Đề thi Tốt nghiệp THPT môn Tiếng Anh năm 2014 - Mã đề 296

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KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2014 
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 
Thời gian làm bài phần trắc nghiệm: 40 phút; phần viết: 20 phút. 
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Họ, tên thí sinh: .......................................................................... 
Số báo danh: ............................................................................ 
Thí sinh làm bài phần trắc nghiệm trước, sau khi hết thời gian làm bài phần trắc nghiệm, thí sinh nộp 
phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm. Khi có hiệu lệnh, thí sinh mới làm bài phần viết. 
I. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM (30 câu; 7,5 điểm) 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is 
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 
Question 1: A. hear B. clear C. near D. bear
Question 2: A. believes B. rejects C. maintains D. confides
Question 3: A. laugh B. enough C. high D. cough
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 4 to 8. 
In Britain, greetings cards are sold in chain stores and supermarkets, in newsagents’ shops, corner 
shops and, increasingly, in shops that specialize in the sale of cards and paper for wrapping presents 
in. 
The most common cards are birthday and Christmas cards. Many Christmas cards are sold in aid 
of charity and special ‘charity card shops’ are often set up in temporary premises in the weeks before 
Christmas. A wide variety of birthday cards is available to cater for different ages and tastes. Some, 
especially ones for young children or for people celebrating a particular birthday, have the person’s 
age on the front. Many have comic, often risqué, messages printed on them, and cartoon-style 
illustrations. Others are more sober, with reproductions of famous paintings or attractive original 
designs. The usual greeting on a birthday card is ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘Many Happy Returns’ or ‘Best 
Wishes for a Happy Birthday’. 
Some people also send special cards for Easter and New Year. Easter cards either portray images 
of spring, such as chicks, eggs, lambs, spring flowers, etc, or have a religious theme. 
Cards are produced for every ‘milestone’ in a person’s life. There are special cards for an 
engagement, a marriage, a new home, a birth, success in an examination, retirement, a death in the 
family, etc. Some are ‘good luck’ or ‘congratulations’ cards. Others, for example ‘get well’ cards for 
people who are ill, express sympathy. 
 (Extracted from The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Encyclopedic Dictionary) 
Question 4: What is the passage mainly about? 
A. Easter Cards B. Greetings Cards C. Christmas Cards D. Birthday Cards 
Question 5: The word ‘some’ in paragraph 2 refers to ______. 
A. young children B. ages and tastes C. birthday cards D. card shops 
Question 6: Which of the following is NOT the usual greeting on a birthday card? 
A. ‘Many Happy Returns’ B. ‘Good luck’ 
C. ‘Happy Birthday’ D. ‘Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday’ 
Question 7: The word ‘milestone’ in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______. 
A. a convenient way B. a positive view C. an important event D. a special gift 
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Question 8: It can be inferred from the passage that ______. 
A. greetings cards are not very popular in Britain 
B. greetings cards are for children only 
C. greetings cards are used on many different occasions 
D. there are few choices of birthday cards 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 9: She wrote her essay carefully to avoid ______ mistakes. 
A. make B. making C. being made D. to make 
Question 10: This is the supermarket ______ you can buy almost everything. 
A. who B. when C. that D. where 
Question 11: I woke up when the alarm clock ______. 
A. went off B. turned off C. put off D. took off 
Question 12: Jack: ‘Can I borrow your notes, please?’ 
 Jill: ‘______’ 
A. No, thanks. B. Yes, sure. C. Yes, I can. D. Well done! 
Question 13: We are worried ______ the current situation of environmental pollution in our country. 
A. about B. of C. on D. at 
Question 14: It is becoming ______ challenging to find a good job nowadays. 
A. more and more B. the more C. better and better D. the better 
Question 15: Candidates have to attach their birth ______ to their applications for this position. 
A. degrees B. diplomas C. qualifications D. certificates 
Question 16: It is boring in here. Let’s go ______ else for a change. 
A. nowhere B. something C. nothing D. somewhere 
Question 17: My students promised that they would hand in their assignments ______. 
A. yesterday B. tomorrow C. the following day D. the previous day 
Question 18: The money that I earn is enough to ______ my family’s basic needs. 
A. take B. meet C. give D. see 
Question 19: Jane is a(n) ______ girl so she finds it easy to make friends with other students. 
A. honest B. sociable C. kind D. shy 
Question 20: Peter would not have been late for the interview if he ______ the bus. 
A. didn’t miss B. doesn’t miss C. hasn’t missed D. hadn’t missed 
Question 21: We will leave ______ the rain stops. 
A. as soon as B. while C. during D. until 
Question 22: Harry Potter books, which ______ by J.K. Rowling, are very popular with children 
around the world. 
A. will write B. wrote C. were written D. will be written 
Question 23: Scientists have proposed a possible ______ to the problem of global warming. 
A. solution B. effect C. result D. plan 
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 24: The woman decided to devote herself full-time to social work. 
A. help B. bring C. dedicate D. determine 
Question 25: We should join hands to make our city green, clean and elegant. 
A. put together B. make decisions C. take action D. work together 
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the 
correct word for each of the blanks from 26 to 30. 
Most people today take relatively little general exercise. Over the last 30 or 40 years lifestyles 
have changed considerably and many people now travel even (26)______ shortest distances by car or 
bus. Lack of exercise combined with eating too many fatty and sugary foods has meant that many 
people are becoming too fat. Experts are particularly concerned that children (27)______ a lot of their 
free time watching television or playing computer games instead of being physically active. 
In recent years, however, there has been a growing (28)______ in fitness among young adults and 
many belong to a sports club or gym. Membership of a sports club or gym can be (29)______ and not 
everyone can afford the subscription. Local sports centres are generally cheaper. Evening classes are 
also cheap and offer a wide variety of fitness activities ranging (30)______ yoga to jazz dancing. 
Some companies now provide sports facilities for their employees or contribute to the cost of joining 
a gym. 
 (Extracted from The Oxford Guide to British and American Culture - Oxford Advanced Learner’s Compass) 
Question 26: A. the B. an C. a D. one 
Question 27: A. spend B. get C. make D. take 
Question 28: A. interestingly B. interested C. interesting D. interest 
Question 29: A. popular B. cheap C. expensive D. easy 
Question 30: A. at B. in C. from D. on 
II. PHẦN VIẾT (2,5 điểm) 
Write a paragraph about the school subject that you like best. 
You should write at least 80 words. 
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