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BÀI THI THỬ KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
(Đề gồm có 04 trang)
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 001
8
Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. phonetics
B. semantics
C. statistics
D. politics
Question 2:A. complain
B. remain
C. maintain
D. fountain
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.
A DANCER'S LOT
1. All across London, they emerge from underground stations and buses; bags slung over their shoulders and taut stomachs
beneath thick winter overcoats. Nobody recognises them, as they head for freezing upstairs rooms in tatty gymnasiums or
slink into backstage theatre doors, even though they appear regularly in sold-out musicals and favourite television shows.
They earn precious little, even those who perform live with famous singers, and have no real prospects, doing what they're
doing, despite having hustled and sweated themselves to the heights of one of Britain’s most demanding professions. But still
they go, every morning, to their grim upstairs rooms in gyms and their backstreet, backstage doors, to dance.
2. Most have left behind worried parents in faraway towns and villages; made repeated promises to look after themselves and
taken trains, in their late teenage years, for London. There's much to despise about the city, where talent and a reptilian grade
of resilience, although prerequisites, provide no guarantee of success. Even auditions are becoming rare. Conscious of
deadlines and financial constraints, choreographers call in talent from the blessed pool of their own chosen. If you aren’t the

right height, don’t have the right face, hair or sartorial style, then don’t expect a look in. Although choreographers
occasionally seek out the beautiful, they’re mostly instructed to hunt the bland: those least likely to outshine the stars. And, as
many dancers will tell you, it's getting to the point where mediocrity is acceptable; there'll be someone over there out of sync,
someone over there who can't hold her arm still.
3. And if they get a part, increasingly dancers are turning up for jobs where the choreographer just stands there and works
them endlessly, fingers clicking: 'Again, again, again'. As one dancer Melanie Grace says, 'You dance for the love and the
canteen - and the pay's lousy. But you have to ignore it, keep your head down. You're in London now. You’re one of many;
one of nothing. The sooner you accept that, the better you'll get on. Of the fleets of talented dancers who try, only a quarter
make it, the rest simply can't process the ruthlessness - to dance in London is hard on the soul.
4. Yet most of the dancers have agents, who you might think would negotiate a better fee or conditions for their dancers, but
no. You’ll never meet a dancer who thinks their agent deserves their twenty percent cut of the fee. Mostly you’ll just get a text
or email notifying you of an audition and a single agent might have as many as two hundred dancers on their books. As
Melanie says,‘It's catch-22, because you won't hear about the auditions without one.’ Here’s the job, take it or leave it, and if
you leave it, they’ll just hire someone straight out of college and pay them even less.
5. Oh, the annual churn of the colleges. The dancers hear it constantly, the sound of the machine in the distance, its
ceaselessly grinding gears that, with every coming year; push out hundreds of new dancers, each one younger and hungrier
and less jaded than you. And with every release of fresh limbs into the stew of the city, things get harder. The worst thing the
kids can do is accept a job for no pay. They do it all the time. One website has become notorious for television and pop-video
production companies scrounging for trained people to work for nothing but‘exposure’. And if the youngsters are fresh out of
dance school, despairing of their blank CV and craving the love of those ranks of sparkle-eyed strangers, they'll leap at the
chance. It's the reason things are getting harder How to describe the London dance scene today? The word Melanie chooses is
‘savage’.
[From”EXPERT PROFICENCY’, Student’s Book, Pearson, 2015]

Question 3: What do we learn about auditions in the second paragraph?
A. Increasingly higher standards are expected of dancers.
B. The best dancers do not necessarily get the jobs on offer.
C. Dancers with family connections in the businessget invited to more.
D. It's difficult for dancers to find the time to attendvery many.
Question 4: In the first paragraph, the writer paints a picture of dancers who are.....

A. careful not to be recognised by fans in the street.
B. hoping to find work on stage alongside established stars.
C. deserving of the fame they have achieved.
D. unlikely to be making further advances in their careers.
Question 5: What is implied about choreographers in the third paragraph?
A. They dislike it when dancers criticise each other.
B. They are sensitive to the pressures that dancers are under.
C. They are intolerant of dancers who make mistakes.
D. They expect dancers to do as they are told.
Question 6: The writer uses the image of a machine in line 3 to underline......
A. the constant supply of new talent.
B. the exploitation of young people.
C. the dubious activities of a website.
D. the attitude of training institutions.
Question 7: In the text as a whole, the writer is suggesting that dancers in London.....
A. should be rewarded for dedication and perseverance.


B. have to regard the experience as useful for the future.
C. have to accept the realities of a competitive industry.
D. should demand much better pay and working conditions.
Question 8: The word ‘scrounging’ is closest in meaning to.....
A. seeking
B. demanding
C. begging
D. training
Question 9: What point is made about agents in the fourth paragraph?
A. Dancers are largely satisfied with their service.
B. They tend to represent only the less experienced dancers.
C. They make every effort to get the best deal for dancers.

D. Most dancers recognise that they are essential.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 10: 'Did you remember to lock the door this time?' ~ 'Oh yes, ......I did.'
A. once
B. at once
C. only once
D. for once
Question 11: I'm really sleepy today. I wish I.......Bob to the airport late I night.
A. didn't take
B. hadn't had to take
C. didn't have to take
D. weren't taking
Question 12: The death........in the weekend's traffic exodus has risen to sixteen.
A. mark
B. rate
C. toll
D. score
Question 13: ......all his work and family problems, he'll have a nervous breakdown one of these days.
A. What for
B. What as
C. What if
D. What with
Question 14: 'Do they still take John to school in their car?' ~ 'No, he's......now to ride his own bike to school.'
A. too old
B. enough old
C. very old
D. quite old enough
Question 15: I feel washed out. I......do any more work.
A. don't think I
B. don't think I'll

C. think I won't
D. think I wouldn't
Question 16: I've had bad news of Joseph's......by the company.
A. sacking
B. having sacked
C. given the sack
D. having been given the sack
Question 17: The idea of killing animals for food is abhorrent.......me.'
A. in
B. for
C. to
D. at
Question 18: We want everyone to begin the test........
A. simultaneously
B. continuously .
C. indefinitely
D. unexpectedly
Question 19: 'What else did he say?' 'Other.......that he'd be away for a month, nothing.'
A. for
B. than
C. except
D. from
Question 20: I think that the tourist industry will lose most of its workers......the oil industry.'
A. from
B. in
C. by
D. to
Question 21: I'm so tired I think I'll probably.........off in the cinema.
A. doze
B. fall

C. nod
D. sleep
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 22: The opposition was in full cry over the changes to the education bill.
A. demanded strongly
B. discussed eagerly
C. shouted head-off
D. criticized noisily
Question 23: I tried to hail her from across the room.
A. greeted
B. called to attract attention
C. pursued
D. ignored
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.
TECH MUSIC SCHOOL
London's Tech Music School has an unrivalled track record. Since its foundation in 1983, it has ...(24)... out some of
Europe's best-known musicians, including Marina Diamandis of Marina and the Diamonds, Frank Colucci and Radiohead's
Phil Selway, to ...(25)... but a few. The school offers the next generation of performers training from industry professionals,
and ...(26)... strong connections with the music industry. Recent guest tutors have included musicians who have worked with
the likes of Stevie Wonder and Robbie Williams.
In addition to courses in performance skills, the school offers a Diploma in Commercial Music Production. This course
provides students with hands-on training in areas such as song-writing and the composing of music for film and TV.
Meanwhile, the Diploma in Music Business gives students the chance to ...(27)... a thorough grounding in business principles
whilst working alongside artists, record labels and the music press.
With such courses on offer, the school is ...(28)... a microcosm of the music industry, where it is possible to be at the
cutting ...(29)... of the latest techniques and developments.
Question 24:A. turned
B. checked

C. passed
D. carved
Question 25:A. call
B. say
C. name
D. refer
Question 26:A. boasts
B. flaunts
C. brags
D. touts
Question 27:A. gain
B. win
C. grasp
D. capture
Question 28:A. exceptionally B. especially
C. eventually
D. effectively
Question 29:A. edge
B. verge
C. margin
D. fringe
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.


AT HOME WITH BOOKS
In an age when literature is increasingly going digital, books hold a curious role in some people's homes. There are few
purchases which, once used, are placed on proud display and carted round as families move from place to place. And yet
that's precisely what sometimes happens with books, despite the existence of a digital equivalent. After all, both the music
industry and other aspects of the print media have felt the heat of virtual competition - why not books? Part of the explanation

