Đề ôn thi THPT môn Anh dành cho HS khá/giỏi #53

4/18/2019 10:38:00 AM

Đề ôn thi THPT môn Anh của trường THCS Chuyên Ngoại ngữ

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

 
  • bread
  • dream
  • cream
  • clean

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

  • dislikes
  • exchanges
  • completes
  • escapes

Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.

  • company
  • instrument
  • business
  • adventure

Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.

  • suffer
  • differ
  • prefer
  • offer

Choose the correct answer.

She hasn’t read any technological books or articles on the subject for a long time. She’s afraid that she may be ______ with recent developments.

  • out of touch
  • out of condition
  • out of reach
  • out of the question

Choose the correct answer.

Before a long journey, people normally take their cars to service stations to _____.

  • keep the oil refill
  • make the oil refilled
  • have the oil refill
  • get the oil refilled

The online game “Dumb Ways To Die” quickly _____ with young people after being released in 2013.

  • caught up
  • took up
  • caught on
  • took on

No one on the plane was alive in the accident last night, _______ ?

  • wasn’t he
  • weren’t they
  • were they
  • was he

Have you seen Jack? He’s the man wearing a _____ bow tie.

  • woolen lovely red
  • lovely red woolen
  • lovely woolen red
  • red lovely woolen

The more you practice speaking in public, _____.

 
  • the more you become confident
  • the more you become confidently
  • the greater confidence you become
  • the more confident you become

He looks for any excuse he can to blow off his ______ to do housework.

  • commitment
  • obligation
  • assignment
  • responsibility

Choose the correct answer.

“You ______ the report yesterday as the director won’t need it until next week.”

  • should have finished
  • needn’t have finished
  • could have finished
  • mustn’t have finished

It is hardly possible to _______ the right decision all the time.

  • do
  • arrive
  • make
  • take

Not until he _____ did he realize that he was adopted by his parents.

  • has grown up
  • grew up
  • grows up
  • had grown up

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

Peter:”Have you ever been to a live concert?”

Mary:”No, I haven’t. But I’d very much like to, ________.”

  • yet
  • although
  • though
  • moreover

They have planted a row of trees _______ a natural protection from the sun’s rays.

  • that form
  • formed
  • that is formed
  • forming

Of all the world’s major oceans, _____ Arctic Ocean is the shallowest.

  • an
  • the
  • a
  • X

________ as the representative at the conference, she felt extremely proud of herself.

  • Be chosen
  • Having been chosen
  • On choosing
  • Having chosen

Alex is talking to his teammate, Tim, about aquatic sports.

Alex: ”Do you think windsurfing is a dangerous sport?”

Tim: ”______”

  • You’re right. There’s no doubt about it.
  • No, I don’t think so. It’s perfectly safe.
  • You can say that again but it’s still true.
  • I see what you mean but that’s a good idea.

The teacher is talking to Laura about her presentation in class today.

Teacher: "Your speech this morning was beyond my expectation."

Laura: "______"

  • It’s OK. It was the least I could do.
  • Are you kidding me? It’s terrible.
  • Thanks. Without your help, I couldn’t have.
  • That’s alright. I’m glad I could help.

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

His book is said to provide accurate information about life in the desert.

  • interesting
  • valueless
  • correct
  • false

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

She wasn’t close to her mum. She was thought to confide all her secrets to her best friend only.

  • explore
  • deny
  • hide
  • discuss

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

“Why don’t you talk to her face-to-face?” asked Bill.

  • Bill suggested that I should talk to her face-to-face.
  • Bill advised that I could talk to her face-to-face.
  • Bill asked me why I hadn’t talked to her face-to-face.
  • Bill wondered why I don’t talk to her face-to-face.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to this one.

People believed that Jane failed the test because of her laziness.

  • It is believed that Jane failed the test because of her laziness.
  • Jane was believed to fail the test on account of her laziness.
  • Jane is believed to fail the test owing to her laziness.
  • It was believed that Jane had failed the test due to laziness.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

The problem was so complicated that the students couldn’t understand it.

  • It was such complicated problem that the students couldn’t understand.
  • The problem wasn’t simple enough for the students to understand it.
  • The problem was too complicated for the students to understand.
  • It was so complicated problems that the students couldn’t understand.

Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question.

