ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2018

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. scenic B. pesticide C. survive D. fertilizer
Question 2: A. boats B. speaks C. beliefts D. leaves
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. determine B. develop C. rearrange D. historic
Question 4: A. vulnerable B. believable C. incredible D. compulsory
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: It is important to bear (A) in mind that (B) love should precede before (C) marriage, not follow
(D) it.
Question 6: There are (A) nmany different ways of comparing (B) the economy of one nation with those (C) of
another (D).
Question 7: The (A) company did not want to hire (B) a man that his (C) experience was so limited (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: Vietnamese participants’ efforts were _______ appreciated in the 14th ASIAN GAMES.
A. high B. height C. highly D. heighten
Question 9: You and your big mouth! It was supposed to be a secret. You _____ her!
A. shouldn't have told B. mightn’t have told C. mustn't have told D. couldn't have told
Question 10: The more you practise your English,__________.
A. you will learn faster B. the faster you will learn
C. faster you will learn D. the faster will you learn
Question 11: Her first novel has been _______ acclaimed as a masterpiece.
A. nation B. national C. international D. internationally
Question 12: The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted______ a good answer.
A. keep pace with B. put up with C. came up with D. made way for
Question 13: Many young people in rural areas don’t want to spend their lives on the farm like their........
parents. So they leave their home villages to find well-paid jobs in the fast-growing industrial zones.
A. long-term B. up-to-date C. weather-beaten D. wide-ranging
Question 14: He is exhausted. He around the whole afternoon trying to clean the house
before the guests arrive.
A. has been running B. has run C. be running D. was running
Question 15: “What was the groom wearing ?” “He was dressed in a ______”
A. light suit summer B. light summer suit C. summer suit light D. suit summer light
Question 16: She made a big ________ about not having a window seat on the plane.
A. complaint B. fuss C. excitement D. interest
Question 17: Idon’t really__ _winter sports very much.
A. deal with B.face up to C. go in for D. get round to
Question 18: She went to college to study history, but changed ________ and is now a doctor.
A. horses in midstream B. for a better C. hands D. her tune
Question 19: It’s imperative that this letter__________ immediately.
A. is sent B. will be sent C. send D. be sent
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. Teacher: “Tom, you’ve written a much better essay this time.” - Tom: “_______”
A. Writing? Why? B. Thank you. It’s really encouraging.
C. You’re welcome. D. What did you say? I’m so sh
Question 21. -Tom: “ Sorry, I forgot to phone you last night.” -Mary: “________”
A. I have nothing to tell you. B. Oh. Poor me! C. Never mind! D. You was absent – minded.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) or phrase(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the bold and underlined word(s) or phrase(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22. The experimental vaccine seems to have both desirable and detrimental effects on the subjects'
immuse system.
A. beneficial B. harmful C. needy D. neutral
Question 23: Clouds can be classified into family groupings according to their height and shape.
A. distributed B. registered C. specified D. categorized
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) or phrase(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the bold and underlined word(s) or phrase(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: 1. Wendy is on the horns of a dilemma: she just wonders whether to go for a picnic with her
friends or to stay at home with her family.
A. unwilling to make a decision B. able to make a choice
C. eager to make a plan D. unready to make up her mind
Question 25: At first, no one believed she was a pilot, but her documents lent colour to her statements.
A. provided evidence for B. got information from
C. borrowed colour from D. gave no proof of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer that best fits the blank
space in the following passage.
Not everybody recognises the benefits of new developments in communications technology. Indeed,
some people fear that text messaging may actually be having a negative (26)_____ on young people's
communication and language skills, especially when we hear that primary school children may be at
(27)______ of becoming addicted to the habit. So widespread has texting become, however, that even pigeons
have started doing it. What's more, in this case, it's difficult to view the results as anything but positive.
Twenty of the birds are about to (28) ______ to the skies with the task of measuring air pollution, each
armed with sensor equipment and a mobile phone. The readings made by the sensors will be automatically (29)
_____ into text messages and beamed to the Internet - where they will appear on a dedicated 'pigeon blog'.
The birds will also each have a GPS receiver and a camera to capture aerial photos, and researchers are building
a tiny 'pigeon kit' containing all these gadgets. Each bird will carry these in a miniature backpack, apart, that is,
from the camera, which will hang around its neck. The data the pigeons text will be displayed in the (30)
_____of an interactive map, which will provide local residents with up-to-the-minute information on their local
air quality.
