17 đề thi thử THPT Tiếng Anh chuẩn cấu trúc 2017

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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 1
MÔN ANH VĂN – KHỐI 12
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
(50 câu trắc nghiệm)
Mã đề thi 170

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.
Câu 1: A. marriage
B. response
C. maintain
D. believe
Câu 2: A. obedient
B. decision
C. mischievous
D. biologist
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions
Câu 3: The marathon, first staged in 1896, ______ the legendary feat of a Greek soldier who carried news of
victory from the battle at Marathon to Athens.
A. commemorates
B. commemorated
C. was commemorated
D. commemorating
Câu 4: Football is thought ___________ in the world.
A. to have played the most popular sport
B. to be the most popular sport
C. to play the most popular sport

D. to have been the most po pular sport
Câu 5: The number of unemployed people __________ recently.
A. is increasing
B. has increased
C. have increased
D. increase
Câu 6: I believe that he was concerned __________ all those matters which his wife mentioned.
A. upon
B. over
C. above
D. with
Câu 7: I ________ very well with my roommate now. We never have arguments.
A. carry on
B. go on
C. put on
D. get on
Câu 8: Can you tell me who is responsible _____________ checking passports are?
A. to
B. in
C. for
D. about
Câu 9: When my father was young, he ______ get up early to do the gardening.
A. used to
B. was used to
C. got used to
D. use to
Câu 10: The preparation_________ by the time the guest_________
A. have finished- arrived
B. had been finished- arrived
C. had finished-were arriving

D. have been finished- were arrived
Câu 11: If she had known how awful this job was going to be, she__________it.
A. wouldn't have accepted
B. would have accepted
C. would accept
D. wouldn't accept
Câu 12: Jack asked his sister ______.
A. where would she go the following day
B. where you will go tomorrow
C. where you have gone tomorrow
D. where she would go the following day
Câu 13: The mother told her son _______ so impolitely
A. didn't behave
B. to behave
C. not behave
D. not to behave
Câu 14: Eugenie Clark has a wide __________ about cultures of many countries in the world
A. known
B. knowing
C. knowledge
D. know


Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined part in the following questions
Câu 15: Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
A. arrive
B. encounter
C. happen
D. clean

Câu 16: It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated.
A. significant
B. unclear
C. evident
D. frank
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of
the following exchanges.
Câu 17: Anne: “Make yourself at home”.
John: “ _______”
A. That’s very kind of you. Thank you
B. Thanks! The same to you!
C. Not at all. Don’t mention it
D. Yes, can I help you?
Câu 18: Kate: “Thank you for the lovely present. ” – Peter: “ ____________ ”
A. I’m pleased you like it
B. Not at all
C. Go ahead
D. come on
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.
Câu 19: A. carpet
B. school
C. facial
D. contact
Câu 20: A. takes
B. develops
C. volumes
D. laughs
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.

Câu 21: The basic elements of public-opinion research are interviewers, questionnaires, tabulating equipment,
A
B
C
and to sample population.
D
Câu 22: She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole.
A
B
C
D
Câu 23: Higher education is very importance to national economies and it is also a source of trained and
A
B
educated personnel for the whole country
C
D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Keeping your distance
Personal space is a term that refers (24) ………. the distance we like to keep between ourselves and
other people. When (25) …………. we do not know well gets too close we usually begin to feel uncomfortable.
If a business colleague comes closer than 1.2 meters, the most common response is to move (26) ……… .
Some interesting (27) ……….. have been done in libraries. If strangers come too close, many people
get up and leave the building; others use different methods such as turning their back on the intruder.
Living in cities has made people develop new skills for dealing with situations where they are very close to
strangers. Most people on crowded trains try not to look at strangers; they avoid skin contact, and apologize if


hands touch by mistake. People use newspapers (28) …….. a barrier between themselves and other people, and

if they do not have one, they stare into the distance, making sure they are not looking into anyone’s eyes.
Câu 24: A. from
B. about
C. to
D. for
Câu 25: A. people
B. anyone
C. someone
D. nobody
Câu 26: A. up
B. away
C. on
D. in
Câu 27: A. survey
B. questionnaires
C. research
D. studies
Câu 28: A. like
B. alike
C. as
D. such as
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in the following questions
Câu 29: She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans.
A. divorced
B. separated
C. single
D. married
Câu 30: In Western culture, it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation.
A. irresponsible

B. discourteous
C. insecure
D. informal
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.
Câu 31: He was able to finish his book. It was because his wife helped him.
A. If only he had been able to finish his book.
B. If it weren’t for his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book.
C. Without his wife’s help, he couldn’t have finished his book.
D. But for his wife’s help, he couldn’t finish his book.
Câu 32: The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A. Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.
B. Not only did the basketball team lose the match but they blamed each other as well.
C. No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match.
D. As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match.
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.
Câu 33: They believe a single gunman carried out the attack.
A. The attack’s is believed to have carried out a single gunman
B. A single gunman is believed to have carried out the attack
C. It is believed to be carried out the attack by a single gunman.
D. It is believed that the attack has been carried out by a single gunman.
Câu 34: "I'm sorry. I didn’t do the homework." said the boy.
A. The boy admitted not doing the homework.
B. The boy said that he was sorry and he wouldn’t do the homework.
C. The boy denied not doing the homework.
D. The boy refused to do the homework.
Câu 35: You can stay in the flat for free as long as you pay the bills.
A. Whether you pay the bills or stay in the flat, it is free.
B. Without the bills paid, you can stay in the free flat.

C. Unless the flat is free of bills, you cannot stay in it.
D. Provided you pay the bills, you can stay in the flat for free.


