Đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2017 - Đề số 1

ĐỀ THI THỬ THPTQG NĂM 2017 – ĐỀ SỐ 1
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the italic part in each of the following questions
1. Henry has found a temporary job in a factory
	A. eternal	B. genuine	C. permanent	D. saitsfactory
2. Mr Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly
	A. amicable	B. inapplicable	C. hostile	D. futile
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differ from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions
3. A. eqiup	B. vacant	C. secure	D. oblige
4. A. effectiveness	B. accountancy	C. satisfaction	D. appropriate
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions
5. A. seaside	B. combine	C. life	D. police
6. A. picture	B. culture	C. pure	D. nature
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
7. Mario has now ___ to the point where his English is almost fluent
	A. arrived	B. approached	C. advanced	D. reached
8. I decided to go to the library as soon as ____
	A. would finish what I did	B. finished what I did	C. finished what I was doing	D. finish what I did
9. Ancient Egyptians mummified the dead bodies through the use of chemicals, _____ ancient peruvians did through natural processes
	A. because	B. whereas	C. whether or not	D. even though
10. Please cut my hair ____ the style in this magazine.
	A. the same length like	B. the same length as	C. the same long like	D. the same long as
11. ________, he would have been able to pass the exam
	A. If he were studying more	B. Had he studied more	C. If he studied more	D. Studying more
12. Dr Parker gave my mum a lovely _______ for spaghetti carbonara
	A. recipe	B. prescription	C. receipt	D. paper
13. Fire safety in family houses, ______ most fire deaths occur, is difficult
	A. how	B. when	C. why	D. where
14. _____ of the financial crisis, all they could do was hold on and hope that things would improve
	A. In the end	B. At the height	C. On the top	D. At the bottom
15. ______ that she burst into tears
	A. so angry was she	B. Such her anger	C. She was so anger	D. Her anger was so
16. We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are _______
	A. out of reach	B. out of practice	C. out of stock	D. out of work
17. Do you remember Daisy? I ran ______ her at the Fair yesterday
	A. by	B. down	C. across	D. in
18. It is not ______ to be drunk in the street
	A. respecting	B. respectably	C. respecful	D. respectable
19. A: “Can I help you, madam?”	B: “______________”
	A. Yes, it’s in our summer sale	B. It’s very cheap	
	C. No, thanks. I’m just looking	 	D. Right. It looks a bit small
20. “Do you mind if I switch the light off?”	- “__________________”
	A. Yes, I mind it, sorry	 	B. What if I don’t mind it? 
	C. Yes, please do it 	D. I’d rather you didn’t, if you don’t mind
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that need correcting
21. If either of you take a vacation now, we won’t be able to finish this work
	A	 B	 C D
22. Among the world’s 44 richest countries, there has been not war since 1945
	 A	 B	 C D
23. What we know about certain diseases are still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading easily among the 
	 A	 B	 C D
population 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the italic part in each of the following questions
24. The lost hikers stayed alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water
	A. revived	B. surprised	C. connived	D. survived
25. Father has lost his job, so we’ll have to tighten our belt to avoid getting into debt
	A. earn money	B. save money	C. sit still	D. economize
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
	The modem comic strip started out as ammunition in a newspaper war between giants of the American press in the late nineteenth century. The first full-color comic strip appeared in January 1894 in the New York World, owned by Joseph Pulitzer. The first regular weekly full-color comic supplement, similar to today's Sunday funnies, appeared two years later, in William Randolph Hearst's rival New York paper, the Morning Journal.
	Both were immensely popular, and publishers realized that supplementing the news with comic relief boosted the sale of papers. The Morning Journal started another feature in 1896, the "Yellow Kid," the first continuous comic character in the United States, whose creator, Richard Outcault, had been lured away from the World by the ambitious Hearst. The "Yellow Kid" was in many ways a pioneer. Its comic dialogue was the strictly urban farce that came to characterize later strips, and it introduced the speech balloon inside the strip, usually placed above the characters' heads.
	The first strip to incorporate all the elements of later comics was Rudolph Dirks's "Katzenjammer Kids," based on Wilhelm Busch's Max and Moritz, a European satire of the nineteenth century. The "Kids" strip, first published in 1897, served as the prototype for future American strips. It contained not only speech balloons, but a continuous cast of characters, and was divided into small regular panels that did away with the larger panoramic scenes of most earlier comics. 
Newspaper syndication played a major role in spreading the popularity of comic strips throughout the country. Though weekly colored comics came first, daily black- and-white strips were not far behind. They first appeared in the Chicago American in 1904. It was followed by many imitators, and by 1915 black-and-white comic strips had become a staple of daily newspapers around the country.
26. In what order does the author discuss various comic strips in the passage?
	A. In the order in which they were created	B. From most popular to least popular
	C. According to the newspaper in which they appeared	D. In alphabetical order by title
27. According to the passage, the “ Yellow Kid” was the first comic strip to do all of the following EXCEPT
	A. feature the same character in each episode	B. include dialogue inside a balloon
	C. appear in a Chicago newspaper	D. characterize city life in a humorous way
28. The word "incorporate" in line 14 is closest in meaning to
	A. Combine 	B. mention 	C. Create 	D. Affect
29. Why does the author mention Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst?
	A. Their comic strips are still published today.	
	B. They owned major competitive newspapers
	C. They established New York's first newspaper. 	
	D. They published comic strips about the newspaper war
30. The word “ it” refers to
	A. balloon 	B. Farce	C. Dialogue	 D. The “ Yellow Kid”
31. The passage suggests that comic strips were popular for which of the following reasons?
	A. Readers enjoyed the unusual drawings. 	B. They were about real-life situations.
	C. Readers could identify with the characters. 	 D. They provided a break from serious news stories
32. What does the passage mainly discuss?
	A. The differences between early and modern comic strips 
	B. Features of early comic strips in the United States 
	C. The effects of newspapers on comic strip stories	
	D. comparison of two popular comic strips
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks
	Mobile phones emit microwave radio emissions. Researchers are questioning whether exposure to these radio waves might (33) ___ to brain cancer. So far, the data are not conclusive. The scientific evidence does not enable us to say with certainly that mobile phones are categorically (34) ___. On the other hand, current research has not yet proved clear adverse effect associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones.
