Đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2017

UNIT 13: ENTERTAINMENT
Task 1: Complete the following sentences with following phrases.
out of the ordinary	out of date	out of work	
out of stock  	out of reach	out of order 
1. The plant closed in November 2010,leaving 400 people _______________.
2. We will recommend alternative products in the event that we are _________ of that particular item.
3. His behaviour was nothing ___________.
4. The phone is ____________.
5. Suddenly she felt old and ____________.
6. An expensive trip like that would becompletely ___________.
Task 2: Complete the following sentences with FEW / A FEW / LITTLE / A LITTLE
1. Mary said nothing, but she drank some tea and ate ___________ bread.
2. We stayed ___________days in Florence and visited the museums.
3. I’m not very happy about it but I suppose I have ___________ choice.
4. ___________ cities anywhere in Europe can match the cultural richness of Berlin.
5. At that time ___________ people travelled who didn’t have to.
6. After that, she began to tell them ___________about her life in Scotland, particularly her life with the Rosenblooms.
7. Don’t take all the strawberries. Just have ___________.
8. Put the flour into a bowl, blend with ___________of the milk, beat in the egg yolks, then the sugar and the rest of the milk.
9. ___________ of his films were seen abroad.
10. She saves ____________ money every month.
Task 3: Complete the following sentence with the phrasal verbs below.
catch up on	caught sight of	come up	
come in for 	came up with 	came across 
1. She _____________ some old photographs in a drawer.
2. We'll let you know if any vacancies _____________ .
3. He ______________ a new idea for increasing sales.
4. The government's economic policies have ___________ a lot of criticism.
5. I have a lot of work to ________________.
6. I _____________ someone with red hair and knew it was you.
Complete the following sentences with the words in the boxes below
be under control: bị chế ngự hoặc bị kiềm chế	under pressure: chịu áp lực
under no obligation (to do something): không chịu trách nhiệm 	under the weather: không khỏe
1. she's constantly ________________ and it's affecting her health
2. the fire has been brought __________________
3. It's hard to keep working when you're ____________________.
4. You are ________________ to buy any more books.
be/get out of control: không điều khiển được nữa	out of place : không thích hợp
out of the ordinary: không bình thường	out of work = jobless
out of breath = out of wind : hết hơi	out of order: hư
1. The situation is _____________
2. It was an interesting lecture, but nothing _________________.
3. The copy machine is _______________ and won't be repaired until tomorrow.
4. Mary gets __________________ when she climbs stairs.
5. Too many people were ________________, and the economy got into trouble.
6. That kind of behavior is _______________ at a party.
7. I ran so much that I got ____________________. 
II. GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE
Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original meaning is exactly the same as the provided one.
	1. The play is very interesting. The theatre is likely to be full every night.
	=> The play is so	
	=> So	
	=> It is so	
	=> It is such	
	=> Such 	
	2. Thanks to his help, we passed the exam
	=> If he	
	=> If it hadn’t 	
	=> Without	
	=> He helped me. Otherwise,	
BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017 
	Bài thi: TIẾNG ANH 
 ĐỀ THI THỬ NGHIỆM Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề 
 (Đề thi có 05 trang) 
Họ, tên thí sinh: ....................................................................... 
Số báo danh: ............................................................................
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in the following questions.
Question 1: A. wine	B. cinema	C. diner	D. ninth
Question 2: A. cheap	B. child	C. chemist	D. chair
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in the following questions.
Question 3: A. continue	B. contestant	C. example	D. sensible
Question 4: A. education	B. independence	C. entertainment	D. impractical
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. 
Question 5: As a child grows on, its physical health is affected by many elements in the air, water and food.
 A B C D
Question 6: The threat of being dismissed do not worry me any more because I have started my own business.
 A B C D
Question 7: The Concorde can fly across the Atlantic without re-fueling and carrying 11 tons of freight.
 	 A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 8: I was angry when you saw me because I ______ with my sister.
	A. have been arguing	B. had been arguing	C. argued	D. would argue
Question 9The problem is difficult; therefore, ______ students could answer it.
	A. a great number of	B. a lot of	C. few	D. a few
Question 10: Dinosaurs are believed .................. millions of years ago.
A. to have died out	B. died out	C. to die out	D. having died out
Question 11: A partnership is an association of two or more individuals ___ together to develop a business.
	A. who working	B. who works	C. those who work	D. working
Question 12: Last Sunday was ___________________ that we decided to go on a picnic.
	A. so beautiful a day	B. such beautiful a day	C. such beautiful day	D. so beautiful day
Question 13: Nothing ___ the ordinary ever happens here. 
	A. about	B. out of 	C. from 	D. within 
Question 14: Don’t worry. He’ll do the job as _______ as possible.
