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ĐỀ THI MINH HỌA THPT QUỐC GIA
NĂM 2018-2019
Môn: TIẾNG ANH –
Thờigianlàmbài: 60 phút, khôngkểthờigianphátđề

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 01: A.changed
B. finished
C.stopped
D. rushed
Question 02: A.head
B.instead
C. great
D.weather
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 03: A.deliver
B. optimist
C.concentrateD.government
Question 04: A.open
B.study
C.police
D.careful
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 05: Some students was asked to rewrite the passage because of their carelessness.

A
B
C
D
Question 06: Joanna was determined to succeed and final achieved what she wanted.
A
B
C
D
Question07: They are looking for an employee who is not only skillful and responsible but also
A
B
C
a good sense of humour.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 8: There _____________several phone calls since you left the office an hour ago.
A.have been
B. were
C.are
D. would be
Question 9:The students________ all their assignments last night but theydidn’t.
A.shouldfinish
B. must finish
C. shouldhavefinished
D. must havefinished
Question 10: If more labour-saving devices are used in our home,thehousework________ a
burden anymore.
A. wouldn’thavebeen

B. not be
C.wouldn’tbe D. won’tbe
Question 11: When you get to your_____you have to show your ticket to leave the station.
A.harbour
B. passport
C. souvenir
D. destination
Question 12: We made a mistake, but there’s nopointin________.
A. crying overspilled milk
B. taking it forgranted
C. turning over anew leaf
D. paying through the nose forit
Question13: By the end of this month, thislanguagecenter________ more than two
hundredstudents.
A. willhaverecruited B.willrecruit C.hadrecruited
D. hasrecruited
Question14: To become a tour guide in our travel company, you need tospeakEnglish________
.
A.influency
B. fluently
C.fluent
D.fluency
Question15: Laura’s formerteacherpromised________ her wedding nextweek.
A.toattend
B. attend
C.to attending
D.attending
Question16: When volunteering in the Middle East,sheunfortunately________ a raredisease.
A.treated
B.contracted

C.committed
D.adopted
Question17: Her parents insistedthatshe________ to medical university.
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A.applying
B.applied
C.applies
D.apply
Question18: The speakershowedsome________ photos to attract the audience’sattention.
A.far-reaching
B. thought-provoking
C.narrow-minded D.weather-beaten
Question19: Parents often advise their children to study hard in the hope that they
will_________ success in the future.
A. gather
B. collect
C. master
D. achieve
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 20: Nancy and James are talking about their school days.
~ Nancy: "I think school days are the best time of our lives."
~ James: "_____________. We had sweet memories together then."
A. I'm afraid so
B. Absolutely
C. That's nonsense D. I doubt it
Question 21: John and Mike are talking about Mike’s new car.
~ John: "_______________"

~ Mike: "Thanks. I'm glad to hear that."
A. Where did you buy your car?
B. What a nice car!
C. Your car is new, isn't it?
D. My car is very expensive.
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: Some wild elephants are reported to have damaged the locals' crop in recent
years.
A.done harm to
B.interfered with
C.contaminated
D.cut down on
Question 23: Japanese second-hand cars used to flood the market because of their good quality.
A. been soaked in water
B. been available in great numbers
C. been sold at cheap price
D. become more expensive
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: : Thanks to better healthcare and medical advance, the number of centenarians
has mushroomed recently.
A. increased
B. risen gradually
C. decreased fast
D. fluctuated
Question 25: She was too wet behind the earsto be in charge of such demanding tasks.
A. lack of responsibility B. fullof sincerity
C. without money D. full ofexperience
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 26: It was not until he lost the game that he realized how important regular practice
was.
A. No sooner had he realized how important regular practice was than he lost thegame.
B. Only after he lost the game did he realize how important regular practicewas.
C. Hardly had he lost the game that he realized how important regular practicewas.
D. Not until did he lose the game he realized how important regular practicewas.
Question 27: People say that the members discussed the club’s problems frankly.
A. It is said that the club’s problems be discussed frankly.
B. The club’s problems are said to have been discussedfrankly.
C. The members are said discussing the club’s problemsfrankly.
D. The club’s problems are said to be discussedfrankly.
Question 28: “Why don’t you type your essay?” said the class monitor to Kate.
A. The class monitor reminded Kate to type heressay.
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B. The class monitor criticized Kate for not typing heressay.
C. The class monitor suggested that Kate should type heressay.
D. The class monitor asked Kate why she didn’t type heressay.
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.
Question29: Peter decided not to go to university. He went to work in a restaurant.
A. But for going to university, Peter went to work in a restaurant.
B. Peter decided to work in a restaurant because he liked it.
C. Despite of going to university, Peter went to work in a restaurant.
D. Peter went to work in a restaurant instead of going to university.
Question30: Julie had a training course in alternative medicine. She was able to help the man
out of danger.
A. Much as Julie had a training course in alternative medicine, she was able to help the

