Đề thi thử THPT Quốc Gia Lần 2 năm học 2018-2019 môn Tiếng Anh - Mã đề 014 - SGD & ĐT Ninh Bình

 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI THỬ TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA 
 TỈNH NINH BÌNH LẦN THỨ 2 - NĂM HỌC 2018-2019 
 Môn: TIẾNG ANH 
 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề 
 (Đề thi gồm có 04 trang) Mã đề thi 014 
Họ tên thí sinh:...............................................................; Số báo danh:................................... 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 1: Our magazine ____________ in May if we receive all the articles on time. 
 A. will have published B. will be published C. would be published D. will publish 
Question 2: Tina would consider ___________ to Finland with us this summer. 
 A. going B. to have gone C. to go D. being gone 
Question 3: The problem is out of my hands now that Derek Winton has __________ responsibility for the 
business. 
 A. claimed B. accepted C. made D. assumed 
Question 4: _________ Jim likes the band, he’s too tired to go to the concert this evening. 
 A. Because of B. Since C. Even though D. Whatever 
Question 5: The police are trying to determine the _________ of events that led up to the disappearance of 
the child. 
 A. ranges B. sequences C. courses D. series 
Question 6: Sharon _________ to Italy twice before she visited Rome for the first time. 
 A. had gone B. went C. was going D. has gone 
Question 7: Many city-dwellers like to spend their weekend in the country to enjoy the fresh air and the 
_____ of nature. 
 A. beautiful B. beauty C. beautifully D. beautify 
Question 8: There’s a record _______ for this year’s London Marathon. More than 50,000 people want to run 
the race. 
 A. turnout B. attendee C. number D. account 
Question 9: There’s been an _________ of violence in the city recently, and this sudden rise is being linked 
to increased unemployment. 
 A. onset B. explosion C. upsurge D. outbreak 
Question 10: Thousands of people _________ along the roads watched the bicycle racing. 
 A. standing B. to stand C. stood D. who stands 
Question 11: Eager to be able to discuss my work ________ in English, I hired a tutor to help polish my 
language skills. 
 A. ambiguously B. expressively C. articulately D. understandably 
Question 12: We’ve got to save the rainforests __________ being destroyed. 
 A. to B. for C. with D. from 
Question 13: ____________, the ancient place is still popular with modern tourists. 
 A. Building thousands of years ago B. Built thousands of years ago 
 C. It built thousands of years ago D. To have built thousands of years ago 
Question 14: “Sorry, I don’t know it exactly, but I think the Ethnology Museum is within _____ easy distance.” 
 A. an B. the C. a D. Ø (no article) 
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 15: She phoned him early in the morning. She didn’t want him to forget to bring along the 
document. 
 A. She phoned him early in the morning though she didn’t want him to forget to bring along the document. 
 B. She phoned him early in the morning so that she wanted him to bring along the document. 
 C. She phoned him early in the morning when she didn’t want him to bring along the document. 
 D. She phoned him early in the morning lest he would forget to bring along the document. 
Question 16: My personal opinion doesn’t really matter. We need to decide for the good of everyone. 
 A. Deciding for the good of everyone makes our personal opinion not really matter at all. 
 B. If my personal opinion doesn’t really matter, we need to decide for the good of everyone. 
 C. We need to decide for the good of everyone, so my personal opinion doesn’t really matter. 
 D. Though my personal opinion really matters, we need to decide for the good of everyone. 
 Trang 1/4 - Mã đề thi 014 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 17: - “What do you think about my idea for a new smart phone game” 
 - “I think it’s got potential. It sounds really good.” 
 A. it is certain of success B. it seems that it can be successful 
 C. someone already did it D. it’s possible, but not practical 
Question 18: It’s customary to eat Banh Chung on the Lunar New Year in Vietnam. 
 A. traditional B. unusual C. necessary D. important 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of 
the following exchanges. 
Question 19: July and Harry are talking about their plan for the weekend. 
 - July: “Shall we go boating tomorrow?” 
 - Harry: “___________. The weather forecast says a storm is coming.” 
 A. I’m afraid we can’t B. That’s a deal C. That’s a good idea D. Sure 
Question 20: The teacher is asking Kevin about the reason for his absence from the class. 
 - Teacher: “Why didn’t you show up for class this morning?” 
 - Kevin: “___________. You know, I live far from the school.” 
