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This article was originally published on The Conversation.

Have you ever been listening to a great piece of music and felt a chill run up your spine? Or goosebumps tickle your arms and shoulders?

The experience is called frisson [pronounced free-sawn], a French term meaning “aesthetic chills,” and it feels like waves of pleasure running all over your skin. Some researchers have even dubbed it a “skin orgasm.”

Listening to emotionally moving music is the most common trigger of frisson, but some feel it while looking at beautiful artwork, watching a particularly moving scene in a movie, or having physical contact with another person. Studies have shown that roughly two-thirds of the population feels frisson, and frisson-loving Reddit users have even created a subreddit to share their favorite frisson-causing media.

But why do some people experience frisson and not others?

Working in the lab of Dr. Amani El-Alayli, a professor of social psychology at Eastern Washington University, I decided to find out.

While scientists are still unlocking the secrets of this phenomenon, a large body of research over the past five decades has traced the origins of frisson to how we emotionally react to unexpected stimuli in our environment, particularly music.

Musical passages that include unexpected harmonies, sudden changes in volume, or the moving entrance of a soloist are particularly common triggers for frisson because they violate listeners’ expectations in a positive way, similar to what occurred during the 2009 debut performance of the unassuming Susan Boyle on “Britain’s Got Talent.”

If a violin soloist is playing a particularly moving passage that builds up to a beautiful high note, the listener might find this climactic moment emotionally charged and feel a thrill from witnessing the successful execution of such a difficult piece.

But science is still trying to catch up with why this thrill results in goosebumps in the first place.

Some scientists have suggested that goosebumps are an evolutionary holdover from our early [hairier] ancestors, who kept themselves warm through an endothermic layer of heat they retained immediately beneath the hairs of their skin. Experiencing goosebumps after a rapid change in temperature [like being exposed to an unexpectedly cool breeze on a sunny day] temporarily raises and then lowers those hairs, resetting this layer of warmth.

Since we invented clothing, humans have had less of a need for this endothermic layer of heat. But the physiological structure is still in place, and it may have been rewired to produce aesthetic chills as a reaction to emotionally moving stimuli, like great beauty in art or nature.

Research regarding the prevalence of frisson has varied widely, with studies showing anywhere between 55 percent and 86 percent of the population being able to experience the effect.

We predicted that if a person were more cognitively immersed in a piece of music, then he or she might be more likely to experience frisson as a result of paying closer attention to the stimuli. And we suspected that whether or not someone would become cognitively immersed in a piece of music in the first place would be a result of his or her personality type.

To test this hypothesis, participants were brought into the lab and wired up to an instrument that measures galvanic skin response, a measure of how the electrical resistance of people’s skin changes when they become physiologically aroused. Participants were then invited to listen to several pieces of music as lab assistants monitored their responses to the music in real time.

Examples of pieces used in the study include:

Each of these pieces contains at least one thrilling moment known to cause frisson in listeners [several have been used in previous studies]. For example, in the Bach piece, the tension built up by the orchestra during the first 80 seconds is finally released by the entrance of the choir—a particularly charged moment that’s likely to elicit frisson.

As participants listened to these pieces of music, lab assistants asked them to report their experiences of frisson by pressing a small button, which created a temporal log of each listening session.

By comparing this data to the physiological measures, and to a personality test the participants had completed, we were—for the first time—able to draw some unique conclusions about why frisson might be happening more often for some listeners than others.

Results from the personality test showed that the listeners who experienced frisson also scored high for a personality trait called “openness to experience.”

Studies have shown that people who possess this trait have unusually active imaginations, appreciate beauty and nature, seek out new experiences, often reflect deeply on their feelings, and love variety in life. Some aspects of this trait are inherently emotional [loving variety, appreciating beauty], while others are cognitive [imagination, intellectual curiosity].

While previous research had connected openness to experience with frisson, most researchers had concluded that listeners were experiencing frisson as a result of a deeply emotional reaction they were having to the music.

In contrast, the results of our study show it’s the cognitive components of openness to experience—such as making mental predictions about how the music is going to unfold or engaging in musical imagery [a way of processing music that combines listening with daydreaming]—that are associated with frisson to a greater degree than the emotional components.

These findings, recently published in the journal Psychology of Music, indicate that those who intellectually immerse themselves in music [rather than just letting it flow over them] might experience frisson more often and more intensely than others.

And if you’re one of the lucky people who can feel it, the frisson group on Reddit has identified Lady Gaga’s rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2016 Super Bowl, and a fanmade trailer for the original Star Wars trilogy, as especially chill-inducing.

Hi! I love music anf always have loved music. Listening to music helped me feel emotions or even romanticize life. But the past few days, i domt feel anything. I even tried playing songs that i would play on repeat or nostalgic songs, but i dont feel anything, its just sounds. I tried to even dance to my favorite songs but i feel nothing, really. This is my first time encountering this feeling and it feels like theres a heavy weight on my chest. I hate this feeling and i want to get rid of it :[[

Edit: Hey! Thank you all so much for the replies, i never knew that many people also experience this, thank you, i feel validated. Im going to take your advices, i will definitely take a break from listening to music for a while. And when it feels right, ill start listening to podcasts and other music I haven't heard of. I will also try doing things that I love but haven’t had the time for. Reading books and painting still makes me excited and happy! But right now I'll just take a break, school really tires me, and for the past few days, I don't get more than 5 hours of sleep because of the workload. Again, thank you for the concerns and the time to comment, I really appreciate it :]]]

To some who asked, the artists I usually listen to: The Smiths, Fleetwood Mac, The Strokes, David Bowie, ABBA, Phoebe Bridgers, Summer salt, Harry Styles, Steve Lacy, Frank Ocean

Also, im still in Highschool [11th grade] to others who have asked.

SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠOĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC[Đề gồm có 03 trang]ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNGNĂM HỌC 2016- 2017MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 667Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đềTNPT49MASTER COPY ~ WITH KEYMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.Question 1: It is an opportunity for all family members to gather, exchange wishes, and having dinner together.A. all family membersB. It isC. having dinnerD. to gatherQuestion 2: Mrs. Violet C. Barnes, who was so proud of her new car, drove to work when the accident happened anddamaged her car.A. happenedB. droveC. damagedD. wasQuestion 3: Champagne is a traditional beverage to serve on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.A. traditional beverage B. and New Year's DayC. to serveD. isRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks, from question 04 to 11.MUSIC ON YOUR MINDYou know the feeling - you’re listening to music and suddenly your whole mood changes from sad to happy. This mindaltering power of music is amazing, and internet music sites are using ever more sophisticated ways of ...[4]... us in touchwith new artists. They search our downloaded files or online listening habits ...[5]... patterns, and the results are oftensurprising - would you believe that AC/DC fans may well enjoy Beethoven?Musicians have been ...[6]... unforgettable music for centuries, using accepted ideas about the emotional appeal of certaincombinations of musical sounds. It’s ...[7]... knowledge that major chords sound upbeat ...[8]... minor chords sound mournful- in tests, even children as young as three connect music in major keys to happy faces. Scientists investigating the questionhave been ...[9]... various experiments such as scanning the brains of people while they listen to music. One thing they ...[10]... across is that music triggers activity in the motor regions of the brain, which could explain why we often need to ...[11]... our feet to music. The possibilities for medicine and business are exciting.Question 4:A. puttingB. placingC. makingD. doingQuestion 5:A. looking out B. looking upC. looking forD. looking afterQuestion 6:A. composing B. constructingC. inventingD. formingQuestion 7:A. commonB. greatC. wideD. usualQuestion 8:A. soB. whileC. sinceD. duringQuestion 9:A. doingB. takingC. makingD. havingQuestion 10:A. tookB. wentC. broughtD. cameQuestion 11:A. tapB. strikeC. hitD. bangMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 12: Susan lost her head when she suddenly woke up and saw the house on fire.A. took her breath away. B. kept her headC. kicked herselfD. changed her tuneQuestion 13: If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you round the city.A. occupiedB. reluctant.C. freeD. confidentMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of thefollowing exchanges.Question 14: ~ James: "Why don't we go to a baseball game?" ~ Tommy: "........."A. No, I don't.B. It's good to play baseballC. No, thanks. I'd like to sit hereD. I'd rather go to the art gallery.Question 15: ~ Jim: "It was extremely good of you to send us all these useful materials.” ~ Lan: “.......".A. Yes, that's rightB. Yes, pleaseC. Oh, I did that.D. Oh, it's the least I could do.Question 16: ~ Toe: "What would you do in my position?" ~ Toet: "Were......like that, I would complain to the manager."A. I treatedB. I be treatedC. I to be treatedD. to treat.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of themain stress in each of the following questions.Question 17:A. referB. obligeC. comfortD. ensure.Question 18:A. comfortable B. dynamite.C. immediatelyD. interviewQuestion 19:A. representative B. intensity.C. punctualityD. influentialMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Question 20: He was arrested for trying to pass.......notes at the bank.A. counterfeit.B. unrealC. artificialD. fakeQuestion 21: When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for.....15 minutes.A. othersB. otherC. anotherD. the other.Question 22: She has just enrolled on a......course in cooking because she is getting married next year.A. crash.B. fastC. quickD. speedyQuestion 23: To be honest, Harry has......than I have.A. considerably been more helpful.B. been more helpful considerablyC. been more considerably helpful.D. been considerably more helpfulQuestion 24: .......is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.A. That Philip GlassB. Because Philip GlassC. Philip Glass, whoD. Philip Glass.Question 25: There...between 4,000 to 6,000 languages in the world, depending on how you count them.A. are to be said.B. are said to beC. say to beD. are said thatQuestion 26: We couldn't help laughing when he took.....his teacher so well.A. overB. upC. offD. out.Question 27: The suspect....last week has been freed by the police.A. who arrested.B. was arrestedC. arrestingD. arrestedQuestion 28: I would really like to join you on a skiing trip but I can't do it until I......my thesis.A. finishedB. will have finished.C. will finishD. have finishedQuestion 29: As the drug took.......the patient became quieter.A. forceB. effectC. affectD. influence.Question 30: The higher the demand,........A. the more efforts we have to makeB. the most efforts we have to make.C. the more efforts do we have to makeD. the more we have to make efforts.Question 31: My new iPhone cost me.......the one that I bought last year.A. more than three timesB. as much three times asC. three times as much asD. more three times than.Question 32: .......many times I tell him, he always never passes on phone message.A. No matterB. WheneverC. HoweverD. Whatever.Question 33: More than sixty people came to the exhibition, many of...children had pictures onthe walls.A. whichB. whoC. whom.D. whoseMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of thefollowing questions.Question 34: Exhaustion prevented any of the runners from finishing the race.A. So exhausted were the runners that none of them finished the race.B. The runners can't finish the race as a result of their exhaustion.C. The runners are so exhausted that they can't finish the race.D. The runners were not exhausted enough tofinish the race.Question 35: No one except for Jake has ever beaten me at the game of chess.A. No one but Jake has ever been beaten at the game of chess.B. I have ever beaten everyone except for Jake at the game of chess.C. I am the only person who has ever beaten Jake in the game of chess.D. Jake is the only one ever to beat me at the game of chess.Question 36: Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle.A. Annabelle isn't nearly as adventurous as her brother, Derek.B. Annabelle isn't as nearly adventurous as her brother, Derek.C. Derek, isn't so nearly adventurous as his sister, Annabelle.D. Annabelle is considerable more adventurous than her brother, Derek.Question 37: The management said that it was important for us to wear dark suits to the meeting.A. The management insists that we wear dark suits to the meeting.B. The management insisted us to wear dark suits to the meeting.C. The management insisted that we wore dark suits to the meeting.D. The management insisted on our wearing dark suits to the meeting.Question 38: My mother said to my brother, "It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge."A. My mother was accused of stealing the cake from the bridge.B. My brother accused my mother of having stolen the cake from the bridge.C. My mother admitted having stolen the cake from the fridge.D. My brother was accused of stealing the cake form the fridge.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 39: You will need a sound understanding of basic teaching skills if you want to enter the classroom with greatconfidence.A. inadequateB. erroneousC. sufficientD. thorough.Question 40: They are going to come in for a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much.A. get intoB. stand in withC. suffer.D. put acrossRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks.The Moon has been worshipped by primitive people and has inspired humans to create everything from lunar calendars tolove sonnets, but what do we really know about it? The most accepted theory about the origin of the Moon is that it wasformed of debris from a massive collision with young Earth about 4. 6 million years ago. A huge body, perhaps the size ofMars, struck the Earth, throwing out an immense amount of debris that coalesced and cooled in orbit around the Earth. Thedevelopment of the Earth is inextricably linked to the Moon. The Moon's gravitational influence upon the Earth is theprimary cause of ocean tides. In fact, the Moon has more than twice the effects upon the tides than does the Sun. The Moonmarks one rotation and completes a revolution around the Earth every 27 days, 7 hours and 43 minutes. This synchronousrotation is caused by an uneven distribution of mass in the Moon [especially, it is heavier on one side than the other] and hasallowed the Earth's gravity to keep one side of the Moon permanently facing the Earth. It is an average distance from theEarth of 384,403 km.The Moon has no atmosphere. Without an atmosphere, the Moon has nothing to protect it from meteorite impacts, and thusthe surface of the Moon is covered with impact craters, both large and small. The Moon also has no active tectonic or volcanicactivity, so the erosive effects of atmospheric weathering, tectonic shifts and volcanic upheavals that tend to erase and reformthe Earth's surface are not at work on the Moon. In fact, even tiny surface features such as the footprints left by an astronautin the lunar soil are likely to last for millions of years, unless obliterated by a chance meteorite strike. The surface gravity ofthe Moon is about one- sixth that of the Earth.The geographical features of the Earth most like those of the Moon are, in fact, places such as the Hawaiian volcanic cratersand the huge meteor crater in Arizona. The climate of the Moon is very unlike either Hawaii or Arizona, though. In fact thetemperature on the Moon ranges between 123oC to -233oC.Question 41: The word "immense" can be replaced by......A. small.B. hugeC. impressiveD. denseQuestion 42: All of the following about the Moon are true EXCEPT......A. It is heavier on one side than the other.B. It has a wide range of temperature.C. it is unable to protect itself from meteor attacks.D. It has less effects upon the tides than the Sun.Question 43: It can be inferred from the passage that a man weighing 82 kilograms on Earth would......A. weigh about 490 kilograms on the MoonB. weigh approximately 14 kilograms on the MoonC. weigh nearly as much as on the Moon.D. outweigh on the Moon.Question 44: The word "debris" is closest in meaning to.......A. satelliteB. Earth.C. MoonsD. rubbishQuestion 45: Which of the followings can be inferred from the passage?A. People living in Hawaii and Arizona would feel at home on the moon.B. Mars could have been formed in a similar way to Moon.C. If the Moon had no gravitation influence, the Earth wouldn't have tides.D. The Moon is not able to support human life.Question 46: The word "uneven" is closest in meaning to.......A. unequally.B. heavierC. orderlyD. equallyQuestion 47: What is the passage mainly about?A. What we know about the Moon and its differences to the Earth.B. The origin of the Moon.C. The Moon's effects on the Earth.D. A comparison of the Moon and the Earth.Question 48: The word "erase" can be replaced by.......A. impactB. changeC. obliterateD. eruptQuestion 49: Why does the author mention "impact craters"?A. To explain the corrosive effects of atmospheric weathering.B. To show the result of the Moon not having atmosphere.C. To show the result of the Moon not having active tectonic and volcanic activity.D. To explain why the Moon has no life.Question 50: According to the passage, the Moon is......A. composed of a few active volcanoes.B. older than the Earth.C. protected by a dense atmosphereD. the primary cause of the Earth's tidesSỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠOĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC[Đề gồm có 03 trang]Mark[s]ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNGNĂM HỌC 2016- 2017MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 888Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đềMã Phách ……….Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of themain stress in each of the following questions.Question 1:A. ensure.B. comfortC. obligeD. referQuestion 2:A. comfortable B. dynamite.C. immediatelyD. interviewQuestion 3:A. punctuality B. intensity.C. representativeD. influentialMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 4: You will need a sound understanding of basic teaching skills if you want to enter the classroom with greatconfidence.A. thorough.B. sufficientC. inadequateD. erroneousQuestion 5: They are going to come in for a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much.A. get intoB. stand in withC. suffer.D. put acrossMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Question 6: The higher the demand,........A. the most efforts we have to make.B. the more we have to make efforts.C. the more efforts do we have to makeD. the more efforts we have to makeQuestion 7: He was arrested for trying to pass.......notes at the bank.A. unrealB. counterfeit.C. artificialD. fakeQuestion 8: .......many times I tell him, he always never passes on phone message.A. WheneverB. Whatever.C. No matterD. HoweverQuestion 9: When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for.....15 minutes.A. othersB. otherC. the other.D. anotherQuestion 10: We couldn't help laughing when he took.....his teacher so well.A. overB. out.C. offD. upQuestion 11: To be honest, Harry has......than I have.A. been considerably more helpfulB. been more considerably helpful.C. considerably been more helpful.D. been more helpful considerablyQuestion 12: She has just enrolled on a......course in cooking because she is getting married next year.A. fastB. crash.C. quickD. speedyQuestion 13: The suspect....last week has been freed by the police.A. arrestingB. was arrestedC. arrestedD. who arrested.Question 14: More than sixty people came to the exhibition, many of...children had pictures onthe walls.A. whichB. whoseC. whoD. whom.Question 15: My new iPhone cost me.......the one that I bought last year.A. three times as much asB. as much three times asC. more three times than.D. more than three timesQuestion 16: There...between 4,000 to 6,000 languages in the world, depending on how you count them.A. say to beB. are said thatC. are to be said.D. are said to beQuestion 17: I would really like to join you on a skiing trip but I can't do it until I......my thesis.A. have finishedB. finishedC. will have finished.D. will finishQuestion 18: As the drug took.......the patient became quieter.A. influence.B. effectC. forceD. affectQuestion 19: .......is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.A. Philip Glass, whoB. That Philip GlassC. Philip Glass.D. Because Philip GlassMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of thefollowing exchanges.Question 20: ~ Jim: "It was extremely good of you to send us all these useful materials.” ~ Lan: “.......".A. Yes, that's rightB. Oh, I did that.C. Oh, it's the least I could do.D. Yes, pleaseQuestion 21: ~ James: "Why don't we go to a baseball game?" ~ Tommy: "........."A. It's good to play baseballB. I'd rather go to the art gallery.C. No, thanks. I'd like to sit hereD. No, I don't.Question 22: ~ Toe: "What would you do in my position?" ~ Toet: "Were......like that, I would complain to the manager."A. I to be treatedB. to treat.C. I be treatedD. I treatedRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks, from question 23 to 30.MUSIC ON YOUR MINDYou know the feeling - you’re listening to music and suddenly your whole mood changes from sad to happy. This mindaltering power of music is amazing, and internet music sites are using ever more sophisticated ways of ...