THPT HỒNG HÀ KÌ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017

ĐỀ MINH HỌA Môn: TIẾNG ANH

(Đề thi gồm 05 trang)
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate to word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. subtle B. climb C. club D. lamb
Question 2: A. karate B. hazard C. glad D. blanket
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate to word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. chameleon B. recipe C. laboratory D. together
Question 4: A. promise B. practice C. police D. decade
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 5: The Charles Dickens’s character, Wilkins Micawber, lived in optimistic
A B C
expectation of a best fortune.
D
Question 6: Many opinions have been voice on the likely effects of the computer.
A B C D
Question 7: If it had not been my stubbornness, my mother would not have got so angry.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
Question 8: A television company is looking for people who would be willing to spend
six months on a deserted island.
A. others B. other C. the others D. more.
Question 9: Tim told me that he ___________ that afternoon.
A. would leaving B. was leaving C. will leave D. would have let
Question 10: I think that they may choose me out of the 12 candidates, but I don’t
___________ out much hope.
A. give B. leave C. hold D. make
Question 11: He was ___________ urgent need of medical attention.
A. for B. in C. at D. within
Question 12: ___________ my daughter reaches the age of sixteen, she will be able to drive.
A. Having been B. Once C. Since D. While
Question 13: I ___________ with the performance, but I got flu the day before.
A. was to have helped B. helped
C. was to help D. had helped
Question 14: Dave had to work on a twelve-hour ___________ yesterday.
A. case B. day C. shift D. job
Question 15: What you need for your living room is a ___________ table.
A. large dining oak B. oak dining large C. dining large oak D. large oak dining
Question 16: Agriculture is the leading ___________ activity in Vietnam.
A. economize B. economic C. economy D. economical
Question 17: Since the dawn of civilization, there ___________ many kinds of wars.
A. had been B. have been C. are D. were

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Question 18: To save forests from fire campers must use earth to ___________ their
campfires completely
A. put on B. put up C. put down D. put out
Question 19: No one knows for sure who _______ the US flag, or who made the first one.
A. was designed B. designed C. has designed D. was designing
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Two friends are talking about Ann.
- “Why are you so sure that Ann didn’t commit the crime she’s been accused of committing?”.
- “She ________ that crime because I was with her, and we were out of town on that day”.
A. may not have committed B. wasn’t supposed to commit
C. committed D. couldn’t have committed
Question 21: Two friend Jim and Jack are talking about the computer.
- Jim: “What’s the matter?”
- Jack: “The computer went wrong, but luckily Lucy ___________ it right again”
A. could have put B. was able to put
C. was supposed to put D. must have put
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 22: The first weeds and grasses that appear on a bare field, for example, change
the environment by shielding the soil from the direct sunlight.
A. protecting B. hiding C. exposing D. changing
Question 23: Thus, the environment at the ground surface has been changed. The new
surface conditions favor the sprouting of shrubs.
A. blossoming B. starting to grow C. flourishing D. nourishing
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 question.
Question 24: We changed the wording of the text to make it more comprehensible.
A. sympathetic B. understandable C. misunderstood D. natural
Question 25: The senator defended his opponent’s policies in a televised speech.
A. defeated B. supported C. attacked D. protected
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 26: John said, “You’d better not lend them any money, Mary”.
A. John said Mary not to lend them any money.
B. John said to Mary not lend them any money.
C. John advised Mary should not lend them any money.
D. John advised Mary not to lend them any money.
Question 27: He was thought to have traveled around the world.
A. They thought that he traveled around the world.
B. They think him to have traveled around the world.
C. They thought that he had traveled around the world.
D. They think he traveled around the world.
Question 28: The children made every effort to please their father.
A. The children made little effort to please their father.
B. The children tried their best to please their father.
C. Please make every effort to please the children.
D. The children made few efforts to please their father.
Mart the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best

