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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPTQG LẦN I NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút 
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Mã đề thi 631
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Question 1: 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 the following question.
Since it is to be a surprise, don’t let the cat out of the bag.
A. reveal the true story	B. hide the secret
C. let the bag away from the cat	D. keep the cat inside the bag
Question 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question
We have to be careful with the technology we develop, ________ we could find ourselves facing serious environmental problems.
A. however	B. otherwise	C. although	D. whereas
Question 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
Non-renewable energy sources are running ______.
A. to	B. out	C. on	D. up
Question 4: 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 the following question.
A. important	B. attractive	C. different	D. impressive
Question 5: 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 the following question.
A. great	B. feat	C. seat	D. beat
Question 6: 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 the following question.
I feel under the weather today. I 'm tired and don't want to do anything.
A. sick	B. happy	C. sad	D. healthy
Question 7: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question. 
“Let’s go to the movie now.” – “Oh, ________”
A. Good idea	B. I need it	C. Why's that?	D. I don’t
Question 8: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.
I'll let you borrow the book but you must promise to return it next week.
A. If you promise to return the book next week, I'll let you borrow it.
B. If you promise to return the book next week, I won't let you borrow it.
C. If you promised to return the book, I'll let you borrow it.
D. If you promise to return the book, I let you borrow it.
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 9 to 15
Robert Capa is a name that has for many years been synonymous with war photography.
Born in Hungary in 1913 as a Fricdmann lindrc Erno, Capa was forced to leave his native country after his involvement in anti-government protests. Capa had originally wanted to become a writer, but after his arrival in Berlin had first found work as a photographer. He later left Germany and moved to France due to the rise in Nazism. He tried to find work as a freelance journalist and it was here that he changed his name to Robert Capa, mainly because the thought it would sound more American.
In 1936 after the breakout of the Spanish Civil war Capa went to Spain and it was here over the next three years that he built his reputation as a war photographer. It was here too in 1936 that he took one of the most famous pictures, The Death of a Loyalist Soldier. One of Capa's most famous quotes was "If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." And he took his attitude of getting close to the action to an extreme. His photograph, The Death of a Loyalist Soldier is a prime example of this as Capa captures the very moment the soldier falls. Though many have questioned the authenticity of this photograph, claiming that it was staged.
When World War II broke out, Capa was in New York, but he was soon back in Europe covering the war for Life magazine. Some of his most famous work was created on 6th June 1944 when he swam ashore with the first assault on Omaha Beach in the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Capa, armed only with two cameras, took more than one hundred photographs in the first hour of the landing, but a mistake in the darkroom during the drying of the film destroyed all but eight frames. It was the images from these frames however that inspired the visual style of Steven Spielberg's Oscar winning movie 'Saving Private Ryan'. When Life magazine published the photographs, they claimed that they were slightly out of focus, and Capa later used this as the title of his autobiographical account of the war.
Capa's private life was no less dramatic. He was friend to many of Hollywood's directors, actors and actresses. In 1943 he feel in love with the wife or actor John Austin. His affair with her lasted until the end of the war and became the subject of his war memoirs. He was al one time lover to actress Ingrid Bergman. Their relationship finally ended in 1946 when he refused to settle in Hollywood and went off to Turkey.
In 1947 Capa was among a group of photojournalists who founded Magnum Photos. This was a co-operative organization set up to support photographers and help them to retain ownership of the copyright to their work. 
Capa went on to document many other wars. He never attempted to glamorize war though, but to record the horror. He once said, "The desire of any war photographer is to put out of business."
Question 9: Why did Capa change his name?
A. To sound more American.	B. Because he had been involved in protests.
C. Because he had to leave Hungary.	D. To hide his identity.
Question 10: Capa originally wanted to be ____________.
A. a photojournalist	B. a writer	C. an American	D. a protestor
Question 11: Capa's famous picture The Death of a Loyalist Soldier _______________.
A. was taken by someone else	B. cannot be proven genuine or staged
C. was definitely genuine	D. wasn't even taken in Spain
Question 12: Capa's private life was ______________.
A. less dramatic than his professional life	B. spent most in Hollywood
C. very glamorous	D. spent in Turkey
Question 13: Capa wanted his work to ________.
A. be very famous	B. show how glamorous war can be
C. show the true horror of war	D. make lost of money
Question 14: Which sentence best summarizes paragraph 4?