	A. economizing 	B. economic 	C. uneconomically 	D. economically
Question 15: The new secretary in the sales department is a fast typist but her letters are full of spelling ____
	A. errors 	B. mistakes 	C. tricks 	D. faults
Question 16: The group leader wanted that everyone worked together; she asked for everyone’s ________ 
	A. combination	B. responsibility 	 C. competition 	D. cooperation
Question 17: In the hotel lobby, the detective caught ______ of the man whom he had been hired to follow.
	A. view	B. glance	C. sight	D. vision
Question 18: My father sometimes ______ the washing up after dinner. 
	A. washes 	B. takes 	C. makes 	D. does
Question 19: He came _____ a lot of criticism for the remarks he made in a television interview.
	A. out of                     	B. off                          	C. over                        	D. in for
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 20: Two friends Laura and Maria are talking about Maria's house.
	 ~ Laura: "What a lovely house you have!" 	~ Maria: "________________"
	A. Of course not, it's not costly	B. I think so
	C. No problem	D. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
Question 21: Harry is talking to Judy after Judy had helped Harry.
	~ Harry: "Thanks for your help, Judy." 	~ Judy: "________________”
	A. It's my pleasure	B. With all my heart	C. Never remind me	D. Wish you
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions. 
Question 22: Jim's decided to buy a phonograph even though they are now redundant. 
A. old-fashioned	B. reproduced	C. unnecessary	D. quaint
Question 23: The barometer is used by weather forecasters to detect changes in air pressure. 
A. determine	B. mystify	C. announce	D. reduce
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 9: Polluted water and increased water temperatures have driven many species to the verge of extinction
A. enriched
B. contaminated
C. purified
D. strengthened
Question 10: The story told by the teacher amused children in the class.
A. frightened
B. saddened 
C. jolted 
D. astonished
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. 
Question 26: “Why don’t we go out for dinner tonight?” said Jim.
	A. Jim suggested going out for dinner that night. 
	B. Jim refused to go out for dinner that night. 
	C. Jim denied going out for dinner that night. 
	D. Jim promised to go out for dinner that night. 
Question 27: The candidate was offered the job because of his excellent answers.
	A. The job was offered to the candidate although he couldn’t answer the questions.
	B. If it hadn’t been for the candidate’s excellent answers, he couldn’t have got the job.
	C. The candidate answered the questions so excellently that he might get the job.
	D. Because it was such a good job, the candidate tried to answer the questions excellently. 
Question 28: I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to her.
	A. I wish I went to the airport to say goodbye to her. 
	B. If only I had gone to the airport to say goodbye to her.
	C. If only I went to the airport to say goodbye to her.
	D. I wish I have gone to the airport to say goodbye to her.
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. 
Question 29: I admire her achievements. However, I don't really like her.
	A. Whatever her achievements, I don't really like her.
	B. I don't really like her for I admire her achievements.
	C. Even though I admire her achievements, I don't really like her.
	D. Although I admire her achievements, I really like her.
Question 30: Mr. Smith is a professor. His car was stolen yesterday.
	A. Mr. Smith, who is a professor, his car was stolen yesterday.
	B. Mr. Smith, who his car was stolen yesterday, is a professor.
	C. Mr. Smith, whose car was stolen yesterday, is a professor.
	D. His car was stolen yesterday, he is a professor.
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 31 to 35. 
	If you're an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or a snarl. It has become a symbol of our wasteful, throw-away society. But there seems little doubt it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastic has brought enormous (31) _______ even environmental evil- it's the way society chooses to uses and abuse them.
	Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal- non-renewable natural (32) _______. We import well over three million tones of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high (33) _______ of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging, and this constitutes about seven per cent by weight of our domestic refuse. Almost all of it could be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (34) _______ is growing fast.
	The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich - they have a higher calorific (35) _______ than coal and one method of "recovery" strongly favored by the plastic manufacturers is the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel.
Question 31: A. savings	B. pleasures	C. benefits	D. profits
Question 32: A. processes	B. resources	C. products	D. fuels
Question 33: A. amount	B. proportion	C. portion	D. rate
Question 34: A. industry	B. manufacture	C. plant	D. factory
Question 35: A. demand	B. effect	C. value	D. degree
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 36 to 42.
 	As bat-and-ball games, cricket and baseball have some features in common. But fans of the two sports are quick to emphasize the many differences. The team size, scoring, outs, and innings, for example, are distinctive to each sport.
In both games, teams alternate between “batting” and “fielding.” In other words, they take turns attempting to score points and trying to stop the opposing team from earning points. In cricket, two batters at a time face off against eleven members of the fielding team. In baseball, a single batter goes up against nine fielders.
To score points in the game of baseball, the batter must hit the ball and run around first, second, and third base and circle back to home plate. In cricket, there are two batters playing at the same time. The ball is bowled to one batter, who tries to hit it into play. If this happens, the batter at the other end of the field must run and switch sides with the batter who hit the ball. Whenever the two players swap sides, they score for their team.
