ĐỀ ÔN THI TIẾNG ANH THPT QUỐC GIA 8
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (8 điểm)
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 1: About 95 percent of all animals are invertebrates which can live
anywhere, but most, like the starfish and crabs, live in the ocean. A. with
backbones B. with ribs C. without ribs D. without backbones
Question 2: He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president
as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.
A. politeness B. rudeness C. measurement D.
encouragement
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions.
Question 3: ______ our pre-paid order, they failed to send us the items in time.
A. Regardless of B. Without any notice of C. With respect to
D. On behalf of
Question 4: - "Mr. Adams is going to retire next month." -
“______.”
A. Oh, I have no idea. B. You don't say! C. Right, you'd probably be
the next. D. Congratulations!
Question 5: - “______.” -"Never mind, better luck next time."
A. I've broken your precious vase. B. I have a lot on my mind.
C. I couldn't keep my mind on work. D. I didn't get the vacant position.
Question 6: Nobody could have predicted that the show would arouse so much
interest and that over two hundred people _____away. A. would turn B.
would have turned C. would have to be turned D. had been turned
Question 7: No matter how angry he was, he would never ________to
violence.
A. exert B. resolve C. resort D.
recourse

A. coincidentally B. practically C. intentionally D.
deliberately
Question 17: Mario has now____ to the point where his English is almost
fluent.
A. arrived B. approached C. advanced D. reached
Question 18: We spent nearly 3 hours waiting outside the station, then out
_____ .
A. the star came B. did the star come C. came the star D. be the star
coming
Question 19: Hats like this may have been fashionable in the 60's, but now they
are _____the times.
A. behind B. over C. beneath D. under
Question 20: _______with being so busy both at work and at home, she
became increasingly tired and bad-tempered.
A. What B. How C. Where D. Which
Question 21: My mother often __ our mistakes, whereas my father is very strict
and punishes us for even the slightest one.
A. neglects B. overlooks C. avoids D. passes
Question 22: Every Christmas of my childhood was the same. My father
_____late for dinner, weighed down with presents for the family. A. was
arriving B. had arrived C. was used to arriving D. would
arrive
Question 23: The public _____ does not know enough about AIDS.
A. at times B. at once C. at first D. at large
Question 24: Despite all the evidence, he wouldn’t admit that he was in the
____.
A. fault B. error C. wrong D. slip
Question 25: The increased pay offer was accepted although it_______ short of
what the employees wanted.
A. arrived B. ended C. came D. fell

Question 34: A. museum B. commemorate C. commercial D.
commentator
Question 35: A. zoology B. conquest C. cement D. duet
Question 36: A. emergency B. vulnerable C. activity D. initiative
Question 37: A. photocopy B. particular C. enthusiasm D. economy
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or
phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the
following questions.
Question 38: At fifty-five, he began life again, determined with his pen to wipe
out the debt.
A. rub out B. pay off C. bump off D. give up
Question 39: The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting far-
reaching research to determine the psychological effects of using drugs. A.
refined B. extensive C. prevalent D. tentative
Question 40: You can withdraw money from the account at anytime without
penalty.
A. loss B. charge C. punishment D. offense
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 41 to 50.
Most forms of property are concrete and tangible, such as houses, cars,
furniture or anything else that is included in one’s possessions. Other forms of
property can be intangible, and copyright deals with intangible forms of
property. Copyright is a legal protection extended to authors of creative works,
for example, books, magazine articles, maps, films, plays, television shows,
software, paintings, photographs, music, choreography in dance and all other
forms of intellectual or artistic property.
Although the purpose of artistic property is usually public use and enjoyment,
copyright establishes the ownership of the creator. When a person buys a
copyrighted magazine, it belongs to this individual as a tangible object.
However, the authors of the magazine articles own the research and the writing