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 below.
FAMILY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES
Family life in the United States is changing. Fifty or sixty years ago, the wife was called a
“housewife”. She cleaned, cooked, and cared for the children. The husband earned the mo ney for the family.
He was usually out working all day. He came home tired in the evening, so he did not do much housework. And
he did not see the children very much, except on weekends.
These days, however, more and more women work outside the home. They cannot stay with the children
all day. They, too, come home tired in the evening. They do not want to spend the evening cooking dinner and
cleaning up. They do not have time to clean the house and do the laundry. So who is going to do the housework
now? Who is going to take care of the children?
Many families solve the problem of housework by sharing it. In these families, the husband and wife
agree to do different jobs around the house, or they take turns doing each job. For example, the husband always
cooks dinner and the wife always does the laundry. Or the wife cooks dinner on some nights and the
husband cooks dinner on other nights.
Then there is the question of the children. In the past, many families got help with child care from
grandparents. Now families usually do not live near their relatives. The grandparents are often too far away to
help in a regular way. More often, parents have to pay for child care help. The help may be a babysitter or a
day-care center. The problem with t his kind of help is the high cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs
that pay well.
Parents may get another kind of help form the companies they work for. Many companies now let
people with children work part-time. That way, parents can spend mo re time with their children.
Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children. For these men there is a new
word: they are called “househusbands”. In the USA more and more men are becoming househusbands
every year.
These changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to understand their

children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands and wives may also find changes
in their marriage. They, too, may have a better understanding of each other.
Câu 36: Sixty years ago, most women ____________
A. went out to work
B. had no children
C. did not do much housework
D. were housewives
Câu 37: Nowadays, there are __________.
A. more women going out to work than before
B. more and more women staying with the children all day
C. more work outside the home than before
D. more housewives than before
Câu 38: The word “laundry” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___________
A. tidying up
B. cooking and washing up
C. washing and ironing
D. shopping
Câu 39: It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that__________.
A. couples with low-paid jobs can’t afford the cost of a babysitter or a day-care center
B. grandparents can help care the children in a regular way
C. all couples with jobs can pay for help from a babysitter or a day-care center
D. in the past, grandparents did not help the couples with child care
Câu 40: The word “they” in paragraph 5 refers to _______________


A. husbands who stop working to stay with the children
B. fathers who spend more time with their children
C. parents who work part-time
D. children who spend more time with fathers than mothers
Câu 41: The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may ___________

A. help families
B. not happen
C. cause problems for a marriage
D. not change the children at all
Câu 42: This article is about ________
A. American men as househusbands
B. housewives in America
C. how more American women are working
D. how family life in America is changing
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 below.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than
speech. A little thought, however, will show w hy speech is primary and writing secondary to language.
Human beings have been writing (as far as we can tell from surviving evidence) for at least 5000 years; but they
have been talking for much longer, doubtless ever since there have been human beings.
When writing did develop, it was derived from and represented speech, although imperfectly.
Even today there are spoken languages that have no written form. Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before
we learn to write; any human child who is not severely handicapped physically or mentally will learn to
talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so. On the other hand, it takes a special effort to
learn to write. In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill, and
even today many who speak languages with writing systems never learn to read or write, while some
who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly.
To affirm the primacy of speech over writing is not, however, to disparage the latter. One
advantage writing has over speech is that it is more permanent and makes possible the records that any
civilization must have. Thus, if speaking makes us human, writing makes us civilized.
Câu 43: We sometimes think of writing as more real than speech because ______.
A. writing is secondary to language
B. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years
C. it has become very important in our culture
D. people have been writing since there have been human beings

Câu 44: The author of the passage argues that ______.
A. speech is more basic to language than writing
B. writing has become too important in today’s society
C. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write
D. all languages should have a written form
Câu 45: According to the passage, writing ______.
A. is represented perfectly by speech
B. represents speech, but not perfectly
C. developed from imperfect speech
D. is imperfect, but less so than speech
Câu 46: Normal human beings ______.
A. learn to talk after learning to write
B. learn t o write before learning to talk
C. learn to write and to talk at the same time
D. learn to talk before learning to write
Câu 47: Learning to write is ______.
A. easy
B. too difficult
C. not easy
D. very easy


Câu 48: In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of
______.
A. people who learn the rudiments of speech
B. severely handicapped children
C. intelligent people who couldn’t write
D. people who speak many languages
Câu 49: In the author’s judgment, ______.
A. writing has more advantages than speech

B. writing is more real than speech
C. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does
D. speech is essential but writing has important benefits
Câu 50: The word “advantage” in the last paragraph most closely means ______.
A. “rudiments”
B. “skill”
C. “domination”
D. “benefit”
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ĐÁP ÁN
1.A
11. A
21. D
31. C
41. A

2. C
12. D
22. B
32. A
42. D

3. A
13. D
23. A
33. B
43. C

4. B

14. C
24. C
34. A
44. A

5. B
15. C
25. C
35. D
45. B

6. D
16. C
26. B
36. D
46. D

7. D
17. A
27. D
37. A
47. C

8. C
18. A
28. C
38. C
48. C

9. A

19. C
29. D
39. A
49. D

10. B
20. C
30. B
40. A
50. D

LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT
1. A
Câu A trọng âm 1 còn lại trọng âm 2.
2. C
Câu C trọng âm 1 còn lại trọng âm 2.
3. A
Dùng thì hiện tại đơn vì để nói về sự kiện thể thao xảy ra hằng năm.
Câu này dịch như sau: Cuộc thi chạy marathon, lần đầu tiên diễn ra vào năm 1896, tưởng niệm chiến thắng
huyền thoại của một binh sĩ Hi Lạp người đã đưa tin chiến thắng từ trận chiến tại Marathon đến Athens.
4. B
Bóng đá được xem là môn thể thao phổ biến nhất thế giới.
Hiện tại bóng đá vẫn là môn thể thao phổ biến nên 2 mệnh đề dùng hiện đơn => sau cấu trúc bị động là “ to Vo”
5. B
Trong câu có recently nên dùng hiện tại hoàn thành, chủ ngữ the number of số ít => dùng has Ved/ V3
6. D
Concern with: có liên quan đến
7. D
Get on well with: hòa đồng tốt với
8. C

