GCSE 094

SƠ GD&ĐT VINH PHUC
TRƯƠNG THPT LIÊN SƠN
(Đề thi gồm: 05 trang)

ĐỀ KTCL ƠN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 20182019
Mơn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 094
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(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 01: Are you looking for a temporary or a permanent job?
A. fleeting
B. fierce
C. stable
D. loose
Question 02: Constant correction of speaking 'errors' by a teacher is often counter-productive, as
the student may become afraid to speak at all.
A. effective
B. desolate
C. barren
D. fruitless
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs front the
other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 03: A. entertainment
B. biography
C. indirectly
D. represented
Question 04: A. geographical
B. international

C. undergraduate
D. obligatory
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correcting in each of the following questions.
Question 05: Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have
forced to alter their eating habits.
A. that
B. have raised
C. rapidly
D. eating habits
Question 06: Since vitamins are contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack of most of
them.
A. in a
B. are
C. variety of
D. lack of
Question 07: Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor
before the class.
A. it was delivered B. Having finished
C. before the
D. professor the
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 08 to 12.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Prime Minister's comments yesterday on education spending miss the point, as the secondary
education system who needs a major overhaul. Firstly, the system only views the weakest learners
as having special needs. The brightest and most conscientious students are not encouraged to
develop to their full (08)________.
Secondly, there's too much testing and not enough learning. My flfteen-year-old daughter, for
example has just spent the last month or so (09)________ for exams. These aren’t even real, important

exams, as her GCSEs will be next year. They are just mock exams. Is the work she's been doing reaaly
going to make her more knowledgeable about her subjects, or will she forget it all tomorrow? I
suspect the (10)________.
Thirdly, the standard (11)________ doesn't give students any tuition in developing practical workrelated, living and social skills, or in skills necessary for higher education. How many subjects
entering university have the first idea what the difference between plagiarising someone else's
work and (12)________ good use of someone else's ideas? Should they have been taught this at
school? How many of them are really able to go about self-study - a skill that's essential at university
because there are no teachers to tell you what to do - in an efficient way?
Indeed, how many students graduate from university totally unable to spell even simple English
words correctly? The system is letting our children down.
Question 08: A. potential B. plan
C. fame
D. achievement
Question 09: A. reading
B. lecturing
C. cramming
D. cheating
Question 10: A. latter
B. latest
C. later
D. frontier
Question 11: A. timetable B. seminar
C. curriculum
D. lecture


Question 12: A. creating
B. taking
C. having
D. making

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 13: Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.
A. Because she read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
B. Although she didn't read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
C. Not having read the reference books, she couldn't finish the test.
D. If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test.
Question 14: Jack has won a jackpot prize. 10% of it was donated to flooded areas.
A. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of which was donated to flooded areas.
B. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% which half was donated to flooded areas.
C. Jack has won a jackpot prize, which was donated to flooded areas.
D. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of that was donated to flooded areas.
Question 15: My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report.
A. If I were you, I would not point out the next report.
B. If I were you, I would go straight to the bush in the next report.
C. If I were you, I would not beat around the bush in the next report.
D. If I were you, I would have the next report got started.
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.
Question 16: Mrs. Kate's in a fashion store. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in
the following exchange.
~ Mrs. Kate: "How can this dress be so expensive?" ~ The shop assistant: "______________"
A. You're paying for the brand.
B. That's a good idea.
C. What an expensive dress!
D. Yes, it's the most most expensive.
Question 17: Jim invited Helen to visit his gardens.
~ Helen: "I love your gardens. The plants are well taken care of!'
~ Jim: "Thanks. Yes, I suppose I've always______________"
A. make it down on my luck

B. had green fingers
C. drawn the short straw
D. let nature take its course
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 18 to 25.
People travel for a lot of reasons: Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines.
Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places.
But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.
Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences
for the sun because they have so little of it. Residents of cities like London, Copenhagen, and
Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the
rest of the year in the rain. This is the reason why the Mediterranean has always attracted them.
Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for their
vacation. They all come for the same reason, sun!
The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italy’s
30,000 hotels are booked solid every summer. And 13 million people camp out on French beaches,
parks and roadsides. Spain’s long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else. 37
million tourists visit yearly, or one tourist for every person living in Spain.
But there are signs that the area is getting more tourists than it can handle. The
Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth. And with increased tourism, it’s
getting worse. The French can’t figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St.
Tropez. And in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollution.
None of this, however, is spoiling anyone’s fun. The Mediterranean gets more popular every
year with tourists. Obviously, they don’t go there for clean water and solitude. They tolerate traffic
jams and seem to like crowded beaches. They don’t even mind the pollution. No matter how dirty
the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful. And as long as the sun shines, it’s still better than
sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo.
(Adapted from “Modern Sun Worshippers”)