C. Examples of copyright piracy D. Copying creating work for
profit
Question 42: The word “extended” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
_______
A. explicated B. exposed C. guaranteed D.
granted
Question 43: It can be inferred from the passage that copyright law is intended
to protect
A. the user’s ability to enjoy an artistic work B. the creator’s
ability to profit from the work
C. paintings and photographs from theft D. computer software and
videos from being copied
Question 44: The word “principle” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
_______
A. crucial point B. cardinal role C. fundamental rule D.
formidable force
Question 45: Which of the following properties is NOT mentioned as protected
by copyright?
A. music and plays B. paintings and maps C. printed medium
D. scientific discoveries
Question 46: It can be inferred from the passage that it is legal if _______
A. two songs, written by two different composers, have the same melody
B. two books, written by two different authors, have the same titles
C. two drawings, created by two different artists, have the same images
D. two plays, created by two different playwrights, have the same plot and
characters
Question 47: With which of the following statements is the author most likely
to agree?
A. Teachers are not allowed to make copies of published materials for use
by their students

D. She raised her hand high with the aim of attracting the teacher's attention
Question 53: In spite of her initial reluctance to take the job, she's got on
very well.
A. Reluctant as she was to take the job at first, she's got on very well.
B. Although she was reluctant to take the job at first, she's got on very well.
C. However reluctant she was to take the job at first, she's got on very well.
D. Such was her reluctance to take the job at first that she's got on very
well.
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 54 to 63.
Cooperation is the common endeavor of two or more people to perform a task
or reach a jointly cherished goal. Like competition and conflict, there are
different forms of cooperation, based on group organization and attitudes.
In the first form, known as primary cooperation, group and individual fuse.
The group contains nearly all of each individual’s life. The rewards of the
group’s work are shared with each member. There is an interlocking identity of
individual, group and task performed. Means and goals become one, for
cooperation itself is valued.
While primary cooperation is most often characteristic of preliterature
societies, secondary cooperation is characteristic of many modern societies. In
secondary cooperation, individuals devote only part of their lives to the group.
Cooperation itself is not a value. Most members of the group feel loyalty, but the
welfare of the group is not the first consideration. Members perform tasks so
that they can separately enjoy the fruits of their cooperation in the form of
salary, prestige, or power. Business offices and professional athletic teams are
examples of secondary cooperation.
In the third type, called tertiary cooperation or accommodation, latent conflict
underlies the shared work. The attitudes of the cooperating parties are purely
opportunistic: the organization is loose and fragile. Accommodation involves
common means to achieve antagonistic goals: it breaks down when the common

A. Students form a study group so that all of them can improve their grades
B. Members of a farming community share work and the food that they grow
C. Two rival political parties temporarily work together to defeat a third
party
D. A new business attempts to take customers away from an established
company
Question 60: Which of the following is NOT given as a name for the third type
of cooperation?
A. Tertiary cooperation B. Antagonistic cooperation C. Accommodation
D. Latent conflict
Question 61: The word fragile in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to____.
A. involuntary B. poorly planned C. inefficient D. easily
broken
Question 62: As used throughout the passage, the term common is closest in
meaning to which of the following?
A. popular B. vulgar C. ordinary D. shared
Question 63: Which of the following best describes the overall organization of
the passage?
A. The author provides a number of concrete examples and then draws a
conclusion
B. The author presents the points of view of three experts on the same topic
C. The author compares and contrasts two types of human relations
D. The author describes a concept by analyzing its three forms
PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (2 điểm)
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that the original
meaning is exactly the same as the provided one.
1. The last time she had a swim was five years ago.
She hasn't _________________________________________
2. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.
“Please_________________________________________

To conclude, there are different opinions that arts should or shouldn’t be
taught in high schools. Each side has reasonable explanations to convince and
prove the points of view. For me, we can hardly be civilized without knowledge
of arts. Sooner or later, in my opinion, arts should be taught to students to help
them enrich their knowledge, to discover their talents to better their own lives.
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