But that’s OK

D. What’s the matter?

Question 12. Three-quarters of the day ____ in idleness.
A was spent

B. were spent

C. was going

D. were going

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Question 13. We can’t compete ____ overseas films unless we improve the quality of our goods.
A. on

B. against

C. to

D. in

Question 14. Al painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He ____ a different color.
A. must have been choosing

B. must have chosen

C. should have chosen

D. may have chosen

Question 15. The announcement about job losses has ____ consequences for the firm.
A. wide-ranging

B. never-ending

C. hard-hitting

D. far-reaching

Question 16. ____, he remained optimistic
A. Badly wounded as he was

B. Although badly wounded he was

C. As he was badly wounded

D. As badly wounded he was

Question 17. Did you really pay $1.000 for that normal painting? I think you were ____.
A. Robbed off

B. Ripped off

C. turned off

D. broken off

Question 18. We saw ____ wild animals while on vacation.
A quite much

B. quite many

C. quite some

D. quite a few

Question 19. They have sent Bob to ____ prison for hitting ____ policeman on ____ head. I will ____ go to

prison tomorrow to bring him some clothes.
A. a/a/his/the

B. Ø/a/the/the

C. Ø/a/his/Ø

D. the/the/Ø/the

Question 20. In order to enjoy fine wine, one should drink it slowly- a little at a time.
A. sniff it

B. spill it

C. sip it

D. stir it

Question 21. I would like to thank my publisher, my editor, and ____ but not least, my husband.
A. after that

B. last

C. lastly

D. finally

Question 22. Elderly people, ____, require constant attention.
A. a larger number’s depending on government aid
B. who are dependent many of them on the financing from the government

C. and many of them depend on the government to finance them
D. many of whom are financially dependent on the government
Question 23. – Daughter: “Thank you. I couldn’t have finished my presentation without your help.”
- Father: “____”
A. Forget about it. I didn’t mean so

B. I highly appreciate what you did

C. It doesn’t matter anyway

D. Never mind

Question 24. I was interested in buying the car, but a friend of mine ____
A. turned me down

B. gave me away

C. put me off

D. showed me around

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Question 25. The ____ north we go, the ____ we are to meet high temperatures.
A. further/less alike

B. farther/less likely

C. farther/more likely

D. further/more alike

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 26. The industrial Revolution effected a drastic change in the British Standard of living in
the I8th century.
A. caused

B. eliminated

C. prevented

D. denied

Question 27. In astronomy, a scale of magnitude from one to six denotes the brightness of a star.
A. predicts

B. signifies

C. contrasts

D. examines

Question 28. His physical conditions were no impediment to his career as a violinist.
A. help

B. impatience

C. hindrance

D. impossibility

V. 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 29. I’d love to come, but I am snowed under at the moment.
A. am busy

B. have free time

C. have a bad cold

D. am on the move

Question 30. Ill-gotten wealth is disgusting.
A. admiring

B. distasteful .

C. praise worthless

D. admirable

VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each question from 31 to 50.
READING PASSAGE l
(1) In the exploration of the linguistic life cycle, it is apparent that it is much more difficult to learn a
second language in adulthood than a first language in childhood. Most adults never completely master

a foreign language, especially in phonology - hence the ubiquitous foreign accent. Their
development often “fossilizes” into permanent error patterns that no teaching or correction can undo.
Of course, there are great individual differences, which depend on effort, attitudes, amount of
exposure, quality of teaching, and plain talent, but there seems to be a cap for the best adults in the
best circumstances (7)Many explanations have been advanced for children’s superiority: they exploit
Motherese (the simplified, repetitive conversation between parents and children), make errors
unselfconsciously, are more motivated to communicate, like to conform, are not set in their ways, and
have no first language to interfere. But some of these accounts are unlikely, based on what is known