for this may lie in the fact that, when it comes to the crunch, nosing around someone's bookshelves is interesting. 'You can
tell a lot about someone by their collection of books,' says Doug Jeffers, owner of a London bookstore.
It's not just the quantity of titles on display, however, that speaks volumes; generation, occupation, political leanings, leisure
pursuits (even where they go on holiday) - clues to all of these abound, if you care to analyse the contents of someone's
bookshelves, and even casual visitors aren't slow to form judgements. Evidence of this manifested itself when the President of
the USA made an informal call on the English Prime minister at home recently, and for some reason the pair posed for photos
in the kitchen. One of the snapshots was subsequently released to the press, and widely published. There then ensued much
speculation as to how the complete works of Shakespeare had ended up on the shelf in the background rather than a cookery
book.
Household stylist Abigail Hall agrees, 'I often style houses for sale and you'd be amazed how important the contents of the
bookcase can be.' Apparently, people use such clues to form judgements about the type of person who lives in a property
that's up for sale, and this may affect how they feel about going ahead with the purchase. Perhaps we all seek out others
whose tastes in such matters match our own, and we can imagine living happily In a space that like-minded people have made
homely. And even if we're not thinking of putting our home on the market, instinct tells us that however much they were
enjoyed, paperbacks read on the beach might be better put away in a cupboard, whilst the unopened classics are destined for
display.
For the interior designer, however, the art of reputationmanagement-via-bookshelf is not the only issue. Books can also
become an interactive display tool. 'They can almost be sculptural in that they offer a physical presence,' explains Abigail
Hall. 'It's not just about stacking them on a bookcase, it's how you stack them. I've seen books arranged by colour, stacked on
top of each other. Once I saw a load of coffee-table books piled up to become a coffee table in themselves. Books define a
space, if you have some books and a comfy chair, you've immediately created an area.' It's a trick of which countless hotels,
cafes and waiting rooms for fee-paying clients are only too aware. Placing a few carefully-chosen books atop coffee tables is
about creating an ambiance. No one actually engages with the content.
And this principle can be transferred to the home 'I've not actually read any of them. I just love the bindings.' So said the
actress, Davinia Taylor, earlier this year when she decided to put her house on the market - complete with its carefullysourced collection of classic books. Rarely removed from their perch on a bookcase in the living room, their primary purpose
was to disguise Taylor's walkin fridge. And so, with the fridge no longer destined to be a feature in her life, the books were
deemed redundant.
Perhaps, then, the future of books lies in this. With more and more being bought in the undeniably handler digital format,
the first casualties of the tangible variety are likely to be the beach-read paperbacks - the ones that, if you invite Abigail Hall
around, would be relegated to the garage anyway. But given the uses to which we put our other tomes - whether they're

deployed to show off, look pretty, or create an atmosphere - the odds of them hanging around look good. The kudos of great
work is still there, and there's nothing like being, and being seen to be, in possession of the real thing.
Question 30: Davinia Taylor no longer wants her books because......
A. she accepts that they don't reflect her taste in reading.
B. she feels they are an integral part of the house she'sselling.
C. she realises she selected the titles for the wrong reasons.
D. she has no use for them beyond their current purpose.
Question 31: The idiom “when it comes to the crunch” is closest in meaning to......
A. when we have nothing to eat
B. when we care about books
C. when the occasion appears
D. when we have to make a decision
Question 32: What is implied about interior designers in the fourth paragraph?
A. They sometimes show a lack of respect for the true function of books.
B. They are likely to underestimate the impact of the content of books.
C. They regard books as little more than additional pieces of furniture.
D. They understand the effect of books on the users of spaces they create.
Question 33: In the final paragraph, the writer expresses......
A. a personal preference for books in digital format.
B. regret that the content of all books is not more valued.
C. a hope that attitudes towards books will be different in the future.
D. optimism regarding the future of non-digital books.
Question 34: In the first paragraph, the writer is......
A. drawing our attention to an ongoing process.
B. questioning our assumptions about people's behaviour.
C. outlining the reasons for changing priorities.
D. seeking to account for a seemingly illogical attitude.
Question 35: What does the mention of political figures in the second paragraph serve to illustrate?
A. the importance of background detail in photography

B. the public's curiosity about celebrity lifestyles
C. the false impression that can be gained from books on display
D. the extent to which books tend to attract people's attention
Question 36: Abigail Hall’s experience suggests that the books on show in a house for sale......
A. may not be as representative of the owners' taste as people assume.
B. can create an affinity between sellers and prospective buyers.
C. could mislead people into buying an unsuitable property.
D. might help buyers to assess how keen the owners are to sell.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 37: ~ Susan: “Oh, good! You’re here.” ~ Betty: “......................”
A. Never mind. I’m ready to help.
B. Anything new? I was so busy.
C. Sorry. I’m late.
D. I was just about to call you.
Question 38: ~ Alice: “.................” ~ Tom: “Sorry. I’m broke, dear.”
A. Look, Tom. What happned to my laptop?
B. Could you give me a lift to the shopping centre, Tom?
C. On the way home, remember to cash this cheque for me, Tom.
D. Could you buy me some ice-cream, Tom?
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 39:A. prune
B. rune
C. tune
D. brunette
Question 40:A. sow
B. brow
C. glow

D. show
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 41: I'm sure she tells Ruth everything we say - they're as thick as thieves, those two.
A. in secret
B. close-knit
C. on good terms
D. at logger-heads
Question 42: The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.
A. firm
B. relentless
C. careful
D. secure
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 43: Did you agree to your father on which flight you should travel?
A. should
B. to your
C. on
D. which flight
Question 44: He likes both living abroad as well as living at home.
A. likes
B. at home
C. living
D. as well as
Question 45: I noticed that the new couple next door not to be at home last week.
A. not to be at home
B. next door
C. last
D. noticed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 46: It doesn't matter to them which film they go to.
A. Which film they go to matters more than the cost.
B. They haven't a good taste for films.
C. No matter what film are shown, they never go.
D. They don't mind which film they go to.
Question 47: If Dad could have repaired the roof, he wouldn't have called in a builder.
A. The roof was so bad that it couldn‘t be repaired.
B. Dad didn‘t ask a builder to repair the roof.
C. The roof was repaired by a builder.
D. Dad could repair the roof himself and did so.
Question 48: Never has anyone spoken to me like that!
A. Everyone speaks to me that way.
B. I never speak that way.
C. No one speaks to me that way.
D. Some people always speak to me that way.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 49: Dad prepared some food on a plate. His pet cat was waiting.
A. Dad prepared somecfood on a plate for his pet cat waiting.
B. While Dad prepared some food on a plate, his pet cat was waiting.
C. Dad prepared somecfood on a plate, whereas his pet cat was waiting.
D. Dad prepared some food on a plate because his pet cat was waiting.
Question 50: He found a job in an IT company. He got married two years later.
A. He got married two years after he he found a job in an IT company.
B. He found a job in an IT company then he got married two years later.
C. First he found a job in an IT company, then he got married two years later.
D. After he found a job in an IT company, he got married two years later.
The End

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(Đề gồm có 04 trang)

BÀI THI THỬ KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 002
Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1: The death........in the weekend's traffic exodus has risen to sixteen.
A. score
B. mark
C. toll
D. rate
Question 2: The idea of killing animals for food is abhorrent.......me.'
A. at
B. for
C. in
D. to
Question 3: I think that the tourist industry will lose most of its workers......the oil industry.'
A. to
B. from
C. by
D. in
Question 4: I've had bad news of Joseph's......by the company.
A. given the sack
B. having been given the sack C. sacking
D. having sacked

Question 5: 'What else did he say?' 'Other.......that he'd be away for a month, nothing.'
A. except
B. from
C. for
D. than
Question 6: ......all his work and family problems, he'll have a nervous breakdown one of these days.
A. What for
B. What with
C. What as
D. What if
Question 7: 'Did you remember to lock the door this time?' ~ 'Oh yes, ......I did.'
A. for once
B. at once
C. once
D. only once
Question 8: We want everyone to begin the test........
A. indefinitely
B. simultaneously
C. unexpectedly
D. continuously .
Question 9: 'Do they still take John to school in their car?' ~ 'No, he's......now to ride his own bike to school.'
A. enough old
B. very old
C. quite old enough
D. too old
Question 10: I'm really sleepy today. I wish I.......Bob to the airport late I night.
A. weren't taking
B. didn't have to take
C. hadn't had to take
D. didn't take

Question 11: I feel washed out. I......do any more work.
A. don't think I
B. think I wouldn't
C. don't think I'll
D. think I won't
Question 12: I'm so tired I think I'll probably.........off in the cinema.
A. fall
B. doze
C. nod
D. sleep
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 13: I tried to hail her from across the room.
A. ignored
B. greeted
C. pursued
D. called to attract attention
Question 14: The opposition was in full cry over the changes to the education bill.
A. criticized noisily
B. discussed eagerly
C. demanded strongly
D. shouted head-off
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.
A DANCER'S LOT
1. All across London, they emerge from underground stations and buses; bags slung over their shoulders and taut stomachs
beneath thick winter overcoats. Nobody recognises them, as they head for freezing upstairs rooms in tatty gymnasiums or
slink into backstage theatre doors, even though they appear regularly in sold-out musicals and favourite television shows.
They earn precious little, even those who perform live with famous singers, and have no real prospects, doing what they're
doing, despite having hustled and sweated themselves to the heights of one of Britain’s most demanding professions. But still

they go, every morning, to their grim upstairs rooms in gyms and their backstreet, backstage doors, to dance.
2. Most have left behind worried parents in faraway towns and villages; made repeated promises to look after themselves and
taken trains, in their late teenage years, for London. There's much to despise about the city, where talent and a reptilian grade
of resilience, although prerequisites, provide no guarantee of success. Even auditions are becoming rare. Conscious of
deadlines and financial constraints, choreographers call in talent from the blessed pool of their own chosen. If you aren’t the
right height, don’t have the right face, hair or sartorial style, then don’t expect a look in. Although choreographers
occasionally seek out the beautiful, they’re mostly instructed to hunt the bland: those least likely to outshine the stars. And, as
many dancers will tell you, it's getting to the point where mediocrity is acceptable; there'll be someone over there out of sync,
someone over there who can't hold her arm still.
3. And if they get a part, increasingly dancers are turning up for jobs where the choreographer just stands there and works
them endlessly, fingers clicking: 'Again, again, again'. As one dancer Melanie Grace says, 'You dance for the love and the
canteen - and the pay's lousy. But you have to ignore it, keep your head down. You're in London now. You’re one of many;
one of nothing. The sooner you accept that, the better you'll get on. Of the fleets of talented dancers who try, only a quarter
make it, the rest simply can't process the ruthlessness - to dance in London is hard on the soul.
4. Yet most of the dancers have agents, who you might think would negotiate a better fee or conditions for their dancers, but
no. You’ll never meet a dancer who thinks their agent deserves their twenty percent cut of the fee. Mostly you’ll just get a text
or email notifying you of an audition and a single agent might have as many as two hundred dancers on their books. As
Melanie says,‘It's catch-22, because you won't hear about the auditions without one.’ Here’s the job, take it or leave it, and if
you leave it, they’ll just hire someone straight out of college and pay them even less.