[23]... us in touchwith new artists. They search our downloaded files or online listening habits ...[24]... patterns, and the results are oftensurprising - would you believe that AC/DC fans may well enjoy Beethoven?Musicians have been ...[25]... unforgettable music for centuries, using accepted ideas about the emotional appeal of certaincombinations of musical sounds. It’s ...[26]... knowledge that major chords sound upbeat ...[27]... minor chords soundmournful - in tests, even children as young as three connect music in major keys to happy faces. Scientists investigating thequestion have been ...[28]... various experiments such as scanning the brains of people while they listen to music. One thingthey ...[29]... across is that music triggers activity in the motor regions of the brain, which could explain why we often need to...[30]... our feet to music. The possibilities for medicine and business are exciting.Question 23:A. placingB. makingC. doingD. puttingQuestion 24:A. looking out B. looking afterC. looking forD. looking upQuestion 25:A. composing B. formingC. constructingD. inventingQuestion 26:A. greatB. usualC. wideD. commonQuestion 27:A. duringB. sinceC. whileD. soQuestion 28:A. havingB. takingC. doingD. makingQuestion 29:A. tookB. broughtC. cameD. wentQuestion 30:A. tapB. strikeC. hitD. bangMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 31: If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you round the city.A. occupiedB. freeC. confidentD. reluctant.Question 32: Susan lost her head when she suddenly woke up and saw the house on fire.A. kept her headB. kicked herselfC. changed her tuneD. took her breath away.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks.The Moon has been worshipped by primitive people and has inspired humans to create everything from lunar calendars tolove sonnets, but what do we really know about it? The most accepted theory about the origin of the Moon is that it wasformed of debris from a massive collision with young Earth about 4. 6 million years ago. A huge body, perhaps the size ofMars, struck the Earth, throwing out an immense amount of debris that coalesced and cooled in orbit around the Earth. Thedevelopment of the Earth is inextricably linked to the Moon. The Moon's gravitational influence upon the Earth is theprimary cause of ocean tides. In fact, the Moon has more than twice the effects upon the tides than does the Sun. The Moonmarks one rotation and completes a revolution around the Earth every 27 days, 7 hours and 43 minutes. This synchronousrotation is caused by an uneven distribution of mass in the Moon [especially, it is heavier on one side than the other] and hasallowed the Earth's gravity to keep one side of the Moon permanently facing the Earth. It is an average distance from theEarth of 384,403 km.The Moon has no atmosphere. Without an atmosphere, the Moon has nothing to protect it from meteorite impacts, and thusthe surface of the Moon is covered with impact craters, both large and small. The Moon also has no active tectonic or volcanicactivity, so the erosive effects of atmospheric weathering, tectonic shifts and volcanic upheavals that tend to erase and reformthe Earth's surface are not at work on the Moon. In fact, even tiny surface features such as the footprints left by an astronautin the lunar soil are likely to last for millions of years, unless obliterated by a chance meteorite strike. The surface gravity ofthe Moon is about one- sixth that of the Earth.The geographical features of the Earth most like those of the Moon are, in fact, places such as the Hawaiian volcanic cratersand the huge meteor crater in Arizona. The climate of the Moon is very unlike either Hawaii or Arizona, though. In fact thetemperature on the Moon ranges between 123oC to -233oC.Question 33: The word "uneven" is closest in meaning to.......A. unequally.B. heavierC. orderlyD. equallyQuestion 34: Why does the author mention "impact craters"?A. To show the result of the Moon not having active tectonic and volcanic activity.B. To show the result of the Moon not having atmosphere.C. To explain the corrosive effects of atmospheric weathering.D. To explain why the Moon has no life.Question 35: All of the following about the Moon are true EXCEPT......A. it is unable to protect itself from meteor attacks.B. It has less effects upon the tides than the Sun.C. It is heavier on one side than the other.D. It has a wide range of temperature.Question 36: Which of the followings can be inferred from the passage?A. People living in Hawaii and Arizona would feel at home on the moon.B. If the Moon had no gravitation influence, the Earth wouldn't have tides.C. Mars could have been formed in a similar way to Moon.D. The Moon is not able to support human life.Question 37: It can be inferred from the passage that a man weighing 82 kilograms on Earth would......A. outweigh on the Moon.B. weigh about 490 kilograms on the MoonC. weigh nearly as much as on the Moon.D. weigh approximately 14 kilograms on the MoonQuestion 38: The word "erase" can be replaced by.......A. impactB. eruptC. changeD. obliterateQuestion 39: The word "immense" can be replaced by......A. denseB. hugeC. small.D. impressiveQuestion 40: The word "debris" is closest in meaning to.......A. Earth.B. satelliteC. MoonsD. rubbishQuestion 41: What is the passage mainly about?A. The Moon's effects on the Earth.B. What we know about the Moon and its differences to the Earth.C. A comparison of the Moon and the Earth.D. The origin of the Moon.Question 42: According to the passage, the Moon is......A. the primary cause of the Earth's tidesB. protected by a dense atmosphereC. composed of a few active volcanoes.D. older than the Earth.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.Question 43: Champagne is a traditional beverage to serve on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.A. traditional beverage B. to serveC. and New Year's DayD. isQuestion 44: Mrs. Violet C. Barnes, who was so proud of her new car, drove to work when the accident happened anddamaged her car.A. happenedB. droveC. wasD. damagedQuestion 45: It is an opportunity for all family members to gather, exchange wishes, and having dinner together.A. all family membersB. having dinnerC. It isD. to gatherMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of thefollowing questions.Question 46: Exhaustion prevented any of the runners from finishing the race.A. So exhausted were the runners that none of them finished the race.B. The runners are so exhausted that they can't finish the race.C. The runners can't finish the race as a result of their exhaustion.D. The runners were not exhausted enough tofinish the race.Question 47: The management said that it was important for us to wear dark suits to the meeting.A. The management insisted that we wore dark suits to the meeting.B. The management insisted us to wear dark suits to the meeting.C. The management insists that we wear dark suits to the meeting.D. The management insisted on our wearing dark suits to the meeting.Question 48: No one except for Jake has ever beaten me at the game of chess.A. I am the only person who has ever beaten Jake in the game of chess.B. I have ever beaten everyone except for Jake at the game of chess.C. No one but Jake has ever been beaten at the game of chess.D. Jake is the only one ever to beat me at the game of chess.Question 49: My mother said to my brother, "It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge."A. My mother was accused of stealing the cake from the bridge.B. My mother admitted having stolen the cake from the fridge.C. My brother accused my mother of having stolen the cake from the bridge.D. My brother was accused of stealing the cake form the fridge.Question 50: Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle.A. Annabelle isn't nearly as adventurous as her brother, Derek.B. Annabelle is considerable more adventurous than her brother, Derek.C. Annabelle isn't as nearly adventurous as her brother, Derek.D. Derek, isn't so nearly adventurous as his sister, Annabelle.SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠOĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC[Đề gồm có 03 trang]ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNGNĂM HỌC 2016- 2017MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 915Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đềMark[s]Mã Phách ……….Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of themain stress in each of the following questions.Question 1:A. ensure.B. referC. obligeD. comfortQuestion 2:A. intensity.B. punctualityC. influentialD. representativeQuestion 3:A. interviewB. immediatelyC. comfortableD. dynamite.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.Question 4: Mrs. Violet C. Barnes, who was so proud of her new car, drove to work when the accident happened anddamaged her car.A. wasB. droveC. damagedD. happenedQuestion 5: It is an opportunity for all family members to gather, exchange wishes, and having dinner together.A. all family membersB. It isC. having dinnerD. to gatherQuestion 6: Champagne is a traditional beverage to serve on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.A. isB. traditional beverageC. to serveD. and New Year's DayMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Question 7: The higher the demand,........A. the more efforts do we have to makeB. the most efforts we have to make.C. the more we have to make efforts.D. the more efforts we have to makeQuestion 8: More than sixty people came to the exhibition, many of...children had pictures onthe walls.A. whichB. whoseC. whom.D. whoQuestion 9: To be honest, Harry has......than I have.A. considerably been more helpful.B. been considerably more helpfulC. been more helpful considerablyD. been more considerably helpful.Question 10: We couldn't help laughing when he took.....his teacher so well.A. upB. overC. offD. out.Question 11: There...between 4,000 to 6,000 languages in the world, depending on how you count them.A. say to beB. are said thatC. are said to beD. are to be said.Question 12: My new iPhone cost me.......the one that I bought last year.A. more than three times B. three times as much asC. more three times than. D. as much three times asQuestion 13: I would really like to join you on a skiing trip but I can't do it until I......my thesis.A. will finishB. have finishedC. finishedD. will have finished.Question 14: .......many times I tell him, he always never passes on phone message.A. Whatever.B. No matterC. HoweverD. WheneverQuestion 15: She has just enrolled on a......course in cooking because she is getting married next year.A. fastB. quickC. speedyD. crash.Question 16: When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for.....15 minutes.A. the other.B. othersC. otherD. anotherQuestion 17: .......is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.A. Philip Glass.B. Philip Glass, whoC. Because Philip GlassD. That Philip GlassQuestion 18: The suspect....last week has been freed by the police.A. who arrested.B. arrestedC. arrestingD. was arrestedQuestion 19: As the drug took.......the patient became quieter.A. influence.B. effectC. affectD. forceQuestion 20: He was arrested for trying to pass.......notes at the bank.A. counterfeit.B. fakeC. artificialD. unrealMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of thefollowing questions.Question 21: The management said that it was important for us to wear dark suits to the meeting.A. The management insisted that we wore dark suits to the meeting.B. The management insisted on our wearing dark suits to the meeting.C. The management insists that we wear dark suits to the meeting.D. The management insisted us to wear dark suits to the meeting.Question 22: Exhaustion prevented any of the runners from finishing the race.A. The runners were not exhausted enough tofinish the race.B. The runners can't finish the race as a result of their exhaustion.C. So exhausted were the runners that none of them finished the race.D. The runners are so exhausted that they can't finish the race.Question 23: Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle.A. Annabelle isn't nearly as adventurous as her brother, Derek.B. Annabelle isn't as nearly adventurous as her brother, Derek.C. Derek, isn't so nearly adventurous as his sister, Annabelle.D. Annabelle is considerable more adventurous than her brother, Derek.Question 24: No one except for Jake has ever beaten me at the game of chess.A. I have ever beaten everyone except for Jake at the game of chess.B. I am the only person who has ever beaten Jake in the game of chess.C. No one but Jake has ever been beaten at the game of chess.D. Jake is the only one ever to beat me at the game of chess.Question 25: My mother said to my brother, "It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge."A. My mother was accused of stealing the cake from the bridge.B. My mother admitted having stolen the cake from the fridge.C. My brother was accused of stealing the cake form the fridge.D. My brother accused my mother of having stolen the cake from the bridge.