A. Capa left Europe when the war broke out and went to take his most famous photographs of the D-Day invasion.
B. Capa only kept the best eight D-Day photographs as the others were out of focus. These inspired the visual style of a Hollywood film.
C. Capa never tried to avoid danger. He risked his life to take photographs of the D-Day invasion, but then destroyed most of them.
D. Capa took some of his most famous photographs during the D-Day invasion, but most were tragically destroyed in an accident.
Question 15: Which sentence best summarizes paragraph 5?
A. Despite having many good friends and lovers, Capa always put his work first.
B. Capa's private life was very complicated. He could not choose between the two women he loved, so he went off to work in Turkey.
C. Capa had a tragic private life and was never able to settle down and find happiness.
D. Capa wanted to make friends with important people in Hollywood so that he could move into the movie industry.
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 16 to 23
Iron production was revolutionized in the early eighteenth century when coke was first used instead of charcoal for refining iron ore. Previously the poor quality of the iron had restricted its use in architecture to items such as chains and tie bars for supporting arches, vaults, and walls. With the improvement in refining ore, it was now possible to make cast-iron beams, columns, and girders. During the nineteenth century further advances were made, notably Bessemer's process for converting iron into steel, which made the material more commercially viable. Iron was rapidly adopted for the construction of bridges, because its strength was far greater than that of stone or timber, but its use in the architecture of buildings developed more slowly. By 1800 a complete internal iron skeleton for buildings had been developed in industrial architecture replacing traditional timber beams, but it generally remained concealed. Apart from its low cost, the appeal of iron as a building material lay in its strength, its resistance to fire, and its potential to span vast areas. As a result, iron became increasingly popular as a structural material for more traditional styles of architecture during the nineteenth century, but it was invariably concealed. Significantly, the use of exposed iron occurred mainly in the new building types spawned by the Industrial Revolution: in factories, warehouses, commercial offices, exhibition halls, and railroad stations, where its practical advantages far outweighed its lack of status. Designers of the railroad stations of the new age explored the potential of iron, covering huge areas with spans that surpassed the great vaults of medieval churches and cathedrals. Paxton's Crystal Palace, designed to house the Great Exhibition of 1851, covered an area of 1848 feet by 408 feet in prefabricated units of glass set in iron frames. The Paris Exhibition of 1889 included both the widest span and the greatest height achieved so far with the Halle does Machines, spanning 362 feet, and the Eiffel Tower 1,000 feet high. However, these achievements were mocked by the artistic elite of Paris as expensive and ugly follies. Iron, despite its structural advantages, had little aesthetic status. The use of an exposed iron structure in the more traditional styles of architecture was slower to develop.
Question 16: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The effects of t he Industrial Revolution on traditional architectural styles
B. Advantages of stone and timber over steel as a building material
C. The evolution of the use of iron in architecture during the 1800's
D. Advances in iron processing in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Question 17: The word "revolutionized" in the passage is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. gradually opened	B. dramatically changed
C. carefully examined	D. quickly started
Question 18: According to the passage, iron was NOT used for beams, columns, and girders prior to the early eighteenth century because
A. all available iron was needed for other purposes
B. the use of charcoal for refining ore produced poor quality iron
C. limited mining capability made iron too expensive
D. iron was considered too valuable for use in public buildings
Question 19: Iron replaced stone and timber in the building of bridges because iron was considered
A. easier to transport	B. new and modern	C. much stronger	D. more beautiful
Question 20: The word "appeal" in the passage is closest in meaning to _____________.
A. attraction	B. attempt	C. adjustment	D. assignment
Question 21: The word "spawned" in the passage is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. exposed	B. rejected	C. Created	D. maintained
Question 22: According to the passage, the architectural significance of the Halle des Machines was its
A. wide span	B. great height
C. prefabricated units of glass	D. unequaled beauty
Question 23: How did the artistic elite mentioned in the passage react to the buildings at the Paris Exhibition?
A. They praised them.	B. They tried to copy them.
C. They ridiculed them.	D. They refused to pay to see them.
Question 24: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
Increasing deforestation accounts ________ the severe soil erosion.
A. in	B. for	C. of	D. on
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 25 to 29
 Joanne Rowling became famous almost overnight. She is the (25)_______ of a highly successful series of book for young people.
