ĐỀ THI THỬ CHUYÊN KHTN LẦN 4

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TỰ TIN CHINH PHỤC KỲ THI THPTQG 2017
ĐỀ THI THỬ CHUYÊN KHTN LẦN 4
Môn Tiếng Anh – Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút
Giáo viên: Vũ Mai Phương - MOON.VN
Cô Vũ Mai Phương

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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 from 01 to 07.
It’s often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently do the minimum of work
because they’re crazy about a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because
it’s so boring. They have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed to take
exams. But the story is different when you’re older.

Over the years, I’ve done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college and did courses in History and
English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late – I was the one
frowning and drumming my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him
to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn’t frightened to ask questions, and homework
was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my
teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.

Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got rusty. But the joy is that,
although some parts have rusted up, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has
learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the
rust department, you gain in the maturity department.

In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you’re older, you get less frustrated. Experience has told
you that, if you’re calm and simply do something carefully again and again, eventually you’ll get the hang of it.

The confidence you have in other areas – from being able to drive a car, perhaps – means that if you can’t, say,
build a chair instantly, you don’t, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic attempts. Maturity tells you that
you will, with application, eventually get there.

I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, with a teacher who could explain
why certain exercises were useful and with musical concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical.
Initially, I did feel a bit strange, thumping out a piece that I’d played for my school exams, with just as little
comprehension of what the composer intended as I’d had all those years before. But soon, complex emotions that I
never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I could understand why practice makes perfect.


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Question 1: It is implied in paragraph 1 that ______.
A. young learners are usually lazy in their class
B. teachers should give young learners less homework
C. young learners often lack a good motivation for learning
D. parents should encourage young learners to study more
Question 2: The phrase “For starters” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by “______”.
A. For beginners
B. First and foremost
C. At the starting point
D. At the beginning
Question 3: The writer’s main point in paragraph 2 is to show that as people grow up, ______.
A. they cannot learn as well as younger learners
B. they have a more positive attitude towards learning
C. they tend to learn less as they are discouraged
D. they get more impatient with their teachers
Question 4: In paragraph 3, the word “rusty” means ______.
A. not as good as it used to be through lack of practice
B. impatient because of having nothing to do

C. covered with rust and not as good as it used to be
D. staying alive and becoming more active
Question 5: The phrase “get there” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. have the things you have long desired
B. achieve your aim with hard work
C. arrive at an intended place with difficulty
D. receive a school or college degree
Question 6: It is implied in the last paragraph that when you learn later in life, you ______.
A. should expect to take longer to learn than when you were younger
B. find that you can recall a lot of things you learnt when younger
C. can sometimes understand more than when you were younger


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D. are not able to concentrate as well as when you were younger
Question 7: What is the writer’s main purpose in the passage?
A. To show how fast adult learning is.
B. To describe adult learning methods.
C. To encourage adult learning.
D. To explain reasons for learning.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of
the following questions from 08 to 10.
Question 8: “You should have finished the report by now.” John told his secretary.
A: John reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.
B: John reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.
C: John said that his secretary has not finished the report.
D: John scolded his secretary for not having finished the report.
Question 9: The moon doesn’t have the atmosphere, neither does the planet Mars.
A: Neither the moon or the planet Mars has the atmosphere.
B: Either the moon nor the planet Mars has the atmosphere.

C: Neither the moon nor the planet Mars has the atmosphere.
D: Either the moon or the planet Mars has the atmosphere.
Question 10: It is certain that the suspect committed the crime.
A: The suspect might have committed the crime.
B: The suspect must have committed the crime.
C: Certain commitment of the crime was that of the suspect.
D: The suspect was certain to commit the crime.
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 10: Most of the school-leavers are sanguine about the idea of going to work and earning money.
A: fearsome

B: expected

C: excited

D: optimistic

Question 11: He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting
in May.
A: politeness

B: rudeness

C: encouragement

D: measurement


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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 from 13 to 20.
Footracing is a popular activity in the United States. It is seen not only as a competitive sport but also as a way to
exercise, to enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded people, and to donate money to a good cause. Though serious
runners may spend months training to compete, other runners and walkers might not train at all.
Those not competing to win might run in an effort to beat their own time or simply to enjoy the fun an exercise.
People of all ages, from those of less than one year (who may be pushed in strollers) to those in their eighties, enter
into this sport. The races are held on city streets, on college campuses, through parks, and in suburban areas, and
they are commonly 5 to 10 kilometers in length.
The largest footrace in the world is the 12 kilometer Bay to Breakers race that is held in San Francisco every
spring. This race begins on the east side of the city near San Francisco Bay and ends on the west side at the Pacific
Ocean. There may be 80,000 or more people running in this race through the streets and hills of San Francisco. In
the front are the serious runners who compete to win and who might finish in a little as 34 minutes. Behind them
are the thousands who take several hours to finish. In the back of the race are those who dress in costumes and
come just for fun. One year there was a group of men who dresses like Elvis Presley, and another group consisted
of the firefighters who were tired together in a long line and who were carrying a fire hose. There was even a bridal
party, in which the bride was dressed in a long white gown and the groom wore a tuxedo. The bride and groom
threw flowers to bystanders, and they were actually married at some point along the route.
Question 13: The main purpose of this passage is to__________
A. encourage people to exercise
B. describe a popular activity
C. make fun of runners in costume
D. give reasons for the popularity of footraces
Question 14: The word "camaraderie" as used in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. games

B. companionship

C. jokes

D. views

Question 15: The phrase "to a good cause" in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. for an award
C. for a good purpose

B. to reward the winner
D. to protect a wise investment

Question 16: The word “those” in the second paragraph refers to which of the following?
A: racers

B: sports organizers

C: babies

D: elderly people

Question 17: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?
A. Some runners looked like Elvis Presley.


