SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI KỲ THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN HÀ NỘI- AMSTERDAM Môn: TIẾNG ANH

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. contributed B. developed C. eradicated D. needed
Question 2. A. discoveries B. inventions C. transports D. standards
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. handicraft B. subsidy C. drainage D. commitment
Question 4. A. scientific B. particular C. competitive D. equivalent
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. This man, that I want you to meet, is an engineer.
A B C D
Question 6. In an essay writing in 1779, Judith promoted the cause of women’s education.
A B C D
Question 7. A curriculum is defined what students should know, understand as the result of education.
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. Parents always object ________ their children going out late at night.
A. for B. about C. to D. with
Question 9. My friend said that she ________ the job two weeks before.
A. was offered B. has offered C. would offer D. had been offered
Question 10. Could you find Vietnam on the map? It ________ in Southeast Asia.
A. locates B. is located C. located D. locating
Question 11. You said the test was too difficult, ________?
A. weren’t you B. didn’t you C. didn’t it D. wasn’t it
Question 12. All the ________ for these positions are required to have level C in English.
A. applications B. apply C. appliances D. applicants
Question 13. You’ll just have to learn all these expressions ________
A. by heart B.to heart C. by word D. with all your heart
Question 14. There is no ________ in applying for the job unless you have the right qualifications.
A. point B. reason C. use D. worth
Question 15. If you ________ in turning up late for work, I will have no alternative but to ask you to leave.
A. desist B. insist C. persist D. resist
Question 16. If he ________ ill, he would have taken part in the football match.
A. hasn’t been B. wasn’t C. weren’t D. hadn’t been
Question 17. The New Land Law was ________ in Vietnam in 1993.
A. adopted B. adapted C. affected D. renovated
Question 18. Women are supposed to have a higher ________ than men.
A. live expect B. life expected C. life expectation D. life expectancy
Question 19. Some people are wondering what sort of life they ________ in the next two decades.
A. will have lived B. will be living C. have been living D. would be living

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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. “You stepped on my feet!” - “ ________.”
A. I am terribly sorry. I didn’t mean it B. You are welcome
C. Don’t mention it D. That’s not what I mean
Question 21. “Could I have a morning paper tomorrow?” - “________.”
A. I like reading newspapers in the morning too B. I am not sure if I can be here tomorrow
C. Yes, please D. Certainly, it’ll be delivered to your room
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22. He never complies with the traffic laws.
A. abides by B. conforms to C. obeys D. all are correct
Question 23. They all started playing water polo when they were very young.
A. took away B. took up C. took over D. took off
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24. This building is gigantic.
A. enormous B. tiny C. huge D. amazing
Question 25. You can attach a document onto this e-mail.
A. detach B. stick C. close D. adhere
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. I spoke to the doorman. He was very young.
A. The doorman I spoke to whom was very young.
B. The doorman to whom I spoke was very young.
C. I spoke to the doorman whom was very young.
D. The very young doorman was whom I spoke to.
Question 27. The man with red hair may have caused it.
A. It may have been caused by the man whose his hair was red.
B. The man whose red hair may have caused it.
C. It may have caused by the man whose hair was red.
D. It may have been caused by the man whose hair was red.
Question 28. “I’m sorry. I’m late”, he said.
A. He said he is sorry for being late.
B. He told that he was sorry for being late.
C. He promised not to be late again.
D. He apologized for being late.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines with the
first part of the sentences in the following questions.
Question 29. Many farmers raise tropical fish ________
A. despite it’s difficult to maintain the fish pools in good condition.
B. although it’s difficult to maintain the fish pools in good condition.
C. in spite the difficulties in maintaining the fish pools in good condition.
D. even though they are difficult to maintain the fish pools in good condition.
Question 30. My uncle is always proud of owning ________
A. so large and productive farm.
B. such a large and productive farm.
C. what a large and productive farm.
D. how large and productive farm.

