SỞ GD&ĐT LÂM ĐỒNG KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017

ĐỀ THAM KHẢO 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. changes B. pieces C. houses D. knives
Question 2: A. allow B. doubt C. drought D. bought

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. foreign B. reduce C. constant D. shortage
Question 4: A. tournament B. ceremony C. legendary D. adventure

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
Question 5: He was such an intelligent student that he could pass the final exam easy.
A B C D
Question 6: Would you mind to close the door for me? It's rather cold in here.
A B C D
Question 7: The mining of minerals often bring about the destruction of landscapes and wildlife habitats
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: Anne : "Why are your hands so dirty ?
Susan : " I_______on my car"
A. worked B. was working C. have worked D. had worked
Question 9: Sarah____________to have graduated from a well-known university.
A. say B. is said C. said D. has said
Question 10: My pen is out of_______________ ink.
A. the B. x C. an D. some
Question 11: The body of a fish is quite different from____________ a land animal.
A. which B. one of C. that of D. those of
Question 12: It's difficult to____________ luxuries when you're used to having them.
A. cut down on B. cut down at C. cut off on D. cut down into
Question 13: The children ___________ a funny story and wrote it on the card .
A. turned out B. made up C. gave off D. put in
Question 14: She used to_____________ her living by working as a typist.
A. win B. earn C. raise D. support
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Question 15: I had a strange haircut, ______________.
A. this surprised my friends B. my friends were surprised
C. but I surprised my friends D. which surprised my friends
Question 16: Her rapid rise to the top has been one of the film industry's most remarkable _________
stories
A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successive
Question 17: If you don’t have the best, ___________ the best of what you have.
A. use B. make C. give D. do
Question 18: What she has said makes no __________ to me .
A. sense B. meaning C. knowledge D. information
Question 19: Don’t enter my room without _________
A. hitting B. shaking C. knocking D. beating
Question 20: “I can’t speak English well enough to apply for that post” – “___________”
A. Me either B. Me too C. Me also D. Me neither
Question 21: - Jean: “I can’t thank you enough for your help” – John: “ ____________________ ”
A. I’d rather not B. It’s my pleasure C. My goodness D. I don’t mind at all
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 22: These machines are older models and have to be operated by hand.
A. mechanically B. manually C. automatically D. spiritually
Question 23: If the crops are not irrigated soon, the harvest will be sparse.
A. watered B. plowed C. planted D. fertilized
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 24: It takes some time to become familiar with cultural differences in another country
A. accustomed to B. adapted to C. disinclined for D. unpleasant to
Question 25: We need an immediate decision! We have to decide what to do now.
A. delayed B. alternative C. constant D. instant
Mark the letter ABC or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct sentence which is closest in
meaning to each of the ones given before
Question 26: He is said to have been in the French Foreign Legion
A. People say he was in the French Foreign Legion
B. People said he was in the French Foreign Legion
C. It is said that he has been in the French Foreign Legion
D. It is a fact that he was in the French Foreign Legion
Question 27: “How old is your little boy?” said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.
A. The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley how old her little boy is.
B. The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley how old her little boy was.
C. The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley about what age her little boy is.
D. Mrs. Bingley asked the nurse how old was her little boy
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Question 28: His story was so funny that it made us all laugh.
A. His story was too funny to laugh.
B. His story couldn’t make us laugh.
C. His story was very funny and we couldn’t help laughing.
D. We all laughed at him for his story.
Question 29: It rained heavily, so the football match was cancelled.
A. The match was cancelled because of the heavy rain.
B. If it didn’t rain, the match wouldn’t be cancelled.
C. Despite the heavy rain the match was cancelled.
D. If it hadn’t been for the heavy rain, the match wouldn’t be cancelled.
Question 30: In spite of his tiredness, Joe managed to finish his work.
A. Although he was tired but Joe managed to finish his work.
B. Joe managed to finish his work but he was tired.
C. Despite he was tired, Joe managed to finish his work.
D. Tired as he was, Joe managed to finish his work.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word for each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35 .
Our family has got many books. All the (31)__________of our family buy books and read them. My
mother says that books help us in self-education. In ancient times books were written by hand. It was
difficult to write a book (32)________a pen. Then printing came into our life. Printing played an important
(33)___________ in the development of literature and culture. Now there are a lot of books in the shops,
there are many books in our flats. But it is difficult to buy all books (34)__________we want to read. That’s
why we get books in public libraries. There are some problems in our life and sometimes it is difficult to
(35)_______them. I think that books can help us. Books must be our friends during our lifetime.
Question 31: A. partners B. groups C. relates D. members
Question 32: A. at B. in C. by D. with
Question 33: A. step B. stage C. role D. chain
Question 34: A. where B. when C. which D. who
Question 35: A. imagine B. deal C. create D. solve

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 question from 36 to 42
It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education.
Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The distinction
between schooling and education implied by this remark is important
Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It
can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It
includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning.
The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio,
from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often
produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known
of other religions. People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad,