Question 26. A. result B. outcome C. effect D. conclusion
Question 27. A. danger B. threat C. risk D. peril
Question 28. A. make B. launch C. reach D. take
Question 29. A adapted B. converted C. revised D. applied
Question 30. A. shape B. way C. form D. size
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
Mickey Mouse was not Walt Disney's first successful cartoon creation, but he is certainly his most
famous one. It was on a cross-country train trip from New York to California in 1927 that Disney first drew the
mouse with the big ears. Supposedly, he took his inspiration from the tame field mice that used to scamper into
his old studio in Kansas City. No one is quite sure why he dressed the mouse in the now- familiar shorts with
two buttons and gave him the yellow shoes. But we do know that Disney had intended to call him Mortimer
until his wife Lillian intervened christened him Mickey Mouse.
Capitalizing on the interest in Charles Lindbergh, Disney planned Mickey's debut in the short cartoon
Plane Crazy, with Minnie as a co-star. In the third short cartoon. Steamboat Willie, Mickey was whistling and
singing through the miracle of the modern soundtrack. By the 1930s Mickey's image had circled the globe. He
was a superstar at the height of his career.
 Although he has received a few minor changes throughout his lifetime, most notably the addition of
white gloves and the rounder forms of a more childish body, he has remained true to his nature since those first
cartoons. Mickey is appealing because he is nice. He may get into trouble, but he takes it on the chin with a
grin. He is both good-natured and resourceful. Perhaps that was Disney's own image of himself. Why else
would he have insisted on doing Mickey's voice in all the cartoons for twenty years? When interviewed, he
would say, "There is a lot of the mouse in me." And that mouse has remained one of the most pervasive images
in American popular culture.
Question 31: Which of the following is the main topic of the passage ?
A. The image of Mickey Mouse B. The life of Walt Disney
C. The history of cartoons D. The definition of American culture
Question 32: The word “pervasive” could best be replaced by.................
A. wel loved B. widespread C. often copied D. expensive to buy
Question 33: The word “appealing” is closet in meaning to........
A. attractive B. famous C. exceptional D. distinguishable
Question 34: The word “those” refers to..................
A. cartoons B. forms C. gloves D. changes
Question 35: What did Disney mean when he said, “There is a lot of the mouse in me” ?
A. He was proud of the mouse that he created
B. He knew that the mouse would be a famous creation
C. He created the mouse with many of his qualities.
D. He had worked very hard to create the mouse.
Question 36: The first image if Mickey Mouse is descirbed as all of the following EXCEPT.........
A. He was dressed in shorts with two buttons. B. He had big ears.
C. He wore yellow shoes D. He was wearing white gloves.
Question 37: The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses..........
A. the history of cartoons B. other images in popular culture
C. Walt Disney’s childhood D. the voices of cartoon characters
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.
Prehistoric horses were far removed from the horses that Christopher Columbus brought on his ships during
his second voyage to the New World. Although fossil remains of “dawn horses” have been excavated in several
sites in Wyoming and New Mexico, these animal, which were biologically different from contemporary horses,
had been extinct several millennia before onset of the Indian era. Although moviegoers visualize an Indian as a
horse rider, Indians were not familiar with horses until the Spanish brought them to Mexico, New Mexico,
Florida, and the West Indies in 1519. Those that escaped from the conquerors or were left behind became the
ancestors of the wild horses that still roam the southwestern regions of the country. The Indian tribe scattered in
the western plains began to breed horse about 1600.
The arrival of the horse produced a ripple effect throughout the Great Plains as the Indians living there were
not nomadic and engaged in rudimentary farming and grazing land hunting. Tracking stampeding herds of
buffalo and elk on foot was not the best way to stock quantities of meat to adequately feed the entire tribe
during the winter. However, mounted on horses, the hunting team could cover ground within a substantial
distance from their camps and transport their game back to be roasted, dried into jerky, or smoke for
preservation. The hunters responsible for tribe provisions stayed on the move almost continuously, replacing
their earth-and-sod lodges with tepees. Horses carried not only their riders but also their possessions and booty.
