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HOC24.VN 1 Đề thi KSCL THPT Tây Thụy Anh - Thái Bình Question 1: The wooden fence surrounded the factory is beginning to fall down because of the rain. A. is beginning B. wooden C. surrounded D. because of Question 2: The amount of oxygen and nitrogen in the air almost always remain stable, but the amount of water vapor vary considerably. A. vary B. almost always C. The amount of D. stable Question 3: Quinine, cinnamon, and other useful substances are all derived of the bark of trees. A. are B. bark of trees C. derived of D. other useful substances 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. A lot of advice is available for college leavers heading for their first job. In this article we consider the move to a second job. We are not concerned with those looking for a second temporary position while hunting for a permanent job. Nor are we concerned with those leaving an unsatisfactory job within the first few weeks. Instead, we will be dealing with those of you taking a real step on the career ladder, choosing a job to fit in with your ambitions now that you have learnt your way around, acquired some skills and have some idea of where you want to go. What sort of job should you look for? Much depends on your long-term aim. You need to ask yourself whether you want to specialize in a particular field, work your way up to higher levels of responsibility or out of your current employment into a broader field. Whatever you decide, you should choose your second job very carefully. You should be aiming to stay in it for two or three years. This job will be studied very carefully when you send your letter of application for your next job. It should show evidence of serious career planning. Most important, it should extend you, develop you and give you increasing responsibility. Incidentally, if you are interested in traveling, now is the time to pack up and go. You can do temporary work for a while when you return, pick up where you left off and get the second job then. Future potential employers will be relieved to see that you have got it out of your system, and are not likely to go off again. Juliette Davidson spend her first year after leaving St. Aldate’s College working for three lawyers. It was the perfect first job in that “ OK ... they were very supportive people. I was gently introduced to the work, learnt my way around an office and improve my word processing skills. However, there was no scope for advancement. One day, I gave my notice, bought an air ticket and traveled for a year.” Juliette now works as a Personal Assistant to Brenda Cleverdon, the Chief Executive of business in the Community. “In two and a half years I have become more able and my job has really grown”, she says. “ Right from the beginning my boss was very keen to develop me. My job title is the same HOC24.VN 2 as it was when I started but the duties have changed. From mainly typing and telephone work, I have progressed to doing most of the correspondence and budgets. I also have to deal with a variety of queries, coming from chairmen of large companies to people wanting to know how to start their own business. Brenda involves me in all her work but also gives me specific projects to do and events to organize.” Question 4: Who is intended to benefit from the advice given in the article? A. students who have just finished their studies B. people who are unhappy with their current job C. those who are interested in establishing a career D. people who change jobs regularly Question 5: According to the writer, why is the choice of your second job important? A. It will affect your future job prospects. B. It will last longer than your first job. C. It will be difficult to change if you don’t like it. D. It should give you the opportunity to study. Question 6: “It” in the passage refers to _______. A. first job B. second job C. application D. career Question 7: If you have a desire to travel, when does the writer suggest that you do it? A. straight after you have left college B. when you are unable to find a permanent job C. after you have done some temporary work D. between the first and second job Question 8: What does the phrase “you have got it out of your system” in passage mean? A. You have planned your career sensibly. B. You are an experienced traveler. C. You have satisfied your wish to travel. D. You have learned to look after yourself. Question 9: How did Juliette Davidson benefit from the experience of her first job? A. It was good introduction to working in an office. B. She met a variety of interesting people. C. It enabled her to earn enough money to travel. D. She learnt how to use a word processor. Question 10: In what way is Juliette’s current job better her first job? A. She has a more impressive job title. B. She now know how to start her own business. C. She has been able to extend her skills. D. She is more involve in the community. 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 11: I would rather you wore something more formal to work. A. I’d prefer you wearing something more formal to work. B. I’d prefer you to wear something more formal to work. C. I’d prefer you should wear something more formal to work. D. I’d prefer you wear something more formal to work. Question 12: Had we left any later, we would have missed the train. A. We didn’t miss the train because it left later. B. We left too late to catch the train. C. Because the train was late, we missed it. D. We almost missed the train. Question 13: “Why can’t you do your work more carefully?” said Henry’s boss. A. Henry’s boss criticized him for doing his job carelessly. B. Henry’s boss asked him not to do his job with care. C. Henry’s boss suggested doing the job more carefully. D. Henry’s boss warned him to do the job carefully. 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 14: A. lives B. plays C. works D. buys Question 15: A. picked B. worked C. naked D. booked Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentence in the following questions. Question 16: He felt tired. However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. A. Tired as he might feel, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. B. He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. C. Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. D. As a result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain. Question 17: The agreement ended six-month negotiation. It was signed yesterday. A. The agreement which ends six-month negotiation was signed yesterday. B. The negotiation which lasted six months was signed yesterday. C. The agreement which was signed yesterday lasted six months. D. The agreement which was signed yesterday ended six-month negotiation. HOC24.VN 4 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. Question 18: A. cosmetics B. fertility C. experience D. economics Question 19: A. informality B. appropriate C. situation D. entertainment 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. It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The difference between schooling and education implied by this remark is important. Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no limits. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in the kitchen or on the tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in school and the whole universe of informal learning. The agent (doer) of education can vary from respected grandparents to the people arguing about politics on the radio , from a child to a famous scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People receive education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term; it is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life. Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at about the same time, take the assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The pieces of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of governments, have been limited by the subjects being taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their society or what the newest filmmarkers are experimenting with. There are clear and undoubted conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling. Question 20: In the passage, the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” mostly implies that _____. A. schooling prevents people discovering things B. schooling takes place everywhere C. all of life is an education D. education is totally ruined by schooling Question 21: What does the writer mean by saying “education quite often produces surprises”? A. Educators often produce surprises. HOC24.VN 5 B. Informal learning often brings about unexpected results. C. Success of informal learning is predictable. D. It’s surprising that we know little about other religions. Question 22: Which of the following would the writer support? A. Without formal education, people won’t be able to read and write. B. Going to school is only part of how people become educated. C. Schooling is of no use because students do similar things every day. D. Our education system needs to be changed as soon as possible. Question 23: According to the passage, the doers of education are _____. A. only respected grandparents B. mostly famous scientists C. mainly politicians D. almost all people Question 24: Which of the following is TRUE according to passage? A. Education and schooling are quite different experience. B. The best schools teach a variety of subjects. C. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework. D. The more years students go to school, the better their education is. Question 25: The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to _____. A. workings of governments B. newest filmmarkers C. political problems D. high school students Question 26: The word “all-inclusive” in the passage mostly means _____. A. including everything or everyone B. going in many directions C. involving many school subjects D. allowing no exceptions Question 27: This passage is mainly aimed at _____. A. telling the difference between the meaning of two related words “schooling” and “education” B. telling a story about execellent teachers C. listing and discussing several educational problems D. giving examples of different schools 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 28: When I mentioned the party, he was all ears. A. using both ears B. listening neglectfully C. listening attentively D. partially deaf Question 29: John wants to buy a new car, so he starts setting aside a small part of his monthly earnings. A. spending on B. putting out C. using up D. saving up HOC24.VN 6 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrases that best fits each of the numbered blanks. HOW TO AVOID MISCOMMUNICATION IN THE WORKPLACE As a small-business owner, you can avoid many problems simply by improving communication in your office. By clarifying everyone's expectations and roles, you'll help to (30) _______greater trust and increase productivity among employees. Here are a few tips for doing so. Practice active listening. The art of active listening includes (31)_______ close attention to what another person is saying, then paraphrasing what you've heard and repeating it back. Concentrate (32)_______ the conversation at hand and avoid unwanted interruptions (cell phone calls, others walking into your office, etc.). Take note of how your own experience and values may color your perception. Pay attention to non-verbal cues. We don't communicate with words alone. Every conversation comes with a host of non-verbal cues - facial expressions, body language, etc. - that may (33)_______ contradict what we're saying. Before addressing a staff member or (34)_______ a project conference, think carefully about your tone of voice, how you make eye contact, and what your body is "saying." Be consistent throughout. Be clear and to the point. Don't cloud instructions or requests with irrelevant details, such as problems with past projects or issues with long-departed personnel. State what you need and what you expect. Ask, "Does anyone have any questions?" Demonstrate that you prefer questions up-front as opposed to misinterpretation later on. Question 30: A. set up B. establish C. create D. build Question 31: A. showing B. paying C. using D. spending Question 32: A. for B. to C. on D. in Question 33: A. intentional B. unintentional C. intentionally D. unintentionally Question 34: A. to lead B. being led C. leading D. lead Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 35: He was offered the job thanks to his ________ performance during his job interview. A. impressive B. impressively C. impression D. impress Question 36: Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular. A. pessimist B. optimistic C. optimist D. pessimistic Question 37: The preparations _______ by the time the guests ________. A. have finished / arrived B. have been finished / arrived C. had been finished / arrived D. had finished / arrived HOC24.VN 7 Question 38: As an _____, Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of teenager crimes. A. educational B. education C. educator D. educate Question 39: ________turned out to be true. A. Everything she had told us which B. Everything where she had told us C. Everything she had told us D. That everything she told us Question 40: You'd better get someone __________ your living room. A. redecorated B. to redecorate C. redecorating D. redecorate Question 41: Can you take _______ of the shop while Mr. Green is away? A. operation B. charge C. management D. running Question 42: They held a party to congratulate their son _____ his success to become an engineer. A. in B. on C. with D. for Question 43: They always kept on good __________ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake. A. terms B. relations C. will D. relationship Question 44: They had invited over one hundred guests, ________. A. not any of whom I knew B. I did not know any of whom C. I knew none of who D. none of whom I knew Question 45: Please _________ and see us when you have time. You are always welcome. A. come away B. come to C. come in D. come round Question 46: Not only _________ to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is also used to locate oil. A. seismology is used B. is seismology used C. using seismology D. to use seismology Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable respone to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 47: “What a great hair cut, Lucy!” - “ ______________” A. It’s my pleasure. B. Oh, yes. That’s right. C. Thanks. It’s very kind of you to do this. D. Thank you. That’s a nice compliment Question 48: “A motorbike knocked Ted down” - “ ______________” A. How terrific! B. Poor him! C. What is it now? D. What a motorbike! 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 49: A trial must be fair and impartial. A. apprehensive B. hostile C. biased D. unprejudiced Question 50: After her husband's tragic accident, she took up his position at the university. HOC24.VN 8 A. incredible B. boring C. mysterious D. comic