man out ofdanger.
B. Despite training in alternative medicine, Julie was able to help the man out ofdanger.
C. Having trained in alternative medicine, Julie was able to help the man out ofdanger.
D. But for a training course in alternative medicine, Julie could have helped the man out
ofdanger.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
Nearly 200 of the 1500 native plant species in Hawaii are at risk of going extinct in the near
future because they have been (31) _____ to such low numbers. Approximately 90 percent of
Hawaii's plants are found nowhere else in the world, (32)______ they are threatened by alien
invasive species such as feral goats, pigs, rodents and non- native plants.
The Hawaii Rare Plant Restoration Group is striving to prevent the (33)______of the 182
rare Hawaiian plants with fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the wild Since 1990, as a
result of their 'Plant Extinction Prevention Program', sixteen species have been brought into
cultivation and three species have been reintroduced. (34)______ weeds have been removed in
key areas and fencing put up (35)_______protect plants in the wild.
Question 31: A. disappeared
Question 32: A.and
Question 33: A.situation
Question 34: A.Invade
Question 35: A.in order to

B. reduced
B. so
B. extinction
B.Invasion
B. so that

C. increased
C.but

C.survival
C.Invasive
C.with a view to

D. developed
D.yet
D.destruction
D. Invasively
D.so as

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
According to recent scientific theory, it is probable that life will develop on planets that
have a favorable environment - planets similar to ours, that orbits stars like our sun. Since there
are about 400 billion stars in our galaxy alone, that means there are a huge number of planets
like ours that could sustain life. Planets with advanced civilizations are likely to be widely
scattered throughout the universe. In the past four decades, humans on Earth have begun to
search for these civilizations. This search is called SETI, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial
Intelligence, and it has been conducted largely by searching for radio waves emitted from
civilizations on other planets.
In 1960, Dr. Frank Drake made the first attempt at SETI, by conducting a radio search
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using an 85-foot antenna of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in West Virginia. This
search, called Project Ozma, observed two stars about 12 light years away. Since that time,
more than 60 searches have been conducted by dozens of astronomers in at least eightcountries.
All searches, thus far, have faced many limitations: they used equipment that lacked
sensitivity, they did not search frequently, they covered little of the sky, or they could search for
only a few types of signals or in a few directions. The searches did turn up signals of unknown

origin, but data collected in these searches were often processed long after the observation. In
order to be sure that a signal is from another civilization, ithas to be independently verified and
shown to originate from a point beyond the solar system. Later searches for the unknown
signals turned up nothing.
Project Phoenix, the latest SETI, is more comprehensive than any of those previous
experiments and proves to overcome all these problems. Project Phoenix uses the world’s
largest antennas. This allows it to scrutinizethe regions around 1,000 nearby Sun-like stars, and
immediately test candidate signals. It is important that Project Phoenix continue to be upgraded,
because radio interference from Earth sources is growing, and may soon interfere with our
ability to detect possible extra-terrestrial signals. In order to overcome this growing
interference, ever better antenna systems are beingdeveloped.
Question 36: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.Possible explanation for radio signals of unknownorigin
B.Efforts to search for signals from extra-terrestrialcivilizations
C.The life stories of scientists involved inSETI
D.The origin of life on otherplanets
Question 37: What is TRUE about Project Ozma?
A.It used the space station’s 85-footantenna.
B.It lasted only 12years.
C.It was conducted by a group of astronomers from eightcountries.
D.It was the firstSETI.
Question 38: It can be inferred from the passage that a major limitation of earlier searches for
alien radio signals was_________.
A.the difficulty of obtaining governmentfunding
B.the limited number of signals that might beextra-terrestrial
C.the slowness of the verificationprocess
D.the lack of scientific interest in thistopic
Question39: The word “it” in paragraph 3 refersto_________.
A.search
B.signal