5. Oh, the annual churn of the colleges. The dancers hear it constantly, the sound of the machine in the distance, its
ceaselessly grinding gears that, with every coming year; push out hundreds of new dancers, each one younger and hungrier
and less jaded than you. And with every release of fresh limbs into the stew of the city, things get harder. The worst thing the
kids can do is accept a job for no pay. They do it all the time. One website has become notorious for television and pop-video
production companies scrounging for trained people to work for nothing but‘exposure’. And if the youngsters are fresh out of
dance school, despairing of their blank CV and craving the love of those ranks of sparkle-eyed strangers, they'll leap at the
chance. It's the reason things are getting harder How to describe the London dance scene today? The word Melanie chooses is
‘savage’.
[From”EXPERT PROFICENCY’, Student’s Book, Pearson, 2015]

Question 15: In the first paragraph, the writer paints a picture of dancers who are.....
A. deserving of the fame they have achieved.
B. unlikely to be making further advances in their careers.
C. hoping to find work on stage alongside established stars.
D. careful not to be recognised by fans in the street.
Question 16: The writer uses the image of a machine in line 3 to underline......
A. the exploitation of young people.
B. the attitude of training institutions.
C. the dubious activities of a website.
D. the constant supply of new talent.
Question 17: The word ‘scrounging’ is closest in meaning to.....
A. begging
B. seeking
C. demanding
D. training
Question 18: What is implied about choreographers in the third paragraph?
A. They are sensitive to the pressures that dancers are under. B. They expect dancers to do as they are told.
C. They dislike it when dancers criticise each other.
D. They are intolerant of dancers who make mistakes.
Question 19: What point is made about agents in the fourth paragraph?
A. Most dancers recognise that they are essential.
B. They make every effort to get the best deal for dancers.
C. Dancers are largely satisfied with their service.
D. They tend to represent only the less experienced dancers.
Question 20: In the text as a whole, the writer is suggesting that dancers in London.....
A. should be rewarded for dedication and perseverance.
B. have to accept the realities of a competitive industry.
C. should demand much better pay and working conditions.
D. have to regard the experience as useful for the future.

Question 21: What do we learn about auditions in the second paragraph?
A. Increasingly higher standards are expected of dancers.
B. It's difficult for dancers to find the time to attendvery many.
C. Dancers with family connections in the businessget invited to more.
D. The best dancers do not necessarily get the jobs on offer.
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 22:A. show
B. sow
C. glow
D. brow
Question 23:A. tune
B. prune
C. brunette
D. rune
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 24: I'm sure she tells Ruth everything we say - they're as thick as thieves, those two.
A. at logger-heads
B. in secret
C. on good terms
D. close-knit
Question 25: The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.
A. secure
B. careful
C. firm
D. relentless
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 26: ~ Susan: “Oh, good! You’re here.” ~ Betty: “......................”

A. Never mind. I’m ready to help.
B. Sorry. I’m late.
C. Anything new? I was so busy.
D. I was just about to call you.
Question 27: ~ Alice: “.................” ~ Tom: “Sorry. I’m broke, dear.”
A. Could you give me a lift to the shopping centre, Tom?
B. On the way home, remember to cash this cheque for me, Tom.
C. Could you buy me some ice-cream, Tom?
D. Look, Tom. What happned to my laptop?
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.
AT HOME WITH BOOKS
In an age when literature is increasingly going digital, books hold a curious role in some people's homes. There are few
purchases which, once used, are placed on proud display and carted round as families move from place to place. And yet
that's precisely what sometimes happens with books, despite the existence of a digital equivalent. After all, both the music
industry and other aspects of the print media have felt the heat of virtual competition - why not books? Part of the explanation


for this may lie in the fact that, when it comes to the crunch, nosing around someone's bookshelves is interesting. 'You can
tell a lot about someone by their collection of books,' says Doug Jeffers, owner of a London bookstore.
It's not just the quantity of titles on display, however, that speaks volumes; generation, occupation, political leanings, leisure
pursuits (even where they go on holiday) - clues to all of these abound, if you care to analyse the contents of someone's
bookshelves, and even casual visitors aren't slow to form judgements. Evidence of this manifested itself when the President of
the USA made an informal call on the English Prime minister at home recently, and for some reason the pair posed for photos
in the kitchen. One of the snapshots was subsequently released to the press, and widely published. There then ensued much
speculation as to how the complete works of Shakespeare had ended up on the shelf in the background rather than a cookery
book.
Household stylist Abigail Hall agrees, 'I often style houses for sale and you'd be amazed how important the contents of the
bookcase can be.' Apparently, people use such clues to form judgements about the type of person who lives in a property
that's up for sale, and this may affect how they feel about going ahead with the purchase. Perhaps we all seek out others

whose tastes in such matters match our own, and we can imagine living happily In a space that like-minded people have made
homely. And even if we're not thinking of putting our home on the market, instinct tells us that however much they were
enjoyed, paperbacks read on the beach might be better put away in a cupboard, whilst the unopened classics are destined for
display.
For the interior designer, however, the art of reputationmanagement-via-bookshelf is not the only issue. Books can also
become an interactive display tool. 'They can almost be sculptural in that they offer a physical presence,' explains Abigail
Hall. 'It's not just about stacking them on a bookcase, it's how you stack them. I've seen books arranged by colour, stacked on
top of each other. Once I saw a load of coffee-table books piled up to become a coffee table in themselves. Books define a
space, if you have some books and a comfy chair, you've immediately created an area.' It's a trick of which countless hotels,
cafes and waiting rooms for fee-paying clients are only too aware. Placing a few carefully-chosen books atop coffee tables is
about creating an ambiance. No one actually engages with the content.
And this principle can be transferred to the home 'I've not actually read any of them. I just love the bindings.' So said the
actress, Davinia Taylor, earlier this year when she decided to put her house on the market - complete with its carefullysourced collection of classic books. Rarely removed from their perch on a bookcase in the living room, their primary purpose
was to disguise Taylor's walkin fridge. And so, with the fridge no longer destined to be a feature in her life, the books were
deemed redundant.
Perhaps, then, the future of books lies in this. With more and more being bought in the undeniably handler digital format,
the first casualties of the tangible variety are likely to be the beach-read paperbacks - the ones that, if you invite Abigail Hall
around, would be relegated to the garage anyway. But given the uses to which we put our other tomes - whether they're
deployed to show off, look pretty, or create an atmosphere - the odds of them hanging around look good. The kudos of great
work is still there, and there's nothing like being, and being seen to be, in possession of the real thing.
Question 28: Davinia Taylor no longer wants her books because......
A. she realises she selected the titles for the wrong reasons.
B. she feels they are an integral part of the house she'sselling.
C. she accepts that they don't reflect her taste in reading.
D. she has no use for them beyond their current purpose.
Question 29: In the first paragraph, the writer is......
A. drawing our attention to an ongoing process.
B. questioning our assumptions about people's behaviour.
C. outlining the reasons for changing priorities.
D. seeking to account for a seemingly illogical attitude.

Question 30: In the final paragraph, the writer expresses......
A. a hope that attitudes towards books will be different in the future.
B. a personal preference for books in digital format.
C. optimism regarding the future of non-digital books.
D. regret that the content of all books is not more valued.
Question 31: What is implied about interior designers in the fourth paragraph?
A. They regard books as little more than additional pieces of furniture.
B. They sometimes show a lack of respect for the true function of books.
C. They are likely to underestimate the impact of the content of books.
D. They understand the effect of books on the users of spaces they create.
Question 32: What does the mention of political figures in the second paragraph serve to illustrate?
A. the public's curiosity about celebrity lifestyles
B. the importance of background detail in photography
C. the extent to which books tend to attract people's attention
D. the false impression that can be gained from books on display
Question 33: Abigail Hall’s experience suggests that the books on show in a house for sale......
A. may not be as representative of the owners' taste as people assume.
B. might help buyers to assess how keen the owners are to sell.
C. could mislead people into buying an unsuitable property.
D. can create an affinity between sellers and prospective buyers.


