ĐỀ LUYỆN THI THPT QG 2018 109

Họ và tên thí sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………

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. volunteered  B. disabled  C. determined D. attended

Question 2:  A. hospital  B. honest  C. holiday  D. hobby

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. culture  B. protect  C. support   D. compare

Question 4:  A. national    B. integrate  C. donation   D. charity

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the ITALIC word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 5: How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games?

 A. succeeded in B. hosted   C. performed  D. participated in

Question 6: The event, watched by millions of people all over the country, takes place annually.

 A. once every year  B. regularly  C. smoothly  D. sometimes

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the ITALIC word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 7: Our main aim is to increase sales by 12% this year.

 A. go up  B. decrease  C. rise   D. reach

Question 8: At about six in the evening the birthday party came to an end. We were all tired but happy.

 A. completed  B. finished  C. began  D. stopped

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 9: She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole.

A. asked why   B. did Mathew look    C. embarrassed  D. saw

Question 10: We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions on it on our test tomorrow.              

A. to review   B. carefully        C. will      D. some                              

Question 11: I won't be able to go on holiday this year unless I will get a part-time job.

A. won't     B. to go          C. unless    D. will get

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 12: We encourage students to participate fully________ the running of the college.

 A. to   B. in   C. on   D. for

Question 13: Renowned MC Phan Anh himself________ VND500 million of his own money to support flood-affected victims in the centre of Vietnam.

 A. donated  B. received  C. lent   D. raised

Question 14: Anne hoped________ to join the private club. She could make important business contact here.

 A. to be invited B. to invite   C. inviting   D. being invited

Question 15: If Mr. Smith________ this company, he would have made a lot of changes.

 A. ran    B. is running  C. had run  D. runs

Question 16: Harry said he________ some good marks the semester before.

 A. got   B. had gotten  C. have got  D. gets

Question 17: The government should________ family planning programmes to reduce overpopulation.

 A. carry on  B. account for  C. turn in  D. carry out

Question 18: I hate school. The teachers make us________ so much homework every day!

 A. did   B. doing   C. to do  D. do

Question 19: The woman who received a $4 million jackpot prize has no plans on how to spend the money yet, except for________ some of it to charity.

 A. being given  B. to give   C. giving  D. gave

Question 20. She________ a big fuss about not having a window seat on the plane.

 A. had   B. made  C. took   D. did

Question 21: They________ spent their summer vacations teaching illiterate people to read and write.                A. voluntary                            B. voluntarily                            C. volunteer                            D. volunteered 

Question 22: Instead of________ about the good news, Tom seemed to be indifferent.

 A. being excited B. exciting  C. to excite  D. to be excited

Question 23: By the end of next month, Sarah________ in government for 40 years.

 A. will have been working B. will be working C. is working D. will work

Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question that follows. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

    Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived?

The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless.

Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground. When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses.

Question 24: What does the passage mainly discuss?

         A. A type of wild vegetation                 B. Western migration after Civil War

         C. The raising of cattle                           D. The climate of the Western United States

Question 25: What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?

         A. Most history book include the story of the train.

         B. The story of the train is similar to other ones from that time period.

         C. The driver of the train invented the story.

         D. The story of the train may not be completed factual.

Question 26: The word “they” in line 4 refers to___________.

         A. plains  B. skeletons   C. oxen                       D. Americans

Question 27: What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?

         A. Many had settled there by the 1860’s.

         B. It was not originally assumed to be a fertile area.

         C. It was a popular place to raise cattle before the Civil War.

         D. It was not discovered until the late 1800’s.

Question 28: The word “barren” in line 7 is closed in meaning to___________.

         A. lonely  B. uncomfortable                C. infertile                 D. dangerous

Question 29: The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to___________.

         A. favored  B. available    C. ordinary                D. required

Question 30: Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second paragraph?

         A. Cattle raised in the Western United States refused to eat it.

         B. It had to be imported into the United States.

         C. It would probably not grow in the western United States.

         D. It was difficult for cattle to digest.

Question 31: Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?

         A. Mesquite grass B. Bluejoint grass     C. Buffalo grass D. Grama grass

Question 32: Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?

         A. They contain little moisture   B. They have tough stems

         C. They can be grown indoors   D. They are not affected by dry weather

Question 33: According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by___________.

         A. eating only small quantities of grass    

B. continually moving from one grazing area to another

         C. naturally fertilizing the soil

         D. stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground

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 4 to 8.

