Đề khảo sát chất lượng Ôn thi Trung học phổ thông quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh - Đề số 98 - Năm học 2017-2018 - Trường THPT Liên Sơn

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1. SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ KTCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017-2018 TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 98 (Đề thi gồm: 05 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Họ và tên thí sinh: . SBD: 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. paidB. said C. pailD. laid Question 2: A. ancientB. patient C. actionD. question 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. governmentB. permanent C. representD. monument Question 4: A. economicB. presidentialC. destinationD. preference Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 5: There is no truth in the rumour that Barbara had lost her job. A. rumourB. no truth C. had lostD. job Question 6: No one knows exactly how many species of animals lives on earth. A. speciesB. lives C. of animalsD. knows Question 7: The best way to eliminate a pest is by controlling the food accessible to it. A. food accessibleB. bestC. by controllingD. it Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in m eaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 8: Ask Mum for permission to go out now. She looks like she’s in a good mood. A. fashionableB. unconcerned C. healthfulD. happy Question 9: To calm myself down before the interview, I decided to wait a while in a nearby park and read the newspaper. A. To stop feeling excitedB. To stop my fear C. To stop my uneasinessD. To fight my hunger Question 10: Researching my symptoms has occupied a lot of my time recently. A. taken upB. taken after C. taken overD. taken in 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 11: The army met with minimal opposition. A. fierceB. soft C. numerousD. heavy Question 12: Despite the time the solution has a number of positive effects. A. minusB. adverseC. oppositeD. sufficient Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Question 13: The shock of___ out of a sound sleep and the fright of that instant thought are enough to give your parents a heart attack. A. steppingB. waking C. gettingD. moving Question 14: Tom was___ the page, looking for his name in print. A. scanningB. examining C. viewingD. noticing Question 15: Grandma broke___ in tears when we told her about dad and Mum's divorce. A. forthB. off C. downD. up Question 16: If you turn a___ ear, you know people might be doing something wrong, but you ignore it. A. dumbB. blind C. hollowD. solid Question 17: It wasn't serious. After the doctor took my temperature and listened to my cough, © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 1/5
2. A. I was diagnosed with the flu.B. I would need an operation. C. I'd had to fight my way out through the fire.D. I was rushed to hospital. Question 18: That pop star, ___ name is on everyone’s lips, is organising an international charity. A. of whomB. his C. whomD. whose Question 19: Cars, instead of petrol, will___ on anything from electricity to methane gas. A. driveB. run C. operateD. move Question 20: We left at six in the morning and didn’t get back till midnight. I was___. A. exhaustionB. exhaust C. exhaustingD. exhausted Question 21: We can always find out what books the author consulted by referring to the___. A. bibliographyB. contents C. indexD. key Question 22: Boys in my class do admire Lien's figure. She's so lovely and___. A. boneyB. slim C. skinnyD. lanky Question 23: Pessimists say the whole will experience a period of economic___. A. impressionB. depression C. suppressingD. repression Question 24: Linda was shocked when I disagreed with her. She’s so used to getting her own___. A. viewsB. mind C. wayD. opinion 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. It is hard to think of a world without gas or electricity. Both are commonly used for lighting and heating today. We now can instantly flick a lighter or strike a match to make a flame. But it was not long ago that there were no such things as matches or lighters. To make fire, it was necessary to strike a piece of iron on flint for sparks to ignite some tinder. If the tinder was damp, or the flint old, you had to borrow some fire from a neighbour. We do not know exactly when or how people first used fire. Perhaps, many ages ago, they found that sticks would burn if they were dropped into some hole where melted lava from a volcano lay boiling. They brought the lighted sticks back to make their fire in a cave. Or, they may have seen trees catch fire through being struck by lightning, and used the trees to start their own fires. Gradually people learned they could start a fire without travelling far to find flames. They rubbed two pieces of wood together. This method was used for thousands of years. When people became used to making fires with which to cook food and stay warm at night, they found that certain resins or gums from trees burnt longer and brighter. They melted resins and dipped branches in the liquid to make torches that lit their homes at night. Iron stands in which torches used to be fixed can still be seen in old buildings of Europe. There was no lighting in city streets until gas lamps, and then electric lamps were installed. Boys ran about London at night carrying torches of burning material. They were called torch boys, or link boys, and earned a living by guiding