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ĐỀ KTCL ƠN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 20182019
Mơn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 307
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát
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Ho va tên thi sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 01 to 05.
Not everything looks lovelier the longer and closer its inspection. But Saturn does. It is
gorgeous through Earthly telescopes. However, the 13 years of (01)________ observation provided
by Cassini, an American spacecraft, showed the planet, its moons and its remarkable rings off
better and better, (02)________ finer structures, striking novelties and greater drama.
Cassini’s observations, which ended in September, 2018 when the craft was (03)________
into Saturn’s atmosphere, also provided further evidence that, as might be expected of such
delicate beauty, the rings are quite new (04)________ the world. This idea is not novel, but has been
put on a firmer footing than before. And a new theory proposes that the cataclysm which created
the rings may also have (05)________ into being quite a few of Saturn’s moons.
[Adapted from: The ECONOMIST, March 24, 2018]
Question 01: A. close
B. near
C. abide
D. next
Question 02: A. revealing
B. viewing
C. seeing
D. looking
Question 03: A. hit

B. beaten
C. crushed
D. crashed
Question 04: A. with
B. for
C. to
D. towards
Question 05: A. got
B. come
C. run
D. brought
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 06: I think he's still coming to terms with the death of his father.
A. friendly with
B. living through
C. trying to forget D. in agreement with
Question 07: Now keep calm everyone, the police are on their way.
A. stay unmoved
B. be quiet
C. get agitated
D. go motionless
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 08: After the guests had left we were allowed to eat the________ cakes.
A. missed
B. additional
C. remaining
D. left
Question 09: I don’t think you should be so________ with the children. Watching television for half

an hour a day won’t do them any harm.
A. stubborn
B. thoughtful
C. reliable
D. strict
Question 10: A good way of________ food is keeping it in. a fridge.
A. extending
B. preserving
C. enduring
D. prolonging
Question 11: When I entered the room, the children were________ over the last orange
A. participating
B. discussing
C. squabbling
D. consulting
Question 12: Don’t be so________! He was only joking.
A. sensible
B. insensitive
C. sensitive
D. senseless
Question 13: Just think! Next month you’ll be________ and it seems like only yesterday you were a
baby.
A. in your teens
B. in your teenage
C. teen-ager
D. at your teens
Question 14: My sister has just________ sixteen.
A. become
B. completed
C. had

D. turned
Question 15: The conspirators were plotting the________ of the government.
A. catastrophe
B. disaster
C. overthrow
D. demolition
Question 16: It was very________ of you to lend us your car for the whole week.
A. ambitious
B. thoughtless
C. generous
D. modest
Question 17: Many Asian countries still rely on rice as the________.


A. winning
B. staple
C. capital
D. superior
Question 18: The sight of so many sweets made the children’s mouth________.
A. wet
B. moisten
C. drip
D. water
Question 19: The dish had a very interesting taste as it was________ with lemon.
A. spiced
B. flavoured
C. pickled
D. seasoned
Question 20: ~ "Another cup of coffee?"
~ "No, but thanks________."

A. not at all
B. you for all
C. for all
D. all the same
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 21: A. supernatural
B. computation
C. redundancy
D. explanation
Question 22: A. disappear
B. documentary
C. experience
D. understand
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 23: Mary has found that she has time on her hands, so she is taking a college course.
A. is qualidied enough
B. enjoys herself
C. feels free to do
D. has nothing to do
Question 24: I couldn't see anything shameful in what I had done.
A. shameless
B. blameworthy
C. virtuous
D. deplorable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 25: ~ Mike: "______________"
~ Durant: "I'll answer it right away."

