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<b>SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BÌNH PHƯỚC</b>
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(Đề thi có 06 trang)
<b>KỲ THI THỬ TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THƠNG</b>
<b>QUỐC GIA 2016</b>
<b>Mơn: TIẾNG ANH</b>
<i>Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút; Không kể thời gian</i>
<i>phát đề</i>
<b>Mã đề thi 408</b>
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<b>SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (FROM QUESTION 1 TO QUESTION 64) (8 POINTS)</b>
<i><b>Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the</b></i>
<i><b>underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 01 to 03.</b></i>
<b>Question 1: The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place.</b>
<b>A. defended </b> <b>B. impressed</b> C. organized <b>D. participated</b>
<b>Question 2: As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the</b>
island.
<b>Question 9: U.S. President Barack Obama paid a visit to Vietnam in May, 2016 to boost ties.</b>
<b>A. change</b> <b>B. rise</b> C. decrease <b>D. encourage</b>
<i><b>Question 10: She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to</b></i>
study.
<b>A. made room for</b> <b>B. put in charge of</b> <b>C. lost control of</b> D. got in touch with
<i><b>Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs</b></i>
<i><b>from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions from 11 to 12. </b></i>
<i><b>Question 11: A. killed</b></i> B. crashed <b>C. waved</b> <b>D. cured</b>
<b>Question 12: </b> A. cupboard <b>B. abroard</b> <b>C. overboard</b> <b>D. keyboard</b>
<i><b>Mark the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct</b></i>
<i><b>answer to each of the questions from 13 to 22.</b></i>
<b>It was once believed that being overweight was healthy, but nowadays few people subscribe to this</b>
viewpoint. While many people are fighting the battle to reduce weight, studies are being conducted
concerning the appetitle and how it is controlled by both emotional and biochemical factors. Some of the
conclusions of these studies may give insights into how to deal with weight prolems. For example, when
several hundred people were asked about their eating habits in times of stress, 44 percent said they reacted to
stressful situations by eating. Further investigations with both humans and animals indicated that it is not
food which relieves tension but rather the act of chewing.
A test in which subjects were blindfolded showed that obese people have a keener sense of taste and
<b>crave more flavorful food than non-obese people. When deprived of the variety and intensity of tastes,</b>
obese peole are not satisfied and consequently eat more to fulfill this need. Blood samples taken from people
<b>B.</b> a variety of foods and strong flavors satisfy heavy people
<b>C. overweight people have an abnormal sense of taste</b>
<b>D. deprivation of food makes people fat</b>
<b>Question 17: According to the passage, insulin __________.</b>
<b>A. increases in the bloodstream when people eat large amounts of food</b>
<b>B. can be used to lessen the appetite</b>
<b>C. causes a chemical reaction when food is seen</b>
<b>D.</b> levels don’t change in average-weight people who see food
<b>Question 18: It can be inferred that for certain people __________.</b>
<b>A.</b> eating carbohydrates eliminates hunger
<b>B. carbohydrates biologically induce hunger</b>
<b>C. carbohydrates don’t satisfy a hungry person</b>
<b>D. carbohydrates subside when serotonin is produced</b>
<b>Question 19: What can be said about serotonin?</b>
A. It is a chemical that increases the appetite
B. Only certain people produce it in their brains
C. It tells the brain when a person is full
D. It neurotransmits carbohydrates to the brain
<b>Question 20: The word ‘mild’ in the last paragraph can best be replaced with __________.</b>
<b>A. important</b> <b>B. hard</b> <b>C. heavy</b> D. light
<b>Question 23: A. those</b> <b>B. them</b> C. it <b>D. that</b>
<b>Question 24: A. work</b> <b>B. change</b> C. make <b>D. let</b>
<b>Question 25: </b> A. which <b>B. who</b> <b>C. what</b> <b>D. whom</b>
<b>Question 26: A. for</b> <b>B. at</b> <b>C. out</b> D. into