C.civilization
D.datum
Question40: Which of the following would NOT distinguish Project Phoenix from previous
SETI experiments?
A. It useslarger antennas.
B. It tests candidate signalsquickly.
C. It iscomprehensive.
D. It covers little of thesky.
Question41: The word “scrutinize” in paragraph 4 could be bestreplacedby_________.
A.process
B.establish
C.examine
D.orbit
Question42: Which of the following may be Project Phoenix’s limitation?
A.Its inaccurate detection caused by radio interference from Earthsources
B.Its equipment’s lack ofsensitivity
C.Its infrequentsearches
D.Its limited searchdirections
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
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In today's world, thousands of plants and animals are in danger of extinction, and
the number of species at risk increases every year. Not all plants or animals existing in
small numbers are endangered as their population may not be decreasing or threatened.
An endangered species is one which is expected to die out within twenty years unless
special measures are taken to protect it.
Endangered animals include blue whales, giant pandas, orangutans, rhinoceroses,
snow leopards, tigers and some species of crocodile. Endangered plants include some

species of cactus. Why are the above species of animals endangered? There are now legal
limits on hunting, but not all species are protected by law. Even when animals are legally
protected, illegal hunting for fur, tusks and horns continues. Those animals that are not
killed are captured and sent to zoos or sold as pets. For example, the little blue macaw, a
parrot native to Brazil, has been captured in such numbers for private bird collections that
it is almost extinct in the wild. In addition to this, many species' habitats are eliminated
when people clear land in order to build on it, or when they introduce domestic and nonnative animals which overgraze the vegetation and even preyon birds and mammals
which are already at risk of extinction.
Why is it important to save endangered species? Firstly, nature is delicately balanced,
and the extinction of one species may have a serious effect on others. Secondly, it is the
fault of mankind that so many species are endangered, so it is our responsibility to protect
those species while we still can. We must stop the hunting of wild animals and the
destruction of the forests before it is too late. It is worth making an effort- by saving
endangered species we could be saving ourselves.
Question 43: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Species extinction: causes and conservation efforts
B. Species diversity has its positive and negative aspects
C. Man's responsibility to protect endangered species
D. Blue whales are in danger of extinction
Question 44. The word "it" refers to____________.
A. an endangered plant
B. the little blue macaw
C. a bird collection
D. an endangered animal
Question 45. The word “die out” can be best replaced by____________.
A. be threatened
B. reproduce
C. vanish forever
D. reappear
Question 46. The word “prey” can be best replaced by____________.

A. harm
B. victim
C. control
D. feed
Question 47. The author uses the blue macaw as an example of____________.
A. a species of birds killed by hunters
B. birds captured for zoos
C. birds captured for the pet trade
D. a species that has completely died out
Question 48. Endangered animals____________.
A. cannot be saved because we need to save ourselves B. have a bad effect on others
C. are an important part of the world's wildlife
D. will definitely die out soon
Question 49: Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned as a threat to species.
A. Illegal hunting for parts of their bodies
B. Being captured as pets or in zoos
C. Introducing domestic and non-native animals to their habitat.
D. Establishing wildlife habit reserves
Question 50. The tone of the author of this passage can be described as____________.
A. concerned
B. neutral
C. curious
D. indifferent
_________THE END_________
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KEYS
1. A
2. C

3. A
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. C
10. D
11. D
12. A
13. A
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14. B
15. A
16. B
17. D
18. B
19. D
20. B
21. B
22. A
23. B
24. C
25. D
26. B

27. B
28. C
29. D

30. C
31. B
32. C
33. B
34. C
35. A
36. B
37. D
38. C
39. B

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40. D
41. C
42. A
43. A
44. B
45. C
46. D
47. C
48. C
49. D
50. A