Đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2017 - Đề số 88 - Nguyễn Khả Thanh Tùng (Có đáp án)

ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA SỐ 88 - 2017
(Time allowance: 60 minutes)
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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 from 1 to 2.
Question 1: A. cooked	B. lived	C. laughed	D. watched 
Question 2: A. Christmas 	B. chemical	C. switch 	D. character 
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 from 3 to 4.
Question 3. A. achievement	 	B. argument 	C. confinement 	D. involvement
Question 4. A. capacity 	 	B. conversation 	C. disappearance 	D. sympathetic
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 from 5 to 7.
Question 5: Tom likes to gossip about other people, so he doesn’t like them to gossip about him.	 
 A	 B	 	 C	 D
Question 6: Have a headache, an upset stomach, and a bad case of sunburn did not put me in a good mood for the evening. A 	 B	 C	 D
Question 7: Professor Jones said that a good way to improve your language are learning to practise it.
 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 from 8 to 21.
Question 8: ______ should a young child be allowed to play with fireworks without adult supervision. 
A. under no circumstances 	B. no sooner than 	C. always 	D. only when 
Question 9: British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as ______. 
A. cats and dogs 	B. chalk and cheese 	C. salt and pepper 	D. here and there 
Question 10: ______ flowers are usually made of plastic or silk.
A. unreal 	B. false	C. artificial	D. untrue
Question 11: -James: “how about a game of cards?” – Susan:” ______”.
A. good idea 	B. I’m afraid I do 	C. No, it’s interesting, isn’t it? D. sorry, I don’t like
Question 12: It is essential that students ______ to learn English at university.
A. had 	B. have 	C. has 	D. to have
Question 13: -Nhan :” my first English test was not as good as I expected “
-Nhi :”______.”
A. Good heavens 	B. never mind, better job next time 	
C. It’s okay, don’t worry 	D. That’s brilliant enough!
Question 14: There is ______ in my bed room.
A. an old square wooden table 	B. a square wooden old table 	
C. a square old wooden table 	D. an old wooden square table
Question 15: Our project was successful ________ its practicality.
A. in terms of 	B. with a view to 	C. regardless 	D. on behalf of
Question 16: On attaining maximum size, ______ by drawing itself out and dividing into two daughter amoebas, each receiving identical nuclear materials.
A. the reproduction of the amoeba 	B. the amoeba, which reproduces	
C. reproducing the amoeba 	D. the amoeba reproduces
Question 17: Do you ______ your new roommate, or do you two argue?
A. keep in touch with 	B. get along with 	C. on good terms with D. get used to
Question 18: Peter was ejected after committing five personal ______ in the water sport game yesterday.
A. mistakes 	B. faults 	C. fouls 	D. errors
Question 19: Of all the factors affecting agricultural yields, weather is the one ______ the most.
A. that influences	B. farmers that is influences 	
C. why farmers influence it 	D. it influences farmers
Question 20: I ________ sports to keep fit, not because I like them	
A. train	B. practise	C. make	D. do
Question 21: They always kept on good __	 with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake
A. will	B. friendship	C. terms	D. relations
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 each of the following questions from 22 to 23.
Question 22: Punctuality is imperative in your new job. 
A. Being efficient 	B. Being courteous 	C. Being on time 	D. Being cheerful 
Question 23: I’m a bit wary of giving people my address when I don’t know them very well
A. cautions	B. upset	C. willing	D. capable
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 from 24 to 25.
Question 24: “That is a well-behaved boy whose behaviour has nothing to complain about”.
A. good behavior	B. behaving improperly C. behaving nice	D. behaving cleverly
Question 25: I’m sorry I can’t come out this weekend – I’m up to my ears in work.
A. very busy	B. very bored	C. very scared	D. very idle
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 from 26 to 28.
Question 26: His dog is definitely not a bloodhound.
A. His dog smells definitely good. 	B. His dog smells badly.
C. His dog smells bad. 	D. His dog cannot smell blood.
Question 27: Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive
A. We were not impressed by the new cinema at all because it looked rather expensive.
B. We weren’t as much impressed by the new cinema’s look as its cost.
C. We were very impressed by the new cinema, but found it rather expensive.
D. The new cinema was more expensive than we expected.
Question 28: No one but the seven-years-old boy saw the accident.
A. No one in the accident saw the seven-years-old boy. 	
B. No one at all saw the seven-years-old’s accident.
C. Only the seven-years-old boy saw the accident. 	
D. The seven-years-old boy saw no one in the accident.
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 from 29 to 30.
Question 29: Sequoyah devised an alphabet. Because of this, all the different tribes could read a common language.
A. Sequoyah devised an alphabet because all the different tribes could read a common language. 
B. All the different tribes could read a common language which belonged to Sequoyah.
C. All the different tribes could read a common language that Sequoyah devised. 	
D. Sequoyah devised an alphabet whereby all the different tribes could read a common language.
Question 30: She smokes all the time. I can’t stand that about her
A. That she smokes all the time I can’t stand.	
B. I can’t put up with what she smokes.
C. What I can’t stand about her is the way she smokes all the time.
D. I can’t bear her smoke.
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.
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. (31)______ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world carries on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the (32)_____ resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (33)_____ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a (34)______ the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are making increasingly heavy demands on it. 
The Earth's natural resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (35)______ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will last indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon run out and everyone will suffer. 
Question 31: A. Although 	B. Yet	C. Therefore 	D. Despite
Question 32: A. individual 	B. lonely	C. very 	D. solitary
Question 33: A. neither 	B. sooner 	C. rather 	D. either
Question 34: A. result	B. reaction 	C. development 	D. product
Question 35: A. maintain 	B. stay 	C. hold 	D. keep
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.
