BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017  
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH  
ĐỀ THAM KHẢO  
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề  
(Đề có 06 trang)  
Mã đề 003  
Họ, tên thí sinh: .....................................................................  
Số báo danh: ..........................................................................  
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. sale  
B. chalk  
C. date  
D. plane  
Question 2.  
A. toured  
B. jumped  
C. solved  
D. rained  
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. financial  
Question 4.  
A. prepare  
B. fortunate  
C. marvellous  
D. physical  
B. survive  
C. finish  
D. appeal  
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 5. The year-end party was out of this world. We had never tasted such delicious food.  
A. enormous  
B. terrific  
C. strange  
D. awful  
Question 6. In some Western cultures, people who avoid eye contact in a conversation are  
regarded as untrustworthy.  
A. embarrassed  
B. quiet  
C. reliable  
D. suspicious  
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 7. The dog is starving. It hasn’t got anything to eat for nearly a week.  
A. quite happy  
B. very hungry  
C. rather full  
D. extremely thirsty  
Question 8. Safety regulations have made it obligatory for all employees to wear protective  
clothing.  
A. popular  
B. optional  
C. common  
D. compulsory  
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. The man ______ gave me the book is my uncle.  
A. where  
B. when  
C. who  
D. which  
Question 10. As the clouds drifted away, the pattern of the fields was clearly ______ from a height.  
A. apparent  
B. visible  
C. foreseeable  
D. evident  
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Question 11. Jack’s father bought him a(n) ______ bike as a birthday gift.  
A. blue Japanese expensive  
C. Japanese expensive blue  
B. expensive Japanese blue  
D. expensive blue Japanese  
Question 12. The harder he studies, ______.  
A. the better results he gets  
B. his results get better  
C. the better do his results get  
D. the best results he gets  
Question 13. We ______ full advantage of the fine weather and had a day out.  
A. took  
Question 14. My best friend, Lan, ______ to England 10 years ago.  
A. was moving B. moves C. moved  
B. created  
C. did  
D. made  
D. has moved  
Question 15. The mobile phone is an effective means of ______ in the world nowadays.  
A. communicated  
Question 16. The teacher gave some ______ on how to prepare for the test.  
A. consequences B. effects C. suggestions  
B. communication  
C. communicate  
D. communicative  
D. ways  
Question 17. The audience showed their ______ by giving the world-famous orchestra a big round  
of applause.  
A. intention  
Question 18. If he were better qualified, he ______ get the job.  
A. will B. can C. may  
B. admiration  
C. consideration  
D. sympathy  
D. could  
Question 19. First our team should identify ______ specific need in the community and then carry  
out a project to address that need.  
A. an  
Question 20. Peter is not a modest boy since he often shows______ his prizes.  
A. around B. up C. off D. through  
B. Ø  
C. a  
D. the  
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 21.  
Jolie and Tom are meeting at the supermarket.  
Jolie: "Hi, Tom. How are you doing?"  
Tom: "______. How about you?"  
A. I'm waiting for my sister  
C. I'm doing nothing  
B. I'm shopping for food  
D. I'm doing well  
Question 22.  
Maria and Alex are talking about the environment.  
Maria: "Our environment is getting more and more polluted. Do you think so?"  
Alex: "______. It's really worrying."  
A. I'll think about that  
C. I don't think so  
B. I don't agree  
D. I can't agree more  
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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 23. Henry tasted the pleasures of modern city life. Then he found life in his village hard  
and unattractive.  
A. Having tasted the pleasures of modern city life, Henry found life in his village hard and  
unattractive.  
B. After Henry found life in his village hard and unattractive, he tasted the pleasures of modern  
city life.  
C. If Henry had tasted the pleasures of modern city life, he would have found life in his village  
hard and unattractive.  
D. Although Henry tasted the pleasures of modern city life, he found life in his village hard and  
unattractive.  
Question 24. Books help broaden the mind. Books also provide a good source of entertainment.  
A. Books help broaden the mind, but they provide a good source of entertainment.  
B. Books help broaden the mind, and they provide a good source of entertainment.  
C. Books help broaden the mind, for they provide a good source of entertainment.  
D. Books help broaden the mind, or they provide a good source of entertainment.  
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 25. Without my tutor’s help, I couldn’t have made such a good speech.  