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 26: You will need a sound understanding of basic teaching skills if you want to enter the classroom with greatconfidence.A. inadequateB. erroneousC. sufficientD. thorough.Question 27: They are going to come in for a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much.A. get intoB. stand in withC. suffer.D. put acrossRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks.The Moon has been worshipped by primitive people and has inspired humans to create everything from lunar calendars tolove sonnets, but what do we really know about it? The most accepted theory about the origin of the Moon is that it wasformed of debris from a massive collision with young Earth about 4. 6 million years ago. A huge body, perhaps the size ofMars, struck the Earth, throwing out an immense amount of debris that coalesced and cooled in orbit around the Earth. Thedevelopment of the Earth is inextricably linked to the Moon. The Moon's gravitational influence upon the Earth is theprimary cause of ocean tides. In fact, the Moon has more than twice the effects upon the tides than does the Sun. The Moonmarks one rotation and completes a revolution around the Earth every 27 days, 7 hours and 43 minutes. This synchronousrotation is caused by an uneven distribution of mass in the Moon [especially, it is heavier on one side than the other] and hasallowed the Earth's gravity to keep one side of the Moon permanently facing the Earth. It is an average distance from theEarth of 384,403 km.The Moon has no atmosphere. Without an atmosphere, the Moon has nothing to protect it from meteorite impacts, and thusthe surface of the Moon is covered with impact craters, both large and small. The Moon also has no active tectonic or volcanicactivity, so the erosive effects of atmospheric weathering, tectonic shifts and volcanic upheavals that tend to erase and reformthe Earth's surface are not at work on the Moon. In fact, even tiny surface features such as the footprints left by an astronautin the lunar soil are likely to last for millions of years, unless obliterated by a chance meteorite strike. The surface gravity ofthe Moon is about one- sixth that of the Earth.The geographical features of the Earth most like those of the Moon are, in fact, places such as the Hawaiian volcanic cratersand the huge meteor crater in Arizona. The climate of the Moon is very unlike either Hawaii or Arizona, though. In fact thetemperature on the Moon ranges between 123oC to -233oC.Question 28: The word "debris" is closest in meaning to.......A. rubbishB. satelliteC. Earth.D. MoonsQuestion 29: All of the following about the Moon are true EXCEPT......A. It is heavier on one side than the other.B. It has a wide range of temperature.C. it is unable to protect itself from meteor attacks.D. It has less effects upon the tides than the Sun.Question 30: Why does the author mention "impact craters"?A. To show the result of the Moon not having atmosphere.B. To explain why the Moon has no life.C. To show the result of the Moon not having active tectonic and volcanic activity.D. To explain the corrosive effects of atmospheric weathering.Question 31: It can be inferred from the passage that a man weighing 82 kilograms on Earth would......A. weigh about 490 kilograms on the MoonB. weigh approximately 14 kilograms on the MoonC. weigh nearly as much as on the Moon.D. outweigh on the Moon.Question 32: The word "erase" can be replaced by.......A. impactB. obliterateC. changeD. eruptQuestion 33: The word "immense" can be replaced by......A. hugeB. denseC. small.D. impressiveQuestion 34: According to the passage, the Moon is......A. protected by a dense atmosphereB. the primary cause of the Earth's tidesC. composed of a few active volcanoes.D. older than the Earth.Question 35: What is the passage mainly about?A. The origin of the Moon.B. A comparison of the Moon and the Earth.C. The Moon's effects on the Earth.D. What we know about the Moon and its differences to the Earth.Question 36: The word "uneven" is closest in meaning to.......A. orderlyB. unequally.C. equallyD. heavierQuestion 37: Which of the followings can be inferred from the passage?A. The Moon is not able to support human life.B. If the Moon had no gravitation influence, the Earth wouldn't have tides.C. People living in Hawaii and Arizona would feel at home on the moon.D. Mars could have been formed in a similar way to Moon.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 38: Susan lost her head when she suddenly woke up and saw the house on fire.A. took her breath away. B. changed her tuneC. kept her headD. kicked herselfQuestion 39: If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you round the city.A. confidentB. freeC. occupiedD. reluctant.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks, from question 40 to 0047.MUSIC ON YOUR MINDYou know the feeling - you’re listening to music and suddenly your whole mood changes from sad to happy. This mindaltering power of music is amazing, and internet music sites are using ever more sophisticated ways of ...[40]... us in touchwith new artists. They search our downloaded files or online listening habits ...[41]... patterns, and the results are oftensurprising - would you believe that AC/DC fans may well enjoy Beethoven?Musicians have been ...[42]... unforgettable music for centuries, using accepted ideas about the emotional appeal of certaincombinations of musical sounds. It’s ...[43]... knowledge that major chords sound upbeat ...[44]... minor chords soundmournful - in tests, even children as young as three connect music in major keys to happy faces. Scientists investigating thequestion have been ...[45]... various experiments such as scanning the brains of people while they listen to music. One thingthey ...[46]... across is that music triggers activity in the motor regions of the brain, which could explain why we often need to...[47]... our feet to music. The possibilities for medicine and business are exciting.Question 40:A. doingB. puttingC. placingD. makingQuestion 41:A. looking out B. looking afterC. looking forD. looking upQuestion 42:A. inventing B. composingC. formingD. constructingQuestion 43:A. usualB. commonC. greatD. wideQuestion 44:A. whileB. sinceC. duringD. soQuestion 45:A. takingB. doingC. makingD. havingQuestion 46:A. broughtB. tookC. cameD. wentQuestion 47:A. strikeB. tapC. bangD. hitMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of thefollowing exchanges.Question 48: ~ James: "Why don't we go to a baseball game?" ~ Tommy: "........."A. No, I don't.B. No, thanks. I'd like to sit hereC. I'd rather go to the art gallery.D. It's good to play baseballQuestion 49: ~ Toe: "What would you do in my position?" ~ Toet: "Were......like that, I would complain to the manager."A. I be treatedB. I to be treatedC. to treat.D. I treatedQuestion 50: ~ Jim: "It was extremely good of you to send us all these useful materials.” ~ Lan: “.......".A. Yes, that's rightB. Oh, I did that.C. Oh, it's the least I could do.D. Yes, pleaseSỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠOĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC[Đề gồm có 003 trang]Mark[s]ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNGNĂM HỌC 2016- 2017MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 394Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đềMã Phách ……….Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of themain stress in each of the following questions.Question 1:A. obligeB. comfortC. referD. ensure.Question 2:A. punctuality B. influentialC. representativeD. intensity.Question 3:A. interviewB. comfortableC. immediatelyD. dynamite.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 4: You will need a sound understanding of basic teaching skills if you want to enter the classroom with greatconfidence.A. inadequateB. sufficientC. erroneousD. thorough.Question 5: They are going to come in for a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much.A. stand in withB. get intoC. suffer.D. put acrossRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks, from question 06 to 13.MUSIC ON YOUR MINDYou know the feeling - you’re listening to music and suddenly your whole mood changes from sad to happy. This mindaltering power of music is amazing, and internet music sites are using ever more sophisticated ways of ...[6]... us in touchwith new artists. They search our downloaded files or online listening habits ...[7]... patterns, and the results are oftensurprising - would you believe that AC/DC fans may well enjoy Beethoven?Musicians have been ...[8]... unforgettable music for centuries, using accepted ideas about the emotional appeal of certaincombinations of musical sounds. It’s ...[9]... knowledge that major chords sound upbeat ...[10]... minor chords soundmournful - in tests, even children as young as three connect music in major keys to happy faces. Scientists investigating thequestion have been ...[11]... various experiments such as scanning the brains of people while they listen to music. One thingthey ...[12]... across is that music triggers activity in the motor regions of the brain, which could explain why we often need to...[13]... our feet to music. The possibilities for medicine and business are exciting.Question 6:A. placingB. puttingC. makingD. doingQuestion 7:A. looking after B. looking forC. looking upD. looking outQuestion 8:A. inventingB. formingC. composingD. constructingQuestion 9:A. usualB. commonC. wideD. greatQuestion 10:A. duringB. sinceC. soD. whileQuestion 11:A. doingB. makingC. takingD. havingQuestion 12:A. wentB. broughtC. cameD. tookQuestion 13:A. strikeB. tapC. bangD. hitMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of thefollowing exchanges.Question 14: ~ Jim: "It was extremely good of you to send us all these useful materials.” ~ Lan: “.......".A. Yes, pleaseB. Oh, I did that.C. Yes, that's rightD. Oh, it's the least I could do.Question 15: ~ James: "Why don't we go to a baseball game?" ~ Tommy: "........."A. No, thanks. I'd like to sit hereB. No, I don't.C. I'd rather go to the art gallery.D. It's good to play baseballQuestion 16: ~ Toe: "What would you do in my position?" ~ Toet: "Were......like that, I would complain to the manager."A. I to be treatedB. I treatedC. to treat.D. I be treatedMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.Question 17: Mrs. Violet C. Barnes, who was so proud of her new car, drove to work when the accident happened anddamaged her car.A. wasB. happenedC. damagedD. droveQuestion 18: Champagne is a traditional beverage to serve on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.A. isB. and New Year's DayC. to serveD. traditional beverageQuestion 19: It is an opportunity for all family members to gather, exchange wishes, and having dinner together.A. having dinnerB. all family membersC. to gatherD. It isMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 20: If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you round the city.A. reluctant.B. confidentC. freeD. occupiedQuestion 21: Susan lost her head when she suddenly woke up and saw the house on fire.A. kept her headB. kicked herselfC. changed her tuneD. took her breath away.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of thefollowing questions.Question 22: Exhaustion prevented any of the runners from finishing the race.A. The runners can't finish the race as a result of their exhaustion.B. So exhausted were the runners that none of them finished the race.C. The runners were not exhausted enough tofinish the race.D. The runners are so exhausted that they can't finish the race.Question 23: The management said that it was important for us to wear dark suits to the meeting.A. The management insisted that we wore dark suits to the meeting.B. The management insists that we wear dark suits to the meeting.C. The management insisted on our wearing dark suits to the meeting.D. The management insisted us to wear dark suits to the meeting.Question 24: My mother said to my brother, "It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge."A. My brother was accused of stealing the cake form the fridge.B. My brother accused my mother of having stolen the cake from the bridge.C. My mother was accused of stealing the cake from the bridge.D. My mother admitted having stolen the cake from the fridge.Question 25: Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle.A. Derek, isn't so nearly adventurous as his sister, Annabelle.B. Annabelle is considerable more adventurous than her brother, Derek.C. Annabelle isn't nearly as adventurous as her brother, Derek.D. Annabelle isn't as nearly adventurous as her brother, Derek.Question 26: No one except for Jake has ever beaten me at the game of chess.A. Jake is the only one ever to beat me at the game of chess.B. No one but Jake has ever been beaten at the game of chess.C. I am the only person who has ever beaten Jake in the game of chess.D. I have ever beaten everyone except for Jake at the game of chess.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Question 27: I would really like to join you on a skiing trip but I can't do it until I......my thesis.A. will have finished.B. finishedC. have finishedD. will finishQuestion 28: To be honest, Harry has......than I have.A. been more considerably helpful.B. considerably been more helpful.C. been more helpful considerablyD. been considerably more helpfulQuestion 29: We couldn't help laughing when he took.....his teacher so well.A. out.B. offC. overD. upQuestion 30: He was arrested for trying to pass.......notes at the bank.A. fakeB. artificialC. counterfeit.D. unrealQuestion 31: .......many times I tell him, he always never passes on phone message.A. WheneverB. No matterC. HoweverD. Whatever.Question 32: .......is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.A. Philip Glass, whoB. Because Philip GlassC. Philip Glass.D. That Philip GlassQuestion 33: There...between 4,000 to 6,000 languages in the world, depending on how you count them.A. are said to beB. are said thatC. say to beD. are to be said.Question 34: The higher the demand,........A. the more efforts we have to makeB. the more efforts do we have to makeC. the most efforts we have to make.D. the more we have to make efforts.Question 35: When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for.....15 minutes.A. otherB. the other.C. othersD. anotherQuestion 36: More than sixty people came to the exhibition, many of...children had pictures onthe walls.A. whom.B. whoseC. whoD. whichQuestion 37: The suspect....last week has been freed by the police.A. was arrestedB. arrestingC. arrestedD. who arrested.Question 38: My new iPhone cost me.......the one that I bought last year.A. as much three times asB. more three times than.C. three times as much asD. more than three timesQuestion 39: As the drug took.......the patient became quieter.A. effectB. forceC. influence.D. affectQuestion 40: She has just enrolled on a......course in cooking because she is getting married next year.A. quickB. crash.C. fastD. speedyRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks.The Moon has been worshipped by primitive people and has inspired humans to create everything from lunar calendars tolove sonnets, but what do we really know about it? The most accepted theory about the origin of the Moon is that it wasformed of debris from a massive collision with young Earth about 4. 