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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>SƠ GD&ĐT VINH PHUC TRƯƠNG THPT LIÊN SƠN (Đề thi gồm: 04 trang). ĐỀ KTCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017 Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 13 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề. Ho va tên thi sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:………………………… 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 1: A. ozone B. opposition C. oppose D. overdose Question 2: A. damaged B. sacrificed C. distinguished D. developed 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 3: A. tremendous B. causality C. fidelity D. digital Question 4: A. geologically B. obsolete C. picturesque D. refugee Question 5: A. advertise B. practice C. advise D. promise 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 6: Government support will be essential if the project is to succeed. A. unavoidable B. extreme C. basic D. unique Question 7: Researchers discounted a problem they should have been considering more seriously. A. rejected B. disregarded C. paid attention to D. disconcerted Question 8: The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and frinking spring water. A. revived B. surprised C. connived D. survived 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 9: The nominating committee always meets behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become known prematurely. A. privately B. safely C. publicly D. dangerously Question 10: My only misgiving is that we might not have enough time to do the assigned job properly. A. worry B. doubt C. apprehension D. assurance 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 11: If there’s a more funnier person in the world than him, I don’t know who it will be. A. more funnier B. there’s C. than D. will Question 12: From the driver’s point of view, the new speed limits enacted by the state were more stricter than the old laws. A. speed limits B. more C. than the old laws D. From Question 13: Someone who use a personal computer to perform only such tasks as word processing and sending e-mail need not buy the most advanced model available on the market. A. need not B. on C . who use D. such tasks as Question 14: The bridge-building project had problems with funding right from the word begins. A. begins B. bridge-building C. had problems D. with Question 15: Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant? A. Could B. telling me C. to D. nearest Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 16: Patience is a kind of quality – and that’s___________ it takes to do anything well. A. what B. that C. which D. why Question 17: When I got up this morning, the kitchen was spotless. Alex___________ it before she went to bed last night. A. should have tidied B. needn’t have tidied.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> C. must have tidied D. mustn’t have tidied Question 18: I hesitate to recommend him for the job, because___________ he has a good education, he has very little work experience. A. notwithstanding B. although C. nevertheless D. however Question 19: Gymnastics truly is a sport for everyone, _________ age or ability. A. in place of B. regardless of C. not mention D. in case of Question 20: To prepare for the housewarming party, Jolie’s family bought _________ last week. A. round small wooden four tables C. four small round wooden tables B. four wooden small round tables D. four round wooden small tables Question 21: Air pollution poses a___________ to both human health and our environment. A. jeopardy B. difficulty C. problem D. threat Question 22: It’s___________ rare to see large sharks in the Mediterranean Sea. A. credible B. credibly C. incredible D. incredibly Question 23: Almost all economists agree___________ by trading with one another. A. nations that are gained C. nations they gain B. that nations gain D. gaining nations Question 24: Ken and Laura are saying goodbye to each other after going to LOTTE Center. And they are going to have a date with each other later. Laura: “Well, it’s getting late. Maybe we could get together sometime.” Ken: “__________________” A. Nice to see back you. C. Sounds good. I’ll give you a call. B. Take it easy. D. Yes, I’ve enjoyed it. Question 25: Today, Minh watches Mai playing badminton in Phu Dong Health Tournament. During the break, he meets her and encourages her to play with flying colors. Minh: “How well you are playing!” Mai: “__________________” A. Say it again. I like to hear your words. C. Thank you too much. B. I think so. I am proud of myself. D. Many thanks. That is a nice compliment. Question 26: Mary went to meet him with an air of___________. A. expectancy B. expectant C. expectation D. expect Question 27: She wasn’t feeling very well; otherwise, she___________ the meeting so early. A. wouldn’t leave B. didn’t leaveC. wouldn’t have left D. hadn’t left Question 28: Why should she stick her______ out for them? They never helped her with anything. A. hand B. finger C. neck D. eyes Question 29: He’ll be very upset if you________ his offer of help. A. turn away B. turn from C. turn down D. turn against Question 30: Choose the best arrangement of the sentences marked a, b, c, d, and e to make a short dialogue. a. No, thank you. I want to use it now. b. I’ll take the cheaper one. c. Here you are. Thank you. d. Fine. Shall I put it in a bag for you? e. Thanks. Goodbye. A. b-d-a-c-e B. a-b-c-e-d C. d-a-e-b-c D. b-c-d-a-e 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. Education is important (31)___________ it helps people get more out of life. It increases their knowledge and understanding of the world. It helps them acquire the skills that make life more interesting and enjoyable, (32)___________ the skills needed to participate in a sport, paint a picture, or play a musical instrument. Such education becomes (33)___________ important as people gain more and more leisure time. Education also helps people adjust to change. This habit has become necessary because social changes today take place with increasing speed and (34)___________ the lives of more and more people. Education can help a person understand these changes and provide him (35)___________ the skills for adjusting to them. Question 31: A. therefore Question 32: A. such as Question 33: A. increased. B. despite B. for instance B. increasing. C. although C. such that C. increase. D. because D. for example D. increasingly.