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HOC24.VN 1 ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QG NĂM 2018 - CÔ HƯƠNG FIONA ĐỀ SỐ 2 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following word. Question 1: A. police B. spirit C. banquet D. culture Question 2: A. overwhelming B. intellectual C. interesting D. economic Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions. Question 3: A. humour B. honest C. honour D. hour Question 4: A. earthquakes B. countries C. epidemics D. delegates Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. Question 5: One of the majority causes of tides is the gravitational attraction of the Moon. A. majority B. tides C. gravitational D. attraction Question 6: From bones finding in the United States, we have learned that many animals which no longer existed in the world once made their homes there. A. finding B. have learned C. no longer D. made their homes Question 7: All of my students are longing for having a nice summer holiday at the seaside. A. all of my students B. for having C. holiday D. at the seaside Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 8. I can’t believe it, Inspector. You mean that Smith _________ money from the till all this time! A. stole B. has stolen C. has been stealing D. was stealing Question 9. A man _____ helping police with their interview. A. was reported to have B. was reported to have been C. reports to be D. reported to have been Question 10. John was praised for his bravery, ________ his colleagues were criticized for their cowardice. A. whereas B. therefore C. however D. though Question 11. It is difficult to find a__________ in the Washington area for less than $1200 a month. A. two-bedroom apartment B. two-bedrooms apartment C. two-bedrooms apartments D. two-bedroom apartments Question 12. For ______, it is certain that in the future some things will be very different. A. the better or the worse B. the good or the bad C. good or bad D. better or worse HOC24.VN 2 Question 13. I like his essay because it is very__________ . A. imaginary B. imaginative C. imaginable D. imagination Question 14. I’ve been ________ advised not to say anything. A. seriously B. greatly C. strongly D. significantly Question 15. On the ________, this has been a very successful year for us. A. most B. all C. general D. whole Question 16. I know you have been working very hard today. Let's ________ and go home. A. pull my leg B. call it a day C. put your back up D. pros and cons Question 17. They held a party to congratulate their son _____ his success to become an engineer. A. with B. in C. on D. for Question 18. Sportsmen ________ their political differences on the sports field. A. take part B. put aside C. take place D. keep apart Question 19. Every day many of us have to ______people that we don’t like. A. get on with B. put off with C. face up to D. put up with 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 20. "A motorbike knocked Ted down" - "_________" A. How terrific! B. Poor him! C. What a motorbike! D. What is it now? Question 21 .Waiter: “__________” Customer: “Yes, I’ll have a potato soup, and chicken rice.” A. Are you ready to eat? B. Are you ready to order? C. Could you bring me some dishes? D. What do you think of our menu Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 22. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you. A. be related to B. be interested in C. pay all attention to D. express interest in Question 23. Our science teacher always reminds us to be succinct when writing down data so that only the important information is recorded. A. verbose B. brief C. descriptive D. honest Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. Question 24. We have to husband our resources to make sure we make it through these hard times. A. spend B. manage C. use up D. marry Question 25. They are fighting to eradicate the legacy of starvation caused by the civil war. A. get rid of B. indicate C. distinguish D. create HOC24.VN 3 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 26. You shouldn't have allowed them to watch too much TV. A. You were wrong to let them watch too much TV. B. You allowed them to watch too much TV which is wrong. C. It was not necessary to allow them to watch too much TV. D. Watching too much TV is not good for them. Question 27. “I didn’t break the window” Jim said. A. Jim refused to break the window. B. Jim denied breaking the window. C. Jim admitted breaking the window. D. Jim told he didn’t break the window. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines of each pair of sentences in the following questions. Question 29. We had spent nearly all our money. So we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel. A. Having spent nearly all our money, so we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel. B. Spent nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel. C. Having spent nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel. D. After having spent nearly our all money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel. Question 30. Venus is always seen near the sun just before sunrise and soon after sunset. It is called the morning or evening star. A. Venus which is always seen near the sun just before sunrise and soon after sunset is called the morning or evening star. B. Venus, that is always seen near the sun just before sunrise and soon after sunset, is called the morning or evening star. C. Venus is always seen near the sun just before sunrise and soon after sunset which is called the morning or evening star. D. Venus, which is always seen near the sun just before sunrise and soon after sunset, is called the morning or evening star. