Đề thi thử THPT Quốc Gia môn Tiếng Anh trường THPT Đông Hà Quảng Trị lần 1 năm 2016

Câu 1 : Whether you believe it or not, it is _____ that causes your illness.

A because of your overweight

B you are so overweight

C your being overweight

D because you are overweight

Câu 2 : Mary: “How did you get here ?” John: “_____”

A Is it far from here?

B I came here last night.

C The train is so crowded.

D I came here by train.

Câu 3 : He doesn't do anything but _____ pride in himself

A takes

B is taking

C take

D will take

Câu 4 : Question 1: It is urgent that this letter _____ immediately.

A be posted

B be post

C was posted

D posted

Câu 5 : I remember ___ him _ the grass needed ___.

A hear / say / cutting

B heard / say / cutting

C hearing / say / cutting

D hearing / saying / cutting

Câu 6 : The desks and the chairs are in good order and the floor is so clean. The room _____

A must has been cleaned

B must have cleaned

C must be cleaned

D must have been cleaned

Câu 7 : I found _ strange _ nobody had said anything at the meeting.

A that / that

B it / x

C this / that

D it / that

Câu 8 : No one knows his address _____ his daughter.

A except

B besides

C excepting

D beside

Câu 9 : Peter: “Thanks a lot for your wonderful gift.” – Mary: “_____.”

A You are welcome

B Thank you

C Cheers

D Have a good day

Câu 10 : It is believed that no animals can stay alive in _ water at 1,500 meters below _ sea level.

A the / x

B x / a

C the / the

D x / x

Câu 11 : I need to buy two _ of color _.

A boxes / chalks

B boxes / chalks

C boxes / chalk

D boxs / chalk

Câu 12 : _____ to play with the kids!

A What a fun it is

B What a fun is it

C What fun it is

D How fun it is

Câu 13 : You should not have made _____ spelling mistakes.

A many such

B such many

C so much

D such more

Câu 14 : When I went in, the old man was sitting in an armchair _____ out of the window

A stare

B staring

C stared

D was staring

Câu 15 : On hearing the news that her husband was killed by terrorists, the wife _____.

A broke down

B broke up

C broke away

D broke out

Câu 16 : Americans eat _____ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.

A as twice as many

B more than twice many

C twice as many

D more than twice

Câu 17 : I'm sure this painting is not by Picasso. It's only an unsuccessful fake and so it's _____.

A priceless

B worthless

C precious

D invaluable

Câu 18 : The most important thing to keep in mind when _ an emergency is to stay _.

A dealt with / calm

B to deal with / calm

C dealing with / calmly

D dealing with / calm

Câu 19 : Somebody must have Tom's phone number, _____?

A mustn’t they

B needn’t they

C mustn’t it

D needn’t it

Câu 20 : I think the medicine is beginning to wear off.

A stop being effective

B take effect

C be put in a bottle

D be swallowed

Câu 21 : The law applies to everyone irrespective of race, creed, or colour

A disrespectful

B regardless

C considering

D in spite

Câu 22 : His patents completely believe in him. He can do things at random.

A at stake

B at will

C at once

D at hand

Câu 23 : My boss requested me that I use my vacation days before the end of the year

A me

B use

C vacation days

D before

Câu 24 : I tried to explain him the problem, but he had difficulty understanding me.

A exlain him the problem

B but

C difficulty

D understanding

Câu 25 : Kevin says he stopped to travel internationally because of his family

A says

B stopped

C to travel

D because of

Câu 26 : He told me that he had never been in that restaurant before

A told

B had never been

C in

D before

Câu 27 : Unfortunately, the species has gotten extinct due to human activity.

A Unfortunately

B has

C gotten

D due to

Câu 28 : (33)____

A exercise

B performance

C practice

D operator

Câu 29 : (34)____

A self

B individual

C personal

D own

Câu 30 : (35)____

A after

B then

C later

D quicker

Câu 31 : (36)____

A consists

B includes

C contains

D involves

Câu 32 : (37)_____

A insisted

B acquired

C asserted

D assumed

Câu 33 : (38)____

A prolong

B extend

C spread

D lift

Câu 34 : (39)____

A allow

B let

C support

D offer

Câu 35 : (40)_____

A adjustable

B flexible

C convertible

D variable

Câu 36 : (41)____

A addition

B supplement

C extra

D manuscript

Câu 37 : (42)____

A according

B depending

C relating

D basing

Câu 38 : We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.

