GCSE MOCK TESTS 324

SƠ GD&ĐT VINH PHUC
TRƯƠNG THPT LIÊN SƠN
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ĐỀ KTCL ƠN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 20172018
Mơn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐÊ SỐ 324
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 that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 01: A. raccoon
B. typhoon
C. lampoon
D. lagoon
Question 02: A. continuous B. lubricious
C. strenuous
D. prosperous
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 03: Many people aren't_________ of the amount of waste produced by their own households.
A. known
B. familiar
C. aware
D. recognised
Question 04: Can you please excuse me_________ a moment? I need to answer this phone call.
A. with
B. of
C. for
D. from

Question 05: There have been several_________ additions to the old Parliament building.
A. later
B. current
C. last
D. recent
Question 06: I had just walked through the door_________ the phone rang.
A. that
B. when
C. but
D. after
Question 07: The teacher is going to_________ the children according to height.
A. flock
B. group
C. collect
D. gather
Question 08: You can borrow my car_________ you're careful.
A. provided as
B. in case
C. on condition as
D. so long as
Question 09: He had to_________ a business deal because he didn’t have any funds.
A. pass
B. break
C. leave
D. fail
Question 10: In which year_________ from university?
A. have you graduated B. did you graduate
C. you were graduating D. you graduated
Question 11: The trip to Indonesia was very expensive. _________ it was worth every penny.
A. Whatever

B. However
C. Despite
D. Even though
Question 12: The teacher got annoyed because the student showed a(n)_________ of concentration.
A. absence
B. lack
C. shortage
D. omission
Question 13: I_________ myself for not being prepared for the exam.
A. accuse
B. charge
C. fault
D. blame
Question 14: Before her injury, my sister_________ tennis professionally.
A. would used to play B. would play
C. use to play
D. used to play
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 15: A. mechanics B. choir
C. chimney
D. archivist
Question 16: A. sliver
B. river
C. quiver
D. shiver
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 17: The economy has shuddered to a halt because of the civil war.
A. stopped suddenly B. gone to the moon

C. lingered to success D. been flying high
Question 18: He firmly believes that she is innocent of the crime.
A. ignorant
B. aware
C. informative
D. guilty
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 19: Our new house is modern but there is not enough room to swing a cat.
A. no playground for cats
B. very small
C. no space for children
D. no room to keep cats


Question 20: We played my brother's school at football and beat them hollow.
A. defeated easily
B. had a draw
C. broke a nil score D. lost the game
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 21: ~ Kelvin: “____________”
~ Daisy: “No, everything‘s gone just fine so far.”
A. Have you had any problems with your new apartment?
B. Have you had any time to look around for a new apartment yet?
C. I wonder if he got ill last night from all the alcohol he drank.
D. Will you be able to finish the project on time?
Question 22: ~ Lucy: “Who is going to drive you to the reception tomorrow?” ~ Bryan: “____________”
A. I'm too tired to drive there.
B. I wonder if he will give me a lift.

C. Lauren will be picking me up in the morning at the corner.
D. No. I had my car serviced yesterday.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 23: You could not have made a very good impression on them.
A. Something appears to have made them think you are unsuitable.
B. It‘s impossible that the effect you made on them was particularly positive.
C. You should have tried harder to make them think well of you.
D. You seem to have impressed them very unfavourably.
Question 24: Many people lack enough water due to population growth and climate change.
A. Many people lack enough water; therefore, the population grows, and climate changes.
B. Owing to many people’s lack of water, the population grows, and climate changes.
C. Because many people lack enough water, the population grows, and climate changes.
D. Many people lack enough water not only due to population growth, but also because of
climate change.
Question 25: My boy was just not strong enough to have caused so much damage.
A. My boy, though quite strong, caused little damage himself.
B. Not much damage was caused because my boy was very weak.
C. My boy wasn‘t strong, but he caused great damage.
D. Someone else, not my boy, caused the damage.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 26 to 32.
SOICHIRO HONDA
Soichiro Honda was born in 1906 in a small village in Japan. It was so small that it didn’t even
have electricity. His family was poor. Soichiro had eight brothers and sisters. Sadly, five of them died
when they were young because they did not have good medical care. When Soichiro was eight years
old, he saw his first automobile. He was amazed by it. For the next 50 years, he loved machines on
wheels. When he was 15 years old, Soichiro left his village to work at an auto repair shop in Tokyo.
It was then that Honda discovered motorcycles. He spent all of his free time fixing and riding
motorcycles. He returned to his village six years later to open his own garage. Soon he owned