Be responsible for: chịu trách nhiệm về ( việc gì)
9. A
Used to Vo: đã từng dùng để diển tả thói quen đã từng có trong quá khứ hiện tại không còn nữa.
10. B
Sự chuẩn bị đã được hoàn thành trước khi khách đến.
Cấu trúc: S+ quá khứ hoàn thành by the time S+ quá khứ
Mệnh đề trước mang nghĩa bị động nên chọn đáp án B.
11. A
Câu điều kiện loại 3: If S+ quá khứ hoàn thành, S+ quá khứ đơn
Câu này dịch nghĩa như sau: Nếu cô ấy biết công việc này tệ như thế, cô ấy sẽ không nhận nó.
12. D
Tường thuật câu hỏi thì tương lai đơn ,đổi ngôi lùi thì nhưng không đảo ngữ
13. D
Cấu trúc: S+ ask + O+ (not) to Vo
14. C
Sau tính từ ( wide: rộng lớn, phong phú) là danh từ ( knowledge: kiến thức)
15. C
Come up = happen: xảy ra
16. C
Obvious = evident: hiển nhiên, rõ ràng
17. A
Anne: Cứ tự nhiên như ở nhà nhé.
John: Bạn thật tốt! Cảm ơn nhé.
18. A
Kate: Cảm ơn món quà dễ thương nhé!
Peter: Tôi rất vui vì bạn thích nó.
19. C
Câu C phát âm là /ʃ/ còn lại phát âm là /k/

20. C
Câu C phát âm là /z/ còn lại là /s/
21. D
To sample => sampling vì hai động từ nối với nhau bằng liên từ and phải cùng dạng để đảm bảo sự hài hòa
22. B
Did Mathew look => Mathew looked vì tường thuật câu hỏi không đảo ngữ
23. A
Importance => important vì sau động từ “be” dùng tính từ
24. C
Refer to: ám chỉ/ ngụ ý( cái gì)
25. C
When (25) …………. we do not know well gets too close we usually begin to feel uncomfortable.
Khi ai đó mà chúng ta không quen biết đến quá gần chúng thường bắt đầu cảm thấy không thoải mái.
Động từ chính” gets” chứng tỏ chủ ngữ số ít => loại people
Theo ngữ nghĩa “ ai đó” => loại nobody( không ai cả)
Anyone ( bất cứ ai) dùng trong câu phủ định hoặc nghi vấn => loại.
26. B


Move away: bước đi chỗ khác
If a business colleague comes closer than 1.2 meters, the most common response is to move (26) ……… . =>
Nếu một đồng nghiệp có quan hệ làm ăn thông thường đến gần hơn 1,2 mét, phản ứng thông thường nhất là bỏ
đi.
27. D
Studies: nghiên cứu
Some interesting (27) ……….. have been done in libraries. => Một số nghiên cứu thú vị cũng đã được thực
hiện trong thư viện.
28. C
As: như là
People use newspapers (28) …….. a barrier between themselves and other people => Mọi người thường sư

dụng báo như 1 rào chắn giữa họ và người khác.
29. D
Celibate: độc thân ≠ married: đã kết hôn
30. B
Polite : lịch sự ≠ discourteous: mất lịch sự
31. C
Anh ấy có thể tìm được quyển sách vì vợ anh ấy giúp anh ấy.
=> Câu điều kiện loại 3: Nếu không có sự giúp đỡ của vợ, anh ấy không thể tìm được
quyển sách.
32. A
Đội bóng rổ thua trận đấu. Họ bắt đầu đổ lỗi cho nhau.
=> Cấu trúc Hardly had S+ Ved when S+ quá khứ đơn: Ngay khi đội bóng rổ biết rằng họ thua trận đấu họ bắt
đầu đổ lỗi cho nhau.
33. B
Họ tin rằng người đàn ông mang theo súng đã tiến hành cuộc tấn công.
=> Câu bị động: Người đàn ông một mình mang theo súng được tin rằng đã gây ra cuộc tấn công.
34. A
Thằng bé nói: Em xin lỗi. Em đã không làm bài tập về nhà.
=> Cấu trúc: S admit Ving => Thằng bé thừa nhận đã không làm bài tập về nhà.
35. D
Ông có thể ở trong ngôi nhà này thoải mái nếu ông trả tất cả hóa đơn.
= Nếu ông trả hết những hóa đơn này, ông có thể ở trong ngôi nhà này thoải mái.
36. D
Cách đây 60 năm, hầu hết phụ nữ => là nội trợ
Fifty or sixty years ago, the wife was called a “housewife”.
37. A
Ngày nay, có => nhiều phụ nữ đi làm hơn trước đây.
These days, however, more and more women work outside the home.
38. C
Laundry = washing and ironing: công việc giặt ủi

39. A
Có thể suy ra từ đoạn 4 rằng => các cặp vợ chồng có thu nhập thấp không thể có đủ tiền thuê người giữ trẻ hoặc
gởi con đến nhà trẻ.
The problem with this kind of help is the high cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well.


