SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ KTCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2018-2019

TRƯỜ NG THPT LIỄ N SƠN Mô n: TIẾ NG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 092

(Đề thi gồm: 05 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
Họ và tên thí sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
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 01: A. position B. resource C. preserve D. conserve
Question 02: A. downpour B. honour C. vapour D. odour
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 03: Whatever difficult he may encounter, he’ll try his best to overcome.
A. difficult B. encounter C. his best D. overcome
Question 04: The boy whom I told to on the phone last night is very interested in Physics.
A. whom B. told to C. on the phone D. very interested
Question 05: Both a term paper and a final exam is often required for a college class.
A. for B. is C. and D. required
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 06: Hurricane Katrina will go down in the record books as the costliest storm ever faced
by insurers.
A. decrease B. be less violent C. be remembered D. be forgotten
Question 07: We're still trying to iron out some problems with the computer system.
A. repair the iron case B. replace the hardware
C. find solution to D. update with new softwares
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 08: A. perversity B. supervisor C. impudence D. edible
Question 09: A. sulphuric B. applicant C. interview D. logical
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 10: She thinks they look down on her because she didn't go to university.
A. look up to B. look on to C. look in on D. look up for
Question 11: He was imprisoned because he revealed secrets to the enemies.
A. betrayed B. concealed C. disowned D. declared
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 12: ~ Bannes: "_____________"
~ Doughlas: "I'm going to see a band, Planet X. Want to come?"
A. Are you free this weekend? B. Which is your favourite band?
C. Why not coming over for some potluck? D. What are you going to do this weekend?
Question 13: ~ Mike: Phu Quang’s staging a liveshow next Sunday. Will you come?
~ Peter: "_____________"
A. Great! Been looking forward to it a whole month.
B. No. He's gone away with another girl.
C. My taste is not for classical music.
D. Really? He is said to have divorced to Ngoc Anh, isn't he?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 14: She can't marry her cousin__________ she loves him.
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 A. though B. so C. despite D. because
Question 15: They are now staying at a flat which is about_________ from the safe sandy beach.
A. five-minute walk B. five-minutes walk
C. walk for about five minutes D. five minutes walking
Question 16: Did you have___________ good time at the party last night?
A. a B. an C. the D. 0 (zero article)
Question 17: The hut was_________ into three connecting bedrooms; there was no corridor.
A. divided B. separated C. split D. cut up
Question 18: The police have asked that_________ who saw the accident should get in touch with
them.
A. somebody B. someone C. anyone D. one
Question 19: Peter is sometimes unsuccessful because he's not_________ of other people's opinions.
A. tolerate B. tolerable C. tolerance D. tolerant
Question 20: This poem shows the wonderful_________ of the poet.
A. sensation B. sense C. sensitiveness D. sensibility
Question 21: My father doesn’t like any kind of change. He’s very_________ in his ways.
A. fixed B. set C. determined D. established
Question 22: His name was on the_________ of my tongue, but I just couldn't remember it.
A. tip B. edge C. end D. point
Question 23: After Mary_________ her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company.
A. will finish B. finishes C. is finishing D. will have finished
Question 24: When I came to his house, I didn't see him. He_________.
A. may be out B. might have been away C. must be absent D. can be away
Question 25: My phone is out of order, which is a_________.
A. trouble B. harm C. error D. bother
Question 26: Helen is very excited___________ going to work in Germany.
A. about                    B. for                    C. with                        D. to
Question 27: There is always_________ traffic in the city centre in the rush hour.
A. strong B. big C. heavy D. full
Question 28: The size and shape of a nail depends primarily on the function_________ intended.
A. which it is B. for which it is C. which it is for D. for which is
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.
All of us have to work to (29)_________ a living ourselves and to help our family; however, we
work not only for material life but also for many other things. We are working to prove our ability.
We feel self-confident and proud because we are independent. (30)_________ who works is regarded
as a useful member of society. We’re working; that means we’re (31)_________ to our country.
Working helps us train our minds because we always try our best to do the job. The better we work,
