ĐỀ THI MINH HOẠ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016- 2017
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
ĐỀ SỐ 9
( Thời gian làm bài 60 phút)
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 1. A. synchronized
B. psychology
C. carry
D. activity
Question 2. A. remained
B. explored
C. separated
D. travelled
Mark A,B,C or D to indicate the word whose main stress differs from the rest.
Question 3. A perform
B. invent
C. attempt
D. motion
Question 4. A. establish
B. educate
C. regional
D. operate
Identify the underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be corrected
Question 5. Everyone likes reading more better than usual when they like the subject.
A
B
C
D
Question 6. According to a 2005 report from Statistics Canada, men spent 2.5 hours a day on unpaid
A

B
work around the house, as soon as women averaged 4.3 hours.
D
Question 7. Habitat fragmentation have caused plant and animal species in the remaining islands of
A
B
C
habitat to lose contact with others of their own kind.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following questions
Question 8. Tom “ I’m sorry .I won’t be able to come” .
- Mary “ ________” .
A. Oh, that’s annoying
B. Sounds like fun
C. Great
D. Well, never mind
Question 9. Tom:" Would you bother if I had a look at your paper?”
- Peter : “ ________”
A. Actually, I would rather you didn’t
B. That’s a good idea
C. Oh, I did not realize it
D. You are welcome
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 10: Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them.
A. destroy
B. discover
C. endanger
D. be unawear

Question 11 : There have been significant changes in women's lives since the women's liberation
movement.
A. controlled
B. economic
C.unimportant
D. natural
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 12: Books are a primary means for dissemination of knowledge and information.
A. attempt
B. distribution
C. invention
D. variety
Question 13 Paid employment has undoubtedly brought economic and social gains to many women.
A. easily
B. freely
C. independently
D. certainly
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
Question 14: Mary is going to look for a job _______ she finishes high school.
A. once
B. since
C. till
D. whenever

Question 15 Mary had a serious fever, missed school and fell _______.
A. up
B. off
C. behind
D. after
Question 16 Mrs. Lindon has ________ that she is unable to get a job.
A. but not enough education
C. so little education
C. however little education
D. such little education
Question 17 The television isn't working. It _______ during the move.
A. should have been damaged
B. needn't be damaged
C. must have been damaged
D. ought not be damaged
Question 18. Too much television can has negative effects on young minds ________higher levels of
television viewing correlate with lowered academic performance, especially reading scores.
A. because of
B. however
C. despite
D.thanks to
Question 19: Many a time _________ plan to divorce her husband, but she never did.
A. did she
B. she did
C. had she
C. she had
Question 20: "To Build a Fire", ________, was first published in 1908.
A. a short story by Jack London, he was an American author,
B. a short story was written by Jack London, an American author,
C. a short story by Jack London, an American author.

D. a short story by Jack London, an American author,
Question 21 Mary eats ________ she used to.
A. fewer meat and bananas than
B. less and less meat and bananas than
C. less meat and fewer bananas than
D. the least meat and fewest bananas than
Question 22 Not many people find reading more ________ than watching TV.
A. interest
B. interested
C. interesting
D. interestingly
Question 23: Swimming produces both ________ and physical benefits.
A. psychology
B. psychological
C. psychologist
D. psychologically
Question 24: If Charlie _______, he could have been injured.
A. had been run the street
C. had been run into the street
B. had run the street
D. had run into the street
Question 25. Peter ________ when we came into the discotheque.
A. was dancing Mary
B. was dancing with Mary
C. was danced by Mary
D. had danced Mary
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.
Recreational diving or sport diving is a type of diving that uses scuba equipment for the purpose of
leisure and enjoyment. In some diving circles, the term "recreational diving" is used in contradistinction

