Đề thi thử tốt nghiệp THPT môn: Tiếng anh - Trường THPT Chuyên Lê Quý Đôn

ood was not poor, however. Auburn Avenue was the main artery through a prosperous 
neighborhood that had come to symbolize achievement for Atlanta's black people. It was an area of banks, 
insurance companies, builders, jewelers, tailors, doctors, lawyers, and other black-owned or black-operated 
businesses and services. Even in the face of Atlanta's segregation, the district thrived. Dr. King never forgot 
the community spirit he had known as a child, nor did he forget the racial prejudice that was a seemingly 
insurmountable barrier that kept black Atlantans from mingling with whites. 
Question 35: What is this passage mainly about? 
A. the prejudice that existed in Atlanta B. Martin Luther King's childhood 
C. M.L.'s grandfather D. the neighborhood King grew up in 
Question 36: The word "eloquent" means most nearly: 
A. Powerful B. Active C. Romantic D. Fascinating 
Question 37: Which line best describe King’s childhood neighbourhood? 
A. Line 5-6 B. Line 8-9 C. Line 10-11 D. Line 11-15 
Question 38: The word “eventful” is closest in meaning to which of the following? 
A. Valued B. Memorable C. Admirable D. Emotional 
Question 39: The word “it” refers to which of the following? 
A. Achievement B. Neighbourhood C. Segregation D. Services 
Question 40: According to the author, blacks in King's neighborhood were involved in all the following businesses 
and services EXCEPT________ 
A. Dentistry B. Medicine C. Law D. Banking 
Question 41: According to the author, King was influenced by_______ 
A. Community spirit B. Black lawyers C. His mother D. His speeches 
Question 42: The word "thrived" refers to which of the following? 
A. achieved B. surrendered C. flourished D. held 
Question 43: As used in line 16, which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "seemingly"? 
A. apparently B. inevitable C. inexplicable D. hastily 
Question 44: According to the author, M.L.________ 
A. had a difficult childhood B. was a good musician as a child 
C. loved to listen to his grandfather speak D. grew up in a relatively rich area of Atlanta 
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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 
answer to each of the questions from 45 to 54. 
Many flowering plants woo insect pollinators and gently direct them to their most fertile blossoms by changing the 
color of individual flowers from day to day. Through color cues, the plant signals to the insect that it would be 
better off visiting one flower on its bush than another. The particular hue tells the pollinator that the flower is full 
of far more pollen than are neighboring blooms. That nectar-rich flower also happens to be fertile and ready to 
disperse its pollen or to receive pollen the insect has picked up from another flower. Plants do not have to spend 
precious resources maintaining reservoirs of nectar in all their flowers. Thus, the color-coded communication 
system benefits both plants and insects. 
For example, on the lantana plant, a flower starts out on the first day as yellow, when it is rich with pollen and 
nectar. Influenced by an as-yet-unidentified environmental signal, the flower changes color by triggering the 
production of the pigment anthromyacin. It turns orange on the second day and red on the third. By the third day, it 
has no pollen to offer insects and is no longer fertile. On any given lantana bush, only 10 to 15 per cent of the 
blossoms are likely to be yellow and fertile. But in tests measuring the responsiveness of butterflies, it was 
discovered that the insects visited the yellow flowers at least 100 times more than would be expected from 
haphazard visitation. Experiments with paper flowers and painted flowers demonstrated that the butterflies were 
responding to color cues rather than, say, the scent of the nectar. 
In other types of plants, blossoms change from white to red, others from yellow to red, and so on. These color 
changes have been observed in some 74 families of plants. 
Question 45: The first paragraph of the passage implies that insects benefit from the color-coded communication 
system because_______ 
A. the colors hide them from predators. B. other insect species can not understand the code. 
C. the bright colors attract fertile females D. they can gather pollen efficiently. 
Question 46: The word “woo” is closest in meaning to_______ 
A. deceive B. attract C. frighten D. trap 
Question 47: The word “it” refers to_______ 
A. a blossom B. an insect C. a signal D. a plant 
Question 48: The word “hue” is closet in meaning to_______ 
A. smell B. texture C. color D. shape 
Question 49: Which of the following describes the sequence of color changes that lantana blossom undergo? 
