Đề thi thử THPT Quốc Gia Lần II năm học 2018-2019 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Mã đề 009 - 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) 
Họ tên thí sinh: 
 Mã đề: 009 
 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. attention B. initiate C. particular D. substantial 
Question 2: A. writes B. hopes C. likes D. serves 
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. decoration B. economy C. expectation D. universal 
Question 4: A. effect B. deafness C. effort D. cancer 
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: Their apartment looks nice. In fact, it’s___________. 
 A. extreme comfortable B. extremely comfortably 
 C. extremely comfortable D. extreme comfortably 
Question 6: It’s a small lamp, so it doesn't _________ off much light. 
 A. cast B. shed C. spend D. give 
Question 7: ___________her fiction describes women in unhappy marriages. 
 A. Much of B. A large number of C. Many of D. A great volume of 
Question 8: It seems that the world record for this event is almost impossible to_____________. 
 A. take B. get C. achieve D. beat 
Question 9: Another__________will be drawn from the experiment. 
 A. attention B. conclusion C. contrast D. inference 
Question 10: They always kept on good ___________with their next-door neighbors for the 
children’s sake. 
 A. terms B. friendship C. relations D. will 
Question 11: Helen has just bought__________. 
 A. two scarves new wool black B. two black wool new scarves 
 C. two new black wool scarves D. new black wool two scarves 
Question 12: Housewives find it easier to do domestic chores thanks to ____________invention of labour- 
saving devices. 
 A. the B. some C. an D. a 
Question 13: Our new coach is popular ___________the whole team. 
 A. with B. to C. by D. for 
Question 14: I’d like to see that football match because I___________once this year. 
 A. weren’t seeing B. haven’t seen C. don’t see D. didn’t see 
Question 15: Some candidates failed the oral examination because they didn’t have enough 
___________. 
 A. confident B. confidential C. confide D. confidence 
Question 16: One man ____outside his own country is tipped to become the new President. 
 A. little known B. to know little C. to be little known D. little knowing 
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Question 17: Everyone in both cars _________ injured in the accident last night, __________? 
 A. was/ wasn't he? B. was/ weren't they 
 C. were/ weren't they D. were/ were they 
Question 18: The opposition will be elected into government at the next election, without a
 ____________ of a doubt 
 A. hue B. benefit C. shadow D. shade 
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: I unexpectedly met a very old friend yesterday. In fact, we hadn’t seen each other for 
several years. 
 A. looked for B. looked into C. ran into D. ran over 
Question 20: The man remained motionless on the grass when the dogs approached him. He was too 
frightened. 
 A. still B. asleep C. dead D. unconscious 
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: Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment. 
 A. interested in B. relaxed about C. busy with D. free from 
Question 22: A trial must be fair and impartial. 
 A. unprejudiced B. hostile C. biased D. apprehensive 
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: Jack is talking to Jack about reading kinds of books. 
 -Jim: “Do you read novels or detective stories?” -Jack: “______” 
 A. Why novels? No more of them. B. Yes, novels or detective stories. 
 C. No, I don’t have any. D. I enjoy detective stories a lot more. 
Question 24: Jane asks Hoa about her new roommate. 
 -Jane: “______” -Hoa: “He’s very outgoing.” 
 A. What does your new roommate look like? B. Are you and your new roommate alike? 
 C. What’s your new roommate like? D. What does your new roommate like? 
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. 
 Space is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about 
two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other (25)______. Americans get 
uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space. If 
Americans touch another person (26)_______ accident, they say, "Pardon me." or "Excuse me." 
Americans like to look the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don't do so, it means 
you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. (27)_____, when you stare at someone, it is 
not polite. For Americans, thumbs-up means yes, very good, or well done. Thumbs-down means the 
opposite. 
 To call a waiter, raise one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make a 
movement with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper. It is all right (28)______ at things 
but not at people with the hand and index finger. Americans (29)______ their index finger at children 
when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them. Learning a culture's body 
language is sometimes confusing. If you don't know what to do, the safest thing to do is to smile. 
