Đề số 50 - Đề thi thử THPT Quốc Gia môn Tiếng Anh

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 the primary stress in each of the following questions.

Question 1.

A. decent                      B. reserve

C. confide                     D. appeal

Question 2.

A. stimulate                   B. sacrifice

C. devastate                  D. determine

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 3. Our products are environmentally- friendly. We package all of them in recyclable materials.

A. Packing our products in recyclable materials, we made them environmentally - friendly.

B. Our products are packaged in recycled materials to be environmentally-friendly.

C. The recyclable package of our products makes them look environmentally-friendly.

D. Packed in recyclable materials, our products are environmentally-friendly.

Question 4. Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of car. However, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution.

A. The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution.

B. However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that among the greatest contributors of air pollution.

C. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution of air.

D. Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air.

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 5. We couldn't solve the problem until our teacher arrived.

A. Not until we solved the problem could our teacher arrive.

B. When our teacher arrived, we solved the problem.

C. Until our teacher arrived, we were able to solve the problem.

D. Not until our teacher arrived could we solve the problem.

Question 6. I don't find it difficult to get up early in the morning.

A. It's difficult for me to get up early in the morning.

B. I'm used to getting up early in the morning.

C. I hate getting up early in the morning.

D. I used to get up early in the morning.

Question 7. I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned put that she was quite useless.

A. Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly.

B. I was mistaken about her suitability for the position since she proved rather incompetent.

C. Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position.

D. I was right in thinking that she was totally useless for the job.

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 8. Fifty minutes are the maximum length of time allotted for the exam.

A. are                    B. length

C. maximum           D. allotted

Question 9. For its  establishment, ASEAN Tourism Association has played  an important role in promoting and developing ASEAN Tourism services.

A. Tourism Association

B. played

C. in promoting and developing

D. For its

Question 10. The occean probably  distinguishes the earth from other planets of the solar system, for  scientists believe that large bodies of water are not existing on the other planets.

A. probably                           B. for

C. are not existing                 D. from

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.

You can usually tell when your friends are happy or angry by the looks on their faces or by their actions. This is useful because reading their emotional expressions helps you to know how to respond to them. Emotions have evolved to help us respond to important situations and to convey our intentions to others. But does raising the eyebrows and rounding the mouth say the same thing in Minneapolis as it does in Madagascar? Much research on emotional expressions has centered on such questions.

According to Paul Ekman, the leading researcher in this area, people speak and understand substantially the same "facial language". Studies by Ekman's group have demonstrated that humans share a set of universal emotional expressions that testify to the common biological heritage of the human species. Smiles, for example, signal happiness and frowns indicate sadness on the faces of people in such far- flung places as Argentina, Japan, Spain, Hungary, Poland , Sumatra ,the United States, Vietnam, the jungles of New Guinea , and the Eskimo villages north of Artic Circle. Ekman and his colleagues claim that people everywhere can recognize at least seven basic emotions: sadness, fear, anger, disgust, contempt, happiness, and surprise. There are, however, huge differences across cultures in both the context and intensity of emotional displays - the so called display rules. In many Asian cultures, for example, children are taught to control emotional responses - especially negative ones- while many American children are encouraged to express their feelings more openly. Regardless of culture, however, emotions usually show themselves, to some degree , in people's behavior. From their first days of life, babies produce facial expressions that communicate their feelings.

The ability to read facial expressions develops early, too. Very young children pay close attention to facial expressions, and by age five, they nearly equal adults in their skill at reading emotions on people's faces. This evidence all points to a biological underpinning for our abilities to express and interpret a basic set of human emotions. Moreover, as Charles Darwin pointed out over a century ago, some emotional expressions seem to appear across species boundaries. Cross - cultural psychologists tell us that certain emotional responses carry different meanings in different cultures. For example, what emotion do you suppose might be conveyed by sticking out your tongue? For Americans, this might indicate disgust, while in China it can signify surprise. Likewise, a grin on an American face may indicate joy, while on a Japanese face it may just as easily mean embarrassment. Clearly, culture influences emotional expressions.

