Đề thi thử tốt nghiệp THPT môn Anh Văn năm 2017, đề số 21

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group
 
1. A. knew            B. grew                 C. sew                  D. threw
 
2. A. afraid                    B. made                C. shake               D. take
 
3. A shoes            B. choose             C. does                 D. goose
 
4. A. bubble         B. on                      C. blunt                D. won
 
5. A. there            B. care                 C. here                 D. wear
 
Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group
 
6. A. celebration   B. contribution     C. operation         D. remarkable
 
7. A. recognise     B. recollect           C. recommend      D. recipe
 
8. A. compose      B. recent               C. gentle     D. stupid
 
9. A. publish        B. rewrite             C. study      D. practice
 
10. A. exercise      B. decorate           C. extinguish        D. advertise
 
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D.
 
11. Did you ……… anywhere interesting last weekend?
 
A. go                    B. going      C. was        D. went
 
12. I work as a teacher and my wife …….. too.
 
A. do                    B. is            C. work                D. does
 
13. I think …………. taxi driver.
 
A. her job is         B. she's a    C. her job is an     D. she's
 
14. What is your hometown ………. ?
 
A. situated            B. age         C. like         D. located
 
15. I’m afraid I ……….. here for your birthday party.
 
A. have not to be           B. am not being
C. will be not                 D. can't be
 
16. How ……….. are you?
 
A. high        B. wide       C. long        D. heavy

17. How long ……….. married?
 
A. have you been           B. are you            C. have you                   D. been
 
18. Would you like …………. help?
 
A. a             B. some                C. me                    D. I
 
19. They ……… go to the cinema.
 
A. a lot       B. much      C. rare        D. seldom
 
20.  He hasn’t played since he ………. the accident.
 
A. had         B. has had            C. has         D. had had
 
21. This is the best tea I’ve ……….tasted.
 
A. never      B. ever        C. already             D. still
 
22. I'm looking ……… the summer holidays.
 
A. before     B. forward            C. for          D. forward to
 
23. My girlfriend ……….. born on the 2nd of September, 1974
 
A. is            B. was                  C. had                  D. has been
 
24. This beer tastes ……………….
 
A. badly      B. lovely     C. well        D. normally
 
25. In life can make a mistake; we’re all human.
 
A. anyone                      B. some people
C. not anybody              D. someone
 
Which sentence expresses the same idea as the given one?
 
26. Susan didn’t wear warm clothes, so she got a cold.
 
A. If Susan wore warm clothes, she wouldn't get a cold.
B. If Susan wore warm clothes, she wouldn’t have got a cold
C. If Susan had worn warm clothes, she wouldn’t have got a cold.
D. If Susan had worn warm clothes, she wouldn’t get a cod.
 
27. There are no tickets left for tonight's performance.
 
A. The tickets for tonight’s performance are left.
B. AH the tickets for tonight's performance are booked.
C. They don’t sell the tickets for tonight's performance.
D. The tickets for the performance is sold tonight.
 
28. At the end of his speech, Mr White thanked the organizers.
 
A. Mr White ended his speech by thanking the organizers
B. The organizers thanked Mr White for his wonderful speech
C. Mr White’s speech eventually ended.
D. Mr White thanked the organizers for ending the speech
 
29. He just failed to break the world record.
 
A He broke the world record.
B. He succeeded in breaking the world record.
C. The world record was broken by him.
D. He didn't succeed in breaking the world record.
 
30. Who was the previous owner of the car?
 
A. Nobody owned this car.
B. The car didn’t have any owner before.
C Who did the car belong to before?
D. Whose car is it?
 
Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
 
31. You should know by now that I cannot stand it when my steak is not
                                  A                            B
cooked properly as I always have mine well made.
C                                                                 D
 
32. You really must be more careful when you do your exercises because
                                     A                              B
you did six elementary mistakes in this one.
       C                                                  D
 
33. I see you have some apples for sale and I only want two. Can you
          A                                     B
please tell me how much they are the piece?
                       C                         D
 
34. In view of his poor health and also because he found it difficult to
          A                 B
breath, the doctor recommended that he moved to a warmer country.
C                           D
 
35. I'm afraid the number you want is occupied at the moment so I suggest
             A                                            B                                       C
you ring back later.
       D
 
Read the passage below and choose the correct answer among A. B, C or D
 
Fast Food Facts
 
There are more than 300,000 fast food restaurants in the U.S. Why is fast food so popular? Because it s convenient, predictable, and fast. Fast food has become a part of tha busy American lifestyle. But, nutrition experts point out. fast food is often high in calories, sodium, fat and cholesterol. This does not mean fast food is bad. But it does mean you should fit fast food into a balanced, healthy diet.
 
On the average, to maintain desirable weight, men need about 2.700 calories per day and women need about 2,000 calories per day. It is not well understood why some people can eat much more than others and still maintain a desirable weight. However, one thing is certain -- to lose weight, you must take in fewer calories than you burn. This means that you must either choose foods with fewer calories, or you must increase your physical activity, preferably both. Most Americans get more than 40 percent of their daily calories from fat, the American Heart Association recommends limiting fat to less than 50-80 grams per day. Fast food meals can be high in calories, fat, sodium, and cholesterol. See an example on how easily these red-flag items can add up.
 
Lately, fast-food chains have noticed that consumers are more health-conscious, and as a result many chains are adding healthier choices to their menus.
 
36. Why is fast food so popular in US?
 
A. Because it is good for your health and it is fast.
B. Because American way of life is on fashion
C. Because American people are very busy and fast food is ready to take.
D. Because American do not like cooking.
 
37. If you want to lose weight, what should you do?
 
A. It is not important what you eat, providing you eat less.
B. Take in fewer calories than you spend.
C. Eat food which contains less fat and consequently fewer calories.
D. Eat food which contains more fat and more calories.
 
38. Some people eat much more than others, but still don't put on weight, Why?
 
A. We don't really know it.
B. They burn more calories than others.
C. They do not eat fast food meals.
D. They need more calories than others.
 
39. What are fast food meals high in?
 
A. Water, fat and calories.
B. Fat and cholesterol
C. Salt, fat and cholesterol.
D. All are correct.
 
40. Is it possible to eat well in a fast food restaurant?
 
A. Yes, but you shouldn’t eat in a fast food restaurant everyday
B. Yes, but only if you choose low in fat and calories meals.
C. No, all fast food meals contain too much fat and cholesterol
D. Yes, if the menus have more choices.
 
Water is our life source It makes up 70 per cent of …(41)… bodies and the average person actually spends 18 months of his life …(42)… bath or shower.
 
But we are only now learning how to look  …(43)… water. Acid rain …(44)… polluted as many as 18,000 lakes and our seas and rivers are polluted with waste products It is now …(45)… expensive to try to repair the damage which has been done. We have some hope for the future, though …(46)… new sources of water have been discovered. People  …(47)…  in the Sahara Desert have …(48)… fish swimming in deep underground streams. Scientists also believe …(49)… is a huge lake underneath London. If we have …(50)… anything from our mistakes we will
try to keep these new areas of water clean.
 
41. A. the             B. their       C. our         D. these
 
42. A. in               B. to           C. on                    D. at
 
43. A. over           B. on                    C. after       D. to
 
44. A. will            B. has         C. would     D. is
 
45. A. very           B. such       C. more       D. much
 
46. A. which         B. because C. so           D. even
 
47. A. live            B. living      C. to live     D. lived
 
48. A. realized      B. put         C. looked    D. found
 
49. A. it                B. here        C. that        D. there
 
50. A taught         B. practised          C. known    D. learnt