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SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO KON TUM
2017

KỲ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA

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 from 1 to 2.
Question 1: A. success
B. column
C. industry
D. summer
Question 2: A. liked
B. passed
C. stopped
D. moved
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions from 3 to 14.
Question 3: He is a _______ who is respected by everybody.
A. scientist
B. science
C. scientific
D. scientifically
Question 4: One of the ___________ influences on teenagers today is the media.
A. strong
B. strongest
C. stronger
D. more strong
Question 5: Most people are fond __________ watching football.

A. about
B. on
C. in
D. of
Question 6: The boy ____________ was speaking to your daughter is the captain of the
football team.
A: whom
B: who
C. whose
D. which
Question 7: If I __________ you, I would explain what happened.
A: am
B: were
C. have been
D. had been
Question 8: John was really ________ at the prospect of starting work.
A. interested
B. interesting
C. excited
D. exciting
Question 9: Don’t worry! Your father will ___________ you up at the airport.
A. pick
B. set
C. get
D. take
Question 10: How ___________ apples do you need?
A. many
B. few
C. much
D. some

Question 11: Mary learned how to swim five years _____.
A. ago
B. since
C. after
D. before
Question 12: She __________ to South America next week.
A.will have gone
B. is going
C. go
D. went
Question 13: She couldn’t get the ticket for the show _______ she was late.
A. unless
B. but
C. so
D. because
Question 14: Read through the contract, and if you wish to ______ any changes, let me
know.
A. have
B. make
C. do
D. hold
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 from 15 to 16
Question 15: No one can survive for very long without water.
A. reproduce
B. prosper
C. exist
D. transcend
Question 16: The inner harbor of Baltimore was once a contaminated part of the city.

A. livable
B. secure
C. polluted
D. flourishing
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 from 17 to 19.
Question 17: He is fond of listening to pop music.
A. He doesn’t enjoy listening to music.
C. He likes listening to music.
B. He doesn’t like listening to music.
D. He hates listening to music.
Question 18: I’m sure it wasn’t Mr. Pike you saw because he’s in London.


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A: It mightn’t be Mr. Pike you saw because he’s in London.
B: It can’t have been Mr. Pike you saw because he’s in London.
C: It couldn’t be Mr. Pike you saw because he’s in London.
D: It mustn’t have been Mr. Pike you saw because he’s in London.
Question 19: “Why didn’t I ever visit such a paradise?” thought Jane.
A. Jane wondered why she hasn’t ever visited such a paradise.
B. Jane wondered why she has never visited such a paradise.
C. Jane wondered why she had ever visited such a paradise.
D. Jane wondered why she had never visited such a paradise.
Question 20: “Do you have the time?” – “______________.”
A. Certainly, I’d love to
B. No, I am pressed for time
C. Let me check my phone
D. Yes, I am done in 20 minutes

Question 21: This afternoon, Hoa’s visiting her hometown.
- Tom: “Don’t fail to send your family my regards.” – Hoa: “______________.”
A. Good idea, thanks
B. You’re welcome
C. Thanks, I will
D. It’s my
pleasure
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 22 to 28.
During the 1990s, the portion of the globe covered by forests shrunk by an estimated
94,000 square kilometers a year, an area roughly the size of Portugal. Most of the land
that was cleared and burned was converted to growing crops and grazing livestock. In
Latin America, in particular, most of the deforested land ended up as pasture used to raise
cattle in extensive grazing systems.
Typically, the deforestation process starts when roads are cut through the forest, opening
it up for logging and mining. Once the forest along the road has been cleared, commercial
or subsistence farmers move in and start growing crops. But forest soils are too nutrientpoor and fragile to sustain crops for long. After two or three years, the soil is depleted.
Crop yields fall. The farmers let the grass grow and move on. And the ranchers move in.
Little investment is needed to start raising cattle on cheap or abandoned land where grass
is already growing. And the returns can be high, at least for a while. After just five to ten
years, overgrazing and nutrient loss turn the rainforest land that was once a storehouse of
biological diversity into an eroded wasteland. The entire sequence of the destruction and
degradation, from lush forest to barren wasteland, often takes less than a decade. The
environmental damage it wreaks is largely irreversible and will be felt worldwide for
generations.
Question 22: Which of the following best describes the main idea of this passage?
A: Forest degradation as a result of deforestation and overgrazing
B: Latin American governments’ attempt to replant trees on barren wasteland.
C: Farmers’ preference for cattle raising over crop farming in the forest
D: Speedy rates of deforestation as a deterrence to economic developments

Question 23: Why does the writer use the example of the size of Portugal?
A: to emphasize how quickly forest destruction is taking place
B: to convince that deforestation does not occur on a global scale
C: to illustrate how easy it is to convert wasteland into cropland
D: to remind Portugal of its policies on environmental protection
Question 24: It is stated in the passage that _____________.
A: soil depletion is a major problem for local agriculture
B: the more the farmers use forest soil, the more nutrient it will be
C: logging and mining activities contribute significantly to bumper crops


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D: forest land does not support long-term farming
Question 25: Which of the following best explain the meaning of the word
“overgrazing”?
A: breeding too many animals
B: causing too much damage
C: raising too many cattle
D: taming too many wild beasts
Question 26: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to _________.
A. the forest
B. the deforestation process
C. the road
D. the deforested
land
Question 27: The passage mentions all of the following EXCEPT __________.
A. about 94,000 square kilometers of woodlands are cleared every year
B. crops and cattle cannot be raised in the forest due to soil infertility
C. loggers and miners need roads to facilitate their exploitation activities

