8 Đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2016

 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI THỬ KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn: TIẾNG ANH
 (Đề thi có 03 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Mã Để 621
I. 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.
01. They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we.
A. so do 	B. leave soon	C. to have to	D. are
02. Bob wishes that his wife understands why he has not had the time to write her lately.
A. has not	B. understands 	C. to write	D. lately
II. 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.
03. A. computer	B. connection	C. formation	D. medium 
04. A. convenient	B. expression	C. influence 	D. remember
III. 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.
05. A: “Where do you think Mike is from?” ~ B: “”.
A. Australia, I guess. 	B. Maybe he is Australian.
C. He lives in Australia.	D. Australian man, of course.
06. Linda: “How long ago did you work as a computer programmer?” ~ John: “.”
A. Lasting five years.	B. During five years.	C. Five years ago. 	D. For five years.
IV. 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.
07. The test we did last time was more difficult than this one.
A. This test is not as difficult as the one we did last time. 
B. We had a more difficult time last week than this one.
C. The test we have this time is not difficult at all. 
D. We did a test last time and a more difficult one this time.
08. It’s such a pity your sister can’t come as well.
A. I wonder why your sister can’t come.
B. If only your sister could come as well.
C. I am very sorry that your sister couldn’t come. 
D. That your sister couldn’t come would be a pity.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
09. Some people prefer to watch a film first, and then read the..in the paper.
A. criticism	B. review 	C. critic	D. revue
10. We want everyone to begin the test..
A. simultaneously 	B. particularly	C. continuously	D. indefinitely
11. I had a headache after the film because I was sitting too close to the..
A. view	B. windshield	C. screen 	D. window
12. I sometimes despair.ever seeing him again.
A. about	B. over	C. of 	D. at
13. Jack made me..him next week.
A. to promise to call	B. to promise calling	C. promise to call 	D. promise calling
14. I felt as if I..a confidence.
A. would betray	B. have betrayed	C. had betrayed 	D. am betraying
15. I shouldn’t have drunk so much coffee last night. I was..awake till four in the morning.
A. deep	B. full	C. wide 	D. well
16. The death..in the weekend’s traffic exodus has risen to sixteen.
A. rate	B. score	C. toll 	D. mark
17. When I kept getting unwanted calls, I called the phone company and had my phone number.
A. changed	B. change	C. to change	D. changing
18. A huge crowd..in the pouring rain to welcome BoneyM singers.
A. dropped in	B. held up 	C. turned out 	D. saw off
19. ..1,000 species of fish have been identified in this sea.
A. So much as	B. As many as 	C. So many as	D. As much as
20. Oh, it’s you! You really..me, jumping out of the shadows like that.
A. struck	B. startled 	C. amazed	D. impressed
21. Sue found it difficult to..the busy street at rush hour.
A. cross 	B. surpass	C. overtake	D. pass
VI. 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 22 to 31.
THE POWER OF NATURE
 The wind controls our planet's weather and climate, but how much do we understand about this complex force, which can kill and spread fear?
 On the night of 15 October 1987, the south of England was struck by the ...(22)... winds it had known for over two hundred years. ...(23)... of over 130 km/h blew through the region. Nineteen people were killed, £1.5 billion-worth of ...(24)... was caused and 19 million trees were ...(25)... in just a few hours.
 Although people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only ...(26)... storm force. They are far better known than the much more serious storms of 25 January 1990, when most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On this ...(27)... , 47 people were killed, even though, unlike in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate ...(28)... . ...(29)... weather events such as these are dramatic reminders of the power of the wind. It is one part of the weather that people generally do not ...(30)... a second thought to, but across the world the wind ...(31)... a crucial role in people's lives.
22. A. heaviest	B. strongest 	C. quickest	D. fastest
23. A. Clouds	B. Gusts 	C. Blows	D. Hits
24. A. damage 	B. destruction	C. hurt	D. injury
25. A. blown up	B. knocked down	C. blown down 	D. cut down
26. A. serious	B. powerful	C. dangerous	D. severe 
27. A. occasion 	B. event	C. accident	D. incident
28. A. signs	B. threats	C. news	D. warnings 
29. A. Extravagant	B. Excessive	C. Extreme 	D. Exaggerated
30. A. put	B. make	C. have	D. give 
31. A. makes	B. does	C. plays 	D. has
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
32. She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
A. strict	B. tactful 	C. outspoken	D. firm
33. Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness.
A. diversify	B. categorize 	C. record	D. shine
VIII. 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 34 to 38.
 Hurricanes are vilent storms that cause millions of dollars in property damage and take many lives. They can be extremely dangerous, and too often people underestimate their fury.
 Hurricanes normally originate as a small area of thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean west of the Cape Verde Island during August or September. For several days, the area of the storm increases and the air pressure falls slowly. A centre of low pressure forms, and wind begins to whirl around it. It is blown westward, increasing in size and strength.
