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Đề thi thử THPT Hoa Lư A - Ninh Bình - Lần 1 - Năm 2018
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.
Researchers in communication show that more feelings and intentions are (1) _______
and received nonverbally than verbally. Mehrabian and Wienerfollowing have stated
that only 7% (2) _______ message is sent through words, with remaining 93% sent
nonverbal (3) _______. Humans use nonverbal communication because:
1. Words have limitations: There are (4) _______ areas where nonverbal
communication is more (5) v than verbal, especially when we explain the shape,
directions, personalities which are expressed nonverbally.
2. Nonverbal signal are powerful: Nonverbal cues primarily express inner (6) _______
while verbal messages deal basically with outside world.
3. Nonverbal message are likely (7) _______ more genuine: because nonverbal
behaviors cannot be controlled as easily as spoken words.
4. Nonverbal signals can express feelings inappropriate to state: Social etiquette limits
(8) _______ can be said, but nonverbal cues can communicate thoughts.
5. A separate communication channel is necessary to (9) _______ send complex
messages: A speaker can add enormously to the complexity of the verbal message
through simple nonverbal (10) _______.
Câu 1. (1) A. mailed B. posted C. sent D. thrown
Câu 2. (2) A. through B. off C. in D. for
Câu 3. (3) A. expressions B. thoughts C. gestures D. postures
Câu 4. (4) A. sum B. great deal C. numerous D. amount
Câu 5. (5) A. effect B. effectiveness C. effectively D. effective
Câu 6. (6) A. words B. feelings C. shows D. sorrows
Câu 7. (7) A. be B. being C. been D. to be
Câu 8. (8) A. why B. that C. what D. when
Câu 9. (9) A. help B. have C. make D. get
Câu 10. (10)A. signs B. sight C. signals D. signatures
Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one
Câu 11. The USA is a country of high youth unemployment.
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A. We find high youth unemployment a problem in the USA.
B. It is the USE that has a great number of young people.
C. High youth unemployment is found in the USA.
D. The USA is a country of young people.
Câu 12. My mother is very busy at work but she takes good care of her children.
A. In spite of being busy at work, my mother takes good care of her children.
B. My mother takes good care of her children but she is very busy at work.
C. Though my mother was very busy at work my mother took good care of her
children.
D. Although my mother was very busy at work she did not take good care of her
children.
Câu 13. “You’d better think carefully before applying for that job.” She said to me.
A. She said me to think carefully before applying for that job.
B. She says me to think carefully before applying for that job.
C. She advise me to think carefully before applying for that job.
D. She advised me to think carefully before applying that job.
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.
Câu 14. School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese schools.
A. depended B. required C. divided D. paid
Câu 15. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions
quickly.
A. clean B. encounter C. arrive D. happen
Pick out the word that has primary stress different from that of other words
Câu 16. A. holiday B. adventure C. industry D. certainly
Câu 17. A. finish B. pastime C. summer D. begin
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.
Câu 18. Fill each of the blank below with a suitable word from the reading passage.
A. unimportant B. irrelevant C. uninteresting D. impossible
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Câu 19. Why did parents oppose to the ideas of sending their children to the special
class at first?
A. unlimited B. everyday C. normal D. undefined
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.
Câu 20. The plants may develop differently. The plants live on that island.
A. The plants which live on that island may develop differently.
B. The plants live on that island may develop differently.
C. The plants which lives on that island may develop differently.
D. The plants which live that island may develop differently.
Câu 21. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water. Others live in sea water.
A. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water, for others live in sea water.
B. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water, and others live in sea water.
C. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water, or others live in sea water.
D. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water, so others live in sea water.
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.
Body postures and movements are frequently indicators of self-confidence, energy,
fatigue, or status. Cognitively, gestures operate to clarify, contradict, or replace verbal
messages. Gestures also serve an important function with regard to regulating the flow
of conversation. For example, if a student is talking about something in front of the
class, single nods of the head from the teacher will likely cause that student to continue
and perhaps more elaborate. Postures as well as gestures are used to indicate attitudes,
status, affective moods, approval, deception, warmth, arid other variables related to
conversation interaction.
The saying “A picture is worth a thousand words” well describes the meaning of facial
expressions. Facial appearance – including wrinkles, muscle tone, skin coloration, and
eye color-offers enduring cues that reveal information about age, sex, race, ethnic
origin, and status.
A less permanent second set of facial cues-including length of hair, hairstyle,
cleanliness, and facial hair-relate to an individual’s idea of beauty. A third group of
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facial markers are momentary expressions that signal that cause changes in the
forehead, eyebrows, eyelids, cheeks, nose, lips, and chin, such as raising the eyebrows,
wrinkling the brow, curling the lip.