6 million years ago. A huge body, perhaps the size ofMars, struck the Earth, throwing out an immense amount of debris that coalesced and cooled in orbit around the Earth. Thedevelopment of the Earth is inextricably linked to the Moon. The Moon's gravitational influence upon the Earth is theprimary cause of ocean tides. In fact, the Moon has more than twice the effects upon the tides than does the Sun. The Moonmarks one rotation and completes a revolution around the Earth every 27 days, 7 hours and 43 minutes. This synchronousrotation is caused by an uneven distribution of mass in the Moon [especially, it is heavier on one side than the other] and hasallowed the Earth's gravity to keep one side of the Moon permanently facing the Earth. It is an average distance from theEarth of 384,403 km.The Moon has no atmosphere. Without an atmosphere, the Moon has nothing to protect it from meteorite impacts, and thusthe surface of the Moon is covered with impact craters, both large and small. The Moon also has no active tectonic or volcanicactivity, so the erosive effects of atmospheric weathering, tectonic shifts and volcanic upheavals that tend to erase and reformthe Earth's surface are not at work on the Moon. In fact, even tiny surface features such as the footprints left by an astronautin the lunar soil are likely to last for millions of years, unless obliterated by a chance meteorite strike. The surface gravity ofthe Moon is about one- sixth that of the Earth.The geographical features of the Earth most like those of the Moon are, in fact, places such as the Hawaiian volcanic cratersand the huge meteor crater in Arizona. The climate of the Moon is very unlike either Hawaii or Arizona, though. In fact thetemperature on the Moon ranges between 123oC to -233oC.Question 41: The word "uneven" is closest in meaning to.......A. heavierB. equallyC. orderlyD. unequally.Question 42: Why does the author mention "impact craters"?A. To explain why the Moon has no life.B. To show the result of the Moon not having atmosphere.C. To explain the corrosive effects of atmospheric weathering.D. To show the result of the Moon not having active tectonic and volcanic activity.Question 43: It can be inferred from the passage that a man weighing 82 kilograms on Earth would......A. weigh nearly as much as on the Moon.B. weigh approximately 14 kilograms on the MoonC. outweigh on the Moon.D. weigh about 490 kilograms on the MoonQuestion 44: The word "erase" can be replaced by.......A. eruptB. changeC. obliterateD. impactQuestion 45: What is the passage mainly about?A. The origin of the Moon.B. A comparison of the Moon and the Earth.C. What we know about the Moon and its differences to the Earth.D. The Moon's effects on theEarth.Question 46: According to the passage, the Moon is......A. composed of a few active volcanoes.B. the primary cause of the Earth's tidesC. older than the Earth.D. protected by a dense atmosphereQuestion 47: All of the following about the Moon are true EXCEPT......A. it is unable to protect itself from meteor attacks.B. It has a wide range of temperature.C. It has less effects upon the tides than the Sun.D. It is heavier on one side than the other.Question 48: The word "immense" can be replaced by......A. impressiveB. hugeC. small.D. denseQuestion 49: The word "debris" is closest in meaning to.......A. satelliteB. rubbishC. Earth.D. MoonsQuestion 50: Which of the followings can be inferred from the passage?A. Mars could have been formed in a similar way to Moon.B. If the Moon had no gravitation influence, the Earth wouldn't have tides.C. The Moon is not able to support human life.D. People living in Hawaii and Arizona would feel at home on the moon.SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠOĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC[Đề gồm có 03 trang]Mark[s]ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNGNĂM HỌC 2016- 2017MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 536Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đềMã Phách ……….Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of themain stress in each of the following questions.Question 1:A. interviewB. dynamite.C. immediatelyD. comfortableQuestion 2:A. comfortB. ensure.C. referD. obligeQuestion 3:A. representative B. intensity.C. punctualityD. influentialMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.Question 4: Champagne is a traditional beverage to serve on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.A. isB. and New Year's DayC. to serveD. traditional beverageQuestion 5: It is an opportunity for all family members to gather, exchange wishes, and having dinner together.A. It isB. having dinnerC. all family membersD. to gatherQuestion 6: Mrs. Violet C. Barnes, who was so proud of her new car, drove to work when the accident happened anddamaged her car.A. damagedB. wasC. droveD. happenedMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Question 7: He was arrested for trying to pass.......notes at the bank.A. counterfeit.B. artificialC. unrealD. fakeQuestion 8: The higher the demand,........A. the more efforts do we have to makeB. the most efforts we have to make.C. the more efforts we have to makeD. the more we have to make efforts.Question 9: When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for.....15 minutes.A. the other.B. othersC. anotherD. otherQuestion 10: My new iPhone cost me.......the one that I bought last year.A. three times as much asB. more than three timesC. as much three times asD. more three times than.Question 11: To be honest, Harry has......than I have.A. considerably been more helpful.B. been considerably more helpfulC. been more considerably helpful.D. been more helpful considerablyQuestion 12: .......many times I tell him, he always never passes on phone message.A. HoweverB. Whatever.C. No matterD. WheneverQuestion 13: We couldn't help laughing when he took.....his teacher so well.A. upB. out.C. overD. offQuestion 14: The suspect....last week has been freed by the police.A. who arrested.B. arrestingC. was arrestedD. arrestedQuestion 15: She has just enrolled on a......course in cooking because she is getting married next year.A. crash.B. fastC. speedyD. quickQuestion 16: .......is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.A. Philip Glass, whoB. Because Philip GlassC. Philip Glass.D. That Philip GlassQuestion 17: There...between 4,000 to 6,000 languages in the world, depending on how you count them.A. are to be said.B. are said thatC. are said to beD. say to beQuestion 18: I would really like to join you on a skiing trip but I can't do it until I......my thesis.A. finishedB. will finishC. will have finished.D. have finishedQuestion 19: As the drug took.......the patient became quieter.A. forceB. influence.C. affectD. effectQuestion 20: More than sixty people came to the exhibition, many of...children had pictures onthe walls.A. whoseB. whichC. whom.D. whoMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of thefollowing exchanges.Question 21: ~ Toe: "What would you do in my position?" ~ Toet: "Were......like that, I would complain to the manager."A. I to be treatedB. I be treatedC. I treatedD. to treat.Question 22: ~ James: "Why don't we go to a baseball game?" ~ Tommy: "........."A. I'd rather go to the art gallery.B. No, thanks. I'd like to sit hereC. No, I don't.D. It's good to play baseballQuestion 23: ~ Jim: "It was extremely good of you to send us all these useful materials.” ~ Lan: “.......".A. Oh, it's the least I could do.B. Oh, I did that.C. Yes, that's rightD. Yes, pleaseRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks, from question 24 to 31.MUSIC ON YOUR MINDYou know the feeling - you’re listening to music and suddenly your whole mood changes from sad to happy. This mindaltering power of music is amazing, and internet music sites are using ever more sophisticated ways of ...[24]... us in touchwith new artists. They search our downloaded files or online listening habits ...[25]... patterns, and the results are oftensurprising - would you believe that AC/DC fans may well enjoy Beethoven?Musicians have been ...[26]... unforgettable music for centuries, using accepted ideas about the emotional appeal of certaincombinations of musical sounds. It’s ...[27]... knowledge that major chords sound upbeat ...[28]... minor chords soundmournful - in tests, even children as young as three connect music in major keys to happy faces. Scientists investigating thequestion have been ...[29]... various experiments such as scanning the brains of people while they listen to music. One thingthey ...[30]... across is that music triggers activity in the motor regions of the brain, which could explain why we often need to...[31]... our feet to music. The possibilities for medicine and business are exciting.Question 24:A. makingB. placingC. doingD. puttingQuestion 25:A. looking after B. looking upC. looking forD. looking outQuestion 26:A. formingB. inventingC. composingD. constructingQuestion 27:A. commonB. greatC. usualD. wideQuestion 28:A. soB. sinceC. whileD. duringQuestion 29:A. takingB. makingC. havingD. doingQuestion 30:A. broughtB. tookC. wentD. cameQuestion 31:A. hitB. strikeC. tapD. bangMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 32: You will need a sound understanding of basic teaching skills if you want to enter the classroom with greatconfidence.A. sufficientB. thorough.C. erroneousD. inadequateQuestion 33: They are going to come in for a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much.A. put acrossB. suffer.C. stand in withD. get intoMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 34: Susan lost her head when she suddenly woke up and saw the house on fire.A. kept her headB. took her breath away.C. changed her tuneD. kicked herselfQuestion 35: If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you round the city.A. occupiedB. freeC. reluctant.D. confidentRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks.The Moon has been worshipped by primitive people and has inspired humans to create everything from lunar calendars tolove sonnets, but what do we really know about it? The most accepted theory about the origin of the Moon is that it wasformed of debris from a massive collision with young Earth about 4. 6 million years ago. A huge body, perhaps the size ofMars, struck the Earth, throwing out an immense amount of debris that coalesced and cooled in orbit around the Earth. Thedevelopment of the Earth is inextricably linked to the Moon. The Moon's gravitational influence upon the Earth is theprimary cause of ocean tides. In fact, the Moon has more than twice the effects upon the tides than does the Sun. The Moonmarks one rotation and completes a revolution around the Earth every 27 days, 7 hours and 43 minutes. This synchronousrotation is caused by an uneven distribution of mass in the Moon [especially, it is heavier on one side than the other] and hasallowed the Earth's gravity to keep one side of the Moon permanently facing the Earth. It is an average distance from theEarth of 384,403 km.The Moon has no atmosphere. Without an atmosphere, the Moon has nothing to protect it from meteorite impacts, and thusthe surface of the Moon is covered with impact craters, both large and small. The Moon also has no active tectonic or volcanicactivity, so the erosive effects of atmospheric weathering, tectonic shifts and volcanic upheavals that tend to erase and reformthe Earth's surface are not at work on the Moon. In fact, even tiny surface features such as the footprints left by an astronautin the lunar soil are likely to last for millions of years, unless obliterated by a chance meteorite strike. The surface gravity ofthe Moon is about one- sixth that of the Earth.The geographical features of the Earth most like those of the Moon are, in fact, places such as the Hawaiian volcanic cratersand the huge meteor crater in Arizona. The climate of the Moon is very unlike either Hawaii or Arizona, though. In fact thetemperature on the Moon ranges between 123oC to -233oC.Question 36: The word "debris" is closest in meaning to.......A. MoonsB. Earth.C. rubbishD. satelliteQuestion 37: According to the passage, the Moon is......A. older than the Earth.B. composed of a few active volcanoes.C. protected by a dense atmosphereD. the primary cause of the Earth's tidesQuestion 38: Why does the author mention "impact craters"?A. To explain the corrosive effects of atmospheric weathering.B. To explain why the Moon has no life.C. To show the result of the Moon not having active tectonic and volcanic activity.D. To show the result of the Moon not having atmosphere.Question 39: It can be inferred from the passage that a man weighing 82 kilograms on Earth would......A. weigh nearly as much as on the Moon.B. weigh about 490 kilograms on the MoonC. outweigh on the Moon.D. weigh approximately 14 kilograms on the MoonQuestion 40: What is the passage mainly about?A. The origin of the Moon.B. A comparison of the Moon and the Earth.C. The Moon's effects on the Earth.D. What we know about the Moon and its differences to the Earth.Question 41: The word "erase" can be replaced by.......A. eruptB. impactC. obliterateD. changeQuestion 42: Which of the followings can be inferred from the passage?A. If the Moon had no gravitation influence, the Earth wouldn't have tides.B. The Moon is not able to support human life.C. People living in Hawaii and Arizona would feel at home on the moon.D. Mars could have been formed in a similar way to Moon.Question 43: All