SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI ĐỀ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017

TRƯỜNG THPT LÝ TỬ TẤN MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

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. approached B. unwrapped C. obliged D. sacrificed
Question 2 A. compulsory B. struggle C. publish C. curriculum

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3 A. psychology B. economics C. entertainment D. mathematics
Question 4.A. however B. general C. security D. apartment

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5 _______ on the stairs than the phone rang.
A. No sooner I had stepped B. No sooner had I stepped
C. Had no sooner I stepped D. Had I stepped no sooner
Question 6 Gold _____ in California in the nineteenth century.
A. has been discovered B. discovered C. was discover D. was discovered
Question 7 Neither Lan nor her friends _________ superstitious.
A. has B. was C. is D. are
Question 8 She has just bought ______.
A. a French interesting old painting B. an interesting old French painting
C. an old interesting French painting D. an interesting French old painting
Question 9 ______ our pre-paid order, they failed to send us the items in time.
A. Regardless of B. Without any notice of C. With respect to D. On behalf of
Question 10 The statue _________ while it __________ to another room in the museum.
A. was broken- was moved B. had broken- was moved
C. broke- moved D. broke- was being moved
Question 11 It’s important to set yourself clear ______ so you know what you are doing for.
A. goals B. decisions C. ambitions D. opportunities
Question 12 As we continued traveling north, the weather got ____. Eventually, everything we saw was
frozen.
A. colder and colder B. more cold C. cold more D. the colder
Question 13 I do not use those things any more. You can _______ them away.
A. get B. throw C. fall D. make
Question 14 She always encourages her son ____________ harder.
A. study B. studying C. studied D. to study
Question 15 By raising their weapons the men showed their ________ to continue the fight.
A. ready B. were ready C. readiness D. readily
Question 16 Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ______?
A. has he B. haven’t they C. have they D. hasn’t he
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of
the following sentences
Question 17 Mai: “Your new blouse looks gorgeous, Lan” - Lan: “ __________________”
A. It’s up to you B. Thanks, I bought it last week.
C. I’d rather not D. You can say that again

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 Question 18 Tom: “ A motorbike knocked Ted down.” David: “_________”
A. What is it now ? B. How terrific! C. Poor Ted! D. What a motor bike!
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 19 Newtonian physics accounts from the observation of the orbits of the planets and moons.
A. B. C. D.
Question 20 The man whom I want to meet him was away on business.
A. B. C. D.
Question 21 Publishing in the UK, the book has won a number of awards in recent regional book fairs.
A. B. C. D.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet t o indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22 They extended the road for ten more mile.
A. constructed B. planned C. lengthened D. repaired
Question 23 Sports and festivals form an integral part of every human society.
A. exciting B. informative C. invented D. essential

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions .
Question 24 Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school.
A. puts off B. attends to C. looks for D. fills in
Question 25 She is a very generous old woman. She has given most of her wealth to a charity organization.
A. mean B. amicable C. kind D. hospitable

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.
A BUSY FAMILY
In the front of their home, the Henry family gathered around their TV set as a popular soap opera
began. “Looks there’s Mum!” shouted 11-year-old Kathy, pointing ...(26)... the screen. “She’s sitting at that
table in the corner.” Sure enough, there was Julia Henry, enjoying a relaxed drink in one of the country’s most
famous TV programme.
Julia’s family see ...(27)... unusual in her job as a “bit-part” actor or “extra”, because they are all doing
it. Her husband, Tony, had been in several drama series as well as numerous adverts, while Kathy and her 13-
year-old brother, Robin, have also ...(28)... on TV countless times.
It all started four years ago when Tony, an amateur actor from Lancashire, decided to leave his job and
take up acting professionally. At the age of 41, it was a big step to take and he has no ...(29)... about it at all.
Soon the whole family were being offered chances to play small parts just like him, through Tony admits there
are times when he wishes he were a star. “ We really enjoy our lives” says Tony, “although it is difficult to ...
(30)... plans. A couple of phone calls can turn our week upside down, but we love every minute of it!”

Question 26 A. above B. for C. towards D. out

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 sentences.
Question 31 The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it.
A. The water wasn’t warm enough for the children to swim in.
B. The water was cold enough for the children to swim in.
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 C. It was such a cold water that the children couldn’t swim in it.
D. The water was too cold for the children to swim in it.
Question 32 That factory is producing more and more pollution.
A. More and more pollution are produced by that factory.
B. More and more pollution is produced by that factory.
C. More and more pollution are being produced by that factory.
D. More and more pollution is being produced by that factory.
Question 33 “Well done, Jerry, you’ve passed the driving test !”.
A. I told that Jerry had passed her driving test .
B. I told Jerry that she had done well in her driving test.
C. I congratulated Jerry for passing her driving test.
D. I congratulated Jerry on passing her driving test.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each of the
following sentences.
Question 34 Nam is very friendly . He comes from Hai Phong.
A. Nam is very friendly who comes from Hai Phong .
B. Nam, who comes from Hai Phong, is very friendly.
C. Nam who comes from Hai Phong is very friendly.
D. Nam is very friendly, who comes from Hai Phong.
Question 35: My mother is very busy at work but she takes good care of her children.
A. In spite of being busy at work, my mother takes good care of her children.
B. Although my mother was very busy at work she did not take good care of her children.
C. My mother takes good care of her children but she is very busy at work.
D. Though my mother was very busy at work my mother took good care of her children.

