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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO (Đề thi có 05 trang). KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017 Môn: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề. Mark A,B,C or D to indicate the word pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. event B. prevent C. percent D. agent 2. A. finshed B. influenced C. advertised D. helped Mark A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose main stress differs from the rest. 3. A. benefit B. industry C. inherit D. architect 4. A. contrary B. graduate C. document D. attendance 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 5. It is helpful for salesmen to develop a good rapport with their customers in order to gain their trust A. sympathy B.busuness C. conversation D. relationship 6. They rearched the village but it was without any inhabitants. Everything was very quiet. A. deserted B. remote C. barren isolated Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 7. At school, people always used to take the mickey out of him for having red hair. A. to say he is like Mickey House B. to tease or make fun of C. to hurt someone badly D. to give a compliment 8. That house is occupied for three years now. It must be haunted since no one is renting or buying it. A. cleaned B. vacant C. taken D. absent Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 9. Ms Young, ......... many of her student are writing to, is living happily and peacefully in Canada. A whom B. which C. that D. whose 10. ________ to the big city, I have got lost many times. A. Useless B. Unused C. Unfamiliar D. Unacquainted 11. She showed us the gift she had got, which was a .............................pencil box. A. red beautiful wooden B. wooden red beatiful C. beautiful red wooden D. beatiful wooden red 12. The more you study during the semester, ......................the week before exams. A. the less you have to study B. you have to study the less C. the least you have to study D. the study less you have 13. Many people do not …………..the traffic rules when they are travelling in the street. `A, make sure of B, lose touch with C, pay a visit to D, pay attention to 14. She .................. working on that manuscript for 2 years now. A. will be B. has been C. had been D. is 15.The program is expected to increase the ......................and productivity of the local car – producing industry. A. competitive B. competition C. competitiveness D. competitor 16. Many children are under such a high .....................of learning that they do not feel happy at school. A. recommendation B. interview C. pressure D. concentration 17. His work involves helping students to find temporary...................during their summer vacation. A. decision B. employment C. choice D. selection 18. If he hadn’t lost his job last year, he _____________ a house of his own now. A. can buy B. will buy C. could buy D. could have bought 19. Nowaday, women can use ..................effective birth-control method to delay having children. A. the B. an C. a D. x 20.Just before the lesson ended, the teacher ........... everything that she had taught. A. summed up B. made up C. showed up D. took up 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 21. Two friends Quang and Vinh are talking about the subject that Vinh is going to study in the school..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> - Quang : “ What are you going to major in ? - Vinh: “.......................” A. I’m going to take my final exam at the end of July. B. My parents want me to become a doctor or a pharmacist. C. My favourite subjects are Maths, Physics, English. D. I haven’t decided, but I’m leaning forwards biology. 22. Two students Peter and Anny are talking about women’s role. - Peter: “ In my opinion, women would not go to work.” - Anny: “.........................” A. Yes, I don’t agree B. What nonsense ! C. Yes, I do D. Yes, it was ever 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. 23. He did not remember the meeting . He went out for a coffee with his friends. A. Not remembered the meeting , he went out for a coffee with his friends. B. Not to remember the meeting , he went out for a coffee with his friends. C. Not remember the meeting , he went out for a coffee with his friends. D. Not remembering the meeting, he went out for a coffee with his friends. 24. John is studying hard. He doesn’t want to fail the next exam. A. John is studying hard so that he won’t fail the next exam. B. John is studying hard because he won’t fail the next exam. C. John is studying hard but he won’t fail the next exam. D. John is studying hard although he won’t fail the next exam 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. 25. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you. A. If I had known you were coming, I would wait for you. B. Were I to know you were coming, I would wait for you. C. Had I known you were coming, I would have waited for you. D. If I knew you were coming, would wait for you. 26. The last time I went to the museum was a year ago. A. I have not been to the museum for a year. B. A year ago, I often went to the museum C. My going to the museum lasted a year. D. At last I went to the museum after a year. 27. “ You shouldn’t sit up until you feel better” the doctor said to me. A. the doctor ordered me to sit up if I wanted to feel better. B. The doctor advised me not to sit up until I felt better. C. The doctor told me that if I wanted to feel better, I should sit up. D. The doctor suggested I should sit up until I felt better. 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. 