A. Yellow to orange to red B. Red to yellow to white 
C. Red to purple D. White to red 
Question 50: The word “triggering” is closest in meaning to_________ 
A. maintaining B. limiting C. activating D. renewing 
Question 51: The passage implies that insects would be most attracted to lantana blossoms_______ 
A. on the first day that they bloom B. on the third day that they bloom 
C. after they produce anthromyacin D. when they turn orange 
Question 52: According to the passage, what is the purpose of the experiments involving paper flowers and 
painted flowers? 
A. To prove that flowers do not always need pollen to reproduce. 
B. To demonstrate how insects change color depending on the type of flowers they visit. 
C. To support the idea that insects respond to the changing color of flowers. 
D. To strengthen the idea that butterflies are attracted by the smell of flowers. 
Question 53: The word “haphazard” is closest in meaning to which of the following? 
A. Dangerous B. Random C. Fortunate D. Expected 
Question 54: What is known from the passage about the other types of plants? 
A. They have not been studied as thoroughly as the lantana. 
B. They have exactly the same pigments as the lantana. 
C. They follow various sequences of color changes. 
D. They use scent and other methods of attracting pollinators. 
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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 for each of the blanks from 55 to 64. 
MUSIC 
Nobody knows for certain what the origin of music was. Music is certainly older than poetry and painting but as 
early man had no way of (55) _______ it, we can only (56)_______ what it sounded like. Watching a child (57 ) 
______ on a drum with its hands or a (58) ______ of wood, it is easy to see that this is the simplest of instruments. 
It does not (59) ______ much effort to produce a rhythm on it. 
Wall paintings show what some of the first instruments looked like. Early civilizations had already discovered 
the three basic ways of producing music: blowing into a tube, striking an object, and scraping a string. We know 
that western music comes from the (60) _______ Greeks. The musical scales we use now are (61) ______ on 
certain sequences of notes which the Greeks used to create a particular (62) _______. 
Until the sixteenth century, most players of instruments were single performers, but as music became more (63) 
_______, orchestras and musical groups began to appear. This (64) _______ about the writing of music to be 
played by several musicians at one time. This can certainly be called the birth of modern music. 
Question 55. A. recording B. playing C. producing D. performing 
Question 56. A. think B. reckon C. guess D. realize 
Question 57. A. hitting B. knocking C. crashing D. banging 
Question 58. A. slice B. point C. piece D. shape 
Question 59. A. make B. call C. take D. do 
Question 60. A. ancient B. old C. aged D. antique 
Question 61. A. raised B. based C. established D. supported 
Question 62. A. spirit B. temper C. mood D. humour 
Question 63. A. widespread B. enlarged C. expanded D. extended 
Question 64. A. produced B. affected C. caused D. brought 
WRTING 
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed 
before it. 
Question 65: If the guests arrived this week, there’d be no rooms available. 
 Were the guests TO ARRIVE THIS WEEK, THERE’D BE NO ROOMS AVAILABLE 
Question 66: People thought at first that the Crown Prince had been attacked. 
 The Crown Prince WAS THOUGHT AT FIRST/ WAS AT FIRST THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN ATTACKED 
Question 67: “You didn’t do what I said,” the mother said to her son. 
 The mother accused HER SON OF NOT DOING WHAT SHE (HAD) SAID 
Question 68: Just as she put the phone down, it rang again. 
 Scarcely HAD SHE PUT THE PHONE DOWN WHEN IT RANG AGAIN. 
Question 69: It isn’t necessary for them to call for help after all. 
 They DON’T HAVE TO/ NEED TO CALL FOR HELP AFTER ALL. 
Part 2: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about a book you have read recently 
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WRTING 
Part I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed 
before it. 
Question 65: If the guests arrived this week, there’d be no rooms available. 
 Were the guests______________________________________________________________________ 
Question 66: People thought at first that the Crown Prince had been attacked. 
 The Crown Prince____________________________________________________________________ 
Question 67: “You didn’t do what I said,” the mother said to her son. 
 The mother accused___________________________________________________________________ 
Question 68: Just as she put the phone down, it rang again. 
 Scarcely ____________________________________________________________________________ 
Question 69: It isn’t necessary for them to call for help after all. 
 They_______________________________________________________________________________ 
Part 2: In about 140 words, write a paragraph about a book you have read recently