A. Had my tutor not helped me, I couldn’t make such a good speech.  
B. If my tutor didn’t help me, I couldn’t make such a good speech.  
C. If it hadn’t been for my tutor’s help, I couldn’t have made such a good speech.  
D. If my tutor hadn’t helped me, I could have made such a good speech.  
Question 26. This is my first visit to Paris.  
A. I have never visited Paris before.  
C. I used to visit Paris.  
B. I am used to visiting Paris.  
D. I have visited Paris many times before.  
Question 27. "You got an A in Chemistry. Congratulations!" Peter said to his classmate.  
A. Peter encouraged his classmate to get an A in Chemistry.  
B. Peter persuaded his classmate to get an A in Chemistry.  
C. Peter insisted on getting an A in Chemistry for his classmate.  
D. Peter congratulated his classmate on getting an A in Chemistry.  
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 28. Each student have to write a paragraph about the benefits of learning English.  
A
B
C
D
Question 29. His parents don’t allow him staying out late on weekdays.  
A
B
C
D
Question 30. Some of the tunnels in the cliff are totally natural; some others were carved out  
A
B
C
by soldiers for defensible purposes.  
D
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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 or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.  
When you first arrive in a foreign culture, often your first reaction is completely positive.  
Everything seems exciting, different and fascinating. It’s an (31) ______. If you are just on a short  
holiday, you will probably never leave this phase.  
(32) ______, if you stay longer, your attitude can start to change. As you start to realize (33)  
_
_____ little you really understand the new culture, life can get frustrating. People misunderstand  
what you are trying to say, or they may laugh at you when you say something incorrectly. Even  
simple things, like posting a letter, can seem very difficult to you. Thus, you are likely to get angry  
or upset when things go wrong.  
With time, though, you start to (34) ______ to become more comfortable with the differences  
and better able to handle frustrating situations. Your (35) ______ of humor reappears. Finally, you  
may feel enthusiastic about the culture once again, enjoy living in it, and even prefer certain aspects  
of the culture to your own.  
(Adapted from Navigate Coursebook, OUP 2015)  
Question 31.  
A. adventure  
Question 32.  
A. Therefore  
Question 33.  
A. whether  
Question 34.  
A. replace  
B. adventurous  
B. Or  
C. adventurer  
C. However  
C. if  
D. adventurously  
D. Nor  
B. how  
D. what  
B. maintain  
B. sense  
C. adjust  
C. touch  
D. keep  
Question 35.  
A. taste  
D. sound  
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.  
Marriage nowadays is a choice people make on their own, but this has not always been the  
case in society. Thousands of years ago, the average lifespan was shorter than it is today. A man  
usually lived until he was about 40 years old, while women died even sooner because of childbirth.  
There were many wars and illnesses, and people had to protect themselves by having more children  
while they were still young. The parents lived through their children.  
Marriage was not so much a romantic love story but a business transaction, or deal. Most  
marriages were arranged between parents while their children were still very young. It was the  
custom that the fathers made the decision on whom their children were going to marry. The  
mothers had little say in it since they rarely made any decisions outside the household. The fathers  
would meet to arrange the wedding date and the money given for the bride on her wedding date.  
The more money and land a girl had, the more chances she had to marry well. Therefore, it was  
important that her father choose the bridegroom very well. Usually, it was someone who came  
from a good family or who was rich too. It was very unlikely that people married outside their  
social class. A few well-off and rich merchants got to marry poorer noblewomen and became  
King’s business advisors. In a way, poor peasants had an easier choice as it was less important  
whom they married.  
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The practice of arranged marriage is still common in some countries in the Middle East, such  
as India or Pakistan. Here, social classes are still strongly divided and very well-kept. Often,  
however, arranged marriages are a sign that people do not want to let go of the past, which gives  
them comfort and security in an ever-changing world.  
(Adapted from Longman Essence Reading, Vol. 2)  
Question 36. What does the passage mainly discuss?  
A. Marriage as a business transaction today.  
B. Mothers' roles in their children's marriage.  
C. Marriage practices in modern society.  
D. The practice of arranged marriage.  
Question 37. The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to ______.  
A. marriage B. a choice C. society  
Question 38. According to paragraph 1, women died even sooner than men because of ______.  
A. wars B. illnesses C. childbirth D. marriage  
Question 39. According to paragraph 2, richer girls were more likely to ______.  