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> Question 34: A. effect Question 35: A. with. B. affect B. for. C. affective C. in. D. effective D. to. 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. The goal of Internet-based encyclopedia Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org) is to give everyone on the planet access to information. Like other encyclopedias, Wikipedia contains lots of information: more than 2.5 million articles in 200 different languages covering just about every subject. Unlike other encyclopedias, however, Wikepedia is not written by experts, but by ordinary people. These writers are not paid and their names are not published. They contribute to Wikipedia simply because they want to share their knowledge. Encyclopedias began in ancient times as collections of writings about all aspects of human knowledge. The word itself comes from ancient Greek, and means “a complete general education”. Real popularity for encyclopedias came in the nineteenth century in Europe and the United States, with the publication of encyclopedias written for ordinary readers. With the invention of the CDROM, the same amount of information could be put on a few computer discs. Then with the Internet, it became possible to create an online encyclopedia that could be constantly updated, like Microsoft’s Encarta. However, even Internet-based encyclopedias like Encarta were written by paid experts. At first, Wikipedia, the brainchild of Jimmy Wales, a businessman in Chicago, was not so different from these. In 2001, he had the idea for an Internet-based encyclopedia that would provide information quickly and easily to everyone. Furthermore, that information would be available free, unlike other Internet encyclopedias at that time. But Wales, like everyone else, believed that people with special knowledge were needed to write the articles, and so he began by hiring experts. He soon changed his approach, however, as it took them a long time to finish their work. He decided to open up the encyclopedia in a radical new way, so that everyone would have access not only to the information, but also to the process of putting this information online. To do this, he used what is known as “Wiki” software (from the Hawaiian word for “fast”), which allows users to create or alter content on web page. The system is very simple: When you open the web site, you can simply search for information or you can log on to become a writer or editor of articles. If you find an article that interests you – about your hometown, for example – you can correct it or expand it. This process goes on until no one is interested in making any more changes. Question 36: Wikipedia is written by_________. A. paid written B. millionaires C. normal people D. world experts Question 37: The phrase “these writers” in the first paragraph refers to____. A. ordinary readers B. ordinary people C. encyclopedia experts D. every subject Question 38: The phrase “the word” in the second paragraph refers to_________. A. knowledge B. encyclopedia C. writing D. collection Question 39: Microsoft’s Encarta is cited in the passage as an example of_________. A. CD-ROM dictionary B. printed encyclopedia C. online encyclopedia D. updateable online encyclopedia Question 40: The word “brainchild” in the second paragraph of the passage can be best replaced by________. A. born B. child C. product D. father Question 41: The word “approach” in the third paragraph of the passage means_________. A. idea B. time C. method D. writing Question 42: The user of Wikipedia can do all of the following EXCEPT_________. A. have access to information B. determinate the website C. modify information D. edit information Question 43: We can say that Jimmy Wales_________. A. became very famous after the formation of Wikipedia B. is the father of Wikipedia C. made a great profit from Wikipedia D. decides who can use Wikipedia Question 44: Wiki software enables_________. A. exchanging articles B. a purchase of information C. limited access D. editing Question 45: Wikipedia is a(n)_________..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> A. book. B. journal. C. article. D. dictionary. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given: Question 46. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them. A. Their dog was too fierce to visit. B. They had so fierce a dog that nobody would visit them. C. They had a such fierce dog that nobody would visit them. D. They had a so fierce dog that nobody would visit them. Question 47. My mother had the house decorated. A. The house was decorated by my mother. B. My mother had someone decorate the house. C. My mother had to decorate the house. D. My mother has just decorated the house. Question 48. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight. A. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped. B. It was midnight that the noise next door stopped. C. Not until after midnight did the noise next door stopped. D. The noise next door stopped at midnight. Question 49. I'd prefer him not to have said all those embarrassing things about me. A. I'd prefer him not saying all those embarrassing things about me. B. I'd sooner he hadn't said all those embarrassing things about me. C. I'd rather he didn't say all those embarrassing things about me. D. I'd not prefer his saying all those embarrassing things about me. Question 50. Nobody at all came to the meeting. A. Not many people came to the meeting. B. Not a single person came to the meeting. C. There was almost nobody at the meeting. D. Only a few people came to the meeting. ________ THE END ________. SƠ GD&ĐT VINH PHUC TRƯƠNG THPT LIÊN SƠN (Đề thi gồm: 04 trang). ĐỀ KTCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017 Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 13 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề. Ho va tên thi sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:………………………… 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 1: A. ozone B. opposition C. oppose D. overdose Question 2: A. damaged B. sacrificed C. distinguished D. developed 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 3: A. tremendous B. causality C. fidelity D. digital Question 4: A. geologically B. obsolete C. picturesque D. refugee Question 5: A. advertise B. practice C. advise D. promise 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 6: Government support will be essential if the project is to succeed. A. unavoidable B. extreme C. basic D. unique Question 7: Researchers discounted a problem they should have been considering more seriously. A. rejected B. disregarded C. paid attention to D. disconcerted Question 8: The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and frinking spring water..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> A. revived. B. surprised. C. connived. D. survived. 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 9: The nominating committee always meets behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become known prematurely. A. privately B. safely C. publicly D. dangerously Question 10: My only misgiving is that we might not have enough time to do the assigned job properly. A. worry B. doubt C. apprehension D. assurance 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 11: If there’s a more funnier person in the world than him, I don’t know who it will be. A. more funnier B. there’s C. than D. will Question 12: From the driver’s point of view, the new speed limits enacted by the state were more stricter than the old laws. A. speed limits B. more C. than the old laws D. From Question 13: Someone who use a personal computer to perform only such tasks as word processing and sending e-mail need not buy the most advanced model available on the market. A. need not B. on C . who use D. such tasks as Question 14: The bridge-building project had problems with funding right from the word begins. A. begins B. bridge-building C. had problems D. with Question 15: Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant? A. Could B. telling me C. to D. nearest Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 16: Patience is a kind of quality – and that’s___________ it takes to do anything well. A. what B. that C. which D. why Question 17: When I got up this morning, the kitchen was spotless. Alex___________ it before she went to bed last night. A. should have tidied B. needn’t have tidied C. must have tidied D. mustn’t have tidied Question 18: I hesitate to recommend him for the job, because___________ he has a good education, he has very little work experience. A. notwithstanding B. although C. nevertheless D. however Question 19: Gymnastics truly is a sport for everyone, _________ age or ability. A. in place of B. regardless of C. not mention D. in case of Question 20: To prepare for the housewarming party, Jolie’s family bought _________ last week. A. round small wooden four tables C. four small round wooden tables B. four wooden small round tables D. four round wooden small tables Question 21: Air pollution poses a___________ to both human health and our environment. A. jeopardy B. difficulty C. problem D. threat Question 22: It’s___________ rare to see large sharks in the Mediterranean Sea. A. credible B. credibly C. incredible D. incredibly Question 23: Almost all economists agree___________ by trading with one another. A. nations that are gained C. nations they gain B. that nations gain D. gaining nations Question 24: Ken and Laura are saying goodbye to each other after going to LOTTE Center. And they are going to have a date with each other later. Laura: “Well, it’s getting late. Maybe we could get together sometime.” Ken: “__________________” A. Nice to see back you. C. Sounds good. I’ll give you a call. B. Take it easy. D. Yes, I’ve enjoyed it. Question 25: Today, Minh watches Mai playing badminton in Phu Dong Health Tournament. During the break, he meets her and encourages her to play with flying colors..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> Minh: “How well you are playing!” Mai: “__________________” A. Say it again. I like to hear your words. C. Thank you too much. B. I think so. I am proud of myself. D. Many thanks. That is a nice compliment. Question 26: Mary went to meet him with an air of___________. A. expectancy B. expectant C. expectation D. expect Question 27: She wasn’t feeling very well; otherwise, she___________ the meeting so early. A. wouldn’t leave B. didn’t leaveC. wouldn’t have left D. hadn’t left Question 28: Why should she stick her______ out for them? They never helped her with anything. A. hand B. finger C. neck D. eyes Question 29: He’ll be very upset if you________ his offer of help. A. turn away B. turn from C. turn down D. turn against Question 30: Choose the best arrangement of the sentences marked a, b, c, d, and e to make a short dialogue. a. No, thank you. I want to use it now. b. I’ll take the cheaper one. c. Here you are. Thank you. d. Fine. Shall I put it in a bag for you? e. Thanks. Goodbye. A. b-d-a-c-e B. a-b-c-e-d C. d-a-e-b-c D. b-c-d-a-e 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. Education is important (31)___________ it helps people get more out of life. It increases their knowledge and understanding of the world. It helps them acquire the skills that make life more interesting and enjoyable, (32)___________ the skills needed to participate in a sport, paint a picture, or play a musical instrument. Such education becomes (33)___________ important as people gain more and more leisure time. Education also helps people adjust to change. This habit has become necessary because social changes today take place with increasing speed and (34)___________ the lives of more and more people. Education can help a person understand these changes and provide him (35)___________ the skills for adjusting to them. Question 31: A. therefore Question 32: A. such as Question 33: A. increased Question 34: A. effect Question 35: A. with. B. despite B. for instance B. increasing B. affect B. for. C. although C. such that C. increase C. affective C. in. D. because D. for example D. increasingly D. effective D. to. 