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combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29: Dick got to the bus station at midnight, missing his bus by two hours.
A. The bus left at midnight and Dick missed it.
B. The bus left at two o’clock in the afternoon, thus Dick missed it.
C. The bus left at ten o’clock in the morning and Dick missed it.
D. The bus left at ten o’clock at night, so Dick missed it.
Question 30: It I had been watching the road, I wouldn’t have had an accident.
A. I have an accident because I am not watching the road.
B. I was watching the road, so I didn’t have an accident.
C. I am watching the road, so I don’t have an accident.
D. I had an accident because I wasn’t watching the road.
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 31 to 35
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This (31)
___________ many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater
risk of accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to persuade people
to change their habits and leave their cars at home.
One possible (32) ___________ is to make it more expensive for people to use their
cars by increasing charge for parking and bringing in tougher fines for anyone who breaks the
law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times
of the day. This system (33) ___________ as “road pricing”, is already being introduced in a
number of cities, using a special electronic card fixed to windscreen of the car.
Another way of (34) ___________ with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the
outskirts of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre.
Drivers an their passengers then use a special bus service for the final stage of their journey.
Of course, the most important (35) ___________ is to provide good public transport.
However, to get people go give up the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to
be reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares kept at an acceptable level.
Question 31: A. causes B. result C. leads D. invents
Question 32: A. manner B. approach C. custom D. style
Question 33: A. named B. seen C. called D. known
Question 34: A. doing B. handling C. dealing D. solving
Question 35: A. thought B. thing C. work D. event
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 36 to 43.
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group In the whole
world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous
fame, so it Is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that
time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in
music. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had
some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was
when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music, They were the first pop
group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that It
became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have
a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped
doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them. Their fans
were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs.

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However, today some of their songs, remain as. famous as. they were .when they first
came out. Throughout the world, many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask
them.
Question 36: The passage is mainly about ___________
A. how the Beatles became more successful than other groups
B. why the Beatles split up after 7 years
C. The Beatles fame and success
D. many people's ability to sing a Beatles song,
Question 37: The word 'sensational' is closest in meaning to ___________
A. notorious B. bad C. Shocking D. popular
Question 38: The first songs of the Beatles were ___________
A. written by themselves B. broadcast on the radio
C. paid a lot of money D. written by black Americans
Question 39: What is not true about the Beatles?
A. The members had no training in music.
B. They had a long stable career.
C. They became famous when they wrote their own songs.
D. They changed pop music.
Question 40: The Beatles stopped their live performances because ___________
A. they had earned enough money
B. they did not want to work with each other
C. they spent more time writing their own songs
D. they were afraid of being hurt by fans
Question 41: The year 1970 was the time when ___________.
A. they split up B. They changed pop music
C. They started their career D. They stopped singing live
Question 42: What the fans of the Beatles often did was ___________.
A. singing together with them B. talking their clothes as souvenirs
C. asking them to write more songs D. asking them why they would separate
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 question from 43 to 50.
Thunderstorms, with their Jagged bursts of lightning and roaring thunder, are actually
one of nature’s primary mechanisms for transferring heat from the surface of the earth
into the atmosphere. A thunderstorm starts when low-lying pockets of warm air from the
surface of the earth begin to rise. The pockets of warm air float upward through the air
above that is both cooler and heavier. The rising pockets cool as their pressure decreases,
and their latent heat is released above the condensation line through the formation of
cumulus clouds.
What will happen with these clouds depends on the temperature of the atmosphere. In
winter, the air temperature differential between higher and lower altitudes is not extremely
great, and the temperature of the rising air mass drops more slowly. During these colder
months, the atmosphere, therefore, tends to remain, rather stable, in summer, however,
when there is a high accumulation of heat near the earth’s surface, in direct contrast to the
considerably colder air higher up, the temperature differential between higher and lower
altitudes is much more pronounced. As warm air rises in this type of environment, the
temperature drops much more rapidly than it does in winter; when the temperature drops