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 following questions.
A recent study shows that an unequal share of household chores is still the norm in many households,
despite the fact that many more women now have jobs. In a survey of 1,256 people ages between 18 and 65,
men said they contributed an average of 37% of the total housework, while the women estimated their share to
be nearly double that, at 70%. This ratio was not affected by whether the woman was working or not.
When they were asked what they thought was a fair division of labor, women with jobs felt that
housework should be shared equally between male and female partners. Women who did not work outside the
home were satisfied to perform 80% - the majority of the household work - if their husbands did remainder.
Research has shown that, if levels increase beyond these percentages, women become unhappy and anxious,
and feel they are unimportant.
After marriage, a woman is reported to increase her household workload by 14 hours per week, but for
men the amount is just 90 minutes. So the division of labor becomes unbalanced, as a man’s share increases
much less than the woman’s. It is the inequality and loss of respect, not the actual number of hours, which
leads to anxiety and depression. The research describes housework as thankless and unfulfilling. Activities
included in the study were cooking, cleaning, shopping, doing laundry, washing up and childcare. Women who
have jobs report that they feel overworked by these chores in addition to their professional duties. In contrast,
full-time homemakers frequently anticipate going back to work when the children grow up. Distress for this
group is caused by losing the teamwork in the marriage.
In cases where men perform most of the housework, results were similar. The men also became
depressed by the imbalance of labor. The research showed that the least distressed people are those who have
equal share, implying that men could perform significantly more chores and even benefit from this. The
research concludes “ Everybody benefits from sharing the housework. Even for women keeping house, a share
division of labor is important. If you decide to stay at home to raise the children, you don’t want to become the
servant of the house”
(Adapted from LouisHarrision & Caroline Cushen, 2013)
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 Question 36 The word remainder in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. what is left B. what is share C. what is fulfilled D. what is done
Question 37 After getting married, ______ .
A. men do less housework B. men do more housework
C. women have a bigger house D. women do twice as much housework
Question 38 According to the passage, a good relationship is the one in which ______ .
A. women do 80% of the housework B. women do 14 hours of housework
C. women and men divide the housework equally D. men do more housework than women
Question 39 Although women think men should share the housework, those who don’t have paid job agree
to share ______ of the chores.
A. 80% B. 14% C. 37% D. 70%
Question 40 Women who do not have a job become depressed ______ .
A. when their husbands do not help them B. because they have no respect
C. if their husbands do 29% of the chores D. if they have to do more than half of the
housework
Question 41 The word estimated in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______ .
A. hoped B. wanted C. divided D. guessed
Question 42 What is the most suitable heading for the passage?
A. Unequal housework division B. How to be happy couples
C. Difficulties of working women D. Reason for women to be distress

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 following questions.
Since the world became industrialized, the number of animal species that have either become extinct or
have n Before the 1500’s, the western plains of North America were dominated by farmers. One group, the
Mandans, lived in the upper Missouri River country, primarily in present - day North Dakota. They had large
villages of houses built close together. The tight arrangement enabled the Mandans to protect themselves more
easily from the attacks of others who might seek to obtain some of the food these highly capable farmers stored
from one year to the next.
The women had primary responsibility for the fields. They had to exercise considerable skill to produce the
desired results, for their northern location meant fleeting growing seasons. Winter often lingered; autumn could
be ushered in by severe frost. For good measure, during the spring and summer, drought, heat, hail,
grasshoppers, and other frustrations might await the wary grower.
Under such conditions, Mandan women had to grow maize capable of weathering adversity. They began
as early as it appeared feasible to do so in the spring, clearing the land, using fire to clear stubble from the
fields and then planting. From this point until the first green corn could be harvested, the crop required labor
and vigilance.
Harvesting proceeded in two stages. In August the Mandans picked a smaller amount of the crop before
it had matured fully. This green corn was boiled, dried and shelled, with some of the maize slated for
immediate consumption and the rest stored in animal - skin bags. Later in the fall, the people picked the rest of
the corn. They saved the best of the harvest for seeds or for trade, with the remainder eaten right away or stored
for alter use in underground reserves. With appropriate banking of the extra food, the Mandans protected
themselves against the disaster of crop failure and accompany hunger.
The woman planted another staple, squash, about the first of June, and harvested it near the time of the
green corn harvest. After they picked it, they sliced it, dried it, and strung the slices before they stored them.
Once again, they saved the seeds from the best of the year’s crop. The Mandans also grew sunflowers and
tobacco; the latter was the particular task of the older men.
Question 43. The word “them” in the last paragraph refers to _________.
A. slices B. women C. seeds D. the Mandans
Question 44. Which of the following crops was cultivated primarily by men?
A. Sunflower B. Corn C. Squash D. Tobacco
Question 45. The word “enabled” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ____________.
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 A. reminded B. helped C. isolated D. covered
Question 46. Which of the following processes does the author imply was done by both men and women?
A. Harvesting corn B. Planting corn C. Harvesting squash D. planting
Question 47. What is the main topic of the passage ?
A. The problems encountered by farmers specializing in growing once crop
B. Various ways corn can be used
C. Weather conditions on the western plains
D. The agricultural activities of a North American Society
Question 48. The word “disaster” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. avoidance B. history C. catastrophe D. control
Question 49. The Mandans built their houses close together in order to ____________.
A. allow more room for growing corn B. protect themselves against the weather
C. guard their supplies of food D. share farming implements
Question 50. Throughout the passage, the author implies that the Mandans _________.
A. planned for the future B. were open to strangers
C. were very adventurous D. valued individuality

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