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ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 267
Thời gian: 60 phút - khơng tính thời gian giao đề
Mã Phách ……….

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1: Are you looking for a temporary or a permanent job?
A. fleeting
B. fierce
C. stable
D. loose
Question 2: Constant correction of speaking 'errors' by a teacher is often counter-productive, as the student may become
afraid to speak at all.
A. effective
B. desolate
C. barren
D. fruitless
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs front the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3:A. entertainment B. biography
C. indirectly
D. represented
Question 4:A. geographical B. international
C. undergraduate

D. obligatory
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the
following questions.
Question 5: Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have forced to alter their eating
habits.
A. that
B. have raised
C. rapidly
D. eating habits
Question 6: Since vitamins are contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack of most of them.
A. in a
B. are
C. variety of
D. lack of
Question 7: Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class.
A. it was delivered
B. Having finished
C. before the
D. professor the
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 from 08 to 12.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Prime Minister's comments yesterday on education spending miss the point, as the secondary education system who
needs a major overhaul. Firstly, the system only views the weakest learners as having special needs. The brightest and most
conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their full ...(8)....
Secondly, there's too much testing and not enough learning. My flfteen-year-old daughter, for example has just spent the
last month or so ...(9)... for exams. These aren’t even real, important exams, as her GCSEs will be next year. They are just
mock exams. Is the work she's been doing reaaly going to make her more knowledgeable about her subjects, or will she forget
it all tomorrow? I suspect the ...(10)....
Thirdly, the standard ...(11)... doesn't give students any tuition in developing practical work-related, living and social skills,

or in skills necessary for higher education. How many subjects entering university have the first idea what the difference
between plagiarising someone else's work and ...(12)... good use of someone else's ideas? Should they have been taught this
at school? How many of them are really able to go about self-study - a skill that's essential at university because there are no
teachers to tell you what to do - in an efficient way?
Indeed, how many students graduate from university totally unable to spell even simple English words correctly? The
system is letting our children down.
Question 8:A. potential
B. plan
C. fame
D. achievement
Question 9:A. reading
B. lecturing
C. cramming
D. cheating
Question 10:A. latter
B. latest
C. later
D. frontier
Question 11:A. timetable
B. seminar
C. curriculum
D. lecture
Question 12:A. creating
B. taking
C. having
D. making
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 13: Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.
A. Because she read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.

B. Although she didn't read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
C. Not having read the reference books, she couldn't finish the test.
D. If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test.
Question 14: Jack has won a jackpot prize. 10% of it was donated to flooded areas.
A. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of which was donated to flooded areas.
B. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% which half was donated to flooded areas.
C. Jack has won a jackpot prize, which was donated to flooded areas.
D. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of that was donated to flooded areas.
Question 15: My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report.
A. If I were you, I would not point out the next report.


B. If I were you, I would go straight to the bush in the next report.
C. If I were you, I would not beat around the bush in the next report.
D. If I were you, I would have the next report got started.
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 16: Mrs. Kate's in a fashion store. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
~ Mrs. Kate: "How can this dress be so expensive?"
~ The shop assistant: ".............."
A. You're paying for the brand.
B. That's a good idea.
C. What an expensive dress!
D. Yes, it's the most most expensive.
Question 17: Jim invited Helen to visit his gardens.
~ Helen: "I love your gardens. The plants are well taken care of!'
~ Jim: "Thanks. Yes, I suppose I've always.......
A. make it down on my luck
B. had green fingers
C. drawn the short straw

D. let nature take its course
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 18 to 25.
CHINA - MISSING WOMEN
1. In China the growing difference between the genders is giving signals of alarm to Government authorities. According to
the latest census figures. 119 boys are born for every 100 girls This sinking difference is expected to shoot up by the year
2020 with almost 40 million unsettled bachelors. This distribution of the social ecology would create havoc in the future. The
social leaders are trying to pressurize the masses into producing more females. The Government has embarked on policies
extending innumerable incentives to the families bearing girls. Monetary support, free education, guaranteed employment is
being gifted to parents who gift the country with a girl child. The Government is trying to persuade people to suppress their
personal preferences and regulate their community behaviour according to the new blueprint to stimulate the girl ratio. (■A)
Sometimes, the Government tries to woo them and sometimes it uses stem policies to force them into it.
2. Consequent to the population explosion, the Government introduced, in the 80's, one child policy in China. Any additional
pregnancy had to be terminated. This was aimed to put a check on the teeming millions. The policy had no relation to
extermination of girl child in the womb. But the policymakers had no idea about its long term impact. People, with a
patriarchic mindset, came up with their preference for a single male child. The idea of a happy family became 'parents with a
single male child’.
3. The Chinese culture has always promoted sons over daughters because the society has been dominated by males. In
villages, where hard work is needed to sustain the agriculture, a boy is always preferable due to his superior physical strength
compared to that of a girl. (■B) In such circumstances, looking forward to a male baby seems justified. People have to limit
their families, it is obvious they would prefer a boy over a girl child.This has been accentuated by the use of ultrasound
scanning which helps determine the sex of the fetus. This technology has played a crucial role in creating gender imbalance.
4. Sociologists consider this imbalance as the aftermath of Government’s poorly thought and short-sighted policy. The
Government’s intentions notwithstanding, China came to develop a markedly lopsided sex ratio. Nobel Laureate Hayek feels
that when Government tries to dominate the social system by making people forcibly inculcate a certain habit, such a
condition is bound to happen. People try to find ways which not only fulfill their preferences but also satisfy the law makers.
The Government damaged the dynamics of a healthy society and was now bearing the brunt of its past deeds.
5. Hayek argues that by no means should a centralized bureaucracy be allowed to design preferences for hundreds of
thousands of people, without even consulting them in such a system, with the passage of time, unforeseen consequences
spring up. Government can bind people to its chosen course for a time but the impositions cannot limit their options for long.

(■C) The quarter century that has passed since commencement of the effort to redesign the Chinese family is leaving behind
its own trail.
6. The Government needs to be careful now. It has to invent new remedies to address this problem. It needs to redesign the
social fabric so that programs like 'Care for Girls’ get support of the masses, who seem to have little faith in the system. They
view the new program for the girl child in the same resigned manner as the program that was forced on them in the past.
Some women social workers are of the view that the fall of sex ratio has been an advantage for the women of China, as their
social value has increased. (■D) The Government policy has in a way helped uplift the status of females The real fear now is
that China will soon be faced with hordes of bachelors at war with their brethren over finding their brides. The "surplus sons"
of China need to stop interfering with the social system.
Question 18: The word "havoc" in paragraph 1 Is closest in meaning to......
A. serious dispute
B. great destruction and trouble
C. ordinary problem
D. an infectious disease
Question 19: What is the main thrust of paragraph 1?
A. Government is devising policies to undermine the position of boys in the society.
B. Government is extending incentives to encourage parents with single girls.
C. Government is providing incentives to girls.
D. Government is trying to decipher implications of the census records.
Question 20: Look at the four squares (■X) that indicate where the following sentence can be added to the passage.