several shops and had over 50 employees.
At the same time, he began to build and race motorcycles and cars. Honda loved to race, and
he became one of Japan’s most competitive drivers. In 1936, his race car crashed while he was
driving 100 miles per hour. Half of Honda’s face was crushed, and he had other serious injuries. It
took him a year and a half to recover. After this, his family begged him to give up racing. He looked
for a less dangerous job and finally decided to become a manufacturer.
At first, he manufactured engine parts. The Japanese navy used a lot of his engine parts in
World War II. In 1948, after the war, he started the Honda Motor Company. He started the company
with only $3,300. He made his first machines from engine parts that the military did not need after
the war. These machines were not real motorcycles; they were bicycles with motors. People bought
them because they needed a reliable form of transportation. As Honda’s business grew, he began to


make different types of motorcycles. By 1950, his motorcycles were selling all over Japan. But there
were 50 other motorcycle makers in Japan at the time. In 1958, Honda designed a lightweight
motorcycle called the Super Cub. It was a huge success and Honda made a lot of money. Two years
later, Honda built the world’s biggest motorcycle factory in Japan.
By the 1960s, the Super Cub was popular all over Asia. But Honda wanted the motorcycle to
be popular all over the world. In Europe, he put his motorcycles in difficult races to show how good
they were. In the United States, he tried a different method. He used a magazine ad with the words
“You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda.” It showed ordinary Americans such as students,
businessmen, and older people all riding happily on the Honda Super Cub. The ad appeared in many
popular magazines.
Readers who had never ridden a motorcycle saw the ad. The ad showed that motorcycles
were not just for crazy young people who wore black leather jackets. They were good for other
people too. The company sold thousands of motorcycles to new riders. Honda then started to put
the ads on television. This was also very successful. For example, he put an ad for his motorcycle on
during the Academy Awards program. Millions of people watched that program, and on the next day,
sales of the motorcycle went up tremendously. By 1968, Honda had sold 1 million motorcycles in the
United States.

In 1963, his company started to make cars. In 1972, it produced the Civic; the next year, the
Accord; and then in 1978, the Prelude. Soon, the company was one of the world’s biggest automobile
makers. Honda was also famous for his business style. He believed that workers and bosses should
have a close relationship. He also thought it was important to encourage workers to do their best.
In 1973, Soichiro Honda retired as president of his company. He died in 1991. Honda was
very important to Japan’s recent history. He and many other business leaders helped make Japan
into a leading industrial nation.
Question 26: Where did Honda go when he left his village?
A. went to work at an auto repair shop in Tokyo B. went to work as a motor racer
C. went to open repair shop
D. went to fix and ride motorcycles
Question 27: Honda was very successful because he_________
A. owned the only motorcycle maker
B. put his motorcycles in difficult races
C. had a good education
D. wasn’t afraid to take chances
Question 28: Soichiro Honda_________
A. wasted his time working at an auto repair shop
B. manufactured cars and motorcycles all his life
C. was poor when he started out, but later became a success
D. a mechanic coming from a poor family
Question 29: What was different about the new motorcycle that Honda designed?
A. It was a cheaper one
B. It was a bicycle with motor.
C. It was a lightweight one
D. It was the biggest one
Question 30: Honda start the Honda Motor Company in_________
A. 1984
B. 1948
C. 1950

D. 1960
Question 31: What happened to Honda’s race car in 1936?
A. It crashed.
B. It collapsed.
C. It was crushed.
D. It was injured.
Question 32: Honda’s business was_________
A. small in the beginning only and then expanded B. a huge success in the United States
C. selling motorcycles to young people
D. a huge success from the beginning
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 33 to 40.
Most of us associate robots with films such as Star Wars, I, Robot or AI, but in reality they
have more to do with social issues and politics rather than science fiction. The term robot first made
its appearance in a play entitled Rossum’s Universal Robots written almost a century ago by a
Czechoslovakian playwright by the name of Karel Capek. Capek got the name robot from the Slavic
word ‘robota’ which means forced labour. In his play, he portrays a society where robots, which look
human, are mass produced to work in the place of people.


