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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 2- 2017
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Ngày thi: 26/3/2017
Mã đề: 524
Họ, tên thí sinh:.....................................................................
Số báo danh:..........................................................................
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 1: A. speaks 	B. photographs 	C. sometimes	D. soups
Question 2: A. arise	B. arrange	C. arrive	D. area
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. 
There have been many famous detectives in literature. But one of the first - and certainly the most famous - is Sherlock Holmes. Holmes was created by the British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the late nineteenth century.
Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance in the work A Study in Scarlet, which was published in 1887. Holmes instantly became a popular literary figure with the general populace, who demanded that Doyle write more stories involving him. Doyle complied and eventually wound up writing fifty-six short stories and four novels that featured Holmes. While he took a break of several years from creating stories about Holmes, Doyle continued to write Holmes stories until 1927. Among the most famous of all the works featuring Holmes are The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Blue Carbuncle, and A Scandal in Bohemia.
One of the reasons that Sherlock Holmes was so popular concerns the method he employs to solve his cases: logic. Together with his partner, Dr. Watson, Holmes uses his powers of observation to detect clues that can help him solve the cases he accepts. Holmes has an incredibly sharp mind that enables him to determine who the guilty party is or what the problem is. Holmes also is a master of disguise, which he proves many times, and he is skilled at boxing as well as sword fighting.
While Holmes often solves cases that are unrelated to one another, he has a nemesis with whom he comes into both direct and indirect conflict in several stories. That person is Professor Moriarty, the leader of a crime ring in London. In one of the stories, The Final Problem, Holmes and Moriarty fight one another and fall to their deaths by plunging down a steep cliff near a waterfall. When he wrote that story, Doyle had tired of Holmes and wanted to kill off the character. He then refrained from writing about Holmes for many years, but public demand for more stories induced him to bring Holmes back from the dead and to continue writing detective stories.
Question 3: What is the best title for the passage?
	A. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Creator of Sherlock Holmes	
	B. The Most Famous Detectives in the World	
	C. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson	
	D. A Brief Biography of Sherlock Holmes
Question 4: What does the author say about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
	A. He created more detective stories than any other writer.	
	B. He was a bestselling author during his life.	
	C. He wrote stories about Sherlock Holmes for decades.	
	D. He considered becoming a detective in his youth.
Question 5: Why does the author mention The Hound of the Baskervilles?
	A. Dr. Watson makes his first appearance in that work.	
	B. The story is one that involves Professor Moriarty.	
	C. It was the first novel he wrote involving Sherlock Holmes.	
	D. It is the title of one of his well-known Sherlock Holmes stories.
Question 6: According to the passage, which is true about Sherlock Holmes?
	A. He encouraged Dr. Watson to become more observant.	
	B. He often resorted to fighting during his investigations.	
	C. He was fluent in several foreign languages.	
	D. He relied upon logic to solve various mysteries. .
Question 7: The word “nemesis” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____.
	A. peer	B. competitor	C. rival	D. partner
Question 8: The phrase “refrained from” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to_____.
	A. postponed	B. continued	C. stopped	D. resumed
Question 9: What does the author imply about Professor Moriarty?
	A. There is an unknown reason why he engaged in a life of crime.	
	B. Critics consider him to be the greatest literary villain in history.	
	C. Sherlock Holmes and he are related to one another.	
	D. He fails to encounter Holmes in some stories he is involved in.
Question 10: Why did Doyle kill Sherlock Holmes in one of his stories?
	A. It was too difficult for him to come up with new storylines.	
	B. Killing Holmes would help Doyle increase his sales.	
	C. He had no desire to write about Holmes anymore.	
	D. His fans demanded that Holmes be killed off.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 11: Readers are required to abide by the rules of the library and mind their manners.
	A. memorize	B. obey	C. compose	D. review
Question 12: The whole village was wiped out in the earthquake last night.
	A. cleaned well	B. destroyed	C. changed completely	D. removed quickly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best joins each of the following pairs of sentences in each of the following questions.