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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.
Popular discussions of the future often focus on the way (31) ________ will affect our lives – cars that
drive themselves, computerized (32) ________that think like humans and vacations on the moon. Some of
these (33) ________may sound like absolute fantasy. However, if the developments of recent years are any
indication, such predictions are probably not fancy at all. Only a few decades ago, most of us thought (34)
________shopping, computerized body parts and virtual reality games were science (35) ________. Now,
these things are here.
Question 31: A. technology B. economy C. politics D. mathematics
Question 32: A. programs B. softwares C. robots D. pets
Question 33: A. events B. facts C. opinions D. predictions
Question 34: A. window B. electronic C. virtual D. actual
Question 35: achievements B. developments C. fiction D. progress
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.
Science is a very important indicator of the future. Every scientific advance or discovery gives us a clue
about what the future will hold for society. Perhaps the most amazing scientific discovery in recent times
was the birth of Dolly the sheep. Dolly was the first successful cloned animal – that is, she was the first
animal ever to be created from a single adult cell. She’s an exact copy of her biological mother. Since
Dolly’s birth, there has been debate about what this means for society in the future - because if we can
clone sheep, we can surely clone humans. Some think that there are already signs that such things will
eventually happen. For example, couples in the United States who can’t and don’t want to have children by
natural methods can now select the human egg and sperm they want through catalogues, audio tapes or
even computer order systems. Hewitt, a journalist, has commented, “Ordering a frozen embryo is a little
more emotionally complicated than ordering a home-delivered pizza – but not so different logistically.”
Question 36. According to this passage, future changes in society are ________.
A. unexpected B. amazing C. complicated D. predictable
Question 37. According to this passage, what do some people think is a sign of the future cloning of
humans?
A. The birth of Dolly the sheep
B. The selecting of a human egg and sperm through catalogues.
C. Thinking about the future of humanity
D. Ordering home-delivered pizza
Question 38. Which phrase best defines “cloned”?
A. The first animal to do something
B. Dolly the sheep
C. Created from a single adult cell
D. An exact copy of a biological mother
Question 39. The word “biological” in the passage most nearly means ________.
A. reasonable B. natural C. adoptive D. scientific
Question 40. Hewitt states that ordering a frozen embryo is ________ ordering a home-delivered pizza.
A. totally different from B. the same with C. as complicated as D. similar to
Question 41. The word “logistically” in the passage most nearly means ________.
A. in theory B. in practice C. emotionally D. culturally
Question 42. Which adjective best describes the writer’s attitudes in this paragraph?
A. arrogant B. argumentative C. emotional D. neutral
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.
Dr. Vo Tong Xuan is the former rector of An Giang University and the former vice rector of Can Tho
University. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation. He is known
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through southern Vietnam as Dr. Rice because he ran a popular television show that taught farmers
different tactics for growing and cultivating rice. This was one of the reasons that Vietnam went from a net
importer of rice to one of the world’s largest rice exporters. He was also instrumental in the eradication
of the brown plant hopper bug which, throughout the 1970s, was destroying rice crops. He helped to bring
about reforms in the early 1980s that could be seen as catalysts to the Doi Moi reforms of 1986.
Question 43. The word “rector” in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.
A. headmaster B. principal C. security guard D. A, B are correct
Question 44. It can be inferred from the passage that Dr. Vo Tong Xuan used to work in the field of
________.
A. agriculture B. finance C. economics D. medicine
Question 45. Dr. Vo Tong Xuan is known as Dr. Rice because ________.
A. he appeared in an advertisement for rice on television
B. he is popular to television viewers throughout southern Vietnam
C. he taught farmers how to grow rice productively in a TV show
D. he visited many farms and taught farmers different tactics for cultivating rice
Question 46. Nowadays, Vietnam ________.
A. is a net importer of rice
B. is the world’s largest rice exporter
C. imports rice from several countries in the world
D. exports rice to different countries in the world
Question 47. The word “eradication” in the passage probably means ________.
A. destroying completely B. facing with difficulty C. extinction D. spreading
Question 48. The word “instrumental” in the passage probably means ________.
A. he knew how to play a musical instrument
B. he loved songs without any vocal.
C. he played a part in
D. he bought many musical instruments
Question 49. The phrase “the brown plant hopper bug probably” refers to ________.
A. a kind of wild plant B. a kind of harmful insect
C. a kind of popular insecticide D. a kind of man-made bug
Question 50. The word “catalysts” in the passage probably means ________
A. changes B. chemical substances C. factors that affect D. persons that lead

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