Đề thi thử THPT Quốc Gia lần thứ I năm học 2018-2019 môn Tiếng Anh - Mã đề 023 - Sở GD & ĐT Ninh Bình

 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI THỬ TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA 
 TỈNH NINH BÌNH LẦN THỨ I - NĂM HỌC 2018-2019 
 Môn: TIẾNG ANH 
 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề 
 Mã đề thi 023 
 (Đề thi gồm có 04 trang) 
Họ tên thí sinh:............................................................; Số báo danh:................................................. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, o r D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the 
position of the main stress in each of the following questions. 
Question 1: A. secure B. equip C. vacant D. oblige 
Question 2: A. celebrate B. consider C. occupy D. incident 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct 
word for each of the numbered blanks from 3 to 7. 
 When summer comes and the sun appears, it’s good to have a hat. Many people have traditionally (3) 
______ for the panama hat. Stylish, light and cool on the head, these palm leaf hats are (4) ______ enough to roll 
up and put in a pocket or bag. Nowadays panamas can be found in fashionable shops all over the world, 
sometimes at exorbitant price. However, the hat itself originated in rather humble surroundings in the jungles of 
South America. In a long tradition (5) ______ was handed down from generation to generation, the palm leaves 
are gathered by the men and the hats are woven by the women. It can take up to 12 palm leaves to make a top 
quality hat. Each leaf is split up to 25 times to obtain a straw that is fine enough to be woven into a hat. The 
women’s job is dictated by the weather and visibility: there must be enough light for them to see the fine straw, but 
the air must be moist enough for it to (6) ______ flexible. This means that the women can usually only work in the 
early morning. (7) ______ panama hats are expensive, back in the villages the craftsmen and women are 
struggling to keep the tradition alive and often receive only a fraction of the price you pay in the shops. 
Question 3: A. sought B. gone C. asked D. tried 
Question 4: A. flexible B. flexibility C. flexibly D. inflexibility 
Question 5: A. which B. when C. who D. that 
Question 6: A. continue B. endure C. persist D. remain 
Question 7: A. Although B. Still C. But D. Even 
Mark the letter A, B, C, o r D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete 
each of the following exchanges. 
Question 8: John and Mike are talking about Mike's new car. 
 John: "______ " 
 Mike: "Thanks. I'm glad to hear that." 
 A. What a nice car! B. Where did you buy your car? 
 C. Your car is new, isn't it? D. My car is very expensive. 
Question 9: Mary and her friend, Ann, are in a coffee shop. 
 Mary: “Would you like Matcha ice-cream or Caramen with jam?” 
 Ann: “______.” 
 A. I like eating them all B. Yes, I’d love two 
 C. It doesn’t matter D. Neither is fine. They are good 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following 
questions. 
Question 10: Park Hang-seo, who is the head coach of ______ Vietnam national football team, is a new idol of 
many people. 
 A. a B. the C. Ø D. an 
Question 11: If the weather ______ so bad, we would have gone out. 
 A. hadn’t been B. had been C. weren’t D. isn’t 
Question 12: ______ New York is not the capital of the USA, it is the home of the United Nations. 
 A. Because B. Although C. Otherwise D. In spite of 
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 Question 13: Do you have any objections ______ this new road scheme? 
 A. at B. with C. to D. for 
Question 14: Though _____ , he prefers to teach his children in mother tongue. 
 A. he was in a foreign country B. to be in foreign country 
 C. had been in foreign country D. in a foreign country 
Question 15: If you do what you tell others, they ______ in you. 
 A. believe B. will believe C. won't believe D. would believe 
Question 16: ______, she fainted and it was half an hour before she came round again. 
 A. Just heard the news B. To have heard the news C. She had heard the news D. On hearing the 
news 
Question 17: I clearly remember ______ to the nearby zoo when I was small. 
 A. being taken B. to be taken C. to be taking D. taking 
Question 18: Peter ______ opened the door of cellar, wondering what he might find. 
 A. cautious B. cautiously C. cautional D. cautionally 
Question 19: Although they tried to hide it, it was ______ that they didn’t like their unwelcome guest. 
 A. foolish B. basic C. obvious D. vigorous 
Question 20: In order to ______ your goals, you need to invest the maximum amount of time, effort and energy 
in your studies. 
 A. manage B. catch C. establish D. achieve 
Question 21: After graduation, she found ______ with a local travel company in Ninh Binh. 