 Hurricane hunters then fly out to the storm in order to determine its size and insensity and to trace its direction. They drop radiosondes, or instruments for recording temperature, air pressure and humidity, into the storm. They also look at the size of waves on the ocean, the clouds and the eye of the storm. Theye is a region of relative calm and clear skies in the centre of the hurricane. People often lose their lives by leaving shelter when the eye has arrived, only to be caught in tremendous winds again when the eye has passed.
34. What is ‘radiosondes” as mentioned in paragraph 3?
A. A high-frequency air wave
B. A type of isotope
C. An instrument for determining factors that provide insight into the characteristics of the storm 
D. A device that records the sounds inside the storm
35. The word “whirl” is closest in meaning to
A. weaken	B. cool	C. spin 	D. collapse
36. It is implied in the passage that a hurricane hunters strive tothe hurricane.
A. destroy	B. change the direction of	C. learn about 	D. control
37. What is the eye of the hurricane?
A. The first part that makes landfall	B. The power centre of the storm
C. The part that determines its direction	D. The calm centre of the storm 
38. Indications that a hurricane is forming are
A. decreased size of the hurricane and increased air pressure
B. increased size of the hurricane and decreased air pressure 
C. eastward movement and decreased air pressure
D. increased power of the eye and decreased air pressure
IX. 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.
39. She had a excellent command of English. It particularly impressed me.
A. I particularly impressed her excellent command of English.
B. What impresseses me is her particularly excellent command of English.
C. I was particularly inmpressed by her excellent command of English. 
D. Her excellent command of English particularly impresses me.
40. They told me their sufferings. It was painful to listen to.
A. It was painful to listen to the story of their sufferings. B. They always complaining about their painful sufferings.
C. Their story of sufferings made me painful.	 D. I don’t like to listen to their sufferings.
X. 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.
41. A. shout	B. scout	C. pouch	D. route 
42. A. exhaust	B. luxury 	C. exact	D. anxiety
XI. 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.
43. Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.
A. large quantity	B. sufficiency	C. excess	D. small quantity 
44. There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment.
A. speculation	B. attraction	C. consideration	D. ease 
XII. 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 45 to 50.
 In today's competitive world, what responsible parent would not want to give their children the best possible start in life? For this reason, many parents want their children, often as young as ten months old, to become familiar with computers. They seem to think that if their children grow up with computers, they will be better equipped to face the challenges of the future. No one has proved that computers make children more creative or more intelligent. The truth may even be the opposite.
 Educational psychologists claim that too much exposure to computers, especially for the very young, may negatively affect normal brain development. Children gain valuable experience of the world from their interaction with physical objects. Tenmonth-old babies may benefit more from bumping their heads or putting various objects in their mouths than they will from staring at eye-catching cartoons. A four-year-old child can improve hand-eye coordination and understand cause and effect better by experimenting with a crayon than by moving a cursor around a computer screen. So, as educational psychologists suggest, instead of government funding going to more and more computer classes, it might be better to devote resources to music and art programs.
 It is ludicrous to think that children will fall behind if they are not exposed to computers from an early age. Time is too precious to spend with a "mouse". Now is the time when they should be out there learning to ride a bike. There will be time later on for them to start banging away at keyboards.
45. What is true according to the passage?
A. It is better for children to take computer lessons than art lessons.
B. Parents should not put off buying a computer for their children.
C. Computers seriously harm children's eyesight. 
D. There is no evidence that children who use computers are more clever than those who do not.
46. What would be an appropriate title for this passage?
A. Let kids be kids 	B. Never too early to start
C. Computers in schools	D. More computers mean brighter future
47. Children who spend a lot of time on their computers
A. tend to like music and art more than those who don't.
B. tend to have more accidents than those who don't.
C. do not necessarily make more progress than those who don't. 
D. will suffer from brain damage.
48. The author implies that children learn better
A. after they have developed hand-eye coordination.	B. when they use a computer.
C. as they get older.	D. when they hold and feel things around them. 
49. Why do parents want their children to learn how to use a computer from an early age?
A. Because they believe their children will have difficulty learning to use one if they don't start early.
B. Because they are afraid their children will become competitive.
C. Because this is what all the other parents seem to do.
D. Because they want their children to be well prepared for their future. 
50. What does the word "ludicrous" in the third paragraph (first sentence) mean?
 A. ironic	 B. humorous	C. sensible	D. ridiculous 
The End
 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI THỬ KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn: TIẾNG ANH
 (Đề thi có 03 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Mã Để 786
I. 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.
01. A. route 	B. shout	C. scout	D. pouch
02. A. exhaust	B. exact	C. luxury 	D. anxiety
II. 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.
03. A. influence 	B. convenient	C. expression	D. remember
04. A. connection	B. formation	C. medium 	D. computer
III. 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.
05. The test we did last time was more difficult than this one.
A. The test we have this time is not difficult at all. 
B. We had a more difficult time last week than this one.
C. We did a test last time and a more difficult one this time.
D. This test is not as difficult as the one we did last time. 
06. It’s such a pity your sister can’t come as well.
A. I wonder why your sister can’t come.
B. That your sister couldn’t come would be a pity.
C. I am very sorry that your sister couldn’t come. 
D. If only your sister could come as well.
IV. 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 07 to 16.
THE POWER OF NATURE
 The wind controls our planet's weather and climate, but how much do we understand about this complex force, which can kill and spread fear?