"Another reason is that daughters have to leave their parents after marriage to enrich their husband's family ." Where
would the sentence best fit?
A. (■D)
B. (■A)
C. (■C)
D. (■B)
Question 21: The word "teeming" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to......
A. overflowing

B. general population
C. couples
D. female population
Question 22: What was the vision behind the government's policy discussed in paragraph 2?
A. The vision about China with women at top positions in the government
B. The vision for China to control its burgeoning population in near future
C. The vision about a female dominated society
D. The vision that Chinese young men and women would find life partners among themselves
Question 23: The word "inculcate" as used in paragraph 4 means........
A. impressing upon the mind by persistent urging
B. get into the habit of
C. calculate the pros and cons
D. forcing somebody to do one's bidding
Question 24: How has "One Child Policy"supposedly improved the value of females? (Refer paragraph 6)
A. Low female ratio has helped the cause of health of the girl child.
B. Government has worked hard to promote the policy.
C. Females are able to get good education as family expenditure is limited.
D. Due to scarcity of girl child, there is a perceived sense of "value".
Question 25: What is the "blueprint" as discussed in paragraph 1?
A. It is a printed guide for conduct rules governing sex ratio.
B. It is a rough plan for regulating community behaviour.
C. It is the Government’s plan containing details of regulations and incentives to improve the girl child ratio.
D. It is a list of rules for the Chinese people to follow to maintain population control.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 26: Adding a garage will enhance the value of the house.
A. alter
B. increase
C. stabilize
D. diminish

Question 27: You never really know where you are with her as she just blows hot and cold.
A. keeps changing her mood
B. keeps taking things
C. keeps going D. keeps
testing
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 28 to 34.
Lead poisoning in children is a major health concern. Both low and high doses of paint can have serious effects. Children
exposed to high doses of lead often suffer permanent nerve damage, mental retardation, blindness, and even death. Low doses
of lead can lead to mild mental retardation, short attention spans, distractibility, poor academic performance, and behavioral
problems.
This is not a new concern. As early as 1904, lead poisoning in children was linked to lead-based paint. Microscopic lead
partides from paint are absorbed into the bloodstream when children ingest flakes of chipped paint, plaster, or paint dust from
sanding. Lead can also enter the body through household dust, nail-biting, thumb sucking, or chewing on toys and other
objects painted with lead-based paint. Although American paint companies today must comply with strict regulations
regarding the amount of lead used in their paint, this source of lead poisoning is still the most common and most dangerous.
Children living in older, dilapidated houses are particularly at risk.
Question 28: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. leading health concerns for children
B. lead paint in older homes
C. lead poisoning in children
D. problems with household paint
Question 29: Which of the following does the passage infer?
A. Paint companies have always followed restrictions regarding the amount of lead used in their paint.
B. Paint companies must limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
C. Paint companies can no longer use lead in their paint.
D. Paint companies aren't required to limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
Question 30: In line 9, the word "dilapidated"is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. decorated
B. poorly painted

C. unpainted
D. broken down
Question 31: In line 6, the word "ingest"could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. invest
B. inhale
C. eat
D. inject
Question 32: According to the passage, what is the most common source of lead poisoning in children?
A. lead-based paint
B. household dust
C. dilapidated houses
D. painted toys
Question 33: What does the author imply in the final sentence of the passage?
A. Poor people did not comply with the regulations.
B. Old homes were painted with lead-based paint.
C. Lead-based paint chips off more easily than newer paints.
D. Old homes need to be rebuilt in order to be safe for children.
Question 34: The phrase "exposed to"in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. conducting
B. in contact with
C. displaying
D. familiar with


Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of following questions.
Question 35: .......number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn't know.......exact number of them.
A. A - an
B. The - the
C. The - an
D. A - the

Question 36: John forgot......his ticket so he was not allowed.......the club.
A. bringing - to enter
B. to bring - to enter
C. brought - enter
D. bring - entering
Question 37: I wish you......me a new one instead of having it.......as you did.
A. had given - to be repaired
B. would give - to repair
C. gave - to repair
D. had given - repaired
Question 38: It turned out that we......rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
A. hadn't
B. mustn't
C. should have
D. needn't have
Question 39: We should participate in the movements.......the natural environment.
A. organized to conserve
B. organizing to conserve
C. which organize to conserve.
D. organized conserving
Question 40: In spite of his abilities, Peter has been.......overlooked for promotion.
A. repetitive
B. repeatedly
C. repeat
D. repetitiveness
Question 41: When I was a child, I loved to splash through the......after rain.
A. pools
B. rivers
C. ponds
D. puddles

Question 42: Her outgoing character contrasts......with that of her sister.
A. sharply
B. coolly
C. fully
D. thoroughly
Question 43: Staying in a hotel costs......renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice as
B. twice more than
C. twice as much as
D. as much as twice
Question 44: Please don't......a word of this to anyone else, it's highly confidential.
A. speak
B. mutter
C. breathe
D. pass
Question 45: Learning Spanish isn't so difficult once you........
A. get away with it
B. get down to it
C. get on it
D. get off it
Question 46: Snow and rain......of nature.
A. is phenomena
B. are phenomena
C. are phenomenon
D. is phenomenon
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 47: I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.
A. I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard.
B. So as not to hear our conversation, I whispered.

C. Because I whispered, anybody heard our conversation.
D. Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation, I whispered.
Question 48: Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A. If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
B. Tim Joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
C. Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
D. That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 49:A. initiate
B. attention
C. particular
D. substantial
Question 50:A. private
B. certificate
C. dedicate
D. eliminate

The End


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Mark(s)

ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 782
Thời gian: 60 phút - khơng tính thời gian giao đề

Mã Phách ……….

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on 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. eliminate
B. private
C. certificate
D. dedicate
Question 2:A. initiate
B. substantial
C. attention
D. particular
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs front the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3:A. biography
B. represented
C. indirectly
D. entertainment
Question 4:A. undergraduate B. obligatory
C. geographical
D. international
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 5: Mrs. Kate's in a fashion store. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
~ Mrs. Kate: "How can this dress be so expensive?"
~ The shop assistant: ".............."
A. That's a good idea.
B. You're paying for the brand.
C. What an expensive dress!
D. Yes, it's the most most expensive.

Question 6: Jim invited Helen to visit his gardens.
~ Helen: "I love your gardens. The plants are well taken care of!'
~ Jim: "Thanks. Yes, I suppose I've always.......
A. drawn the short straw
B. let nature take its course
C. had green fingers
D. make it down on my luck
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 7: My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report.
A. If I were you, I would go straight to the bush in the next report.
B. If I were you, I would not beat around the bush in the next report.
C. If I were you, I would not point out the next report.
D. If I were you, I would have the next report got started.
Question 8: Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.
A. Not having read the reference books, she couldn't finish the test.
B. Because she read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
C. Although she didn't read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
D. If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test.
Question 9: Jack has won a jackpot prize. 10% of it was donated to flooded areas.
A. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% which half was donated to flooded areas.
B. Jack has won a jackpot prize, which was donated to flooded areas.
C. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of which was donated to flooded areas.
D. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of that was donated to flooded areas.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 10: You never really know where you are with her as she just blows hot and cold.
A. keeps testing
B. keeps changing her mood
C. keeps going

D. keeps taking things
Question 11: Adding a garage will enhance the value of the house.
A. stabilize
B. alter
C. increase
D. diminish
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the
following questions.
Question 12: Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have forced to alter their eating
habits.
A. rapidly
B. eating habits
C. have raised
D. that
Question 13: Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class.
A. professor the
B. before the
C. it was delivered
D. Having finished
Question 14: Since vitamins are contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack of most of them.
A. in a
B. variety of
C. are
D. lack of
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 from 15 to 19.


LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Prime Minister's comments yesterday on education spending miss the point, as the secondary education system who

needs a major overhaul. Firstly, the system only views the weakest learners as having special needs. The brightest and most
conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their full ...(15)....
Secondly, there's too much testing and not enough learning. My flfteen-year-old daughter, for example has just spent the
last month or so ...(16)... for exams. These aren’t even real, important exams, as her GCSEs will be next year. They are just
mock exams. Is the work she's been doing reaaly going to make her more knowledgeable about her subjects, or will she forget
it all tomorrow? I suspect the ...(17)....
Thirdly, the standard ...(18)... doesn't give students any tuition in developing practical work-related, living and social skills,
or in skills necessary for higher education. How many subjects entering university have the first idea what the difference
between plagiarising someone else's work and ...(19)... good use of someone else's ideas? Should they have been taught this
at school? How many of them are really able to go about self-study - a skill that's essential at university because there are no
teachers to tell you what to do - in an efficient way?
Indeed, how many students graduate from university totally unable to spell even simple English words correctly? The
system is letting our children down.
Question 15:A. potential
B. plan
C. fame
D. achievement
Question 16:A. lecturing
B. reading
C. cheating
D. cramming
Question 17:A. latest
B. latter
C. frontier
D. later
Question 18:A. curriculum
B. seminar
C. lecture
D. timetable
Question 19:A. taking

B. creating
C. having
D. making
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of following questions.
Question 20: We should participate in the movements.......the natural environment.
A. organizing to conserve B. organized to conserve
C. organized conserving D. which organize to conserve.
Question 21: In spite of his abilities, Peter has been.......overlooked for promotion.
A. repetitiveness
B. repetitive
C. repeatedly
D. repeat
Question 22: Please don't......a word of this to anyone else, it's highly confidential.
A. speak
B. mutter
C. breathe
D. pass
Question 23: It turned out that we......rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
A. mustn't
B. should have
C. needn't have
D. hadn't
Question 24: Her outgoing character contrasts......with that of her sister.
A. sharply
B. thoroughly
C. fully
D. coolly
Question 25: Staying in a hotel costs......renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice as much as
B. as much as twice

C. twice more than
D. twice as
Question 26: Learning Spanish isn't so difficult once you........
A. get off it
B. get on it
C. get down to it
D. get away with it
Question 27: .......number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn't know.......exact number of them.
A. The - an
B. The - the
C. A - an
D. A - the
Question 28: When I was a child, I loved to splash through the......after rain.
A. ponds
B. pools
C. rivers
D. puddles
Question 29: John forgot......his ticket so he was not allowed.......the club.
A. to bring - to enter
B. brought - enter
C. bringing - to enter
D. bring - entering
Question 30: Snow and rain......of nature.
A. is phenomenon
B. is phenomena
C. are phenomenon
D. are phenomena
Question 31: I wish you......me a new one instead of having it.......as you did.
A. had given - repaired
B. gave - to repair

C. would give - to repair
D. had given - to be repaired
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 32: I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.
A. Because I whispered, anybody heard our conversation.
B. Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation, I whispered.
C. So as not to hear our conversation, I whispered.
D. I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard.
Question 33: Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A. Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
B. If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
C. Tim Joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
D. That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 34: Are you looking for a temporary or a permanent job?
A. stable
B. fleeting
C. fierce
D. loose


Question 35: Constant correction of speaking 'errors' by a teacher is often counter-productive, as the student may become
afraid to speak at all.
A. effective
B. fruitless
C. desolate
D. barren
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.
Lead poisoning in children is a major health concern. Both low and high doses of paint can have serious effects. Children
exposed to high doses of lead often suffer permanent nerve damage, mental retardation, blindness, and even death. Low doses
of lead can lead to mild mental retardation, short attention spans, distractibility, poor academic performance, and behavioral
problems.
This is not a new concern. As early as 1904, lead poisoning in children was linked to lead-based paint. Microscopic lead
partides from paint are absorbed into the bloodstream when children ingest flakes of chipped paint, plaster, or paint dust from
sanding. Lead can also enter the body through household dust, nail-biting, thumb sucking, or chewing on toys and other
objects painted with lead-based paint. Although American paint companies today must comply with strict regulations
regarding the amount of lead used in their paint, this source of lead poisoning is still the most common and most dangerous.
Children living in older, dilapidated houses are particularly at risk.
Question 36: Which of the following does the passage infer?
A. Paint companies can no longer use lead in their paint.
B. Paint companies have always followed restrictions regarding the amount of lead used in their paint.
C. Paint companies aren't required to limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
D. Paint companies must limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
Question 37: In line 6, the word "ingest"could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. inject
B. invest
C. inhale
D. eat
Question 38: According to the passage, what is the most common source of lead poisoning in children?
A. dilapidated houses
B. lead-based paint
C. painted toys
D. household dust
Question 39: In line 9, the word "dilapidated"is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. broken down
B. decorated
C. unpainted

D. poorly painted
Question 40: What does the author imply in the final sentence of the passage?
A. Old homes need to be rebuilt in order to be safe for children.
B. Lead-based paint chips off more easily than newer paints.
C. Old homes were painted with lead-based paint.
D. Poor people did not comply with the regulations.
Question 41: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. lead poisoning in children
B. problems with household paint
C. lead paint in older homes
D. leading health concerns for children
Question 42: The phrase "exposed to"in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. familiar with
B. in contact with
C. conducting
D. displaying
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.
CHINA - MISSING WOMEN
1. In China the growing difference between the genders is giving signals of alarm to Government authorities. According to
the latest census figures. 119 boys are born for every 100 girls This sinking difference is expected to shoot up by the year
2020 with almost 40 million unsettled bachelors. This distribution of the social ecology would create havoc in the future. The
social leaders are trying to pressurize the masses into producing more females. The Government has embarked on policies
extending innumerable incentives to the families bearing girls. Monetary support, free education, guaranteed employment is
being gifted to parents who gift the country with a girl child. The Government is trying to persuade people to suppress their
personal preferences and regulate their community behaviour according to the new blueprint to stimulate the girl ratio. (■A)
Sometimes, the Government tries to woo them and sometimes it uses stem policies to force them into it.
2. Consequent to the population explosion, the Government introduced, in the 80's, one child policy in China. Any additional
pregnancy had to be terminated. This was aimed to put a check on the teeming millions. The policy had no relation to
extermination of girl child in the womb. But the policymakers had no idea about its long term impact. People, with a

patriarchic mindset, came up with their preference for a single male child. The idea of a happy family became 'parents with a
single male child’.
3. The Chinese culture has always promoted sons over daughters because the society has been dominated by males. In
villages, where hard work is needed to sustain the agriculture, a boy is always preferable due to his superior physical strength
compared to that of a girl. (■B) In such circumstances, looking forward to a male baby seems justified. People have to limit
their families, it is obvious they would prefer a boy over a girl child.This has been accentuated by the use of ultrasound
scanning which helps determine the sex of the fetus. This technology has played a crucial role in creating gender imbalance.
4. Sociologists consider this imbalance as the aftermath of Government’s poorly thought and short-sighted policy. The
Government’s intentions notwithstanding, China came to develop a markedly lopsided sex ratio. Nobel Laureate Hayek feels
that when Government tries to dominate the social system by making people forcibly inculcate a certain habit, such a
condition is bound to happen. People try to find ways which not only fulfill their preferences but also satisfy the law makers.
The Government damaged the dynamics of a healthy society and was now bearing the brunt of its past deeds.
5. Hayek argues that by no means should a centralized bureaucracy be allowed to design preferences for hundreds of


thousands of people, without even consulting them in such a system, with the passage of time, unforeseen consequences
spring up. Government can bind people to its chosen course for a time but the impositions cannot limit their options for long.
(■C) The quarter century that has passed since commencement of the effort to redesign the Chinese family is leaving behind
its own trail.
6. The Government needs to be careful now. It has to invent new remedies to address this problem. It needs to redesign the
social fabric so that programs like 'Care for Girls’ get support of the masses, who seem to have little faith in the system. They
view the new program for the girl child in the same resigned manner as the program that was forced on them in the past.
Some women social workers are of the view that the fall of sex ratio has been an advantage for the women of China, as their
social value has increased. (■D) The Government policy has in a way helped uplift the status of females The real fear now is
that China will soon be faced with hordes of bachelors at war with their brethren over finding their brides. The "surplus sons"
of China need to stop interfering with the social system.
Question 43: The word "havoc" in paragraph 1 Is closest in meaning to......
A. ordinary problem
B. serious dispute
C. great destruction and trouble