40. A
They = husbands who stop working to stay with the children: những người chồng nghỉ làm để ở nhà với con.
41. A
Những thay đổi trong gia đình Mỹ được đề cập trong bài đọc có thể => giúp đỡ các gia đình.
42. D
Bài đọc này nói về => Đời sống gia đình ở Mỹ thay đổi như thế nào.
43. C
Chúng ta thường nghĩ viết thật hơn nói bởi vì => nó rất quan trọng trong nền văn hóa của chúng ta.
Because writing has become so important in our culture, we sometimes think of it as more real than speech.
44. A
Tác giả trong bài đọc tranh luận rằng => Nói là ngôn ngữ cơ bản hơn viết
Furthermore, we all learn to talk well before we learn to write; any human child who is not severely
handicapped physically or mentally will learn to talk: a normal human being cannot be prevented from doing so.
45. B
Theo bài đọc, kỹ năng viết thì => thể hiện lời nói nhưng không hoàn hảo.even today many who speak languages
wit h writing systems never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only
imperfectly.
46. D
Người bình thường => Học nói trước khi học viết
we all learn to talk well before we learn to write
47. C
Học viết thì => không dễ
On the other hand, it takes a special effort to learn to write.
48. C

Để thể hiên rằng học viết cần phải nỗ lực, tác giả đưa ra ví dụ về => những người thông minh không thể viết
In the past many intelligent and useful members of society did not acquire the skill,
49. D
Kết luận của tác giả => Nói rất cần thiết nhưng kỹ năng viết cũng có những lợi ích quan trọng.
50. D
Advantage = benefit: lợi ích, thuận lợi.


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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 1

Trường THPT Hàn Thuyên

NĂM HỌC: 2016- 2017
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words whose underlined
parts differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Câu 1: A. tomorrow

B. slowly

C. below

D. allow

Câu 2: A. roofs

B. cloths

C. books

D. clothes

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words having stress
different from the other three in each of the following questions.
Câu 3: A. partnership

B. romantic

C. actually

D. attitude

Câu 4: A. certain

B. equal

C. decide

D. couple

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the corect answer to each of
the following question
Câu 5: Where is Jimmy?
A. in/ about

- He is work. He is busy
B. to/ through

his monthly report.

C. at/with

D. on/ for

Câu 6: Most children enjoy with their parents and siblings.
A. played

B. play

C. to play

D. playing

Câu 7: It’s too late; you shouldn’t go. Don’t worry! We can
A. put you up
Câu 8:

B. put you through C. put you away

nonverbal language is

A. - / am

for a night.

important aspect of interpersonal communication.

B. The / -

Câu 9: Tim asked Sarah

D. put you aside

C. A/ the

D. The/ a

English so far.

A. how long was she learning

B. how long she has been learning

C.she had been learning how long

D. how long she had been learning

Câu 10: John often says he

boxing because it

a cruel sport.

A.had not liked/ was

B. not liked/ had been

C. does not like/ is

D. did not like/ were

Câu 11: I do not think there is a real between men and women at home as well as in our
society.
A.attitude

B. equality

Câu 12: Most of us would agree that physical

C. value

D. measurement

does not play a major part in how we

react to the people we meet.
A. attractiveness

B. attract

C. attractively

Câu 13: You should more attention to what your teacher explanis.

D. attractive

A. make
Câu 14: I

B. get

C. set

there once a long time ago and

D. pay

back since.

A. have gone/ was

B. went/ have not been

C. go/ am not

D. was going/ has not been

Câu 15: The more
A.confident

and positive you look, the better you will feel.
B. confide

Câu 16: It’s hard work looking
A.after

C. confident

D. confidence

three children all day.

B. to

C. up

D. through

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.
Câu 17: School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnmaese schools.
A.depended

B. paid

C. required

D. divided

Câu 18: Bill, come and give me a hand with cooking.
A. attemp

B. prepare

C. be busy

D. help

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.
Câu 19: We should keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.
A.revealed

B. frequented

C. lively

D. accessible

Câu 20: I didn’t think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
A.unsuitable

B. right

C. exact

D. correct

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges
Câu 21: “ I like your coat, Helen.”
A.Really, I’m not.

-“

B. Do you?

.”
C. I think so

Câu 22: “ What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!”

D. I’m sorry.
-“

“

A.You are telling a lie.

B. I don’t like your saying

C. Thank you very much. I’m afraid

D. Thank you for your compliment.

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.
Câu 23: Had the announcement been made earlier, more people wouls have attended the
lecture.
A. The lecture was held so late thet a few people attended it.
B. More people came late to the lecture because of the late announcement.
C. The late announcement helped make the lecture well- attended.


D. Few people came to the lecture because the announcement was not made earlier.
Câu 24: She raised her hand high so that she could attract the teacher’s attention.

A. Because her teacher attracted her, she raised her hand again.
B. Though she raised her hand high, she couldn’t attract her teacher’s attention.
C. To attract her teacher’s attention, she raised her hand high.
D. She had such a high raising of hand that she failed to attract her teacher’s attention.
Câu 25: Anyone who misses more than fifty percent of the classes deserves to fail.
A. Those who are absent more than half the time shouls fail.
B. Fifty percent of classes have failed the exams.
C. More than fifty percent is too much for one class.
D. People who fail must make up fifty percent of the classwork.
Make the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best
combines each pair of sentence in the following questions.
Câu 26: The old man is workign in this factory. I borrowed his bicycle yesterday.
A. The old man is workign in this factory which I borrowed his bycicle yesterday.
B. The old man whom I borrowed his bicycle yesterday is working in this factory.
C. The old man whose bicycle I borrowed yesterday is working in this factory.
D. The old man whom is working in this factory I borrowed his bicycle yesterday.
Câu 27: Mary doesn’t like sports. Her brother doesn’t, either.
A. Neither Mary or her brother likes sports.
B. either Mary or her brotehr loikes sports.
C.Neither Mary nor her brother likes sports.
D. both Mary and her brother like sports.
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.
Câu 28: Body language is quiet and secret, but most powerful language of all.
A. Body language

B. secret

C. most

D. of all

Câu 29: Stayed strong, family members have to be engaged in each other’s lives.
A.Stayed

B. strong

C. have

D. be engaged

Câu 30: Once you can overcome your difficulty, the problem may well become a source of
strengthen to your marriage and your faith.
A.Once

B. overcome

C. may well become

D. strengthen

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase thet best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.