the more money we earn, and that (32)_________ us to work harder. Without working, a man’s life
will be empty, purposeless and (33)_________ and it’s easy for a jobless person to do wrongs.
Question 29: A. earn B. find C. seek D. search
Question 30: A. No one B. Anything C. Everyone D. Anyone
Question 31: A. contributing B. relating C. helping D. donating
Question 32: A. encourages B. lets C. makes D. persuades
Question 33: A. regardless B. useless C. senseless D. meaningless
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 following questions.
FAST FOOD FACTS
There are more than 300,000 fast food restaurants in the US. Why is fast food so popular?
Because it’s convenient, predictable, and fast. Fast food has become a part of the busy American
lifestyle. But, nutrition experts point out, fast food is often high in calories, sodium, fat and
cholesterol. This does not mean fast food is bad. But it does mean you should fit fast food into a
balanced, healthy diet. On the average, to maintain desirable weight, men need about 2,700 calories
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per day and women need about 2,000 calories per day. It is not well understood why some people
can eat much more than others and still maintain a desirable weight. However, one thing is certain
- to lose weight, you must take in fewer calories than you burn. This means that you must either
choose foods with fewer calories, or you must increase your physical activity, preferably both. Most
Americans get more than 40 percent of their daily calories from fat. The American Heart
Association recommends limiting fat to less than 50-80 grams per day. Fast food meals can be high
in calories, fat, sodium, and cholesterol.
Lately, fast-food chains have noticed that consumers are more health-conscious, and as a
result, many chains are adding healthier choices to their menus.
Question 34: Is it possible to eat well in a fast food restaurant?
A. Yes, but only if you choose low in fat and calories meals.
B. Yes, but you shouldn't eat in a fast food restaurant everyday.
C. Yes, if the menus have more choices.
D. No, all fast food meals contain too much fat and cholesterol.
Question 35: Some people eat much more than others, but still don't put on weight, Why?
A. They need more calories than others. B. They do not eat fast food meals.
C. We don't really know it. D. They burn more calories than others.
Question 36: What does the word “This” refer to?
A. choosing foods with fewer calories B. losing weight
C. taking in fewer calories than you burn D. increasing your physical activity
Question 37: Why is fast food so popular in the US?
A. Because it is good for your health and it is fast.
B. Because American do not like cooking.
C. Because American people are very busy and fast food is ready to take.
D. Because American way of life is on fashion.
Question 38: The word “maintain” is closest in meaning to_____________.
A. keep safe B. keep form C. keep intact D. keep fit
Question 39: What is the main theme of this passage?
A. how people should use fast food B. possible hazards of fast food to health
C. why Americans get more fast food. D. when to use fast food for your health
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 following questions.
THE SCIENCE OF AVIATION
Captain John Paul Stapp, already a medical doctor, began his scientific career in the 1940s
studying the negative effects of high-altitude flight, issues absolutely critical to the future of
aviation. How could men survive these conditions? The problem of the bends, the deadly formation
of bubbles in the bloodstream, proved the toughest, but after 65 hours in the air, Stapp found an
answer. If a pilot breathed pure oxygen for 30 minutes prior to take-off, symptoms could be avoided
entirely. This was an enormous breakthrough. The sky now truly was the limit. The discovery
pushed Stapp to the forefront of the Aero Med Lab and he abandoned his plans to become a
pediatrician, instead deciding to dedicate his life to research. The Lab's mandate, to study medical
and safety issues in aviation, was a perfect match for his talents. It was the premiere facility in the
world for the new science of biomechanics.
Stapp was assigned the Lab's most important research project: human deceleration. This
was the study of the human body's ability to withstand G forces, the force of gravity, when bailing
out of an aircraft. In April 1947, Stapp travelled to Los Angeles to view the 'human decelerator', a
rocket sled designed to run along a special track and then come to a halt with the aid of 45 sets of
normal hydraulic brakes, which slowed it from 150 miles per hour to half of that speed in one fifth
of a second. When it did, G forces would be produced equivalent to those experienced in an airplane
crash. The sled was called the 'Gee Whiz'. Built out of welded tubes, it was designed to withstand
100 Gs of force, way beyond the 18 Gs that accepted theory of the time thought survivable. Early
tests were conducted using a dummy, but Stapp soon insisted that conditions were right to use
himself as a human guinea pig.