Caring for Children

A volunteer caring for children abroad can take on many roles but primary focuses usually include education, communication and creativity. Many of these children have lost their homes (34)_______  natural disasters or unstable political environments and are looking for someone to help them create new homes to house themselves, friends or family. Volunteers are encouraged to be (35)_______  in the lives of the children and their families. Some children may have lost their parents and are (36)_______  role models to respect and look up too.

 Volunteer with children abroad and you could not only ensure a better life for a rural, underdeveloped community but also bring a great deal of self-satisfaction. You will make friends for life (37)_______  the children and in many cases can choose (38)_______  in touch with those you've helped.

Question 34:  A. thanks to  B. because  C. since  D. due to

Question 35:  A. lived  B. taken part  C. involved  D. entered

Question 36:  A. making  B. calling  C. asking  D. looking for

Question 37:  A. to   B. of   C. with   D. for

Question 38:  A. to stay  B. to be stayed C. staying  D. to staying

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 11 to 15.

The most usual way to entertain friends at home is to invite them for a meal, either in the evening or at lunchtime on a Sunday. In smaller communities, for example a country village, people also invite each other for a drink before a meal, for morning coffee or afternoon tea.

When guests are invited for a meal, they often sit and chat while they have a drink before the meal, and coffee is usually served afterwards. Several friends are sometimes invited at once to make a small party. These parties are almost always informal. Formal occasions, when written invitations are sent out and people dress formally, rarely take place in people's homes, although they did in the past.

Larger parties are arranged to celebrate a particular event. Children's birthdays are often celebrated with a tea party for the child's friends. The meal will often be followed by party games. Parties are held to celebrate a person's coming of age (formerly at 21 but now at 18), a couple's silver wedding anniversary (after 25 years of marriage), a couple's engagement and New Year's

Eve. In the USA a person's 40th birthday is often marked with a special celebration. A housewarming party is sometimes held to invite friends to one's new home.

 In summer, if the weather is fine, people may hold a barbecue in the garden. A much grander, more formal occasion is a garden party, held in the afternoon, when tea is served.

Question 39: The word "grander" in paragraph 4 mostly means ______.

 A. more convenient  B. more exciting C. more pleasant D. more important

Question 40: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

 A. People don't hold any parties to celebrate a particular event.

 B. People often sit and chat before a meal they are invited for.

 C. People don't invite each other for a drink before a meal in a country village.

 D. People often hold garden parties on informal occasions.

Question 41: Nowadays, parties are held to celebrate a person's coming of age when they are______.

 A. 25   B. 21   C. 40    D. 18

Question 42: Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

 A. Entertaining guests B. A garden party C. A birthday party D. A housewarming party

Question 43: When are written invitations sent out?

 A. On formal occasions.   B. On a Sunday evening. 

 C. On informal occasions.    D. On a Sunday morning.

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 44: "Why didn't you answer my phone last night?" he said.

 A. He asked me why he hadn't answered my phone last night.

 B. He asked me why I hadn't answered his phone the night before.

 C. He asked me why I hadn't answered his phone the night after.

 D. He asked me why I didn't answer his phoned the night before.

Question 45: The picnic was cancelled because it rained.

 A. If it hadn't rained, the picnic wouldn't have been cancelled.

 B. If it hadn't rained, the picnic wouldn't be cancelled.

 C. If it didn't rain, the picnic wouldn't have been cancelled.

 D. If it didn't rain, the picnic wouldn't be cancelled.

Question 46: They finished their tea and then they left.

 A. They finished their tea after they left. B. After they had left, they finished their tea.

 C. After they had finished their tea, they left. D. They had left before they finished their tea.

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 47: Helen and Michael are waiting for the next bus at their school gate. 

 - Helen: "Excuse me. Can you tell me the time?"  - Michael: "____________"

 A. I've forgotten it. B. Here you are. C. It's ten past nine. D. I've to go now.

Question 48: Lora is speaking to Tom at their friend's birthday party.

 - Lora: "When's your birthday?"   - Tom: "____________"

 A. I'm 24.   B. On June 10th. C. Good idea!  D. Congratulations!

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 49: I had never seen her before. However, I recognized her from a photograph.

 A. I recognized her from a photograph before I had never seen her.

 B. After I had seen her, I recognized her from a photograph.

 C. Although I had never seen her before, but I recognized her from a photograph.

 D. Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph.

Question 50: He started to study at 2 o'clock. He is still studying now.

 A. He was studying since 2 o'clock. B. He has been studying for 2 hours.

 C. He has been studying since 2 o'clock. D. He usually studies for 2 hours.

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