Câu 31: A. taking

B. shaking

C. grasping

D. hugging

Câu 32. A. small

B. bit

C. slight

D. heavy

Câu 33. A. exchanged

B. changed

C. transferred

D. converted

Câu 34. A. pair

B. couple

C. double

D. both

Câu 35. A. enthusiast

B. enthusiastic

C. enthusiasm

D. enthusiastically

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the following question from 36 to 43.
A number of factors related to the voice reveal the personality of the speaker.
The first is the broad area of communication, which includes imparting information by use of
language, communicating with a group or an individual and specialized communication
through performance. A person conveys thoughts and ideas through choice of words, by a
tone of voice that is pleasant or unpleasant, gentle or harsh, by the rhythm that is inherent
within the language itself, and by speech rhythms that are flowing and regular or uneven and
hesitant, and finally, by the pitch and melody of the utterance. When speaking before a group,
a person's tone may indicate uncertainty or fright, confidence or calm. At interpersonal levels,
the tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen, or may belie them.
Here the participant’s tone can consciously or unconsciously reflect intuitive sympathy or
antipathy, lack of concern or interest, fatigue, anxiety, enthusiasm or excitement, all of
which are .usually discernible by the acute listener. Public performance is a manner
of communication that is highly specialized with its own techniques for obtaining effects by
voice and /or gesture. The motivation derived from the text, and in the case of singing, the
music, in combination with the performer's skills, personality, and ability to create empathy
will determine the success of artistic, political, or pedagogic communication.
Second, the voice gives psychological clues to a person's self-image, perception of others,
and emotional health. Self-image can be indicated by a tone of voice that is confident,
pretentious, shy, aggressive, outgoing, or exuberant, to name only a few personality traits.
Also the sound may give a clue to the facade or mask of that person, for example, a shy
person hiding behind an overconfident front. How a speaker perceives the listener's
receptiveness, interest, or sympathy in any given conversation can drastically alter the tone
of presentation, by encouraging or discouraging the speaker. Emotional health is evidenced in

the voice by free and melodic sounds of the happy, by constricted and harsh sound of the
angry, and by dull and lethargic qualities of the depressed.
Câu 36: What does the passage mainly discuss?


A. The function of the voice in performance
B. Communication styles
C. The connection between voice and personality
D. The production of speech
Câu 37: What does the author mean by staring that, "At interpersonal levels, tone may reflect
ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen" ?
A. Feelings are expressed with different words than ideas are.
B. The tone of voice can carry information beyond the meaning of words.
C. A high tone of voice reflects an emotional communication.
D. Feelings are more difficult to express than ideas.
Câu 38: The word "Here" in line 9 refers to……………
A. At interpersonal levels

B. the tone

C. ideas and feelings

D. words chosen

Câu 39: Why does the author mention "artistic, political, or pedagogic communication" ?
A. As examples of public performance
B. As examples of basic styles of communication
C. To contrast them to singing
D. To introduce the idea of self-image
Câu 40: According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice may be an indication of a

person's………
A. general physical health

B. personality

C. registered

D. obtained

Câu 41: According to the passage, an overconfident front may hide…………
A. hostility

B. shyness

C. friendliness

D. strength

Câu 42: The word "drastically" in line 21 is closest in meaning to……………
A. frequently

B. exactly

C. severely

D. easily

Câu 43: According to the passage, what does a constricted and harsh voice indicate?
A. Lethargy

B. Depression

C. Boredom

D. Anger

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the following question from 44 to 50.
The rules of etiquette in American restaurants depend upon a number of factors the physical
location of the restaurant, e.g., rural or urban; the type of restaurant, e.g., informal or formal;
and certain standards that are more universal. In other words, some standards 5 of etiquette
vary significantly while other standards apply almost anywhere. Learning the proper etiquette


in a particular type of restaurant in a particular area may sometimes require instruction, but
more commonly it simply requires sensitivity and experience. For example, while it is
acceptable to read a magazine in a coffee shop, it is 10 inappropriate to do the same in a more
luxurious setting. And, if you are eating in a very rustic setting it may be fine to tuck your
napkin into your shirt, but if you are in a sophisticated urban restaurant this behavior would
demonstrate a lack of manners. It is safe to say, however, that in virtually every restaurant it
is unacceptable 15 to indiscriminately throw your food on the floor. The conclusion we can
most likely draw from the above is that while the types and locations of restaurants determine
etiquette appropriate to them, some rules apply to all restaurants.
Câu 44: What topic is this passage primarily concerned?
A. instruction in proper etiquette

B. rules of etiquette

C. variable and universal standards of etiquette

D. the importance of good manners

Câu 45: According to the passage, which of the following is a universal rule of etiquette?
A. reading a magazine at a coffee shop

B. not throwing food on the floor

C. eating in rustic settings

D. tucking a napkin in your shirt

Câu 46: According to the passage,

requires sensitivity and experience?