Question 18: The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that ______.
A. they want to see historic remains or religious spots.
B. they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs.
C. they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites.
D. they wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at home.
Question 19: In paragraph 2, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned _____.
A. to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate.
B. to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty.
C. to prove that they have got more tourism than they handle.
D. to tell us how wealthy their people are.
Question 20: According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than
the others?
A. Italy
B. Spain
C. Greece
D. France
Question 21: The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3, “or one tourist for every person
living in Spain” means _____.
A. all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists.
B. every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year.
C. every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist annually.
D. every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country.
Question 22: The word “tolerate” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. exclude
B. endure
C. reject
D. neglect
Question 23: According to the passage, which of the following factors might spoil the tourists’ fun at
Mediterranean resorts and beaches?
A. Polluted water

B. Crowded buses
C. Traffic jams
D. Rainy weather
Question 24: The word “solid” in paragraph 3 means most nearly the same as ______.
A. seeming to be hard to book
B. being uncomfortable to live in
C. having no spaces inside
D. having less people than normal
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: Adding a garage will enhance the value of the house.
A. alter
B. increase
C. stabilize
D. diminish
Question 26: You never really know where you are with her as she just blows hot and cold.
A. keeps changing her mood
B. keeps taking things
C. keeps going
D. keeps testing
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 28 to 34.
Lead poisoning in children is a major health concern. Both low and high doses of paint can have
serious effects. Children exposed to high doses of lead often suffer permanent nerve damage,
mental retardation, blindness, and even death. Low doses of lead can lead to mild mental
retardation, short attention spans, distractibility, poor academic performance, and behavioral
problems.
This is not a new concern. As early as 1904, lead poisoning in children was linked to lead-based
paint. Microscopic lead partides from paint are absorbed into the bloodstream when children
ingest flakes of chipped paint, plaster, or paint dust from sanding. Lead can also enter the body

through household dust, nail-biting, thumb sucking, or chewing on toys and other objects painted
with lead-based paint. Although American paint companies today must comply with strict
regulations regarding the amount of lead used in their paint, this source of lead poisoning is still the
most common and most dangerous. Children living in older, dilapidated houses are particularly at
risk.
Question 27: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. leading health concerns for children
B. lead paint in older homes
C. lead poisoning in children
D. problems with household paint
Question 28: Which of the following does the passage infer?


A. Paint companies have always followed restrictions regarding the amount of lead used in
their paint.
B. Paint companies must limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
C. Paint companies can no longer use lead in their paint.
D. Paint companies aren't required to limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
Question 29: In line 9, the word "dilapidated" is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. decorated
B. poorly painted
C. unpainted
D. broken down
Question 30: In line 6, the word "ingest" could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. invest
B. inhale
C. eat
D. inject
Question 31: According to the passage, what is the most common source of lead poisoning in children?
A. lead-based paint B. household dust

C. dilapidated houses D. painted toys
Question 32: What does the author imply in the final sentence of the passage?
A. Poor people did not comply with the regulations.
B. Old homes were painted with lead-based paint.
C. Lead-based paint chips off more easily than newer paints.
D. Old homes need to be rebuilt in order to be safe for children.
Question 33: The phrase "exposed to" in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. conducting
B. in contact with
C. displaying
D. familiar with
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
following questions.
Question 34: She looked___________ me, smiling happily and confidently.
A. on
B. over
C. forward to
D. at
Question 35: _________ number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn't know_________ exact
number of them.
A. A/an
B. The/the
C. The/an
D. A/the
Question 36: John forgot_________ his ticket so he was not allowed_________ the club.
A. bringing/to enter B. to bring/to enter
C. brought/enter
D. bring - entering
Question 37: I wish you_________ me a new one instead of having it_________ as you did.
A. had given/to be repaired

B. would give/to repair
C. gave/ to repair
D. had given/repaired
Question 38: It turned out that we_________ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several
hours.
A. hadn't
B. mustn't
C. should have
D. needn't have
Question 39: We should participate in the movements_________ the natural environment.
A. organized to conserve
B. organizing to conserve
C. which organize to conserve.
D. organized conserving
Question 40: In spite of his abilities, Peter has been_________ overlooked for promotion.
A. repetitive
B. repeatedly
C. repeat
D. repetitiveness
Question 41: When I was a child, I loved to splash through the_________ after rain.
A. pools
B. rivers
C. ponds
D. puddles
Question 42: Her outgoing character contrasts_________ with that of her sister.
A. sharply
B. coolly
C. fully
D. thoroughly
Question 43: Staying in a hotel costs_________ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.

A. twice as
B. twice more than
C. twice as much as D. as much as twice
Question 44: Please don't_________ a word of this to anyone else, it's highly confidential.
A. speak
B. mutter
C. breathe
D. pass
Question 45: Learning Spanish isn't so difficult once you_________.
A. get away with it B. get down to it
C. get on it
D. get off it
Question 46: Snow and rain_________ of nature.
A. is phenomena
B. are phenomena
C. are phenomenon D. is phenomenon
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 47: I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.
A. I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard.


B. So as not to hear our conversation, I whispered.
C. Because I whispered, anybody heard our conversation.
D. Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation, I whispered.
Question 48: Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A. If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
B. Tim Joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
C. Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
D. That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 49: A. initiate
B. attention
C. particular
D. substantial
Question 50: A. private
B. certificate
C. dedicate
D. eliminate
_________THE END_________