D. an infectious disease
Question 44: How has "One Child Policy"supposedly improved the value of females? (Refer paragraph 6)
A. Low female ratio has helped the cause of health of the girl child.
B. Females are able to get good education as family expenditure is limited.
C. Government has worked hard to promote the policy.
D. Due to scarcity of girl child, there is a perceived sense of "value".
Question 45: The word "teeming" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to......
A. female population
B. general population
C. couples
D. overflowing
Question 46: Look at the four squares (■X) that indicate where the following sentence can be added to the passage.
"Another reason is that daughters have to leave their parents after marriage to enrich their husband's family ." Where
would the sentence best fit?
A. (■A)
B. (■D)
C. (■C)
D. (■B)
Question 47: What is the "blueprint" as discussed in paragraph 1?
A. It is the Government’s plan containing details of regulations and incentives to improve the girl child ratio.
B. It is a list of rules for the Chinese people to follow to maintain population control.
C. It is a printed guide for conduct rules governing sex ratio.
D. It is a rough plan for regulating community behaviour.
Question 48: The word "inculcate" as used in paragraph 4 means........
A. impressing upon the mind by persistent urging
B. calculate the pros and cons
C. get into the habit of
D. forcing somebody to do one's bidding
Question 49: What was the vision behind the government's policy discussed in paragraph 2?
A. The vision about China with women at top positions in the government

B. The vision that Chinese young men and women would find life partners among themselves
C. The vision about a female dominated society
D. The vision for China to control its burgeoning population in near future
Question 50: What is the main thrust of paragraph 1?
A. Government is devising policies to undermine the position of boys in the society.
B. Government is trying to decipher implications of the census records.
C. Government is providing incentives to girls.
D. Government is extending incentives to encourage parents with single girls.

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MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 815
Thời gian: 60 phút - khơng tính thời gian giao đề
Mã Phách ……….

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 from 01 to 05.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Prime Minister's comments yesterday on education spending miss the point, as the secondary education system who
needs a major overhaul. Firstly, the system only views the weakest learners as having special needs. The brightest and most
conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their full ...(1)....
Secondly, there's too much testing and not enough learning. My flfteen-year-old daughter, for example has just spent the

last month or so ...(2)... for exams. These aren’t even real, important exams, as her GCSEs will be next year. They are just
mock exams. Is the work she's been doing reaaly going to make her more knowledgeable about her subjects, or will she forget
it all tomorrow? I suspect the ...(3)....
Thirdly, the standard ...(4)... doesn't give students any tuition in developing practical work-related, living and social skills,
or in skills necessary for higher education. How many subjects entering university have the first idea what the difference
between plagiarising someone else's work and ...(5)... good use of someone else's ideas? Should they have been taught this at
school? How many of them are really able to go about self-study - a skill that's essential at university because there are no
teachers to tell you what to do - in an efficient way?
Indeed, how many students graduate from university totally unable to spell even simple English words correctly? The
system is letting our children down.
Question 1:A. plan
B. potential
C. fame
D. achievement
Question 2:A. reading
B. cheating
C. cramming
D. lecturing
Question 3:A. frontier
B. latest
C. later
D. latter
Question 4:A. seminar
B. lecture
C. curriculum
D. timetable
Question 5:A. creating
B. making
C. having
D. taking

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs front the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 6:A. obligatory
B. undergraduate
C. international
D. geographical
Question 7:A. represented
B. biography
C. entertainment
D. indirectly
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 8: Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A. Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
B. If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
C. That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.
D. Tim Joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
Question 9: I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.
A. So as not to hear our conversation, I whispered.
B. I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard.
C. Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation, I whispered.
D. Because I whispered, anybody heard our conversation.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 10: Adding a garage will enhance the value of the house.
A. diminish
B. alter
C. increase
D. stabilize
Question 11: You never really know where you are with her as she just blows hot and cold.

A. keeps testing
B. keeps going
C. keeps changing her mood D. keeps taking things
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 12 to 19.
CHINA - MISSING WOMEN
1. In China the growing difference between the genders is giving signals of alarm to Government authorities. According to
the latest census figures. 119 boys are born for every 100 girls This sinking difference is expected to shoot up by the year
2020 with almost 40 million unsettled bachelors. This distribution of the social ecology would create havoc in the future. The
social leaders are trying to pressurize the masses into producing more females. The Government has embarked on policies
extending innumerable incentives to the families bearing girls. Monetary support, free education, guaranteed employment is
being gifted to parents who gift the country with a girl child. The Government is trying to persuade people to suppress their
personal preferences and regulate their community behaviour according to the new blueprint to stimulate the girl ratio. (■A)
Sometimes, the Government tries to woo them and sometimes it uses stem policies to force them into it.
2. Consequent to the population explosion, the Government introduced, in the 80's, one child policy in China. Any additional


pregnancy had to be terminated. This was aimed to put a check on the teeming millions. The policy had no relation to
extermination of girl child in the womb. But the policymakers had no idea about its long term impact. People, with a
patriarchic mindset, came up with their preference for a single male child. The idea of a happy family became 'parents with a
single male child’.
3. The Chinese culture has always promoted sons over daughters because the society has been dominated by males. In
villages, where hard work is needed to sustain the agriculture, a boy is always preferable due to his superior physical strength
compared to that of a girl. (■B) In such circumstances, looking forward to a male baby seems justified. People have to limit
their families, it is obvious they would prefer a boy over a girl child.This has been accentuated by the use of ultrasound
scanning which helps determine the sex of the fetus. This technology has played a crucial role in creating gender imbalance.
4. Sociologists consider this imbalance as the aftermath of Government’s poorly thought and short-sighted policy. The
Government’s intentions notwithstanding, China came to develop a markedly lopsided sex ratio. Nobel Laureate Hayek feels
that when Government tries to dominate the social system by making people forcibly inculcate a certain habit, such a
condition is bound to happen. People try to find ways which not only fulfill their preferences but also satisfy the law makers.

The Government damaged the dynamics of a healthy society and was now bearing the brunt of its past deeds.
5. Hayek argues that by no means should a centralized bureaucracy be allowed to design preferences for hundreds of
thousands of people, without even consulting them in such a system, with the passage of time, unforeseen consequences
spring up. Government can bind people to its chosen course for a time but the impositions cannot limit their options for long.
(■C) The quarter century that has passed since commencement of the effort to redesign the Chinese family is leaving behind
its own trail.
6. The Government needs to be careful now. It has to invent new remedies to address this problem. It needs to redesign the
social fabric so that programs like 'Care for Girls’ get support of the masses, who seem to have little faith in the system. They
view the new program for the girl child in the same resigned manner as the program that was forced on them in the past.
Some women social workers are of the view that the fall of sex ratio has been an advantage for the women of China, as their
social value has increased. (■D) The Government policy has in a way helped uplift the status of females The real fear now is
that China will soon be faced with hordes of bachelors at war with their brethren over finding their brides. The "surplus sons"
of China need to stop interfering with the social system.
Question 12: Look at the four squares (■X) that indicate where the following sentence can be added to the passage.
"Another reason is that daughters have to leave their parents after marriage to enrich their husband's family ." Where
would the sentence best fit?
A. (■A)
B. (■C)
C. (■B)
D. (■D)
Question 13: The word "havoc" in paragraph 1 Is closest in meaning to......
A. serious dispute
B. an infectious disease
C. great destruction and trouble
D. ordinary problem
Question 14: The word "inculcate" as used in paragraph 4 means........
A. impressing upon the mind by persistent urging
B. forcing somebody to do one's bidding
C. calculate the pros and cons
D. get into the habit of