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 Exercising a modicum of caution on the first ride in December 1947, Stapp used only one
rocket. The Gee Whiz barely reached 90 miles an hour, and the deceleration was only about 10 Gs.
So Stapp began to increase the number of rockets, and by August 1948, he had completed 16 runs,
surviving not just 18 Gs but a bone-jarring 35 Gs.
Battered though he was by the tests, Stapp was reluctant to allow anyone else to ride the Gee
Whiz. He feared that if certain people, especially test pilots, were used, their hotheadedness might
produce a disaster. Volunteers made some runs, but whenever a new approach was developed,
Stapp was his own one and only choice as test subject. There was one obvious benefit: Stapp could
write extremely accurate physiological and psychological reports concerning the effects of his
experiments.
Yet while the Gee Whiz allowed Stapp to answer the existing deceleration questions, new
ones emerged. What could be done to help pilots ejecting from supersonic aircraft to survive? Stapp
set out to find the answer on a new sled called Sonic Wind No. 1, which could travel at 750 miles per
hour, and withstand an astonishing 150 Gs. In January 1954, Stapp embarked on a series of runs
leading to his 29th and final ride, which took him to above the speed of sound, protected only by a
helmet and visor. And when the sled stopped, in a mere 1.4 seconds, Stapp was subjected to more
Gs than anyone had ever willingly endured. He wasn't just proving that people could survive a high-
speed ejection, he was establishing the parameters of human survivability to G force: new biological
boundaries were being set.
That successful run on 10 December 1954 provided Colonel Stapp with an opportunity he
had longed for - to promote the cause of automobile safety. Stapp had long realised that his research
was just as applicable to cars as it was to airplanes. At every opportunity, Stapp urged the car
industry to examine his crash data, and to design their cars with safety in mind. He lobbied hard for
the installation of seat belts and improvements such as collapsing steering wheels.
'I'm leading a crusade for the prevention of needless deaths,' he told Time magazine in 1955.
Stapp's work in aeronautics and automobiles continued right up until his death in 1999 at age 89.
He had received numerous awards and honours. But the best was the knowledge that his work had
helped to save many lives, not just in aviation, but on highways around the world.
Question 40: What does the writer mean when he says 'The sky now truly was the limit' (line 6)?
A. All previous restrictions on flight had been removed.
B. Stapp had set an unbeatable scientific record.
C. A new design was needed for high-altitude planes.
D. Pilots could now be trained to fly at greater altitude.
Question 41: What assessment of Stapp's skills does the writer make in the first paragraph?
A. He was a better scientist than his contemporaries.
B. He was ideally suited to employment at Aero Med Lab.
C. He was able to solve scientific problems at great speed.
D. He was able to prove a theory set out by others.
Question 42: Why did Stapp usually insist on doing test runs on Gee Whiz himself?
A. He thought it was unethical to recruit people for a dangerous task.
B. He felt his powers of observation were superior to those of other people.
C. He had little faith in the overall safety of the equipment.
D. He was aware that some people were psychologically unsuited to the tests.
Question 43: What was the significance of the experiments on Sonic Wind No. 1?
A. They proved that most people would survive high speeds.
B. They gradually improved deceleration times.
C. They broke all previous speed records.
D. They set new limits to human potential.
Question 44: What was surprising about the construction of Gee Whiz?
A. It was not built of conventional materials.
B. It was initially designed to function without a passenger.
C. It could tolerate exceptionally high G forces.
D. It incorporated a revolutionary new kind of brakes.
Question 45: In this text, the writer implies that Stapp's main motivation was___________

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 A. a desire to minimise loss of life. B. a spirit of adventure.
C. a wish to be remembered after his death. D. a quest for expertise
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 46: Getting a good job doesn't interest him.
A. He is good at getting a good job. B. He is only interested in getting a good
job.
C. He isn't good at getting a good job. D. He isn't interested in getting a good job.
Question 47: Dad didn't intend to change his job.
A. Dad had intention to change his job.
B. Dad didn't have intention for change his job.
C. Dad didn't have any intend to change his job.
D. Dad didn't have intention of changing his job.
Question 48: It has been a long time since they met.
A. They haven't met for a long time. B. They didn't meet a long time ago.
C. They didn't meet for a long time. D. They haven't met since a long time.
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 49: Donald heard the bad news. He could not help weeping.
A. Donald could not allow himself to weep at the bad news,
B. Donald could not stop himself from weeping at the bad news.
C. Donald could not help himself and so he wept.
D. Donald could not help himself because he was weeping.
Question 50: He is always busy. He has little time to relax.
A. Busy as he is always, he has to relax little.
B. Because he is always busy, he has little time to relax.
C. Although he is always busy, he has little time to relax.
D. However busy he always is, he has little time to relax.

_________THE END_________

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