Đề thi thử nghiệm môn Tiếng Anh - Kỳ thi THPT quốc gia năm 2017 (Mã đề 01)

ne D. departure 
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 5: The number of students attending English courses at our university are increasing. 
 A B C D 
Question 6: Scuba diving is usually carried out in the ocean in that people can explore the underwater world. 
 A B C D 
Question 7: To be successful in an interview, you should control the feeling of pressure and making a good 
 A B C 
 impression on the interviewer. 
 D 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
following questions. 
Question 8: For the last 20 years, we ______ significant changes in the world of science and technology. 
A. witness B. have witnessed C. witnessed D. are witnessing 
Question 9: Housewives find it easier to do domestic chores thanks to ______ invention of labour-saving 
devices. 
A. the B. a C. an D. some 
Question 10: Air pollution is getting ______ serious in big cities in the world. 
A. more and more B. the more and the more 
C. the most and the most D. most and most 
Question 11: Ms Brown asked me ______ in my class. 
A. there were how many students B. how many students there were 
C. were there how many students D. how many students were there 
Question 12: Her fiancé is said ______ from Harvard University five years ago. 
A. having graduated B. to have graduated 
C. being graduated D. to be graduated 
Question 13: Many rare and precious species are now ______ the verge of extinction. 
A. in B. from C. on D. by 
Question 14: They are always ______ of what their children do. 
A. support B. supporting C. supportive D. supportively 
Question 15: Women in some parts of the world are still struggling for ______ job opportunities to men. 
A. equal B. various C. suitable D. legal 
Question 16: The manager ______ his temper with the employees and shouted at them. 
A. had B. lost C. took ... say so. 
C. I couldn’t agree more. D. Don’t mention it. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the 
underlined word in each of the following questions. 
Question 22: The student service centre will try their best to assist students in finding a suitable part-time job. 
A. help B. allow C. make D. employ 
Question 23: My sister is a very diligent student. She works very hard at every subject. 
A. clever B. practical C. studious D. helpful 
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 24: Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment. 
A. busy with B. free from C. relaxed about D. interested in 
Question 25: Basically, everything is the same; however, there may be some minor changes to the schedule. 
A. big B. sudden C. gradual D. small 
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 26: I really believe my letter came as a great surprise to John. 
A. John might be very surprised to receive my letter. 
B. John might have been very surprised to receive my letter. 
C. John must be very surprised to receive my letter. 
D. John must have been very surprised to receive my letter. 
Question 27: “Why don’t we go out for dinner tonight?” said Jim. 
A. Jim suggested going out for dinner that night. 
B. Jim refused to go out for dinner that night. 
C. Jim denied going out for dinner that night. 
D. Jim promised to go out for dinner that night. 
Question 28: The candidate was offered the job because of his excellent answers. 
A. The job was offered to the candidate although he couldn’t answer the questions. 
B. If it hadn’t been for the candidate’s excellent answers, he couldn’t have got the job. 
C. The candidate answered the questions so ex... would have understood the lesson if I had paid attention to the teacher. 
D. Unless I failed to understand the lesson, I would pay attention to the teacher. 
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. 
The Internet has truly transformed how students do their homework. (31) ______ homework today still 
means spending time in the library, it’s for a different reason. Rather than using books for research, students 
today are (32) ______ to the Internet to download enormous amounts of data available online. 
In the past, students were limited to their school’s (33) ______ of books. In many cases, they got to 
the school library and found out that someone had already taken the books they needed. Nowadays, such 
inconvenience can be avoided since the Internet never runs out of information. Students, however, do have to 
(34) ______ sure that the information they find online is true. Teachers have also benefited from the homework 
which is done on the Internet. They do not need to carry students’ papers around with them any more. This is 
because online (35) ______ allow students to electronically upload their homework for their teachers to read and 
mark. Of course, this also means that students can no longer use the excuse that the dog ate their homework! 
 (Adapted from “Gold Pre-first Exam Maximizer,” by H. Chilton & L. Edwards, 2013, Harlow: Pearson) 
Question 31: A. But B. For C. While D. Because 
Question 32: A. connecting B. linking C. searching D. looking 
Question 33: A. select B. selective C. selectively D. selection 
Question 34: A. do B. get C. make D. come 
Question 35: A. materials B. systems C. structures D. sources 
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 36 to 42. 
Whales are the largest animals