Question 15: What is the "blueprint" as discussed in paragraph 1?
A. It is the Government’s plan containing details of regulations and incentives to improve the girl child ratio.
B. It is a printed guide for conduct rules governing sex ratio.
C. It is a rough plan for regulating community behaviour.
D. It is a list of rules for the Chinese people to follow to maintain population control.
Question 16: What is the main thrust of paragraph 1?
A. Government is devising policies to undermine the position of boys in the society.
B. Government is providing incentives to girls.
C. Government is trying to decipher implications of the census records.
D. Government is extending incentives to encourage parents with single girls.
Question 17: What was the vision behind the government's policy discussed in paragraph 2?
A. The vision for China to control its burgeoning population in near future
B. The vision that Chinese young men and women would find life partners among themselves
C. The vision about China with women at top positions in the government
D. The vision about a female dominated society
Question 18: The word "teeming" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to......
A. female population
B. couples
C. overflowing
D. general population
Question 19: How has "One Child Policy"supposedly improved the value of females? (Refer paragraph 6)
A. Low female ratio has helped the cause of health of the girl child.
B. Government has worked hard to promote the policy.
C. Females are able to get good education as family expenditure is limited.
D. Due to scarcity of girl child, there is a perceived sense of "value".
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the
following questions.
Question 20: Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class.
A. Having finished
B. it was delivered

C. professor the
D. before the


Question 21: Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have forced to alter their eating
habits.
A. eating habits
B. have raised
C. rapidly
D. that
Question 22: Since vitamins are contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack of most of them.
A. are
B. lack of
C. variety of
D. in a
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 23 to 29.
Lead poisoning in children is a major health concern. Both low and high doses of paint can have serious effects. Children
exposed to high doses of lead often suffer permanent nerve damage, mental retardation, blindness, and even death. Low doses
of lead can lead to mild mental retardation, short attention spans, distractibility, poor academic performance, and behavioral
problems.
This is not a new concern. As early as 1904, lead poisoning in children was linked to lead-based paint. Microscopic lead
partides from paint are absorbed into the bloodstream when children ingest flakes of chipped paint, plaster, or paint dust from
sanding. Lead can also enter the body through household dust, nail-biting, thumb sucking, or chewing on toys and other
objects painted with lead-based paint. Although American paint companies today must comply with strict regulations
regarding the amount of lead used in their paint, this source of lead poisoning is still the most common and most dangerous.
Children living in older, dilapidated houses are particularly at risk.
Question 23: The phrase "exposed to"in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. conducting
B. familiar with

C. displaying
D. in contact with
Question 24: In line 9, the word "dilapidated"is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. poorly painted
B. unpainted
C. decorated
D. broken down
Question 25: In line 6, the word "ingest"could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. inhale
B. inject
C. eat
D. invest
Question 26: What does the author imply in the final sentence of the passage?
A. Old homes were painted with lead-based paint.
B. Old homes need to be rebuilt in order to be safe for children.
C. Poor people did not comply with the regulations.
D. Lead-based paint chips off more easily than newer paints.
Question 27: According to the passage, what is the most common source of lead poisoning in children?
A. lead-based paint
B. painted toys
C. dilapidated houses
D. household dust
Question 28: Which of the following does the passage infer?
A. Paint companies have always followed restrictions regarding the amount of lead used in their paint.
B. Paint companies can no longer use lead in their paint.
C. Paint companies must limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
D. Paint companies aren't required to limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
Question 29: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. lead poisoning in children
B. problems with household paint

C. leading health concerns for children
D. lead paint in older homes
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 30: My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report.
A. If I were you, I would not beat around the bush in the next report.
B. If I were you, I would have the next report got started.
C. If I were you, I would go straight to the bush in the next report.
D. If I were you, I would not point out the next report.
Question 31: Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.
A. Not having read the reference books, she couldn't finish the test.
B. Although she didn't read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
C. If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test.
D. Because she read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
Question 32: Jack has won a jackpot prize. 10% of it was donated to flooded areas.
A. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of which was donated to flooded areas.
B. Jack has won a jackpot prize, which was donated to flooded areas.
C. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% which half was donated to flooded areas.
D. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of that was donated to flooded areas.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of following questions.
Question 33: We should participate in the movements.......the natural environment.
A. organized conserving
B. which organize to conserve.
C. organizing to conserve
D. organized to conserve
Question 34: Her outgoing character contrasts......with that of her sister.
A. fully
B. thoroughly
C. sharply
D. coolly

Question 35: It turned out that we......rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
A. should have
B. hadn't
C. mustn't
D. needn't have


Question 36: Snow and rain......of nature.
A. is phenomena
B. are phenomena
C. is phenomenon
D. are phenomenon
Question 37: When I was a child, I loved to splash through the......after rain.
A. rivers
B. ponds
C. pools
D. puddles
Question 38: Staying in a hotel costs......renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice as
B. twice more than
C. twice as much as
D. as much as twice
Question 39: .......number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn't know.......exact number of them.
A. A - an
B. A - the
C. The - the
D. The - an
Question 40: Learning Spanish isn't so difficult once you........
A. get on it
B. get away with it

C. get off it
D. get down to it
Question 41: John forgot......his ticket so he was not allowed.......the club.
A. to bring - to enter
B. brought - enter
C. bringing - to enter
D. bring - entering
Question 42: Please don't......a word of this to anyone else, it's highly confidential.
A. breathe
B. mutter
C. pass
D. speak
Question 43: In spite of his abilities, Peter has been.......overlooked for promotion.
A. repetitive
B. repeat
C. repeatedly
D. repetitiveness
Question 44: I wish you......me a new one instead of having it.......as you did.
A. gave - to repair
B. had given - repaired
C. had given - to be repaired
D. would give - to repair
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 45:A. certificate
B. private
C. dedicate
D. eliminate
Question 46:A. attention
B. initiate

C. substantial
D. particular
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 47: Constant correction of speaking 'errors' by a teacher is often counter-productive, as the student may become
afraid to speak at all.
A. barren
B. desolate
C. effective
D. fruitless
Question 48: Are you looking for a temporary or a permanent job?
A. loose
B. fleeting
C. stable
D. fierce
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 49: Jim invited Helen to visit his gardens.
~ Helen: "I love your gardens. The plants are well taken care of!'
~ Jim: "Thanks. Yes, I suppose I've always.......
A. had green fingers
B. make it down on my luck
C. let nature take its course
D. drawn the short straw
Question 50: Mrs. Kate's in a fashion store. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
~ Mrs. Kate: "How can this dress be so expensive?"
~ The shop assistant: ".............."
A. Yes, it's the most most expensive.
B. You're paying for the brand.
C. What an expensive dress!

D. That's a good idea.

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ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 555
Thời gian: 60 phút - khơng tính thời gian giao đề
Mã Phách ……….

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on 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. certificate
B. dedicate
C. eliminate
D. private
Question 2:A. substantial
B. initiate
C. attention
D. particular
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 3: Are you looking for a temporary or a permanent job?
A. loose

B. stable
C. fierce
D. fleeting
Question 4: Constant correction of speaking 'errors' by a teacher is often counter-productive, as the student may become
afraid to speak at all.
A. effective
B. fruitless
C. desolate
D. barren
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the
following questions.
Question 5: Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class.
A. before the
B. it was delivered
C. professor the
D. Having finished
Question 6: Since vitamins are contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack of most of them.
A. variety of
B. are
C. in a
D. lack of
Question 7: Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have forced to alter their eating
habits.
A. have raised
B. that
C. eating habits
D. rapidly
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 from 08 to 12.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The Prime Minister's comments yesterday on education spending miss the point, as the secondary education system who
needs a major overhaul. Firstly, the system only views the weakest learners as having special needs. The brightest and most
conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their full ...(8)....
Secondly, there's too much testing and not enough learning. My flfteen-year-old daughter, for example has just spent the
last month or so ...(9)... for exams. These aren’t even real, important exams, as her GCSEs will be next year. They are just
mock exams. Is the work she's been doing reaaly going to make her more knowledgeable about her subjects, or will she forget
it all tomorrow? I suspect the ...(10)....
Thirdly, the standard ...(11)... doesn't give students any tuition in developing practical work-related, living and social skills,
or in skills necessary for higher education. How many subjects entering university have the first idea what the difference
between plagiarising someone else's work and ...(12)... good use of someone else's ideas? Should they have been taught this
at school? How many of them are really able to go about self-study - a skill that's essential at university because there are no
teachers to tell you what to do - in an efficient way?
Indeed, how many students graduate from university totally unable to spell even simple English words correctly? The
system is letting our children down.
Question 8:A. fame
B. achievement
C. potential
D. plan
Question 9:A. lecturing
B. reading
C. cramming
D. cheating
Question 10:A. later
B. latest
C. frontier
D. latter
Question 11:A. curriculum
B. timetable
C. lecture
D. seminar

Question 12:A. making
B. creating
C. taking
D. having
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 13: My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report.
A. If I were you, I would have the next report got started.
B. If I were you, I would not beat around the bush in the next report.
C. If I were you, I would go straight to the bush in the next report.
D. If I were you, I would not point out the next report.
Question 14: Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.
A. Although she didn't read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
B. Because she read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
C. If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test.
D. Not having read the reference books, she couldn't finish the test.
Question 15: Jack has won a jackpot prize. 10% of it was donated to flooded areas.
A. Jack has won a jackpot prize, which was donated to flooded areas.


B. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of that was donated to flooded areas.
C. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% which half was donated to flooded areas.
D. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of which was donated to flooded areas.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 16: Adding a garage will enhance the value of the house.
A. stabilize
B. increase
C. diminish
D. alter

Question 17: You never really know where you are with her as she just blows hot and cold.
A. keeps changing her mood B. keeps taking things
C. keeps testing
D. keeps going
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs front the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 18:A. geographical B. undergraduate
C. obligatory
D. international
Question 19:A. biography
B. indirectly
C. entertainment
D. represented
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 20 to 27.
CHINA - MISSING WOMEN
1. In China the growing difference between the genders is giving signals of alarm to Government authorities. According to
the latest census figures. 119 boys are born for every 100 girls This sinking difference is expected to shoot up by the year
2020 with almost 40 million unsettled bachelors. This distribution of the social ecology would create havoc in the future. The
social leaders are trying to pressurize the masses into producing more females. The Government has embarked on policies
extending innumerable incentives to the families bearing girls. Monetary support, free education, guaranteed employment is
being gifted to parents who gift the country with a girl child. The Government is trying to persuade people to suppress their
personal preferences and regulate their community behaviour according to the new blueprint to stimulate the girl ratio. (■A)
Sometimes, the Government tries to woo them and sometimes it uses stem policies to force them into it.
2. Consequent to the population explosion, the Government introduced, in the 80's, one child policy in China. Any additional
pregnancy had to be terminated. This was aimed to put a check on the teeming millions. The policy had no relation to
extermination of girl child in the womb. But the policymakers had no idea about its long term impact. People, with a
patriarchic mindset, came up with their preference for a single male child. The idea of a happy family became 'parents with a
single male child’.
3. The Chinese culture has always promoted sons over daughters because the society has been dominated by males. In

villages, where hard work is needed to sustain the agriculture, a boy is always preferable due to his superior physical strength
compared to that of a girl. (■B) In such circumstances, looking forward to a male baby seems justified. People have to limit
their families, it is obvious they would prefer a boy over a girl child.This has been accentuated by the use of ultrasound
scanning which helps determine the sex of the fetus. This technology has played a crucial role in creating gender imbalance.
4. Sociologists consider this imbalance as the aftermath of Government’s poorly thought and short-sighted policy. The
Government’s intentions notwithstanding, China came to develop a markedly lopsided sex ratio. Nobel Laureate Hayek feels
that when Government tries to dominate the social system by making people forcibly inculcate a certain habit, such a
condition is bound to happen. People try to find ways which not only fulfill their preferences but also satisfy the law makers.
The Government damaged the dynamics of a healthy society and was now bearing the brunt of its past deeds.
5. Hayek argues that by no means should a centralized bureaucracy be allowed to design preferences for hundreds of
thousands of people, without even consulting them in such a system, with the passage of time, unforeseen consequences
spring up. Government can bind people to its chosen course for a time but the impositions cannot limit their options for long.
(■C) The quarter century that has passed since commencement of the effort to redesign the Chinese family is leaving behind
its own trail.
6. The Government needs to be careful now. It has to invent new remedies to address this problem. It needs to redesign the
social fabric so that programs like 'Care for Girls’ get support of the masses, who seem to have little faith in the system. They
view the new program for the girl child in the same resigned manner as the program that was forced on them in the past.
Some women social workers are of the view that the fall of sex ratio has been an advantage for the women of China, as their
social value has increased. (■D) The Government policy has in a way helped uplift the status of females The real fear now is
that China will soon be faced with hordes of bachelors at war with their brethren over finding their brides. The "surplus sons"
of China need to stop interfering with the social system.
Question 20: What is the "blueprint" as discussed in paragraph 1?
A. It is the Government’s plan containing details of regulations and incentives to improve the girl child ratio.
B. It is a rough plan for regulating community behaviour.
C. It is a printed guide for conduct rules governing sex ratio.
D. It is a list of rules for the Chinese people to follow to maintain population control.
Question 21: Look at the four squares (■X) that indicate where the following sentence can be added to the passage.
"Another reason is that daughters have to leave their parents after marriage to enrich their husband's family ." Where
would the sentence best fit?
A. (■D)

B. (■A)
C. (■B)
D. (■C)
Question 22: What was the vision behind the government's policy discussed in paragraph 2?
A. The vision about China with women at top positions in the government
B. The vision that Chinese young men and women would find life partners among themselves


C. The vision for China to control its burgeoning population in near future
D. The vision about a female dominated society
Question 23: What is the main thrust of paragraph 1?
A. Government is providing incentives to girls.
B. Government is trying to decipher implications of the census records.
C. Government is extending incentives to encourage parents with single girls.
D. Government is devising policies to undermine the position of boys in the society.
Question 24: The word "teeming" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to......
A. female population
B. overflowing
C. general population
D. couples
Question 25: How has "One Child Policy"supposedly improved the value of females? (Refer paragraph 6)
A. Government has worked hard to promote the policy.
B. Females are able to get good education as family expenditure is limited.
C. Low female ratio has helped the cause of health of the girl child.
D. Due to scarcity of girl child, there is a perceived sense of "value".
Question 26: The word "inculcate" as used in paragraph 4 means........
A. calculate the pros and cons
B. impressing upon the mind by persistent urging
C. forcing somebody to do one's bidding
D. get into the habit of

Question 27: The word "havoc" in paragraph 1 Is closest in meaning to......
A. ordinary problem
B. great destruction and trouble
C. an infectious disease D. serious dispute
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of following questions.
Question 28: John forgot......his ticket so he was not allowed.......the club.
A. bringing - to enter
B. brought - enter
C. bring - entering
D. to bring - to enter
Question 29: .......number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn't know.......exact number of them.
A. The - an
B. A - an
C. The - the
D. A - the
Question 30: Her outgoing character contrasts......with that of her sister.
A. sharply
B. thoroughly
C. fully
D. coolly
Question 31: When I was a child, I loved to splash through the......after rain.
A. ponds
B. pools
C. rivers
D. puddles
Question 32: Staying in a hotel costs......renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. as much as twice
B. twice as much as
C. twice as
D. twice more than

Question 33: Please don't......a word of this to anyone else, it's highly confidential.
A. mutter
B. pass
C. speak
D. breathe
Question 34: It turned out that we......rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
A. needn't have
B. hadn't
C. should have
D. mustn't
Question 35: We should participate in the movements.......the natural environment.
A. organized conserving B. organized to conserve
C. which organize to conserve.
D. organizing to conserve
Question 36: Learning Spanish isn't so difficult once you........
A. get off it
B. get away with it
C. get down to it
D. get on it
Question 37: I wish you......me a new one instead of having it.......as you did.
A. had given - repaired B. gave - to repair
C. had given - to be repaired
D. would give - to repair
Question 38: In spite of his abilities, Peter has been.......overlooked for promotion.
A. repetitiveness
B. repeat
C. repeatedly
D. repetitive
Question 39: Snow and rain......of nature.
A. are phenomena