A. Will you ring him up at 5 pm?
B. Why don't you write to him soon?
C. There's someone at the door.
D. Please take this message for him.
Question 26: ~ Kathy: "They lost a lot of money on their investment." ~ Ann: "______________"
A. Well done! I should have invested more.
B. Tough luck - they should have been more careful.
C. No wonder they're living like a king.
D. Why didn't they ask Tom for a loan?
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 27: A. palace
B. case
C. debate
D. replace
Question 28: A. gift
B. gigantic
C. general
D. danger
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 29 to 35.
THE BODY CLOCK
Why is it that flying to New York from London will leave you feeling less tired than flying to
London from New York? The answer may be a clear case of biology not being able to keep up with
technology.
Deep inside the brain there is a "clock" that governs every aspect of the body's functioning:
sleep and wake cycles, levels of alertness, performance, mood, hormone levels, digestion, body
temperature and so on. It regulates all of these functions on a 24-hour basis and is called the
circadian clock (from the Latin, circa "about" + dies "day").
This body clock programmes us to be sleepy twice a day, between 3-5 a.m. and again

between 3-5 p.m. Afternoon tea and siesta times are all cultural responses to our natural
biological sleepiness in the afternoon.
One of the major causes of the travellers’ malady known as jet lag is the non-alignment of a
person's internal body clock with clocks in the external world. Crossing different time zones
confuses the circadian clock, which then has to adjust to the new time and patterns of light and
activity. To make matters more complex, not all internal body functions adjust at the same rate. So
your sleep/wake may adjust to a new time zone at one rate, while your temperature adjusts at a
different pace. Your digestion may be on a different schedule altogether.
Though we live in a 24-hour day, the natural tendency of the body clock is to extend our
day beyond 24 hours. It is contrary to our biological programming to "shrink” our day. That is why


travelling in a westward direction is more body-clock friendly than flying east. NASA studies of
long haul pilots showed that westward travel was associated with significantly better sleep
quantity and quality than eastward flights.
When flying west, you are "extending” your day, thus travelling in the natural direction of
your internal clock. Flying eastward will involve "shrinking” or reducing your day and is in direct
opposition to your internal clock's natural tendency.
One of the more common complaints of travellers is that their sleep becomes disrupted.
There are many reasons for this: Changing time zones and schedules, changing light and activity
levels, trying to sleep when your body clock is programmed to be awake, disruption of the internal
circadian clock and working longer hours.
Sleep loss, jet lag and fatigue can seriously affect our ability to function well. Judgement
and decision-making can be reduced by 50%, attention by 75 percent, memory by 20 percent and
communication by 30 percent.
It is often suggested that you adjust your watch as soon as you board a plane, supposedly to
try to help you adjust to your destination's schedule as soon as you arrive. But it can take the body
clock several days to several weeks to fully adjust to a new time zone.
So, our body clock truly can "govern" us.
Question 29: The direction you fly in

A. affects the degree of jet lag
B. alters your body's natural rhythms
C. extends or shrink your body clock
D. helps you sleep better
Question 30: The word “disrupted” is closest in meaning to________.
A. distroyed
B. prevented
C. damaged
D. corrupted
Question 31: Jet lag________.
A. upsets our body's rhythms.
B. makes our body clock operate badly.
C. extends the hours of our body clock.
D. causes our body clock to change.
Question 32: On the subject of avoiding jet lag the article________.
A. makes no suggestions
B. suggests changing the time on your watch
C. says there is nothing you can do
D. proposes gradually adjusting your body clock
Question 33: According to the article________.
A. various factors stop us sleeping when we fly
B. jet lag can affect different abilities differently
C. travellers complain about the negative effects of flying
D. flying seriously affects our judgement and decision-making
Question 34: The main function of the body clock is to________.
A. regulate the body's functions.
B. govern all the body's responses.
C. help us sleep.
D. help us adapt to a 24-hour cycle.
Question 35: The pronoun “it” in the last sentence refers to________.

A. take the body clock several days
B. to adjust to the destination's schedule
C. to board a plane
D. to fully adjust to a new time zone
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.
TEEN EDITOR AIMS HIGH
At the age of 13, Kenya Jordana James makes the rest of the world look lazy. In 2001, she
started a magazine called Blackgirl. Aimed at teenagers, it covers history, culture, lifestyle and
entertainment news. Blackgirl now has thousands of readers, both subscribers who receive their
copy at home and people who buy the magazine from newsagents.
Kenya's idea for the 20-page magazine came out of boredom with the magazines on sale. "I
read a lot of publications that all said the same thing," she explained. Kenya has created a
magazine that gives positive messages to African-American teenagers. She has interviewed
celebrities like Lauryn Hill, singer with the hip-hop band The Fugees, and Venus and Serena
Williams. She has also written about a wide range of serious subjects.
Blackgirl was not Kenya's first business project. She earned $1,200 selling cakes to her
neighbours. She used the money she had made to develop her plan for the magazine. She also had


