SỞ GD & ĐT THÁI NGUYÊN ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN II NĂM HỌC 2018-2019
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MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 12
LƯƠNG NGỌC QUYẾN
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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. nation
B. expedition
C. question
D. celebration
Question 2: A. wicked
B. cooked
C. stopped
D. watched
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. infinitive
Question 4: A. express

B. advantage
B. reduce

C. attraction
C. employ

D. reference
D. effort

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: We are aware that, ______, the situation will get worse.
A. unless dealing with carefully
B. if not carefully dealing with
C. if not carefully dealt with
D. if dealt not carefully with
Question 6: Philip dressed in strange clothes and wore a mask on his face for a party. He was
completely ______. No one knew who he was.
A. unrecognizable
B. unrecognizing
C. recognizing
D. recognizable
Question 7: It is our ______ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.
A. continual
B. consistent
C. considerate
D. continuous
Question 8: _______for a visit tomorrow, my parents will see our new baby for the first time.
A. When arrived
B. Arrive
C. Arrived
D. On arrival
Question 9: - “Why don’t you ask Tom to do it?”
- “I don’t know whether he is _____ to. He sometimes makes things worse.”
A. easy
B. possible

C. afraid
D. able
Question 10: I'm sure Yuri Gagarin was ________ first person to travel in space.
A. an
B. x (no article)
C. a
D. the
Question 11: Justin is writing a book about his adventure in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher
when he ______.
A. will finish
B. is finishing
C. has finished
D. finished
Question 12: You can ______ what is happening on the other side of the world by telephone.
A. hear
B. learn
C. make
D. see
Question 13: _______ his new car, Mr. De Rosa discovered a small dent in the rear fender.
A. To wash
B. Having washed
C. On washing
D. When washed
Question 14: This survey is to find out the young people’s attitudes _____ love.
A. above
B. into
C. beneath
D. towards
Question 15: Jane would never forget______first prize in such a prestigious competition.
A. having awarded

B. being awarded
C. to be awarded
D. to have awarded
Question 16: I found it very stressful living in the centre of town, so I was pleased when we moved to a
quiet residential area in the ______.
A. outskirts
B. estate
C. suburbs
D. edge
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Question 17: Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders ______ will happen to her private
life.
A. which
B. that
C. when
D. what
Question 18: The government ____________ major changes to the education system recently.
A. declared
B. expressed
C. announced
D. warned
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 19: Nutritious foods, such as fruits and vegetables, help our bodies grow.
A. unpleasant
B. healthy
C. boring
D. spicy

Question 20: Deforestation may seriously jeopardize the habitat of many species in the local area.
A. do harm to
B. give rise to
C. make way for
D. set fire to
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 21: When he passes the entrance exam, his parents will be walking on the air.
A. extremely happy
B. feeling extremely unhappy
C. feeling extremely airy
D. extremely light
Question 22: Those students who fail the National High School exams may want to retake them the
following year.
A. fall
B. take
C. sit
D. pass
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of
the following exchanges
Question 23: - David: “I failed my driving test yesterday.”
- Tom: “_____________________”
A. Oh well. You’re in a good company-so did I last week.
B. You want to pass the test. Dream on!
C. I wish that we could talk about it.
D. You should try your hand at it.
Question 24: “Would you mind turning down your stereo?’’ - “______________”
A. No. I don’t
B. Oh! I’m sorry! I didn’t realize that
C. I’m really sorry! I’m not paying attention

D. Yes, I do
Read the passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer for each numbered blank
25 to 29.
If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (25) ________ to your
education or your work, try reading more books. (26)________ up some of the interestingly informative
books and search for well - researched materials that can help you grow.
We should encourage our children to read more books and spend less time watching TV. Some
people have commented that this is inconsistent. "Why is the written word a superior way to get
information than television?" That is (27) ________ interesting point of view worth further
(28)________. Reading is a skill that is in much greater demand than the demand for watching TV.
There are no jobs that require a person to be able to watch TV but reading is an integral part of many
jobs. The written word is an incredibly flexible and efficient way of communication. You can write
something down and, in no time, it can be communicated to many different people. Not only that, we
can (29) ________ vast amounts of information through reading in a very short time. A good reader can
acquire more information in reading for two hours than someone watching TV can acquire in a full day.
You are able to gain a lot of information quickly because you are a fast reader with good comprehension
skills. It will save you massive amounts of time and you will be able to assimilate vast quantities of
information.
Question 25: A. gain
B. contribute
C. gather
D. collect
Question 26: A. Take
B. Make
C. Pick
D. Set
Question 27: A. an
B. a
C. no article
D. the

Question 28: A. exploration B. explorative
C. explorer
D. explore
Question 29: A. inhale
B. digest
C. eat
D. breathe
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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 answer to each of the following questions from 30 to 34 .
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous
steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some
research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent
of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. People of different cultures are
more prone to contact certain illnesses because of the characteristic foods they consume.
That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers
realized that nitrates nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meat) as well as other food additives
caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all
the time to know which ingredients on the packaging label of processed food are helpful or harmful.
The additives that we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cattle and
poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows.
Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial
reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the
market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these
procedures, the practices continue.
A healthy diet is directly related to good health. Often we are unaware of detrimental
substances we ingest. Sometimes well-meaning farmers or others who do not realize the consequences
add these substances to food without our knowledge.