B. is phenomena
C. is phenomenon
D. are phenomenon
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 40: Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A. Tim Joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
B. That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.
C. If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
D. Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
Question 41: I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.
A. Because I whispered, anybody heard our conversation.
B. Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation, I whispered.
C. So as not to hear our conversation, I whispered.
D. I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard.
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 42 to 50.
Lead poisoning in children is a major health concern. Both low and high doses of paint can have serious effects. Children
exposed to high doses of lead often suffer permanent nerve damage, mental retardation, blindness, and even death. Low doses


of lead can lead to mild mental retardation, short attention spans, distractibility, poor academic performance, and behavioral
problems.
This is not a new concern. As early as 1904, lead poisoning in children was linked to lead-based paint. Microscopic lead
partides from paint are absorbed into the bloodstream when children ingest flakes of chipped paint, plaster, or paint dust from
sanding. Lead can also enter the body through household dust, nail-biting, thumb sucking, or chewing on toys and other
objects painted with lead-based paint. Although American paint companies today must comply with strict regulations
regarding the amount of lead used in their paint, this source of lead poisoning is still the most common and most dangerous.
Children living in older, dilapidated houses are particularly at risk.
Question 42: The phrase "exposed to"in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the following?

A. familiar with
B. in contact with
C. conducting
D. displaying
Question 43: Which of the following does the passage infer?
A. Paint companies can no longer use lead in their paint.
B. Paint companies aren't required to limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
C. Paint companies have always followed restrictions regarding the amount of lead used in their paint.
D. Paint companies must limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
Question 44: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. leading health concerns for children
B. lead paint in older homes
C. problems with household paint
D. lead poisoning in children
Question 45: In line 9, the word "dilapidated"is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. poorly painted
B. broken down
C. unpainted
D. decorated
Question 46: What does the author imply in the final sentence of the passage?
A. Old homes need to be rebuilt in order to be safe for children.
B. Old homes were painted with lead-based paint.
C. Poor people did not comply with the regulations.
D. Lead-based paint chips off more easily than newer paints.
Question 47: According to the passage, what is the most common source of lead poisoning in children?
A. household dust
B. painted toys
C. lead-based paint
D. dilapidated houses
Question 48: In line 6, the word "ingest"could best be replaced by which of the following?

A. inject
B. inhale
C. invest
D. eat
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 49: Mrs. Kate's in a fashion store. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
~ Mrs. Kate: "How can this dress be so expensive?"
~ The shop assistant: ".............."
A. What an expensive dress!
B. You're paying for the brand.
C. Yes, it's the most most expensive.
D. That's a good idea.
Question 50: Jim invited Helen to visit his gardens.
~ Helen: "I love your gardens. The plants are well taken care of!'
~ Jim: "Thanks. Yes, I suppose I've always.......
A. make it down on my luck
B. let nature take its course
C. had green fingers
D. drawn the short straw
The End


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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
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ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG
NĂM HỌC 2017- 2018

MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 354
Thời gian: 60 phút - khơng tính thời gian giao đề
Mã Phách ……….

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 01 to 07.
Lead poisoning in children is a major health concern. Both low and high doses of paint can have serious effects. Children
exposed to high doses of lead often suffer permanent nerve damage, mental retardation, blindness, and even death. Low doses
of lead can lead to mild mental retardation, short attention spans, distractibility, poor academic performance, and behavioral
problems.
This is not a new concern. As early as 1904, lead poisoning in children was linked to lead-based paint. Microscopic lead
partides from paint are absorbed into the bloodstream when children ingest flakes of chipped paint, plaster, or paint dust from
sanding. Lead can also enter the body through household dust, nail-biting, thumb sucking, or chewing on toys and other
objects painted with lead-based paint. Although American paint companies today must comply with strict regulations
regarding the amount of lead used in their paint, this source of lead poisoning is still the most common and most dangerous.
Children living in older, dilapidated houses are particularly at risk.
Question 1: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. lead poisoning in children
B. lead paint in older homes
C. problems with household paint
D. leading health concerns for children
Question 2: What does the author imply in the final sentence of the passage?
A. Lead-based paint chips off more easily than newer paints.
B. Poor people did not comply with the regulations.
C. Old homes need to be rebuilt in order to be safe for children.
D. Old homes were painted with lead-based paint.
Question 3: According to the passage, what is the most common source of lead poisoning in children?
A. painted toys
B. lead-based paint
C. dilapidated houses

D. household dust
Question 4: In line 12, the word "dilapidated"is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. broken down
B. decorated
C. unpainted
D. poorly painted
Question 5: The phrase "exposed to"in line 2 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. familiar with
B. conducting
C. displaying
D. in contact with
Question 6: Which of the following does the passage infer?
A. Paint companies have always followed restrictions regarding the amount of lead used in their paint.
B. Paint companies aren't required to limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
C. Paint companies can no longer use lead in their paint.
D. Paint companies must limit the amount of lead used in their paint.
Question 7: In line 7, the word "ingest"could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. invest
B. eat
C. inject
D. inhale
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs front the other three in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 8:A. obligatory
B. international
C. geographical
D. undergraduate
Question 9:A. indirectly
B. biography
C. entertainment

D. represented
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the
following questions.
Question 10: Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have forced to alter their eating
habits.
A. rapidly
B. have raised
C. that
D. eating habits
Question 11: Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class.
A. Having finished
B. professor the
C. it was delivered
D. before the
Question 12: Since vitamins are contained in a wide variety of foods, people seldom lack of most of them.
A. in a
B. are
C. variety of
D. lack of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of following questions.
Question 13: We should participate in the movements.......the natural environment.
A. which organize to conserve.
B. organized conserving
C. organized to conserve
D. organizing to conserve
Question 14: Learning Spanish isn't so difficult once you........
A. get on it
B. get away with it
C. get down to it
D. get off it

Question 15: Her outgoing character contrasts......with that of her sister.
A. fully
B. thoroughly
C. coolly
D. sharply
Question 16: Please don't......a word of this to anyone else, it's highly confidential.
A. mutter
B. breathe
C. pass
D. speak


Question 17: I wish you......me a new one instead of having it.......as you did.
A. would give - to repair
B. gave - to repair
C. had given - to be repaired
D. had given - repaired
Question 18: In spite of his abilities, Peter has been.......overlooked for promotion.
A. repetitive
B. repeat
C. repetitiveness
D. repeatedly
Question 19: Snow and rain......of nature.
A. is phenomenon
B. are phenomenon
C. is phenomena
D. are phenomena
Question 20: John forgot......his ticket so he was not allowed.......the club.
A. brought - enter
B. to bring - to enter

C. bring - entering
D. bringing - to enter
Question 21: Staying in a hotel costs......renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice as much as
B. twice more than
C. twice as
D. as much as twice
Question 22: When I was a child, I loved to splash through the......after rain.
A. ponds
B. rivers
C. puddles
D. pools
Question 23: It turned out that we......rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
A. hadn't
B. should have
C. needn't have
D. mustn't
Question 24: .......number of boys were swimming in the lake, but I didn't know.......exact number of them.
A. The - the
B. A - an
C. The - an
D. A - the
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: Jack has won a jackpot prize. 10% of it was donated to flooded areas.
A. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of that was donated to flooded areas.
B. Jack has won a jackpot prize, which was donated to flooded areas.
C. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% of which was donated to flooded areas.
D. Jack has won a jackpot prize, 10% which half was donated to flooded areas.
Question 26: Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.