Numerous studies are now going (35) ___ in various countries. Some of the results are contradictory but others have shown an association between mobile phone use and cancer. (36) ___, these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long - term investigation.
Until the scientific data is more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use mobile phone for long period of time. Don't think that hands free phones are any safer either. At the moment, research is in fact showing the opposite and they may be just as dangerous. It is also thought that young people (37) ____ bodies are still growing may be at particular risk.
33. A. bring               	B. lead                       	C. cause                  	D. produce
34. A. risky                	B. unhealthy                    	C. secure              	D. safe
35. A. on                    	B. by                     	C. through                  	D. about
36. A. Additionally              	B. However                  	C. While         	D. Though
37. A. whose              	B. that                        	C. with                       	D. As
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
	Butterflies are among the most extensively studied insects - an estimated 90 percent of the world's species have scientific names. As a consequence, they are perhaps the best group of insects for examining patterns of terrestrial biotic diversity and distribution. Butterflies also have a favorable image with the general public. Hence, they are an excellent group for communicating information on science and conservation issues such as diversity.
	Perhaps the aspect of butterfly diversity that has received the most attention over the past century is the striking difference in species richness between tropical and temperate regions
	For example, in 1875 one biologist pointed out the diversity of butterflies in the Amazon when he mentioned that about 700 species were found within an hour's walk, whereas the total number found on the British islands did not exceed 66, and the whole of Europe supported only 321. This early comparison of tropical and temperate butterfly richness has been well confirmed.
	A general theory of diversity would have to predict not only this difference between temperate and tropical zones, but also patterns within each region, and how these patterns vary among different animal and plant groups. However, for butterflies, variation of species richness within temperate or tropical regions, rather man between them, is poorly understood. Indeed, comparisons of numbers of species among the Amazon basin, tropical Asia, and Africa are still mostly "personal communication" citations, even for vertebrates, In other words, unlike comparison between temperate and tropical areas, these patterns are still in the documentation phase
	In documenting geographical variation in butterfly diversity, some arbitrary, practical decisions are made. Diversity, number of species, and species richness are used synonymously; little is known about the evenness of butterfly distribution. The New World butterflies make up the preponderance of examples because they are the most familiar species. It is hoped that by focusing on them, the errors generated by imperfect and incomplete taxonomy will be minimized
38. The word "striking" is closest in meaning to _____
	A. physical	B. confusing	C. noticeable	D. Successful
39. Butterflies are a good example for communicating information about conservation issues because they_____.
	A. are simple in structure	B. have been given scientific names
	C. are viewedpositively by people	D. are found mainly in temperate climates
40. The word “exceed” is closest in meaning to ______
	A. locate	B. allow	C. go beyond	D. come close to
41. Which of the following is NOT well understood by biologists?
	A. European butterfly habitats
	B. Differences in species richness between temperate and tropical regions
	C. Differences in species richness within a temperate or a tropical region
	D. Comparisons of behavior patterns of butterflies and certain animal groups
42. All of the followings are mentioned as being important parts of a general theory of diversity EXCEPT_____.
	A. differences between temperate and tropical zones
	B. patterns of distribution of species in each region
	C. migration among temperate and tropical zones
	D. variation of patterns of distribution of species among different animals and plants
43. Which aspect of butterflies does the passage mainly discuss?
	A. Their physical characteristics	B. Their adaptation to different habitats
	C. Their names	D. Theirvariety
44. The author mentions tropical Asia in lines 16-17 as an example of a location where_____.
	A. butterfly behavior varies with climate
	B. a general theory of butterfly diversity has not yet been firmly established
	D. documenting plant species is more difficult than documenting butterfly species
	C. butterflies are affected by human populations
45. The idea “little is known about the evenness of butterfly distribution” is that ______
	A. there are many other things that we don’t know about butterfly evenness distribution
	B. We don’t know anything about butterfly evenness distribution
	C. We know much about butterfly evenness distribution
	D. We know about butterfly evenness distribution to some extent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
46. John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill
	A. John needn’t be here yesterday because he was ill
	B. Because of his illness, John shouldn’t have been here yesterday
	C. John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here
	D. John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here
47. “Cigarette?”, he said. “No, thanks”, I said
	A. He ask for a cigarette, and I immediately refused	B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him
	C. He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined D. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions or indicate the correct answer to each them
48. He seemed very reluctant to take my advice
	A. He seemed quite willing to take my advice
	B. It seemed he was not ready to give me advice
	C. It seemed he was not willing to take my advice
	D. He seemed very anxiuos to take my advice
49. It was very impolite of him to leave without saying a word
	A. He was very impolite to leave without saying a word
	B. He didn’t say nothing when he left
	C. He didn’t say anything as he left, which was impolite
	D. Both A and C are correct
50. She reminded her daughter of their table manners
	A. She wanted her daughter to be more polite while eating
	B. She wanted her daughter to leave the dinner table
	C. She wanted her daughter to eat little more slowly
	D. She wanted her daughter to remember all meal time