visitors to friends’ houses at night. For centuries homes were lit by candles until oil was found. Even then, oil lamps were no more effective than a cluster of candles. We read about the splendours and marvels of ancient palaces and castles, but we forget that they must have been gloomy and murky places at night. Question 25: The first fire used by people was probably obtained___. A. from the sun’s heat through glassB. from heat or fire caused by nature C. by striking iron against flintD. by rubbing wood together Question 26: To make a fire in times just before the advent of matches, it was essential to have access to___. A. a burning fire or to possess ironB. flint, iron and dry tinder C. a burning fire or to possess flintD. a magnifying glass Question 27: Before the electric lamp was invented___. A. candles and oil lamps appeared about the same time B. candles and then oil lamps were used C. oil lamps and then candles were used D. people did not use any form of lighting in their houses © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 2/5
3. Question 28: The word "lighter" in the passage mostly means___. A. a device that uses electricity, oil or gas to produce light B. the energy from the sun, a lamp, etc. that makes it possible to see things C. a small device that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes, etc. D. a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that is on fire Question 29: Torches for lighting were made from___. A. the wood of gum treesB. tree branches dipped in melted resins C. iron bars dipped in melted resinsD. wooden poles dipped in oil Read the following passage and m ark 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. Selling a new product is a complex business, especially when the product could be (30)___ as a luxury, and many people are involved in the process of introducing it to the market. Once the work of designing and manufacturing the product has been completed, it's (31)___ the salespeople to sell it and, hopefully, (32)___ the company a fortune! Two words are mentioned in a marketing (33)___ buzz and hype. Each of these has an important part to play. Buzz is what salespeople want to create through (34)___ of mouth - potential customers talking about the new product, creating a demand for it, building a sense of excitement about the (35)___ and generating a positive market acknowledgement. Hype, advertising created by the company itself, is the sales (36)___ the company puts out to promote its wares. Which is more effective? People are inclined to distrust the hard sell and recommendation from loyal customers is likely to carry greater (37)___ among consumers. Question 30: A. clarifiedB. graded C. groupedD. classed Question 31: A. back through B. in for C. up toD. down by Question 32: A. createB. turn C. keepD. make Question 33: A. campaignB. movement C. driveD. project Question 34: A. wordB. expressionC. sayingD. phrase Question 35: A. openingB. start C. initiationD. launch Question 36: A. informationB. argument C. factD. pitch Question 37: A. appreciation B. acceptance C. valueD. weight 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. CAN YOU PROVE WHO YOU ARE? Today, we frequently read newspaper stories of unqualified people who are convicted of posing as surgeons, dentists, airline pilots or financial experts. These people are sometimes portrayed as amiable crooks, but in reality, they are not amiable; they are fraudsters who prey on people's good nature. Fraudsters can do more than just trick you or steal your cash; they can steal your identity, too. Some years ago, Derek Bond, a seventy two-year-old retired civil servant, found out for himself how dreadful modern fraud can be. As he stepped off a plane at Cape Town airport, he was arrested and put in prison. It was worrying enough that he could have been mistaken for a 'most wanted' criminal, but what made matters worse was that, despite having an impeccable reputation in his hometown, it took three weeks for Mr. Bond's family to convince the authorities that they had made a mistake. Away from people who knew him, Mr. Bond's reputation was based solely on the contents of a police file. If that file said that Mr. Derek Bond, a man of medium height and build, was actually Derek Lloyd Sykes, a conman responsible for a multi-million dollar fraud in Texas, then who could prove that it wasn't true? Mr. Bond was the victim of identity theft, where a thief assumes another person's identity and uses it to steal directly from that person or to commit crimes using that person's name. In the world of organized crime, for those involved illegal immigration or benefit fraud, as in drug- trafficking, money laundering fake ID is a license to print money. Even more worrying is the fact that there is now a ready market for stolen identities among the world's terrorists. More and more people are shopping and banking online or by phone these days, so the opportunities for the fraudulent use of credit cards or other personal information are increasing rapidly. In fact, it is true © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 3/5