A. Because she read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
B. Although she didn't read the reference books, she was able to finish the test.
C. If she had read the reference books, she could finish the test.
D. Not having read the reference books, she couldn't finish the test.
Question 27: My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report.
A. If I were you, I would not point out the next report.
B. If I were you, I would have the next report got started.
C. If I were you, I would not beat around the bush in the next report.
D. If I were you, I would go straight to the bush in the next report.
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 28: I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.
A. I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard.
B. Because I whispered, anybody heard our conversation.
C. So as not to hear our conversation, I whispered.
D. Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation, I whispered.
Question 29: Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A. That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.
B. Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
C. If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
D. Tim Joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 30: You never really know where you are with her as she just blows hot and cold.
A. keeps changing her mood B. keeps testing
C. keeps taking things
D. keeps going
Question 31: Adding a garage will enhance the value of the house.
A. stabilize
B. diminish

C. alter
D. increase
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 32 to 39.
CHINA - MISSING WOMEN
1. In China the growing difference between the genders is giving signals of alarm to Government authorities. According to
the latest census figures. 119 boys are born for every 100 girls This sinking difference is expected to shoot up by the year
2020 with almost 40 million unsettled bachelors. This distribution of the social ecology would create havoc in the future. The
social leaders are trying to pressurize the masses into producing more females. The Government has embarked on policies
extending innumerable incentives to the families bearing girls. Monetary support, free education, guaranteed employment is
being gifted to parents who gift the country with a girl child. The Government is trying to persuade people to suppress their
personal preferences and regulate their community behaviour according to the new blueprint to stimulate the girl ratio. (■A)
Sometimes, the Government tries to woo them and sometimes it uses stem policies to force them into it.


2. Consequent to the population explosion, the Government introduced, in the 80's, one child policy in China. Any additional
pregnancy had to be terminated. This was aimed to put a check on the teeming millions. The policy had no relation to
extermination of girl child in the womb. But the policymakers had no idea about its long term impact. People, with a
patriarchic mindset, came up with their preference for a single male child. The idea of a happy family became 'parents with a
single male child’.
3. The Chinese culture has always promoted sons over daughters because the society has been dominated by males. In
villages, where hard work is needed to sustain the agriculture, a boy is always preferable due to his superior physical strength
compared to that of a girl. (■B) In such circumstances, looking forward to a male baby seems justified. People have to limit
their families, it is obvious they would prefer a boy over a girl child.This has been accentuated by the use of ultrasound
scanning which helps determine the sex of the fetus. This technology has played a crucial role in creating gender imbalance.
4. Sociologists consider this imbalance as the aftermath of Government’s poorly thought and short-sighted policy. The
Government’s intentions notwithstanding, China came to develop a markedly lopsided sex ratio. Nobel Laureate Hayek feels
that when Government tries to dominate the social system by making people forcibly inculcate a certain habit, such a
condition is bound to happen. People try to find ways which not only fulfill their preferences but also satisfy the law makers.
The Government damaged the dynamics of a healthy society and was now bearing the brunt of its past deeds.

5. Hayek argues that by no means should a centralized bureaucracy be allowed to design preferences for hundreds of
thousands of people, without even consulting them in such a system, with the passage of time, unforeseen consequences
spring up. Government can bind people to its chosen course for a time but the impositions cannot limit their options for long.
(■C) The quarter century that has passed since commencement of the effort to redesign the Chinese family is leaving behind
its own trail.
6. The Government needs to be careful now. It has to invent new remedies to address this problem. It needs to redesign the
social fabric so that programs like 'Care for Girls’ get support of the masses, who seem to have little faith in the system. They
view the new program for the girl child in the same resigned manner as the program that was forced on them in the past.
Some women social workers are of the view that the fall of sex ratio has been an advantage for the women of China, as their
social value has increased. (■D) The Government policy has in a way helped uplift the status of females The real fear now is
that China will soon be faced with hordes of bachelors at war with their brethren over finding their brides. The "surplus sons"
of China need to stop interfering with the social system.
Question 32: The word "havoc" in paragraph 1 Is closest in meaning to......
A. ordinary problem
B. an infectious disease
C. serious dispute
D. great destruction and trouble
Question 33: Look at the four squares (■X) that indicate where the following sentence can be added to the passage.
"Another reason is that daughters have to leave their parents after marriage to enrich their husband's family ." Where
would the sentence best fit?
A. (■C)
B. (■A)
C. (■B)
D. (■D)
Question 34: How has "One Child Policy"supposedly improved the value of females? (Refer paragraph 6)
A. Due to scarcity of girl child, there is a perceived sense of "value".
B. Low female ratio has helped the cause of health of the girl child.
C. Government has worked hard to promote the policy.
D. Females are able to get good education as family expenditure is limited.
Question 35: The word "inculcate" as used in paragraph 4 means........

A. forcing somebody to do one's bidding
B. calculate the pros and cons
C. impressing upon the mind by persistent urging
D. get into the habit of
Question 36: What is the main thrust of paragraph 1?
A. Government is trying to decipher implications of the census records.
B. Government is providing incentives to girls.
C. Government is devising policies to undermine the position of boys in the society.
D. Government is extending incentives to encourage parents with single girls.
Question 37: What was the vision behind the government's policy discussed in paragraph 2?
A. The vision for China to control its burgeoning population in near future
B. The vision that Chinese young men and women would find life partners among themselves
C. The vision about a female dominated society
D. The vision about China with women at top positions in the government
Question 38: What is the "blueprint" as discussed in paragraph 1?
A. It is the Government’s plan containing details of regulations and incentives to improve the girl child ratio.
B. It is a list of rules for the Chinese people to follow to maintain population control.
C. It is a printed guide for conduct rules governing sex ratio.
D. It is a rough plan for regulating community behaviour.
Question 39: The word "teeming" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to......
A. overflowing
B. general population
C. female population
D. couples
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 40: Constant correction of speaking 'errors' by a teacher is often counter-productive, as the student may become
afraid to speak at all.



A. effective
B. desolate
C. fruitless
D. barren
Question 41: Are you looking for a temporary or a permanent job?
A. loose
B. stable
C. fierce
D. fleeting
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 from 42 to 46.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Prime Minister's comments yesterday on education spending miss the point, as the secondary education system who
needs a major overhaul. Firstly, the system only views the weakest learners as having special needs. The brightest and most
conscientious students are not encouraged to develop to their full ...(42)....
Secondly, there's too much testing and not enough learning. My flfteen-year-old daughter, for example has just spent the
last month or so ...(43)... for exams. These aren’t even real, important exams, as her GCSEs will be next year. They are just
mock exams. Is the work she's been doing reaaly going to make her more knowledgeable about her subjects, or will she forget
it all tomorrow? I suspect the ...(44)....
Thirdly, the standard ...(45)... doesn't give students any tuition in developing practical work-related, living and social skills,
or in skills necessary for higher education. How many subjects entering university have the first idea what the difference
between plagiarising someone else's work and ...(46)... good use of someone else's ideas? Should they have been taught this
at school? How many of them are really able to go about self-study - a skill that's essential at university because there are no
teachers to tell you what to do - in an efficient way?
Indeed, how many students graduate from university totally unable to spell even simple English words correctly? The
system is letting our children down.
Question 42:A. plan
B. potential
C. achievement
D. fame

Question 43:A. lecturing
B. cramming
C. reading
D. cheating
Question 44:A. latest
B. later
C. frontier
D. latter
Question 45:A. curriculum
B. seminar
C. timetable
D. lecture
Question 46:A. taking
B. creating
C. having
D. making
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 47:A. certificate
B. eliminate
C. private
D. dedicate
Question 48:A. substantial
B. attention
C. particular
D. initiate
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 49: Mrs. Kate's in a fashion store. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
~ Mrs. Kate: "How can this dress be so expensive?"

~ The shop assistant: ".............."
A. That's a good idea.
B. You're paying for the brand.
C. Yes, it's the most most expensive.
D. What an expensive dress!
Question 50: Jim invited Helen to visit his gardens.
~ Helen: "I love your gardens. The plants are well taken care of!'
~ Jim: "Thanks. Yes, I suppose I've always.......
A. drawn the short straw
B. make it down on my luck
C. let nature take its course
D. had green fingers

The End