Đề thi thử THPT QG Tiếng Anh năm 2018

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

I'm not sure, but Tony ______ probably get that demanding job.

They were among the first companies to exploit the ______ of the Internet.

Thanks to her father's encouragement, she has made great ______ in her study.

I ______ all of my homework last night.

The people ______ live in this village are very friendly.

Jim didn't break the vase on ______, but he was still punished for his carelessness.

Domestic appliances like washing machines and dishwashers have made ______ life much easier.

Travelling to ______ countries in the world enables me to learn many interesting things.

Peter is disappointed at not getting the job, but he will ______ it soon.

I am not used to the cold weather here, so I need to have a heating system ______.

The only thing he bought on his trip to Italy was a ______ watch.

The more you practise speaking English, ______.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Linda is thanking Daniel for his birthday present.

Linda: "Thanks for the book. I've been looking for it for months."

Daniel: "______."

David and his teacher are meeting at the school gate.

David: "Good morning, Mr. Deakin. How are you?"

Mr Deakin: "______. And you?"

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.

Choose the word that has different primary stress: office, nature, result, farmer.

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.

Choose the word that has different pronunciation: walk, call, take, talk.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Today students are under a lot of pressure due to the high expectations from their parents and teachers.

Don't tell Jane anything about the surprise party for Jack. She has got a big mouth. (underlined words OPPOSITE in meaning with)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The place has rapidly evolved from a small fishing community into a thriving tourist resort.

Many people left early because the film was uninteresting. (underlined words CLOSET in meaning with)

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 23 to 27.

As teenagers approach university level, a decision has to be made on what course to pursue. In this world of diversity, (23)............such a choice is not easy for both children and parents. In the old days, it was not much a problem to do the task because there were not so many diverse learning areas to choose from. Besides, there were only a few distinctive professional careers like doctor, engineer, accountant, nurse, teacher, etc. to think about. Most higher learning usually led to a financially successful life. (24)............., the cost of education was not so high.Today's world is entirely different from the things (25)have just been described. The job market is constantly changing due to innovative technology and new (26................,Meanwhile, most teenagers have difficulty in identifying their own interests. There are a variety of well-organized career talks and student counseling workshops to guide and help teenagers (27) .........what course to take. Furthermore, psychological tests are also used. Certain instruments such as surveys, interviews and computer software can help to find out preferences, interests, or learning styles of the students.(Source: Essential Reading for IELTS by Humin & John A. Gordon)

(23)___________

(24)___________

(25)___________

(26)___________

(27)___________

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 28 to 34.

Children all around the world love to read comic books. Maybe they like to read the kind of comic books that come out once a month, like Spiderman or Batman, or maybe they like manga- style comic books. That means that publishers who make comic books need to keep in touch with the things young people like to do. One thing that many young people today are interested in is technology, so of course kids want to read digital comic books on electronic devices.

Let's take Japanese manga as an example. There are lots of people around the world who enjoy reading manga. However, in the past, it was difficult to find translated versions of manga in comic bookstores. But that did not stop manga fans. Some fans who could translate Japanese into their own language started translating manga themselves. Then they scanned the pages of manga books and uploaded the scanned pages to the Internet with their translation. This practice has become so popular. People in the comic book industry made up a name for it. By combining the words scan and translation, they call it "scanlation", and it is a big problem today. The people who do scanlation usually share their manga for free, so readers do not buy manga books. Writers, artists, and publishers all end up losing money because of scanlation. Another problem is piracy in the comic book industry. Illegal copies of old and brand new comics alike have been hurting comic book sales.

Despite the progress made in converting comics to digital formats, hardcopy comic books are still by far the most popular format among fans. In the meantime, comic book publishers and stores will just have to keep an eye on their buyers' habits. As the popularity of digital books for e-readers and tablets grows, the popularity of digital comic books will grow as well.

What is the passage mainly about?

The word "they" in paragraph 1 refers to ______.

According to paragraph 1, Spiderman is the name of ______.

According to paragraph 2, the practice of "scanlation" mostly involves ______.

According to the passage, in the past, some manga fans who knew Japanese translated manga because ______.

According to paragraph 2, who could benefit from scanlation?

The word "piracy" in paragraph 2 probably means the act of ______.

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 35 to 42.

The oceans are so vast and deep that until fairly recently, it was widely assumed that no matter how much trash and chemicals humans dumped into them, the effects would be negligible. Proponents of dumping in the oceans even had a catchphrase: "The solution to pollution is dilution."

Today, we need look no further than the New Jersey-size dead zone that forms each summer in the Mississippi River Delta, or the thousand-mile-wide swath of decomposing plastic in the northern Pacific Ocean to see that this "dilution" policy has helped place a once flourishing ocean ecosystem on the brink of collapse.

There is evidence that the oceans have suffered at the hands of mankind for millennia. But recent studies show that degradation, particularly of shoreline areas, has accelerated dramatically in the past three centuries as industrial discharge and run-off from farms and coastal cities have increased.

Pollution is the introduction of harmful contaminants that are outside the norm for a given ecosystem. Common man-made pollutants reaching the oceans include pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, detergents, oil, sewage, plastics, and other solids. Many of these pollutants collect at the ocean's depths, where they are consumed by small marine organisms and introduced into the global food chain.

Many ocean pollutants are released into the environment far upstream from coastlines. Nitrogen-rich fertilizers applied by farmers inland, for example, end up in local streams, rivers, and groundwater and are eventually deposited in estuaries, bays, and deltas. These excess nutrients can spawn massive blooms of algae that rob the water of oxygen, leaving areas where little or no marine life can exist.

Solid wastes like bags, foam, and other items dumped into the oceans from land or by ships at sea are frequently consumed, with often fatal effects, by marine mammals, fish, and birds that mistake them for food. Discarded fishing nets drift for many years, ensnaring fish and mammals. In certain regions, ocean currents corral trillions of decomposing plastic items and other trash into gigantic, swirling garbage patches. One in the North Pacific, known as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is estimated to be the size of Texas.

Pollution is not always physical. In large bodies of water, sound waves can carry undiminished for miles. The increased presence of loud or persistent sounds from ships, sonar devices, oil rigs, and even from natural sources like earthquakes can disrupt the migration, communication, and reproduction patterns of many marine animals, particularly aquatic mammals like whales and dolphins.

(Source: Reading Advantage by Casey Malarcher)

What does the passage mainly discuss?

The word "negligible" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that the "dilution" policy is related to ______.

The word they in paragraph 4 refers to ______.

The word "spawn" in paragraph 5 can be best replaced by ______.

According to the passage, nitrogen-rich fertilizers ______.

Which of the following statements is NOT supported in the passage?

Whales and dolphins are mentioned in the final paragraph as an example of marine creatures that ______.

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.

All the judges paid the dancer compliments on their excellent performance in the competition.

The policeman warned the tourists not walking alone in empty streets at night. (underlined part that needs correction)

My mother always get up early to prepare breakfast for everyone in the family. (underlined part that needs correction)

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.

He last visited London three years ago.

They were late for the meeting because of the heavy snow.

"We will not leave until we see the manager," said the customers.

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

The government have established some wildlife reserves. They want to protect endangered species.

My sister is good at cooking. My brother is bad at it.