Đề thi thử tốt nghiệp THPT môn Anh Văn năm 2017, đề số 1

Part 1: Phonetics:
 
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group
 
1. A. tolerant        B horrible   C. occupied          D. reasonable
2. A resource        B preserve  C. conserve         D. position
3. A. odour          B honour    C. pour                D. vapour
4. A. paint            B reclaim    C. drainage          D. certain
5. A. lemon           B. son         C. bacon             D. iron
 
Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group
 
6. A. eardrum       B. abound            C. decree              D. account
7. A. anchor         B. disposal           C. adverb             D. welfare
8. A. solidity        B. supervisor       C. perversity           D. impudence
9. A. birthmark    B. anthem             C. guidance           D. immense
10. A. applicant   B. sulphuric           C. odourless          D. logical
 
Part 2: Vocabulary – grammar and structures
 
11. He made too………… mistakes in his writing.

A. little                 B. much
C. few                   D. many
 
12. She hasn’t written to me ……… we met last time.

A. before              B. since
C. ago                   D. for
 
13. I worked ………… hard that I felt very tired.

A. such                 B. too
C. enough             D. so
 
14. He is bored ………. doing the same thing every day.

A. of                                B. to
C. for                               D. with
 
15. This question is………. difficult for me.

A. enough             B. to
C. such                 D. too
 
16. Vehicles also account………. air pollution in the city.

A. on                              B. to
C. with                            D. for
 
17. He said he ……… for five hours.

A. has been working      B. has worked
C. worked                      D. had been working
 
18. They were …… when they read the result.

A. disappointed             B. disappointment
C. disappoint                 D. disappointing
 
19. I am very …….. in the news.

A. interested                  B. interesting
C. interest                      D. exciting
 
20. There is always………. traffic in the city centre in the russh - hour.

A. full                   B. heavy
C. strong              D. big
 
21. I usually wear skirts but today I ……….. trousers.

A. wearing                     B. am wearing
C. wear                          D. wears
 
22. Preserving natural resources……….. of great importance

A. is                     B. are being
C. have been         D. are
 
23. ………….. books on this shelf were written by Charles Dickens.

A. All the             B. The all
C. All                   D. Every
 
24. We avoid ………… our environment.

A. polluted                     B. polluting
C. pollute                       D. to pollute
 
25. The factory has a ……….. to choose young, qualified people for the job.

A. trend                B. preference
C. privilege                    D. tendency
 
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one ?
 
26. Peter was too ill to get up.
 
A. Peter was so ill that he couldn't get up.
B. Peter was very ill for getting up.
C. Peter was not strong enough for getting up.
D. Peter was not very well to get up.
 
27. It has been a long time since they met.
 
A. They haven’t met since a long time.
B They haven't met for a long time
C. They didn't meet for a long time.
D They didn't meet a long time ago
 
28. This flat is too small for my family.
 
A. This flat is not big enough for my family.
B. This flat is not rather big for my family.
C. This flat is not enough big for my family
D. This flat is not very big for my family.
 
29. “Where are you going?” he asked her.
 
A. He asked her where she is going.
B. He asked her where you were going
C. He asked her where was she going
D. He asked her where she was going.
 
30. Getting a good job doesn't interest him
 
A. He isn’t good at getting a good job
B. He isn't interested in getting a good job.
C He is good at getting a good job.
D He is only interested in getting a good job.
 
Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
 
31. Every year Bob and Alice spend a few day at the same hotel by the sea
                                              A               B   C                        D
32. Because of the light, the town seemed differently from the way I had
            A                                                       B                              C
remembered it.
       D
 
33. James which has just received a promotion is the best worker of our Company
                   A             B                                            C               D
 
34. The boy whom I spoke to on the phone last night is very interested on
                      A                B                                  C                        D
Mathematics.
 
35. Our teacher told us that we had done our homeworks very carefully.
                        A                            B                  C                       D
 
Part 3: Reading
 
Read the passages below and choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D
 
Every year students from many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language.
 
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language and mathematics... and English. In England or America, or Australia many boys and girls study their own language, which is English, and Mathematics,... and another language, perhaps French, or German, or Spanish.)
 
Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines 5 in English.
 
36. According to the writer.
 
A. English is popular in much of the world.
B. Only adults learn English.
C. English is useful only to teenagers.
D. No children like learning English.
 
37. Many people learn English by
 
A. talking with the film stars.
B. hearing the language in the office.
C. watch video only.
D. working hard on their lessons.
 
38. Many boys and girls learn English because
 
A. they have to study their own language.
B. their parents make them.
C. English can give them a job.
D. It is included in their courses.
 
39. Many adults learn English because
 
A. Most of their books are in English.
B. It helps them in their work.
C. Their work is useful.
D. They want to go abroad.
 
40. In America or in Australia, many schoolchildren study
 
A. their own language and no foreign language.
B. English and Mathematics only.
C. such foreign languages as French, German and Spanish
D. English as a foreign language.
 
There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy resources, particularly about those involving fossil …. (41)…… In Mess than a hundred years we shall probably …..(42)..... all the present ….. (43)….. of oil and gas. The world’s coal ….(44)….. should last longer but, once used, these can not be …..(45)…..
 
It is important, therefore, that we should develop such …..(46)….. sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well I as water and wind …..(47)…. (classed as….. (48)….. energy). Until these energy ……. (49)…..  are widely used, it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy …..(50)….. as much as possible.
 
41. A. fuels                    B. powers             C. forms     D. energies
 
42. A. end            B. complete                    C. total       D. exhaust
 
43. A. findings     B. productions     C. amounts                    D. sources
 
44.  A reserves     B. stores               C. mines               D contents
 
45. A. updated     B. repeated                    C. renewed           D. produced
 
46.  A. traditional          B. alternative        C. surprising        D. revolutionary
 
47. A. force                    B. strength           C. power              D. motion
 
48. A. repeatable B. continual                   C. renewable        D. continuous
 
49. A. goods         B. supplies           C. provisions       D. materials
 
50. A exhaustion B. destruction       C. waste               D. consumption