28. Each of the nurses report to the operating room when his or her name is called. A B C D 29. My grandfather, who promised giving me a red toy car, has been from France. A B C D 30. Young people are advised to practice some sports in order to strong their health and stamina. A B C D IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 31 to 35. Some people return to college as mature students and take full- or part-time training courses in a skill will help them to get a job. The development of open learning, (31)______ it possible to study when it is convenient for the students, has increased the opportunities available (32)______ many people. This type of study was formerly restricted to book-based learning and (33)______ course but now includes courses on TV..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> Americans believe that education is important at all stage of life and should not stop when people get their first job. About 40% of adults take part in some kind of (34)______ education. About half of them are trying to get qualifications and skills to help them with their jobs, the (35)______ are taking recreational subjects for personal satisfaction. Schools and community colleges arrange evening classes, and a catalog of courses is published by local boards of education. (Source: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8 th Edition) 31: A.making B.keeping C.enabling D.finding 32: A.for B.to C.with D.by 33: A.correspondent B.corresponding C.corresponded D.correspondence 34: A.informal B.formal C.formalized D.former 35: A.stay B.remain C.rest D.left V. Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42 Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that the easiest way to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind, In this way the North American Indians produced pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians made stock fish and the Arabs dried dates and apricots. All foods contain water – cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% wave, potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is. If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to bad is checked. Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California, South Africa and Australia. The methods used carry, but in general the fruit is spread out on trays in drying yards in the hot sun. In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur before drying. Plums for making prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making raisins and currants, are dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax coating, so increasing the rate of drying. Nowadays most of foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is to put food in chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 1100C at entry to about 450C at exit. This is usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish. Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first case, the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse flakes. In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder. Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed. Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans of frozen, and they do not need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, explorers and soldiers in battle, who have little storage space. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to cook them. From Practical Faster Reading by Gerald Mosback and Vivien Mosback, CUP 36: What is the main idea of the passage? A. Mechanization of drying foods. B. Water: the main component of food. C. Advantages of dried foods. D. Different methods of drying foods. 36: The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to . A. put a tick B. reduced considerably C. motivated to develop D. examined carefully 38: Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is . A. spreading them out on trays in drying yards B. dipping them in an alkaline solution C. putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through D. pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder 39: What does the word “which” in the fourth paragraph refer to? A. Foods B. Chambers C. Things D. Vegetables 40: The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will be. A. dried soup B. recognizable pieces C. fine powder D. small flakes.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> 41: According to the passage, dried foods are most useful for . A. people who are on the move B. explores who are underweight C. housewives who have little storage space D. soldiers who are not in battle 42: This passage is mainly ___ . A. informative B. fictional C. argumentative D. analytical Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate thecorrect answer to each of the questions. Collecting maps can be an enjoyable hobby for antiquarian booksellers, a captivating interest forcartographers, a lucrative vocation for astute dealers, and an inspirational part of the occupationalfunctioning of map catalogers, archivists, and historians. Among recognized collectibles, maps arerelatively rarer than stamps, but they have had their avid enthusiasts and admirers ever since copies weremade by hand only for affluent, the commanding officer, and the ship captain. Whether the interest is business-related or amateur, the economic means abundant or slim, acollection needs a theme, be it associated with contemporary changes in cartographic representation orgeographic knowledge, or a more accessible goal centered on a particular mapmaker, technique, or typeof subject matter. Collectors should not overlook topical maps issued predominantly or exclusively afterWorld War II, such as navigational charts, industrial compound road layouts, or aerial projections. Potential