A. reading a magazine at a coffee shop

B. not throwing food on the floor

C. eating in rustic settings

D. tucking a napkin in your shirt

Câu 47: Which of the following words is most similar to the meaning of “rustic” ?
A. urban

B. unsophisticated

C. agricultural

D. ancient

Câu 48: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “tuck” in line 11?
A. set

B. put

C. fold

D. hold

Câu 49: The word “sophisticated” in line 12 could best be replaced by?
A. famous

B. cultured

C. expensive

Câu 50: What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?
A. to compare sophisticated and rustic restaurants
B. to assist people in learning sophisticatedmanners
C. to simplify rules of restaurant etiquette
D. to describe variations in restaurant manners

HƯỚNG DẪN GIẢI

D. exclusive


1. D

11. B
21. B
31. B
41. B

2. D
12. A
22. D
32. C
42. D

3. B
13. D
23. D
33. D
43. B

4. C
14. B
24. C
34. C
44. C

5. C
15.
25. A
35. A
45. B

6. D

16. A
26. C
36. A
46. C

7. A
17. C
27. C
37. A
47. B

8. A
18. D
28. C
38. A
48. B

9. D
19. A
29. A
39. A
49. B

10. C
20. B
30. D
40. D
50. D

1. D

Câu D phát âm là /au/ còn lại phát âm là /ou/
2. D
Câu D phát âm là /z/ còn lại phát âm là /s/
3. B
Câu B trọng âm 2 còn lại trọng âm 1.
4. C
Câu C trọng âm 2 còn lại trọng âm 1.
5. C
Be at work: đang làm việc
Busy with: bận rộn với công việc gì đó
6. D
Enjoy + Ving: thích làm ( gì đó)
7. A
Put someone up: cho (ai đó) ngủ lại một đêm
Put someone through: cho qua, xuyên qua
Put …away: cất đi
Put…aside: để sang một bên
Câu này dịch như sau: Trễ quá rồi, bây giờ bạn không nên đi. Đừng lo. Chúng tôi có thể cho
bạn ngủ nhờ lại một đêm.
8. A
Nonverbal language: ngôn ngữ phi ngôn => không đếm được => không dùng mạo từ
An important aspect: 1 khía cạnh/ lĩnh vực quan trọng , aspect là danh từ đếm được nhưng
chưa xác
định nên dùng mạo từ “an”
9. D
Tường thuật câu hỏi đổi ngôi lùi thì ( hiện tại hoàn thành => quá khứ hoàn thành) và không
đảo ngữ.
10. C

Vì động từ tường thuật (says) ở thì hiện tại đơn nên câu không lùi thì, các động từ đều dùng
thì hiện tại đơn.
11. B
Attitude: thái độ
Equality: sự bình đẳng
Value: giá trị
Measurement: phương pháp
Câu nau dịch như sau: Tôi không nghĩ có sự bình đẳng thật sự giữa nam và nữ ở nhà cũng
như trong xã hội.
12. A
Sau tính từ( physical: thuộc về vật lý/ cơ thể) là danh từ ( attractiveness: sự hấp dẫn lôi cuốn)
13. D
Cụm động từ: pay more attention to: chú ý nhiều hơn đến( ai/ việc gì)
14. B
Mệnh đề đầu có a long time ago => quá khứ đơn
Mệnh đề sau có since => hiện tại hoàn thành.
15. A
Sau and là tính từ ( positive: lạc quan) nên trước and cũng là tính từ ( confident: tự tin)
16. A
Look after: chăm sóc
Look up: tra ( từ điển/ danh bạ)
Look through: xem qua
Câu này dịch như sau: Thật là một công việc khó khăn khi phải chăm sóc 3 đứa trẻ cả ngày.
17. C
Compulsory = required: được yêu cầu/ bắt buộc
18. D
Give a hand = help: giúp đỡ
19. A
Secret: giữ bí mật ≠ revealed: tiết lộ
20. A

Appropriate: phù hợp ≠ unsuitable: không phù hợp
21. B
-“ Tôi thích cái áo khoát bằng lông thú của bạn lắm, Helen à.”
- “ Thật sao?”


22. D
-“ Bạn có kiểu tóc đẹp quá Mary!
-“ Cảm ơn lời khen của bạn nhé!”
23. D
Nếu thông báo được truyền đi sớm hơn, sẽ có nhiều người hơn tham gia vào buổi diễn thuyết.
= Rất ít người đến buổi diễn thuyết vì thông báo không được truyền đi sớm hơn.
24. C
Cô ấy giơ tay lên cao để thu hút sự chú ý của giáo viên = Để thu hút sự chú ý của giáo viên
cô ấy giơ tay lên cao.
25. A
Bất cứ ai nghỉ hơn 50% số buổi học sẽ bị trượt = Những người nghỉ hơn 50% thời gian sẽ
trượt.
26. C
Ông cụ này làm việc trong nhà máy. Tôi đã mượn xe đạp của ông vào hôm qua.
⇒ Dùng đại từ quan hệ whose để nối 2 câu lại với nhau.
27. C
Mary không thích thể thao. Anh trai cô ấy cũng không. = Không Mary cũng không phải anh
trai cô ấy thích thể thao.
Neither…nor…: Không …cũng không…
28. C
Most => the most vì so sánh nhất phải có mạo từ “the”
29. A
Stayed => to stay vì khi chỉ mục đích để làm gì ta dùng to Vo
Câu này dịch như sau: Để có mối quan hệ chặt chẽ, các thành viên trong gia đình phải quan

tâm đời sống của nhau.
30. D
Strengthen => strength vì sau giới từ of dùng danh từ
31. B
Shaking hands: bắt tay
In the western customs shaking hands is customary form of greeting: Theo phong tục phương
Tây bắt tay là hình thức chào hỏi phổ biến.
32. C
Slight bow: cái ôm nhẹ


