Sở Giáo Dục và Đào Tạo Long An KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM

HÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2019

Trường THPT Chuyên Long An
ĐỀ THI THỬ LẦN 2 Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
(Đề thi có 06 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

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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 1: A. offered B. amazed C. damaged D. sniffed
Question 2: A. blouse B. foul C. tough D. flour

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 3: A. access B. attempt C. amuse D. advice
Question 4: A. implement B. expansion C. applicant D. dominance

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
Question 5: Did you hear that noise during _____ night.
A. a B. the C. one D. Ø (no article)
Question 6: If only I had known about the thunderstorm, I _____ turned off my electrical
appliances.
A. would B. wouldn’t C. would have D. wouldn’t have
Question 7: When they arrived, they found that other groups _____ into the ruined houses and
were rebuilding them.
A. were moving B. would moved C. moved D. had moved
Question 8: When cooking previously frozen vegetables, use about half as much time as you
would for fresh vegetables _____ they become softer after having been kept in a freezer.
A. despite B. although C. because D. because of
Question 9: He complained to me _____ my always leaving the door open.
A. for B. about C. with D. at
Question 10: _____, we stood at the door and waited for Jim to pick us up.
A. Bags packed B. To pack the bags
C. We had packed bags D. Just packed bags
Question 11: When _____ a client’s financial problems, try to be as sensitive as possible.
A. have discussed B. having discussed C. discussing D. discussed
Question 12: Martha doesn’t like to have her picture taken. She usually objects to _____.
A. be photographed B. being photographed
C. have photographed D. having photographed
Question 13: Environmental _____ resulting from human activities is a major health concern.
A. contamination B. contaminate C. contaminant D. contaminated
Question 14: It is difficult for me to _____ exactly what I mean in a foreign language.
A. say B. speak C. tell D. mutter
Question 15: David Beckham _____ a good example for children by teaching them to keep
healthy.
A. puts B. makes C. places D. sets
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Question 16: I think that global warming is going to have terrible _____ for life on earth.
A. effects B. consequences C. causes D. Results
Question 17: The dinner you made was fantastic and the strawberry cheesecake was _____
good.
A. primarily B. mainly C. chiefly D. extremely
Question 18: James is always good _____ as he’s so easy-going.
A. associate B. company C. companion D. partner

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 19: Chloroform was simultaneously invented by the American Samuel Guthrie
and the German Justus Liebig in 1830.
A. now and then B. at the same time C. little by little D. in earlier times
Question 20: In the game of soccer, the rule setting down 11 members to a side went into
effect in 1870.
A. depositing B. stipulating C. directing D. installing

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 21: Tony can’t be trusted yet with too much responsibility; he’s still green.
A. experienced B. inexperienced C. childlike D. immature
Question 22: Now that so many frogs were killed, there were more and more insects.
A. lesser and fewer B. lesser and lesser C. less and less D. fewer and fewer

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 23: Jack and Mary are watching a cooking competition.
- Jack: ''I don’t think they can finish it on time.''
- Mary: '' _____.''
A. Me neither B. Yes. They can never make it
C. I agree. They can do it D. I disagree. They can’t do it
Question 24: Laura and Mitchell are talking about their colleague.
- Laura: ''It’s not fair to fire Mr. Jonas. He is a very good accountant.''
- Mitchell: '' _____. He has devoted himself to the career.''
A. I am, too B. So am I
C. You bet! D. You deserve it

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 25 to 29.
These days it's not just television which is taking the blame for turning the nation into
mindless couch potatoes. According to a recent report, the nation's 11- to 15-year-olds now spend
(25) _____ 52 hours a week in front of a screen, whether it's the TV or the computer, and doctors
and teachers are (26) _____ worried about the effects. Sitting about watching TV or video games,
instead of taking exercise, has clearly played its (27) _____ in the rise in the number of seriously
overweight children. Experts also believe that as a result of their exposure to fast-moving visual
images, many children no longer (28) _____ it possible to focus on reading, or sit still and pay
attention in the classroom. Now these experts are saying that it is (29) _____ parents to help
teenagers cut down on TV and computer use, and make sure that they spend equal amounts of
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time on other activities.
Question 25: A. on average B. at any rate C. in time D. for the time being
Question 26: A. further B. excessively C. over D. increasingly
Question 27: A. part B. carts C. joke D. system
Question 28: A. make B. find C. believe D. concentrate
Question 29: A. in for B. down with C. up to D. back to

