Nguyễn Minh Hiền sưu tầm và thực hiện
SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠO HẢI PHÒNG

KỲ THI THỬ THPTQG NĂM 2017
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your correct
answer sheet to indicate the corect answer to each of the questions from 1 to 7.
The increase in international business and in foreign investment has created a need
for executives with knowledge of foreign language and skills in cross-cultural communication.
Americans, however, have not been well trained in either area and, consequently, have not
enjoyed the same level in negotiation in an international arena as have their foreign
counterparts.
Negotiating is the process of communicating back and forth for the purpose of
reaching an agreement. Involves persuasion and compromise, but in order to participate in
either one, the negotiators must understand the ways in which people are persuaded and
how compromise is reached within the culture of negotiation.
In many international negotiations business abroad, Americans are perceived as
wealthy and impersonal. It often appears to the foreign negotiator that Americans represents
a large multimillion–dollar corporation that can afford to pay the price without bargaining
further. The American negotiator’s role became that of and impersonal purveyor of
information and cash, the image that succeeds only in underming the negotiation.
In studies of American negotiators abroad, several traits have been identified that may
serve to confirm that stereotypical perception, while subverting the negotiator’s position.
Two traits in particular that cause cross-cultural misunderstanding are directness and
impatience on that part of Amarican negotiator. Furthermore, American negotiators often
insist on realizing short-term goals. Foreign negotiators, on the other hand, may value the
relationship established between negotiators and may be willing to invest time in it for longterm benefits. In order to solidify the relationship, they may opt for indirect interactions
without regard for the time involved in getting to know the other negotiator.
Clearly, perceptions and differences in values affect the outcomes of negotiation and
the success of negotiators. For Americans to play a more effective role in international
business negotiations, they must put forth more effort to improve cross-cultural


A. role
B. corporation C. price
D.
bargaining
Question 5. Which of the following is
mentioned as a criterion necessary for
negotiation ?
A. participation
B.
compromise
C. communication
D. investment
Question 6. According to the passage,
how can the businesspersons improve their
negotiation skills?
A. By getting to know the
negotiators
B. By explaining the goals more
clearly
C. By living in a foreign culture
D. By compromising more
often Question 7. The
American negotiators are
described as all of the following
EXCEPT :
A. known for direct interactions
B. interested in short-term goals
C. willing to invest time in relationships


it.
C. In spite of explaining the theory clearly, students themselves found it hard to understand
it.
D. Though explained clearly, the theory of teaching was difficult to students.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable
response to complete each of following exchanges.
Question 12. Mike: “Would you mind getting me a cup of coffee ?”
--- Cathy :
“_____________”
A. No, I’d be glad to.
B. Cream and sugar, please.
C. Yes, I’d love to, thanks
D. I never drink coffee.
Question 13. Ms. Janet : “I’d like to try on this dress, please.” --- Shop assistant :
“_______________”
A.You’re welcome
B. By all means
C. You’re so nice
D. That’s right
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. The ballon festival is ___________ event that we all desire to attend it.
A. such wonderful an
B. so wonderful an
C. a very wonderful
D. a too
wonderful
Question 15. Helping poor people to find a job may help to ___________ crime.
A. refrain
B. impose


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A. will be driving
B. will have to drive
C. will have been driven
D. will have been
driving
Question 22. “What was the groom wearing?” “He was dressed in a ______”
A. light suit summer B. light summer suit
C. summer suit light
D. suit summer light
Question 23. I need a break. I think I’ll go to the seaside __________ Christmas.
A. from
B. on
C. at
D. in
Question 24. _______ he sat down when he was sent for again.
A. No sooner had
B. Not until
C. Hardly did
D. Scarcely had
Question 25. She is very glad to receive a letter of _________ from the company she applied
to.
A. complaint
B. acceptable
C. permission
D. agreement
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word (s)

generation to generation.
D
Question 31. The bones of the elderly are more prone to fractures than of young people.
A
B
C
D
Question 32. The advertising campaign will be based on the recent completed study.
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 answer to each of the questions from 33 to 45.
The invention of the incandescent light bulb by Thomas A. Edison in 1879 created a
demand for a cheap, readily available fuel with which to generate large amounts of electric
power. Coal seem to fit the bill, and it fueled the earliest power stations (which were set up
at the end of the nineteenth century by Edison himself). As more power plants were
constructed throughout the country, the reliance on coal increased. Since the first World War,
coal-fired power plants have accounted for about half of the electric produced in the United
States each year. In 1986 such plants had a combined generating capacity of 289,000
megawatts and consumed 83 percent of the nearly 900 million tons of coal mined in the
country that year. Given the uncertainty of the future growth of nuclear power and in the
supply of oil and natural gas, coal-fired power plants could well provide up to 70 percent of
the electric power in the United States by the end of the century.
Yet, inspite of the fact that coal has long been a source of electricity and may remain
one for many years (coal represents about 80 percent of the United States fossil-fuel
reserves), it has actually never been the most desirable fossil fuel for power plants. Coal
contain less energy per unit of weight than natural gas or oil; it is difficult to transport, and it
is associated with a host of environmental issues, among them acid rain. Since the late

comparatively recent in the United
reasons? A. It reduces the
States
efficiency of coal-fired plants
C. Coal is a more economical fuel than
B. It increases the difficulty in transporting
either oil or nuclear power.
coal
D. Coal is a safer and more dependable
C. It
is
an
environmental
problem
fossil fuel than oil or gas
associated with coal use.
Question 34. Edision electric light bulb is
D. It contains less energy per unit than coal
mentioned in the passage because it
does.
__________
Question 38. The word “it” in paragraph
A. increased the need for electric power
2 refers to ________
B. replaced gas as a light source
A. oil
B. electricity
C. plant
C. was safer than any other method of
D.

the following reasons ?
plants
A. The future availability of other fuels are
C. To lengthen the lives of plant already in
uncertain
use
B. The cost of changing to other fuels is
D. To make the plant already in use more
uncertain
effective

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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 41. It is rumored that the oil price is going to increase by 5 %
A. The oil price is rumored to be on the point of increasing by 5%
B. The oil price rumors to be on the point of increasing by 5%
C. People rumor about going to increase the oil price by 5%
D. It is rumored to be going the oil price to increase by 5%
Question 42. You will never eat there at the weekend unless you have made a reservation.
A. Let’s make reservation at the weekend to be due of eating there
B. It is only possible for you to eat there at the weekend if you reserve a table in advance.
C. You may not be able to eat there if you don’t reserve a table at the weekend on purpose.
D. You should have made a reservation if you expected to eat there at the weekend.
Question 43.Only Mary scored high enough to pass this test.
A. Only on this test was Mary’s score high enough.
B. Mary was the only person to pass this test.
C. Mary only passed this test because she scored higher than the others.
D. Mary’s score was barely enough to pass.

D. as
Question 47. A. a to
B. against
C. for
D. with
Question 48. A. average
B. addition
C. increase
D. amount
Question 49. A. In terms of

B. In addition to

C. In spite of

Question 50. A. advanced

B. grown

C. achieved

D. Regardless
of
D. developed

____________THE END_____________

1B
11B


41A

22B
32C
42B

23C
33B
43B

24D
34A
44B

25C
35C
45A

26B
36D
46D

27D
37A
47B

28A
38D
48A