 A. career B. workplace C. service D. employment 
Question 22: They exchanged letters for 15 years, but they never______ met in person 
 A. positively B. genuinely C. truly D. actually 
Question 23: Larry was so ______ in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven. 
 A. absorbed B. attracted C. drawn D. obliged 
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 24: A. admired B. looked C. missed D. hoped 
Question 25: A. souvenir B. around C. south D. thousand 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction. 
Question 26: It is believed (A) that in the near future (B), robots will use to do (C) things such as (D) cooking. 
Question 27: The policeman (A) warned the tourists not walking (B) alone in (C) empty streets at night (D). 
Question 28: In China, Japan and other (A) Oriental countries, where (B) tea is the national drink, people 
almost (C) add never (D) sugar to their tea. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the 
underlined part in each of the following questions. 
Question 29: Everyone in my community joined hands to help those impacted by the flood. 
 A. worked together B. gave a hand C. took hand D. shook hands 
Question 30: Many organizations have been involved in drawing up the report on environmental campaigns. 
 A. engaged in B. enquired about C. confined in D. concerned about 
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 31: I regret not going to the airport to see her off. 
 A. I wish I had gone to the airport to see her off. 
 B. If only I would go to the airport to see her off. 
 C. I regret not having gone to the airport to see her off. 
 D. I regret to go to the airport to see her off. 
Question 32: “Do you watch television every evening, Jane?”, said Peter. 
 A. Peter asked Jane did she watch TV every evening. 
 B. Peter asks Jane if does she watch TV every evening. 
 C. Peter asked Jane if she’d watched TV every evening. 
 D. Peter asked Jane if she watched TV every evening. 
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 Question 33: As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse. 
 A. The more popular television programmes become, the worse they seem. 
 B. The most popular television programmes become, the worse they seem. 
 C. The popular television programmes, the worse they seem. 
 D. The more popular become television programmes, the worse they seem. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the 
underlined part in each of the following questions. 
Question 34: On Saturday wearing uniforms is optional so I often choose T-shirt and shorts. 
 A. compulsory B. voluntary C. uncomfortable D. acceptable 
Question 35: Unless you get your information from a credible website, you should doubt the veracity of the facts 
until you have confirmed them else where. 
 A. inexactness B. truthfulness C. accuracy D. unfairness 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of 
sentences given in each of the following questions. 
Question 36: I accepted the new job after all. It is making me feel exhausted. 
 A. Perhaps it would have been better if I hadn’t agreed to this new job since it is so boring. 
 B. Perhaps I shouldn’t have accepted this new job, as it’s making me feel exhausted. 
 C. It is of deep regret that I didn’t turn down the job offer due to its hardship and long hour work. 
 D. If it had not been for my acceptance the new job offer, I wouldn’t have felt exhausted. 
Question 37: He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me. 
 A. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all. 
 B. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all. 
 C. Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me. 
 D. Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well. 
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 38 to 42. 
Fish that live on the sea bottom benefit by being flat and hugging the contours. There are two very different types 
of flatfish and they have evolved in very separate ways. The skates and rays, relatives of the sharks have become 
flat in what might be called the obvious way. Their bodies have grown out sideways to form great “wings”. They 
look as though they have been flattened but have remained symmetrical and “the right way up”. Conversely fish 
such as plaice, sole, and halibut have become flat in a different way. There are bony fish which have a marked 
tendency to be flattened in a vertical direction; they are much “taller” than they are wide. They use their whole 
vertically flattened bodies as swimming surfaces, which undulate through the water as they move. Therefore when 
their ancestors migrated to the seabed, they lay on one side than on their bellies. However, this raises the 
problem that one eye was always looking down into the sand and was effectively useless - In evolution this 
problem was solved by the lower eye “moving” around the other side. We see this process of moving around 
enacted in the development of every young bony flatfish. It starts life swimming near the surface, and is 
symmetrical and vertically flattened, but then the skull starts to grow in a strange asymmetrical twisted fashion, so 
that one eye for instance the left, moves over the top of the head upwards, an old Picasso - like vision. 
Incidentally, some species of 20 flatfish settle on the right side, others on the left, and others on either side. 
Question 38: The passage is mainly concerned with ______. 
 A. symmetrical flatfish B. bony flatfish 
 C. evolution of flatfish D. different types of flatfish 
Question 39: The author mentions skates and rays as examples of fish that ______. 