Question 34: The idiom “when it comes to the crunch” is closest in meaning to......
A. when the occasion appears
B. when we have to make a decision
C. when we care about books
D. when we have nothing to eat
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 35:A. maintain

B. complain
C. remain
D. fountain
Question 36:A. semantics B. politics
C. statistics
D. phonetics
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.
TECH MUSIC SCHOOL
London's Tech Music School has an unrivalled track record. Since its foundation in 1983, it has ...(37)... out some of
Europe's best-known musicians, including Marina Diamandis of Marina and the Diamonds, Frank Colucci and Radiohead's
Phil Selway, to ...(38)... but a few. The school offers the next generation of performers training from industry professionals,
and ...(39)... strong connections with the music industry. Recent guest tutors have included musicians who have worked with
the likes of Stevie Wonder and Robbie Williams.
In addition to courses in performance skills, the school offers a Diploma in Commercial Music Production. This course
provides students with hands-on training in areas such as song-writing and the composing of music for film and TV.
Meanwhile, the Diploma in Music Business gives students the chance to ...(40)... a thorough grounding in business principles
whilst working alongside artists, record labels and the music press.
With such courses on offer, the school is ...(41)... a microcosm of the music industry, where it is possible to be at the
cutting ...(42)... of the latest techniques and developments.
Question 37:A. checked
B. turned
C. carved
D. passed
Question 38:A. name
B. refer
C. say
D. call
Question 39:A. flaunts
B. brags

C. touts
D. boasts
Question 40:A. grasp
B. capture
C. win
D. gain
Question 41:A. exceptionally B. effectively
C. especially
D. eventually
Question 42:A. margin
B. verge
C. edge
D. fringe
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 43: I noticed that the new couple next door not to be at home last week.
A. noticed
B. last
C. not to be at home
D. next door
Question 44: Did you agree to your father on which flight you should travel?
A. should
B. which flight
C. on
D. to your
Question 45: He likes both living abroad as well as living at home.
A. as well as
B. at home
C. living
D. likes

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 46: It doesn't matter to them which film they go to.
A. Which film they go to matters more than the cost.
B. They don't mind which film they go to.
C. No matter what film are shown, they never go.
D. They haven't a good taste for films.
Question 47: Never has anyone spoken to me like that!
A. I never speak that way.
B. Everyone speaks to me that way.
C. Some people always speak to me that way.
D. No one speaks to me that way.
Question 48: If Dad could have repaired the roof, he wouldn't have called in a builder.
A. Dad could repair the roof himself and did so.
B. Dad didn‘t ask a builder to repair the roof.
C. The roof was repaired by a builder.
D. The roof was so bad that it couldn‘t be repaired.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 49: Dad prepared some food on a plate. His pet cat was waiting.
A. Dad prepared some food on a plate because his pet cat was waiting.
B. Dad prepared somecfood on a plate for his pet cat waiting.
C. While Dad prepared some food on a plate, his pet cat was waiting.
D. Dad prepared somecfood on a plate, whereas his pet cat was waiting.
Question 50: He found a job in an IT company. He got married two years later.
A. First he found a job in an IT company, then he got married two years later.
B. After he found a job in an IT company, he got married two years later.
C. He found a job in an IT company then he got married two years later.
D. He got married two years after he he found a job in an IT company.
The End

SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề gồm có 04 trang)

BÀI THI THỬ KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 003
Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. complain
B. maintain
C. fountain
D. remain
Question 2:A. phonetics
B. statistics
C. politics
D. semantics
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 3: I'm sure she tells Ruth everything we say - they're as thick as thieves, those two.
A. in secret
B. close-knit
C. at logger-heads
D. on good terms
Question 4: The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.
A. secure
B. firm

C. relentless
D. careful
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: Never has anyone spoken to me like that!
A. Some people always speak to me that way.
B. No one speaks to me that way.
C. I never speak that way.
D. Everyone speaks to me that way.
Question 6: It doesn't matter to them which film they go to.
A. No matter what film are shown, they never go.
B. They don't mind which film they go to.
C. Which film they go to matters more than the cost.
D. They haven't a good taste for films.
Question 7: If Dad could have repaired the roof, he wouldn't have called in a builder.
A. The roof was so bad that it couldn‘t be repaired.
B. Dad could repair the roof himself and did so.
C. Dad didn‘t ask a builder to repair the roof.
D. The roof was repaired by a builder.
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.
AT HOME WITH BOOKS
In an age when literature is increasingly going digital, books hold a curious role in some people's homes. There are few
purchases which, once used, are placed on proud display and carted round as families move from place to place. And yet
that's precisely what sometimes happens with books, despite the existence of a digital equivalent. After all, both the music
industry and other aspects of the print media have felt the heat of virtual competition - why not books? Part of the explanation
for this may lie in the fact that, when it comes to the crunch, nosing around someone's bookshelves is interesting. 'You can
tell a lot about someone by their collection of books,' says Doug Jeffers, owner of a London bookstore.
It's not just the quantity of titles on display, however, that speaks volumes; generation, occupation, political leanings, leisure
pursuits (even where they go on holiday) - clues to all of these abound, if you care to analyse the contents of someone's

bookshelves, and even casual visitors aren't slow to form judgements. Evidence of this manifested itself when the President of
the USA made an informal call on the English Prime minister at home recently, and for some reason the pair posed for photos
in the kitchen. One of the snapshots was subsequently released to the press, and widely published. There then ensued much
speculation as to how the complete works of Shakespeare had ended up on the shelf in the background rather than a cookery
book.
Household stylist Abigail Hall agrees, 'I often style houses for sale and you'd be amazed how important the contents of the
bookcase can be.' Apparently, people use such clues to form judgements about the type of person who lives in a property
that's up for sale, and this may affect how they feel about going ahead with the purchase. Perhaps we all seek out others
whose tastes in such matters match our own, and we can imagine living happily In a space that like-minded people have made
homely. And even if we're not thinking of putting our home on the market, instinct tells us that however much they were
enjoyed, paperbacks read on the beach might be better put away in a cupboard, whilst the unopened classics are destined for
display.
For the interior designer, however, the art of reputationmanagement-via-bookshelf is not the only issue. Books can also
become an interactive display tool. 'They can almost be sculptural in that they offer a physical presence,' explains Abigail
Hall. 'It's not just about stacking them on a bookcase, it's how you stack them. I've seen books arranged by colour, stacked on
top of each other. Once I saw a load of coffee-table books piled up to become a coffee table in themselves. Books define a
space, if you have some books and a comfy chair, you've immediately created an area.' It's a trick of which countless hotels,
cafes and waiting rooms for fee-paying clients are only too aware. Placing a few carefully-chosen books atop coffee tables is
about creating an ambiance. No one actually engages with the content.
And this principle can be transferred to the home 'I've not actually read any of them. I just love the bindings.' So said the
actress, Davinia Taylor, earlier this year when she decided to put her house on the market - complete with its carefullysourced collection of classic books. Rarely removed from their perch on a bookcase in the living room, their primary purpose
was to disguise Taylor's walkin fridge. And so, with the fridge no longer destined to be a feature in her life, the books were
deemed redundant.
Perhaps, then, the future of books lies in this. With more and more being bought in the undeniably handler digital format,
the first casualties of the tangible variety are likely to be the beach-read paperbacks - the ones that, if you invite Abigail Hall
around, would be relegated to the garage anyway. But given the uses to which we put our other tomes - whether they're


deployed to show off, look pretty, or create an atmosphere - the odds of them hanging around look good. The kudos of great
work is still there, and there's nothing like being, and being seen to be, in possession of the real thing.

Question 8: In the first paragraph, the writer is......
A. seeking to account for a seemingly illogical attitude.
B. drawing our attention to an ongoing process.
C. outlining the reasons for changing priorities.
D. questioning our assumptions about people's behaviour.
Question 9: Abigail Hall’s experience suggests that the books on show in a house for sale......
A. may not be as representative of the owners' taste as people assume.
B. can create an affinity between sellers and prospective buyers.
C. could mislead people into buying an unsuitable property.
D. might help buyers to assess how keen the owners are to sell.
Question 10: In the final paragraph, the writer expresses......
A. optimism regarding the future of non-digital books.
B. a hope that attitudes towards books will be different in the future.
C. a personal preference for books in digital format.
D. regret that the content of all books is not more valued.
Question 11: What is implied about interior designers in the fourth paragraph?
A. They understand the effect of books on the users of spaces they create.
B. They sometimes show a lack of respect for the true function of books.
C. They regard books as little more than additional pieces of furniture.
D. They are likely to underestimate the impact of the content of books.
Question 12: Davinia Taylor no longer wants her books because......
A. she accepts that they don't reflect her taste in reading.
B. she feels they are an integral part of the house she'sselling.
C. she realises she selected the titles for the wrong reasons.
D. she has no use for them beyond their current purpose.
Question 13: The idiom “when it comes to the crunch” is closest in meaning to......
A. when the occasion appears
B. when we care about books
C. when we have nothing to eat
D. when we have to make a decision

Question 14: What does the mention of political figures in the second paragraph serve to illustrate?
A. the importance of background detail in photography
B. the public's curiosity about celebrity lifestyles
C. the false impression that can be gained from books on display
D. the extent to which books tend to attract people's attention
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 15:A. brow
B. glow
C. sow
D. show
Question 16:A. rune
B. brunette
C. prune
D. tune
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 17: ~ Susan: “Oh, good! You’re here.” ~ Betty: “......................”
A. Never mind. I’m ready to help.
B. I was just about to call you.
C. Anything new? I was so busy.
D. Sorry. I’m late.
Question 18: ~ Alice: “.................” ~ Tom: “Sorry. I’m broke, dear.”
A. Could you give me a lift to the shopping centre, Tom?
B. Could you buy me some ice-cream, Tom?
C. Look, Tom. What happned to my laptop?
D. On the way home, remember to cash this cheque for me, Tom.
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.
TECH MUSIC SCHOOL

London's Tech Music School has an unrivalled track record. Since its foundation in 1983, it has ...(19)... out some of
Europe's best-known musicians, including Marina Diamandis of Marina and the Diamonds, Frank Colucci and Radiohead's
Phil Selway, to ...(20)... but a few. The school offers the next generation of performers training from industry professionals,
and ...(21)... strong connections with the music industry. Recent guest tutors have included musicians who have worked with
the likes of Stevie Wonder and Robbie Williams.
In addition to courses in performance skills, the school offers a Diploma in Commercial Music Production. This course
provides students with hands-on training in areas such as song-writing and the composing of music for film and TV.
Meanwhile, the Diploma in Music Business gives students the chance to ...(22)... a thorough grounding in business principles
whilst working alongside artists, record labels and the music press.
With such courses on offer, the school is ...(23)... a microcosm of the music industry, where it is possible to be at the
cutting ...(24)... of the latest techniques and developments.