 A. That’s good B. It’s a fine day C. It’s not the case D. My car broke down 
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 21: Our army would rather fight on than give in now. 
 A. Our army would be defeated if it continued to fight. 
 B. Our army has given up the fight and so can’t win now. 
 C. Our army would now prefer not to go on fighting. 
 D. Our army doesn’t want to stop fighting now. 
Question 22: “Let’s organize a sponsored cycle race,” said the children to the teacher. 
 A. The children suggested organizing a sponsored cycle race. 
 B. The children suggested they must organize a sponsored cycle race. 
 C. The children suggested to organize a sponsored cycle race. 
 D. The children suggested the teacher to organize a sponsored cycle race. 
Question 23: No one but the seven-year-old boy saw the accident. 
 A. Only the seven-year-old boy saw the accident. 
 B. The seven-year-old boy saw no one in the accident. 
 C. No one at all saw the seven-year-old boy’s accident. 
 D. No one in the accident saw the seven-year-old boy. 
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 each of the numbered blanks from 24 to 28. 
 Dolphins have to be conscious to (24) _______. This means that they cannot go into a full deep 
sleep, because then they would suffocate. Dolphins have “solved” that by (25) ________ one half of their 
brain sleep at a time. This has been determined by doing EEG studies on dolphins. Dolphins sleep about 8 
hours a day in this fashion. Recent studies confirmed that dolphins have only one eye closed (26) _______ 
their sleep. The state (open or closed) of one eye remains constant for an average of an hour, after (27) 
______ it switches state. 
 REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, usually associated with dreaming has been recorded only very 
(28) ________. Some scientists claim dolphins do not have REM sleep at all. A dolphin’s behavior when 
sleeping/resting depends on the circumstances and possibly on individual preferences. They can either: swim 
slowly and surface every now and then for a breath; rest at the surface with their blowhole exposed; or rest on 
the bottom (in shallow water) and rise to the surface every now and then to breathe. 
Question 24: A. breath B. breathe C. breathing D. breathed 
Question 25: A. allowing B. getting C. letting D. doing 
Question 26: A. while B. when C. during D. after 
Question 27: A. which B. that C. whom D. who 
Question 28: A. widely B. often C. rarely D. never 
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 from 29 to 33. 
 SEEING DOUBLE 
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personalities, intelligence, and other differences between them are an effect of their environment. Now 
scientists are discovering that the boundaries between genetic and environment are not so clear. 
 Identical twins Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were adopted as babies and raised by different couples. 
When the Jims finally met at age 39, they discovered they had plenty in common. Both were six feet tall, 180 
pounds. They had the same smile and the same voice. But the similarities didn't stop at the physical 
features. They'd both had dogs named Toy. They had both married women named Linda, and then divorced 
them. They'd both been sheriffs, enjoyed carpentry, suffered severe headaches, and admitted to leaving love 
notes around the house for their wives. They had so much in common, it seemed unlikely that these were just 
coincidence. 
 When they compared the twins’ IQ scores, Bouchard and his team reached a surprising conclusion. 
They concluded that intelligence was mostly connected to genetics rather than to training or education. It 
seemed the differences in family and environment had little effect. 
 However, genes can’t control everything, argues geneticist Danielle Reed, who also studies twins. 
Reed’s research shows that though nothing can truly change our DNA, environmental differences that a child 
experiences before birth and in their first year can sometimes affect the way the DNA behaves, making even 
identical twins into very different people. 
Question 29: What is the passage mainly about? 
 A. the connection between male and female twins 
 B. the effects genes have on personality 
 C. the differences between identical twins 
 D. how identical twins are formed 
Question 30: The phrase “didn’t stop at” in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to ____. 
 A. passed quickly by B. went beyond 
 C. had nothing to do with D. changed more than 
Question 31: Who does the word “they” in paragraph 3 refer to? 
 A. Bouchard and twins B. sets of twins 
 C. the Jim twins D. Bouchard and his team 
Question 32: According to Bouchard and his team, what is intelligence mostly related to? 
 A. education B. training C. genetics D. parenting 
Question 33: According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? 
 A. Experiences can make identical twins behave differently. 
 B. Genes can control everything. 
 C. Personalities are only affected by the environment. 
 D. The environment in which identical twins live in their first year can change their DNA. 
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. 
Question 34: The staff were worried that new marketing scheme would fail. 
