Đề thi thử THPT quốc gia môn: Tiếng anh - Đề 5

are help. The help may be a babysister or a day-care center. The problem with thjis kind of help is the high cost. It is possible only for couples with jobs that pay well. 
 Parents may get another kind of help from the companies they work for. Many companies now let people with children work part-time. That way, parents can spend more time with their children. Some husbands may even stop working for a while to stay with the children. For these men there is a new word: They are called “househusband”. In the United States more ans more men are becoming househusband every year.
 Tahese changes in the home mean changes in the family. Fathers can learn to understand their children better, and the children can get to know their fathers better. Husbands and wives may also find changes in their marriage. They, too, may have a better understanding of each other. 
45. This article is about ____________________
	A. housewives in America.	B. American men as househusbands.
	C. how more American women are working.	D. how family life in America is changing.
46. Forty years ago, most women ____________________ 
	A. had no children	B. worked	C. were not housewives	D. were housewives 
47. In those days, men _______________________ 
	A. did not see their children very much	B. spent a lot of time with their children
	C. worked with the children all day	D. never saw the children
48. Today there are ________________________ 
	A. more housewives	B. more women working outside the home
	C. not as many women working	D. no jobs for women
49. The word “ laundry” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____________ 
	A. place where clothes are washed 	B. washing and ironing
	C. shopping	D. cooking and washing up 
50. Day-care centers help __________________ 
	A. working parents with their children	B. housewives
	C. with cooking and cleaning	D. men become househusband
51. Some parents work part-time _________________ 
	A. so they can be with their children	B. so they can earn more money
	C. because they have no time	B. because they do not like their work
52. The word “ they” in paragraph 6 refers to _______________ 
	A. parents who work part-time	
B. grandparents
	C. fathers who spend more time with their children 
	D. husbands who stop working to stay with the children
53. Househusbands ________________ 
	A. earn a lot of money	B. do not do any housework
	C. do the housework and take care of the children D. marry housewives
54. These changes in the Amercan home may ______________
	A. not change the children at all	B. cause problems for a marriage
	C. not happen	D. help families
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.
Reading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the scholars of the classical and medieval worlds, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace. One should be wary, however, of assuming that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud was a distraction to others. Examinations of factors related to the historical development of silent reading have revealed that it became the usual mode of reading for most adults mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character. The last century saw a steady gradual increase in literacy and thus in the number of readers. As the number of readers increased, the number of potential listeners declined and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the flourishing of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, railway carriages and offices, where reading aloud would cause distraction to other readers. Towards the end of the century, there was still considerable argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully and over whether the reading of materials such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed, this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its virtues, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media on the one hand and by books and periodicals for a specialised readership on the other. By the end of the twentieth century, students were being recommended to adopt attitudes to books and to use reading skills which were inappropriate, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural and technological changes in the century had greatly altered what the term “reading” implied.
Question 55: Reading aloud was more common in the medieval world because ______.
A. people relied on reading for entertainment	
B. silent reading had not been discovered
C. there were few places available for private reading	
D. few people could read to themselves
Question 56: The word “commonplace” in the first paragraph mostly means “______”.
A. for everybody’s use 	B. most preferable 	
C. attracting attention 	D. widely used
Question 57: The development of silent reading during the last century indicated ______.
A. an increase in the average age of readers 	
B. an increase in the number of books
C. a change in the nature of reading 	
D. a change in the status of literate people
Question 58: Silent reading, especially in public places, flourished mainly because of ______.
A. the decreasing need to read aloud 	
B. the development of libraries
C. the increase in literacy 	
D. the decreasing number of listeners
Question 59: It can be inferred that the emergence of the mass media and specialised reading materials was an indication of ______. 
A. a decline of standards of literacy 	
B. a change in the readers’ interest
C. an alteration in educationalists’ attitudes 	
D. an improvement of printing techniques
Question 60: The phrase “a specialised readership” in paragraph 4 mostly means “______”.
A. a requirement for readers in a particular area of knowledge
B. a limited number of readers in a particular area of knowledge
C. a reading volume for particular professionals	 
D. a status for readers specialised in mass media
Question 61: The phrase “oral reader” in the last paragraph mostly means “a person who ______”.
A. is good at public speaking 	
B. practises reading to an audience
C. takes part in an audition 	
D. is interested in spoken language
Question 62: All might be the factors that affected the continuation of the old shared literacy culture EXCEPT _____.
A. the inappropriate reading skills 	
B. the specialised readership
C. the diversity of reading materials 	
D. the printed mass media
Question 63: Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Reading aloud was more common in the past than it is today.
B. Not all printed mass media was appropriate for reading aloud.
C. The decline of reading aloud was wholly due to its distracting effect.
D. The change in reading habits was partly due to the social, cultural and technological changes.
Question 64: The writer of this passage is attempting to ______.
A. explain how reading habits have developed 	
B. change people’s attitudes to reading
C. show how reading methods have improved 	
D. encourage the growth of reading
Writing 
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it.
65.   As I get older, I want to travel less.
 (The older _____________________________________________________
66.   A house in that district will cost you at least $ 100,000.
 (You won’t be able ______________________________________________
67.   The salesman told me that my new car would be delivered next Wednesday.
 (According ____________________________________________________ 
68.   Everyone started complaining the moment the announcement was made.
 (No sooner ____________________________________________________
69.   Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.
 (Alan’s illness __________________________________________________
II. Paragraph writing:
Computers have become increasingly important and popular in Vietnam nowadays. Could you describe some useful ways in which computers have so far contributed to our modern life? 
Write a paragraph about 150 words to express your idea.
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1. A
9. C
17. A
25. D
33. C
41. B
49. B
57. C
2. A
10. B
18. B
26. B
34. A
42. B
50. A
58. C
3. A
11. D
19. B
27. A
35. C
43. D
51. A
59. B
4. C
12. A
20. B
28. A
36. B
44. C
52. D
50. B
5. B
13. D
21. A
29. C
37. A
45. D
53. C
61. A
6. B
14. A
22. A
30. B
38. A
46. D
54. D
62. C
7. A
15. B
23. D
31. B
39. D
47. A
55. D
63. A
8. A
16. C
24. D
32. D
40. C
48. B
56. D
64. A
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it.
 	1. The older I get, the less I want to travel.
 	2. You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for less that $100,000.
	3. According to the salesman, my new car would be delivered next Wednesday.
	4. No sooner had the announcement been made than everyone started complaining.
	5. Alan’s illness resulted from his working too hard at the office.
II. Paragraph writing:
 The impression mark given to the assignment is based on the following scheme: 
1. Content: 50% of total mark: a provision of all main ideas and details as appropriate
2. Language: 30% of total mark: a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students
3. Presentation: 20% of total mark: coherence, cohesion, and style appropriate to the level of English language gifted upper-secondary school students.