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more than 4 degrees Fahrenheit per thousand feet of altitude, cumulus clouds aggregate
into a single massive cumulonimbus cloud, or thunderhead
In Isolation, a single thunderstorm is an impressive but fairly benign way for Mother
Earth to defuse trapped heat from her surface; thunderstorms, however, can appear in
concert, and the resulting show, while extremely impressive, can also prove
extraordinarily destructive. When there is a large-scale collision between cold air and
warm air masses during the summer months, a squall line, or series of thunderheads, may
develop. It is common for a squall line to begin when an advancing cold front meets up
with and forces itself under a layer of warm and moist air, creating a line of thunderstorms
that races forward at speeds of approximately forty miles per hour, A squall line, which
can be hundreds of miles long and can contain fifty distinct thunderheads, is a magnificent
force of nature with incredible potential for destruction. Within the squall line, often near
its southern end, can be found super cells, long-lived rotating storms of exceptional
strength that serve as the source of tornadoes.
Question 43: The topic of the passage is ___________
A. the development of thunderstorms and squall lines.
B. the devastating effects of tornadoes.
C. cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds.
D. the power of tornadoes.
Question 44: The word mechanisms in paragraph 1 is most likely ___________
A. machines B. motions C. methods D. materials
Question 45: It can be inferred from the passage that, in summer, ___________.
A. there is not a great temperature differential between higher and lower altitudes
B. the greater temperature differential between higher and lower altitudes makes
thunderstorms more likely to occur
C. there is not much cold air higher up in the atmosphere
D. the temperature of rising air drops more slowly than it does in winter
Question 46: The word benign in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___________
A. harmless B. beneficial C. ferocious D. spectacular
Question 47: The expression in concert in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by
___________
A. as a chorus B. with other musicians
C. as a cluster D. in a performance
Question 48: According to the passage, a “squall line” in paragraph 3 is ___________.
A. a lengthy cold front B. a serious thunderstorm
C. a line of supercells D. a string of thunderheads
Question 49: The pronoun itself in paragraph 3 refers to ___________.
A. a large-scale collision B. a squall line
C. an advancing cold front D. a layer of warm and moist air
Question 50: This reading would most probably be assigned in which of the following courses?
A. Geography B. Meteorology
C. Marine Biology D. Chemistry

BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017
ĐỀ MINH HỌA Môn: TIẾNG ANH
(Đề thi gồm 05 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 to word whose underl ined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. subtle B. climb C. club D. lamb
Question 2: A. karate B. hazard C. glad D. blanket
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate to word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. chameleon B. recipe C. laboratory D. together
Question 4: A. promise B. practice C. police D. decade
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 5: The Charles Dickens’s character, Wilkins Micawber, lived in optimistic
A B C
expectation of a best fortune.
D
Question 6: Many opinions have been voice on the likely effects of the computer.
A B C D
Question 7: If it had not been my stubbornness, my mother would not have got so angry.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
Question 8: A television company is looking for people who would be willing to spend
six months on a deserted island.
A. others B. other C. the others D. more.
Question 9: Tim told me that he ___________ that afternoon.
A. would leaving B. was leaving C. will leave D. would have let
Question 10: I think that they may choose me out of the 12 candidates, but I don’t
___________ out much hope.
A. give B. leave C. hold D. make
Question 11: He was ___________ urgent need of medical attention.
A. for B. in C. at D. within
Question 12: ___________ my daughter reaches the age of sixteen, she will be able to drive.
A. Having been B. Once C. Since D. While
Question 13: I ___________ with the performance, but I got flu the day before.
A. was to have helped B. helped
C. was to help D. had helped
Question 14: Dave had to work on a twelve-hour ___________ yesterday.
A. case B. day C. shift D. job
Question 15: What you need for your living room is a ___________ table.
A. large dining oak B. oak dining large C. dining large oak D. large oak dining
Question 16: Agriculture is the leading ___________ activity in Vietnam.
A. economize B. economic C. economy D. economical
Question 17: Since the dawn of civilization, there ___________ many kinds of wars.
A. had been B. have been C. are D. were
Question 18: To save forests from fire campers must use earth to ___________ their
campfires completely
A. put on B. put up C. put down D. put out

