Đề thi Trung học phổ thông Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2017 - Đề 1 - Trường THPT Lý Thường Kiệt

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO YÊN BÁI
 TRƯỜNG THPT LÝ THƯỜNG KIỆT
(Đề thi có 05 trang)
KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
ĐỀ 1
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.
Question 1: A. mistake	B. mystery 	C. thirsty	D. castle
Question 2: A. exhaust	B. oxen	C. extravagant	D. fax	
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.
Question 3: A. electric	B. continent	C. analyze	D. champion
Question 4: A. memorial	B. genuine	C. requirement	D. apparent
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: Being the biggest expanse of brackish water in the world, the Baltic sea is in special interest 
 A B C D
to scientists.
Question 6: The wood of the tulip tree, sometimes referred to as American Whitewood, is one of 
 A B 
the most valuable timber productions in the United States.
 C D
Question 7: We were at trouble because we had entered the building without permission.
 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: No sooner had we started the picnic the rain began pouring down!
 A. that	B. when	C. than	D. and
Question 9: I've told you not to leave the door open.
 A. at times	B. over and over	C. time and time again D. from time to time
Question 10: Whatever happens, I shall always you.
 A. stand by	B. stand up to	C. go after	D. put up with
Question 11: The manager that regular customers should be sent a thank-you letter.
 A. predicted	B. insisted	C. obliged	D. told
Question 12: last week, I am the only one who studied for it.
 A. Of those who took the driving test	B. Those taking the driving test	
 C. Whoever took the driving test	D. People took the driving test
Question 13: The two pictures are very , but if you look carefully, you'll notice one or two differences.
 A. identical	B. equal	C. same	D. alike
Question 14: I had temporary jobs when I was a student.
 A. different	B. distinctive	C. various	D. varying
Question 15: Tin will only melt under heat.
 A. high	B. intense	C. severe	D. serious
Question 16: When we arrived at the campsite, it was with rain.
 A. running	B. dropping	C. falling	D. pouring
Question 17: Although the boy confessed to the crime, the lawyer as it was his first offence.
 A. got him off	B. let him off	C. got him in	D. let him down
Question 18: This is the most difficult task I've ever tackled.
 A. by far	B. by all means	C. by the way	D. by sight
Question 19: He's a very person because he can make other workers follow his advice.
 A. influential	B. creative	C. deciding	D. effective
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: - " ". - "Delighted I was able to help."
A. Isn't it a great reunion?	B. Can I help you?	
C. Thank you for your lovely welcome.	D. We are delighted. It’s kind of you.
Question 21: - Marie: "What a lovely house you have!" Phil: " ". 
A. No problem	B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in.	
C. I think so.	D. Of course not, it's not costly.
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.
Question 22: In the 1970s, many governments' efforts to curb inflation were unsuccessful. 
A. resist	B. control	C. sustain	D. induce
Question 23: The champion said she couldn't have won the gold medal without the support of her parents and teachers. 
A. help	B. success	C. failure	D. supply
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 24: There was a long period without rain in the countryside last year so the harvest was poor. 
A. famine	B. flood	C. drought	D. epidemic
Question 25: In some societies, language is associated with social class and education. People judge one's level in society by the kind of language used.
A. connected with	B. separated from	C. not allowed by	D. dissimilar to
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: " How long will the interview take?"
A. I had no idea how the interview would be taken.	
B. I wanted to know how long the interview would take.	
C. I asked how long the interview could talk.	
D. I asked him if the interview would take long.
Question 27: Don't blame him for your stupid mistakes.
A. Don't let him blame you for your stupid mistakes.	
B. He was not to blame because your mistakes were stupid. 	
C. He doesn't make mistakes so you are to blame.	
D. It isn't his fault that you have made stupid mistakes.
Question 28: A few animals sometimes fool their enemies by appearing to be dead.
A. Some animals pretend to be dead to deceive their enemies.	
B. A few animals are sometimes dead and they fool their enemies.	
C. Few animals appear to be dead because their enemies are fools.	
D. By appearing to be dead sometimes, a few animals are really foolish.
Read the following passage and 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: The tree had died. They cut it down.
A. The tree was cut down and then it died.	
B. They cut down the tree that had died.	
C. The tree had died, but they cut it down.	
D. The tree had died after they cut it down.
Question 30: I thought they might be hungry. I offered them something to eat.
A. Thinking they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat.	
B. Because they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat. 	
C. I thought they might be hungry, offering them something to eat.	
D. I offered them something to eat to stop them being hungry.
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.
Environmental Concerns
	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 very resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is 
(32) 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 (33) 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 (34) resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals keep us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources, they will (35) 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. Still 	D. Despite 
Question 32: A. neither 	B. sooner 	C. rather	D. either 
Question 33: A. result 	B. reaction 	C. development 	D. product 
Question 34: A. living 	B. real 	C. natural 	D. genuine 
Question 35: A. remain 	B. go 	C. last 	D. stand 
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.