collectors ought not to disregard two superficially prosaic, yet important themes: maps oftravel routes for family trips, and maps that, for aesthetic reasons, they personally find intriguing orsimply attractive. In the first case, like the box with old family photos, the collection will give thetravelers the opportunity to reminisce and relive the journey. In most cases, photocopies are worthy alternatives to originals. For example, historical societycollections customarily include the high quality facsimiles needed to make a collection as comprehensiveand practical as possible, supplementing the contributions made by well-to-do donors and benefactors. If not predisposed to wait patiently, and possibly ineffectually, for a lucky find, collectors may choose tosift through dealer stock, peruse through advertisements in local, regional, or national periodicals, andsolicit the assistance of the U.S. Library of Congress and private agencies. Government and publicagencies, companies, and trade associations can advise the collector about maps currently in circulationand pending sales of dated reproductions, editions, and prints. 43. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Why hobbyists always flaunt their mapcollections. B. How maps can be collected by professionals and enthusiasts. C. How to assure an interrupted flow of collectibles. D. What cartographers advocate as a worthy undertaking. 44. According to the passage, map collecting as a hobby is____. A. not deserving of the time and resources B. not as conventional as collecting stamps C. as eccentric as collecting dolls D. conformist in the best sense of the word. 45. In paragraph 1, the word avid is closest in meaning to____. A. keen B. humorous C. devoted D. supportive 46. It can be inferred from the passage that, at a time when maps were accessible to the upper socioeconomic classes, they appealed also to a fair number of____. A. professional copiers B. ardent devotees C. buried-treasure hunters D. obscure amateurdealers 47. The author of the passage mentions all of the following as sources of procuring maps EXCEPT__. A. fellow collectors B. map vendors C. personal archives D. publishers 48. In paragraph 2, the author uses the phrase “superficially prosaic” to mean____. A. described in informal prose B. seemingly boring and unimaginative C. useful for travelers who enjoy a change D. potentially uncovered in a box of photos 49. In paragraph 3, the word “predisposed” is closest in meaning to____. A. pressured B. provoked C. condemned D. inclined 50. A paragraph following the passage would most likely discuss____. A. specific organizations to contact about map acquisition B. specific mapping techniques used to enlarge the scale C. trimming and framing valuableacquisitions D. volunteering time and work to maintain obsolete maps.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017 Dap an Môn: TIẾNG ANH (Đề thi có 05 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Mark A,B,C or D to indicate the word pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. event B. prevent C. percent D. agent 2. A. finshed B. influenced C. advertised D. helped Mark A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose main stress differs from the rest. 3. A. benefit B. industry C. inherit D. architect 4. A. contrary B. graduate C. document D. attendance 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 5. It is helpful for salesmen to develop a good rapport with their customers in order to gain their trust A. sympathy B.busuness C. conversation D. relationship 6. They rearched the village but it was without any inhabitants. Everything was very quiet. A. deserted B. remote C. barren isolated Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. 7. At school, people always used to take the mickey out of him for having red hair. A. to say he is like Mickey House B. to tease or make fun of C. to hurt someone badly D. to give a compliment 8. That house is occupied for three years now. It must be haunted since no one is renting or buying it. A. cleaned B. vacant C. taken D. absent Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions 9. Ms Young, ......... many of her student are writing to, is living happily and peacefully in Canada. A whom B. which C. that D. whose 10. ________ to the big city, I have got lost many times. A. Useless B. Unused C. Unfamiliar D. Unacquainted 11. She showed us the gift she had got, which was a .............................pencil box. A. red beautiful wooden B. wooden red beatiful C. beautiful red wooden D. beatiful wooden red 12. The more you study during the semester, ......................the week before exams. A. the less you have to study B. you have to study the less C. the least you have to study D. the study less you have 13. Many people do not …………..the traffic rules when they are travelling in the street. `A, make sure of B, lose touch with C, pay a visit to D, pay attention to 14. She .................. working on that manuscript for 2 years now. A. will be B. has been C. had been D. is 15.The program is expected to increase the ......................and productivity of the local car – producing industry. A. competitive B. competition C. competitiveness D. competitor 16. Many children are under such a high .....................of learning that they do not feel happy at school. A. recommendation B. interview C. pressure D. concentration 17. His work involves helping students to find temporary...................during their summer vacation. A. decision B. employment C. choice D. selection 18. If he hadn’t lost his job last year, he _____________ a house of his own now. A. can buy B. will buy C. could buy D. could have bought 19. Nowaday, women can use ..................effective birth-control method to delay having children. A. the B. an C. a D. x 20.Just before the lesson ended, the teacher ........... everything that she had taught. A. summed up B. made up C. showed up D. took up 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 21. Two friends Quang and Vinh are talking about the subject that Vinh is going to study in the school..