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 30 to 34.
Using the Internet
The Internet started out as a limited network called the ARPANET (Advanced Research
Projects Agency Network). It was a network of computers that allowed communication even if
one computer became non-functioning. It was the academic and scientific community that
adopted the Internet, using a protocol called TCP/IP. TCP/IP allows a number of different
networks of computers to be connected together. This is called the Internet. The Internet allows
the creation of the World Wide Web or the Web for short. The Web consists of Internet sites that
allow data to be shared by others. Aside from making the Web possible, the Internet also makes e-
mail, chatting, file-sharing and telephoning possible. It even allows people to watch media and
play games.
The Web can be read in a browser. A browser is simply a software program that uses
HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) data transmission. This will allow you to view Web pages.
HTTP lets your browser read the text, graphics, animation, video and music that are on a Web
page. It also enables you to click on a link on the page using your mouse. The links on a Web page
that guide you to go from one Web page to another are called hyperlinks. A Web page usually
contains many hyperlinks so that you can “browse” the Internet. It is much like reading a book.
You can go from page to page and get new information. One example of a browser is Internet
Explorer. In the address box of your browser, you can type in an address called a URL for
“uniform resource locator”.
To be able to use the Internet, you must have a computer with an Internet connection and
software that lets you view Web pages. Internet connections are provided by Internet service
providers. The slowest connection is called a dial-up connection. It needs the use of your
telephone to connect your computer to an Internet service. A faster type of connection is called
broadband. This requires a cable or some other equipment. If you turn on the computer with a
broadband connection, it connects you to the Internet at a time.

Question 30: What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The Internet Explorer can be used to browse the Web.
B. The most popular Internet programs are e-mail, chatting and games.
C. Equipment is needed to allow a computer to connect to the Internet.
D. The Internet is an invention that made sending and receiving data possible.
Question 31: The word adopted in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. changed B. chose C. fostered D. approved
Question 32: According to paragraph 1, which of the following is TRUE of the Web?
A. It makes the receiving and sending of e-mail possible.
B. It allows data to be shared but not for media or games.
C. It consists of sites on which information can be enjoyed by others.
D. It is limited to a certain number of computers connected to the Internet.
Question 33: The word It in paragraph 1 refers to
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 A. data B. Internet C. media D. Web

Question 34: What can be inferred about broadband connections in paragraph 3?

A. They are more convenient than dial-up connections.
B. They do not require an Internet service provider.
C. They are the fastest type of connection available.
D. They require more equipment than dial-up connections.

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 35 to 42.
Neanderthals
The first Neanderthal skull was discovered in Engis, Belgium in 1829, but scientists did not
become interested until the third skull was discovered in Germany in 1856. Hundreds of
Neanderthal skeletons were found since that year. Many of them are in excellent condition and
complete skeletons. Some scientists concluded that the Neanderthals had the custom of burying
the dead. This led them to believe that Neanderthals were related to humans in spite of the
differences in their skulls. In biology books, Neanderthals are said to be a species of Homo
sapiens that populated Europe and Asia. Homo sapiens are animals that can walk on their two feet.
Human beings belong to this species.
Neanderthals and humans are, however, different in some ways even though their skeletal
structure looks alike. Generally, Neanderthals were shorter and had heavier bones. Their necks
were wider, and their muscles were more developed around the shoulders, arms, hands and legs.
The midsection of their leg bones was thicker. Neanderthals had long, low skull bones. Their faces
projected forward and their brow bones jutted out. The skull structure indicates that Neanderthals
had a bigger brain than humans. Scientists have not been able to determine exactly how intelligent
they were. What was really substantial to scientists, though, was that they believed they had
found the link between apes and humans.
Textbooks today still say that Neanderthal man was proof that human beings had evolved
from primates. There were problems with this idea, however. Scientists knew that apes with
bigger brains were smarter than those with smaller ones. They could not understand why
Neanderthals with their bigger brains existed before human beings. Another problem was the time
frame. Homo sapiens were supposed to have evolved about 200,000 years ago. Neanderthals,
however, died out about 36,000 years ago. Scientists realized that Homo sapiens could not have
evolved from Neanderthals because they were still alive when Homo sapiens were already
walking the planet Earth. It is interesting that as early as 16 years after the 1856 skull discovery, a
biologist named Virchow said that the Neanderthals were not a link in the chain of evolution. He
believed that the bone structure of the species was a result of rickets. Even though Virchow’s
theory may prove to be wrong, he was at least aware that a link could not possibly exist.