D. the average lifespan  
A. become noblewomen  
C. succeed in business  
B. marry well  
D. marry peasants  
Question 40. The author mentions all of the following in the passage EXCEPT ______.  
A. People tended to marry outside their social class  
B. Men made almost all decisions inside the family  
C. Marriage used to be a deal between two families  
D. The wedding date was decided by the fathers  
Question 41. The word "bridegroom" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.  
A. bridesmaid  
Question 42. The phrase "let go of" in paragraph 3 mostly means ______.  
A. give up B. turn off C. save up  
B. bride  
C. daughter-in-law  
D. son-in-law  
D. give in  
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.  
A ghostly animal creeps silently through a Florida swamp. It’s a rare type of big cat known  
as a Florida panther, one of only 80 to 100 such panthers left in the world. Scientists must work to  
save these remaining panthers from extinction, but their secretive nature is making it difficult.  
They are attaching a special transmitter to each Florida panther so they can follow their  
movements, range, and habits. The technology these transmitters use is called satellite tracking.  
The scientists are dedicated professionals, but they are not pioneers. Their colleagues before  
them have attached tiny transmitters to many different kinds of wild animals, including birds, fish,  
and big cats. So the Florida scientists are using their methods. Firstly, they must trap and  
tranquillize the panther. Then, the transmitter is attached to a harness and strapped to the  
panther’s body. Each harness is custom designed and manually adjusted for panthers so it fits  
comfortably. Scientists don’t want the transmitter to interfere with the panther’s natural habits.  
The point of tracking them is to find out as much as they can about their natural habits.  
Once the tracking transmitter is in place, the information it records is sent to an orbiting  
satellite. The satellite can see the transmitter that is attached to the panther, even when it is out of  
sight of a biologist on the ground. The satellite collects information from the transmitter about the  
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panther’s exact location. Once the information is received, it is transmitted back to Earth so it can  
be recorded by the scientists.  
Scientists can use the information in many different ways. They can follow the panthers on  
the ground and observe their behavior. Alternatively, they can use the information to determine  
the panthers’ ranges and to understand their social patterns. They can also track how  
environmental changes like weather conditions affect their movements and health. All this  
information can be used to provide ideal conditions for the endangered panthers. It can also be  
used to protect the panthers from danger.  
In the end, the panther silently slips away through the trees. Around its shoulders a transmitter  
is sending signals via satellite to a dedicated biologist. The biologist is using the information the  
transmitter provides to save the Florida panthers from extinction. With the help of satellite tracking  
these beautiful cats have a better chance of survival in the modern world.  
(Adapted from http://www.thereadingplanet.com)  
Question 43. What is the passage mainly about?  
A. Scientists dedicated to saving Florida panthers.  
B. Different methods of tracking Florida panthers.  
C. The use of a tracking device to protect Florida panthers.  
D. Florida panthers' secretive nature and habits.  
Question 44. According to the passage, what information does the satellite collect from the transmitter?  
A. The chance of panthers’ survival.  
C. The biologists on the ground.  
B. The panther’s exact location.  
D. The total number of panthers.  
Question 45. Florida panthers are characterized as the animals that ______.  
A. tend to remain hidden from people  
C. live with the spirit of ghosts  
B. are abundant in number  
D. can be easily followed  
Question 46. According to the passage, which of the following about the tracking transmitter is  
NOT true?  
A. Scientists use the information the transmitter provides to save the panther.  
B. The transmitter helps scientists learn about the panther’s habits.  
C. The transmitter is fastened to the panther’s body for tracking purposes.  
D. The Florida panther is the first animal to be attached with the transmitter.  
Question 47. The phrase "tranquillize the panther" in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by  
_
_____.  
A. feed the panther properly  
C. put the panther in a cage  
B. make the panther calm  
D. handle the panther carefully  
Question 48. The phrase "custom designed" in paragraph 2 probably means ______.  
A. specially made for panthers  
C. skilfully created by hands  
B. functioned according to a custom  
D. created by famous designers  
Question 49. The word "their" in paragraph 4 refers to ______.  
A. the panthers’ ranges B. the transmitters C. the panthers  
Question 50. Which of the following could best describe the author’s attitude in the passage?  
D. the scientists  
A. Objective  
B. Negative  
C. Sarcastic  
D. Sympathetic  
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