A. Children born on Friday are normally given names meaning traveling.
B. No matter how a child's name is chosen, it is related to his or her culture.
C. The arrival time of a child is an important factor in deciding his or her name.
D. Children receive the same name if they are born on the same day.
Question 41. The word "it" in paragraph 5 refers to ______.
A. preference B. name C. tradition D. culture Question 42. The word "treasured" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. developed B. valued C. ignored D. revealed
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.
Tropical rainforests are being destroyed and badly degraded at an unsustainable rate. Some scientists estimate that in the early 1990s tropical forests were being destroyed at a rate of approximately 28 hectares a minute, or about 14 million hectares each year – an area about the size of the state of Wisconsin. This figure marked a decrease since the 1980s, when approximately 16 million hectares were destroyed each year, largely due to a reported decline of deforestation in the Amazon River Basin in the early 1990s. However, satellite images indicate that rates may have rebounded in the late 1990s as burning in the Amazon increased again. Over the past three decades alone, about 5 million square kilometers – or 20 percent of the world's tropical forests – have been cleared. During this time, deforestation in tropical Asia reached almost 30 percent. High rates of deforestation are inevitably followed by alarming rates of plant and animal extinction because many rainforest species cannot survive outside their pristine rainforest habitat. Some scientists estimate that dozens of rainforest species are becoming extinct every day.
Causes of deforestation vary from location to location, but certain patterns tend to be consistent across all forests. Logging companies in search of valuable rainforest hardwoods, or, less often, oil companies in search of petroleum, are often the first to enter a remote area of rainforest. Some logged forests, if left alone, can regenerate in a few decades. But typically, they are not left alone – the roads built by logging companies often provide access for landless farmers to enter a new area, as well as a means to transport agricultural crops to market. For every 1 kilometer of new roads built through a forested area, 4 to 24 square kilometers are deforested and colonized.
Once the loggers leave the land, a typical cycle of destruction ensues. When the landless farmers arrive, they clear the land for planting. Poor rainforest soils produce a low crop yield, especially after a couple of years. At that point, the farmers often sell their lands to cattle ranchers or large plantation owners. After nutrients have been exhausted and soils compacted by cattle, lands are then abandoned and often laid to waste. Rainforest does not readily regenerate on these lands without human intervention. Meanwhile, the colonist farmers and cattle ranchers move to a new piece of land made accessible by logging roads, where the cycle of deforestation begins again.
(Source: Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation)
Question 43. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Causes and effects of rainforest destruction B. Typical patterns of extinction of rainforest species C. The rate of rainforest destruction in the Amazon D. The size of tropical rainforest loss
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Question 44. According to paragraph 1, which of the following about the rate of rainforest destruction is TRUE?
A. It was greater in the 1980s than in the early 1990s.
B. It was greater in the early 1990s than in the 1980s.
C. It kept increasing from the 1980s to the 1990s.
D. It was the same in the early 1990s as in the 1980s.
Question 45. The word "rebounded" in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by ______.
A. fallen again B. remained unchanged C. gone up and down D. risen again Question 46. Which of the following can result from the loss of tropical rainforests?
A. The increase in the rainforest habitat B. The disappearance of landless farmers C. The decrease in wasted lands
D. The disappearance of many rainforest species
Question 47. According to the passage, what is the most common cause of deforestation in different regions?
A. The search for rare animals B. The search for new farm lands C. The search for valuable woods D. The search for oil
Question 48. The word "regenerate" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. renew B. refine C. repeat D. recover
Question 49. The phrase "these lands" in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. lands sold and colonized B. lands for planting C. lands abandoned and wasted D. lands for raising cattle Question 50. What can be inferred about rainforests from the passage?
A. Most tropical rainforests have been sold to plantation owners.
B. Rainforest destruction can be reduced with the help of cattle ranchers.
C. The cycle of rainforest destruction will come to an end.
D. Human beings are the main contributor to deforestation in tropical regions.
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BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
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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. planned B. cooked C. lived D. played
Question 2. A. date B. face C. page D. map
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. importance B. relation C. happiness D. employment
Question 4. A. teacher B. police C. lesson D. action
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 5. Liz is telling Andrew about her first novel.
Liz: "Guess what? My first novel has just been published."
Andrew: "______"
A. It's my pleasure. B. Better luck next time!
C. Congratulations! D. It's very kind of you.
Question 6. Jenny and her teacher are meeting at the bus stop.
Jenny: "Good afternoon, Miss. How are you?"
Teacher: "______. And you?"
A. I'm thirty years old B. Fine, thank you C. I'm going home D. I'm leaving now
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 7. As a sociable boy, Jack enjoys spending his free time going out with friends.
A. mischievous B. caring C. shy D. outgoing
Question 8. It's not a pleasant feeling to discover you've been taken for a ride by a close friend.
A. deceived deliberately B. treated with sincerity
C. driven away D. given a lift
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.
Question9. Heavy rain makes driving on the road very difficult.
A. easy B. interesting C. simple D. hard
Question 10. A series of programs have been broadcast to raise public awareness of healthy living.
A. understanding B. assistance C. experience D. confidence
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 11. You ______ use your mobile phone during the test. It's against the rules.
A. oughtn't B. needn't C. mustn't D. mightn't Question 12. A university degree is considered to be a ______ for entry into most professions.
A. demand B. requisite C. request D. claim
Question 13. Paul has just sold his ______ car and intends to buy a new one.
A. old Japanese black B. black old Japanese C. old black Japanese D. Japanese old black Question 14. Mr Brown has kindly agreed to spare us some of his ______ time to answer our questions.
A. costly B. valuable C. beneficial D. worthy Question 15. A survey was ______ to study the effects of smoking on young adults.
A. filled B. commented C. carried D. conducted
Question 16. I ______ my old school teacher last week.
A. have visited B. visited C. am visiting D. visit
Question 17. The ______ of the Internet has played an important part in the development of communication.
A. occurrence B. research C. invention D. display
Question 18. More and more investors are pouring ______ money into food and beverage start-ups.
A. an B. a C. ỉ D. the
Question 19. The better the weather is, ______.
A. the more the beaches get crowded B. the most the beaches get crowded C. the most crowded the beaches get D. the more crowded the beaches get Question 20. The book ______ you gave me is very interesting.
A. which B. who C. where D. when
Question 21. It is not always easy to make a good ______ at the last minute.
A. decision B. decisive C. decide D. decisively
Question 22. When the manager of our company retires, the deputy manager will ______ that position.
A. stand for B. catch on C. take over D. hold on
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 23 to 27.
In the early twentieth century, an American woman named Emily Post wrote a book on etiquette. This book explained the proper behavior Americans should follow in many different social (23)______, from birthday parties to funerals. But in modern society, it is not simply to know the proper rules for behavior in your own country. It is necessary for people (24)______
work or travel abroad to understand the rules of etiquette in other cultures as well.
Cultural (25)______ can be found in such simple processes as giving or receiving a gift. In Western cultures, a gift can be given to the receiver with relatively little ceremony. When a gift is offered, the receiver usually takes the gift and expresses his or her thanks. (26)______, in some Asian countries, the act of gift-giving may appear confusing to Westerners. In Chinese culture, both the giver and receiver understand that the receiver will typically refuse to take the gift several times before he or she finally accepts it. In addition, to (27)______ respect for the receiver, it is common in several Asian cultures to use both hands when offering a gift to another person.
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