Question 13: My motorbike cannot start in the mornings. I think I will get the garage to repair it.
	A. My motorbike I will get it repaired which cannot start in the mornings.	
	B. My motorbike cannot start in the mornings, so I will have it repaired.	
	C. My motorbike which I will get it repaired cannot start in the mornings.	
	D. My motorbike which I will have it repaired cannot start in the mornings.
Question 14: David was too tired to continue. He decided to stop walking.
	A. David couldn’t continue walking because he was too tired.	
	B. David was too tired to carry out walking.	
	C. David couldn’t stop walking because he was too tired.	
	D. David can’t continue to walk when he’s tired.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Question 15: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
	A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.	
	B. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.	
	C. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.	
	D. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
Question 16: Tom said: "If I were you, I wouldn't trust Peter." 
	A. I trusted Peter and Tom did, too. 	B. Tom wasn't me and he trusted Peter.  	C. Tom advised me not to trust Peter.	D. Whatever Tom said, I trusted Peter.
Question 17: I haven't finished reading this book yet. 
	A. I have read this book before.	B. I'm still reading this book. 	C. I will read this book some day	D. The book I'm reading hasn't finished.
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.
Scott Newman wouldn’t be without his pocket-size TV, which he mainly watches in bed. “I only watch programs which last about half an hour, as any longer strains my eyes. I use the set for general entertainment though it is also really good for (18)_____ up with current affairs. The main problem with the set is that it’s not (19)_____ enough even when you use headphones. The reception is all right as long as nothing moves in front of the aerial.” Scott admits to being a gadget man, but doesn’t regret (20) _____ the set since he uses it nearly every day. 
Retired engineer Paul Hardcastle has owned a pocket TV (21)_____ a number of years. “I use it mostly in the bathroom. I want to use it outdoors, but the trouble is that in bright light you can’t see the picture. I use rechargeable batteries as ordinary ones would cost too much. Paul believes that this sort of TV could be improved if the (22)_____ was slightly bigger and it didn’t use up batteries so quickly: he can only get half an hour’s viewing before the batteries go flat.
Question 18: A. holding	B. keeping 	C. coming	D. going
Question 19: A. high	B. strong	C. noisy 	D. loud
Question 20: A. bought	B. buying	C. to buy	D. buy
Question 21: A. in	B. over	C. with	D. for
Question 22: A. design	B. screen 	C. face	D. display
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. 
BASKETBALL
Although he created the game of basketball at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, Dr. James A Naismith was a Canadian. Working as a physical education instructor at the International YMCA, now Springfield College, Dr. Naismith noticed a lack of interest in exercise among students during the wintertime. The new England winters were fierce, and the students balked at participating in outdoor activities. Naismith determined a fast-moving game that could be played indoors would fill a void after the baseball and football seasons had ended.
First, he attempted to adapt outdoor games such as soccer and rugby to indoor play, but he soon found them unsuitable for confined areas. Finally, he determined that he would have to invent a game.
In December of 1891, Dr. Naismith hung two old peach baskets at either end of the gymnasium at the school, and, using a soccer ball and nine players on each side, organized the first basketball game. The early rules allowed three points for each basket and made running with the ball violation. Every time a goal was made, someone had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball.
Nevertheless, the game became popular. In less than a year, basketball was being played in both the United States and Canada. Five years later, a championship tournament was staged in New York City, which was won by the Brooklyn Central YMCA.
The teams had already been reduced to seven players, and five became standard in 1897 season. When basketball was introduced as a demonstration sport in the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Luis, it quickly spread throughout the world. In 1906, a metal hoop was used for the first time to replace the basket, but the name basketball has remained.
Question 23: What does this passage mainly discuss?
	A. Dr. James Naismith	B. The Olympic Games in St. Luis in 1904	C. The YMCA athletic program	D. The development of basketball
Question 24: Why did Naismith decide to invent basketball?