Ocean water plays an indispensable role in supporting life. The great ocean basins hold about300 million cubic miles of water. From this vast amount, about 80,000 cubic miles of water are sucked into the atmosphere each year by evaporation and returned by precipitation and drainage to the ocean. More than 24,000 cubic miles of rain descend annually upon the continents. This vast amount is required to replenish the lakes and streams, springs and water tables on which all flora and fauna are dependent. Thus, the hydrosphere permits organic existence. 
The hydrosphere has strange characteristics because water has properties unlike those of any other liquid. One anomaly is that water upon freezing expands by about 9 percent, whereas most liquids contract on cooling. For this reason, ice floats on water bodies instead of sinking to the bottom. If the ice sank, the hydrosphere would soon be frozen solidly, except for a thin layer of surface melt water during the summer season. Thus, all aquatic life would be destroyed and the interchange of warm and cold currents, which moderates climate, would be notably absent. 
Another outstanding characteristic of water is that water has a heat capacity which is the highest of all liquids and solids except ammonia. This characteristic enables the oceans to absorb and store vast quantities of heat, thereby often preventing climatic extremes. In addition, water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. It is this characteristic which helps make oceans a great storehouse for minerals which have been washed down from the continents. In several areas of the world these minerals are being commercially exploited. Solar evaporation of salt is widely practiced, potash is extracted from the Dead Sea, and magnesium is produced from sea water along the American Gulf Coast.
Question 36: The author’s main purpose in this passage is to_________.
A. illustrate the importance of conserving water	
B. describe the properties and uses of water
C. compare water with other liquids	
D. explain how water is used in commerce and industry
Question 37: The phrase “this vast amount” in the first paragraph refers to_________
A. 80,000 million cubic miles of water	B. 24,000 cubic miles of rain
C. 80,000 cubic miles of water	D. 300 million cubic miles of water.
Question 38: According to the passage, fish can survive in the oceans because_________.
A. evaporation and condensation create a water cycle	B. there are currents in the oceans
C. they do not need oxygen	D. ice floats
Question 39: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of water?
A. water can absorb heat	B. water is good solvent
C. water contracts on cooling	D. water expands when it is frozen
Question 40: The word “outstanding” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to_________.
A. exceptionally good	B. special 	C. amusing	D. important
Question 41: According the passage, the hydrosphere is NOT _________.
A. the part of the earth covered by water	B. responsible for all forms of life	
C. in danger of freezing over	D. a source of natural resources
Question 42: The author’s tone in the passage can best be described as_________.
A. dispassionate	B. speculative	C. biased	D. dogmatic
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 43 to 50.
Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men. Discrimination against women in business, the demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of women entrepreneurs small. Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than $40 billion in annual revenues, and this figure is likely to continue rising throughout the 1990s. As Carolyn Doppelt Gray, an official of the Small Business Administration, has noted, "The 1970s was the decade of women entering management, and the 1980s turned out to be the decade of the woman entrepreneur". What are some of the factors behind this trend? For one thing, as more women earn advanced degrees in business and enter the corporate world, they are finding obstacles. Women are still excluded from most executive suites. Charlotte Taylor, a management consultant, had noted, "In the 1970s women believed if they got an MBA and worked hard they could become chairman of the board. Now they've found out that isn't going to happen, so they go out on their own". 
In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in "women's" fields: cosmetics and clothing, for example. But this is changing. Consider ASK Computer Systems, a $22-million-a-year computer software business. It was founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtzig, who was then a housewife with degrees in math and engineering. When Kurtzig founded the business, her first product was software that let weekly newspapers keep tabs on their newspaper carriers-and her office was a bedroom at home, with a shoebox under the bed to hold the company's cash. After she succeeded with the newspaper software system, she hired several bright computer-science graduates to develop additional programs. When these were marketed and sold, ASK began to grow. It now has 200 employees and Sandra Kurtzig owns $66.9 million of stock. 
	Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as men often do. They still face hurdles in the business world, especially problems in raising money; the banking and finance world is still dominated by men, and old attitudes die hard. Most businesses owned by women are still quite small. But the situation is changing; there are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtzigs in the years ahead.
Question 43: What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more attractive to the business world.	
B. The computer is especially lucrative for women today.
C. Women are better at small businesses than men are
D. Women today are opening more businesses of their own.
Question 44: The word "excluded" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. not permitted in 	B. often invited to 	C. decorators of 	D. charged admission to 
Question 45: All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the business world EXCEPT_______
A. women were required to stay at home with their families	
B. women lacked ability to work in business	
C. women faced discrimination in business	D. women were not trained in business
Question 46: The word “that” in the first paragraph refers to _______ 
A. a woman becomes chairman of the board	B. women working hard
C. women achieving advanced degrees	D. women believing that business is a place for them
Question 47: According to the passage, Charlotte Taylor believes that women in the 1970s______
A. were unrealistic about their opportunities in business management	
B. were still more interested in education than business opportunities
C. had fewer obstacles in business than they do today	
D. were unable to work hard enough to success in business
Question 48: The author mentions the "shoebox under the bed" in the second paragraph in order to _______
A. show the frugality of women in business
B. show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig
C. point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzig's business were limited
D. suggest that the company needed to expand
Question 49: It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that businesses operated by women are small because ______. 
A. women prefer a small intimate setting	B. women can't deal with money
C. women are not able to borrow money easily	D. many women fail at large businesses
Question 50: The author's attitude about the future of women in business is_________
A. skeptical. 	B. optimistic. 	C. frustrated. 	D. negative