Đề thi thử THPT Quốc Gia ĐH môn tiếng anh 2016, Đề 5 ()

Câu 1 : If you don’t start watching until 8.30 tonight, the program________.

A will have already begun

B will begin

C has already begun

D had already begun

Câu 2 : If you can’t remember his phone number, you can always it in the phonebook.

A take/ down

B look/ up

C find/ out

D bring/ about

Câu 3 : Paul sold everything he owned and went to live in Tahiti. Without warning, ________.

A off the cuff

B like a flash in the pan

C once in a blue moon

D out of the blue

Câu 4 : It was essential that we______ the lease before the end of the month.

A sign

B signed

C had signed

D were signing

Câu 5 : She is so absent-minded________ that I get angry with her.

A some time

B at times

C any time

D at one time

Câu 6 : She is too________ to hide what she thinks about them.

A pretentious

B outspoken

C apologetic

D broadminded

Câu 7 : I am well________ with the problem encountered in starting a business.

A aware

B informed

C acquainted

D knowledgeable

Câu 8 : The new law threatened to________ many people of the most elementary freedom.

A deprive

B snatch

C depress

D deceive

Câu 9 : “Is it all right if I use your bike?” “_________”.

A Please accept it with my best wishes

B Sure, go ahead

C Sorry, no, I won’t do it

D I don’t want to use your bike

Câu 10 : “What was your reaction to the announcement?” “Not_______ in prior discussions, I was completely taken back.”

A having been involved

B to be involved

C involving

D I was involved

Câu 11 : During the flood in 1972, the Red Cross,_________ out of emergency headquarters in Mississippi, set up temporary shelters for the homeless.

A operated

B is operating

C has operated

D operating

Câu 12 : It’s essential that he_________. His illness seems worse.

A need an operation

B needs an operate

C need to operate

D needed operating

Câu 13 : “I phoned but you didn’t answer. You must have gone out.” – “_________”

A I agree

B I was

C I must

D I did

Câu 14 : “The problems seem annoying to everyone.” – “_________”.

A It is

B They are

C They do

D It does

Câu 15 : I can’t understand why she did that, it really doesn’t add up.

A doesn’t calculate

B isn’t mathematics

C doesn’t make sense

D makes the wrong addition

Câu 16 : _______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an official illusion.

A The Moon

B That the Moon

C When the Moon

D The Moon which

Câu 17 : The jokes Jacks tells are as old as_________.

A the earth

B the mountains

C the hills

D the oceans

Câu 18 : My supervisor had me______ the morning taking inventory.

A spending

B to spend

C spent

D spend

Câu 19 : She listened so attentively that not a word__________.

A she missed

B she had missed

C she didn’t miss

D did she miss

Câu 20 : He escaped by ________.

A a hair’s breadth

B the hair’s breadth

C the breadth of a hair

D a breadth of a hair

Câu 21 : (26)________

A happenings

B events

C games

D matches

Câu 22 : (27)________

A central

B major

C significant

D considerable

Câu 23 : (28)________

A broken down

B lessened

C ecreased

D brought down

Câu 24 : (29)________

A entitled

B called

C nicknamed

D known

Câu 25 : (30)________

A trying

B studying

C running

D training

Câu 26 : (31)________

A on

B in

C with

D by

Câu 27 : (32)________

A went

B continued

C ran

D got

Câu 28 : (33)________

A last

B late

C latest

D later

Câu 29 : (34)________

A but

B in spite of

C however

D although

Câu 30 : (35)________

A times

B events

C occasions

D incidents

Câu 31 : What is the main idea of the text?

A Women today are opening more businesses of their own.

B Women are better at small businesses than men are.

C The computer is especially lucrative for women today.

D Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more attractive to the business world.

Câu 32 : Charlotte Taylor believes that women in the 1970s____________

A were unable to work hard enough to succeed in business.

B had fewer obstacles in business than they do today.

C were still more interested in education than business opportunities.

D were unrealistic about their opportunities in business management.

Câu 33 : The author mentions the “shoebox under the bed” in order to____________

A suggest that the company needed to expand.

B show the frugality of women in business.

C show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig.