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Question 25: A. directed B. direction C. direct D. directly 
Question 26: A. by B. in C. on D. with 
Question 27: A. But B. So C. Therefore D. However 
Question 28: A. to point B. pointed C. point D. pointing 
Question 29: A. put B. shake C. use D. wave 
Read the passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer for each numbered blank 30 to 
34. 
 Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helped to preserve it, and that 
the easiest way to do this was to expose the food to sun and wind, In this way the North American 
Indians produced pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavians 
made stockfish and the Arabs dried dates and “apricot leather”. 
 All foods contain water – cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 93% water, 
potatoes and other root vegetables 80%, lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% 
depending on how fatty it is. If this water is removed, the activity of the bacteria which cause food to 
bad is checked. 
 Fruit is sun-dried in Asia Minor, Greece, Spain and other Mediterranean countries, and also in 
California, South Africa and Australia. The methods used carry, but in general the fruit is spread out 
on trays in drying yards in the hot sun. In order to prevent darkening, pears, peaches and apricots are 
exposed to the fumes of burning sulphur before drying. Plums for making prunes, and certain 
varieties of grapes for making raisins and currants, are dipped in an alkaline solution in order to crack 
the skins of the fruit slightly and remove their wax coating, so increasing the rate of drying. 
 Nowadays most of foods are dried mechanically; the conventional method of such dehydration is 
to put food in chambers through which hot air is blown at temperatures of about 1100C at entry to 
about 450C at exit. This is usual method for drying such things as vegetables, minced meat, and fish. 
 Liquids such as milk, coffee, tea, soups and eggs may be dried by pouring them over a heated 
horizontal steel cylinder or by spraying them into a chamber through which a current of hot air 
passes. In the first case, the dried material is scraped off the roller as a thin film which is then broken 
up into small, though still relatively coarse flakes. In the second process it falls to the bottom of the 
chamber as a fine powder. Where recognizable pieces of meat and vegetables are required, as in soup, 
the ingredients are dried separately and then mixed. 
 Dried foods take up less room and weigh less than the same food packed in cans of frozen, and 
they do not need to be stored in special conditions. For these reasons they are invaluable to climbers, 
explorers and soldiers in battle, who have little storage space. They are also popular with housewives 
because it takes so little time to cook them. 
 From Practical Faster Reading by Gerald Mosback and Vivien Mosback, CUP 
Question 30: What is the main idea of the passage? 
 A. Water: the main component of food. B. Mechanization of drying foods. 
 C. Advantages of dried foods. D. Different methods of drying foods. 
Question 31: The word “checked” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to . 
 A. examined carefully B. reduced considerably 
 C. put a tick D. motivated to develop 
Question 32: The final product of the process of drying liquids that uses the first method will be. 
 A. dried soup B. small flakes C. recognizable pieces D. fine powder 
Question 33: According to the passage, dried foods are most useful for ____ . 
 A. housewives who have little storage space B. soldiers who are not in battle 
 C. people who are on the move D. explores who are underweight 
Question 34: This passage is mainly _____ . 
 A. argumentative B. fictional C. analytical D. informative 
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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 35 to 42 
 Some cities are located by chance. A wagon breaks down, the driver spends some time in repairs, 
finds that he is in a congenial spot, and settles down. Later another person builds a house near his, 
and later someone adds an inn. Someone else starts selling farm produce there. Soon there is a little 
market, which grows to a town, and later to a city. 
 Other places were destined by nature to become cities. London, for example, is on what is called 
the head of navigation - the point where it becomes too difficult for ocean-going ships to continue 
upriver, and must transfer their cargoes. As with London, the head of navigation is also the point 
where the river can be conveniently bridged. In fact, the location of a bridge is often the reason for 
the birth of a town - as Cambridge or Weybridge in England show. Again, a good harbour will 
generally lead to a city growing up about it. New York and San Francisco began life as ports, as did 
Cape Town in South Africa. 