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B. Some runners were ready to put out a fire.
C. Some runners were participating in a wedding.
D. Some runners are serious about winning.
Question 18: Which of the following is NOT implied by the author?
A. Footraces appeal to a variety of people.
B. Walkers can compete for prizes.
C. Entering is a good way to give support to an organization.

D. Running is a good way to strengthen the heart.
Question 19: The word "costumes" as used in the third paragraph most likely refers to__________
A.cloaks

B. uniforms

C.outfits

D. suits

Question 20: The word “bystanders” as used in the third paragraph refers to which of the following?
A: walkers

B: participants

C: spectators

D: judges

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 21: A. phase

B. grapefruit

C. maze

D. preface

Question 22: A. worked

B. caused

C. forced

D. stopped

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 23 to 27.
Women nowadays have more advantages than those in the past. For example, our great grandmothers were not
allowed to go to school or to work to earn their own living. (23)…….., they had to depend on their husbands
financially. Modern women , on the contrary, can get good education, have their own careers, and (24) ………….
their interests. They can even make good positions in politics if they are competent (25) ………it. However,
women living in our modern society have their (26) …….., too. Today’s women work harder than their great
grandmothers so that they can gain the (27) …….. between working life and family life.
Question 23: A: Therefore

B: However

C: As a result

D: Although

Question 24: A: pursue

B: support

C: promote

D: stimulate

Question 25: A: to

B: at

C: with

D: of

Question 26: A: obstacles

B: disputes

C: profits

D: problems


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Question 27: A: equality

B: stable

C: balance

D: steadiness

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 28: Cancer is becoming one of the common diseases.

A: usual

B: rare

C: ordinary

D: universal

Question 29: Digital watches that display time electrically are swiftly replacing analog watches.
A: slowly

B: eventually

C: quickly

D: rapidly

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 30: By the end of next month, we ________ this assignment.
A: will finish

B: will be finishing

C: will have finished

D: have finished

Question 31: If you hadn’t stayed up too late last night, you ______ sleepy now.
A: wouldn’t have felt

B: wouldn’t fall

C: wouldn’t feel

D: wouldn’t have fallen

Question 32: The price of fruit has increased recently, _______ the price of vegetables has gone down.
A: whereas

B: whether

C: when

D: otherwise

Question 33: “Those students study a lot” “Yes, _____ students are very serious.”
A: almost of

B: almost

C: most of

D: most

Question 34: I love this painting of an old man. He has such a beautiful ______ smile.
A: childlike

B: childish

C: childless

D: childhood

Question 35: ______ anyone call, please tell them I’m busy.
A: Would

B: If

C: Should

D: Whether

Question 36: It is the policy of the company to ________ all interviews for new recruits with a member of the
trade union present.
A: control

B: conduct

C: convene

D: confirm

Question 37: Why don’t you both come __________ for dinner on Thursday? Kate and Bill are coming.
A: round

B: in

C: past

D: through

Question 38: He’s very sensitive, so you ______ better be careful what you say.
A: had

B: must

C: would

Question 39: “What was your advice to Mark?”

D: should


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“Well, I recommend that he ________.”
A: studying

B: studies

C: study

D: will study

Question 40: I must take this watch to be repaired. It ________ over 20 minutes a day.
A: progresses

B: accelerates

C: gains

D: increases

Question 41: “Where is the couch?” “I had Tim ______ it to the living room.”
A: take

B: to take

C: taken

D: taking

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 42. He was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.
A. He has been investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards.
B. Suspecting to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
C. Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
D. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, he has been investigated for days.
Question 43. Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of cars. However, cars are the
greatest contributor of air pollution.
A. The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air
pollution.
B. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution
of air.
C. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air
pollution.
D. However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that are among the greatest contributor
of air pollution.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the

following exchanges.
Question 44: “Excuse me, is there anybody sitting here?” “__________.”
A. No, thanks

B. Yes, I am so glad

C. Sorry, the seat is taken

D. Yes, yes. You can sit here

Question 45: “How can this dress be so expensive?” “__________.”
A. Yes, it’s the most expensive

B. What an expensive dress!

C. You’re paying for the brand

D. That’s a good idea


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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 46: A. master

B. report

Question 47: A. exhaustion

C. foreign

B. bewilder

D. private

C. aerobics

D. magazine

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 48: Not until he got home he realized he had forgotten to give her the present.
A

B

C

D

Question 49: Justice is often personified as a blindfolded woman to hold a part of scales.
A

B

C

Question 50: A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped
A

B

C

criminals.
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D

D