Question 19:A. carved
B. turned
C. passed
D. checked
Question 20:A. call
B. name
C. refer
D. say
Question 21:A. boasts
B. touts
C. brags
D. flaunts
Question 22:A. win
B. capture
C. gain
D. grasp
Question 23:A. exceptionally B. especially

C. eventually
D. effectively
Question 24:A. verge
B. margin
C. fringe
D. edge
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 25: 'Did you remember to lock the door this time?' ~ 'Oh yes, ......I did.'
A. at once
B. for once
C. only once
D. once
Question 26: We want everyone to begin the test........
A. simultaneously
B. continuously .
C. indefinitely
D. unexpectedly
Question 27: I've had bad news of Joseph's......by the company.
A. having sacked
B. having been given the sack C. sacking
D. given the sack
Question 28: I'm so tired I think I'll probably.........off in the cinema.
A. sleep
B. doze
C. fall
D. nod
Question 29: 'Do they still take John to school in their car?' ~ 'No, he's......now to ride his own bike to school.'
A. too old
B. quite old enough
C. very old

D. enough old
Question 30: ......all his work and family problems, he'll have a nervous breakdown one of these days.
A. What as
B. What with
C. What for
D. What if
Question 31: I think that the tourist industry will lose most of its workers......the oil industry.'
A. in
B. from
C. to
D. by
Question 32: 'What else did he say?' 'Other.......that he'd be away for a month, nothing.'
A. from
B. for
C. than
D. except
Question 33: I'm really sleepy today. I wish I.......Bob to the airport late I night.
A. weren't taking
B. didn't take
C. hadn't had to take
D. didn't have to take
Question 34: The idea of killing animals for food is abhorrent.......me.'
A. to
B. for
C. in
D. at
Question 35: I feel washed out. I......do any more work.
A. don't think I
B. don't think I'll
C. think I wouldn't

D. think I won't
Question 36: The death........in the weekend's traffic exodus has risen to sixteen.
A. rate
B. toll
C. mark
D. score
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 37: The opposition was in full cry over the changes to the education bill.
A. discussed eagerly
B. shouted head-off
C. demanded strongly
D. criticized noisily
Question 38: I tried to hail her from across the room.
A. greeted
B. ignored
C. pursued
D. called to attract attention
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 39: He likes both living abroad as well as living at home.
A. at home
B. likes
C. living
D. as well as
Question 40: I noticed that the new couple next door not to be at home last week.
A. not to be at home
B. next door
C. noticed
D. last

Question 41: Did you agree to your father on which flight you should travel?
A. to your
B. which flight
C. on
D. should
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.
A DANCER'S LOT
1. All across London, they emerge from underground stations and buses; bags slung over their shoulders and taut stomachs
beneath thick winter overcoats. Nobody recognises them, as they head for freezing upstairs rooms in tatty gymnasiums or
slink into backstage theatre doors, even though they appear regularly in sold-out musicals and favourite television shows.
They earn precious little, even those who perform live with famous singers, and have no real prospects, doing what they're
doing, despite having hustled and sweated themselves to the heights of one of Britain’s most demanding professions. But still
they go, every morning, to their grim upstairs rooms in gyms and their backstreet, backstage doors, to dance.
2. Most have left behind worried parents in faraway towns and villages; made repeated promises to look after themselves and
taken trains, in their late teenage years, for London. There's much to despise about the city, where talent and a reptilian grade
of resilience, although prerequisites, provide no guarantee of success. Even auditions are becoming rare. Conscious of
deadlines and financial constraints, choreographers call in talent from the blessed pool of their own chosen. If you aren’t the
right height, don’t have the right face, hair or sartorial style, then don’t expect a look in. Although choreographers
occasionally seek out the beautiful, they’re mostly instructed to hunt the bland: those least likely to outshine the stars. And, as
many dancers will tell you, it's getting to the point where mediocrity is acceptable; there'll be someone over there out of sync,
someone over there who can't hold her arm still.


3. And if they get a part, increasingly dancers are turning up for jobs where the choreographer just stands there and works
them endlessly, fingers clicking: 'Again, again, again'. As one dancer Melanie Grace says, 'You dance for the love and the
canteen - and the pay's lousy. But you have to ignore it, keep your head down. You're in London now. You’re one of many;
one of nothing. The sooner you accept that, the better you'll get on. Of the fleets of talented dancers who try, only a quarter
make it, the rest simply can't process the ruthlessness - to dance in London is hard on the soul.
4. Yet most of the dancers have agents, who you might think would negotiate a better fee or conditions for their dancers, but

no. You’ll never meet a dancer who thinks their agent deserves their twenty percent cut of the fee. Mostly you’ll just get a text
or email notifying you of an audition and a single agent might have as many as two hundred dancers on their books. As
Melanie says,‘It's catch-22, because you won't hear about the auditions without one.’ Here’s the job, take it or leave it, and if
you leave it, they’ll just hire someone straight out of college and pay them even less.
5. Oh, the annual churn of the colleges. The dancers hear it constantly, the sound of the machine in the distance, its
ceaselessly grinding gears that, with every coming year; push out hundreds of new dancers, each one younger and hungrier
and less jaded than you. And with every release of fresh limbs into the stew of the city, things get harder. The worst thing the
kids can do is accept a job for no pay. They do it all the time. One website has become notorious for television and pop-video
production companies scrounging for trained people to work for nothing but‘exposure’. And if the youngsters are fresh out of
dance school, despairing of their blank CV and craving the love of those ranks of sparkle-eyed strangers, they'll leap at the
chance. It's the reason things are getting harder How to describe the London dance scene today? The word Melanie chooses is
‘savage’.
[From”EXPERT PROFICENCY’, Student’s Book, Pearson, 2015]

Question 42: In the first paragraph, the writer paints a picture of dancers who are.....
A. careful not to be recognised by fans in the street.
B. hoping to find work on stage alongside established stars.
C. deserving of the fame they have achieved.
D. unlikely to be making further advances in their careers.
Question 43: What do we learn about auditions in the second paragraph?
A. It's difficult for dancers to find the time to attendvery many.
B. Increasingly higher standards are expected of dancers.
C. Dancers with family connections in the businessget invited to more.
D. The best dancers do not necessarily get the jobs on offer.
Question 44: What point is made about agents in the fourth paragraph?
A. Most dancers recognise that they are essential.
B. They tend to represent only the less experienced dancers.
C. They make every effort to get the best deal for dancers.
D. Dancers are largely satisfied with their service.
Question 45: What is implied about choreographers in the third paragraph?

A. They dislike it when dancers criticise each other.
B. They are intolerant of dancers who make mistakes.
C. They expect dancers to do as they are told.
D. They are sensitive to the pressures that dancers are under.
Question 46: The writer uses the image of a machine in line 3 to underline......
A. the attitude of training institutions.
B. the exploitation of young people.
C. the constant supply of new talent.
D. the dubious activities of a website.
Question 47: The word ‘scrounging’ is closest in meaning to.....
A. training
B. begging
C. demanding
D. seeking
Question 48: In the text as a whole, the writer is suggesting that dancers in London.....
A. have to accept the realities of a competitive industry.
B. should be rewarded for dedication and perseverance.
C. have to regard the experience as useful for the future.
D. should demand much better pay and working conditions.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 49: Dad prepared some food on a plate. His pet cat was waiting.
A. Dad prepared somecfood on a plate for his pet cat waiting.
B. Dad prepared somecfood on a plate, whereas his pet cat was waiting.
C. Dad prepared some food on a plate because his pet cat was waiting.
D. While Dad prepared some food on a plate, his pet cat was waiting.
Question 50: He found a job in an IT company. He got married two years later.
A. First he found a job in an IT company, then he got married two years later.
B. He got married two years after he he found a job in an IT company.
C. After he found a job in an IT company, he got married two years later.

D. He found a job in an IT company then he got married two years later.
The End


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BÀI THI THỬ KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 004
Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. maintain
B. complain
C. fountain
D. remain
Question 2:A. semantics
B. statistics
C. phonetics
D. politics
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 3:A. brow
B. show
C. sow
D. glow
Question 4:A. prune
B. tune

C. brunette
D. rune
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: Never has anyone spoken to me like that!
A. Everyone speaks to me that way.
B. No one speaks to me that way.
C. I never speak that way.
D. Some people always speak to me that way.
Question 6: If Dad could have repaired the roof, he wouldn't have called in a builder.
A. Dad could repair the roof himself and did so.
B. The roof was repaired by a builder.
C. The roof was so bad that it couldn‘t be repaired.
D. Dad didn‘t ask a builder to repair the roof.
Question 7: It doesn't matter to them which film they go to.
A. Which film they go to matters more than the cost.
B. They haven't a good taste for films.
C. They don't mind which film they go to.
D. No matter what film are shown, they never go.
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 8: I noticed that the new couple next door not to be at home last week.
A. not to be at home
B. next door
C. noticed
D. last
Question 9: He likes both living abroad as well as living at home.
A. as well as
B. living
C. at home

D. likes
Question 10: Did you agree to your father on which flight you should travel?
A. on
B. to your
C. which flight
D. should
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 11: The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.
A. secure
B. firm
C. relentless
D. careful
Question 12: I'm sure she tells Ruth everything we say - they're as thick as thieves, those two.
A. on good terms
B. at logger-heads
C. close-knit
D. in secret
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.
TECH MUSIC SCHOOL
London's Tech Music School has an unrivalled track record. Since its foundation in 1983, it has ...(13)... out some of
Europe's best-known musicians, including Marina Diamandis of Marina and the Diamonds, Frank Colucci and Radiohead's
Phil Selway, to ...(14)... but a few. The school offers the next generation of performers training from industry professionals,
and ...(15)... strong connections with the music industry. Recent guest tutors have included musicians who have worked with
the likes of Stevie Wonder and Robbie Williams.
In addition to courses in performance skills, the school offers a Diploma in Commercial Music Production. This course
provides students with hands-on training in areas such as song-writing and the composing of music for film and TV.
Meanwhile, the Diploma in Music Business gives students the chance to ...(16)... a thorough grounding in business principles
whilst working alongside artists, record labels and the music press.