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. The goal of Internet-based encyclopedia Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org) is to give everyone on the planet access to information. Like other encyclopedias, Wikipedia contains lots of information: more than 2.5 million articles in 200 different languages covering just about every subject. Unlike other encyclopedias, however, Wikepedia is not written by experts, but by ordinary people. These writers are not paid and their names are not published. They contribute to Wikipedia simply because they want to share their knowledge. Encyclopedias began in ancient times as collections of writings about all aspects of human knowledge. The word itself comes from ancient Greek, and means “a complete general education”. Real popularity for encyclopedias came in the nineteenth century in Europe and the United States, with the publication of encyclopedias written for ordinary readers. With the invention of the CDROM, the same amount of information could be put on a few computer discs. Then with the Internet, it became possible to create an online encyclopedia that could be constantly updated, like Microsoft’s Encarta. However, even Internet-based encyclopedias like Encarta were written by paid experts. At first, Wikipedia, the brainchild of Jimmy Wales, a businessman in Chicago, was not so different from these. In 2001, he had the idea for an Internet-based encyclopedia that would provide information quickly and easily to everyone. Furthermore, that information would be available free, unlike other Internet encyclopedias at that time. But Wales, like everyone else, believed that people with special knowledge were needed to write the articles, and so he began by hiring experts. He soon changed his approach, however, as.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> it took them a long time to finish their work. He decided to open up the encyclopedia in a radical new way, so that everyone would have access not only to the information, but also to the process of putting this information online. To do this, he used what is known as “Wiki” software (from the Hawaiian word for “fast”), which allows users to create or alter content on web page. The system is very simple: When you open the web site, you can simply search for information or you can log on to become a writer or editor of articles. If you find an article that interests you – about your hometown, for example – you can correct it or expand it. This process goes on until no one is interested in making any more changes. Question 36: Wikipedia is written by_________. A. paid written B. millionaires C. normal people D. world experts Question 37: The phrase “these writers” in the first paragraph refers to____. A. ordinary readers B. ordinary people C. encyclopedia experts D. every subject Question 38: The phrase “the word” in the second paragraph refers to_________. A. knowledge B. encyclopedia C. writing D. collection Question 39: Microsoft’s Encarta is cited in the passage as an example of_________. A. CD-ROM dictionary B. printed encyclopedia C. online encyclopedia D. updateable online encyclopedia Question 40: The word “brainchild” in the second paragraph of the passage can be best replaced by________. A. born B. child C. product D. father Question 41: The word “approach” in the third paragraph of the passage means_________. A. idea B. time C. method D. writing Question 42: The user of Wikipedia can do all of the following EXCEPT_________. A. have access to information B. determinate the website C. modify information D. edit information Question 43: We can say that Jimmy Wales_________. A. became very famous after the formation of Wikipedia B. is the father of Wikipedia C. made a great profit from Wikipedia D. decides who can use Wikipedia Question 44: Wiki software enables_________. A. exchanging articles B. a purchase of information C. limited access D. editing Question 45: Wikipedia is a(n)_________. A. book B. journal C. article D. dictionary Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given: Question 46. Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them. A. Their dog was too fierce to visit. B. They had so fierce a dog that nobody would visit them. C. They had a such fierce dog that nobody would visit them. D. They had a so fierce dog that nobody would visit them. Question 47. My mother had the house decorated. A. The house was decorated by my mother. B. My mother had someone decorate the house. C. My mother had to decorate the house. D. My mother has just decorated the house. Question 48. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight. A. It was not until after midnight that the noise next door stopped. B. It was midnight that the noise next door stopped. C. Not until after midnight did the noise next door stopped. D. The noise next door stopped at midnight. Question 49. I'd prefer him not to have said all those embarrassing things about me. A. I'd prefer him not saying all those embarrassing things about me. B. I'd sooner he hadn't said all those embarrassing things about me. C. I'd rather he didn't say all those embarrassing things about me. D. I'd not prefer his saying all those embarrassing things about me. Question 50. Nobody at all came to the meeting. A. Not many people came to the meeting. B. Not a single person came to the meeting..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> C. There was almost nobody at the meeting. D. Only a few people came to the meeting. ________ THE END ________.

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