Đề thi Trung học Phổ thông Quốc gia năm 2017 môn Tiếng Anh - Mã đề thi 409

 BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017 
 Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 
 ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề 
 (Đề thi có 06 trang) 
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 Số báo danh: ............................................................................. 
 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
 following questions. 
 Question 1. A survey was ______ to study the effects of smoking on young adults. 
 A. conducted B. filled C. carried D. commented 
 Question 2. Mr Brown has kindly agreed to spare us some of his ______ time to answer our questions. 
 A. beneficial B. worthy C. valuable D. costly 
 Question 3. A university degree is considered to be a ______ for entry into most professions. 
 A. requisite B. demand C. request D. claim 
 Question 4. The book ______ you gave me is very interesting. 
 A. which B. who C. where D. when 
 Question 5. The better the weather is, ______. 
 A. the most crowded the beaches get B. the most the beaches get crowded 
 C. the more the beaches get crowded D. the more crowded the beaches get 
 Question 6. When the manager of our company retires, the deputy manager will ______ that position. 
 A. take over B. catch on C. hold on D. stand for 
 Question 7. It is not always easy to make a good ______ at the last minute. 
 A. decide B. decisive C. decisively D. decision 
 Question 8. The ______ of the Internet has played an important part in the development of 
 communication. 
 A. research B. invention C. occurrence D. display 
 Question 9. Paul has just sold his ______ car and intends to buy a new one. 
 A. old Japanese black B. Japanese old black C. old black Japanese D. black old Japanese 
 Question 10. I ______ my old school teacher last week. 
 A. am visiting B. visited C. have visited D. visit 
 Question 11. More and more investors are pouring ______ money into food and beverage start-ups. 
 A. an B. Ø C. a D. the 
 Question 12. You ______ use your mobile phone during the test. It's against the rules. 
 A. needn't B. oughtn't C. mightn't D. mustn't 
 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 13. As a sociable boy, Jack enjoys spending his free time going out with friends. 
 A. outgoing B. mischievous C. shy D. caring 
 Question 14. It's not a pleasant feeling to discover you've been taken for a ride by a close friend. 
 A. given a lift B. treated with sincerity 
 C. deceived deliberately D. driven away 
 Trang 1/6 - Mã đề thi 409 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. "No, I won't go to work at the weekend," said Sally. 
 A. Sally apologized for not going to work at the weekend. 
 B. Sally refused to go to work at the weekend. 
 C. Sally promised to go to work at the weekend. 
 D. Sally regretted not going to work at the weekend. 
Question 27. We survived that accident because we were wearing our seat belts. 
 A. Without our seat belts, we could have survived that accident. 
 B. Had we not been wearing our seat belts, we wouldn't have survived that accident. 
 C. If we weren't wearing our seat belts, we couldn't have survived that accident. 
 D. But for our seat belts, we would have survived that accident. 
Question 28. I haven't met my grandparents for five years. 
 A. I have met my grandparents for five years. 
 B. I often met my grandparents five years ago. 
 C. I didn't meet my grandparents five years ago. 
 D. I last met my grandparents five years ago. 
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 29. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water. Others live in sea water. 
 A. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water, for others live in sea water. 
 B. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water, and others live in sea water. 
 C. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water, or others live in sea water. 
 D. Some kinds of fish live in fresh water, so others live in sea water. 
Question 30. My mother is very busy with her work at the office. She still takes good care of us. 
 A. My mother is too busy with her work at the office to take good care of us. 
 B. Because my mother is very busy with her work at the office, she takes good care of us. 
 C. In spite of being very busy with her work at the office, my mother takes good care of us. 
 D. My mother is so busy with her work at the office that she cannot take good care of us. 
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. 
 In the early twentieth century, an American woman named Emily Post wrote a book on etiquette. 
This book explained the proper behavior Americans should follow in many different social 
(31)______, from birthday parties to funerals. But in modern society, it is not simply to know the 
proper rules for behavior in your own country. It is necessary for people (32)______ work or travel 
abroad to understand the rules of etiquette in other cultures as well. 
 Cultural (33)______ can be found in such simple processes as giving or receiving a gift. In 
Western cultures, a gift can be given to the receiver with relatively little ceremony. When a gift is 
offered, the receiver usually takes the gift and expresses his or her thanks. (34)______, in some 
Asian countries, the act of gift-giving may appear confusing to Westerners. In Chinese culture, both 
the giver and receiver understand that the receiver will typically refuse to take the gift several times 
before he or she finally accepts it. In addition, to (35)______ respect for the receiver, it is common 
in several Asian cultures to use both hands when offering a gift to another person. 
 (Source: Reading Advantage by Casey Malarcher) 
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 A. countries B. families C. beginnings D. stories 
Question 41. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the tradition of 
tooth giving in the West? 
 A. Lost teeth are traditionally given to an angel or fairy. 
 B. Children put their lost teeth under their pillows. 
 C. Children hope to get money or gifts from the Tooth Fairy. 
 D. Children give money to the Tooth Fairy. 
Question 42. The phrase "the wee hours" in paragraph 3 probably refers to the period of time 
______. 
 A. long before bedtime B. early in the evening 
 C. soon after midnight D. late in the morning 
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 43 to 50. 
 Earth is richly supplied with different types of living organisms which co-exist in their 
environments, forming complex, interrelated communities. Living organisms depend on one another 
for nutrients, shelter, and other benefits. The extinction of one species can set off a chain reaction 
that affects many other species, particularly if the loss occurs near the bottom of the food chain. For 
example, the extinction of a particular insect or plant might seem inconsequential. However, there 
may be fish or small animals that depend on that resource for foodstuffs. The loss can threaten the 
survival of these creatures and larger predators that prey upon them. Extinction can have a ripple 
effect that spreads throughout nature. 
 In addition to its biological consequences, extinction poses a moral dilemma for humans, the 
only species capable of saving the others. The presence of humans on the planet has affected all 
other life forms, particularly plants and animals. Human lifestyles have proven to be incompatible 
with the survival of some other species. Purposeful efforts have been made to eliminate animals that 
prey on people, livestock, crops, or pose any threat to human livelihoods. Some wild animals have 
been decimated by human desire for meat, hides, fur, or other body parts with commercial value. 
Likewise, demand for land, water, and other natural resources has left many wild plants and animals 
with little to no suitable habitat. Humans have also affected nature by introducing non-native species 
to local areas and producing pollutants having a negative impact on the environment. The 
combination of these human-related effects and natural obstacles such as disease or low birthrates 
has proven to be too much for some species to overcome. They have no chance of survival without 
human help. 
 As a result, societies have difficult choices to make about the amount of effort and money they 
are willing to spend to save imperiled species. Will people accept limits on their property rights, 
recreational activities, and means of livelihood to save a plant or an animal? Should saving such 
popular species as whales and dolphins take priority over saving obscure, annoying, or fearful 
species? Is it the responsibility of humans to save every kind of life form from disappearing, or is 
extinction an inevitable part of nature, in which the strong survive and the weak perish? These are 
some difficult questions that people face as they ponder the fate of other species living on this planet. 
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