 Some places were created mainly for military purposes, such as Milan, and the host of English 
cities finishing with - cester, which is derived from castra which means camp in Latin. Chester itself, 
created to guard the Welsh border, is a very good example. Other such military bases are Manchester, 
Doncaster, and of course, Newcastle. 
 A few cites are not created by accident, but by intention. This was the case with Milton Keynes in 
England, but the most famous examples of such cities are capitals. Brasilia, Canberra and Washington 
are capitals created in modern times, but even their greatest admirers will admit that they lack a 
certain character. It is no co-incidence that there are famous pop songs about New York, ("New York, 
New York") Chicago ("My kind of Town") San Francisco ("Going to San Francisco") and many other 
US cities, but none about the nation's capital. On the other hand any Londoner can give you at least 
three songs about the place. 
 (Source: 
Question 35: This reading passage is mainly about ______. 
 A. why some city sites are chosen B. famous cities and urban life 
 C. why capital cities are created D. places where cities might begin 
Question 36: The word “congenial” in the first paragraph probably means ______. 
 A. related B. favourable C. noisy D. pleasing 
Question 37: According to the passage, London owes its origin to ______. 
 A. an army camp B. a countryside ship C. a bridge D. a river 
Question 38: The passage suggests that a large harbour ______. 
 A. may lead to the development of a big city B. is important for import/export 
 C. is a place where wars start D. is always located in capital cities 
Question 39: The passage suggests that English cities of military origin ______. 
 A. are more common than other cities B. can be found from their names 
 C. always end with -cester D. can be found from their locations 
Question 40: It can be inferred from the passage that the word “Chester” has _____ roots. 
 A. Italian B. Latin American C. Latin D. Roman 
Question 41: Which of the following is NOT given as a reason for a new city? 
 A. Trade B. Wars C. Politics D. Random events 
Question 42: There are no songs about Washington because ______. 
 A. it is too modern B. it is the national capital 
 C. songwriters don't like politics D. the city has little character 
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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: It is important that you turned off the heater every morning before you leave for class. 
 A B C D 
Question 44: On the floor of the Pacific Ocean is hundreds of flat-tipped mountains more than 
 A B C 
a mile beneath sea level. 
 D 
Question 45: Sleeping, resting, and to drink fruit juice are the best ways to care for a cold. 
 A B C D 
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: HNFC are the best football club in the V.League round seven match. 
 A. No football clubs are as good as HNFC in the V.League round seven match. 
 B. HNFC play as well as others in the V.League round seven match. 
 C. HNFC don’t play as well as others in the V.League round seven match. 
 D. Other football clubs can play as well as HNFC in the V.League round seven match. 
Question 47: "Why don't you ask the Council for help?" my neighbour said. 
 A. My neighbour wants to know why I don't ask the Council for help. 
 B. My neighbour told me not to ask the Council for help. 
 C. My neighbour advised me to ask the Council for help. 
 D. My neighbour recommended asking the Council for help. 
Question 48: If only you told me the truth about the theft. 
 A. You must have told me the truth about the theft. 
 B. I do wish you would tell me the truth about the theft. 
 C. It is necessary that you tell me the truth about the theft. 
 D. You should have told me the truth about the theft. 
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: The Moon doesn't have the atmosphere. The planet Mars doesn't either. 
 A. Either the Moon nor the planet Mars has the atmosphere. 
 B. Neither the Moon or the planet Mars has the atmosphere. 
 C. Neither the Moon nor the planet Mars has the atmosphere. 
 D. Either the Moon or the planet Mars has the atmosphere. 
Question 50: Nick recovered very quickly. He was injured in a car accident. 
 A. Nick was injured in a car accident, so he recovered very quickly. 
 B. Nick recovered very quickly, but he was injured in a car accident. 
 C. Nick recovered very quickly because he was injured in a car accident. 
 D. Nick, who was injured in a car accident, recovered very quickly. 
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