SỞ GD-ĐT LÂM ĐỒNG KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017

ĐỀ MINH HỌA MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

ĐỀ SỐ 06
Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

Question 1: A. stork B. form C. work D. force

Question 2: A. confides B. maintains C. educates D. enjoys

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is put
syllable different from that of the others in the group.
Question 3: A. comment B. persuade C. enhance D. advance
Question 4: A. secretary B. necessary C. comfortable D. vocabulary

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: They _________ great difficulty saving up enough money for a house.
A. found B. incurred C. achieved D. had
Question 6: The police suggested that anyone who saw the accident _________ in touch with them.
A. should get B. got C. had to get D. would get
Question 7: “What__________ if the earth stopped moving?”
A. would happen B. will happen C. happens D. happened
Question 8: Her mother, _________ has been working for thirty years, is retiring next month.
A. whose B. who C. whom D. that
Question 9: The water supply of our home city has failed to______ average purity requirements.
A. meet B. see C. own D. hold
Question 10: The secretary apologized _________ waiting so long.
A. to me for B. for me C. for me keeping D. for keeping me
Question 11: A: “Will you do me a favor?” B: “________”
A. What’s a favor? I don’t have any. B. Sure. What can I do for you?
C. No, thanks anyway. I have enough favor. D. OK, but I’m busy now.
Question 12: “Have you moved into the new house?” – “Not yet, the rooms __________.”
A. are being painted B. are painting C. are painted D. are being painting
Question 13: It’s difficult for a sloppy person to live with a __________.
A. perfect B. perfection C. perfectionism D. perfectionist
Question 14: As soon as I ___________ my assignment, I'll show you how to solve that problem.
A. have finished B. will finish C. will have finished D. finished
Question 15: Alfonso: “I had a really good time. Thanks for the lovely evening.” Maria: “______.”
A. Yes, it’s really good B. No, it’s very kind of you
C. I’m glad you enjoyed it D. Oh, that’s right
Question 16: “We'd better ______ if we want to get there in time.”
A. take up B. put down C. speed up D. turn down
Question 17: It is interesting to take _______ a new hobby such as collecting stamps or going fishing.
A. over B. on C. in D. up
Question 18: Lifelong learning is the only way to remain ________ in today’s Job market, according to
economist Chun Ho Suk.
A. competitor B. competition C. competitive D. competed
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 19: Besides the ordinary telephone call service, our Post Office provides the Messenger Call
Service.
A. same B. regular C. known D. right
Question 20: Within a week on display at the exhibition, the painting was hailed as a masterpiece.
A. a down-to-earth work of art B. an expensive work of art
C. an excellent work of art D. a large work of art

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE
in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 21: We are now a 24/7 society where shops and services must be available all hours.
A. an active society B. a physical society
C. an inactive society D. a working society
Question 22: A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work.
A. calm B. miserable C. responsive D. uncomfortable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction.

Question 23: I like the fresh air and green trees of the village which I spent my vacation last year.
A B C D
Question 24: It was not until the end of prehistoric times that the first wheeled vehicles appearing.
A B C D
Question 25: Heathrow is a very busy airport. You always see aeroplanes landing and take off.
A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 26 to 30.
There are several different kinds of faults in reading. The most (26) ___ one is that most people
read slower than they should. There is no rate at which people ought to read; it depends on your purpose
in reading, (27)____ difficult the language is, whether the material is familiar or not, and so on. But many
people read everything at the same slow speed, and do not seem to (28) ____ that they can read faster or
slower as required. Other people say the words to themselves, or move their lips — these habits slow the
reader down to something near speaking speed, which is much slower than reading speed.
If you want to be able to read faster, the secret is simply to practice under timed conditions. This
(29) _____that you should give yourself a certain amount of time to read with understanding, after that
check your time when you have finished. Reading fast does not necessary mean reading with less
comprehension. In fact, with practice people show a small increase in comprehension (30) _____a
dramatic increase in speed.

Question 26: A. ready B. common C. practiced D. popular

Question 27: A. what B. too C. so D. how
Question 28: A. realize B. rumor C. claim D. worry
Question 29: A. points B. means C. talks D. realizes
Question 30: A. but B. together C. as well as D. according to

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 34 to 41.
Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men. Discrimination against women in business, the
demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of women
entrepreneurs small. Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than $40 billion in
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annual revenues, and this figure is likely to continue rising throughout the 1990s. As Carolyn Doppelt
Gray, an official of the Small Business Administration, has noted, "The 1970s was the decade of women
entering management, and the 1980s turned out to be the decade of the woman entrepreneur". What are
some of the factors behind this trend? For one thing, as more women earn advanced degrees in business
and enter the corporate world, they are finding obstacles. Women are still excluded from most executive
suites. Charlotte Taylor, a management consultant, had noted, "In the 1970s women believed if they got
an MBA and worked hard they could become chairman of the board. Now they've found out that isn't
going to happen, so they go out on their own". 
In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in "women's" fields: cosmetics and clothing, for example.
But this is changing. Consider ASK Computer Systems, a $22-million-a-year computer software
business. It was founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtzig, who was then a housewife with degrees in math and
engineering. When Kurtzig founded the business, her first product was software that let weekly
newspapers keep tabs on their newspaper carriers-and her office was a bedroom at home, with a shoebox
under the bed to hold the company's cash. After she succeeded with the newspaper software system, she
hired several bright computer-science graduates to develop additional programs. When these were
marketed and sold, ASK began to grow. It now has 200 employees, and Sandra Kurtzig owns $66.9
million of stock. 
Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as men often do. They still face hurdles
in the business world, especially problems in raising money; the banking and finance world is still
dominated by men, and old attitudes die hard. Most businesses owned by women are still quite small. But
the situation is changing; there are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtzigs in the years ahead.