Question 35:. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The Neanderthals have many similarities to human beings.
B. The idea that Neanderthals are the ancestors of humans is flawed.
C. The Neanderthal species are descendants of the apes.
D. There is no evidence that Neanderthals are not related to humans.
Question 36: The word custom in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. occurrence B. mistake C. practice D. complaint
Question 37: The word them in paragraph 1 refers to
A. humans B. Neanderthals C. the dead D. scientists
Question 38: All of the following are descriptive of Neanderthals’ physical features EXCEPT
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 A. tinier brain B. broader neck
B. brow bones that stick out D. shorter stature
Question 39: According to paragraph 3, Neanderthals do not fit the framework of evolution
because
A. they are smaller than human beings.
B. their skull is larger than that of other apes.
C. they have bigger muscles than other Homo sapiens.
D. their brain is bigger than that of humans.
Question 40: Why does the author mention when Homo sapiens are supposed to have evolved?
A. To explain a flaw in the idea that Neanderthals are an evolutionary link
B. To describe the time period when Neanderthals existed
C. To contrast today's Homo sapiens with those thousands of years ago
D. To provide evidence that Neanderthals are early Homo sapiens
Question 41: What does the author think of Virchow?
A. He was not a competent scientist.
B. He did not know much about Neanderthals.
C. He was perceptive.
D. He probably had rickets.
Question 42: The word substantial in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. impossible B. considerable C. insignificant D. skeptical

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 43: Obviously, she’s hard-working and her classes seem thoroughly and well-
A B C
organized.
D
Question 44: A new company has taken over the office which located next to yours and it’s
A B
going to be redecorated after it’s been cleaned up a bit.
C D
Question 45: For many years, coal was not only readily available, but it was also very cheap
A B
in comparison other types of fuel and consequently it was used in all factories.
C D

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: This periodical has the same number of interesting articles about wild life as the
previous one.
A. This periodical has as many interesting articles about wild life as the previous one.
B. This periodical has as much interesting articles about wild life as the previous one.
C. This periodical has less interesting articles about wild life than the previous one.
D. This periodical has more interesting articles about wild life than the previous one.
Question 47: ''What time have you arranged to meet Clare, Anne?'' Kevin asked.
A. Kevin asked Anne what time has she arranged to meet Clare.
B. Kevin asked Anne what time had she arranged to meet Clare.
C. Kevin wanted to know what time Anne had arranged to meet Clare.

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 D. Kevin wanted to know what time Anne has arranged to meet Clare.

Question 48: It wasn’t necessary for Sally to buy so much food to store in the fridge.
A. Sally wouldn't have bought so much food to store in the fridge.
B. Sally needn't have bought so much food to store in the fridge.
C. Sally couldn't have bought so much food to store in the fridge.
D. Sally might not have bought so much food to store in the fridge.

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: Jenifer turned down the job offer. She now regrets it.
A. Jenifer regrets having declined the job offer.
B. If only Jenifer didn’t decline the job offer.
C. Jenifer wishes she had declined the job offer.
D. Jenifer regrets to decline the job offer.
Question 50: James posted the letter. He remembered that he had forgotten to put on a stamp.
A. Were James to post the letter, he would remembered that he had forgotten to put on
a stamp.
B. Had James posted the letter, he would have remembered that he had forgotten to
put on a stamp.
C. Not until he remembered that he had forgotten to put on a stamp did James post the
letter.
D. Only after posting the letter did James remember that he had forgotten to put on a
stamp.

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