to "technical diving", a more demanding aspect of the sport which requires greater levels of training,
experience and equipment.
Recreational scuba diving grew out of related activities such as snorkeling and underwater hunting.
For a long time, recreational underwater excursions were limited by the amount of breath that could be
held. However, the invention of the aqualung in 1943 by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and its development over
subsequent years led to a revolution in recreational diving. However, for much of the 1950s and
early1960s, recreational scuba diving was a sport limited to those who were able to afford or make their
own kit, and prepared to undergo intensive training to use it. As the sport became more popular,
manufacturers became aware of the potential market, and equipment began to appear that was easy to use,
affordable and reliable. Continued advances in' SCUBA technology, such as buoyancy compensators,
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modern diving regulators, wet or dry suits, and dive computers, increased the safety, comfort and
convenience of the gear encouraging more people to train and use it.
Until the early 1950s, navies and other organizations performing professional diving were the only
providers of diver training, but only for their own personnel and only using their own types of equipment.
There were no training courses available to civilians who bought the first scuba equipment. Professional
instruction started in 1959 when the non-profit National Association of Underwater Instructors was
formed.
Further developments in technology have reduced the cost of training and diving. Scuba-diving has
become a popular leisure activity, and many diving locations have some form of dive shop presence that
can offer air fills, equipment and training. In tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world, there is a large
market in holiday divers, who train and dive while on holiday, but rarely dive close to home. Generally,
recreational diving depths are limited to a maximum of between 30 and 40 meters (100 and 130 feet),
beyond which a variety of safety issues make it unsafe to dive using recreation diving equipment and
practices, and specialized training and equipment for technical diving are needed.

Question 26. Recreational diving _______.
A. requires more equipment than technical diving ,
B. are taken up by many people for leisure and entertainment
C. needs no equipment
D. requires more experience than technical diving
Question 27. Recreational underwater excursions used to be limited _______.
A. as underwater hunting was banned
B. because the necessary amount of breath was too expensive to afford
C. because divers could not take enough amount of breath with them
D. because the necessary amount of breath was too heavy to bring
Question 28. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “civilians” ?
A.divers
B. local people
C. naivies
D. shopkeeper
Question 29. According to the second paragraph, in the 1950s and early 1960s, recreational scuba diving
was a sport limited because _______.
A. divers did not like to take part in any intensive training courses
B. there were not any intensive training courses for divers
C. there were not enough kit for many divers
D. kit and intensive training were too expensive for many people to afford
Question 30. Which of these following inventions led to a revolution in recreational diving ?
A. aqualung
B. dive shop presence
C. dive computers
D. buoyancy compensators
Question 31. These following sentences are true EXCEPT _______.
A. In the early 1950s anyone who wanted to dive could be professionally trained.
B. In the early 1950s there were no training courses available to civilians who bought the first scuba
equipment.

C. As recreational diving became more popular, manufacturers have made more and more diving
equipment.
D. Advances in scuba technology encourage more and more people to train and use it.
Question 32. Holiday divers _______.
A. do not like to dive in tropical and sub-tropical parts
B. can dive as deep as they like because of safety
C. are those who go away from home to dive
D. are limited in tropical and sub-tropical parts
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Throughout history, women have always aimed for a recognized place in (33) _____. Guided by
their own field of knowledge and expertise, women like Marie Curie in science, Mary Wollstonecraft in
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literary writing, Simone de Beauvois in philosophical existentialist debate, and Marie Stopes, in medicine,
to name a few, have brought about (34) _____ awareness of the role of women in any walks of life. These
women have helped redefine and consolidate the nature of women's place in society. Today the (35) _____
of global women's organizations and the impact of women's contributions on society show that progress
has been made and the progress in furthering the role of women in society has been some benefit to the
(36) _____ woman. It is true to say that not all women have the same need. The need of the woman who
stays at home and (37) _____ children will differ widely from the woman who works outside.
Nonetheless, in the extensive field of equal opportunities, it would be good to know that access is given to
both with equal measure according to the true value of respective abilities. It also would be good to know
that the woman at home is recognized as a valued member of society just as much as the one who deals on
business outside the home.
Question 33. A. society
B. social

C. socialize
D. socialist
Question 34. A. a
B. an
C. the
D. no article
Question 35. A. right
B. belief
C. limit
D. spread
Question 36. A. own
B. private
C. individual
D. personal
Question 37. A. rises
B. raises
C. increases
D. lift
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.
Until recently, hunting for treasure from shipwrecks was mostly fantasy; with recent technological
advances, however, the search for sunken treasure has become more popular as a legitimate endeavor.
This has caused a debate between those wanting to salvage the wrecks and those wanting to preserve
them.
Treasure hunters are spurred on by the thought of finding caches of gold coins or other valuable objects
on a sunken ship. One team of salvagers, for instance, searched the wreck of the RMS Republic, which
sank outside the Boston harbor in 1900. The search party, using side-scan sonar, a device that projects
sound waves across the ocean bottom and produces a profile of the sea floor, located the wreck in just
two and a half days. Before the use of this new technology, such searches could take months or years. The
team of 45 divers searched the wreck for two months, finding silver tea services, crystal dinnerware, and