Question 31: What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more attractive to the business
world.
B.The computer is especially lucrative for women today.
C. Women are better at small business than men are.
D. Women today are opening more business of their own.
Question 32: The word “excluded” is closest meaning to _________ .
A. not permitted in B. often invited to C. decorators of D. charged admission to
Question 33: All of the following were mentioned in the passage as detriments to women in the business
world EXCEPT ______
A.Women were required to stay at home with their families.
B. Women lacked ability to work in business.
C.Women faced discrimination in business.
D.Women were not trained in business.
Question 34: The word “that” refers to _________.
A. a woman becomes chairman of the board.
B. women working hard
C. women achieving advanced degrees
D. women believing that business is a place for them.
Question 35: According to the passage, Charlotte Taylor believes that women in 1970s _________ .
A. were unrealistic about their opportunities in business management.
C. had fewer obstacles in business than they do today.
B. were still more interested in education than business opportunities
D. were unable to work hard enough to success in business.
Question 36: The author mentions the “ shoesbox under the bed” in order to _________ .
A. show the frugality of women in business
B. show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig
C. point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzig’s business were limited
D. suggest that the company needed to expand
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Question 37: The word “hurdles” can be best replaced by __________ .
A. fences B. obstacles C. questions D. small groups
Question 38: It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that business operated by
women are small because ______
A. women prefer a small intimate setting. B. women can’t deal with money.
C. women are not able to borrow money easily. D. many women fail at large businesses.

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 39: They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
A. So fierce a dog did they had that nobody would visit them
B. So fierce was their dog that nobody would visit them.
C. Their dog was fierce enough for anybody to visit them.
D. If their dog weren’t fierce, somebody would visit them
Question 40: Jack bought that second-hand car and he then recognized that he shouldn't have done that.
A. Jack regretted buying that second-hand car.
B. Jack regretted to buy that second-hand car.
C. Jack wished he did not bought that second-hand car.
D. Jack wished he has not bought that second-hand car.
Question 41: “If I were you, I would not choose to write about such a sensitive topic”, the teacher said.
A. I was blamed for writing about such a sensitve topic by the teacher.
B. I was ordered by the teacher not to write about such a sensitive topic.
C. The teacher advised me on writing about such a sensitive topic.
D. The teacher advised me against writing about such a sensitive topic.

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 42: He behaved in a very strange way. That surprised me a lot.
A. His behavior was a very strange thing, that surprised me most.
B. He behaved very strangely, which surprised me very much.
C. What almost surprised me was the strange way he behaved.
D. I was almost not surprised by his strange behavior.
Question 43: The sea was very rough. The children could not swim in it.
A. The sea was so rough that the children could swim in.
C. It was such a rough sea for the children to swim in it.
B. The children couldn’t swim because the sea was not rough enough.
D. The sea was too rough for the children to swim in.

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 44 to 50.
Vitamins, taken in tiny doses, are a major group of organic compounds that regulate the mechanisms by
which the body converts food into energy. They should not be confused with minerals, which are
inorganic in their makeup. Although in general, the naming of vitamins followed the alphabetical order of
their identification, the nomenclature of individual substances may appear to be somewhat random and
disorganized. Among the 13 vitamins known today, five are produced in the body. Because the body
produces sufficient quantities of some but not all vitamins, they must be supplemented in the daily diet.
Although each vitamin has its specific designation and cannot be replaced by another compound, a lack
of one vitamin can interfere with the processing of another. When a lack of even one vitamin in a diet is
continual, a vitamin deficiency may result.

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The best way for an individual to ensure a necessary supply of vitamins is to maintain a balanced diet that
includes variety of foods and provides adequate quantities of all the compounds. Some people take
vitamin supplements, predominantly in the form of tablets. The vitamins in such supplements are
equivalent to those in food, but an adult who maintains a balance diet does not need a daily supplement.
The ingestion of supplements is recommended only to correct an existing deficiency due to unbalanced
diet, to provide vitamins known to be lacking in a restricted diet, or to act as a therapeutic measure in a
medical treatment. Specifically, caution must be exercised with fat-soluble substances, such as vitamins
A and D, because, taken in gigantic doses, they may present a serious health hazard over a period of time.
Question 44: The author advises that _______
A. vitamins should not be taken in large doses
B. people should not take vitamins with mineral water
C. people should have vitamin tablets even when they have balance diets
D. vitamin D should be taken in large doses
Question 45: The word “which” in paragraph 1 refers to _____
A. vitamins B. tiny doses C. organic compounds D. mechanisms
Question 46: According to the passage, how many vitamins must be taken in through everyday?
A.13 B.8 C.5 D. 2
Question 47: It can be inferred from the passage that _______
A. all vitamins must be taken from outside the body
B. one vitamin may not be produced properly without other vitamins
C. the best way to supplement the body with vitamins is taking vitamin pills
D. for the proper functions of vitamins, a person with a balanced diet must take vitamins tablets
Question 48: The word “those” in paragraph 2 refers to ________
A. tablets B. vitamins C. supplements D. adults
Question 49: The word “exercised” in paragraph 2 mostly means ________
A. implemented B. worked out C. violated D. threatened
Question 50: The main topic of this passage is _______
A. the categorization of vitamins B. the damaging effects of vitamins
C. vitamin classification and medical use D. vitamins in food sources

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