 Joanne has (26)_______of being a writer for as long as she can remember. In fact, she has been (27)_______stories and characters ever since she was a schoolgirl. When she was still quite young, the family moved to a town calledChepstow. A family who lived (28)_______ were called Potter, and she used their name for the hero of her books. She and her sister, Di, attended a state school in the town. At school, she was hard-working and rather reserved. She was particularly good at English and languages. Her talent for telling stories made her a popular figure in the school. During breaks between (29)_______ , she was often surrounded by a crowd of friends, anxious to hear the latest story she had written. She often included her classmates in her stories, although they were not always aware of this!
Question 25: A. artist	B. composer	C. novelist	D. author
Question 26: A. liked	B. intended	C. wanted	D. dreamt
Question 27: A. doing up	B. putting up	C. taking up	D. making up
Question 28: A. near	B. nearby	C. next	D. across
Question 29: A. sessions	B. lectures	C. lessons	D. tutorials
Question 30: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
I kept them in the ___________
A. small metal black box.	B. black metal small box
C. small black metal box	D. metal black small box
Question 31: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.
He is not flexible in his work; that is why he doesn't have many friends .
A. Having almost no friends makes him inflexible in his work.
B. Such in his inflexible in his work that he doesn't have many friends.
C. He is not popular with many people although he is flexible in his work.
D. Inflexible in his work is not why he doesn't have many friends.
Question 32: 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 the following question.
A. uniform	B. applicant	C. employment	D. yesterday
Question 33: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
______ a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.
A. Found	B. We found	C. Finding	D. Having found
Question 34: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question.
The unmanned U.S. space probe Mariner 9 sent back over 7,000photos of Mars.
A. conveyed	B. submitted	C. transmitted	D. circulated
Question 35: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
Small solar ______ systems in villages would help surgeons save people's lives at night.
A. light	B. lights	C. lighting	D. lighten
Question 36: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
On the whole, this story is about____________.
A. families found in India and Africa	B. joint families
C. all types of family	D. families in China
Question 37: 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 the following question.
A. university	B. unit	C. umbrella	D. unity
Question 38: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
- "What can I do for you?" - “___________”
A. Thank you. I'm just looking	B. Thanks. I'll do it
C. No. You can't	D. Yes. Do it please.
Question 39: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
Columbia University's School of Public Health is______a handful of schools of public health in the United States.
A. one	B. the one	C. one that	D. one of
Question 40: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
______ the fifth largest among the nine planets that make up our solar system.
A. The Earth is	B. That the Earth is	C. The Earth being	D. Being the Earth
Question 41: 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 question.
It says RSVP. I'm not sure what that means.
A. I don't know for sure about RSVP.	B. What is RSVP means?
C. RSVP is not ensured as I know.	D. I don't know what RSVP stands for.
Question 42: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question. 
“Well done, Jerry, you’ve passed the driving test!”
A. I told that Jerry had passed her driving test
B. I told Jerry that she had done well in her driving test
C. I congratulated Jerry for passing her driving test
D. I congratulated Jerry on passing her driving test
Question 43: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question.
New Zealand has relatively few species of animals because of its long isolation from other landmasses.
A. comparatively	B. approximately	C. respectively	D. considerably
Question 44: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
 Martin Luther King Jr, after his father's assassination,	the _____ mission of his father to fight for the rights of blacks in America and achieved some notable success in the 1970s.
A. continued	B. is continuing	C. continuing	D. and continues
Question 45: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
The film _______ wasn't very good, but I liked the actors and actresses.
A. itself	B. it's	C. its	D. it
Question 46: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.
Please help me tidy the room by throwing these invaluable things away.
 A	 	 B C D
Question 47: 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 question.
There is an important difference between humans and chimpanzees. Chimpanzees walk on four legs.
A. There is an important difference between humans and chimpanzees that walk on four legs.
B. Chimpanzees walk on four legs, so they are importantly different from humans.
C. There are important differences between humans and chimpanzees one of which is that chimpanzees walk on four legs.
D. An important difference between humans and chimpanzees is that chimpanzees walk on four legs.
Question 48: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
If gasoline vapour _______ with air, combustion will occur.
A. mixture	B. mixed	C. had mixed	D. mixes
Question 49: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.
To begin with I did advertisements for TV and film, that was fine but not serious acting.
 A B C D
Question 50: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.
After she had sold her bicycle, she bought himself a new automobile.
 A B	 C D
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