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Question 19: No one knows for sure who _______ the US flag, or who made the first one.
A. was designed B. designed C. has designed D. was designing
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Two friends are talking about Ann.
- “Why are you so sure that Ann didn’t commit the crime she’s been accused of committing?”.
- “She ________ that crime because I was with her, and we were out of town on that day”.
A. may not have committed B. wasn’t supposed to commit
C. committed D. couldn’t have committed
Question 21: Two friend Jim and Jack are talking about the computer.
- Jim: “What’s the matter?”
- Jack: “The computer went wrong, but luckily Lucy ___________ it right again”
A. could have put B. was able to put
C. was supposed to put D. must have put
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 22: The first weeds and grasses that appear on a bare field, for example, change
the environment by shielding the soil from the direct sunlight.
A. protecting B. hiding C. exposing D. changing
Question 23: Thus, the environment at the ground surface has been changed. The new
surface conditions favor the sprouting of shrubs.
A. blossoming B. starting to grow C. flourishing D. nourishing
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 question.
Question 24: We changed the wording of the text to make it more comprehensible.
A. sympathetic B. understandable C. misunderstood D. natural
Question 25: The senator defended his opponent’s policies in a televised speech.
A. defeated B. supported C. attacked D. protected
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 26: John said, “You’d better not lend them any money, Mary”.
A. John said Mary not to lend them any money.
B. John said to Mary not lend them any money.
C. John advised Mary should not lend them any money.
D. John advised Mary not to lend them any money.
Question 27: He was thought to have traveled around the world.
A. They thought that he traveled around the world.
B. They think him to have traveled around the world.
C. They thought that he had traveled around the world.
D. They think he traveled around the world.
Question 28: The children made every effort to please their father.
A. The children made little effort to please their father.
B. The children tried their best to please their father.
C. Please make every effort to please the children.
D. The children made few efforts to please their father.
Mart 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 29: Dick got to the bus station at midnight, missing his bus by two hours.
A. The bus left at midnight and Dick missed it.
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 B. The bus left at two o’clock in the afternoon, thus Dick missed it.
C. The bus left at ten o’clock in the morning and Dick missed it.
D. The bus left at ten o’clock at night, so Dick missed it.
Question 30: It I had been watching the road, I wouldn’t have had an accident.
A. I have an accident because I am not watching the road.
B. I was watching the road, so I didn’t have an accident.
C. I am watching the road, so I don’t have an accident.
D. I had an accident because I wasn’t watching the road.
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 31 to 35
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This (31)
___________ many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater
risk of accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to persuade people
to change their habits and leave their cars at home.
One possible (32) ___________ is to make it more expensive for people to use their
cars by increasing charge for parking and bringing in tougher fines for anyone who breaks the
law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times
of the day. This system (33) ___________ as “road pricing”, is already being introduced in a
number of cities, using a special electronic card fixed to windscreen of the car.
Another way of (34) ___________ with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the
outskirts of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre.
Drivers an their passengers then use a special bus service for the final stage of their journey.
Of course, the most important (35) ___________ is to provide good public transport.
However, to get people go give up the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to
be reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares kept at an acceptable level.
Question 31: A. causes B. result C. leads D. invents
Question 32: A. manner B. approach C. custom D. style
Question 33: A. named B. seen C. called D. known
Question 34: A. doing B. handling C. dealing D. solving
Question 35: A. thought B. thing C. work D. event
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 36 to 43.
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group In the whole
world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous
fame, so it Is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that
time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in
music. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had
some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was
when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music, They were the first pop
group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that It
became common for groups and singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have
a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970. They stopped
doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them. Their fans
were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs.
However, today some of their songs, remain as. famous as. they were .when they first
came out. Throughout the world, many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask
them.