thousands of bottles of wine, but they did not find the five and a half tons of American Gold Eagle coins
they were searching
for.
Preservationists focus on the historic value of a ship. They say that even if a shipwreck's treasure does
not have a high monetary value, it can be an invaluable source of historic artifacts that are preserved in
nearly mint condition. But once a salvage team has scoured a site, much of the archaeological value is
lost. Maritime archaeologists who are preservationists worry that the success of salvagers will attract
more treasure-hunting expeditions and thus threaten remaining undiscovered wrecks. Preservationists are
lobbying their state lawmakers to legally restrict underwater searches and unregulated salvages. To
counter their efforts, treasure hunters argue that without the lure of gold and million-dollar treasures, the
wrecks and their historical artifacts would never be recovered at all.
Question 38. What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Searching for wrecks is much easier with new technologies like side-scan sonar.
B. Maritime archaeologists are concerned about the unregulated searching of wrecks.
C. The search of the RMS Republic failed to produce the hoped-for coins.
D. The popularity of treasure seeking has spurred a debate between preservationists and salvagers.
Question 39. The word "sunken" in line 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following words?
A. broken
B. underwater
C. ancient
D. hollow
Question 40. Which of the following could best replace the phrase "a profile" as used in line 8?
A. a projection
B. an execution
C. a highlight
D. an outline
Question 41. Which of the following statements is best supported by the author?
A. The value of a shipwreck depends on the quantity of its artifacts.
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B. Preservationists are fighting the use of technological advances such as side-scan sonar.
C. Side-scan sonar has helped to legitimize salvaging.
D. The use of sound waves is crucial to locating shipwrecks.
Question 42. The author uses the phrase "mint condition" in line 15 to describe
A. somcething perfect
B. something significant
C. something tolerant
D. something magical
Question 43. All of the following were found on the RMS Republic EXCEPT
A. wine bottles
B. silver tea services
C. American Gold Eagle coins
D. crystal dinnerware
Question 44. From the passage, you can infer that a preservationist would be most likely to
A. shun treasure-seeking salvagers
B. be a diver
C. put treasures in a museum
D. do archaeological research
Question 45. The second and third paragraphs are an example of
A. chronological order
B. explanation
C. specific to general
D. definition
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 46. They decided to go for a picnic though it was very cold.

A. Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic.
B. However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic.
C. If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic.
D. It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic.
Question 47. Because it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
A. I stayed up all night to finish the novel, therefore, it was interesting.
B. Unless it were an interesting novel, I would stay up all night to finish it.
C. Though it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.
D. So interesting was the novel that I stayed up all night to finish it.
Question 48.The roads were slippery because it snowed heavily.
A. It snowed too heavily to make the roads slippery.
B. The heavy snow prevented the roads from-being slippery.
C. Thanks to the slip of the roads, it snowed heavily.
D. The heavy snow made the roads slippery.
From the four phrases A, B, C, or D, choose the one that best completes the sentence .
Question 49. Women spend nearly 3 hours a day on average on housework _______.
A. as much as shopping and childcare
B. together with they go shopping and childcare
C. excluding shopping and childcare
D. and they do shopping and childcare
Question 50. _______, Malaysia experienced significant economic growth.
A. While between the 1980s and the mid 1990s
B. Between the 1980s and the mid 1990s
C. It was until between the 1980s and the mid 1990s
D. No more than between the 1980s and the mid 1990s

________THE END_______

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1. B
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. D
9. A
10. D
11. C
12. B
13. D
14. A
15. C
16. C
17. C
18. A
19. A
20. D

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21. D

22.C
23. B
24. D
25. B
26.B
27.C
28. A
29. D
30. A
31. A
32. C
33.A
34. B
35. D
36. C
37. B
38. D
39. B
40. D

41. C
42. A
43. C
44. A
45. B
46. B
47.D
48. D
49.C
50. B


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