Question 30: The word “fit” could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. suitable
B. adaptable
C. athletic
D. tasty
Question 31: The word “prone” is nearest meaning to____________.
A. predisposed
B. healthy
C. unlikely
D. supine
Question 32: What are nitrates used for?
A. They cause the animals become fatter
B. There are objects of research
C. They preserve flavor in package food
D. They preserve the color of meat
Question 33: All of the following statements are TRUE except_______________
A. Researchers have known about the potential hazard of food additives for more than 45 years
B. Food may cause forty percent of the cancer in the world
C. Drug are always given to animals for medical reasons
D. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living
animals
Question 34: What is best title for this passage?
A. Avoiding injurious substances in food
B. Improving health through a Natural Diet
C. The food you eat can affect your health
D. Harmful and harmless substances in food
Read the passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer for each numbered blank 35 to 42.

Perhaps the most striking quality of satiric literature is its freshness and its originality of perspective.
Satire itself, however, rarely offers original ideas. Instead, it presents the familiar in a new form.

Satirists do not offer the world new philosophies. What they do is look at familiar conditions from a
perspective that makes these conditions seem foolish, harmful, or affected. Satire jars us out of
complacence into a pleasantly shocked realization that many of the values we unquestioningly accept
are false.
Don Quixote makes chivalry seem absurd; Brave New World ridicules the pretensions of science; A
Modest Proposal dramatizes starvation by advocating cannibalism. None of these ideas is original.
Chivalry was suspect before Cervantes, humanists objected to the claims of pure science before Aldous
Huxley, and people were aware of famine before Swift.
It was not the originality of the idea that made these satires popular. It was the manner of expression,
the satiric method, that made them interesting and entertaining. Satires are read because they are
aesthetically satisfying works of art, not because they are morally wholesome or ethically instructive.
They are stimulating and refreshing because with commonsense briskness they brush away illusions and
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secondhand opinions. With spontaneous irreverence, satire rearranges perspectives, scrambles familiar
objects into incongruous juxtaposition, and speaks in a personal idiom instead of abstract platitude.
Satire exists because there is need for it. It has lived because readers appreciate a refreshing
stimulus, an irreverent reminder that they live in a world of platitudinous thinking, cheap moralizing,
and foolish philosophy. Satire serves to prod people into an awareness of truth, though rarely to any
action on behalf of truth. Satire tends to remind people that much of what they see, hear, and read in
popular media is sanctimonious, sentimental, and only partially true. Life resembles in only a slight
degree the popular image of it.
Question 35: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. New philosophies emerging from satiric literature.
B. Reasons for the popularity of satire.
C. Difficulties of writing satiric literature.
D. Popular topics of satire.
Question 36: Don Quixote, Brave New World, and A Modest Proposal are cited by the author as
.

A. good critiques by satirists
B. best satirists of all times
C. a typical approach to satire
D. classic satiric works
Question 37: What satires fascinates readers is how
.
A. ideas are organized B. plots are created
C. realistic they are
D. ideas are expressed
Question 38: Which of the following can be found in satiric literature?
A. Abstract discussion of morals and ethics.
B. Odd combinations of objects and ideas.
C. Wholesome characters who are unselfish.
D. Newly emerging philosophies.
Question 39: According to the passage, there is a need for satire because people need to be
.
A. informed about new scientific developments
B. reminded that popular ideas may often be inaccurate
C. exposed to original philosophies when they are formulated
D. told how they can be of service to their communities
Question 40: The word "refreshing" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
.
A. revitalizing
B. popular
C. awakening
D. common
Question 41: The word "sanctimonious" may be new to you. It most probably means " "
in
this
context.

A. exaggerated
B. educational
C. moderate
D. good
Question 42: The various purposes of satire include all of the following EXCEPT
.
A. introducing readers to unfamiliar situations B. exposing false values
C. reminding readers of the truth
D. brushing away illusions
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 43: I am surprising at how much he smokes; I’m not used to it.
A
B
C
D
Question 44: The sign says that we should read the constructions carefully before proceeding.
A
B
C
D
Question 45: It was not until I was on my way to the airport did I realize I had left my passport at home.
A
B
C
D
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: People believed that the boys started the fire.
A. It is believed that the fire was started by the boys.

B. The boys were believed to start the fire.
C. The boys started the fire was believed.
D. It was believed for the boys to start the fire.
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Question 47: “Why don’t we go sailing this weekend?” Jack said.
A. Jack denied going sailing that weekend.
B. Jack refused to go sailing that weekend.
C. Jack offered to go sailing that weekend.
D. Jack suggested going sailing that weekend.
Question 48: They have ever taught Taekwondo in schools in Binh Dinh.
A. Taekwondo in schools have ever been taught in Binh Dinh.
B. Taekwondo has ever been taught in schools in Binh Dinh.
C. Taekwondo in schools in Binh Dinh has ever been taught.
D. Taekwondo has been ever taught in schools in Binh Dinh.
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: It isn't just that the level of education of this school is high. It's that it's also been
consistent for years.
A. Not only are the standards of education good in this school, but it has maintained those standards
over the years.
B. The level of education in this school, which is usually quite high, shows only slight variations
from year to year.
C. It isn't fair to deny that this school is successful, as it has had the same high standards for many
years now.
D. The standard of education is not high in this school, but at least all the students are at the same
level.
Question 50: Tim dropped out of college after his first year. Now he regrets it.
A. Tim wishes he didn’t drop out of college after his first year.

B. Only if Tim had dropped out of college after his first year.
C. Tim regrets having dropped out of college after his first year.
D. Tim regretted having dropped out of college after his first year.
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