Some facial expressions are readily visible, while others are fleeting. Both types can
positively or negatively reinforce the spoken words and convey cues concerning
emotions and attitudes.
Câu 22. Facial expressions __________.
A. cannot convey emotions B. cannot reinforce spoken words
C. can only express negative attitudes D. can be either visible or fleeting
Câu 23. Gestures __________.
A. can do nothing with a conversation B. can clarify the meaning of verbal
messages
C. may interrupt the flow of a conversation D. can end a conversation more
quickly than usual
Câu 24. According to the writer, “A picture is worth a thousand words” means
__________.
A. a picture of a face is more valuable than a thousand words
B. a picture is more important than a thousand words
C. facial gestures can convey a lot of meanings
D. he has just bought a picture with a thousand words on it
Câu 25. How many categories of facial expressions are mentioned?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
Câu 26. A nod of the head from the teacher will likely ask his student to __________
what he is saying.
A. go on B. give up C. put off D. throwaway
Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks.
Câu 27. We can _______ not only through words but also through body language.
A. talk B. transfer C. interpret D. communicate
Câu 28. Since I wanted to get the bill, I tried to attract waiter’s _______.
A. eye B. agreement C. assistant D. attention
Câu 29. Her relatives didn’t do anything to help her, and her friends _______.
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A. didn’t neither B. didn’t too C. didn’t either D. did too
Câu 30. They are close-knit family and very _______ of one another.
A. supportive B. support C. supported D. supporting
Câu 31. You can drive my car _______ you drive carefully.
A. unless B. because C. as long as D. although
Câu 32. Primary education is a stage of study _______ children age from 5 to 11 years
old.
A. to B. for C. in D. with
Câu 33. The school year in Vietnam _______ divided into two terms.
A. was B. are C. is D. is being
Câu 34. Neither the students nor the lecturer _______ English in the classroom.
A. use B. uses C. are using D. have used
Câu 35. _______ I moved in my new apartment, my neighbors have come to my house
twice.
A. because B. since C. when D. after
Câu 36. Helen’s parents was very pleased when they read her school _______.
A. report B. papers C. diploma D. account
Câu 37. Eating and living in this country is becoming _______ expensive.
A. more and more B. too C. less D. so
Câu 38. The wedding day was _______ chosen by the parents of the groom.
A. careless B. careful C. carelessly D. carefully
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.
Câu 39. While the Brows were away on holiday, their house was broke into.
A. the B. were C. away D. broke into
Câu 40. Difference conversation efforts have been made in order to saving endangered
species.
A. Difference B. have been made C. saving D. endangered species
Câu 41. There have been a report of several bombings by terrorist group.
A. have been B. several C. bombings D. terrorist
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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.
Câu 42. – “Would you like some more tea?” – “_______”
A. Yes, please B. Yes, thanks C. No, thank D. No, please
Câu 43. “That’s a nice dress you are wearing” – “_______”
A. I’m glad you like it B. That’s alright
C. That’s nice D. You’re quite right
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.
“Where is the university?” is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one
can give them a clear answer, for there is no wall to be found around the university.
The university is the city. You can find the classroom buildings, libraries, museums
and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students
and teachers or professors of the thirty-one colleges. Cambridge is already a
developing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It
grew up by the river Granta, as the Cam was once called. A bridge was built over the
river as early as 875.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, more and more land was used for college
buildings. The town grew faster in the nineteenth century after the opening of the
railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now it has the population of
over 100000. Many young students want to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people
from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place
all around the world.
Câu 44. Why did people name Cambridge the “city of Cambridge”?
A. Because the river was very well-known.
B. Because there is a bridge over the Cam.
C. Because it was a developing town.
D. Because there is a river named Granta.
Câu 45. From what we read we know that now Cambridge is _______.
A. visited by international tourists B. a city without wall
C. a city of growing population D. a city that may have a wall around
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Câu 46. Around what time did the university begin to appear?
A. In the 8th century B. In the 13th century
C. In the 9th century D. In the 15th century
Câu 47. Why do most visitors come to Cambridge?
A. To see the university
B. To study in the colleges in Cambridge
C. To find the classroom buildings
D. To use the libraries of the university
Câu 48. After which year did the town really begin developing?
A. 800 B. 875 C. 1845 D. 1951
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
Câu 49. A. depends B. years C. temples D. parents
Câu 50. A. filled B. missed C. ploughed D. watched