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TRƯỜNG THPT BẮC ĐUỐNG Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Đề Số :02

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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. played B. passed C. washed D. watched
Question 2: A. protect B. commercial C construction D. climate
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. village B. limit C. permit D. begin
Question 4: A. industry B. division C. remember D. reflection
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: A number of people was disappointed with the result of the football match.
A B C D
Question 6: I have two sisters, that are very good at computer science.
A B C D
Question 7: Up to now, he has written five novels and send them to his brother
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: After I ___________ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had had B. had C. has had D. have had

Question 9: Anne says that she reads about half __________ hour a day, at least.
A. a B. the C. an D. some
Question 10: Thanks to the progress of science and technology, our lives have become _______________ .
A. more and more good B. better and better C. the more and more good D. gooder and gooder
Question 11: They asked me how many children ___________ in the school.
A. there are B. are there C. there were D. were there
Question 12: More than six thousand people __________ in the earthquake in Indonesia last year.
A. was said to be died B. were said to be died C. was said to die D. were said to die
Question 13: Wearing long hair and colorful clothes was very popular _____ young people of the 1970s.
A. with B. for C. by D. to
Question 14: The sick child must stay away from others because he has a __________ disease.
A. communicate B. communicator C. communicable D. communication

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Question 15: Environmental groups try to stop farmers from using harmful _____________ on their crops.
A. chemicals B. agriculture C. economy D. investments
Question 16: True learning doesn’t __________ in gathering facts from the teachers; it requires active
assimilation of knowledge.
A. depend B. consist C. achieve D. come
Question 17: In the recent decades, greater cultural _____________ has been encouraged by tourism.
A. contact B. relation C. touch D. details
Question 18: Every day many of us have to put _____________ people that we don’t like.
A. on with B. off with C. up D. up with
Question 19: “You must be anxious to go on your vacation.” “I certainly am. I’m really __________ this
trip.”
A. looking for B. looking forward C. looking forward to D. looking up to
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 20: Peter: “You look great in the new dress.”
Mary: “_______________”
A. That’s fine. Thank you B. Yours is lovely, too C. You’re welcome D. Of course not .You bet!
Question 21: Mike: “Do you feel like going to the zoo this afternoon?”
Susan: “_________”
A. I don’t agree. I’m afraid. B. I feel very bored. C. You’re welcomed. D. That would be great.
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: Please give me some advice to buy suitable books for my ten-year-old girl.
A. recommendation B. information C. fiction D. interest
Question 23: In spite of her deafness, she plays the violin very well.
A. inability to speak B. inability to see
C. inability to hear D. mentally impairment
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 24: I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.
A. unplanned B. deliberate C. accidental D. unintentional
Question 25: The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.
A. look down on B. put up with C. take away from D. give on to

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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 26: We started to write to each other three year ago.
A. We used to write to each other for three years.
B. We have written to each other for three years.
C. We have written to each other since three years.
D. We used to write to each other in three years.
Question 27: Unlike her friends, Jane prefers an independent life.
A. Jane doesn’t like her friends because she prefers an independent life.
B. Her friends live an independent life and Jane doesn’t like it.
C. Jane doesn’t like her friends to live in a dependent life.
D. Jane prefers an independent life but her friends do not.
Question 28: “Why don’t you complain to the company, John?” said she.
A. She asked John why he doesn’t complain to the company.
B. She advised John complaining to the company.
C. She suggested John to complain to the company.
D. She suggested that John should complain to the company.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines in each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29: John was not here yesterday. Perhaps he was ill.
A. John needn’t be here yesterday because he was ill.
B. Because of his illness, John should have been here yesterday.
C. John might have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.
D. John must have been ill yesterday, so he was not here.
Question 30: Nam refused to go to the cinema with me. He hated action films.
A. Nam, who hated action films, refused to go to the cinema with me.
B. Nam, that hated action films, refused to go to the cinema with me.
C. Nam, whose hated action films, refused to go to the cinema with me.
D. Nam, of whose hated action films, refused to go to the cinema with me.
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.
At the turn of the century, American people often did their shopping from catalogs. A catalog was a
book which described (31) ________ the merchandise a shopper could purchase from a certain company. A
person could look (32) _______ a catalog and find everything from men’s overalls to coffee grinders.
When the shopper decided (33) _______ to buy, the order was sent by mail. The company delivered the
merchandise the same way- by mail.
The catalog offered a handy way of shopping at time when most people lived in small towns (34) ____