With such courses on offer, the school is ...(17)... a microcosm of the music industry, where it is possible to be at the
cutting ...(18)... of the latest techniques and developments.
Question 13:A. turned
B. passed
C. carved
D. checked
Question 14:A. refer
B. name
C. say
D. call
Question 15:A. brags
B. touts
C. boasts
D. flaunts
Question 16:A. grasp
B. gain
C. capture
D. win
Question 17:A. exceptionally B. especially
C. effectively
D. eventually
Question 18:A. fringe
B. margin
C. edge
D. verge
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 19: ~ Susan: “Oh, good! You’re here.” ~ Betty: “......................”
A. Anything new? I was so busy.
B. Never mind. I’m ready to help.

C. I was just about to call you.
D. Sorry. I’m late.
Question 20: ~ Alice: “.................” ~ Tom: “Sorry. I’m broke, dear.”
A. Could you give me a lift to the shopping centre, Tom?
B. Could you buy me some ice-cream, Tom?
C. On the way home, remember to cash this cheque for me, Tom.
D. Look, Tom. What happned to my laptop?
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.
A DANCER'S LOT
1. All across London, they emerge from underground stations and buses; bags slung over their shoulders and taut stomachs
beneath thick winter overcoats. Nobody recognises them, as they head for freezing upstairs rooms in tatty gymnasiums or
slink into backstage theatre doors, even though they appear regularly in sold-out musicals and favourite television shows.
They earn precious little, even those who perform live with famous singers, and have no real prospects, doing what they're
doing, despite having hustled and sweated themselves to the heights of one of Britain’s most demanding professions. But still
they go, every morning, to their grim upstairs rooms in gyms and their backstreet, backstage doors, to dance.
2. Most have left behind worried parents in faraway towns and villages; made repeated promises to look after themselves and
taken trains, in their late teenage years, for London. There's much to despise about the city, where talent and a reptilian grade
of resilience, although prerequisites, provide no guarantee of success. Even auditions are becoming rare. Conscious of
deadlines and financial constraints, choreographers call in talent from the blessed pool of their own chosen. If you aren’t the
right height, don’t have the right face, hair or sartorial style, then don’t expect a look in. Although choreographers
occasionally seek out the beautiful, they’re mostly instructed to hunt the bland: those least likely to outshine the stars. And, as
many dancers will tell you, it's getting to the point where mediocrity is acceptable; there'll be someone over there out of sync,
someone over there who can't hold her arm still.
3. And if they get a part, increasingly dancers are turning up for jobs where the choreographer just stands there and works
them endlessly, fingers clicking: 'Again, again, again'. As one dancer Melanie Grace says, 'You dance for the love and the
canteen - and the pay's lousy. But you have to ignore it, keep your head down. You're in London now. You’re one of many;
one of nothing. The sooner you accept that, the better you'll get on. Of the fleets of talented dancers who try, only a quarter

make it, the rest simply can't process the ruthlessness - to dance in London is hard on the soul.
4. Yet most of the dancers have agents, who you might think would negotiate a better fee or conditions for their dancers, but
no. You’ll never meet a dancer who thinks their agent deserves their twenty percent cut of the fee. Mostly you’ll just get a text
or email notifying you of an audition and a single agent might have as many as two hundred dancers on their books. As
Melanie says,‘It's catch-22, because you won't hear about the auditions without one.’ Here’s the job, take it or leave it, and if
you leave it, they’ll just hire someone straight out of college and pay them even less.
5. Oh, the annual churn of the colleges. The dancers hear it constantly, the sound of the machine in the distance, its
ceaselessly grinding gears that, with every coming year; push out hundreds of new dancers, each one younger and hungrier
and less jaded than you. And with every release of fresh limbs into the stew of the city, things get harder. The worst thing the
kids can do is accept a job for no pay. They do it all the time. One website has become notorious for television and pop-video
production companies scrounging for trained people to work for nothing but‘exposure’. And if the youngsters are fresh out of
dance school, despairing of their blank CV and craving the love of those ranks of sparkle-eyed strangers, they'll leap at the
chance. It's the reason things are getting harder How to describe the London dance scene today? The word Melanie chooses is
‘savage’.
[From”EXPERT PROFICENCY’, Student’s Book, Pearson, 2015]

Question 21: In the first paragraph, the writer paints a picture of dancers who are.....
A. unlikely to be making further advances in their careers.
B. careful not to be recognised by fans in the street.
C. deserving of the fame they have achieved.
D. hoping to find work on stage alongside established stars.
Question 22: The word ‘scrounging’ is closest in meaning to.....
A. seeking
B. demanding
C. begging
Question 23: In the text as a whole, the writer is suggesting that dancers in London.....
A. have to accept the realities of a competitive industry.
B. should demand much better pay and working conditions.
C. should be rewarded for dedication and perseverance.
D. have to regard the experience as useful for the future.

Question 24: What do we learn about auditions in the second paragraph?
A. Dancers with family connections in the businessget invited to more.
B. Increasingly higher standards are expected of dancers.
C. It's difficult for dancers to find the time to attendvery many.
D. The best dancers do not necessarily get the jobs on offer.
Question 25: What point is made about agents in the fourth paragraph?
A. Dancers are largely satisfied with their service.
B. Most dancers recognise that they are essential.
C. They make every effort to get the best deal for dancers.
D. They tend to represent only the less experienced dancers.

D. training


Question 26: The writer uses the image of a machine in line 3 to underline......
A. the dubious activities of a website.
B. the attitude of training institutions.
C. the constant supply of new talent.
D. the exploitation of young people.
Question 27: What is implied about choreographers in the third paragraph?
A. They dislike it when dancers criticise each other.
B. They are intolerant of dancers who make mistakes.
C. They expect dancers to do as they are told.
D. They are sensitive to the pressures that dancers are under.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 28: 'Did you remember to lock the door this time?' ~ 'Oh yes, ......I did.'
A. for once
B. at once
C. once
D. only once

Question 29: ......all his work and family problems, he'll have a nervous breakdown one of these days.
A. What for
B. What as
C. What with
D. What if
Question 30: I'm really sleepy today. I wish I.......Bob to the airport late I night.
A. didn't take
B. didn't have to take
C. hadn't had to take
D. weren't taking
Question 31: I feel washed out. I......do any more work.
A. don't think I
B. think I wouldn't
C. don't think I'll
D. think I won't
Question 32: 'Do they still take John to school in their car?' ~ 'No, he's......now to ride his own bike to school.'
A. quite old enough
B. too old
C. very old
D. enough old
Question 33: I'm so tired I think I'll probably.........off in the cinema.
A. fall
B. nod
C. doze
D. sleep
Question 34: 'What else did he say?' 'Other.......that he'd be away for a month, nothing.'
A. from
B. except
C. than
D. for

Question 35: We want everyone to begin the test........
A. continuously .
B. unexpectedly
C. indefinitely
D. simultaneously
Question 36: The death........in the weekend's traffic exodus has risen to sixteen.
A. rate
B. toll
C. score
D. mark
Question 37: I think that the tourist industry will lose most of its workers......the oil industry.'
A. in
B. by
C. to
D. from
Question 38: I've had bad news of Joseph's......by the company.
A. having sacked
B. having been given the sack C. sacking
D. given the sack
Question 39: The idea of killing animals for food is abhorrent.......me.'
A. to
B. in
C. for
D. at
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 40: The opposition was in full cry over the changes to the education bill.
A. criticized noisily
B. demanded strongly
C. shouted head-off

D. discussed eagerly
Question 41: I tried to hail her from across the room.
A. ignored
B. greeted
C. called to attract attention
D. pursued
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.
AT HOME WITH BOOKS
In an age when literature is increasingly going digital, books hold a curious role in some people's homes. There are few
purchases which, once used, are placed on proud display and carted round as families move from place to place. And yet
that's precisely what sometimes happens with books, despite the existence of a digital equivalent. After all, both the music
industry and other aspects of the print media have felt the heat of virtual competition - why not books? Part of the explanation
for this may lie in the fact that, when it comes to the crunch, nosing around someone's bookshelves is interesting. 'You can
tell a lot about someone by their collection of books,' says Doug Jeffers, owner of a London bookstore.
It's not just the quantity of titles on display, however, that speaks volumes; generation, occupation, political leanings, leisure
pursuits (even where they go on holiday) - clues to all of these abound, if you care to analyse the contents of someone's
bookshelves, and even casual visitors aren't slow to form judgements. Evidence of this manifested itself when the President of
the USA made an informal call on the English Prime minister at home recently, and for some reason the pair posed for photos
in the kitchen. One of the snapshots was subsequently released to the press, and widely published. There then ensued much
speculation as to how the complete works of Shakespeare had ended up on the shelf in the background rather than a cookery
book.
Household stylist Abigail Hall agrees, 'I often style houses for sale and you'd be amazed how important the contents of the
bookcase can be.' Apparently, people use such clues to form judgements about the type of person who lives in a property
that's up for sale, and this may affect how they feel about going ahead with the purchase. Perhaps we all seek out others
whose tastes in such matters match our own, and we can imagine living happily In a space that like-minded people have made
homely. And even if we're not thinking of putting our home on the market, instinct tells us that however much they were
enjoyed, paperbacks read on the beach might be better put away in a cupboard, whilst the unopened classics are destined for
display.
For the interior designer, however, the art of reputationmanagement-via-bookshelf is not the only issue. Books can also