In both games, whenever the batter hits a ball that is caught, that person is considered “out.” In cricket, an out is also counted when a bail gets hit off a wicket. In baseball, an out happens when a player with the ball touches a runner or the base where the runner is trying to reach, or when a batter swings at the ball and misses three times. 
Another difference between cricket and baseball is the way innings are measured. In cricket, there are two innings, and every player on one team bats during an *innings. Baseball has nine innings, each of which concludes when both teams have three outs.
Broadly speaking, both games are about the conflict between the player throwing the ball and the player hitting the ball. However, the differences between cricket and baseball make each sport unique.
Question 36: What is the passage mainly about?
	A. the shared origin of cricket and baseball.	B. a comparison of cricket to other familiar sports.
	C. guidelines for playing baseball.	D. how cricket and baseball are different.urpose
Question 37: The main purpose of the third paragraph is to
	A. explain how many bases there are in cricket	B. describe the positions in cricket and baseball
	C. explain how scoring works in cricket and baseball D. give details about the role of the batter
Question 38: The word bowled in the passage is closest in meaning to
	A. thrown 	B. given 	C. dropped 	D. handed
Question 39: The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers toai
	A. ball	B. game	C. time	D. batter	
Question 40: How many fielders are there in cricket and baseball?
	A. Cricket has two and baseball has eleven.	B. Cricket has eleven and baseball has nine.
	C. Cricket has two and baseball has nine.	D. Both games have nine players.
Question 41: Which is NOT mentioned as a situation that causes an out?
	A. The player with the ball touches a runner.	B. The batter swings and misses three times.
	C. The batter steps off the playing field. 	D. A bail is knocked off a wicket.
Question 42: What can be inferred about the difference between cricket innings and baseball innings?
	A. In baseball, there is a total of three outs in each inning.
	B. Cricket innings do not last as long as baseball innings.
	C. The number of innings in a cricket game may vary.
	D. In baseball, not every player on a team will necessarily bat during an inning.
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 below
How often do you see professional baseball players get hit by the ball they are trying to catch? This doesn’t happen much. Thanks to their caps, baseball players don’t get blinded by the sun.
 In 1849, an early baseball team called the New York Knickerbockers started wearing hats made out of straw. It was to protect themselves from the sun when playing outdoors during the summer. Players on other teams thought it was a good idea, and soon everyone wore their hats onto the field. At this time, players could wear any kind of hat they wanted, so there was no uniformity within a team. Players wore tight-fitting and loose-fitting caps, and hats with long visors and short visors.
In 1860, an amateur baseball team from Brooklyn called the Excelsiors started wearing a style that was particularly good for baseball players. It was a rounded cap that was tight-fitting and had a brim on the front to block the sun. Players didn’t want a brim on the sides because that would cause the hat to catch the breeze and fly off too easily. This is the shape we know today as the standard baseball cap. In 1954, it was made part of the official uniform.
 	Today, the baseball field isn’t the only place you’ll find people wearing baseball caps. In the 1940s and 1950s, baseball teams started putting their logo on baseball caps and marketing them to the public. Fans were able to purchase caps like the ones their favorite ball players wore.
However, the trend of wearing baseball caps was not limited to baseball fans. As manufacturing technology advanced, product quality rose, the designs on the front became more elaborate, and caps became less expensive. All of these things helped baseball caps appeal to a broader market. Everyone could appreciate how comfortable and practical they were, and thus the baseball cap became a universal modern accessory. It’s hard to believe that this popular fashion is now more than 150 years old.
Question 43: What is the passage mainly about?
	A. the history of two New York baseball teams
	B. the importance of uniforms in baseball
	C. how the baseball cap originated and became fashionable
	D. why baseball players need to wear caps while playing
Question 44: The main purpose of the first paragraph is to
	A. describe the purpose of a baseball uniform	B. show that baseball can be dangerous at times
	C. give details about the first baseball cap	D. explain the usefulness of the baseball cap 
Question 45: The word “official ” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______.
	A. new 	B. favorite 	C. standard 	D. major 
Question 46: The word “trend” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to
	A. virtue 	B. average 	C. condition 	D. fashion 
Question 47: What did baseball teams start doing in the 1940s and 1950s?
	A. asking players to wear the same style of baseball cap
	B. selling baseball caps with team logos on them
	C. making baseball caps part of the team uniform
	D. wearing baseball caps during official games
Question 48: The word “them” in paragraph 4 refers to _______.
	A. caps	B. people	C. teams	D. fans
Question 49: Which is NOT mentioned as an effect of manufacturing technology?
	A. It improved the quality of the baseball cap.	B. It made baseball cap designs more complex.
	C. It raised the price of the baseball cap.	D. It gave the baseball cap broader appeal.
Question 50: What can be inferred about the hats the New York Knickerbockers wore?
	A. They were not an ideal shape for playing baseball. B. They were tight-fitting and had no side brims.
	C. They did not keep the sun out of players’ eyes.	D. They were an improvement on earlier hat styles.