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farms. In those days, a shopper might have to travel a long distance by horse and buggy to get to the nearest
store. After 1918, however, the automobile had been invented. More people were living in cities. (35)
_____ people could do their shopping directly in a department store. In many areas, catalog shopping
disappeared.
Question 31: A. as B. in length C. by means D. in detail
Question 32: A. for B. in C. through D. up
Question 33: A. how B. when C. where D. what
Question 34: A. lose B. by C. on D. next
Question 35: A. Most B. Lots C. Mostly D. Almost
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 42.
Sound moves from its source to the ear by wavelike fluctuations in air pressure, something like the
crests and troughs of ocean waves. One way to keep from hearing sound is to use ear plugs. Another way is
to cancel out the sound with anti- sound. Using a noisemaker controlled by a microprocessor, engineers
have produced sound waves that are half a wavelength out of phrase with those of the noise to be quieted-
each crest is matched to a trough, and vice versa. Once the researchers have recorded the offending sound,
a microprocessor calculates the amplitude and wavelength of sound that will cancel out the crests and
troughs of noise. It then produces an electric current that is amplified and fed to a loudspeaker, which
produces anti- sound and wipes out the noise. If the anti- sound goes out of synchronization, a microphone
picks up the leftover sound and sends it back to the microprocessor, which changes the phase of the anti-
sound just enough to cause complete silence.
The research team has concentrated on eliminating low- frequency noise from ship and may mask the
warning sounds of alarm and fog signals.
Question 36: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To discuss a physical handicap. B. To warn about a growing danger.
C. To describe the structure of the ear. D. To report on a new invention.
Question 37: The passage compares sound to___________.
A. the rising and falling of water in the ocean
B. the crests and valleys of mountain ranges
C. a flag waving in the air
D. a machine for gauging air pressure
Question 38: The phrase “picks up” in the first paragraph could be best replaced by which of the
following?
A. learns B. give signals C. sends out D. collects
Question 39: A paragraph following the passage would most probably discuss _________.
A. the nature of fog B. a way to improve alarm systems.
C. other causes of fatigue D. other uses for the microprocessor
Question 40: The word “mask” in the second paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. hide B. cancel C. prevent D. cover
Question 41: The passage discusses a way to deal with an offensive noise by ___________.
A. diverting people’s attention from it B. masking it with a louder noise
C. canceling it out electronically D. removing its source
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Question 42: The researchers mentioned in the passage are concerned about unwanted noise because it can
____________.
A. cause deafness
B. create hazardous working conditions
C. influence ocean waves
D. damage loudspeakers and sound equipment
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.
A pilot cannot fly a plane by sight alone. In many conditions, such as flying at night and landing in
dense fog, a pilot must use radar, an alternative way of navigating. Since human eyes are not very good at
determining speeds of approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby planes are moving.
The basic principle of radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts in a cave. The echo of the
sounds against the walls helps a person determine the size of the cave. With radar, however, the waves are
radio waves instead of sound waves. Radio waves travel at the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometers in
one second. A radar set sends out a short burst of radiation waves. Then it receives the echoes produced
when the waves bounce off objects. By determining the time it takes for the echoes to return to the radar
set, a trained technician can determine the distance between the radar set and other objects. The “radar”, in
fact, gets its name from the term radio detection and ranging”. “Ranging” is the term for detection of the
distance between an object and the radar set. Besides being of critical importance to pilots, radar is
essential for air traffic control, tracking ships at sea, and for tracking weather systems and storms.
Question 43: What is the main topic of this passage?
A. the nature of radar B. types of ranging C. alternative D. history of radar
Question 44: According to the passage, what can radar detect besides location of objects?
A. size B. weight C. speech D. shape
Question 45: Which of the following words best describes the tone of this passage?
A. argumentative B. imaginative C. explanatory D. humorous
Question 46: The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to which of the following?
A. a radar set B. a short burst C. a radiation wave D. light
Question 47: Which of the following could best replace the word “bounce”?
A. overturn B. groove C. extend D. rebound
Question 48: The word “tracking” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the
following?
A. repairing B. searching for C. glancing at D. fighting
Question 49: Which of the following would most likely be the topic of the next paragraph?
A. other uses of radar B. uses of sonar technology C. other technology used D. a history of flying
Question 50: What might be inferred about radar?
A. It takes the place of a radio.
B. It gave birth to the invention of the airplane.
C. It developed from a study of sound waves.
D. It has improved navigational safety.

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