But in China a nod of head or slight bow is sufficient: nhưng ở Trung Quốc một cái gật đầu
hay cái ôm nhẹ là đủ.
33. D
Transfer: chuyển đi, gửi đi
Change: thay đổi
Covert: chuyển đổi( từ dạng này sang dạng khác)
Exchange: trao đổi
Business cards are often exchanged and yours should be printed in your own language and in
Chinese: Danh thiếp thường được trao đổi và danh thiếp của bạn nên được in bằng cả ngôn
ngữ của bạn và tiếng Trung Quốc.
34. C
Both hands: cả hai tay
Also, it is more respectful to present your card of a gift or any other article using both hands:
Tương tự, sẽ trân trọng hơn khi đưa quà hay bất cứ cái gì bằng cả hai tay.
35. A
Trước danh từ (applauders: người vỗ tay) dùng tính từ ( enthusiastic: phấn khởi, hào hứng)
36. A
Bài đọc chủ yếu thảo luận về vấn đề gì? => Mối quan hệ giữa giọng nói và tính cách/
37. A

Tác giả ngụ ý gì khi nói rằng “ Ở mức độ tương tác giữa người và người, giọng nói có thể
phản ánh
những ý kiến và cảm xúc hơn cả những cái mà ngôn ngữ vốn có”
⇒ Giọng nói có thể truyền đạt thông tin nhiều hơn cả ý nghĩa vốn có của từ.
38. B
Here = At interpersonal level
39. A
Tại sao tác giả đề cập đến giao tiếp về nghệ thuật, chính trị và giáo dục? => Để nêu lên những
ví dụ về các loại hình giao tiếp cơ bản.
40. D
Theo bài đọc, sự đa dạng của các tông giọng thể hiện cái gì của người nói => tính cách
Dẫn chứng: Self-image can be indicated by a tone of voice that is confident, pretentious, shy,
aggressive, outgoing, or exuberant, to name pnly a few personality traits.
41. B


Theo bài đọc, một vẻ ngoài quá tự tin có thể ẩn giấu => Sự thẹn thùng, mắc cỡ
Dẫn chứng: For example, a shy person hiding behind an overconfident front.
42. D
Drastically = severely: dữ dội, khốc liệt
43. B
Theo bài đọc, một giọng nói thô và dữ thể hiện cái gì => sự tức giận
Dẫn chứng: emotional health is evidenced in the voice by free and melodic sounds of the
happy, by constricted and harsh sound of the angry, and by dull and lethargic qualities of the
depressed.
44. C
Bài đọc chủ yếu đề cập về nội dung gì? => những tiêu chí đa dạng và phổ biến về sự lịch
thiệp.
45. B
Theo bài đọc, cái nào là cách ứng xử lịch thiệp chung? => không vứt thức ăn lên sàn nhà.

46. C
Theo bài đọc, cái gì yêu cầu sự tinh tế và kinh nghiệm => học về phép ứng xứ lịch thiệp phù
hợp.
47. B
Rustic = unsophisticated: đơn giản, không phức tạp, mộc mạc
48. B
Tuck = put: đặt, để
49. B
Sophisticated = cultured: tinh vi, phức tạp
50. D
Mục đích chính của tác giả trong bài đọc là => mô tả về các lối ứng xử đa dạng ở nhà hàng.


SỞ GD& ĐT TP. HỒ CHÍ MINH

ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC LẦN 2

TRƯỜNG THPT TRẦN HƯNG ĐẠO

MÔN ANH VĂN – KHỐI 12 (BAN A1+D)
Ngày thi: 14/11/2016
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

I-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
Câu 1: The soccer team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A. Not only did the soccer team lose the match but they blamed each other as well
B. No sooner had the soccer team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the
match.
C. As soon as they blamed each other, the soccer team knew they lost the match.

D. Hardly had the soccer team known they lost the match when they started to blame each
other.
Câu 2: Lucy always reminds me of my youngest sister.
A. My youngest sister’s name is Lucy.
B. I always think of Lucy, my youngest sister.
C. Whenever I see Lucy, I think of my youngest sister.
D. It is Lucy who is my youngest sister.
Câu 3: They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
A. So fierce was their dog that nobody would visit them.
B. Their dog was fierce enough for anybody to visit them.
C. If their dog weren’t fierce, somebody would visit them.
D. So fierce a dog did they had that nobody would visit them.
Câu 4: They are my two sisters. They aren’t teachers like me.
A. They are my two sisters, that are teachers like me.
B. They are my two sisters, neither of whom are teachers like me.
C. They are my two sisters, both of those are teachers like me.
D. Unlike me, neither of my two sisters aren’t teachers.
Câu 5: “Why don’t you participate in the volunteer work in summer?" said Sophie.
A. Sophie suggested my participating in the volunteer work in summer.
B. Sophie made me participate in the volunteer work in summer.
C. Sophie asked me why not participate in the volunteer work in summer.
D. Sophie suggested me to participate in the volunteer work in summer.


II-Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is
closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
Câu 6: The students are advised to concentrate on their studying.
A. remember

B. pay attention to

C. be interested in

D. resemble

Câu 7: In most countries, compulsory military service does not apply to women.
A. mandatory

B. superior

C. beneficial

D. constructive

III-Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
Câu 8: Many people will be out of ________ if the factory is closed.
A. career

B. job

C. profession

D. work

Câu 9: Neither Tom nor his brothers______ willing to help their mother with the housework.
A. is

B. was

C. are

D. has been

Câu 10: Do you know the person _________ next to you in the evening class?
A. whose sitting

B. whom sits

C. sitting

D. who sit

Câu 11: I can’t _________ of a word he is saying.
A. make sense

B. grasp

C. comprehend

D. understand

Câu 12: Tony Blair is believed __________ for Liverpool last week.
A. having left

B. to have left

C. to leave

D. leaving

Câu 13: _______ is increasing, which results from economic crisis.
A. Employment

B. Unemployed

Câu 14: Tom: “_____”

C. Unemployment

D. Employ

Mike: “I won’t say no!”

