Đề thi THPT quốc gia năm 2018 môn Tiếng Anh - Mã đề 404 (Kèm đáp án)

cal development.
. ApproachingA . ReachingB . GoingC . RisingD
Question 4: The coastal city is ______ extra buses during the summer because of a considerable
increase in the number of tourists.
. making upA . turning outB . putting onC . taking offD
Question 5: Participating in teamwork activities helps students develop their ______ skills.
. socialA . societyB . sociallyC . socialiseD
Question 6: If our teacher were here now, he ______ us with this difficult exercise.
. has helpedA . helpsB . will helpC . would helpD
Question 7: The children ______ by social networks are likely to suffer from depression and other
health problems.
. A are obsessed . B obsessing . C obsessed . D who obsessed
Question 8: The boy denied ______ the cake even though there was some cream left on his chin.
. to eat A . eatB . to eatingC . eatingD
Question 9: Her parents rarely let her stay out late, ______?
. do theyA . don't theyB . does sheC . doesn't sheD
Question 10: Only after the teacher ______ the procedure clearly were the students allowed to go
ahead with the experiment.
. would explainA . had explainedB . was explainingC . has explainedD
Question 11: These volunteer programmes aim to provide education for children in ______ regions.
. far-reachingA . far-flungB . far-fetchedC . far-sightedD
Question 12: They were at the stadium with us last night, so they ______ at the theatre then.
. A needn't have been . B should have been . C might have been . D can't have been
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each
of the following exchanges.
Question 13: Adam and Janet are at the school canteen.
- Adam: "______"
- Janet: "Yes, please."
. Do you mind if I sit here?A . Can you pass me the salt, please?B
. It's a bit hot in here, isn't it?C . Would you like a cup of coffee?D
Question 14: Jenny and Jimmy are talking about university education.
- Jenny: "I think having a university degree is the only way ...
. rebuiltA . adaptedB . improvedC . introducedD
Question 18: The team entered the competition with great confidence after getting advice fromsound
their coach.
. tentativeA . sensitiveB . audibleC . sensibleD
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 19: . m tA ea . thr tB ea . b tC ea . s tD ea
Question 20: . A wonders . B problems . C mountains . D moments
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 21: . presidentA . opponentB . assistantC . companionD
Question 22: . obtainA . performB . affectC . happenD
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 23: He fulfilled his dream of travelling the world. He decided to get a job and settle down.
. A If he had fulfilled his dream of travelling the world, he would have decided to get a job and settle down.
. Having fulfilled his dream of travelling the world, he decided to get a job and settle down.B
. C Although he had fulfilled his dream of travelling the world, he decided not to get a job and settle down.
. As he decided to get a job and settle down, he didn't fulfil his dream of travelling the world.D
Question 24: She gave a great performance at the festival. We now know she has artistic talent.
. Amazing as her artistic talent is, we don't know about her great performance at the festival.A
. Hardly had we known about her artistic talent when she gave a great performance at the festival.B
. C Although she gave a great performance at the festival, now we still don't know she has
artistic talent.
. But for her great performance at the festival, we wouldn't know about her artistic talent now.D
Mark the let...e think that the new regulations will encourage people to use less energy.
. Lower consumption of energy is thought to lead to the introduction of the new regulations.A
. The new regulations are thought to encourage lower consumption of energy.B
. It is thought that the new regulations will encourage people to consume more energy.C
. It was thought that lower consumption of energy was stimulated by the new regulations.D
Question 30: It usually takes her an hour to drive to work.
. She usually spends an hour driving to work.A . She used to drive to work in an hour.B
. She doesn't usually drive to work in an hour.C . She never spends an hour driving to work.D
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 31 to 35.
Taking piano lessons and solving math puzzles on a computer significantly improve specific math
skills of elementary schoolchildren, according to a new study. The results, ______ were published(31)
in the journal , are the latest in a series that links musical training to theNeurological Research
development of higher brain functions.
Researchers worked with 135 second-grade students at a school in Los Angeles after ______ a(32)
pilot study with 102 students. Children that were given four months of piano training as well as time
playing ______ newly designed computer software scored 27 percent higher on math and fraction(33)
tests than other children.
Piano instruction is thought to enhance the brain's "hard wiring" for spatial-temporal reasoning, or
the ability to visualise and transform objects in space and time, says Professor Gordon Shaw, who led
the study. At the same time, the computer game allows children to solve geometric and math puzzles
to ______ shapes in their mind.that boost their ability (34)
The findings are significant ______ a grasp of proportional math and fractions is a prerequisite(35)
to math