Đề thi thử THPT QG môn Tiếng anh trường THPT Ngô Gia Tự, Vĩnh Phúc năm học 2019

All the discoveries made by Hubble have allowed astronomers to learn more about the formation of early galaxies.
 
Câu 31: The author states that the Hubble was not always popular because__________ .
A. it was more expensive than most space shuttles.
B. many people believed space exploration was a waste of time.
C. people were afraid of what might be found.
D. it was defective for its first three years in space.
 
Câu 32: The word burnt in the first sentence is closest in meaning to __________ .
A. expense                             
B. unhappiness                     
C. subject                               
D. contentment
 
Câu 33: The author implies that at the time the Hubble was initially deployed from the Earth _______ .
A. there was little attention paid to it.
B. it was already known that the mirror was defective.
C. there was considerable excitement about potential uses.
D. all attention was focused on the space shuttle, not the Hubble.
 
Câu 34: The author implies that the satellite that carries the Hubble was specifically designed so that________ .
A. maintenance could be done by traveling astronauts.    
B. the Hubble could move easily.
C. the mirror could contract and expand.
D. the known defective mirror could be replaced in space rather than on Earth.

Câu 35: The author compares the astronauts of the Endeavor to __________ . 
A. astronomers.                   
B. mechanics.                       
C. politicians.                       
D. scientists.
 
Câu 36: The author states that Edward Hubble ___________ .
A. developed the Hubble telescope.
B. developed a mathematical formula to measure speed and distances between galaxies.
C. was the first person to use the Hubble telescope.
D. was a politician who sponsored funding in Congress.
 
Câu 37: According to the passage, a Cepheid variable is __________ .
A. a mirror                                                                                   
B. a star
C. a Hubble calculations                                                      
D. the dimming and brightening of a star
 
Câu 38: The word billowing in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to __________ .
A. sitting                                
B. exploding                         
C. stopping                            
D. pouring
 
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C , or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
These days it is easy for most of us to get a hold of the latest books or magazines. We can go to bookstores, order them through the Internet, or borrow them from the local libraries. Now imagine having to walk miles and miles through a hot sandy desert just to borrow a book. This is the reality for people living in the villages of the Carissa region of Kenya in East Africa.

In 1996, librarian Wycliffe Oluoch used to spend each day waiting for people to come to borrow some of the 24,000 books in his library in Carissa. The library had no shortage of books, but people weren’t coming to read them. It was too much effort to walk through the desert just to borrow books. Oluoch racked his brain for ways to entice people into the library. After a lot of thought, he hit upon a great idea. If people wouldn’t come to the library, then he would have to take the library to them. Oluoch strapped boxes of books onto the backs of camels, and created the Mobile Camel Library.

Starting with three camels in 1996, but more recently expanding the service to six camels, the Mobile Camel Library serves over one million people. Twice a month, the camel library can be seen carrying books all around the Carissa region. These hard-working animals need little water and can carry up to 500 pounds of books across the sands. A librarian, a library assistant, a herdsman, and a lookout all travel with the camels. The lookout helps protect the books from thieves.
 
The children of Carissa love the camel library and appreciate Oluoch’s effort. Eleven-year-old Mohamud Mohamed reads his library books carefully and always returns them on time. He knows the Carissa library punishes people for losing books, just like any other library. However, the punishment is very stiff compared to that of other libraries. If a village loses a book, the camel library stops visiting.
(From Reading Challenge 2)
Câu 39: What is the main idea of this reading? A. Camels can carry up to 500 pounds.
C. Wycliffe Oluoch is a smart man.
B. Lookouts are necessary because of thieves.
D. A mobile camel library was invented.

Câu 40: Which of the following do NOT travel with the Mobile Camel Library?

Câu 47: That car isn’t beyond my means.
A. I am really interested in that car.
C. That car is cheap enough for me to buy.
B. That car is too expensive for me to buy.
D. I really do not like that car.

Câu 48: If we had missed the flight, we wouldn’t be on the beach now.
A. We missed the flight and now we are not on the beach.
B. We missed the flight but we are now on the beach.
C. We were on the beach and now we don’t miss the flight.
D. We didn’t miss the flight and we are on the beach now.

 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair sentences in the following questions.
Câu 49: Beef contains vitamins. Generally, fish contains almost the same vitamins as beef.
A. The vitamins content of beef is generally considered to come from fish.
B. The vitamins content of fish may be considered in general as similar to beef.
C. Generally, beef and fish may be considered to be a combination of vitamin content.
D. What vitamin fish contains may be considered in general to be made from beef.
 
Câu 50: The man was shot in the bank robbery. The doctors are operating on him.
A. The man was whom the doctors are operating on him shot in the bank robbery.
B. The man whom the doctors are operating on him shot in the bank robbery.
C. The man was shot in the bank robbery where the doctors are operating on him.
D. The doctors are operating on the man who was shot in the bank robbery.