 A. fall B. pass C. succeed D. promise 
Question 35: I am at a loss to know how you are going to pass your subjects without studying. All what you 
do is playing video games all day. 
 A. fail to understand B. lose the game 
 C. feel like a stranger D. completely understand 
 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 from 36 to 43. 
 Even though most people can’t find it on a map, the small island of Sumbawa has played an important 
role in history. Sumbawa is situated to the east of the popular resort island of Bali and is currently home to 
around 1.5 million people. For these people the island is home, but Sumbawa is important for another reason 
as well. Mount Tambora – a volcano, 1815 volcanic eruption was the deadliest and most powerful in history – 
is located on its northern half. 
 In early April of 1815, Mount Tambora changed the world. It released a blast that registered a 
whopping 7 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. That is the highest in human history. Its eruption was so loud 
that it was heard by people who live in Sumatra – an island located more than 2,000 kilometers away. 
 When Tambora erupted, it shot around 100 cubic kilometers of rock and ash into the air. The ash 
caused complete darkness on Sumbawa and its neighboring islands for several days. It destroyed all 
vegetation and killed an estimated 71,000 people in the area. 
 But the damage Tambora caused did not end in Indonesia. One year later, the volcanic cloud of ash it 
ejected reached the northern hemisphere. There it obscured the sun and affected the climates of Europe, the 
eastern sections of the United States, and Canada. It created cooler temperatures and severe crop failure. 
Many places had snow in June and frosty nights in July, August, and September. The year of 1816 was 
known as “the year without summer”. 
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sharply across the affected areas. Many people resorted to begging, stealing, and travelling long distances in 
search of food. Diseases caused by malnutrition became widespread. In total, over 200,000 people died of 
starvation and disease. 
 The aftermath of the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora was the worst of any volcanic eruption in 
recorded history. Unfortunately, volcano researchers say we can expect a similar eruption to occur within the 
next 1,000 years. While many people see manmade climate change as the most dangerous threat to the 
Earth, powerful volcanoes also threaten us with catastrophic climate disruption. 
Question 36: According to the passage, Sumbawa has played an important role in history because_______. 
 A. Mount Tambora’s eruption registered a 7 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index 
 B. the largest volcanic eruption in history happened there 
 C. it is located so close to Bali 
 D. it has a population of 1.5 million people 
Question 37: The word “blast” in paragraph 2 described a(n)_________. 
 A. image B. shape C. size D. explosion 
Question 38: The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to ___________. 
 A. shot B. darkness C. rock D. ash 
Question 39: According to the passage, why was the year of 1816 called “the year without a summer”? 
 A. As the eruption killed 71,000 people in the summer. 
 B. Because Mt. Tambora erupted in the summer. 
 C. Because Mt. Tambora erupting in 1816 caused famine. 
 D. As the cloud of ash from Mt. Tambora effected the climate. 
Question 40: The phrase “resorted to” in paragraph 5 almost means__________. 
 A. had difficulty B. took the last chance C. did the worst thing D. tried their best 
Question 41: Which of the following statements is TRUE about the eruption of Mt. Tambora? 
 A. It affected the climates of several countries in Asia and Africa. 
 B. The cooler temperature caused severe crop failure. 
 C. The volcanic cloud of ash only reached the southern hemisphere. 
 D. It was impossible to measure it on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. 
Question 42: Which of the following statements is NOT true about the eruption of Mt. Tambora? 
 A. It was very cold in the summer of 1816. 
 B. The eruption of Tambora was the most powerful in history. 
 C. The damage was limited to Indonesia and the surrounding area. 
 D. Many people died because they didn’t have enough food to eat. 
Question 43: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? 
 A. The survival of the human race is not guaranteed. 
 B. Manmade climate change is still the most dangerous threat. 
 C. Volcanic eruptions always result in a mass extinction. 
 D. The volcanoes can erupt at anytime and anywhere. 
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 44: At present, advertising is one of the most strictly regulated industry in the United States. 
 A B C D 
Question 45: If you paid attention to the lesson yesterday, you could answer my questions now. 
 A B C D 
Question 46: The teacher found a great deal of mistakes in his students’ writing. 
 A B C D 
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 47: A. impressive B. athletics C. typical D. belongings 
Question 48: A. parrot B. leopard C. panda D. apply 
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 49: A. pioneer B. seen C. indeed D. green 
Question 50: A. gathers B. represents C. storms D. solves 
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