become an interactive display tool. 'They can almost be sculptural in that they offer a physical presence,' explains Abigail
Hall. 'It's not just about stacking them on a bookcase, it's how you stack them. I've seen books arranged by colour, stacked on


top of each other. Once I saw a load of coffee-table books piled up to become a coffee table in themselves. Books define a
space, if you have some books and a comfy chair, you've immediately created an area.' It's a trick of which countless hotels,
cafes and waiting rooms for fee-paying clients are only too aware. Placing a few carefully-chosen books atop coffee tables is
about creating an ambiance. No one actually engages with the content.
And this principle can be transferred to the home 'I've not actually read any of them. I just love the bindings.' So said the
actress, Davinia Taylor, earlier this year when she decided to put her house on the market - complete with its carefullysourced collection of classic books. Rarely removed from their perch on a bookcase in the living room, their primary purpose
was to disguise Taylor's walkin fridge. And so, with the fridge no longer destined to be a feature in her life, the books were
deemed redundant.
Perhaps, then, the future of books lies in this. With more and more being bought in the undeniably handler digital format,
the first casualties of the tangible variety are likely to be the beach-read paperbacks - the ones that, if you invite Abigail Hall
around, would be relegated to the garage anyway. But given the uses to which we put our other tomes - whether they're
deployed to show off, look pretty, or create an atmosphere - the odds of them hanging around look good. The kudos of great
work is still there, and there's nothing like being, and being seen to be, in possession of the real thing.
Question 42: Davinia Taylor no longer wants her books because......
A. she feels they are an integral part of the house she'sselling.
B. she realises she selected the titles for the wrong reasons.
C. she has no use for them beyond their current purpose.
D. she accepts that they don't reflect her taste in reading.
Question 43: What is implied about interior designers in the fourth paragraph?
A. They regard books as little more than additional pieces of furniture.
B. They understand the effect of books on the users of spaces they create.
C. They sometimes show a lack of respect for the true function of books.
D. They are likely to underestimate the impact of the content of books.
Question 44: What does the mention of political figures in the second paragraph serve to illustrate?
A. the importance of background detail in photography
B. the public's curiosity about celebrity lifestyles

C. the false impression that can be gained from books on display
D. the extent to which books tend to attract people's attention
Question 45: Abigail Hall’s experience suggests that the books on show in a house for sale......
A. could mislead people into buying an unsuitable property.
B. might help buyers to assess how keen the owners are to sell.
C. may not be as representative of the owners' taste as people assume.
D. can create an affinity between sellers and prospective buyers.
Question 46: In the final paragraph, the writer expresses......
A. a hope that attitudes towards books will be different in the future.
B. optimism regarding the future of non-digital books.
C. regret that the content of all books is not more valued.
D. a personal preference for books in digital format.
Question 47: In the first paragraph, the writer is......
A. seeking to account for a seemingly illogical attitude.
B. questioning our assumptions about people's behaviour.
C. outlining the reasons for changing priorities.
D. drawing our attention to an ongoing process.
Question 48: The idiom “when it comes to the crunch” is closest in meaning to......
A. when we have nothing to eat
B. when the occasion appears
C. when we care about books
D. when we have to make a decision
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 49: He found a job in an IT company. He got married two years later.
A. He found a job in an IT company then he got married two years later.
B. After he found a job in an IT company, he got married two years later.
C. He got married two years after he he found a job in an IT company.
D. First he found a job in an IT company, then he got married two years later.
Question 50: Dad prepared some food on a plate. His pet cat was waiting.

A. Dad prepared some food on a plate because his pet cat was waiting.
B. Dad prepared somecfood on a plate, whereas his pet cat was waiting.
C. Dad prepared somecfood on a plate for his pet cat waiting.
D. While Dad prepared some food on a plate, his pet cat was waiting.
The End


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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề gồm có 04 trang)

BÀI THI THỬ KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 005
Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đề
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1:A. complain
B. maintain
C. fountain
D. remain
Question 2:A. phonetics
B. statistics
C. semantics
D. politics
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 3: If Dad could have repaired the roof, he wouldn't have called in a builder.
A. The roof was so bad that it couldn‘t be repaired.
B. Dad didn‘t ask a builder to repair the roof.

C. The roof was repaired by a builder.
D. Dad could repair the roof himself and did so.
Question 4: It doesn't matter to them which film they go to.
A. Which film they go to matters more than the cost.
B. They don't mind which film they go to.
C. No matter what film are shown, they never go.
D. They haven't a good taste for films.
Question 5: Never has anyone spoken to me like that!
A. Everyone speaks to me that way.
B. No one speaks to me that way.
C. I never speak that way.
D. Some people always speak to me that way.
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: The death........in the weekend's traffic exodus has risen to sixteen.
A. score
B. toll
C. mark
D. rate
Question 7: ......all his work and family problems, he'll have a nervous breakdown one of these days.
A. What as
B. What if
C. What for
D. What with
Question 8: I'm really sleepy today. I wish I.......Bob to the airport late I night.
A. didn't have to take
B. didn't take
C. weren't taking
D. hadn't had to take
Question 9: We want everyone to begin the test........
A. simultaneously

B. indefinitely
C. continuously .
D. unexpectedly
Question 10: I feel washed out. I......do any more work.
A. don't think I
B. think I won't
C. don't think I'll
D. think I wouldn't
Question 11: I think that the tourist industry will lose most of its workers......the oil industry.'
A. to
B. from
C. in
D. by
Question 12: 'Did you remember to lock the door this time?' ~ 'Oh yes, ......I did.'
A. once
B. for once
C. at once
D. only once
Question 13: The idea of killing animals for food is abhorrent.......me.'
A. at
B. for
C. to
D. in
Question 14: 'Do they still take John to school in their car?' ~ 'No, he's......now to ride his own bike to school.'
A. very old
B. too old
C. enough old
D. quite old enough
Question 15: I've had bad news of Joseph's......by the company.
A. given the sack

B. having been given the sack C. sacking
D. having sacked
Question 16: 'What else did he say?' 'Other.......that he'd be away for a month, nothing.'
A. except
B. from
C. than
D. for
Question 17: I'm so tired I think I'll probably.........off in the cinema.
A. doze
B. sleep
C. nod
D. fall
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 18: The opposition was in full cry over the changes to the education bill.
A. discussed eagerly
B. shouted head-off
C. demanded strongly
D. criticized noisily
Question 19: I tried to hail her from across the room.
A. ignored
B. greeted
C. pursued
D. called to attract attention
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 20: I'm sure she tells Ruth everything we say - they're as thick as thieves, those two.
A. on good terms
B. in secret
C. close-knit

D. at logger-heads
Question 21: The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.
A. secure
B. relentless
C. firm
D. careful
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.
AT HOME WITH BOOKS
In an age when literature is increasingly going digital, books hold a curious role in some people's homes. There are few
purchases which, once used, are placed on proud display and carted round as families move from place to place. And yet


that's precisely what sometimes happens with books, despite the existence of a digital equivalent. After all, both the music
industry and other aspects of the print media have felt the heat of virtual competition - why not books? Part of the explanation
for this may lie in the fact that, when it comes to the crunch, nosing around someone's bookshelves is interesting. 'You can
tell a lot about someone by their collection of books,' says Doug Jeffers, owner of a London bookstore.
It's not just the quantity of titles on display, however, that speaks volumes; generation, occupation, political leanings, leisure
pursuits (even where they go on holiday) - clues to all of these abound, if you care to analyse the contents of someone's
bookshelves, and even casual visitors aren't slow to form judgements. Evidence of this manifested itself when the President of
the USA made an informal call on the English Prime minister at home recently, and for some reason the pair posed for photos
in the kitchen. One of the snapshots was subsequently released to the press, and widely published. There then ensued much
speculation as to how the complete works of Shakespeare had ended up on the shelf in the background rather than a cookery
book.
Household stylist Abigail Hall agrees, 'I often style houses for sale and you'd be amazed how important the contents of the
bookcase can be.' Apparently, people use such clues to form judgements about the type of person who lives in a property
that's up for sale, and this may affect how they feel about going ahead with the purchase. Perhaps we all seek out others
whose tastes in such matters match our own, and we can imagine living happily In a space that like-minded people have made
homely. And even if we're not thinking of putting our home on the market, instinct tells us that however much they were
enjoyed, paperbacks read on the beach might be better put away in a cupboard, whilst the unopened classics are destined for

display.
For the interior designer, however, the art of reputationmanagement-via-bookshelf is not the only issue. Books can also
become an interactive display tool. 'They can almost be sculptural in that they offer a physical presence,' explains Abigail
Hall. 'It's not just about stacking them on a bookcase, it's how you stack them. I've seen books arranged by colour, stacked on
top of each other. Once I saw a load of coffee-table books piled up to become a coffee table in themselves. Books define a
space, if you have some books and a comfy chair, you've immediately created an area.' It's a trick of which countless hotels,
cafes and waiting rooms for fee-paying clients are only too aware. Placing a few carefully-chosen books atop coffee tables is
about creating an ambiance. No one actually engages with the content.
And this principle can be transferred to the home 'I've not actually read any of them. I just love the bindings.' So said the
actress, Davinia Taylor, earlier this year when she decided to put her house on the market - complete with its carefullysourced collection of classic books. Rarely removed from their perch on a bookcase in the living room, their primary purpose
was to disguise Taylor's walkin fridge. And so, with the fridge no longer destined to be a feature in her life, the books were
deemed redundant.
Perhaps, then, the future of books lies in this. With more and more being bought in the undeniably handler digital format,
the first casualties of the tangible variety are likely to be the beach-read paperbacks - the ones that, if you invite Abigail Hall
around, would be relegated to the garage anyway. But given the uses to which we put our other tomes - whether they're
deployed to show off, look pretty, or create an atmosphere - the odds of them hanging around look good. The kudos of great
work is still there, and there's nothing like being, and being seen to be, in possession of the real thing.
Question 22: Abigail Hall’s experience suggests that the books on show in a house for sale......
A. can create an affinity between sellers and prospective buyers.
B. could mislead people into buying an unsuitable property.
C. might help buyers to assess how keen the owners are to sell.
D. may not be as representative of the owners' taste as people assume.
Question 23: What is implied about interior designers in the fourth paragraph?
A. They sometimes show a lack of respect for the true function of books.
B. They regard books as little more than additional pieces of furniture.
C. They are likely to underestimate the impact of the content of books.
D. They understand the effect of books on the users of spaces they create.
Question 24: In the first paragraph, the writer is......
A. seeking to account for a seemingly illogical attitude.
B. questioning our assumptions about people's behaviour.

