Đề thi thử THPT Quốc Gia Lần II năm học 2018-2019 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Mã đề 008 - Trường THPT Lương Ngọc Quyến

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 TRƯỜNG THPT MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 12 
 LƯƠNG NGỌC QUYẾN Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề) 
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 Mã đề: 008 
 Số báo danh: ... 
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 1: A. walked B. arrived C. missed D. helped 
Question 2: A. measure B. feather C. leather D. feature 
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 primary stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 3: A. arrangement B. disappear C. contractual D. opponent 
Question 4: A. impatient B. familiar C. uncertain D. arrogant 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 5: Five thousand dollars_______ a big sum of money. It’s worth trying. 
 A. were B. was C. is D. are 
Question 6: The salary of a computer programmer is _________ a teacher. 
 A. as twice much as B. twice as higher as that 
 C. twice as high as that of D. as much as twice of 
Question 7: I can’t possibly lend you any more money, it is quite out of the . 
 A. practice B. place C. order D. question 
Question 8: It is imperative that he _______ the school regulations. 
 A. obeys B. obey C. would obey D. will obey 
Question 9: We are watering the trees which _______. 
 A. were grown by John yesterday in the backyard 
 B. in the backyard were grown yesterday by John 
 C. were grown in the backyard by John yesterday 
 D. were grown in the backyard yesterday by John 
Question 10: There has been little rain in this area for months, ______? 
 A. has it B. has there C. hasn’t there D. hasn’t it 
Question 11: I _______along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me. 
 A. am walking B. was walking C. walk D. walked 
Question 12: UNICEF _____supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the 
world. 
A. assists B. provides C. presents D. offers 
Question 13: We had to ______ the noise from the building site next door for three months. 
 A. put up with B. stand up to C. look up to D. give up 
Question 14: Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is _____; if it was destroyed no amount of money could ever 
replace it. 
 A. priceless B. worthless C. invaluable D. valueless 
Question 15: ________ had she opened the door than the phone rang. 
 A. Barely B. Hardly C. Scarcely D. No sooner 
Question 16: He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. _______ the food is, _______ he likes it. 
 A. The hotter / the more and more B. The hotter / the more 
 C. The more and more hot / the more D. The hottest / the most 
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Question 17: Does it _______ any difference to you where we go for dinner? 
 A. take B. do C. make D. go 
Question 18: The doctors know that it is very difficult to save the patient's life, , they will try 
their best. 
 A. although B. but C. however D. despite 
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 19: When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or 
asking you. 
 A. be interested in B. express interest to C. pay attention to D. be related to 
Question 20: The trouble with Frank is that he never turns up on time for a meeting. 
 A. arrives B. gets C. goes D. switches 
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 21: When I was going shopping yesterday, I accidentally met one of my old friends in high 
school. 
 A. by heart B. by far C. by chance D. on purpose 
Question 22: The chairman initiated the proceedings with a brief speech. 
 A. confused B. closed C. started D. complicated 
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 23: Jordan: "________" Jim: "No, thanks." 
 A. Would you want another drink? B. Come in, please! Breath! 
 C. Can you help me with this? D. Would you care for another drink? 
Question 24: Peter: “Is it important?” Thomas: “________” 
 A. No worry, that’s nothing. B. It’s ridiculous ! 
 C. Not on your life! D. It’s a matter of life and death! 
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 25 to 29 
 (25)______ you first arrive in a foreign country, your initial reaction is often completely positive. 
Everything seems exciting, different and fascinating. It's an adventure. If you're just on a short 
holiday, you'll probably never leave this phase, but if you stay longer, your attitude towards your 
(26)______ environment can start to change. 
 As soon as you start to realize how little you understand the new culture, life can get frustrating. 
People misunderstand (27)______ you're trying to say, or they may even laugh at you for saying 
something incorrectly. Even simple things, like posting a letter, can seem impossibly difficult, and 
you are likely to (28)______ by getting angry or upset when things go wrong. 
 With time, however, you start to adjust to become more comfortable with the differences and 
better able to handle frustrating and embarrassing (29)______. Your sense of humour reappears. 
