Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn: Tiếng anh - Đề 26

 perhaps provoke a revaluation about his influence on popular music in the 
	B	C	D
20th century.
Full-time jobs for men are declining, while more women are finding part- and full-time work. 
	A
The result is declining social status for men so they lose their role as the sole financial provider. 
	B	C	D 
Aspen, where the limousines have four-wheel drive and an empty plot can cost ten million
	A	B
 dollars, has been declared the more expensive town in America.
	C	D
Italian citizens lead their counterparts in the UK, France and Germany in supporting moves to 
	A	B
bring the service standards and practices of government’s departments closer to those achieved 
	C	D
by the best private sector companies. 
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 45 to 54.
In the 20th century, magazines have been a major growth area of popular publishing. Specialist magazines cater to every imaginable field and activity. In the United Kingdom, over 12,000 periodicals, magazines, bulletins, annuals, trade journals, and academic journals are published on a regular basis. There are some 40 women’s magazines and over 60 dealing with particular sports games, hobbies, and pastimes. Although some US magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, has succumbed to the circulations, The Reader’s Digest over 16 million, the National Geographic over 10 million. For many people, magazines have been the most available and widely used form of continuing education, providing information about history, geography, literature, science, and the arts, and as well as guidance on gardening, cooking, home decorating, financial management, psychology, even marriage and family life.
Until the rise of television, magazines were the most available form of cheap, convenient entertainment in the English-speaking world. Radio served a similar function, but it was more limited in what it could do. Magazines and television, however, both address the more powerful visual sense. During the third quarter of the 20th century, coincident with a dramatic rise in the popularity of television, many general-interest, especially illustrated magazines went out of business. The shift in attention of a mass audience from reading such magazines to watching television has been a major factor in this decline, but it is an implicit tribute to the older genre that its programs are generally organized in a single format and content.
The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ..
television	B. publishing	C. entertainment	D. radio
From the passage it can be inferred that ..
movies have replaced magazines 	
the author is fond of magazines
Almost all magazines are printed in English	
home decorating magazines are dramatic
According to the passage, which of the following magazines is no longer printed?
The Saturday Evening post	C. The Nation
The Reader’s Digest	D. The National Geographic
The word “circulations” is closest in meaning to ..
The number of blood banks selling magazines
The number of readers of a magazines
The number of international magazines
The number of sold copies of a magazines
 The passage implies that magazines .
are less visual than radio	C. influence television programs
put television out of business	D. have a limited range of subjects 
 Which of the following does the author describe as limited in what it could do?
radio	B. magazines	C. movies	D. television
 The word “succumbed” means .
set up for	B. brought up to	C. taken up by 	D. given in to
The passage mainly discusses .
the rise and fall of the radio business.
the growth and decline of magazines in the 20th century.
magazines and continuing education.
the decline of international circulation.
The phrase “every imaginable field” is closest in meaning to 
all imaginable fields in stories and poems
all images in a camera’s field of vision
all professions that one can think of
all trade journals about farming and psychology.
 What does the author say about mass audiences?
They have little influence on communication in the 20th century.
They have gone out of business.
They get information about gardening and psychology from radio.
They have shifted their attention from magazines to television.
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 55 to 64.
The term “art deco” has come to encompass three distinct but related design trends of the 1920’s and 1930’s. The first was what is frequently referred to as “zigzag moderne” –the exotically ornamental style of such skyscrapers as the Chrysler Building in New York City and related structures such as the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California. The word “zigzag” alludes to the geometric and stylized ornamentation of zigzags, angular patterns, abstracted plant and animal motifs, sunbursts, astrological imagery, formalized fountains, and related themes that were applied in mosaic relief and mural form to the exterior and interior of the buildings. Many of these buildings were shaped in the ziggurat form, a design resembling an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower that recedes in progressively smaller stages to the summit, creating a staircase-like effect.
The second manifestation of art deco was the 1930’s “streamlined moderne” style—a Futuristic-looking aerodynamic style of rounded corners and horizontal bands known as “speed stripes.” In architecture, these elements were frequently accompanied by round windows, extensive use of glass block, and flat rooftops. 
The third style, referred to as “ international stripped classicism” also came to the forefront during the Depression, a period of severe economic difficult in the 1930’s. This was a more conservative style, blending a simplified modernistic style with a more austere form of geometric and stylized relief sculpture and other ornament, including interior murals. May buildings in this style were erected nationwide through government programs during the Depression .
Although art deco in its many forms was largely perceived as thoroughly modern, it was strongly influenced by the decorative arts movements that immediately preceded it. For example, like “art nouveau” (1890-1910), art deco also used plant motifs, but regularized the forms into abstracted repetitive patterns rather than presenting them as flowing, asymmetrical foliage, Like the Viennese craftspeople of the Wiener Werkstatte, art deco designers worked with exotic materials, geometricized shapes, and colorfully ornate patterns. Furthermore, like the artisans of the Arts and Crafts Movement in England and the United States, art deep practitioners considered it their mission to transform the domestic environment through well-designed furniture and household accessories.
What aspect of art deco does the passage mainly discuss?
The influence of art deco on the design of furniture and household accessories
Ways in which government programs encouraged the development of art deco
Architectural manifestations of art deco during the 1920’s and 1930’s
Reasons for the popularity of art deco in New York and California
56. The word “encompass” in line 1 is closest in meaning to 
	A. separate	B. include 	C. replace	D. Enhance
57. The phrase “The first” in line 2 refers to ..
	A. the term “art deco” 	B. design trends 	
	C. the 1920’s and 1930’s 	D. Skyscrapers
58. In line 8, the author mentions “an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower ” in order to .
describe the exterior shape of certain “art deco” buildings
explain the differences between ancient and modern architectural steles
emphasize the extent of architectural advances
argue for a return to more traditional architectural design
59. The streamlined moderne style is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT ..
	A. animal motifs 	B. flat roofs 	
	C. round windows 	D. “speed stripes”
60. The phrase “came to the forefront” in line 15 is closest in meaning to .. 
	A. grew in complexity	C. went through a process
	B. changed its approach 	D. became important
61. According to the passage, which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between art deco and art nouveau?
They were art forms that competed with each other for government support during the Depression era.
They were essentially the same art form.
Art nouveau preceded art deco and influenced it.
Art deco became important in the United States while art nouveau became popular in England.
62. According to the passage, a building having an especially ornate appearance would most probably have been designed in the style of .
	A. zigzag modern 	C. streamlined moderne
	B. classical modern 	D. the Arts and Crafts Movement
63. According to the passage, which of the following design trends is known by more than one name ?
	A. Zigzag modern 	C. Streamlined modern	
	B. International stripped classicism	D. Arts and Crafts Movement
64. The passage is primarily developed as .
the historical chronology of a movement
a description of specific buildings that became famous for their unusual beauty
an analysis of various trends within an artistic movement
an argument of the advantages of one artistic form over another
WRITING (2 points)
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
65. We last went abroad a long time ago.
	We have not ....
66. He didn’t study enough for his exams, so he failed two of them.
	He didn’t study enough for his exams, which ..
67. As it got darker, we had more difficulty seeing.
	The darker it got, the harder ....
68. They were looking for their lost dog all week.
	They spent ....
69. We had to go up the stairs because someone was using the lift.
	The lift was .
Part II. In about 140 words, write a paragraph about your future plans after you leave school.
. The end .