The Blackfoot Indians of the Canadian plains turned almost exclusive hunters, and the Crow split off from the
mainstream Indian farming in favor of hunting. In fact, some of the Apache splinter groups abandoned
agricultural cultivation altogether.
The horse also drastically altered Indian warfare by allowing rapid maneuvering before, during, and after
skirmishes. With the advent of the horse, the Apache, Arapahoe, and Cheyenne established themselves as
territorial monopoly in the Plains. Because Indians did not have the wheel and had dragged their belongings
from one settlement to another, horse also enabled them to become more mobile and expedient during tribal
migration. In fact, the Cheyenne abolished the custom of discarding belongings and tepee skins simply because
there were no means to transport them
Question 38: The word “excavated” is closest in meaning to___________
A. hunted down B. exasperated C. dug up D. extinguished
Question 39: According to the passage, how many genetic species of horses are known today?
A. Three. B. Two. C. One D. Four
Question 40: The word “Those” refers to___________
A. Indians B. horses C. West Indies D. The Spanish
Question 41: According to the passage, American Indians___________
A. were exposed to horses in the 1500s. B. farmed with horses in the 1500s.
C. have ridden horses since prehistoric times D. tamed horses in the early 1500s.
Question 42: According to the passage, after the arrival of Europeans, the Indian tribes inhabiting the Great
Plains___________
A. played communicated hunting games. B. herded undomesticated buffalo.
C. had sedentary and tranquil life-styles. D. improved their hunting techniques.
Question 43: The word “provisions” is closest in meaning to___________
A. weapons B. supplies C. attire D. health
Question 44: According to the passage, American Indians invented various methods for___________
A. dislocating their traps. B. communicating over great distances.
C. keeping their possessions. D. conducting their hostile excursions.
Question 45: It can be inferred from the passage that the arrival of horses in the Americas___________
A. altered the future course of the Indian way of life.
B. made the Indian tribes relinquish their territorial monopolies.
C. shattered the advancement of the Indian culture.
D. led to the dispersal of the Indian tribes throughout the continent.
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 46:He took his seat quietly. He didn’t want to disturb their conversation.
A. He took his seat quietly so as not to disturb their conversation.
B. He took his seat quietly so as to disturb their conversation.
C. He took his seat quietly in order not disturb their conversation.
D. He took his seat quietly in order for him not to disturb their conversation.
Question 47:He had just finished eating his breakfast. Then he fell down.
A. Hardly did he finished eating his breakfast when he fell down.
B. Hardly he had finished eating his breakfast when he fell down.
C. Hardly have he finished eating his breakfast when he fell down.
D. Hardly had he finished eating his breakfast when he fell down.
Question 48: The wildlife habitat has been extensively damaged. A lot of species are on the verge of
extinction.
A. The extensive damage of wildlife habitat has resulted in the extinction of a lot of species.
B. As the wildlife habitat has been extensively damaged, a lot of species are on the verge of extinction.
C. The wildlife habitat damage will sooner or later cause an extensive extinction of a lot of species.
D. Althought their habitat has not damaged, a lot of wildlife species are on the verge of extinction.
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 49: People believed that you retired because of poor health.
A. You are believed to have retired because of poor health.
B. You were believed to have retired because of poor health.
C. It is believed that you retired because of poor health.
D. You retired because of poor health was believed.
Question 50: We couldn't have managed without my father's money.
A. Had it not been for my father's money, we couldn't have managed.
B. We could have managed with my father's money.
C. If we had managed, my father's money would be there.
D. If we couldn't have managed, we would have had my father's money
 KEYS
1. A 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.B
11.D 12.C 13.C 14.A 15.B 16.B 17.C 18.A 19.D 20.B
21.C 22.B 23.D 24.B 25.D 26.C 27.C 28.D 29.B 30.C
31.A 32.B 33.A 34.A 35.C 36.D 37.B 38.C 39.B 40.B
41.A 42.D 43.B 44D 45A 46.C 47.D 48.B 49.B 50.A

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