A uninterested

B unsure

C slow

D open

Câu 39 : Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.

A small quantity

B sufficiency

C excess

D large quantity

Câu 40 : The author states that “There are no right or wrong answers” in paragraph 2 in order to _____.

A emphasize that each person’s answers will be different.

B show that answering the questions is a long and difficult process.

C indicate that the answers are not really important.

D indicate that each person’s answers may change over time.

Câu 41 : The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to _____.

A questions

B answers

C features

D jobs

Câu 42 : The word “assessing” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _____.

A discovering

B considering

C measuring

D disposing

Câu 43 : According to paragraph 3, which of the following fields is NOT suitable for a person who does not want to live in a big city?

A plumbing

B law

C retail sales

D advertising

Câu 44 : The word “evoke” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _____.

A agree on

B bring to mind

C be related to

D differ from

Câu 45 : The word “that” in paragraph 5 refers to .

A occupation

B the traveling life

C a flight attendant

D commission

Câu 46 : Why does the author mention “long, grueling hours without sleeps” in paragraph 5?

A To emphasize the difficulty of working as a plumber

B To contrast the reality of a flight attendant’s job with most people’s perception.

C To show that people must work hard for the career they have chosen.

D To discourage readers from choosing a career as a flight attendant.

Câu 47 : It can be inferred from the paragraph 4 that _____.

A jobs in insurance sales are generally not well-paid

B insurance sales people can earn high salary later in their career.

C people should constantly work toward the next promotion.

D a starting salary should be an important consideration in choosing a career.

Câu 48 : In paragraph 6, the author suggests that _____.

A you may want to change careers at some time in the future.

B as you get older, your career will probably less fulfilling.

C you will be at your job for a lifetime, so choose carefully.

D you will probably jobless at some time in the future.

Câu 49 : According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A To make a lot of money, you should not take a job with a low starting salary.

B To make lots of money, you should rule out all factory jobs.

C If you want an easy and glamorous lifestyle, you should consider becoming flight attendant

D Your initial view of certain careers may not be accurate.

Câu 50 : The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses _____.

A underwater earthquakes

B storm surges

C tides

D tidal waves

Câu 51 : According to the passage, all of the following are true about tidal waves EXCEPT that _____.

A they're caused by sudden changes in high and low tides

B they refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves

C they are the same as tsunamis

D this terminology is not used by the scientific community

Câu 52 : Question 1: The world "displaced" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.

A located

B filtered

C moved

D not pleased

Câu 53 : It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis _____.

A are often identified by ships on the ocean

B generally reach heights greater than 40 meters

C are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean

D cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean

Câu 54 : As used in the passage, water that is "shallow" in the second paragraph isn't _____.

A coastal

B deep

C clear

D tidal

Câu 55 : A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and in Hawaii is that tsunamis in Japan are more likely to _____.

A come from greater distances

B be less of a problem

C originate in Alaska

D arrive without warning

Câu 56 : The possessive "their" in the third paragraph refers to _____.

A these tsunamis

B the inhabitants of Hawaii

C the Hawaiian islands

D thousands of miles

Câu 57 : A "calamitous" tsunami in the last paragraph is one that is _____.

A at fault

B expected

C disastrous

D extremely calm

Câu 58 : From the expression "on record" in the last paragraph, it can be inferred the tsunami that accompanied the Krakatoa volcano _____.

A might not be the greatest tsunami ever

B was not as strong as the tsunami in Lisbon

C was filmed as it was happening

D occurred before efficient records were kept

Câu 59 : The passage suggests that - the tsunami resulting from the Krakatoa volcano _____.

A was unobserved outside of the Indonesian islands

B resulted in little damage

C caused volcanic explosions in the English Channel

D was far more destructive close to the source than far away