Bees, classified into over 10.000 species, are insects found in almost every part of the world except the northernmost and southernmost regions. One commonly known species is the honeybee, the only bee that produces honey and wax. Humans use the wax in making candles, lipsticks, and other products, and they use the honey as a food. While gathering the nectar and pollen with which they make honey, bees are simultaneously helping to fertilize the flowers on which they land. Many fruits and vegetables would not survive if bees did not carry the pollen from blossom to blossom.
Bees live in a structured environment and social structure within a hive, which is a nest with storage space for the honey. The different types of bees each perform a unique function. The worker bee carries nectar to the hive in a special stomach called a honey stomach. Other workers make beeswax and shape it into a honeycomb, which is a waterproof mass of six-sided compartments, or cells. The queen lays eggs in completed cells. As the workers build more cells, the queen lays more eggs.
All workers, like the queen, are female, but the workers are smaller than the queen. The male honeybees are called drones; they do no work and cannot sting. They are developed from unfertilized eggs, and their only job is to impregnate a queen. The queen must be fertilized in order to lay worker eggs. During the season when less honey is available and the drone is of no further use, the workers block the drones from eating the honey so that they will starve to death. 
Question 36: Which of the following is the best title for this reading?
A. The Many Species of Bees
B. Making Honey
C. The Useless Drone
D. The Honeybee - Its Characteristics and Usefulness
Question 37: The word species in the first sentence is closest in meaning to .
A. enemies	B. mates	C. killers	D. varieties
Question 38: The word which in the fourth sentence refers to .
A. fertilizer	B. flowers	C. honey	D. bees
Question 39: 	According to the passage, a hive is .
A. a type of honey	B. a storage space	C. a nest	D. a type of bee
Question 40: According to the passage, the drone .
A. collects less honey than workers. B. mates with the queen and has no other purpose.
C. can be male or female. D. comes from eggs fertilized by other drones.
Question 41: The author implies that .
A. the queen can be a worker.	B. bees are unnecessary in the food chain.
C. drones are never females.	D. drones are completely dispensable.
Question 42: 	According to the passage, honey is carried to the hive in a honey stomach by the .
A. queens	B. workers	C. males	D. drones
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.
The atmosphere that originally surrounded Earth was probably much different from the air we breathe today. Earth's first atmosphere (some 4.6 billion years ago) was most likely hydrogen and helium - the two most abundant gasses found in the universe - as well as hydrogen compounds such as methane and ammonia. Most scientists feel that this early atmosphere escaped into space from the Earth's hot surface.
A second, more dense atmosphere, however, gradually enveloped the Earth as gasses from molten rocks within its hot interior escaped through volcanoes and steam vents. We assume that volcanoes spewed out the same gasses then as they do today: mostly water vapor (about 80 percent), carbon dioxide (about ten percent), and up to a few percent nitrogen. These same gasses probably created Earth's second atmosphere.
As millions of years passed, the constant outpouring of gasses from the hot interior - known as outgassing - provided a rich supply of water vapor, which formed into clouds. Rain fell upon Earth for many thousands of years, forming the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the world. During this time, large amounts of carbon dioxide were dissolved in the oceans. Through chemical and biological processes, much of the carbon dioxide became locked up in carbon sedimentary rocks, such as limestone. With much of the water vapor already condensed into water and the concentration of carbon dioxide dwindling, the atmosphere gradually became rich in nitrogen.
It appears that oxygen, the second most abundant gas in today's atmosphere, probably began an extremely slow increase in concentration as energetic rays from the Sun split water vapor into hydrogen and oxygen during a process called photo dissociation. The hydrogen, being lighter, probably rose and escaped into space, while the oxygen remained in the atmosphere.
This slow increase in oxygen may have provided enough of this gas for primitive plants to evolve, perhaps two to three billion years ago. Or the plants may have evolved in an almost oxygen-free (anaerobic) environment. At any rate, plant growth greatly enriched our atmosphere with oxygen. The reason for this enrichment is that plants, in the presence of sunlight, process carbon dioxide and water to produce oxygen. 
Question 43: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Hot underground gasses created clouds, which formed the Earth's atmosphere.
B. Plant growth depended on oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.
C. The atmosphere on Earth has changed over time.
D. The original atmosphere on Earth was unstable.
Question 44: The word "enveloped" is closest in meaning to .	.
A. surrounded	B. characterized	C. changed	D. escaped
Question 45: The word "they” refers to_ .
A. rocks	B. steam vents	C. gasses	D. volcanoes
Question 46: According to the passage, outgassing eventually led to all of the following EXCEPT 
A. the formation of clouds
B. decreases in the level of nitrogen
C. increases in the carbon dioxide content of sedimentary rocks
D. the formation of bodies of water
Question 47: The word "gradually" is closest in meaning to .
A. in the end	B. accidentally	C. quickly	D. by degrees
Question 48: The passage suggests that oxygen remained in the atmosphere because .
A. it was heavier than hydrogen
B. it was caused by outgassing
C. rays from the sun created equal amounts of hydrogen and oxygen
D. hydrogen became trapped in limestone
Question 49: The author uses the word "Or" to .
A. propose a similar idea	B. suggest an alternative
C. criticize the previous suggestion	D. provide unrelated information
Question 50: The phrase "At any rate" is closest in meaning to .
A. although unlikely	B. in addition
C. fortunately	D. regardless
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