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KỲ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2016
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Ngày thi: 08/4/2016
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SECTION A (8 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) or phrase(s) SIMILAR in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 1: Although the government has taken certain measures to protect elephants, numerous
threats remain for them.
A. a lot of
B. too much
C. a few
D. some
Question 2: GCSEs are not compulsory, but they are the most common qualification taken by 14-16year-old students.
A. fulfilled
B. specialized
C. applied
D. required
Question 3: We can use either verbal or non-verbal forms of communication.
A. using facial expressions
B. using speech
C. using gesture
D. using verbs

A. of his intelligence
B. his intelligence
C. he was intelligent
D. of he was intelligent
Question 10: The water supply of Hanoi was ______ off because the main underground pipeline
supplying water from Da River in Hoa Binh to Hanoi burst.
A. held
B. paid
C. handed
D. cut
Question 11: ______ you read, ______ you get.
A. The books more / the knowledge more
B. The most books / the most knowledge
C. The more books / the more knowledge
D. More and more books / more and more knowledge
Question 12: The greatest ______ between fresh water and seawater lies in its concentration of salt.
A. difference is
B. is a difference
C. difference
D. difference that
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Question 13: It is ______ that about 700 deer have been killed in the last few years due to their horns.
A. damaged
B. grown
C. declined
D. estimated
Question 14: How are you ______ on with your work?
- It is OK.

A. Science
B. Fiction
C. Reference
D. Dictionary
Question 21: My student practices ______ English with her friends every day.
A. spoke
B. to speak
C. speaking
D. speak
Question 22: Wendy and Mark are university students. They are both living on campus. Select the
most suitable response to fill in the blank.
Wendy: “How often did you write home?”
Mark: “______.”
A. I didn’t come home yesterday
B. I used to write home once a week
C. My hometown is a coastal province
D. Oh, I miss my hometown so much
Question 23: He took a lot of interest ______ our work and he promised to help us ______ any troubles.
A. in / with
B. about / at
C. for / from
D. for / on
Question 24: Personal appearance can make a good ______ on the interview.
A. arrangement
B. appointment
C. impression
D. decision
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 25: That is a well-behaved boy whose behavior has nothing to complain about.

A
B
C
population of over 8 billion?
D
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Question 31: In the future, smart cars will also be intelligent enough to avoid pedestrians bicycle riders
A
B
C
and others whom are not driving automobiles.
D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 32: A. heavy
B. head
C. weather
D. easy
Question 33: A. buses
B. houses
C. watches
D. gestures
Question 34: A. decline
B. hide
C. ivory
D. continent
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 35 to 44.

B. suggest
B. also
B. an
B. why

C. where
C. on
C. unexpectedly
C. yours
C. disappointed
C. impressions
C. enjoy
C. either
C. the
C. unless

D. that
D. for
D. expectedly
D. yourself
D. excited
D. pressures
D. mind
D. so
D. no article
D. if

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 45 to 54.
Colors are one of the most exciting experiences in life. I love them, and they are just as important to

D. Your family.
Question 48: According to the passage, what do color, sound, and emotion all have in common?
A. They are all related to health.
B. They are all forms of motion.
C. They all affect the cells of the body.
D. None is correct.
Question 49: According to this passage, what creates disease?
A. Ignoring your emotions.
B. Exposing yourself to bright colors.
C. Being open to your emotions.
D. Wearing the color black.
Question 50: The term “intimately” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. closely.
B. obviously.
C. simply.
D. clearly.
Question 51: The term “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. emotions
B. colors
C. people
D. none of these
Question 52: Why does the author mention that color and emotions are both vibrations?
A. Because they both affect how we feel.
B. To show how color can affect energy levels in the body.
C. To prove the relationship between emotions and color.
D. Because vibrations make you healthy.
Question 53: The phrase “saturated with” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. bored with
B. covered with
C. lacking in

lawsuits. The U.S. Supreme Court found that the publication was protected by the freedom-of-thepress clause in the First Amendment of the U.S Constitution. Later in the 1970s, the paper, under
Adolph Ochs’s grandson, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, introduced sweeping changes in the organization of
the newspaper and its staff and brought out a national edition transmitted by satellite to regional
printing plants.
Question 55: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The New York Times publishes the best fiction by American writers.
B. The New York Times became highly respected throughout the world.
C. The New York Times broadcasts its news to TV stations via satellite.
D. The New York Times lost its prestige after the Vietnam War.
Question 56: It can be inferred from the passage that the circulation of the Times is
A. not the largest in the world.
B. not the best in the world.
C. the smallest in the world.
D. the worst in the world.
Question 57: Which phrase is closest in meaning to the word “restrained” in paragraph 2?
A. Put in prison.
B. In handcuffs.
C. Without education. D. With self-control.
Question 58: According to the passage, what caused the loss of money at the Times?
A. Other newspapers were more colorful.
B. Other newspapers had better reporters.
C. Other newspapers added a Sunday magazine. D. Other newspapers were better managed.
Question 59: What word or phrase does the word “his” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Van Anda.
B. Reporters.
C. News of the day.
D. International news.
Question 60: Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to the word “enhanced” in paragraph 3?
A. made the best of.
B. increased.

Question 2. Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
Despite his ___________________________________________________.
Question 3. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
This is the first ________________________________________________.
Question 4. The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.
Plans ________________________________________________________.
Question 5. Nam is so exhausted that he won't be able to go out tonight.
Nam is too ___________________________________________________.
II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the benefits of attending college or university. Write
your paragraph on your answer sheet.
The following prompts might be useful to you:
- new experiences
- increased knowledge
- career preparation
- ….
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