to find other people who would put money into the magazine, as well as advertisers. "At first it
was hard, but as you get older, these things become easier," she said.
Kenya has appeared on American TV and this has helped to make her more well-known.
Not giving up has been the reason for her success.
"Children can do anything that they set their mind to," she says. With three adults and a
team of teenagers working with her, Kenya has clear ideas about her future. 'I would like to
continue the magazine, set up a clothes label, and become a midwife and deliver babies," she
explained. Until then, Kenya realises she must continue to live with her family. "I am a child and
my mum makes sure I clean up my room and I go to school each day. "Having a publication is just
one thing that I do," she says.

Question 36: What does Kenya say about getting money for the magazine?
A. It was difficult at the beginning because she was young.
B. People bought her cakes, but they didn’t buy the magazine.
C. She wasn’t old enough to borrow money from people.
D. It’s easy to borrow money from advertisers.
Question 37: What does the writer say about Blackgirl magazine?
A. It has a lot of readers but isn’t very popular with teenagers.
B. It covers a range of subjects and has a lot of readers.
C. Reading magazines makes teenagers lazy.
D. In 2001, it was the only magazine for black teenagers.
Question 38: Why did Kenya have the idea for a new magazine?
A. The other magazines were very repetitive.
B. She thought teenagers were boring.
C. She was interested in celebrities.
D. She wasn't interested in serious subjects.
Question 39: Why did the writer write this text?
A. To describe why teenagers read magazines
B. To describe an inspiring teenager.
C. To give young people advice on money.
D. To talk about the media.
Question 40: How does Kenya feel about her future?
A. She wants to have children.
B. She wants to give up the magazine.
C. She wants to live with her family.
D. She wants to do lots of different things.
Question 41: The phrase “set their mind to” is closest in meaning to________.
A. try to remember B. bear in mind
C. learn by heart D. make decisive effort to do
Question 42: The word “deliver”can be replaced by________.
A. bring to customers B. help to give birth to

C. make products
D. take care of
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 43: He's got married three times in life. There's some rumour about it.
A. It is rumoured that he has got married three times in life.
B. He was rumoured to have got married three times in life.
C. People rumour that he has got married three times in life.
D. He is rumoured to get married three times in life.
Question 44: Wear your helmet. You may be fined on the way.
A. Unless you wear your helmet, you won't be fined on the way.
B. You should wear your helmet in case you may be fined on the way.
C. If you don't wear your helmet, you may be fined on the way.
D. Not wearing your helmet, you will be fine travelling on the way.
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 45: I'm very glad that you’ve done lots of progress this semester.
A. very glad
B. progress
C. lots of
D. done
Question 46: Vietnam Airline regrets informing passengers that flight VN 851 to Hue is postponed
due to bad weather.
A. due to
B. postponed
C. to
D. informing
Question 47: Supersonic flight is flight that is faster the speed of sound.
A. that
B. of sound

C. faster
D. Supersonic


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 48: That smoking has a bad effect on our health has been proved.
A. That bad effect of smoking on our health has been proved.
B. That smoking, which has a bad effect on our health, has been proved.
C. Smoking badly affects our health is true.
D. It has been proved that smoking is harmful for our health.
Question 49: You can try as hard as you like but you won't succeed.
A. You can hardly try as you like, but you won’t succeed.
B. You won’t succeed because you can’t try as hard.
C. Although you won’t succeed, you can try as hard as you like.
D. However hard you can try, you won’t succeed.
Question 50: Kathy couldn’t figure out what was the matter with Charles.
A. It wasn’t clear to Kathy what Charles’s problem was.
B. Charles told Kathy she couldn’t solve the maths problem.
C. It seemed that Charles was angry at Kathy.
D. Charles had nothing to say to Kathy.
_________THE END__________