4. to say that identity theft is booming, and for those affected by it, the consequences are often catastrophic. Under existing financial regulations, banks and credit organizations are required to 'know their customers' before they are allowed to open an account. This means that they have to request specific proofs of identity before they allow them to start spending] usually proof of name and address and a photo ID such as a passport or a driver's license. This sounds satisfactory, but in reality it is far from foolproof. The problem is that stealing someone's identity is not rocket science. In theory, all an unscrupulous thief needs to start using a person's name is a few snippets of information, such as a discarded phone bill or a credit card receipt. It has been claimed that 'bin diving' is a common way for thieves to get information. In an extensive survey, a credit checking agency examined the contents of 400 rubbish bins. They found that one in five of these contained enough sensitive information to commit identity fraud. Every time people buy or sell goods, individuals are providing information about themselves on paper. Receipts, invoices and bills all contain personal information that is useful to a fraudster. But identity thieves don't even need to get their hands dirty. How often do people hand over their credit or debit cards in shops? How many people buy something over the phone or shop online? All it takes is one dishonest employee and people can say goodbye to their hard-earned cash. Today, sophisticated criminals also use computer software packages to hack into the systems of banks and other organizations to steal lists of their customers' identities, lists which can sometimes run to millions of individuals. [Sourse: First Masterclass 2015 Student’s Book] Question 38: People should be particularly careful about using credit or debit cards because___. A. corrupt staff may pass on their details to criminals B. criminals may find a way of stealing them C. online systems may not be secure D. criminals may listen to people giving their details on the phone Question 39: Criminals commonly collect information about individuals by___. A. reading their telephone billsB. stealing their credit cards C. going through things people have thrown away.D. contacting a credit checking agency Question 40: Describing something as 'not rocket science' in the passage means that it is___. A. very difficultB. incomprehensible C. straightforwardD. complicated Question 41: In Cape Town, it was difficult fo r Derek Bond to establish his innocence because___. A. his correct details were in a police fileB. nobody knew him personally there C. there was proof that he was a criminalD. he had a bad reputation there Question 42: The main purpose of this article is to___. A. tell the story of Derek BondB. describe the dangers of identity theft C. advise readers how to avoid having their identity stolen D. explain howto steal someone's identity Question 43: The writer says that real-life fraudsters___. A. are criminals who cheat other peopleB. live a glamorous lifestyle C. are not as bad as they seemD. are not qualified to do ordinary jobs Mark the letter A, B, C, or Don your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 44: ~ Andy: “Anyway, as I bent down to pick it up, my trousers split!" ~ Bob: “___" A. You must have been mortifiedB. How dare you! C. You should have bought this.D. Congratulations! Question 45: ~ Dylan: “I'm thinking of doing some shopping today. Can you recommend anywhere?" ~ Steward: "___" A. Well, you could try Oxford Street. There are lots of big department stores there. © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 4/5
5. B. That’s OK. In that case, how about going to the Roman ruins down by the lake? C. To be honest, I’m not really a big fan of department stores. D. Well, you could try the local museum. That’s quite close to here. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 46: She has always got on well with the children. A. She has always looked up to the children. B. She is trying a good relationship with the children. C. She has always been on good terms with the children. D. She has always had personal relationship with the children. Question 47: Under no circumstances should you leave her alone. A. Whatever happens, do not leave her alone. B. In certain circumstance, leaving her alone is a must. C. Leave her alone if necessary. D. Her loneliness is a circumstance you should take notice of. Question 48: He admitted his failure and praised his opponent’s performance. A. Not only did he fail but he also praised his opponent’s performance. B. He neither admitted his failure nor praised his opponent’s performance. C. Admitting his failure, he praised his opponent's performance. D. He both failed and praised his opponent's performance. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. Question 49: Sue and Brian met. Shortly after that, he announced they were getting married. A. As soon as Sue and Brian met, they announced they were getting married. B. Until Sue and Brian met, they had announced they were getting married. C. Right at the time Brian met Sue, he announced they were getting married. D. Scarcely had Sue and Brian met when he announced they were getting married. Question 50: We were walking towards our car. A police car suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of us. A. As soon as we were walking towards our car, a police car suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of us. B. Walking towards our car, a police car suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of us. C. Whenever we were walking towards our car, a police car suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of us. D. Just as we were walking towards our car, a police car drove up and stopped right in front of us. ___THE END___ SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC ĐỀ KTCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017-2018 TRƯỜNG THPT LIỄN SƠN Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 98 (Đề thi gồm: 05 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Họ và tên thí sinh: . SBD: 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. paidB. said C. pailD. laid Question 2: A. ancientB. patient C. actionD. question 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. governmentB. permanent C. representD. monument Question 4: A. economicB. presidentialC. destinationD. preference © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 5/5
6. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. Question 5: There is no truth in the rumour that Barbara had lost her job. A. rumourB. no truth C. had lostD. job Question 6: No one knows exactly how many species of animals lives on earth. A. speciesB. lives C. of animalsD. knows Question 7: The best way to eliminate a pest is by controlling the food accessible to it. A. food accessibleB. bestC. by controllingD. it Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in m eaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 8: Ask Mum for permission to go out now. She looks like she’s in a good mood. A. fashionableB. unconcerned C. healthfulD. happy Question 9: To calm myself down before the interview, I decided to wait a while in a nearby park and read the newspaper. A. To stop feeling excitedB. To stop my fear C. To stop my uneasinessD. To fight my hunger Question 10: Researching my symptoms has occupied a lot of my time recently. A. taken upB. taken after C. taken overD. taken in 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 11: The army met with minimal opposition. A. fierceB. soft C. numerousD. heavy Question 12: Despite the time the solution has a number of positive effects. A. minusB. adverseC. oppositeD. sufficient Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Question 13: The shock of___ out of a sound sleep and the fright of that instant thought are enough to give your parents a heart attack. A. steppingB. waking C. gettingD. moving Question 14: Tom was___ the page, looking for his name in print. A. scanningB. examining C. viewingD. noticing Question 15: Grandma broke___ in tears when we told her about dad and Mum's divorce. A. forthB. off C. downD. up Question 16: If you turn a___ ear, you know people might be doing something wrong, but you ignore it. A. dumbB. blind C. hollowD. solid Question 17: It wasn't serious. After the doctor took my temperature and listened to my cough, A. I was diagnosed with the flu.B. I would need an operation. C. I'd had to fight my way out through the fire.D. I was rushed to hospital. Question 18: That pop star, ___ name is on everyone’s lips, is organising an international charity. A. of whomB. his C. whomD. whose Question 19: Cars, instead of petrol, will___ on anything from electricity to methane gas. A. driveB. run C. operateD. move Question 20: We left at six in the morning and didn’t get back till midnight. I was___. A. exhaustionB. exhaust C. exhaustingD. exhausted Question 21: We can always find out what books the author consulted by referring to the___. A. bibliographyB. contents C. indexD. key Question 22: Boys in my class do admire Lien's figure. She's so lovely and___. A. boneyB. slim C. skinnyD. lanky Question 23: Pessimists say the whole will experience a period of economic___. A. impressionB. depression C. suppressingD. repression © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 6/5
7. Question 24: Linda was shocked when I disagreed with her. She’s so used to getting her own___. A. viewsB. mind C. wayD. opinion 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. It is hard to think of a world without gas or electricity. Both are commonly used for lighting and heating today. We now can instantly flick a lighter or strike a match to make a flame. But it was not long ago that there were no such things as matches or lighters. To make fire, it was necessary to strike a piece of iron on flint for sparks to ignite some tinder. If the tinder was damp, or the flint old, you had to borrow some fire from a neighbour. We do not know exactly when or how people first used fire. Perhaps, many ages ago, they found that sticks would burn if they were dropped into some hole where melted lava from a volcano lay boiling. They brought the lighted sticks back to make their fire in a cave. Or, they may have seen trees catch fire through being struck by lightning, and used the trees to start their own fires. Gradually people learned they could start a fire without travelling far to find flames. They rubbed two pieces of wood together. This method was used for thousands of years. When people became used to making fires with which to cook food and stay warm at night, they found that certain resins or gums from trees burnt longer and brighter. They melted resins and dipped branches in the liquid to make torches that lit their homes at night. Iron stands in which torches used to be fixed can still be seen in old buildings of Europe. There was no lighting in city streets until gas lamps, and then electric lamps were installed. Boys ran about London at night carrying torches of burning material. They were called torch boys, or link boys, and earned a living by guiding visitors to friends’ houses at night. For centuries homes were lit by candles until oil was found. Even