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inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school and one that should
be an integral part of one's entire life
Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little
from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time,
take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The
slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of
government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being taught. For example, high
school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in
their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions
surrounding the formalized process of schooling
Question 36: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The best school teaches a wide variety of subjects
B. Education and schooling are quite different experiences
C. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework
D. The more years students go to school, the better their education is
Question 37: What does the author probably mean by using the expression “children interrupt their
education to go to school” (lines 2, 3 of paragraph 1) ?
A. Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial.
B. School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year.
C. Summer school makes the school year too long.
D. All of life is an education.
Question 38: The word “chance” in the passage is closest in meaning to_________.
A. unplanned   B. unusual  C. lengthy  D. lively
Question 39: The word “they” in the passage refers to ____________.
A. slices of reality  B. similar textbooks  C. boundaries  D. seats
Question 40: The phrase “For example,” in the passage introduces a sentence that gives examples of_____.
A. similar textbooks  B. the results of schooling
C. the workings of a government  D. the boundaries of classroom subjects
Question 41: Which of the following conclusions does the passage support?
A. Without formal education, people would remain ignorant.
B. Education systems need to be radically reformed.
C. Going to school is only part of how people become educated.
D. Education involves many years of professional training.
Question 42: The writer seems to agree that...
A. Schooling is as important as education B. Education is not as important as schooling
C. Schooling is unlimited and more informal D. Education is more influential than schooling

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.
Many people are unaware of how many of the products we use every day come from petroleum and
natural gas. In the United States each family of four uses more than two tons of petroleum products annually.
That’s almost 1200 lb of chemicals each year for every man, woman, and child in the United States – a
staggering total of 225 billion pounds of chemicals from petroleum, and to a lesser extent, natural gas.
Of the vast amount of petroleum and natural gas we consume, more than 90 percent is burned as
fuels. Only about 5.5 percent is used for the manufacture of petrochemicals by the chemical industry. These
petrochemicals vary widely in their functions and include such products as drugs, detergents, rubber, paints,
fertilizers, dyes, perfumes, explosives, food preservatives, artificial sweeteners, and agricultural chemicals.
Finally, about 1.5 percent of the oil and natural gas is used as raw material for plastics. This small
percentage translates into the production of billions of pounds of polymers that yield many different and
useful products.

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 In post-World War II years, the United States was flooded with domestic and imported items of
extremely low cost, low quality, and limited lifetime. This led to the image of “cheap plastics” with low
durability. Today, however, the image of plastics has changed. Plastics perform an extremely broad range of
functions, from heart valves and artificial kidneys to ski boots, nonstick surfaces, supper glues, and
spacecraft parts, and they compete with natural products in durability. No other materials except plastics
could perform all these different functions.
Plastics are replacing more and more parts of your car. The use of 1 lb of plastic can replace an
average of 3.5 lb of metal in an automobile. An automobile with 400 lb of plastic substituted for metal will
weigh about 1000 lb less, which increases its gas mileage by about 3 mi/gal. The fuel savings are estimated
to be about 160 million barrels of oil annually. That’s more than the total amount used by the chemical
industry as raw materials to make the polymers. As another example, synthetic polymer fibers are commonly
used in fabrics, for both economical and practical reasons. If the world’s synthetic fibers were replaced by
cotton, this would require an additional 40 million acres of farmland.
Certainly the use of polymer plastics will increase. One can expect to find more applications in home
construction and furniture because of the unlimited design freedom of plastics. Plastics will be used more in
drink containers and food packaging. The 700 billion gallons of liquids consumed each year in the United
States will find their way to the consumer more and more in plastic bottles. Diseased or malfunctioning parts
pf the body will be replaced by specialized plastic components to a greater degree. We are indeed becoming
a plastic society.
Question 43: What does the passage mainly discussed?
A. Production of petroleum and natural gas B. The versatility of petrochemicals
C. New uses of plastic in automobiles D. Plastics and plastic products
Question 44: According to the passage, the percentage of petroleum and natural gas that is used in the
production of plastics is __________
A. exaggerated B. tiny C. extravagant D. efficient
Question 45: The word “flooded” in line 1 is closest in meaning to _____
A. inundated B. damaged C. promoted D. in need of
Question 46: The word “yield” in the last of paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____
A. gain B. surrender C. produce D. require
Question 47: It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that after World War II plastic products in the US were all
of the following EXCEPT
A. inexpensive B. plentiful C. mediocre D. long-lasting
Question 48: The word “This” in line 12 refers to _______
A. the end of World War II
B. the appearance of large quantities of inferior goods
C. the limited lifetime of the goods
D. the use of imported rather than domestic goods
Question 49: In paragraph 4, the author supports the use of plastics in cars and polymer fibers in fabrics
because they are _________
A. economical B. fashionable C. easily manufactured D. costly
Question 50: The author believes that the use of plastics in home construction and furniture will increase
because plastics __________
A. come in decorative colors B. are relatively inexpensive
C. lend themselves to flexibility in design D. are incredibly strong

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