of the following about the Moon are true EXCEPT......A. It has less effects upon the tides than the Sun.B. It has a wide range of temperature.C. It is heavier on one side than the other.D. it is unable to protect itself from meteor attacks.Question 44: The word "uneven" is closest in meaning to.......A. equallyB. heavierC. orderlyD. unequally.Question 45: The word "immense" can be replaced by......A. denseB. hugeC. small.D. impressiveMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of thefollowing questions.Question 46: No one except for Jake has ever beaten me at the game of chess.A. Jake is the only one ever to beat me at the game of chess.B. I have ever beaten everyone except for Jake at the game of chess.C. I am the only person who has ever beaten Jake in the game of chess.D. No one but Jake has ever been beaten at the game of chess.Question 47: Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle.A. Annabelle isn't nearly as adventurous as her brother, Derek.B. Annabelle isn't as nearly adventurous as her brother, Derek.C. Annabelle is considerable more adventurous than her brother, Derek.D. Derek, isn't so nearly adventurous as his sister, Annabelle.Question 48: My mother said to my brother, "It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge."A. My mother admitted having stolen the cake from the fridge.B. My mother was accused of stealing the cake from the bridge.C. My brother was accused of stealing the cake form the fridge.D. My brother accused my mother of having stolen the cake from the bridge.Question 49: The management said that it was important for us to wear dark suits to the meeting.A. The management insisted that we wore dark suits to the meeting.B. The management insisted on our wearing dark suits to the meeting.C. The management insists that we wear dark suits to the meeting.D. The management insisted us to wear dark suits to the meeting.Question 50: Exhaustion prevented any of the runners from finishing the race.A. The runners were not exhausted enough tofinish the race.B. The runners are so exhausted that they can't finish the race.C. So exhausted were the runners that none of them finished the race.D. The runners can't finish the race as a result of their exhaustion.SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠOĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC[Đề gồm có 03 trang]ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNGNĂM HỌC 2016- 2017MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 285Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đềMark[s]Mã Phách ……….Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of thefollowing exchanges.Question 1: ~ Jim: "It was extremely good of you to send us all these useful materials.” ~ Lan: “.......".A. Oh, it's the least I could do.B. Oh, I did that.C. Yes, pleaseD. Yes, that's rightQuestion 2: ~ James: "Why don't we go to a baseball game?" ~ Tommy: "........."A. I'd rather go to the art gallery.B. No, thanks. I'd like to sit hereC. It's good to play baseballD. No, I don't.Question 3: ~ Toe: "What would you do in my position?" ~ Toet: "Were......like that, I would complain to the manager."A. I treatedB. to treat.C. I be treatedD. I to be treatedMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of themain stress in each of the following questions.Question 4:A. referB. comfortC. ensure.D. obligeQuestion 5:A. comfortable B. dynamite.C. immediatelyD. interviewQuestion 6:A. punctuality B. influentialC. representativeD. intensity.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Question 7: My new iPhone cost me.......the one that I bought last year.A. more three times than.B. three times as much asC. more than three timesD. as much three times asQuestion 8: I would really like to join you on a skiing trip but I can't do it until I......my thesis.A. will have finished.B. finishedC. have finishedD. will finishQuestion 9: .......is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.A. That Philip GlassB. Philip Glass.C. Because Philip GlassD. Philip Glass, whoQuestion 10: When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for.....15 minutes.A. the other.B. othersC. anotherD. otherQuestion 11: He was arrested for trying to pass.......notes at the bank.A. fakeB. artificialC. unrealD. counterfeit.Question 12: There...between 4,000 to 6,000 languages in the world, depending on how you count them.A. say to beB. are to be said.C. are said to beD. are said thatQuestion 13: The higher the demand,........A. the more efforts do we have to makeB. the more efforts we have to makeC. the more we have to make efforts.D. the most efforts we have to make.Question 14: To be honest, Harry has......than I have.A. considerably been more helpful.B. been more helpful considerablyC. been more considerably helpful.D. been considerably more helpfulQuestion 15: The suspect....last week has been freed by the police.A. arrestingB. arrestedC. who arrested.D. was arrestedQuestion 16: She has just enrolled on a......course in cooking because she is getting married next year.A. speedyB. crash.C. fastD. quickQuestion 17: We couldn't help laughing when he took.....his teacher so well.A. offB. upC. overD. out.Question 18: .......many times I tell him, he always never passes on phone message.A. WheneverB. No matterC. HoweverD. Whatever.Question 19: As the drug took.......the patient became quieter.A. affectB. influence.C. forceD. effectQuestion 20: More than sixty people came to the exhibition, many of...children had pictures onthe walls.A. whom.B. whoseC. whichD. whoRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks, from question 21 to 28.MUSIC ON YOUR MINDYou know the feeling - you’re listening to music and suddenly your whole mood changes from sad to happy. This mindaltering power of music is amazing, and internet music sites are using ever more sophisticated ways of ...[21]... us in touchwith new artists. They search our downloaded files or online listening habits ...[22]... patterns, and the results are oftensurprising - would you believe that AC/DC fans may well enjoy Beethoven?Musicians have been ...[23]... unforgettable music for centuries, using accepted ideas about the emotional appeal of certaincombinations of musical sounds. It’s ...[24]... knowledge that major chords sound upbeat ...[25]... minor chords soundmournful - in tests, even children as young as three connect music in major keys to happy faces. Scientists investigating thequestion have been ...[26]... various experiments such as scanning the brains of people while they listen to music. One thingthey ...[27]... across is that music triggers activity in the motor regions of the brain, which could explain why we often need to...[28]... our feet to music. The possibilities for medicine and business are exciting.Question 21:A. placingB. puttingC. doingD. makingQuestion 22:A. looking out B. looking forC. looking upD. looking afterQuestion 23:A. composing B. formingC. inventingD. constructingQuestion 24:A. commonB. wideC. usualD. greatQuestion 25:A. whileB. duringC. sinceD. soQuestion 26:A. takingB. makingC. doingD. havingQuestion 27:A. cameB. tookC. broughtD. wentQuestion 28:A. bangB. hitC. tapD. strikeMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 29: Susan lost her head when she suddenly woke up and saw the house on fire.A. took her breath away. B. kept her headC. changed her tuneD. kicked herselfQuestion 30: If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you round the city.A. confidentB. freeC. reluctant.D. occupiedMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.Question 31: It is an opportunity for all family members to gather, exchange wishes, and having dinner together.A. to gatherB. It isC. having dinnerD. all family membersQuestion 32: Mrs. Violet C. Barnes, who was so proud of her new car, drove to work when the accident happened anddamaged her car.A. wasB. damagedC. droveD. happenedQuestion 33: Champagne is a traditional beverage to serve on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.A. traditional beverage B. and New Year's DayC. isD. to serveRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks.The Moon has been worshipped by primitive people and has inspired humans to create everything from lunar calendars tolove sonnets, but what do we really know about it? The most accepted theory about the origin of the Moon is that it wasformed of debris from a massive collision with young Earth about 4. 6 million years ago. A huge body, perhaps the size ofMars, struck the Earth, throwing out an immense amount of debris that coalesced and cooled in orbit around the Earth. Thedevelopment of the Earth is inextricably linked to the Moon. The Moon's gravitational influence upon the Earth is theprimary cause of ocean tides. In fact, the Moon has more than twice the effects upon the tides than does the Sun. The Moonmarks one rotation and completes a revolution around the Earth every 27 days, 7 hours and 43 minutes. This synchronousrotation is caused by an uneven distribution of mass in the Moon [especially, it is heavier on one side than the other] and hasallowed the Earth's gravity to keep one side of the Moon permanently facing the Earth. It is an average distance from theEarth of 384,403 km.The Moon has no atmosphere. Without an atmosphere, the Moon has nothing to protect it from meteorite impacts, and thusthe surface of the Moon is covered with impact craters, both large and small. The Moon also has no active tectonic or volcanicactivity, so the erosive effects of atmospheric weathering, tectonic shifts and volcanic upheavals that tend to erase and reformthe Earth's surface are not at work on the Moon. In fact, even tiny surface features such as the footprints left by an astronautin the lunar soil are likely to last for millions of years, unless obliterated by a chance meteorite strike. The surface gravity ofthe Moon is about one- sixth that of the Earth.The geographical features of the Earth most like those of the Moon are, in fact, places such as the Hawaiian volcanic cratersand the huge meteor crater in Arizona. The climate of the Moon is very unlike either Hawaii or Arizona, though. In fact thetemperature on the Moon ranges between 123oC to -233oC.Question 34: What is the passage mainly about?A. The origin of the Moon.B. The Moon's effects on the Earth.C. A comparison of the Moon and the Earth.D. What we know about the Moon and its differences to theEarth.Question 35: Which of the followings can be inferred from the passage?A. People living in Hawaii and Arizona would feel at home on the moon.B. The Moon is not able to support human life.C. Mars could have been formed in a similar way to Moon.D. If the Moon had no gravitation influence, the Earth wouldn't have tides.Question 36: The word "uneven" is closest in meaning to.......A. orderlyB. heavierC. unequally.D. equallyQuestion 37: Why does the author mention "impact craters"?A. To show the result of the Moon not having active tectonic and volcanic activity.B. To explain why the Moon has no life.C. To show the result of the Moon not having atmosphere.D. To explain the corrosive effects of atmospheric weathering.Question 38: The word "erase" can be replaced by.......A. eruptB. impactC. changeD. obliterateQuestion 39: It can be inferred from the passage that a man weighing 82 kilograms on Earth would......A. outweigh on the Moon.B. weigh approximately 14 kilograms on the MoonC. weigh nearly as much as on the Moon.D. weigh about 490 kilograms on the MoonQuestion 40: According to the passage, the Moon is......A. older than the Earth.B. composed of a few active volcanoes.C. the primary cause of the Earth's tidesD. protected by a dense atmosphereQuestion 41: All of the following about the Moon are true EXCEPT......A. It is heavier on one side than the other.B. It has a wide range of temperature.C. It has less effects upon the tides than the Sun.D. it is unable to protect itself from meteor attacks.Question 42: The word "immense" can be replaced by......A. impressiveB. hugeC. denseD. small.Question 43: The word "debris" is closest in meaning to.......A. MoonsB. Earth.C. satelliteD. rubbishMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 44: You will need a sound understanding of basic teaching skills if you want to enter the classroom with greatconfidence.A. erroneousB. thorough.C. sufficientD. inadequateQuestion 45: They are going to come in for a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much.A. put acrossB. stand in withC. get intoD. suffer.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of thefollowing questions.Question 46: Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle.A. Annabelle isn't nearly as adventurous as her brother, Derek.B. Derek, isn't so nearly adventurous as his sister, Annabelle.C. Annabelle is considerable more adventurous than her brother, Derek.D. Annabelle isn't as nearly adventurous as her brother, Derek.Question 47: The management said that it was important for us to wear dark suits to the meeting.A. The management insisted us to wear dark suits to the meeting.B. The management insisted on our wearing dark suits to the meeting.C. The management insists that we wear dark suits to the meeting.D. The management insisted that we wore dark suits to the meeting.Question 48: Exhaustion prevented any of the runners from finishing the race.A. The runners were not exhausted enough tofinish the race.B. The runners can't finish the race as a result of their exhaustion.C. The runners are so exhausted that they can't finish the race.D. So exhausted were the runners that none of them finished the race.Question 49: No one except for Jake has ever beaten me at the game of chess.A. I am the only person who has ever beaten Jake in the game of chess.B. I have ever beaten everyone except for Jake at the game of chess.C. No one but Jake has ever been beaten at the game of chess.D. Jake is the only one ever to beat me at the game of chess.Question 50: My mother said to my brother, "It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge."A. My mother admitted having stolen the cake from the fridge.B. My brother was accused of stealing the cake form the fridge.C. My brother accused my mother of having stolen the cake from the bridge.D. My mother was accused of stealing the cake from the bridge.SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠOĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC[Đề gồm có 03 trang]Mark[s]ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNGNĂM HỌC 2016- 2017MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 212Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đềMã Phách ……….Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 1: They are going to come in for a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much.A. stand in withB. suffer.C. put acrossD. get intoQuestion 2: You will need a sound understanding of basic teaching skills if you want to enter the classroom with greatconfidence.A. thorough.B. erroneousC. sufficientD. inadequateRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks, from question 03 to 10.MUSIC ON YOUR MINDYou know the feeling - you’re listening to music and suddenly your whole mood changes from sad to happy. This mindaltering power of music is amazing, and internet music sites are using ever more sophisticated ways of ...[3]... us in touchwith new artists. They search our downloaded files or online listening habits ...[4]... patterns, and the results are oftensurprising - would you believe that AC/DC fans may well enjoy Beethoven?Musicians have been ...[5]... unforgettable music for centuries, using accepted ideas about the emotional appeal of certaincombinations of musical sounds. It’s ...[6]... knowledge that major chords sound upbeat ...[7]... minor chords sound mournful- in tests, even children as young as three connect music in major keys to happy faces. Scientists investigating the questionhave been ...[8]... various experiments such as scanning the brains of people while they listen to music. One thing they ...[9]...across is that music triggers activity in the motor regions of the brain, which could explain why we often need to ...[10]... ourfeet to music. The possibilities for medicine and business are exciting.Question 3:A. puttingB. makingC. placingD. doingQuestion 4:A. looking after B. looking upC. looking outD. looking forQuestion 5:A. inventingB. formingC. constructingD. composingQuestion 6:A. greatB. commonC. usualD. wideQuestion 7:A. soB. sinceC. whileD. duringQuestion 8:A. takingB. havingC. doingD. makingQuestion 9:A. wentB. tookC. broughtD. cameQuestion 10:A. hitB. bangC. strikeD. tapMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Question 11: He was arrested for trying to pass.......notes at the bank.A. fakeB. artificialC. unrealD. counterfeit.Question 12: The suspect....last week has been freed by the police.A. arrestedB. who arrested.C. was arrestedD. arrestingQuestion 13: When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for.....15 minutes.A. the other.B. anotherC. otherD. othersQuestion 14: She has just enrolled on a......course in cooking because she is getting married next year.A. quickB. crash.C. fastD. speedyQuestion 15: As the drug took.......the patient became quieter.A. forceB. effectC. affectD. influence.Question 16: I would really like to join you on a skiing trip but I can't do it until I......my thesis.A. will finishB. will have finished.C. have finishedD. finishedQuestion 17: More than sixty people came to the exhibition, many of...children had pictures onthe walls.A. whichB. whoC. whom.D. whoseQuestion 18: My new iPhone cost me.......the one that I bought last year.A. more than three timesB. three times as much asC. more three times than.D. as much three times asQuestion 19: To be honest, Harry has......than I have.A. been more considerably helpful.B. been considerably more helpfulC. been more helpful considerablyD. considerably been more helpful.Question 20: .......many times I tell him, he always never passes on phone message.A. No matterB. HoweverC. WheneverD. Whatever.Question 21: The higher the demand,........A. the most efforts we have to make.B. the more efforts we have to makeC. the more we have to make efforts.D. the more efforts do we have to makeQuestion 22: There...between 4,000 to 6,000 languages in the world, depending on how you count them.A. say to beB. are to be said.C. are said thatD. are said to beQuestion 23: We couldn't help laughing when he took.....his teacher so well.A. out.B. overC. offD. upQuestion 24: .......is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.A. Because Philip Glass B. That Philip GlassC. Philip Glass.D. Philip Glass, whoMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of thefollowing exchanges.Question 25: ~ James: "Why don't we go to a baseball game?" ~ Tommy: "........."A. I'd rather go to the art gallery.B. No, I don't.C. No, thanks. I'd like to sit hereD. It's good to play baseballQuestion 26: ~ Jim: "It was extremely good of you to send us all these useful materials.” ~ Lan: “.......".A. Oh, I did that.B. Yes, pleaseC. Yes, that's rightD. Oh, it's the least I could do.Question 27: ~ Toe: "What would you do in my position?" ~ Toet: "Were......like that, I would complain to the manager."A. I treatedB. I be treatedC. to treat.D. I to be treatedMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.Question 28: Champagne is a traditional beverage to serve on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.A. isB. traditional beverageC. to serveD. and New Year's DayQuestion 29: It is an opportunity for all family members to gather, exchange wishes, and having dinner together.A. to gatherB. all family membersC. having dinnerD. It isQuestion 30: Mrs. Violet C. Barnes, who was so proud of her new car, drove to work when the accident happened anddamaged her car.A. happenedB. damagedC. droveD. wasRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks.The Moon has been worshipped by primitive people and has inspired humans to create everything from lunar calendars tolove sonnets, but what do we really know about it? The most accepted theory about the origin of the Moon is that it wasformed of debris from a massive collision with young Earth about 4. 6 million years ago. A huge body, perhaps the size ofMars, struck the Earth, throwing out an immense amount of debris that coalesced and cooled in orbit around the Earth. Thedevelopment of the Earth is inextricably linked to the Moon. The Moon's gravitational influence upon the Earth is theprimary cause of ocean tides. In fact, the Moon has more than twice the effects upon the tides than does the Sun. The Moonmarks one rotation and completes a revolution around the Earth every 27 days, 7 hours and 43 minutes. This synchronousrotation is caused by an uneven distribution of mass in the Moon [especially, it is heavier on one side than the other] and hasallowed the Earth's gravity to keep one side of the Moon permanently facing the Earth. It is an average distance from theEarth of 384,403 km.The Moon has no atmosphere. Without an atmosphere, the Moon has nothing to protect it from meteorite impacts, and thusthe surface of the Moon is covered with impact craters, both large and small. The Moon also has no active tectonic or volcanicactivity, so the erosive effects of atmospheric weathering, tectonic shifts and volcanic upheavals that tend to erase and reformthe Earth's surface are not at work on the Moon. In fact, even tiny surface features such as the footprints left by an astronautin the lunar soil are likely to last for millions of years, unless obliterated by a chance meteorite strike. The surface gravity ofthe Moon is about one- sixth that of the Earth.The geographical features of the Earth most like those of the Moon are, in fact, places such as the Hawaiian volcanic cratersand the huge meteor crater in Arizona. The climate of the Moon is very unlike either Hawaii or Arizona, though. In fact thetemperature on the Moon ranges between 123oC to -233oC.Question 31: The word "uneven" is closest in meaning to.......A. unequally.B. equallyC. orderlyD. heavierQuestion 32: What is the passage mainly about?A. A comparison of the Moon and the Earth.B. What we know about the Moon and its differences to theEarth.C. The Moon's effects on the Earth.D. The origin of the Moon.Question 33: The word "debris" is closest in meaning to.......A. MoonsB. rubbishC. satelliteD. Earth.Question 34: Why does the author mention "impact craters"?A. To explain the corrosive effects of atmospheric weathering.B. To show the result of the Moon not having active tectonic and volcanic activity.C. To show the result of the Moon not having atmosphere.D. To explain why the Moon has no life.Question 35: Which of the followings can be inferred from the passage?A. Mars could have been formed in a similar way to Moon.B. People living in Hawaii and Arizona would feel at home on the moon.C. If the Moon had no gravitation influence, the Earth wouldn't have tides.D. The Moon is not able to support human life.Question 36: All of the following about the Moon are true EXCEPT......A. It is heavier on one side than the other.B. it is unable to protect itself from meteor attacks.C. It has less effects upon the tides than the Sun.D. It has a wide range of temperature.Question 37: The word "erase" can be replaced by.......A. obliterateB. eruptC. impactD. changeQuestion 38: According to the passage, the Moon is......A. older than the Earth.B. protected by a dense atmosphereC. composed of a few active volcanoes.D. the primary cause of the Earth's tidesQuestion 39: The word "immense" can be replaced by......A. hugeB. impressiveC. small.D. denseQuestion 40: It can be inferred from the passage that a man weighing 82 kilograms on Earth would......A. outweigh on the Moon.B. weigh about 490 kilograms on the MoonC. weigh approximately 14 kilograms on the MoonD. weigh nearly as much as on the Moon.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of themain stress in each of the following questions.Question 41:A. interview B. comfortableC. dynamite.D. immediatelyQuestion 42:A. obligeB. referC. comfortD. ensure.Question 43:A. intensity. B. punctualityC. representativeD. influentialMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 44: If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you round the city.A. reluctant.B. freeC. confidentD. occupiedQuestion 45: Susan lost her head when she suddenly woke up and saw the house on fire.A. changed her tuneB. took her breath away.C. kept her headD. kicked herselfMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of thefollowing questions.Question 46: Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle.A. Annabelle is considerable more adventurous than her brother, Derek.B. Annabelle isn't as nearly adventurous as her brother, Derek.C. Annabelle isn't nearly as adventurous as her brother, Derek.D. Derek, isn't so nearly adventurous as his sister, Annabelle.Question 47: The management said that it was important for us to wear dark suits to the meeting.A. The management insisted us to wear dark suits to the meeting.B. The management insists that we wear dark suits to the meeting.C. The management insisted on our wearing dark suits to the meeting.D. The management insisted that we wore dark suits to the meeting.Question 48: No one except for Jake has ever beaten me at the game of chess.A. I am the only person who has ever beaten Jake in the game of chess.B. Jake is the only one ever to beat me at the game of chess.C. No one but Jake has ever been beaten at the game of chess.D. I have ever beaten everyone except for Jake at the game of chess.Question 49: My mother said to my brother, "It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge."A. My mother was accused of stealing the cake from the bridge.B. My brother accused my mother of having stolen the cake from the bridge.C. My brother was accused of stealing the cake form the fridge.D. My mother admitted having stolen the cake from the fridge.Question 50: Exhaustion prevented any of the runners from finishing the race.A. So exhausted were the runners that none of them finished the race.B. The runners can't finish the race as a result of their exhaustion.C. The runners were not exhausted enough tofinish the race.D. The runners are so exhausted that they can't finish the race.SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠOĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC[Đề gồm có 03 trang]Mark[s]ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNGNĂM HỌC 2016- 2017MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 331Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đềMã Phách ……….Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 1: They are going to come in for a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much.A. suffer.B. get intoC. stand in withD. put acrossQuestion 2: You will need a sound understanding of basic teaching skills if you want to enter the classroom with greatconfidence.A. sufficientB. inadequateC. thorough.D. erroneousMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Question 3: My new iPhone cost me.......the one that I bought last year.A. more than three timesB. three times as much asC. as much three times asD. more three times than.Question 4: As the drug took.......the patient became quieter.A. effectB. influence.C. forceD. affectQuestion 5: The higher the demand,........A. the more we have to make efforts.B. the more efforts we have to makeC. the most efforts we have to make.D. the more efforts do we have to makeQuestion 6: We couldn't help laughing when he took.....his teacher so well.A. upB. out.C. offD. overQuestion 7: The suspect....last week has been freed by the police.A. was arrestedB. who arrested.C. arrestingD. arrestedQuestion 8: .......is more interested in rhythm than in melody is apparent from his compositions.A. Philip Glass.B. That Philip GlassC. Philip Glass, whoD. Because Philip GlassQuestion 9: She has just enrolled on a......course in cooking because she is getting married next year.A. fastB. quickC. speedyD. crash.Question 10: More than sixty people came to the exhibition, many of...children had pictures onthe walls.A. whom.B. whoseC. whoD. whichQuestion 11: He was arrested for trying to pass.......notes at the bank.A. counterfeit.B. artificialC. fakeD. unrealQuestion 12: .......many times I tell him, he always never passes on phone message.A. No matterB. HoweverC. WheneverD. Whatever.Question 13: I would really like to join you on a skiing trip but I can't do it until I......my thesis.A. finishedB. have finishedC. will finishD. will have finished.Question 14: When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for.....15 minutes.A. othersB. anotherC. otherD. the other.Question 15: There...between 4,000 to 6,000 languages in the world, depending on how you count them.A. say to beB. are said to beC. are to be said.D. are said thatQuestion 16: To be honest, Harry has......than I have.A. considerably been more helpful.B. been more considerably helpful.C. been more helpful considerablyD. been considerably more helpfulMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to theunderlined part in each of the following questions.Question 17: Susan lost her head when she suddenly woke up and saw the house on fire.A. changed her tuneB. kicked herselfC. kept her headD. took her breath away.Question 18: If you are at a loose end this weekend, I will show you round the city.A. freeB. occupiedC. confidentD. reluctant.Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of thefollowing exchanges.Question 19: ~ Jim: "It was extremely good of you to send us all these useful materials.” ~ Lan: “.......".A. Yes, pleaseB. Oh, it's the least I could do.C. Yes, that's rightD. Oh, I did that.Question 20: ~ James: "Why don't we go to a baseball game?" ~ Tommy: "........."A. No, thanks. I'd like to sit hereB. I'd rather go to the art gallery.C. No, I don't.D. It's good to play baseballQuestion 21: ~ Toe: "What would you do in my position?" ~ Toet: "Were......like that, I would complain to the manager."A. to treat.B. I treatedC. I to be treatedD. I be treatedMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of themain stress in each of the following questions.Question 22:A. dynamite. B. comfortableC. immediatelyD. interviewQuestion 23:A. comfortB. ensure.C. obligeD. referQuestion 24:A. intensity. B. punctualityC. influentialD. representativeMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.Question 25: Mrs. Violet C. Barnes, who was so proud of her new car, drove to work when the accident happened anddamaged her car.A. damagedB. wasC. droveD. happenedQuestion 26: It is an opportunity for all family members to gather, exchange wishes, and having dinner together.A. It isB. all family membersC. to gatherD. having dinnerQuestion 27: Champagne is a traditional beverage to serve on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.A. to serveB. and New Year's DayC. isD. traditional beverageRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks.The Moon has been worshipped by primitive people and has inspired humans to create everything from lunar calendars tolove sonnets, but what do we really know about it? The most accepted theory about the origin of the Moon is that it wasformed of debris from a massive collision with young Earth about 4. 6 million years ago. A huge body, perhaps the size ofMars, struck the Earth, throwing out an immense amount of debris that coalesced and cooled in orbit around the Earth. Thedevelopment of the Earth is inextricably linked to the Moon. The Moon's gravitational influence upon the Earth is theprimary cause of ocean tides. In fact, the Moon has more than twice the effects upon the tides than does the Sun. The Moonmarks one rotation and completes a revolution around the Earth every 27 days, 7 hours and 43 minutes. This synchronousrotation is caused by an uneven distribution of mass in the Moon [especially, it is heavier on one side than the other] and hasallowed the Earth's gravity to keep one side of the Moon permanently facing the Earth. It is an average distance from theEarth of 384,403 km.The Moon has no atmosphere. Without an atmosphere, the Moon has nothing to protect it from meteorite impacts, and thusthe surface of the Moon is covered with impact craters, both large and small. The Moon also has no active tectonic or volcanicactivity, so the erosive effects of atmospheric weathering, tectonic shifts and volcanic upheavals that tend to erase and reformthe Earth's surface are not at work on the Moon. In fact, even tiny surface features such as the footprints left by an astronautin the lunar soil are likely to last for millions of years, unless obliterated by a chance meteorite strike. The surface gravity ofthe Moon is about one- sixth that of the Earth.The geographical features of the Earth most like those of the Moon are, in fact, places such as the Hawaiian volcanic cratersand the huge meteor crater in Arizona. The climate of the Moon is very unlike either Hawaii or Arizona, though. In fact thetemperature on the Moon ranges between 123oC to -233oC.Question 28: According to the passage, the Moon is......A. composed of a few active volcanoes.B. older than the Earth.C. the primary cause of the Earth's tidesD. protected by a dense atmosphereQuestion 29: The word "immense" can be replaced by......A. impressiveB. small.C. hugeD. denseQuestion 30: What is the passage mainly about?A. What we know about the Moon and its differences to the Earth. B. A comparison of the Moon and the Earth.C. The Moon's effects on the Earth.D. The origin of the Moon.Question 31: The word "erase" can be replaced by.......A. eruptB. changeC. obliterateD. impactQuestion 32: Which of the followings can be inferred from the passage?A. People living in Hawaii and Arizona would feel at home on the moon.B. Mars could have been formed in a similar way to Moon.C. If the Moon had no gravitation influence, the Earth wouldn't have tides.D. The Moon is not able to support human life.Question 33: The word "uneven" is closest in meaning to.......A. orderlyB. equallyC. unequally.D. heavierQuestion 34: It can be inferred from the passage that a man weighing 82 kilograms on Earth would......A. outweigh on the Moon.B. weigh about 490 kilograms on the MoonC. weigh nearly as much as on the Moon.D. weigh approximately 14 kilograms on the MoonQuestion 35: Why does the author mention "impact craters"?A. To explain why the Moon has no life.B. To show the result of the Moon not having active tectonic and volcanic activity.C. To explain the corrosive effects of atmospheric weathering.D. To show the result of the Moon not having atmosphere.Question 36: The word "debris" is closest in meaning to.......A. Earth.B. MoonsC. rubbishD. satelliteQuestion 37: All of the following about the Moon are true EXCEPT......A. It has less effects upon the tides than the Sun.B. It is heavier on one side than the other.C. it is unable to protect itself from meteor attacks.D. It has a wide range of temperature.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks, from question 38 to 45.MUSIC ON YOUR MINDYou know the feeling - you’re listening to music and suddenly your whole mood changes from sad to happy. This mindaltering power of music is amazing, and internet music sites are using ever more sophisticated ways of ...[38]... us in touchwith new artists. They search our downloaded files or online listening habits ...[39]... patterns, and the results are oftensurprising - would you believe that AC/DC fans may well enjoy Beethoven?Musicians have been ...[40]... unforgettable music for centuries, using accepted ideas about the emotional appeal of certaincombinations of musical sounds. It’s ...[41]... knowledge that major chords sound upbeat ...[42]... minor chords soundmournful - in tests, even children as young as three connect music in major keys to happy faces. Scientists investigating thequestion have been ...[43]... various experiments such as scanning the brains of people while they listen to music. One thingthey ...[44]... across is that music triggers activity in the motor regions of the brain, which could explain why we often need to...[45]... our feet to music. The possibilities for medicine and business are exciting.Question 38:A. doingB. placingC. puttingD. makingQuestion 39:A. looking out B. looking upC. looking afterD. looking forQuestion 40:A. formingB. constructingC. composingD. inventingQuestion 41:A. greatB. commonC. usualD. wideQuestion 42:A. duringB. whileC. soD. sinceQuestion 43:A. havingB. makingC. doingD. takingQuestion 44:A. wentB. cameC. broughtD. tookQuestion 45:A. bangB. strikeC. hitD. tapMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of thefollowing questions.Question 46: Derek is quite a bit more adventurous than his sister, Annabelle.A. Derek, isn't so nearly adventurous as his sister, Annabelle.B. Annabelle is considerable more adventurous than her brother, Derek.C. Annabelle isn't nearly as adventurous as her brother, Derek.D. Annabelle isn't as nearly adventurous as her brother, Derek.Question 47: The management said that it was important for us to wear dark suits to the meeting.A. The management insisted that we wore dark suits to the meeting.B. The management insisted on our wearing dark suits to the meeting.C. The management insisted us to wear dark suits to the meeting.D. The management insists that we wear dark suits to the meeting.Question 48: No one except for Jake has ever beaten me at the game of chess.A. I am the only person who has ever beaten Jake in the game of chess.B. I have ever beaten everyone except for Jake at the game of chess.C. No one but Jake has ever been beaten at the game of chess.D. Jake is the only one ever to beat me at the game of chess.Question 49: Exhaustion prevented any of the runners from finishing the race.A. The runners are so exhausted that they can't finish the race.B. So exhausted were the runners that none of them finished the race.C. The runners were not exhausted enough tofinish the race.D. The runners can't finish the race as a result of their exhaustion.Question 50: My mother said to my brother, "It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge."A. My brother was accused of stealing the cake form the fridge.B. My mother was accused of stealing the cake from the bridge.C. My brother accused my mother of having stolen the cake from the bridge.D. My mother admitted having stolen the cake from the fridge.SỞ GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠOĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC[Đề gồm có 03 trang]Mark[s]ÔN THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNGNĂM HỌC 2016- 2017MÔN TIẾNG ANH ~ MÃ ĐỀ 497Thời gian: 60 phút - không tính thời gian giao đềMã Phách ……….Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of themain stress in each of the following questions.Question 1:A. immediately B. comfortableC. dynamite.D. interviewQuestion 2:A. comfortB. ensure.C. obligeD. referQuestion 3:A. punctuality B. representativeC. intensity.D. influentialRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks, from question 04 to 11.MUSIC ON YOUR MINDYou know the feeling - you’re listening to music and suddenly your whole mood changes from sad to happy. This mindaltering power of music is amazing, and internet music sites are using ever more sophisticated ways of ...[4]... us in touchwith new artists. They search our downloaded files or online listening habits ...[5]... patterns, and the results are oftensurprising - would you believe that AC/DC fans may well enjoy Beethoven?Musicians have been ...[6]... unforgettable music for centuries, using accepted ideas about the emotional appeal of certaincombinations of musical sounds. It’s ...[7]... knowledge that major chords sound upbeat ...[8]... minor chords sound mournful- in tests, even children as young as three connect music in major keys to happy faces. Scientists investigating the questionhave been ...[9]... various experiments such as scanning the brains of people while they listen to music. One thing they ...[10]... across is that music triggers activity in the motor regions of the brain, which could explain why we often need to ...[11]... our feet to music. The possibilities for medicine and business are exciting.Question 4:A. placingB. puttingC. makingD. doingQuestion 5:A. looking after B. looking forC. looking outD. looking upQuestion 6:A. inventingB. formingC. composingD. constructingQuestion 7:A. usualB. commonC. wideD. greatQuestion 8:A. soB. whileC. sinceD. duringQuestion 9:A. makingB. havingC. takingD. doingQuestion 10:A. wentB. broughtC. tookD. cameQuestion 11:A. bangB. strikeC. tapD. hitMark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.Question 12: It is an opportunity for all family members to gather, exchange wishes, and having dinner together.A. all family membersB. having dinnerC. to gatherD. It isQuestion 13: Champagne is a traditional beverage to serve on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.A. isB. to serveC. traditional beverageD. and New Year's DayQuestion 14: Mrs. Violet C. Barnes, who was so proud of her new car, drove to work when the accident happened anddamaged her car.A. wasB. happenedC. damagedD. droveRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word foreach of the blanks.The Moon has been worshipped by primitive people and has inspired humans to create everything from lunar calendars tolove sonnets, but what do we really know about it? The most accepted theory about the origin of the Moon is that it wasformed of debris from a massive collision with young Earth about 4. 6 million years ago. A huge body, perhaps the size ofMars, struck the Earth, throwing out an immense amount of debris that coalesced and cooled in orbit around the Earth. Thedevelopment of the Earth is inextricably linked to the Moon. The Moon's gravitational influence upon the Earth is theprimary cause of ocean tides. In fact, the Moon has more than twice the effects upon the tides than does the Sun. The Moonmarks one rotation and completes a revolution around the Earth every 27 days, 7 hours and 43 minutes. This synchronousrotation is caused by an uneven distribution of mass in the Moon [especially, it is heavier on one side than the other] and hasallowed the Earth's gravity to keep one side of the Moon permanently facing the Earth. It is an average distance from theEarth of 384,403 km.The Moon has no atmosphere. Without an atmosphere, the Moon has nothing to protect it from meteorite impacts, and thusthe surface of the Moon is covered with impact craters, both large and small. The Moon also has no active tectonic or volcanicactivity, so the erosive effects of atmospheric weathering, tectonic shifts and volcanic upheavals that tend to erase and reformthe Earth's surface are not at work on the Moon. In fact, even tiny surface features such as the footprints left by an astronautin the lunar soil are likely to last for millions of years, unless obliterated by a chance meteorite strike. The surface gravity ofthe Moon is about one- sixth that of the Earth.The geographical features of the Earth most like those of the Moon are, in fact, places such as the Hawaiian volcanic cratersand the huge meteor crater in Arizona. The climate of the Moon is very unlike either Hawaii or Arizona, though. In fact thetemperature on the Moon ranges between 123oC to -233oC.Question 15: The word "immense" can be replaced by......

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