then, oil lamps were no more effective than a cluster of candles. We read about the splendours and marvels of ancient palaces and castles, but we forget that they must have been gloomy and murky places at night. Question 25: The first fire used by people was probably obtained___. A. from the sun’s heat through glassB. from heat or fire caused by nature C. by striking iron against flintD. by rubbing wood together Question 26: To make a fire in times just before the advent of matches, it was essential to have access to___. A. a burning fire or to possess ironB. flint, iron and dry tinder C. a burning fire or to possess flintD. a magnifying glass Question 27: Before the electric lamp was invented___. A. candles and oil lamps appeared about the same time B. candles and then oil lamps were used C. oil lamps and then candles were used D. people did not use any form of lighting in their houses Question 28: The word "lighter" in the passage mostly means___. A. a device that uses electricity, oil or gas to produce light B. the energy from the sun, a lamp, etc. that makes it possible to see things C. a small device that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes, etc. D. a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that is on fire Question 29: Torches for lighting were made from___. A. the wood of gum treesB. tree branches dipped in melted resins C. iron bars dipped in melted resinsD. wooden poles dipped in oil Read the following passage and m ark 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. Selling a new product is a complex business, especially when the product could be (30)___ as a luxury, and many people are involved in the process of introducing it to the market. Once the work of designing and manufacturing the product has been completed, it's (31)___ the salespeople to sell it and, hopefully, (32)___ the company a fortune! Two words are mentioned in a marketing (33)___ buzz and hype. Each of these has an important part to © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 7/5
8. play. Buzz is what salespeople want to create through (34)___ of mouth - potential customers talking about the new product, creating a demand for it, building a sense of excitement about the (35)___ and generating a positive market acknowledgement. Hype, advertising created by the company itself, is the sales (36)___ the company puts out to promote its wares. Which is more effective? People are inclined to distrust the hard sell and recommendation from loyal customers is likely to carry greater (37)___ among consumers. Question 30: A. clarifiedB. graded C. groupedD. classed Question 31: A. back through B. in for C. up toD. down by Question 32: A. createB. turn C. keepD. make Question 33: A. campaignB. movement C. driveD. project Question 34: A. wordB. expressionC. sayingD. phrase Question 35: A. openingB. start C. initiationD. launch Question 36: A. informationB. argument C. factD. pitch Question 37: A. appreciation B. acceptance C. valueD. weight 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. CAN YOU PROVE WHO YOU ARE? Today, we frequently read newspaper stories of unqualified people who are convicted of posing as surgeons, dentists, airline pilots or financial experts. These people are sometimes portrayed as amiable crooks, but in reality, they are not amiable; they are fraudsters who prey on people's good nature. Fraudsters can do more than just trick you or steal your cash; they can steal your identity, too. Some years ago, Derek Bond, a seventy two-year-old retired civil servant, found out for himself how dreadful modern fraud can be. As he stepped off a plane at Cape Town airport, he was arrested and put in prison. It was worrying enough that he could have been mistaken for a 'most wanted' criminal, but what made matters worse was that, despite having an impeccable reputation in his hometown, it took three weeks for Mr. Bond's family to convince the authorities that they had made a mistake. Away from people who knew him, Mr. Bond's reputation was based solely on the contents of a police file. If that file said that Mr. Derek Bond, a man of medium height and build, was actually Derek Lloyd Sykes, a conman responsible for a multi-million dollar fraud in Texas, then who could prove that it wasn't true? Mr. Bond was the victim of identity theft, where a thief assumes another person's identity and uses it to steal directly from that person or to commit crimes using that person's name. In the world of organized crime, for those involved illegal immigration or benefit fraud, as in drug- trafficking, money laundering fake ID is a license to print money. Even more worrying is the fact that there is now a ready market for stolen identities among the world's terrorists. More and more people are shopping and banking online or by phone these days, so the opportunities for the fraudulent use of credit cards or other personal information are increasing rapidly. In fact, it is true to say that identity theft is booming, and for those affected by it, the consequences are often catastrophic. Under existing financial regulations, banks and credit organizations are required to 'know their customers' before they are allowed to open an account. This means that they have to request specific proofs of identity before they allow them to start spending] usually proof of name and address and a photo ID such as a passport or a driver's license. This sounds satisfactory, but in reality it is far from foolproof. The problem is that stealing someone's identity is not rocket science. In theory, all an unscrupulous thief needs to start using a person's name is a few snippets of information, such as a discarded phone bill or a credit card receipt. It has been claimed that 'bin diving' is a common way for thieves to get information. In an extensive survey, a credit checking agency examined the contents of 400 rubbish bins. They found that one in five of these contained enough sensitive information to commit identity fraud. Every time people buy or sell goods, individuals are providing information about themselves on paper. © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 8/5