D point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzig’s business were limited.

Câu 34 : The expression “keep tabs on” is closest in meaning to___________

A pay the salaries of

B provide transportation for

C keep records of

D recognize the appearance of

Câu 35 : The word “hurdles” can be best replaced by____________

A small groups

B fences

C obstacles

D questions

Câu 36 : The author’s attitude about the future of women in business is___________

A skeptical

B optimistic

C frustrated

D negative

Câu 37 : The word “excluded” is closet in meaning to___________.

A often invited to

B not permitted in

C decorators of

D charged admissions to

Câu 38 : All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the business world EXCEPT__________

A women weren’t trained in business.

B women faced discrimination in business.

C women lacked ability to work in business.

D women were required to stay at home with their families.

Câu 39 : The word “that” in the passage refers to______________

A women working hard

B women achieving advanced degrees

C a woman becomes chairman of the board

D women believing that business is a place for them

Câu 40 : It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that businesses operated by women are small because______________

A women can’t deal with money

B many women fail at large businesses

C women prefer a small intimate setting

D women are not able to borrow money easily

Câu 41 : One and (A) more sentences related to (B) the same (C) topic form (D) a paragraph.

A and

B related to

C same

D form

Câu 42 : Mirrors done (A) of shiny metal were used (B) by the Egyptians in (C) ancient times (D).

A done

B were used

C in

D times

Câu 43 : In his (A) early days as a direction (B), Charlie Chaplin produced 62 short, silent (C) comedy films in four (D) years.

A his

B direction

C short, silent

D in four

Câu 44 : Some studies show that young babies (A) prefer the smell (B) of milk to those (C) of other liquids(D).

A that young babies

B smell

C those

D other liquids

Câu 45 : Plants absorb water (A) and nutrients and anchoring themselves (B) in the soil (C) with their roots (D).

A absorb water

B anchoring themselves

C the soil

D their roots

Câu 46 : What does the passage mainly discuss?

A Difficulties of writing satiric literature

B Popular topics of satire

C New philosophies emerging from satiric literature

D Reasons for the popularity of satire

Câu 47 : The word “realization” in the first paragraph is closest meaning to_______.

A certainty

B awareness

C surprise

D confusion

Câu 48 : Why does the author mention Don Quixote, Brave New World, and a Modest Proposal in the first paragraph?

A They are famous examples of satiric literature.

B They present commonsense solutions to problems.

C They are appropriate for readers of all ages.

D They are books with similar stories.

Câu 49 : The word “aesthetically” as used in the passage is closest in meaning to________.

A artistically

B exceptionally

C realistically

D dependably

Câu 50 : Which of the following can be found in satiric literature?

A Newly emerging philosophies

B Odd combinations of objects and ideas

C Abstract discussion of morals and ethics

D Wholesome characters that are unselfish

Câu 51 : According to the passage, there is a need for satire because people need to be_________.

A informed about new scientific developments.

B exposed to original philosophies when they’re formulated.

C reminded that popular ideas are often inaccurate.

D told how they can be of service to their communities.

Câu 52 : The word “refreshing” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to_________.

A popular

B ridiculous

C meaningful

D unusual

Câu 53 : The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to_________.

A people

B media

C ideals

D movies

Câu 54 : As a result of reading satiric literature, readers will be most likely to__________.

A teach themselves to write fiction

B accept conventional points of view

C become better informed about current affairs

D reexamines their opinions and values

Câu 55 : The various purposes of satire include all of the following EXCEPT________.

A introducing readers to unfamiliar situations

B brushing away illusions

C reminding readers of the truth

D exposing false values

Câu 56 : Some people think their abilities have limitations, but with encouragement they can perform much better than expected.

A possibilities

B certainties

C promises

D boundaries

Câu 57 : Animals tend to be rigid in their use of language. They generally don’t communicate in different ways.

A simple

B creative

C unchanging

D unnatural

Câu 58 : Mr. Armstrong is said to be a fairly well-to-do man.

A important

B broke

C wealthy

D weak

Câu 59 : This is a difficult topic. Please, explain it in plain language.

A easy

B different

C detailed

D complicated