	A. He could not convince his students to play indoors	
	B. He wanted his students to exercise during the winter.	
	C. He was tired of baseball and football	
	D. He did not like soccer or rugby.
Question 25: Soccer and rugby are the examples of ________.
	A. confined areas	B. outdoor games	C. indoor play	D. old peach baskets
Question 26: The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to ________.
	A. seasons	B. areas	C. indoors	D. games
Question 27: The word "staged" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to
	A. run	B. replaced	C. organized	D. remained
Question 28: The author mentions all of the following as typical of the early game of basketball EXCEPT__________.
	A. nine players were on a team	
	B. three points were scored for every basket	
	C. running with the ball was not a foul	
	D. the ball had to be retrieved from the basket after each score
Question 29: Which sentence is TRUE about the basketball game, according to the reading passage?
	A. The name of basketball has been changed since 1906.	
	B. The basketball game became popular before 1891.	
	C. There were nine players on each side in 1904 season.	
	D. There were five players on each side in 1897.
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 30: They have not made any effort to integrate with the local community.
	A. put together	B. separate	C. connect	D. cooperate
Question 31: Experts hope that the vaccine will be mass-produced soon.
	A. produced with high cost	B. produced in great numbers	
	C. produced cheaply	D. produced in small numbers
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 32: According to the boss, John is the most _______ for the position of executive secretary.
	A. caring 	B. suitable	C. supportive	D. comfortable
Question 33: Don't forget _____ goodbye to the interviewer before leaving the office.
	A. saying	B. telling	C. to tell	D. to say
Question 34: Global warming will result _____ crop failures and famines.
	A. with	B. from	C. for	D. in
Question 35: Many plant and animal species are thought to be on the _____ of extinction.
	A. state	B. verge 	C. mood 	D. way 
Question 36: You have to take the full course of your antibiotics even if you feel better, _____ your illness will simply return.
	A. otherwise	B. so that	C. such as	D. whereas
Question 37: The driver is _____ for the safety of his passengers.
	A. capable	B. accused	C. taking charge	D. responsible
Question 38: For the first time in 70 years, ______ aspirin's potential beyond reducing pain, fever and inflammation.
	A. researchers began understand	B. researchers began to understand	
	C. researchers begin understanding	D. researchers’ understanding of 
Question 39: Mr. Timpson's behavior and comments on occasions were inappropriate and fell below the           standards.
	A. acceptance	B. accept	C. acceptable	D. accepting
Question 40: You can't possibly say no to such a wonderful job offer. It's too good to          .
	A. see through	B. take over	C. turn down              	D. put up
Question 41: This book will _____ you with all the information you need.
	A. provide 	B. give 	C. assign	D. offer 
Question 42: Generally speaking, men _____ in sports than women are.
	A. are more interested	B. look interested	
	C. have great interest 	D. take more interesting
Question 43: They talked for three days before finally _____ a decision.
	A. doing	B. arriving 	C. making	D. coming 
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 44: Two friends Diana and Anne are talking with each other about their shopping. 
- Diana: "Look at this catalog, Anne. I think I want to get this red blouse." 	
- Anne: "_____"
	A. Don't you have one like this in blue? 	B. I'll go myself, then.	
	C. That's a long way to go, dear	D. No, thank you.
Question 45: Mary invited her friend, Sarah, to have dinner out that night and Sarah accepted. 
- Mary: “Shall we eat out tonight?” 
- Sarah: “_____.”
	A. That’s a great idea	B. That’s acceptable	
	C. See you next time	D. You are very welcome	
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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 46: A. certificate	B. experience	C. concentrate	D. enthusiasm
Question 47: A. university	B. secondary	C. possible	D. suitable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 48: Do you know the name of the man stands over there?
                  A                    B                   C           D 
Question 49: Below are some pieces of advice that can help you reduce the feeling of pressure
 A                                                                  B	               
and creating a good impression on your interview.
        C                            D       
Question 50: John’s teeth were troubling him, so he went to a dental surgeon to see how to 
                                                 A                                                                            B
have them pull.
          C      D   
THE END.