9. Receipts, invoices and bills all contain personal information that is useful to a fraudster. But identity thieves don't even need to get their hands dirty. How often do people hand over their credit or debit cards in shops? How many people buy something over the phone or shop online? All it takes is one dishonest employee and people can say goodbye to their hard-earned cash. Today, sophisticated criminals also use computer software packages to hack into the systems of banks and other organizations to steal lists of their customers' identities, lists which can sometimes run to millions of individuals. [Sourse: First Masterclass 2015 Student’s Book] Question 38: People should be particularly careful about using credit or debit cards because___. A. corrupt staff may pass on their details to criminals B. criminals may find a way of stealing them C. online systems may not be secure D. criminals may listen to people giving their details on the phone Question 39: Criminals commonly collect information about individuals by___. A. reading their telephone billsB. stealing their credit cards C. going through things people have thrown away.D. contacting a credit checking agency Question 40: Describing something as 'not rocket science' in the passage means that it is___. A. very difficultB. incomprehensible C. straightforwardD. complicated Question 41: In Cape Town, it was difficult fo r Derek Bond to establish his innocence because___. A. his correct details were in a police fileB. nobody knew him personally there C. there was proof that he was a criminalD. he had a bad reputation there Question 42: The main purpose of this article is to___. A. tell the story of Derek BondB. describe the dangers of identity theft C. advise readers how to avoid having their identity stolen D. explain howto steal someone's identity Question 43: The writer says that real-life fraudsters___. A. are criminals who cheat other peopleB. live a glamorous lifestyle C. are not as bad as they seemD. are not qualified to do ordinary jobs Mark the letter A, B, C, or Don your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 44: ~ Andy: “Anyway, as I bent down to pick it up, my trousers split!" ~ Bob: “___" A. You must have been mortifiedB. How dare you! C. You should have bought this.D. Congratulations! Question 45: ~ Dylan: “I'm thinking of doing some shopping today. Can you recommend anywhere?" ~ Steward: "___" A. Well, you could try Oxford Street. There are lots of big department stores there. B. That’s OK. In that case, how about going to the Roman ruins down by the lake? C. To be honest, I’m not really a big fan of department stores. D. Well, you could try the local museum. That’s quite close to here. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. Question 46: She has always got on well with the children. A. She has always looked up to the children. B. She is trying a good relationship with the children. C. She has always been on good terms with the children. D. She has always had personal relationship with the children. Question 47: Under no circumstances should you leave her alone. A. Whatever happens, do not leave her alone. B. In certain circumstance, leaving her alone is a must. C. Leave her alone if necessary. © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 9/5
10. D. Her loneliness is a circumstance you should take notice of. Question 48: He admitted his failure and praised his opponent’s performance. A. Not only did he fail but he also praised his opponent’s performance. B. He neither admitted his failure nor praised his opponent’s performance. C. Admitting his failure, he praised his opponent's performance. D. He both failed and praised his opponent's performance. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. Question 49: Sue and Brian met. Shortly after that, he announced they were getting married. A. As soon as Sue and Brian met, they announced they were getting married. B. Until Sue and Brian met, they had announced they were getting married. C. Right at the time Brian met Sue, he announced they were getting married. D. Scarcely had Sue and Brian met when he announced they were getting married. Question 50: We were walking towards our car. A police car suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of us. A. As soon as we were walking towards our car, a police car suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of us. B. Walking towards our car, a police car suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of us. C. Whenever we were walking towards our car, a police car suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of us. D. Just as we were walking towards our car, a police car drove up and stopped right in front of us. ___THE END___ © Đỗ Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 10/5