Mandatory volunteering made many members of the Maryland high school class of 1997 rumble with indignation. They didn’t like a new requirement that made them take part in the school’s community service program. 

Future seniors, however, won’t be as resistant now that the program has been broken in. Some, like John Maloney, already have completed their required hours of approved community service. The Bowie High School sophomore earned his hours in eighth grade by volunteering two nights a week at the Larkin-Chase Nursing and Restorative Center in Bowie. He played shuffleboard, cards, and other games with the senior citizens. He also helped plan parties for them and visited their rooms to keep them company. That experience inspired him to continue volunteering in the community.

John, 15, has not finished volunteering. Once a week he videotapes animals at the Prince George County animal shelter in Forestville. His footage is shown on the Bowie public access television channel in hopes of finding homes for the animals. “Volunteering is better than just sitting around,” says John, “and I like animals, I don’t want to see them put to sleep.”

He’s not the only volunteer in his family. His sister, Melissa, an eighth-grader, has completed her hours volunteering at Larkin-Chase. “It is a good idea to have kids go out into the community, but it’s frustrating to have to write essays about the work,” she said. “It makes you feel like you are doing it for the requirement and not for yourself.” 

The high school service-learning office, run by Beth Ansley, provides information on organizations seeking volunteers so that students will have an easier time fulfilling their hours. “It’s ridiculous that people are opposing the requirements,” said Amy Rouse, who this summer has worked at the Ronald McDonald House and has helped to rebuild a church in Clinton. “So many people won’t do the service unless it’s mandatory,” Rouse said, “but once they start doing it, they’ll really like it and hopefully it will become a part of their lives - like it has become a part of mine.”

What is the main idea of the passage?

  • Advantages of a mandatory volunteering program for students
  • An obligatory volunteers program at high school in Maryland
  • Students of 1997’s attitudes towards obligatory volunteering
  • Volunteering at a variety of organizations in Maryland in USA

What is the word “footage” in paragraph 3 closest in meaning to?

  • video
  • picture
  • diary
  • footwear

What does the word “It” in paragraph 4 refer to?

  • doing obligatory volunteer work
  • writing essays on their volunteer work
  • helping out in the community
  • completing a mandatory requirement

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about Melissa?

  • She volunteers to help out at Larkin-Chase because it makes her feel good.
  • She no longer volunteers at Larkin-Chase as she hates writing essays.
  • She helps out at Larkin-Chase because it is a requirement of her course.
  • She doesn’t like to volunteer there unless she is forced to do so by the school.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

  • Students can work for a variety of different organizations.
  • Students are required to perform community service jobs.
  • Many high schools students enjoy their volunteer work.
  • Students with difficulties can choose not to volunteer.

Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the blanks.

  The fictitious androids written about in the mid-1900s are becoming a reality with advances in the field of robotics. Japan and Korea have been pioneers in this field. They regularly compete to be the first. The focus of most researchers is in life-like, attractive female androids. A Japanese research group led by Hiroshi Ishiguro created the world’s first female android, which is called Actroid in 2003. The early model was limited so upgrades were made and the dramatic entertainment model was released in 2006. Actroids are covered with a silicone skin and have built-in sensors making them of reacting to humans, and they can also mimic many human behaviors. , they can be programmed to speak in any language. The Korean android, EveR-2, released in 2006, was designed by a team from Kitech. They claim that she is more life-like than Actroids, and she can mimic emotions. She can also speak and move her lips to match her . Future models are expected to have higher mobility and even be proficient in dancing. Research teams have also created male androids. One in particular is the Geminoid HI-1. Regardless of the competition, it’s clear that this technology will one day present us the dilemma of determining human from machine.

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

I think we should tell Peter that the location of the picnic has been changed. Let’s put him in the picture.

  • show him
  • take his photo
  • explain to him
  • inform him

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

She couldn’t believe when he told her his age. He looked so young but he was a good ten years older than her.

  • not quite
  • no more than
  • not less than
  • no way

Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.

Greenpeace has realized the seriousness of environmental pollution. It urges the government worldwide to take action soon.