Finally, you reach the stage of feeling able to be enthusiastic about the culture once again, enjoy 
living in it, and maybe even prefer certain aspects of the culture to your own. 
 (Source: www.english-grammar.at) 
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Question 25: A. Dispite B. When C. Although D. However 
Question 26: A. new B. natural C. original D. old 
Question 27: A. how B. where C. which D. what 
Question 28: A. outdo B. overcome C. overflow D. overreact 
Question 29: A. conditions B. circumstances C. situations D. locations 
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 30 to 34. 
 DRINKING AND DRIVING 
 The legal limit for driving after drinking alcohol is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of 
blood, when tested. But there is no sure way of telling how much you can drink before you reach this 
limit. It varies with each person depending on your weight, your sex, if you’ve just eaten and what 
sort of drinks you’ve had. Some people might reach their limit after only about three standard drinks. 
 In fact, your driving ability can be affected by just one or two drinks. Even if you’re below the 
legal limit, you could still be taken to court if a police officer thinks your driving has been affected by 
alcohol. 
 It takes about an hour for the body to get rid of the alcohol in one standard drink. So, if you have a 
heavy drinking session in the evening you might find that your driving ability is still affected the next 
morning, or you could even find that you’re still over the legal limit. In addition, if you’ve had a few 
drinks at lunchtime, another one or two drinks in the early evening may well put you over the legal 
limit. 
 In a test with professional drivers, the more alcoholic drinks they had had the more certain they 
were that they could drive a test course through a set of moveable posts and the less able they were 
to do it! 
 So the only way to be sure you’re safe is not to drink at all. 
 Alcohol is a major cause of road traffic accidents. One in three of the drivers killed in road 
accidents have levels of alcohol which are over the legal limit, and road accidents after drinking are 
the biggest cause of death among young men. More half of the people stopped by the police to take a 
breathalyzer test have a blood alcohol concentrate of more than twice the legal limit. 
 It is important to remember that driving after you’ve been drinking doesn’t just affect you. If 
you’re involved in an accident it affects a lot of other people as well, not least the person you might 
kill or injure. 
Question 30: The amount of alcohol a person can drink before reaching the legal limit is 
___________. 
 A. different for different people B. approximately three standard drinks 
 C. exactly proportional to body weight. D. 800 milligrams of pure alcohol 
Question 31: When might you be taken to court by the police for drinking and driving? 
 A. Only when tests show that you have 80mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood. 
 B. When the police think that you have been drinking from the way you are driving. 
 C. When you have driven a vehicle after drinking any alcohol at all. 
 D. When you have drunk at least three drinks before driving. 
Question 32: When you have been drinking heavily in the evening, the next day you might be 
_______. 
 A. unable to drive all day B. unable to drive until the evening 
 C. still drunk until lunchtime D. over the legal limit in the morning 
Question 33: Alcohol is a major cause of road traffic accidents in that ___. 
 A. most drivers who die in these accidents have been drinking 
 B. one in three drivers drink heavily 
 C. more young men die in drink-related accidents than in any other way 
 D. drinking affects people’s eyesight 
Question 34: What does this article urge you to remember particularly about driving and drinking? 
 A. You put many other people at risk. B. You may hurt another road-user. 
 C. You are putting yourself in danger. D. You may be taken to court by the police. 
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to 35 to 42. 
 Have you ever thought about inventing something? Did you worry that your idea was too strange 
or unrealistic? Well, maybe you should think again. Strange or unrealistic ideas never stopped Arthur 
Pedrick. Pedrick was a British inventor. Originally a government clerk, he spent his retirement in the 
1960s and 1970s developing new and unusual ideas. Some of these ideas contradicted basic physics, 
but that didn’t stop Pedrick. One of his strangest ideas was a plan to connect large tubes from the 
continent of Australia all the way to Antarctica, a distance of 10,000 km! These tubes would carry 
giant ice balls from Antarctica to Australia. This ice would then melt in the Australian desert, and the 
water would be used in irrigation. Another of Pedrick’s inventions was a radio-controlled golf ball. A 
golfer could change the speed and direction of the golf ball by small flaps, controlled by computer 
chips. Using radio waves, the golfer could also find lost golf balls. Arthur Pedrick had thousands of 
bizarre ideas for inventions, most of which were never built. 