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 31 to 35 Probably the most famous film commenting on twentieth-century technology is Modem Times, (31)_______ in 1936. Charlie Chaplin was motivated to make the film by a reporter who, while interviewing him, happened to describe working conditions in industrial Detroit. Chaplin was told that healthy young farm boys were lured to the city to work on automotive assembly lines. Within four or five years, these young men’s health was ruined by the stress of work in the factories. HOC24.VN 4 Scenes of factory interiors account for only about (32)______ of the footage of Modern Times, but they contain some of the most pointed social commentary as well as the most comic situations. No one who has seen the film can ever forget Chaplin vainly trying to keep pace with the fast-moving conveyor belt, almost losing his mind in the process. Another popular scene involves an automatic feeding machine brought to the assembly line (33)_______ workers need not interrupt their labor to eat. The feeding machine malfunctions, hurling food at Chaplin who is strapped into his position on the assembly line and cannot escape. This serves to illustrate people’s utter (34)______ in the face of machines that are meant to serve their basic needs. Clearly, Modern Times has its faults, but it remains the best film treating technology within a social context. It does not offer a radical social message, but it does (35)______ reflect the sentiments of many who feel they are victims of an over- mechanized world. Question 31: A. make B. making C. made D. to make Question 32: A. first third B. first three C. one three D. one third Question 33: A. so that B. therefore C. in order to D. thus Question 34: A. meaninglessness B. meaningfulness C. helplessness D. helpfulness Question 35: A. exactly B. accurately C. nearly D. approximately 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 Since the dawn of time, people have found ways to communicate with one another. Smoke signals and tribal drums were some of the earliest forms of communication. Letters, carried by birds or by humans on foot or on horseback, made it possible for people to communicate larger amounts of information between two places. The telegram and telephone set the stage for more modern means of communication. With the invention of the cellular phone, communication itself has become mobile. For you, a cell phone is probably just a device that you and your friends use to keep in touch with family and friends, take pictures, play games, or send text message. The definition of a cell phone is more specific: it is a hand- held wireless communication device that sends and receives signals by way of small special areas called cells. Walkie - talkies, telephones and cell phones are duplex communication devices: They make it possible for two people to talk to each other. Cell phones and walkie- talkies are different from regular phones because they can be used in many different locations. A walkie- talkie is sometimes called a half- duplex communication device because only one person can talk at a time. A cell phone is a full- duplex device because it uses both frequencies at the same time. A walkie-talkie has only one channel. A cell phone has more than a thousand channels. A walkie- talkie can transmit and receive signals across a distance of about a mile. A cell phone can transmit and receive signals over hundreds of miles. In 1973, an electronic company called Motorola hired Martin Cooper to work on wireless HOC24.VN 5 communication. Motorola and Bell Laboratories (now AT& T) were in a race to invent the first portable communication device. Martin Cooper won the race and became the inventor of the cell phone. On April 3, 1973, Cooper made the first cell phone call to his opponent at AT& T while walking down the streets of New York city. People on the sidewalks gazed at cooper in amazement. Cooper's phone was called A Motorola Dyna- Tac. It weighed a whopping 2.5 pounds (as compared to today's cell phones that weigh as little as 3 or 4 ounces) After the invention of his cell phone, Cooper began thinking of ways to make the cell phone available to the general public. After a decade, Motorola introduced the first cell phone for commercial use. The early cell phone and its service were both expensive. The cell phone itself cost about $ 3, 500. In 1977, AT & T constructed a cell phone system and tried it out in Chicago with over 2, 000 customers. In 1981, a second cellular phone system was started in the Washington,D.C and Baltimore area. It took nearly 37 years for cell phones to become available for general public use. Today, there are more than sixty million cell phone customers with cell phones producing over thirty billion dollars per years. Question 36. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The increasing number of people using cell phone. B. The difference between cell phones and telephones. C. The history of a cell phone D. How Cooper competed with AT& T. Question 37. What definition is true of a cell phone? A. The first product of two famous corporation. B. A hand-held wireless communication device. C. Something we use just for playing games. D. A version of walkie- talkie. Question 38. What information is INCORRECT about a walkie- talkie? A. It has one channel B. It was first designed in 1973. C. It can be used within a distance of a mile. D. Only one person can talk at a time. Question 39. The word "duplex" is closest meaning to ________. A. having two parts B. quick C. modern D. having defects Question 40. The word “ they” in paragraph 2 refer to________ A. Walkie – talkies B. Walkie - talkies, telephones C. telephones and cell phones D. Walkie - talkies, telephones and cell phones Question 41. To whom did Cooper make his first cell phone call? A. His assistant at Motorola. B. A person on New York street. HOC24.VN 6 C. A member of Bell Laboratories. D. The director of his company. Question 42. When did Motorola introduce the first cell phones for commercial use? A. In the same years when he first made a cell- phone call. B. In 1981. C. In 1983. D. In the same year when AT& T constructed a cell phone system. 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 43-50. The attraction of gold is as old as history. Since ancient times, gold has been the object of dreams and obsessions. Western literature is full of characters who kill for gold or hoard it, from King Midas in the ancient Greek myths, to Fagin in Dickens' Oliver Twist. These characters go to evil extremes to get or keep their gold and they get the punishment they deserve. Most people would not be willing to go to such extremes, of course, but they would not question the assumption that gold has lasting value above and beyond any local currency. Societies change over time, customs and currencies evolve, but gold remains. A wedding ring, for example, must be gold, and so should any serious gift of jewelry. In fact, giving and wearing gold is still a mark of prestige in our post-industrial society, though gold is no longer valued as it used to be thousands of years ago. Why is gold so valuable? True, it is shiny, durable, and rare, but it is far less useful than many other minerals or metals. It is also not like stock in a company, where the value of the stock depends on the performance of the company. Gold, on the contrary, like any currency, is valuable precisely because people believe it is valuable. That is, if people were willing to accept seashells for their labor and could use them to pay for food, fuel, and other commodities, then seashells would become a valuable currency. Thus, the value of gold depends on the collective belief that gold will continue to be valuable. As long as demand for gold remains steady, the price will hold steady; if demand is high, it will continue to increase in value. But if people should someday lose faith in gold, the price of gold could fall sharply. Another factor that has affected the price of gold has been the increasing difficulty in acquiring it. Today, most of the gold left in the grounds is in microscopic pieces mixed with rock. To get it, miners must dig up tons and tons of rock, and then spray it with chemicals to separate out the gold. For one ounce of gold - a wedding ring, for example - the mine processes about 30 tons of rock. This is already a costly operation. But there are also hidden social and environmental costs. The mining and processing of gold is ruinous to the environment and to the health of people living nearby. Most of these mines are in poor regions where the people have had little voice in whether there should be mines and how the mines should be run. The large multinational mining companies simply bought the land and opened the mines. However, as people and governments begin to realize the extent of the damage caused by the mines, the situation might change. Indeed, if the mining companies ever HOC24.VN 7 have to pay the full environmental and social costs of mining gold, the price of gold is likely to climb yet higher. Question 43. According to the passage, what is people’s behavior towards gold? A. Many of them are mentioned in Western literature for their gold. B. They have dreamt of and wanted to have it. C. They all have spent their life searching for it. D. Many of them are punished for not having it. Question 44. What do many people believe about gold? A. They don’t believe in its value. B. Its value is greater than diamond. C. It is worth their extreme actions. D. Its value remained unchanged. Question 45. Which of the following is NOT true about gold? A. It is scarce. B. It is durable. C. It is much more useful than any other metals. D. It is shining. Question 46. The word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to: A. demand for gold B. gold C. price D. the value Question 47. According to the passage what decides the value of gold? A. The collective belief that gold will continue to be valuable. B. The constantly high demand for gold. C. The usefulness of gold. D. The industrial demand for gold. Question 48. What does the author believe influences the price of gold on the market? A. The constant fight for gold. B. Scarcity of areas where gold can be found. C. The scarcity of gold. D. The hardship in acquiring gold. Question 49. The word " ruinous " is closest meaning to ________. A. harmful B. poisonous C. devastating D. harmless Question 50. Which of the following does author most probably agree with? A. The government should be better aware of the environmental damage the search for gold creates. B. Gold companies should increase the price of gold to cover the cost caused by their search for gold. C. People should devalue gold. D. The companies should make the search for gold much easier and cheaper.