Capeks story was well received by the critics but never really got credit for being the source
of the notion of robots. The play has significant relevance to our society today, as humanoid-type
robots are being created to fulfil a wide range of tasks. Robot engineers are not only developing
mindless worker drones, but are attempting to create human-like companion robots for people.
Consequently, the question of what actually makes us human is the subject of lively debate.
In the USA, sociable robotics is developing at a relatively rapid rate and a human companion
type of robot could soon be a reality. Japanese researchers see a very bright future for these robots
who will serve as friends or family to the lonely. Nevertheless, one needs to ask if a human being can
have a relationship with a machine in the same way as they do with other people or animals, and if
so, what effect this could have on our society. The success of robot toys or virtual pets suggests that

this type of relationship is possible.
Research shows that children tend to have similar relationships with humans as with nonhumans whereas the same is true for adults only with pets or when the robot is designed to look
like a child. This is probably because robots display superficial emotions and cannot as yet replace
human touch. But will these machines one day succeed in replacing humans?
Some paint a very dark picture of a robot society and predict that artificially intelligent
machines will take control of the entire planet and dominate the human race. However, robot
technology is still in its infancy and the idea of them taking over the world is pure fantasy to most of
us, including scientists. In fact, most robots can only perform very basic tasks and even the most
advanced robot that is capable of expressing over forty different emotions seems to do so in a totally
random manner, regardless of what is going on around it.
In spite of the simplicity of today’s robots, robotic technology is impacting our everyday lives
in a dramatic way. Nowadays, our robots are becoming more and more like those portrayed in
Capeks work. In a society where human relationships are so often strained, it is no surprise that the
possibility for human-robot relationships is increasing.
Question 33: In line 6,‘was well received by the critics’ means_________
A. reviewers thought the story was good. B. they praised the writer for his linguistic skills.
C. the story was sent to a lot of critics.
D. the author was criticized by other writers.
Question 34: The word “strained” in the last sentence means_________.
A. separated
B. impressed
C. extended
D. pressed
Question 35: Adults tend to have good relationships with_________
A. childlike robots. B. robot toys.
C. non-humans.
D. virtual pets.
Question 36: Japanese researchers think that robots could_________
A. be useful to engineers.
B. be put to use as servants.

C. be of use to families.
D. be of use to people who live alone.
Question 37: When most people think of robots, they tend to think of_________
A. literature.
B. social issues.
C. politics.
D. films.
Question 38: Most critics ignored the fact that_________
A. Capek came up with the idea of robots.
B. robots can do a lot of tasks,
C. robots are important in our society.
D. humanoid robots are being created.
Question 39: There is a lot of discussion about_________
A. the truth about companionship.
B. the nature of a humanoid robot.
C. how a robot is made up.
D. what a human really is.
Question 40: Advanced robots still only_________
A. express emotions randomly.
B. perform basic tasks.
C. express over forty emotions
D. react to emotions just like humans.
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 41: David was surprised by the amount of time necessary to fix the store house.
A. by
B. was
C. amount of
D. necessary to
Question 42: Can you get everybody altogether for the meeting in ten minutes?

A. in
B. altogether
C. get
D. for the
Question 43: They arrived to Paris sometime early in the summer.
A. to Paris
B. the
C. sometime
D. arrived


Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 44 to 48.
LIFE OF EARTH IN 2110
The worst prediction for the next century (44)________ the weather. Many people think that
global warming will cause important environmental changes. There is scientific evidence that
suggests cities on the coast may disappear if the sea level (45)________. There is better news
regarding health. Medical advances mean that people will live longer. Doctors will be more
successfully diagnosing an illness (46)________ of new technology. Infective diseases will disappear in
many areas of the world and new drugs will be how to treat muscular aches and pains. Futuristic
organ transplants will be easier. Finally, scientists think they are near to solving the mystery of
(47)________ to make people invisible. Technological progress will give experts the chance to
manufacture invisibility cloaks, which may be (48)________ the market before the end of the century.
Question 44: A. concerns
B. involves
C. contacts
D. relates
Question 45: A. roars
B. lifts
C. rises

D. raises
Question 46: A. because
B. approving
C. regardless
D. in spite
Question 47: A. essential
B. available
C. accessible
D. necessary
Question 48: A. at
B. in
C. to
D. on
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 49: My mother is on a business trip. We have a cooked dinner every evening.
A. Although my mother is on a business trip, we have a cooked dinner every evening.
B. We have a cooked dinner every evening, so my mother is on a business trip.
C. Because my mother is on a business trip, we have a cooked dinner every evening.
D. When we have a cooked dinner every evening, my mother is on a business trip.
Question 50: Collecting decay teeth is an unusual hobby. I know a lot of people who do this.
A. Because collecting decay teeth is an unusual hobby, I know a lot of people who do this.
B. Despite collecting decay teeth being an unusual hobby, I know a lot of people who do this.
C. Collecting decay teeth is an unusual hobby; therefore, I know a lot of people who do this.
D. However collecting decay teeth is an unusual hobby, I know a lot of people who do this.
_________THE END_________