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Question 36: The passage is mainly about ___________
A. how the Beatles became more successful than other groups
B. why the Beatles split up after 7 years
C. The Beatles fame and success
D. many people's ability to sing a Beatles song,
Question 37: The word 'sensational' is closest in meaning to ___________
A. notorious B. bad C. Shocking D. popular
Question 38: The first songs of the Beatles were ___________
A. written by themselves B. broadcast on the radio
C. paid a lot of money D. written by black Americans
Question 39: What is not true about the Beatles?
A. The members had no training in music.
B. They had a long stable career.
C. They became famous when they wrote their own songs.
D. They changed pop music.
Question 40: The Beatles stopped their live performances because ___________
A. they had earned enough money.
B. they did not want to work with each other.
C. they spent more time writing their own songs.
D. they were afraid of being hurt by fans.
Question 41: The year 1970 was the time when ___________.
A. they split up B. They changed pop music
C. They started their career D. They stopped singing live
Question 42: What the fans of the Beatles often did was ___________.
A. singing together with them B. talking their clothes as souvenirs
C. asking them to write more songs D. asking them why they would separate
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 question from 43 to 50.
Thunderstorms, with their Jagged bursts of lightning and roaring thunder, are actually
one of nature’s primary mechanisms for transferring heat from the surface of the earth
into the atmosphere. A thunderstorm starts when low-lying pockets of warm air from the
surface of the earth begin to rise. The pockets of warm air float upward through the air
above that is both cooler and heavier. The rising pockets cool as their pressure decreases,
and their latent heat is released above the condensation line through the formation of
cumulus clouds.
What will happen with these clouds depends on the temperature of the atmosphere. In
winter, the air temperature differential between higher and lower altitudes is not extremely
great, and the temperature of the rising air mass drops more slowly. During these colder
months, the atmosphere, therefore, tends to remain, rather stable, in summer, however,
when there is a high accumulation of heat near the earth’s surface, in direct contrast to the
considerably colder air higher up, the temperature differential between higher and lower
altitudes is much more pronounced. As warm air rises in this type of environment, the
temperature drops much more rapidly than it does in winter; when the temperature drops
more than 4 degrees Fahrenheit per thousand feet of altitude, cumulus clouds aggregate
into a single massive cumulonimbus cloud, or thunderhead
In Isolation, a single thunderstorm is an impressive but fairly benign way for Mother

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Earth to defuse trapped heat from her surface; thunderstorms, however, can appear in
concert, and the resulting show, while extremely impressive, can also prove
extraordinarily destructive. When there is a large-scale collision between cold air and
warm air masses during the summer months, a squall line, or series of thunderheads, may
develop. It is common for a squall line to begin when an advancing cold front meets up
with and forces itself under a layer of warm and moist air, creating a line of thunderstorms
that races forward at speeds of approximately forty miles per hour, A squall line, which
can be hundreds of miles long and can contain fifty distinct thunderheads, is a magnificent
force of nature with incredible potential for destruction. Within the squall line, often near
its southern end, can be found super cells, long-lived rotating storms of exceptional
strength that serve as the source of tornadoes.
Question 43: The topic of the passage is ___________
A. the development of thunderstorms and squall lines.
B. the devastating effects of tornadoes.
C. cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds.
D. the power of tornadoes.
Question 44: The word mechanisms in paragraph 1 is most likely ___________
A. machines B. motions C. methods D. materials
Question 45: It can be inferred from the passage that, in summer, ___________.
A. there is not a great temperature differential between higher and lower altitudes
B. the greater temperature differential between higher and lower altitudes makes
thunderstorms more likely to occur
C. there is not much cold air higher up in the atmosphere
D. the temperature of rising air drops more slowly than it does in winter
Question 46: The word benign in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___________
A. harmless B. beneficial C. ferocious D. spectacular
Question 47: The expression in concert in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by
___________
A. as a chorus B. with other musicians
C. as a cluster D. in a performance
Question 48: According to the passage, a “squall line” in paragraph 3 is ___________.
A. a lengthy cold front B. a serious thunderstorm
C. a line of supercells D. a string of thunderheads
Question 49: The pronoun itself in paragraph 3 refers to ___________.
A. a large-scale collision B. a squall line
C. an advancing cold front D. a layer of warm and moist air
Question 50: This reading would most probably be assigned in which of the following courses?
A. Geography B. Meteorology
C. Marine Biology D. Chemistry

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