  • Having realized the seriousness of environmental pollution, Greenpeace urges the government worldwide to take action soon.
  • Greenpeace has realized the seriousness of environmental pollution so that it urges the government worldwide to take action soon.
  • Greenpeace has realized the seriousness of environmental pollution whereas it urges the government worldwide to take action soon.
  • Realized the seriousness of environmental pollution, or else Greenpeace urges the government worldwide to take action soon.

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

Not many students get high scores today. The tests are too hard.

  • If the tests today were easy, more students would get high scores.
  • Not all students would get high scores with such easy tests.
  • Unless the tests were easy, no students could get high scores.
  • The test is difficult, but all students will get high scores.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

It is the job interview that you should be prepared to mention a salary range.

 
  • the job interview
  • should be
  • to mention
  • salary range

Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correction.

Factories located on the coastlines have released untreated pollution directly into the ocean.

  • located
  • have
  • pollution
  • directly

Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correction.

Parents’ choice for their children’s names are based on the names of their relatives or ancestors.

  • choice
  • their
  • are based
  • relatives

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.

Less than a year ago marketing director, David Smith, 33 was behaving like a secret agent. He used to secretly taped all his conversations, he refused to sign his name and he would as his secretary to check all his emails. Anything he wrote was photocopied and kept as “evidence”. But David isn’t mad, or even mildly eccentric. He suffers from “responsibility OCD”, one of the more common forms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, as it is usually known.

OCD is now recognized as the second most prevalent mental-health problem, after depression - and the number of reported cases is soaring. Experts estimate that 2% - 3% of the population suffer from the full-blown syndrome, with as many as one in five suffering from a milder form.

OCD sufferers are tortured by obsessional thoughts, such as worrying that their hands are contaminated by germs. The terrible anxiety is only relieved by performing a particular set of behaviors. Unfortunately, any sense of relief is short-lived, which is why the behavior must be repeated again and again. OCD sufferers know their behavior is irrational, yet feel powerless to stop.

Common treatments are either antidepressants or behavioral therapy with a psychologist, but only 60% of patients show some improvement. However, a new treatment from America is bringing fresh hope to sufferers.

One of the OCD gurus and neuropsychiatrists, Jeffrey Schwartz, has designed the Four Steps program which employs meditation techniques with the aim of teaching sufferers to manage their symptoms by themselves. “The goal is to learn to override false brain messages,” explained Schwartz.

There are different theories about what causes the disorder. Most experts recognize a genetic element that can be triggered by a stressful event. Schwartz believes that the OCD “worry circuit” is a direct result of faulty brain chemistry. “When someone experiences an OCD thought, one part of the brain knows quite clearly that the hands are not dirty,” explains Schwartz. “Some part of the brain is standing apart from the symptoms, reflecting on the sheer bizarreness of it all. The objective is to harness this impartial spectator so that patients can use this healthy part of their brain to resist the compulsions.”

David Smith is delighted with the results of Schwartz’s treatment. “Now I can sign cheques without a problem,” he says brightly. “And I don’t photocopy them either. OCD used to feel like a hug stigma, but I don’t feel handicapped by it anymore. You just deal with it.”

Which could be the best title for the passage?

  • A day in the life an OCD sufferer
  • Good news for OCD sufferers
  • The misery of living with OCD
  • Living with new OCD patients

What is the word “mildly” in paragraph 1 closest in meaning to?

  • relatively
  • comparatively
  • slightly
  • absolutely

What do experts say about OCD?

 
  • The treatment doesn’t seem to be working.
  • It has become more common than depression.
  • A third of the population suffers from it.
  • There are more cases now than ever before.

Why do OCD sufferers repeatedly perform the same action?

 
  • to decrease their anxiety
  • to clear their problems off their mind
  • to keep their hands clean
  • to be relieved from their thoughts

What does the word “their” in paragraph 5 refer to?

  • sufferers
  • steps
  • techniques
  • neuropsychiatrists

What is the word “override” in paragraph 5 closest in meaning to?

  • overact
  • stop
  • stimulate
  • correct

Jeffrey Schwartz believes that OCD is caused by _____.

 
  • a genetic imbalance
  • a malformation of the brain
  • a stressful event
  • a biochemical malfunction

The healthy part of an OCD sufferer’s brain _____.

 
  • needs to be protected in order to treat OCD
  • is tricked into believing that there is no problem
  • recognizes that the person’s behavior is strange
  • cannot resist the person’s new obsessions