 Though many of Pedrick’s inventions were never developed, a lot of other strange ideas 
were. In 1989, a company designed and sold a theft-prevention device for expensive cars. As part of 
this device, several tubes were attached to the bottom of a car. If someone tried to steal the car, super 
hot flames would come out of the tubes and burn the car thief. Some people who were not thieves, 
however, were seriously injured. They accidentally set off the device by walking past the car. Other 
strange inventions include underwear for dogs and pens with drinkable ink. The underwear keeps 
dogs from making a mess when they go out for a walk. Also, if you are ever thirsty during a test, a 
pen with drinkable ink would be very handy! If you have an idea that seems a little out in left field, 
don’t let that stop you from trying it. You’ll be in good company. 
Question 35: What is the main idea of the passage? 
 A. Some inventions are very strange. B. Inventions are necessary for a good life. 
 C. Some devices can help reduce crime. D. Inventing something is easy. 
Question 36: According to the passage, what is NOT true about Pedrick? 
 A. He comes from England. 
 B. He came up with the idea of carrying iceberg from Antarctica to Australia. 
 C. A lot of his inventions were based on physics. 
 D. He had ever worked as a secretary for the government. 
Question 37: According to the passage, how was Pedrick’s plan to bring water to Australia probably 
unrealistic? 
 A. The plan was too expensive. B. Australia doesn’t need water. 
 C. Tubes are not strong enough. D. Australia and Antarctica are too far away. 
Question 38: What was the problem with the theft prevention device? 
 A. It hurt other people besides thieves. B. It was too big. 
 C. It didn’t work. D. Only bicycles could use it. 
Question 39: In the passage, what is implied when a dog “makes a mess”? 
 A. It digs in the dirt. B. It has dirty hair. 
 C. It goes to the bathroom. D. It spreads its food around. 
Question 40: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to_______. 
 A. pens B. thieves C. dogs D. people 
Question 41: The words “out in left field” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_______. 
 A. weird B. innovative C. creative D. inventive 
Question 42: From the passage, what can be inferred about Arthur Pedrick? 
 A. He was often bored. 
 B. He made a lot of money from his inventions. 
 C. He was more interested in creativity than facts. 
 D. He was a good scientist. 
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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 43: The examination will test your ability to understand spoken English, to read non- 
 A B 
technical language and writing correctly. 
 C D 
Question 44: The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been proved. 
 A B C D 
Question 45: As a child grows on, its physical health is affected by many elements in the air, water 
 A B C D 
 and food. 
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 46: Many people think that Steve stole the money. 
 A. It is thought that Steve stole the money. 
 B. Steve was thought to have stolen the money. 
 C. Steve was thought to steal the money. 
 D. The money is thought to have stolen by Steve. 
Question 47: He decided not to go to university and went to work in a restaurant. 
 A. He went to work in a restaurant instead of going to university. 
 B. Instead of going to university, he went to work in a restaurant. 
 C. Despite of going to university he went to work in a restaurant. 
 D. He decided to go to work in a restaurant because he liked it. 
Question 48: “I’m very pleased at how things have turned out”, she said to her employees. 
 A. She expressed her satisfaction with the way things had turned out. 
 B. She asked her employees how things had turned out and was pleased to know it. 
 C. She wanted her employees to tell her how many things had turned out. 
 D. She complimented her employees for making things turn out. 
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 49: We arrived at airport. We realized our passports were still at home. 
 A. We arrived at the airport and realized that our passports arc still at home, 
 B. Not until had we arrived at the airport we realized our passports were still at home. 
 C. Not until we arrived at the airport did we realize that our passports were still at home. 
 D. It was until we arrived at the airport that we realize our passports were still at home. 
Question 50: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time. 
 A. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time. 
 B. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time. 
 C. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time. 
 D. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time. 
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