Đề thi thử THPT QG môn Tiếng Anh #15

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used the knowledge gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841 Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three years away from home, Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn. The novel White-Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy seaman.

With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of man against the universe. The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known today.

What is the topic of the passage? 

The word “set out” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.

According to the passage, Melville’s early novels were _____.

The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because _____.

How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville’s popularity?

According to the passage, Moby Dick is _____.

In what year did Melville’s book about his experiences as a cabin boy appear?

The word “metamorphosis” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

The handling and delivery of mail has always been a serious business, underpinned by the trust of the public in requiring timeliness, safety, and confidentiality. After early beginnings using horseback and stagecoach, and although cars and trucks later replaced stagecoaches and wagons, the Railway Mail Service still stands as one of America’s most resourceful and exciting postal innovations. This service began in 1832, but grew slowly until the Civil War. Then from 1862, by sorting the mail on board moving trains, the Post Office Department was able to decentralize its operations as railroads began to crisscross the nation on a regular basis, and speed up mail delivery. This service lasted until 1974. During peak decades of service, railway mail clerks handled 93% of all non-local mail and by 1905 the service had over 12,000 employees.

Railway Post Office trains used a system of mail cranes to exchange mail at stations without stopping. As a train approached the crane, a clerk prepared the catcher arm which would then snatch the incoming mailbag in the blink of an eye. The clerk then booted out the outgoing mailbag. Experienced clerks were considered the elite of the Postal Service’s employees, and spoke with pride of making the switch at night with nothing but the curves and feel of the track to warn them of an upcoming catch. They also worked under the greatest pressure and their jobs were considered to be exhausting and dangerous. In addition to regular demands of their jobs they could find themselves the victims of train wrecks and robberies.

As successful as it was, “mail-on-the-fly” still had its share of glitches. If they hoisted the train’s catcher arm too soon, they risked hitting switch targets, telegraph poles or semaphores, which would rip the catcher arm off the train. Too late, and they would miss an exchange.

Which of the following can be inferred from the first paragraph?

What does the passage mainly discuss?

The word “glitches” in the third paragraph is closet in meaning to _____.

The public expects the following three services in handling and delivery of mail except___.

Which of the following is TRUE about the staff according to the passage?

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

We cut down many forests. The Earth becomes hot.

Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences

I listen to Joe patiently until he started insulting me. At this point, I told him a few home truths.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

They asked me what did happen the night before, but I was unable to tell them.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

Last year, my little brother got lost when we had gone shopping.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

There are more than eighty-four million specimens in the National Museum of Natural History’s collection of biological, geological, and anthropology treasures.

Choose the sentence that is CLOSET in meaning to the following sentence.

Keeping calm is the secret of passing the driving test.

Choose the sentence CLOSEST in meaning to the following sentence.

“Why don’t you complain to the company, John?” said Peter.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Tom: Do you know the man talking to our form teacher?

Peter: Well, he is the doctor who___________ next to my door some years ago. He___________ abroad and ___________ back.

John contributed fifty dollars, but he wishes he could contribute _____.

They said they had come back _____.

They asked me___________ in Los Angeles then.

James had the right experience and _____ qualifications for the job.

It’s my wish that he ______ here at this room at 5p.m tomorrow.

Unfortunately, not all candidates can be offered a job, some have to be _____.

The proposal will go ahead despite strong _____ from the public.

The rise in energy___________ has led to a reduction of fossil fuels that the world must use.

- How much is this car?

- 15,000 dollars. My uncle paid for it by _____.

My neighbor is _____ photographer; let’s ask him for _____ advice about color film.

Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

- Tom: "I’m sorry. I won’t be able to come."

- Jerry: "______"

Lan: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house.”

Mai: “______”

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

It is believed that the plane crash was caused by electrical malfunction of its navigation system.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
John was so insubordinate that he lost his job in one week.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.

Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the blanks.

In European and North American cultures, body language behaviors can be divided into 2 groups: open or closed and forward or backward.

Open/closed postures are the easiest to (1)_____. People are open to messages when they show open hands, face you fully, and have both feet on the ground. This indicates that they are (2)_____ to listen to what you are saying, even if they are disagreeing with you. When people are closed to messages, they have their arms folded or their legs crossed, and they may turn their bodies away. This body language usually means that people are rejecting your message.

Forward or backward behavior reveals an active or a passive (3)_____ to what is being said. If people lean forward with their bodies toward you, they are actively engaged in your message. They may be accepting or rejecting it, but their minds are on (4)_____ you are saying. On the other hand, if people lean back in their chairs or look away from you, or perform activities such as drawing or cleaning their eyeglasses, you know that they are either passively taking in your message or that they are ignoring it. In (5)_____ case, they are not very much engaged in the conversation.

Choose the best answer for (1).

Choose the best answer for (2).

Choose the best answer for (3).

Choose the best answer for (4).

Choose the best answer for (5).