 On the night of 15 October 1987, the south of England was struck by the ...(7)... winds it had known for over two hundred years. ...(8)... of over 130 km/h blew through the region. Nineteen people were killed, £1.5 billion-worth of ...(9)... was caused and 19 million trees were ...(10)... in just a few hours.
 Although people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only ...(11)... storm force. They are far better known than the much more serious storms of 25 January 1990, when most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On this ...(12)... , 47 people were killed, even though, unlike in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate ...(13)... . ...(14)... weather events such as these are dramatic reminders of the power of the wind. It is one part of the weather that people generally do not ...(15)... a second thought to, but across the world the wind ...(16)... a crucial role in people's lives.
07. A. quickest	B. heaviest	C. strongest 	D. fastest
08. A. Hits	B. Clouds	C. Blows	D. Gusts 
09. A. hurt	B. destruction	C. damage 	D. injury
10. A. knocked down	B. cut down	C. blown up	D. blown down 
11. A. serious	B. powerful	C. dangerous	D. severe 
12. A. occasion 	B. event	C. accident	D. incident
13. A. signs	B. news	C. warnings 	D. threats
14. A. Exaggerated	B. Extravagant	C. Excessive	D. Extreme 
15. A. put	B. give 	C. make	D. have
16. A. makes	B. has	C. plays 	D. does
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
17. ..1,000 species of fish have been identified in this sea.
A. As much as	B. As many as 	C. So much as	D. So many as
18. When I kept getting unwanted calls, I called the phone company and had my phone number.
A. changed	B. to change	C. changing	D. change
19. I had a headache after the film because I was sitting too close to the..
A. view	B. windshield	C. screen 	D. window
20. I felt as if I..a confidence.
A. am betraying	B. had betrayed 	C. would betray	D. have betrayed
21. Jack made me..him next week.
A. to promise calling	B. promise to call 	C. promise calling	D. to promise to call
22. We want everyone to begin the test..
A. particularly	B. indefinitely	C. continuously	D. simultaneously 
23. Some people prefer to watch a film first, and then read the..in the paper.
A. revue	B. critic	C. criticism	D. review 
24. I sometimes despair.ever seeing him again.
A. at	B. about	C. of 	D. over
25. Sue found it difficult to..the busy street at rush hour.
A. surpass	B. overtake	C. pass	D. cross 
26. Oh, it’s you! You really..me, jumping out of the shadows like that.
A. struck	B. startled 	C. impressed	D. amazed
27. A huge crowd..in the pouring rain to welcome BoneyM singers.
A. held up 	B. saw off	C. turned out 	D. dropped in
28. The death..in the weekend’s traffic exodus has risen to sixteen.
A. rate	B. score	C. mark	D. toll 
29. I shouldn’t have drunk so much coffee last night. I was..awake till four in the morning.
A. full	B. well	C. wide 	D. deep
VI. 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.
30. A: “Where do you think Mike is from?” ~ B: “”.
A. He lives in Australia.	B. Australia, I guess. 
C. Australian man, of course.	D. Maybe he is Australian.
31. Linda: “How long ago did you work as a computer programmer?” ~ John: “.”
A. During five years.	B. Five years ago. 	C. For five years.	D. Lasting five years.
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
32. Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness.
A. categorize 	B. diversify	C. shine	D. record
33. She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
A. firm	B. outspoken	C. tactful 	D. strict
VIII. 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.
34. They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we.
A. leave soon	B. are	C. so do 	D. to have to
35. Bob wishes that his wife understands why he has not had the time to write her lately.
A. lately	B. to write	C. understands 	D. has not
IX. 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.
36. They told me their sufferings. It was painful to listen to.
A. It was painful to listen to the story of their sufferings. 
B. I don’t like to listen to their sufferings.
C. They always complaining about their painful sufferings.
D. Their story of sufferings made me painful.
37. She had a excellent command of English. It particularly impressed me.
A. I was particularly inmpressed by her excellent command of English. 
B. I particularly impressed her excellent command of English.
C. Her excellent command of English particularly impresses me.
D. What impresseses me is her particularly excellent command of English.
X. 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 38 to 42.
 Hurricanes are vilent storms that cause millions of dollars in property damage and take many lives. They can be ex