Question 11. The word " evolved"  is closest in meaning to _____.

A. developed                 B. simplified

C. increased                  D. reduced

Question 12. Many studies on emotional expressions try to answer the question whether ______ .

A. raising the eyebrows has similar meaning to rounding the mouth.

B. different cultures have similar emotional expressions.

C. rounding the mouth has the same meaning in Minneapolis and Madagascar.

D. eyebrow raising means the same in Minneapolis and Madagascar.

Question 13. Unlike American children, Asian children are encouraged to _______.

B. display their emotions openly

C. conceal their positive emotions

D. control their emotions

B. how emotional responses are controlled

C. how often positive emotions are shown

D. how long negative emotions are displayed

B. watching their actions

C. observing their looks

D. observing their emotional expressions

A. spend a long time learning to read others' emotions

B. are sensitive towards others' emotions

C. make amazing progress in controlling their emotions

D. take time to control their facial expressions

Question 17. The best title for the passage is ________________.

B. Cultural universals in emotional expressions

C. Ways to control emotional expressions

D. Review of research on emotional expressions

      Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to use one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication - having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.

     The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.

     On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones. Signs of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at young age because of serious memory loss. He couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't agree.

     What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.

     As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your mobile phone too often.

Question 18. The man mentioned in the passage, who used his cell phone too often, ____________.

B. had a problem with memory

C. abandoned his family.

D. could no longer think lucidly

B. cause some mental malfunction

C. have damaged their users’ emotions

D. change their users’ social behaviours

B. only use mobile phones in medical emergencies

C. never use mobile phones in all cases

D. only use mobile phones in urgent cases

B. the mobility of the mind and the body

C. the smallest units of the brain

D. the arteries of the brain

A. they keep the users alert all the time

B. they make them look more stylish

C. they are indispensable in everyday communications

D. they cannot be replaced by regular phones

Question 23. The word "potentially" in the passage most closely means ____________.

A. possibly                      B. certainly

C. obviously                    D. privately

Question 24. According to the passage, what makes mobile phones potentially harmful is ____________.

B. their raiding power

C. their radiant light

D. their invisible rays

A. poor ideas about the effects of cell phones

B. the negative public use of cell phones

C. widespread opinion about bad effects of cell phones

D. information on the lethal effects of cell phones

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 the numbered blanks. 

Some people return to college as mature students and take full- or part-time training courses in a skill will help them to get a job. The development of open learning, (26)______ it possible to study when it is convenient for the students, has increased the opportunities available (27)______ many people. This type of study was formerly restricted to book-based learning and (28)______ course but now includes courses on TV, CD-ROM or the Internet, and self-access courses at language or computer centers.

Americans believe that education is important at all stage of life and should not stop (29)______ people get their first job. About 40% of adults take part in some kind of  formal education. About half of them are trying to get qualifications and skills to help them with their jobs, the (30)______ are taking recreational subjects for personal satisfaction. Schools and community colleges arrange evening classes, and a catalog of courses is published by local boards of education.

Question 26.

A. making                    B. keeping

C. enabling                  D. finding

Question 27.

A. about                       B. with

C. to                            D. by

Question 28.

A. corresponding

B. corresponded

C. correspondent

D. correspondence

Question 29.

A. whereas                  B. that

C. when                      D. otherwise

Question 30.

A. remains                   B. rest

C. excess                     D. left

246358 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following questions.

Question 31. The shop assistants: "This is my last portable CD player. I'll let you have it for fifty dollars."

                      Stevenson: " ___________?"

A. Could you give me your last CD

B. Could you give me a disccount

C. Could you possibly give me fifty dollars

D. Can you tell me your favourite type of music

                       Salesgirl: "____________"

B. Sorry, only cash is accepted here

C. Yes, it costs one hundred and fifty dollars

D. Sure, the changing rooms are over there