<b>Question 27: </b> A. polluted <b>B. pollute</b> <b>C. polluting</b> <b>D. pollution</b>
<b>Question 28: A. repeatedly</b> B. over <b>C. repeating</b> <b>D. again</b>
<b>Question 29: A. at</b> <b>B. with</b> <b>C. of</b> D. for
<b>Question 30: </b> A. becomes <b>B. turns</b> <b>C. gets</b> <b>D. changes</b>
<b>Question 31: A. times</b> <b>B. time being</b> <b>C. period</b> D. future
<b>Question 32: A. reuse</b> B. preserve <b>C. recycle</b> <b>D. keep</b>
<i><b>Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three</b></i>
<i><b>in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions from 34 to 35.</b></i>
<i><b>Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following</b></i>
<i><b>questions from 36 to 54.</b></i>
<b>Question 36: ______ had the van turned the corner than the wheel came off.</b>
<b>A. No longer</b> <b>B. Hardly</b> <b>C. Scarcely</b> D. No sooner
<b>Question 37: Schools require that every student ______ before September 1</b>st<sub>.</sub>
<b>Question 43: Despite its successful ______ reforms, this country is still a developing one.</b>
<b>A. economizing</b> <b>B. economical</b> C. economic <b>D. economics</b>
<b>Question 44: ______ Mr. Anderson or Ms Wiggins is going to teach our class today.</b>
A. Either <b>B. Neither</b> <b>C. Both</b> <b>D. None</b>
<b>Question 45: These letters ______ at the moment. You can do the typing tomorrow.</b>
<b>A. needn’t have typed</b> <b>B. need to type</b> C. needn’t be typed <b>D. need typing</b>
Question 46: Many species of plants and animals are in______ of extinction.
A. danger B. dangerously C. endangered D. dangerous
<b>A. get back to</b> <b>B. take away from</b> <b>C. make out of</b> D. put up with
<b>Question 48: He is a typical ______, always looking on the bright side of everything.</b>
<b>A. pessimist</b> <b>B. introvert</b> <b>C. extrovert</b> D. optimist
<b>Question 49: Julie ______ herself in the accident if she had not been wearing her seat belt.</b>
<b>A. mightn’t have hurt</b> B. could have hurt <b>C. must have hurt</b> <b>D. would hurt</b>
<b>Question 50: The Wilsons have found it terribly hard to make __________ meet ever since they both lost</b>
their jobs.
A. ends <b>B. strings</b> <b>C. limits</b> <b>D. coins</b>
<b>Question 51: After having used the new technique, the factory produced ____ cars in 2014 as the year </b>
<b>A. development of Tchaikovsky's music for ballets</b>
<b>B. Tchaikovsky's relationship with Madame Von Meck</b>
C. the life and music of Tchaikovsky
<b>D. the cause of Tchaikovsky's death</b>
<b>Question 56: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "productivity"?</b>
<b>A. affinity</b> B. creativity <b>C. fertility</b> <b>D. maturity</b>
<b>Question 57: The phrase "enjoyed the patronage of" probably means _________</b>
<b>A. solicited the advice of</b> B. was financially dependent upon
<b>C. liked the company of</b> <b>D. was mentally attached to</b>
<b>Question 58: Which of the following could best replace the word "terminated"?</b>
<b>A. exploited</b> <b>B. hated</b> <b>C. resolved</b> D. discontinued
<b>Question 59: According to the passage, all of the following describe Madame von Meck EXCEPT</b>
_________
<b>A. She was generous.</b> B. She enjoyed Tchaikovsky's music.
<b>C. She was never introduced to Tchaikovsky.</b> <b>D. She had economic troubles.</b>
<b>Question 60: It is known that before Tchaikovsky, _______ .</b>
<b>A. the music behind the dance had been taken seriously</b>
B. the music behind the dance had been given very little attention.
<b>C. serous dramatic music had been already brought to dance</b>
<b>D. music had been famous for its rich melodic passages</b>
→ Lionel Messi ________________________________________________________.
<b>Question 4: </b>John didn’t attend the class because he was seriously ill.
→ John was too________________________________________________________.
<b>Question 5: </b>Although he is intelligent, he can’t solve this problem.
→ Intelligent __________________________________________________________.
<i><b>Part II: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about the advantages of studying in higher education on </b></i>
<i><b>your answer sheet.</b></i>
The following prompts may be useful to you:
- Developing the intellect
- Securing high positions in society
- Broadens the mind