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about how language acquisition works. Recent evidence is calling these social and motivation
explanations into doubt.
Holding every other factor constant, a key factor stands out: sheer age.
(13)Systematic evidence comes from the psychologist Elisa Newport and her colleagues. They tested
Korean and Chinese-born students at the University of Illinois who had spent at least ten years in the
United States. The immigrants were given a list of 276 simple English sentences, half of them
containing some grammatical errors. The immigrants who came to the United States between the
ages of 3 and 7 performed identically to American-born students. Those who arrived between the
ages 8 and 15 did worse the later they arrived, and those who arrived between 17 and 39 did the
worst of all, and showed huge variability unrelated to their age of arrival.
Question 31. The passage mainly discusses _____.
A. adult differences in learning a foreign language

B. children’s ability to learn a language

C. the age factor in learning languages fast

D. research into language acquisition

Question 32. From the passage, it can be inferred that “phonology" is the study of ____.
A. the grammar of a language

B. the rules of a language

C. the vocabulary of a language

D. the sound system of a language

Question 33. The word “cap” in the first paragraph is closet in meaning to _____.
A. prize

B. limit

C. covering

D. level

Question 34. According to the passage, young children learn languages quickly for all of the following
reasons EXCEPT ____.
A. they make many mistakes

B. they want to talk

C. their approach is flexible

D. they frequently repeat words

Question 35. The word “set ” in the second paragraph could best be replaced by ____ .
A. fixed

B. changed

C. stable

D. formed

Question 36. The word "unrelated” in the third paragraph is closet in meaning to ____ .
A. unfamiliar

B. unclassified

C. unidentified

D. unconnected

Question 37. In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered that _ ____.
A. most students have lived in the U.S for more than 10 years
B. older students were unable to learn English
C. young students learned English best
D. students who arrived late were worst of all
Question 38. The word “who” in the third paragraph refers to ____.
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A. Elisa Newport

B. Koreans

C. students

D. colleagues

Question 39. According to the passage, what was the purpose of examining a sample number of
immigrants?

.

A. To compare different age groups

B. To detect differences in nationalities

C. To confirm different language characteristics D. To measure the use of grammar
Question 40. Where in the passage does the author mention that children acquire their own language
easily?
A. lines 1-2

B. lines 7-10

C. lines 14-16

D. lines 17-18

VII. READING PASSAGE 2
(1) Broad-tailed hummingbirds often nest in quaking, slender deciduous trees with smooth graygreen bark found in the Colorado Rockies of the Western United States. After flying some 2,000

kilometers north from where they have wintered in Mexico, the hummingbirds need six weeks to
build a nest incubate their eggs, and raise the chicks. A second nest is feasible only if the first fails
early in the season. Quality, not quantity, is what counts in hummingbird reproduction.
(6) A nest on the lowest intact branch of an aspen will give a hummingbird a good view, a clear flight
patch, and protection for her young. Male hummingbirds claim feeding territories in open meadows
where, from late May through June, they mate with females Corning to feed but take no part in
nesting.
Thus when the hen is away to feed, the nest is unguarded. While the smooth bark of the aspen trunk
generally offers a poor grip for the claws of a hungry squirrel or weasel, aerial attacks, from a hawk,
owl, or gray jay, are more likely.
(12) The choice of where to build a nest is based not only on the branch itself but also on what hangs
over it. A crooked deformity in the nest branch, a second, unusually close branch overhead, or
proximity to part of a trunk bowed by a past ice storm are features that provide shelter and make for
an attractive nest site. Scarcely larger than a halved golf ball, the nest is painstaking constructed of
spider webs and plant down, decorated and camouflaged outside with paper-like bits of aspen bark
held together with more strands of spider silk. By early June it will hold two pea-sized eggs, which
each weigh one-seventh of the mother’s weight, and in sixteen to nineteen days, two chicks.
Question 41. What aspect of broad-tailed hummingbird behavior does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Mating habits

B. Selection of nest sites

C. Caring for the young

D. Migration routes

Question 42. According to the passage, in what circumstances do hummingbirds build a second nest?
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