 A. become asymmetrical B. appear to fly 
 C. have spread horizontally D. resemble sharks 
Question 40: The word “conversely” is closest in meaning to ______. 
 A. similarly B. alternatively C. inversely D. contrarily 
Question 41: The word “this” refers to ______. 
 A. the migration of the ancestors B. the practice of lying on one side 
 C. the problem of the one eye looking downwards D. the difficulty of the only one eye being useful 
Question 42: According to the passage, the ability of a bony flatfish to move its eyes around is ______. 
 A. average B. excellent C. weak D. variable 
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 43 to 50. 
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 If you enjoy water sports, Hawaii is the place for you. You can go swimming all year round in the warm water. 
You can go sport fishing from the shore or from a boat. If you like boats, you can go sailing, canoeing, or 
windsurfing. Or, you can also try some other water sports that are especially popular in Hawaii: surfing, snorkeling 
and scuba diving. 
 Surfing is a sport which started in Hawaii many years ago. The Hawaiians called it “he’e nalu”, which means “to 
slide on a wave”. If you want to try surfing, you need, first of all, to be a good swimmer. You also have to have an 
excellent sense of balance. You must swim out from the beach with your surfboard under your arm. When you get 
to where the waves begin to break, you wait for a calm moment. Then you try to stand up on the board. The wave 
will begin to rise under you. You must try to steer the board with your feet so you stay on top of the wave. The 
important thing is to keep your balance and not fall down. If you can manage this, you will have an exciting ride all 
the way in to the shore. 
 Scuba diving and snorkeling are two ways to get a close look at the beauty lying below the surface of the 
ocean. The waters off the Hawaiian Islands are clean, clear and warm. They contain hundreds of kinds of colorful 
fish. The undersea world is made even more colorful by the coral reefs of red, gold, white and light purple. Among 
these reefs there may be larger fish or sea turtles. 
 Scuba diving allows you to see the most interesting undersea sights. “Scuba” means “Self-contained 
Underwater Breathing Apparatus”, that is, equipment for breathing and swimming around far under water. In 
Hawaii, you can take special courses to learn how to scuba dive. After the courses, you can get a certificate that 
will allow you to dive alone. Since it can be dangerous, proper instruction and great care are always necessary 
when you are scuba diving. 
 If you are adventurous, you might try snorkeling instead of scuba diving. Less equipment is needed, just a face 
mask, a breathing tube (snorkel) and flippers for your feet. It only takes a few minutes to learn how to 
snorkel. Although you cannot dive deep into the water, you can swim with your face below the surface. Breathing 
through the tube, you float on the surface, and keep yourself moving with your flippers. Even from the surface like 
this, there will be plenty of color and beauty to see. 
Question 43: The passage is mainly about ______. 
 A. water sports around the world B. an adventure under water 
 C. tourist activities in Hawaii D. water sports in Hawaii 
Question 44: Which of the following is NOT true about surfing? 
 A. It requires swimmers to have an excellent sense of balance. 
 B. It was invented by the native Hawaiians 
 C. It requires expensive equipment 
 D. Anyone who wants to try surfing need to be a good swimmer. 
Question 45: The word “this” in the second paragraph refers to ______. 
 A. standing on the board B. keeping balanced and not falling down 
 C. The wave beginning to rise D. staying on top of the wave 
Question 46: The water around the Hawaiian Islands is ______. 
 A. often quite cold B. full of colorful things to see 
 C. usually very dark D. full of dangerous fish 
Question 47: According to the passage, scuba diving ______. 
 A. is an ancient Hawaiian water sport B. requires special equipment and training 
 C. is the only way to see the fish underwater D. requires good balance skills 
Question 48: The word “proper” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______. 
 A. enthusiastic B. informative C. appropriate D. short and clear 
Question 49: Which statement is supported by the information in the passage? 
 A. Snorkeling involves breathing through the tube, floating on the surface and moving with flippers. 
 B. Snorkeling requires much more equipment and training than scuba diving. 
 C. When you are snorkeling you can go deep under water. 
 D. Snorkeling is a sport started in ancient times. 
Question 50: It can be inferred from the passage that ______. 
 A. water sports are all expensive 
 B. you need to take serious courses for all water sports. 
 C. everyone can find a way to enjoy sports in the water 
 D. swimming in Hawaii can be dangerous 
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