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> - Quang : “ What are you going to major in ? - Vinh: “.......................” A. I’m going to take my final exam at the end of July. B. My parents want me to become a doctor or a pharmacist. C. My favourite subjects are Maths, Physics, English. D. I haven’t decided, but I’m leaning forwards biology. 22. Two students Peter and Anny are talking about women’s role. - Peter: “ In my opinion, women would not go to work.” - Anny: “.........................” A. Yes, I don’t agree B. What nonsense ! C. Yes, I do D. Yes, it was ever 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. 23. He did not remember the meeting . He went out for a coffee with his friends. A. Not remembered the meeting , he went out for a coffee with his friends. B. Not to remember the meeting , he went out for a coffee with his friends. C. Not remember the meeting , he went out for a coffee with his friends. D. Not remembering the meeting, he went out for a coffee with his friends. 24. John is studying hard. He doesn’t want to fail the next exam. A. John is studying hard so that he won’t fail the next exam. B. John is studying hard because he won’t fail the next exam. C. John is studying hard but he won’t fail the next exam. D. John is studying hard although he won’t fail the next exam 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. 25. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you. A. If I had known you were coming, I would wait for you. B. Were I to know you were coming, I would wait for you. C. Had I known you were coming, I would have waited for you. D. If I knew you were coming, would wait for you. 26. The last time I went to the museum was a year ago. A. I have not been to the museum for a year. B. A year ago, I often went to the museum C. My going to the museum lasted a year. D. At last I went to the museum after a year. 27. “ You shouldn’t sit up until you feel better” the doctor said to me. A. the doctor ordered me to sit up if I wanted to feel better. B. The doctor advised me not to sit up until I felt better. C. The doctor told me that if I wanted to feel better, I should sit up. D. The doctor suggested I should sit up until I felt better. 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. 28. Each of the nurses report to the operating room when his or her name is called. A B C D 29. My grandfather, who promised giving me a red toy car, has been from France. A B C D 30. Young people are advised to practice some sports in order to strong their health and stamina. A B C D IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 31 to 35. Some people return to college as mature students and take full- or part-time training courses in a skill will help them to get a job. The development of open learning, (31)______ it possible to study when it is convenient for the students, has increased the opportunities available (32)______ many people. This type of study was formerly restricted to book-based learning and (33)______ course but now includes courses on TV..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> Americans believe that education is important at all stage of life and should not stop when people get their first job. About 40% of adults take part in some kind of (34)______ education. About half of them are trying to get qualifications and skills to help them with their jobs, the (35)______ are taking recreational subjects for personal satisfaction. Schools and community colleges arrange evening classes, and a catalog of courses is published by local boards of education. (Source: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8 th Edition) 31: A.making B.keeping C.enabling D.finding 32: A.for B.to C.with D.by 33: A.correspondent B.corresponding C.corresponded D.correspondence 34: A.informal B.formal C.formalized D.former 35: A.stay B.remain C.rest D.left V. Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42 Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that the easiest way to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind, In this way the North American Indians produced pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians made stock fish and the Arabs dried dates and apricots. All foods contain water – cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% wave, potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatty it is. If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to bad is checked. Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in California, South Africa and Australia. The methods used carry, but in general the fruit is spread out on trays in drying yards in the hot sun. In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur before drying. Plums for making prunes, and certain varieties of grapes for making raisins and currants, are dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax coating, so increasing the rate of drying. Nowadays most of foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is to put food in chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 1100C at entry to about 450C at exit. This is usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish. Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air passes. In the first case, the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken up into small, though still relatively coarse flakes. In the second process it falls to the bottom of the chamber as a fine powder. Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed. Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans of frozen, and they do not need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, explorers and soldiers in battle, who have little storage space. They are also popular with housewives because it takes so little time to cook them. From Practical Faster Reading by Gerald Mosback and Vivien Mosback, CUP 36: What is the main idea of the passage? A. Mechanization of drying foods. B. Water: the main component of food. C. Advantages of dried foods. D. Different methods of drying foods. 36: The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to . A. put a tick B. reduced considerably C. motivated to develop D. examined carefully 38: Nowadays the common method for drying vegetables and minced meat is . A. spreading them out on trays in drying yards B. dipping them in an alkaline solution C. putting them in chambers and blowing hot air through D. pouring them over a heated horizontal steel cylinder 39: What does the word “which” in the fourth paragraph refer to? A. Foods B. Chambers C. Things D. Vegetables 40: The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will be. A. dried soup B. recognizable pieces C. fine powder D. small flakes.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> 41: According to the passage, dried foods are most useful for . A. people who are on the move B. explores who are underweight C. housewives who have little storage space D. soldiers who are not in battle 42: This passage is mainly ___ . A. informative B. fictional C. argumentative D. analytical Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate thecorrect answer to each of the questions. Collecting maps can be an enjoyable hobby for antiquarian booksellers, a captivating interest forcartographers, a lucrative vocation for astute dealers, and an inspirational part of the occupationalfunctioning of map catalogers, archivists, and historians. Among recognized collectibles, maps arerelatively rarer than stamps, but they have had their avid enthusiasts and admirers ever since copies weremade by hand only for affluent, the commanding officer, and the ship captain. Whether the interest is business-related or amateur, the economic means abundant or slim, acollection needs a theme, be it associated with contemporary changes in cartographic representation orgeographic knowledge, or a more accessible goal centered on a particular mapmaker, technique, or typeof subject matter. Collectors should not overlook topical maps issued predominantly or exclusively afterWorld War II, such as navigational charts, industrial compound road layouts, or aerial projections. Potential collectors ought not to disregard two superficially prosaic, yet important themes: maps oftravel routes for family trips, and maps that, for aesthetic reasons, they personally find intriguing orsimply attractive. In the first case, like the box with old family photos, the collection will give thetravelers the opportunity to reminisce and relive the journey. In most cases, photocopies are worthy alternatives to originals. For example, historical societycollections customarily include the high quality facsimiles needed to make a collection as comprehensiveand practical as possible, supplementing the contributions made by well-to-do donors and benefactors. If not predisposed to wait patiently, and possibly ineffectually, for a lucky find, collectors may choose tosift through dealer stock, peruse through advertisements in local, regional, or national periodicals, andsolicit the assistance of the U.S. Library of Congress and private agencies. Government and publicagencies, companies, and trade associations can advise the collector about maps currently in circulationand pending sales of dated reproductions, editions, and prints. 43. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Why hobbyists always flaunt their mapcollections. B. How maps can be collected by professionals and enthusiasts. C. How to assure an interrupted flow of collectibles. D. What cartographers advocate as a worthy undertaking. 44. According to the passage, map collecting as a hobby is____. A. not deserving of the time and resources B. not as conventional as collecting stamps C. as eccentric as collecting dolls D. conformist in the best sense of the word. 45. In paragraph 1, the word avid is closest in meaning to____. A. keen B. humorous C. devoted D. supportive 46. It can be inferred from the passage that, at a time when maps were accessible to the upper socioeconomic classes, they appealed also to a fair number of____. A. professional copiers B. ardent devotees C. buried-treasure hunters D. obscure amateurdealers 47. The author of the passage mentions all of the following as sources of procuring maps EXCEPT__. A. fellow collectors B. map vendors C. personal archives D. publishers 48. In paragraph 2, the author uses the phrase “superficially prosaic” to mean____. A. described in informal prose B. seemingly boring and unimaginative C. useful for travelers who enjoy a change D. potentially uncovered in a box of photos 49. In paragraph 3, the word “predisposed” is closest in meaning to____. A. pressured B. provoked C. condemned D. inclined 50. A paragraph following the passage would most likely discuss____. A. specific organizations to contact about map acquisition B. specific mapping techniques used to enlarge the scale C. trimming and framing valuableacquisitions D. volunteering time and work to maintain obsolete maps.

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