C. drawing our attention to an ongoing process.
D. outlining the reasons for changing priorities.
Question 25: What does the mention of political figures in the second paragraph serve to illustrate?
A. the public's curiosity about celebrity lifestyles
B. the extent to which books tend to attract people's attention
C. the importance of background detail in photography
D. the false impression that can be gained from books on display
Question 26: In the final paragraph, the writer expresses......
A. a hope that attitudes towards books will be different in the future.
B. optimism regarding the future of non-digital books.
C. regret that the content of all books is not more valued.
D. a personal preference for books in digital format.
Question 27: Davinia Taylor no longer wants her books because......
A. she accepts that they don't reflect her taste in reading.
B. she realises she selected the titles for the wrong reasons.


C. she has no use for them beyond their current purpose.
D. she feels they are an integral part of the house she'sselling.
Question 28: The idiom “when it comes to the crunch” is closest in meaning to......
A. when we care about books
B. when we have nothing to eat
C. when the occasion appears
D. when we have to make a decision
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.
TECH MUSIC SCHOOL
London's Tech Music School has an unrivalled track record. Since its foundation in 1983, it has ...(29)... out some of
Europe's best-known musicians, including Marina Diamandis of Marina and the Diamonds, Frank Colucci and Radiohead's
Phil Selway, to ...(30)... but a few. The school offers the next generation of performers training from industry professionals,

and ...(31)... strong connections with the music industry. Recent guest tutors have included musicians who have worked with
the likes of Stevie Wonder and Robbie Williams.
In addition to courses in performance skills, the school offers a Diploma in Commercial Music Production. This course
provides students with hands-on training in areas such as song-writing and the composing of music for film and TV.
Meanwhile, the Diploma in Music Business gives students the chance to ...(32)... a thorough grounding in business principles
whilst working alongside artists, record labels and the music press.
With such courses on offer, the school is ...(33)... a microcosm of the music industry, where it is possible to be at the
cutting ...(34)... of the latest techniques and developments.
Question 29:A. checked
B. passed
C. carved
D. turned
Question 30:A. say
B. call
C. name
D. refer
Question 31:A. brags
B. flaunts
C. touts
D. boasts
Question 32:A. gain
B. capture
C. grasp
D. win
Question 33:A. eventually B. exceptionally
C. especially
D. effectively
Question 34:A. verge
B. margin
C. edge

D. fringe
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.
A DANCER'S LOT
1. All across London, they emerge from underground stations and buses; bags slung over their shoulders and taut stomachs
beneath thick winter overcoats. Nobody recognises them, as they head for freezing upstairs rooms in tatty gymnasiums or
slink into backstage theatre doors, even though they appear regularly in sold-out musicals and favourite television shows.
They earn precious little, even those who perform live with famous singers, and have no real prospects, doing what they're
doing, despite having hustled and sweated themselves to the heights of one of Britain’s most demanding professions. But still
they go, every morning, to their grim upstairs rooms in gyms and their backstreet, backstage doors, to dance.
2. Most have left behind worried parents in faraway towns and villages; made repeated promises to look after themselves and
taken trains, in their late teenage years, for London. There's much to despise about the city, where talent and a reptilian grade
of resilience, although prerequisites, provide no guarantee of success. Even auditions are becoming rare. Conscious of
deadlines and financial constraints, choreographers call in talent from the blessed pool of their own chosen. If you aren’t the
right height, don’t have the right face, hair or sartorial style, then don’t expect a look in. Although choreographers
occasionally seek out the beautiful, they’re mostly instructed to hunt the bland: those least likely to outshine the stars. And, as
many dancers will tell you, it's getting to the point where mediocrity is acceptable; there'll be someone over there out of sync,
someone over there who can't hold her arm still.
3. And if they get a part, increasingly dancers are turning up for jobs where the choreographer just stands there and works
them endlessly, fingers clicking: 'Again, again, again'. As one dancer Melanie Grace says, 'You dance for the love and the
canteen - and the pay's lousy. But you have to ignore it, keep your head down. You're in London now. You’re one of many;
one of nothing. The sooner you accept that, the better you'll get on. Of the fleets of talented dancers who try, only a quarter
make it, the rest simply can't process the ruthlessness - to dance in London is hard on the soul.
4. Yet most of the dancers have agents, who you might think would negotiate a better fee or conditions for their dancers, but
no. You’ll never meet a dancer who thinks their agent deserves their twenty percent cut of the fee. Mostly you’ll just get a text
or email notifying you of an audition and a single agent might have as many as two hundred dancers on their books. As
Melanie says,‘It's catch-22, because you won't hear about the auditions without one.’ Here’s the job, take it or leave it, and if
you leave it, they’ll just hire someone straight out of college and pay them even less.
5. Oh, the annual churn of the colleges. The dancers hear it constantly, the sound of the machine in the distance, its
ceaselessly grinding gears that, with every coming year; push out hundreds of new dancers, each one younger and hungrier

and less jaded than you. And with every release of fresh limbs into the stew of the city, things get harder. The worst thing the
kids can do is accept a job for no pay. They do it all the time. One website has become notorious for television and pop-video
production companies scrounging for trained people to work for nothing but‘exposure’. And if the youngsters are fresh out of
dance school, despairing of their blank CV and craving the love of those ranks of sparkle-eyed strangers, they'll leap at the
chance. It's the reason things are getting harder How to describe the London dance scene today? The word Melanie chooses is
‘savage’.
[From”EXPERT PROFICENCY’, Student’s Book, Pearson, 2015]

Question 35: What is implied about choreographers in the third paragraph?
A. They expect dancers to do as they are told.
B. They dislike it when dancers criticise each other.


C. They are sensitive to the pressures that dancers are under.
D. They are intolerant of dancers who make mistakes.
Question 36: In the text as a whole, the writer is suggesting that dancers in London.....
A. have to accept the realities of a competitive industry.
B. have to regard the experience as useful for the future.
C. should demand much better pay and working conditions.
D. should be rewarded for dedication and perseverance.
Question 37: In the first paragraph, the writer paints a picture of dancers who are.....
A. careful not to be recognised by fans in the street.
B. unlikely to be making further advances in their careers.
C. deserving of the fame they have achieved.
D. hoping to find work on stage alongside established stars.
Question 38: What do we learn about auditions in the second paragraph?
A. Increasingly higher standards are expected of dancers.
B. It's difficult for dancers to find the time to attendvery many.
C. The best dancers do not necessarily get the jobs on offer.
D. Dancers with family connections in the businessget invited to more.

Question 39: The writer uses the image of a machine in line 3 to underline......
A. the attitude of training institutions.
B. the constant supply of new talent.
C. the dubious activities of a website.
D. the exploitation of young people.
Question 40: What point is made about agents in the fourth paragraph?
A. They make every effort to get the best deal for dancers.
B. Most dancers recognise that they are essential.
C. Dancers are largely satisfied with their service.
D. They tend to represent only the less experienced dancers.
Question 41: The word ‘scrounging’ is closest in meaning to.....
A. training
B. seeking
C. begging
D. demanding
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 42:A. tune
B. prune
C. brunette
D. rune
Question 43:A. brow
B. show
C. glow
D. sow
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 44: ~ Susan: “Oh, good! You’re here.” ~ Betty: “......................”
A. Never mind. I’m ready to help.
B. Sorry. I’m late.

C. I was just about to call you.
D. Anything new? I was so busy.
Question 45: ~ Alice: “.................” ~ Tom: “Sorry. I’m broke, dear.”
A. Could you buy me some ice-cream, Tom?
B. Could you give me a lift to the shopping centre, Tom?
C. Look, Tom. What happned to my laptop?
D. On the way home, remember to cash this cheque for me, Tom.
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 46: I noticed that the new couple next door not to be at home last week.
A. noticed
B. not to be at home
C. next door
D. last
Question 47: He likes both living abroad as well as living at home.
A. as well as
B. likes
C. living
D. at home
Question 48: Did you agree to your father on which flight you should travel?
A. to your
B. which flight
C. on
D. should
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in
the following questions.
Question 49: Dad prepared some food on a plate. His pet cat was waiting.
A. Dad prepared somecfood on a plate, whereas his pet cat was waiting.
B. While Dad prepared some food on a plate, his pet cat was waiting.
C. Dad prepared somecfood on a plate for his pet cat waiting.

D. Dad prepared some food on a plate because his pet cat was waiting.
Question 50: He found a job in an IT company. He got married two years later.
A. First he found a job in an IT company, then he got married two years later.
B. After he found a job in an IT company, he got married two years later.
C. He got married two years after he he found a job in an IT company.
D. He found a job in an IT company then he got married two years later.
The End