D. rainforest destruction creates a negative impact on biological diversity
Question 28: The writer’s tone of this passage can be best described as _________.
A: optimistic
B. skeptical
C. alarmed
D. ironic
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 from 29 to 31.
Question 29: Social context includes culture, language, and creating social structures.
A: includes
B. structures
C. language
D. creating
Question 30: Having told all her property, she had a large sum of money in her disposal.
A: property
B. in her
C. she had
D. having told
Question 31: The most sensitive way to resolve a family problem is by open discussion.
A: the
B. sensitive
C. by
D. open
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 22 to 28.
Traditional methods of teaching no longer suffice in this technological world. Students,
mediocre and bright alike, from the first grade through high school, not only are not
intimidated by computers, but have become avid participants in the computer epoch.
Kids operating computers implement their curriculum with great versatility. A music
student can program musical notes so that the computer will play Beethoven or the

Beetles. For a biology class, the computer can produce a picture of the intricate actions of
the body organs, that enabling today's students to investigate human biology in a
profound way. A nuclear reactor is no longer an enigma to students who can see its
workings in minute detail on a computer.
In Wisconsin, the Chippewa Indians are studying their ancient and almost forgotten
language with the aid of a computer. More commonly, the computer is used for drilling
math and language concepts so that youngster may learn at their own speed without
trying the patience of their human teachers. The simplest computers aid the handicapped,
who learn more rapidly from the computer than from humans. Once irksome, remedial
drills and exercises now on computer are conducive to learning because the machine
responds to correct answers with praise and to incorrect answers with frowns and even an
occasional tear.
Adolescents have become so exhilarated by computers that they have developed their
own jargon, easily understood by their peers but leaving their disconcerted parents in
the dark. They have shown so much fervor for computers that they have formed
computer clubs, beguiled their leisure hours in computer stores, and even the attended
computer camps. A Boy Scout can get a computer merit badge. One ingenious young
student devised a computer game for Atari that will earn him $100,000 in royalties.


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This is definitely the computer age. Manufacturers of computers in the United States are
presently getting taxi writ-offs for donating equipment to colleges and universities and are
pushing for legislation to obtain further deductions for contributions to elementary and
high schools. Furthermore, the price of computers has steadily fallen to the point where a
small computer for home or office is being sold for less than $100. At that price every class
in the country will soon have computer kits.
Question 32: The expression traditional methods of teaching in the first sentence refers
to ______________.

A: technological methods of teaching
B: teachers who punish students for not learning
C: teaching the three Rs, i.e. reading, writing, and arithmetic
D: teachers, textbooks, and class drills
Question 33: In order to operate a computer, a student does not have to be _________.
A: in grade school
B. versatile
C. especially bright
D. musical
Question 34: Today’s students with the aid of computers ____________.
A: try to confuse their parents
B. have more trouble learning
C: build nuclear reactors
D: can understand more complex concepts
Question 35: When the author says parents are “left in the dark”, he means that they
________.
A: didn’t pay the electrical bill
B. have deficient eyesight
C: don’t understand
D. go out at night
Question 36: Computers are used most for _____________.
A: Boy Scout merit badges
B. scientific subjects
C: drills and exercises
D. language instruction
Question 37: According to the passage, one exceedingly clever student has ___________.
A: invented a video game
B. learned an Indian language
C: overcome a handicap
D. played music on computer

Question 38: It can be inferred from the passage that _____________.
A: computers are difficult to operate
B: students today have to be smarter than their parents
C: anyone who can operate a computer is a genius
D: computers make learning today easier than it was in the past
Question 39: The price of a computer is now ___________.
A: too high for most schools
B. within the range of most schools’ budgets
C: higher than ever before
D. preventing schools from buying computer
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 from 40 to 41.
Question 40: A. pollution
B. interest
C. applicant
D. document
Question 41: A. ensure B. compose
C. pursuit
D. swallow
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 42 to 46.
We live in an era dominated by an increasingly dependence on technological
innovations. It is for this reason that younger generations find it (42) ________ impossible to
imagine a future without the convenience and comfort they provide us with. Small wonder
then that when asked to forecast (43) ________ life will be like in the future, they come up
with something that sounds as if it’s been taken out of a science-fiction book. But this
description is actually not the product of an uncontrolled imagination. Based on the
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accurate prediction. It looks as if technology will have the upper hand, and in all likelihood,
fully automated systems will (45) ___________ for people in all areas. People will take the
back seat and instead of working hard in the workplace we will be able to (46)
_____________ advantage of the time made available to us to engage in more recreational
activities. Using this time constructively will be a feat in itself. Perhaps a care of too much
of a good thing. Things might just come to the point where, from time to time, we will
reminisce about the good old days.
Question 42: A: virtually
B: greatly
C: potentially
D: fully
Question 43: A: why
B: what
C: how
D: where
Question 44: A: with
B: at
C: in
D: for
Question 45: A: allow
B: create
C: substitute
D: replace
Question 46: A: make
B: get
C: take

D: do
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 from 47 to 48.
Question 47. This is the only way for us to stay safe. We have to keep close to the guide.
A. The only way for us to stay safe is to keep close to the guide.
B. We won’t stay safe as long as we keep close to the guide.
C. We won’t feel safe because the guide keeps so close to us.
D. The guide shows us the way and wants us to keep close to him.
Question 48. The speaker finished his speech. He was constantly interrupted.
A. The speaker finished his speech as a result of constant interruption.
B. Though his speech was constantly interrupted, the speaker continued it.
C. Despite being constantly interrupted, the speaker finished his speech.
D. The speaker was interrupted while he was delivering his speech.
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 from 49 to 50.
Question 49: Many women prefer to use cosmetics to enhance their beauty and make
them look younger.
A: enrich
B. maximize
C. improve
D. worsen
Question 50: I am appreciative of the fact that my parents are supportive of my
business.
A: ungrateful for
B. thankful for
C. aware of
D. obliged to