A. How are things with you, Mike?
B. What about playing badminton this afternoon?
C. Mike, do you know where the scissors are?
D. What’s your favourite, tea or coffee?
Câu 15: In the US the first stage of compulsory education _______ as elementary education.
A. to be generally known

B. s generally known

C. generally known

D. is generally knowing

Câu 16: It is vital to create a good impression ______ your interviewer.
A. on

B. with

C. at

D. for

Câu 17: Geometry is the branch of mathematics _______ the properties of time, curves,
shapes, and surfaces.
A. it is concerned with

B. that concerned with


C. concerned with

D. its concerned are

Câu 18: We should make full use _____ the Internet as it is an endless source of information.
A. of

B. in

C. with

D. from

Câu 19: Cindy: "Your hairstyle is terrific, Mary!" - Mary: - " ______________”
A. Never mention it.

B. Thanks, Cindy. I had it done yesterday

C. Thanks, but I'm afraid.

D. Yes, all right.

Câu 20: He didn’t know______ or stay until the end of the festival.
A. whether to go

B. if that he should go

C. to go

D. if to go

Câu 21: If_____, the Xmas tree would look more impressive.
A. done carefully

B. being done carefully

C. it were careful done

D. it were to be carefully done

IV-Read the following andmark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 22 to 29.
Harvard University, today recognized as part of the top echelon of the world's universities,
came from very inauspicious and humble beginning.
This oldest of American universities was founded in 1636, just sixteen years after the
Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. Included in the Puritan emigrants to the Massachusetts colony
during this period were more than 100 graduates of England's prestigious Oxford and

Cambridge universities, and these universities graduates in the New Word were determined
that their sons would have the same educational opportunities that they themselves had had.
Because of this support in the colony for an institution of higher learning, the General
Court of Massachusetts appropriated 400 pounds for a college in October of 1636 and
early the following year decided on a parcel of land for the school; this land was in an area
called Newetowne, which was later renamed Cambridge after its English cousin and is the
site of the present-day university.
When a young minister named John Harvard, who came from the neighboring town of
Charlestowne, died from tuberculosis in 1638, he willed half of his estate of 1,700 pounds to
the fledgling college. In spite of the fact that only half of the bequest was actually paid, the
General Court named the college after the minister in appreciation for what he had done. The
amount of the bequest may not have been large, particularly by today's standard, but it was
more than the General Court had found it necessary to appropriate in order to open the
college.


Henry Dunster was appointed the first president of Harvard in 1640, and it should be noted
that in addition to serving as president, he was also the entire faculty, with an entering
freshmen class of four students. Although the staff did expand somewhat, for the first century
of its existence the entire teaching staff consisted of the president and three or four tutors.
Câu 22: The main idea of this passage is that ______________ .
A. Harvard University developed under the auspices of the General Court of Massachusetts
B. What is today a great university started out small
C. John Harvard was key to the development of a great university
D. Harvard is one of the world's most prestigious universities.
Câu 23: The passage indicates that Harvard is _______________
A. one of the oldest universities in the world

B. the oldest university in the world

C. one of the oldest universities in America

D. the oldest university in America

Câu 24: It can be inferred from the passage that the Puritans who traveled to the
Massachusetts colony were _________________
A. rather rich

B. Rather well educated

C. rather supportive of the English government

D. rather undemocratic

Câu 25: The pronoun "they" in the second paragraph refers to _______________
A. son

B. university graduates

C. Oxford and Cambridge universities

D. educational opportunities

Câu 26: The "pounds" in the second paragraph are probably ______________
A. units of money

B. college students

C. types of books

D. school campuses

Câu 27: Which of the following is NOT mentioned about John Harvard?
A. What he died of

B. Where he came from

C. Where he was buried

D. How much he bequeathed to Harvard

Câu 28: The passage implies that __________________ .
A. Someone else really served as president of Harvard before Henry Dunster
B. Henry Dunster was an ineffective president
C. Henry Dunster spent much of his time as president managing the Harvard faculty
D. The position of president of Harvard was not merely an administrative position in the early
ears
Câu 29: The word "somewhat" in the last paragraph could best be replaced by _______
A. to and pro

B. Back and forth

C. side by side

D. more or less

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

Câu 30: A. engineering

B. economics

C. recommend

D. curriculum

Câu 31: A. economy

B. certificate

C. graduate

D. semester

VI-Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions.
Câu 32: My mother told me to watch the milk and don’t let it boil over.
A

B

C

D

Câu 33: Fertilizer, which is added to the soil to replace or increase plant nutrients, include
A

B

C

animal and green manure, fish and bone meal and compost.
D
Câu 34: Foreign students who are doing a decision about which school to attend may not
A

B

C

know exactly where the choices are located.
D
VII-Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that
is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Câu 35: A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work
A. calm

B. miserable

C. responsive

D. uncomfortable

Câu 36: I must have a watch since punctuality is imperative in my new job.
A. Being courteous

B. Being cheerful

C. Being efficient

D. Being late

VIII-Read the following andmark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 37 to 43.
In early civilization, citizens were educated informally, usually within the family unit.
Education meant simply learning to live. As civilization became more complex, however,
education became more formal, structured, and comprehensive. Initial efforts of the ancient
Chinese and Greek societies concentrated solely on the education of males. The postBabylonian Jews and Plato were exceptions to this pattern. Plato was apparently the first
significant advocate of the equality of the sexes. Women, in his ideal state, would have the
same rights and duties and the same educational opportunities as men. This aspect of Platonic
philosophy, however, had little or no effect on education for many centuries, and the concept
of a liberal education for men only, which had been espoused by Aristotle, prevailed.
In ancient Rome, the availability of an education was radually extended to women, but
they were taught separately from men. The early Christians and medieval Europeans
continued this trend, and single-sex schools for the privileged through classes prevailed