Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.. informed
Trang 1Cô Vũ Thị Mai Phương
ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA LẦN 1 NĂM 2020
THPT CHUYÊN QUỐC HỌC HUẾ
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Câu 1 (NB): A feature B reason C treasure D release
Câu 2 (NB): A released B rushed C increased D informed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions
Câu 3 (NB): A respond B threaten C translate D assist
Câu 4 (NB): A curriculum B development C technology D entertainment
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Câu 5 (NB): dictionary is _ important tool in learning a language
Câu 6 (TH): By the end of this year, my friends and I _ from high school
Câu 7 (TH): This is the town in I was born and grew up
Câu 8 (VD): Had I stayed with my previous job, I could have been promoted and _ in this difficult
situation now
Câu 9 (NB): The advantage _ living in the countryside is that it is clean and peaceful
Câu 10 (TH): The cleaner we keep our environment, we protect ourselves
Câu 11 (VD): _ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all
Câu 12 (VD): The little child shrunk in fear as the _ police officer approached him
Trang 2Câu 13 (TH): Having been elected president of the student's union,
Câu 14 (VD): Despite her difficult living condition, Marie Curie worked very hard and her ambition
of becoming a scientist
Câu 15 (VD): The system is designed to be used in with a word processing program
Câu 16 (VD): People think it's time we unnecessary paperwork and bureaucracy
Câu 17 (TH): My brother has been getting so _ with me recently - I've no idea what's the matter with
him
Câu 18 (TH): We've checked the report ; I feel confident that the data is 100% correct
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Câu 19 (VD): study that has just been published backs up their theory completely
Câu 20 (VD): To err is human; even doctors are not infallible
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Câu 21 (TH): Excessive rainfall early in the spring can adversely affect the planting of crops
Câu 22 (VD): We have to try to develop a product that is truly at the cutting edge if we are to stay
competitive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges
Câu 23 (NB): Paul is inviting Jane out for the evening
Paul: "Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?"
Jane: “ ”
Trang 3Câu 24 (TH): Anne is making a request to Lucy
Anne: “Do you mind if I use your phone?"
Lucy: “ ”
Read the following passage and mark the letter A B C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
JARGON - THE UPSIDE
The reality is that everyone uses jargon It is an essential part of the network of occupations and pursuits
which make up society All jobs have an element of jargon, which workers learn as they (25) their
expertise All hobbies require mastery of a jargon Each society grouping has its jargon The phenomenon
turns (26) _ to be universal and valuable It is the jargon element, which, in a job, can promote
economy and precision and thus help make life easier for the workers
When we have learned to command it, jargon is something we readily take (27) in whether the
subject is motorcycling, baseball or computers It can add pace, variety and humor to speech - as when, with
an important event approaching, we might slip into the related jargon We enjoy the mutual showing off
which stems from a fluent use of terminology, we enjoy the in-jokes (28) _ shared linguistic experience permits (29) , we are jealous of this knowledge We are quick to demean anyone who
tries to be part our group without being prepared to take on its jargon And we resent it when some other group, sensing our lack of linguistic awareness, refuses to let us in
Câu 25 (TH): A develop B raise C extend D expand
Câu 26 (VD): A in B on C out D up
Câu 27 (VD): A notice B control C grant D pleasure
Câu 28 (NB): A who B which C what D why
Câu 29 (TH): A Otherwise B Therefore C Moreover D For example
Read the following passage and mark the letter A B C or D your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
CAN ANIMALS TALK?
In 1977, a young Harvard graduate named Irene Pepperberg brought a one-year-old African gray parrot into her lab, and attempted something very unusual At a time when her fellow scientists thought that animals could only communicate on a very basic level, Irene set out to discover what was on a creature's mind by talking to it The bird, named Alex, proved to be a very good pupil
Scientists at the time believed that animals were incapable of any thought They believed that animals only reacted to things because they were programmed by nature to react that way, not because they had the ability
Trang 4to think or feel Any pet owner would probably disagree Pepperberg disagreed, too, and started her work
with Alex to prove them wrong
Pepperberg bought Alex in a pet store She let the store's assistant pick him out because she didn't want other
scientists saying later that she'd deliberately chosen an especially smart bird for her work Most researchers
thought that Pepperberg's attempt to communicate with Alex would end in failure
However, Pepperberg's experiment did not fail In fact, over the next few years, Alex learned to imitate almost one hundred and fifty English words, and was even able to reason and use those words on a basic level to communicate For example, when Alex was shown an object and was asked about its shape, color,
or material, he could label it correctly He could understand that a key was a key no matter what its size or color, and could figure out how the key was different from others
Pepperberg was careful not to exaggerate Alex's success and abilities She did not claim that Alex could actually “use” language Instead, she said that Alex had learned to use a two-way communication code Alex seemed to understand the turn-taking pattern of communication
Câu 30 (TH): The reading passage is mainly about
Câu 31 (TH): According to the reading, other scientists believed that animals
Câu 32 (TH): In paragraph 3, "deliberately" is closest in meaning to _
Câu 33 (NB): The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to
Câu 34 (TH): Which of the following is NOT true about Irene's parrot Alex?
Trang 5Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Over the last 50 years, there has been an increase in the product and consumption of plastic globally Our lifestyles, constant need for easily disposable products and the resulting waste has had a damaging impact on the environment It is the accumulation of such waste, the kind that takes centuries to decompose, that has resulted in an increasing amount of plastic pollution around the world Plastic pollution is associated with different types of harmful chemicals, the by-products of manufacturing and chemicals absorbed from the environment
The amount of waste we produce is increasing and we have to go way beyond recycling and replacing plastic bags in order to deal with plastic pollution We shouldn't underestimate the scale of the challenge we
are facing; one that is formidable and is affecting us all in the four corners of the world
Plastic is an incredibly useful material and is widely used because it is inexpensive, versatile, durable and resistant to moisture, but it also contains toxic substances that cannot be broken down by a natural system, therefore making it indestructible in a biodegradable sense and with long- lasting effects that cannot be
reversed
terrifyingly large amount of plastic has been produced of which only a small amount has been recycled, some has been burned and the remaining majority has ended up in landfills or the environment A large proportion of waste plastic ends up in the oceans More plastic is being washed into the sea at a faster rate affecting the marine life and causing problems for the environment and us
Hundreds of millions of tons of plastic is produced globally each year and much of it ends up in the soil or freshwater Most of this plastic slowly fragments into small pieces which eventually end up microscopic but never truly go away These microscopic particles, or microplastics, have potentially toxic effects on ecosystems
Every piece of plastic that has ever been produced is still with us, in some shape or form Recycling only converts existing plastic into reusable material, so we can't recycle our way out of the plastic pollution Recycling will never stem the flow of plastics into our ecosystem; we have to get to the source of the problem
It is undeniable that the ever-increasing amount of plastic waste will have an impact on the environment, but
many are not concerned about the long-term issues it can create for the inhabitants of this planet We have
chosen to ignore the effect of our waste and plastic pollution on the planet as well as on our own lives for years, but it is time for a radical change
This is a global issue which requires collective action Although some believe that it should be dealt with by governments, this problem can only be attacked when individuals and companies around the world work hand-in-hand to reduce waste More and more companies are starting to commit to plans to reduce plastic waste over the next couple of decades As individuals, we also need to work towards a vision of a world free
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to reduce the plastic footprint in our community We should care and we should spread it like wildfire
Let’s join the cause and make a difference!
Câu 35 (VD): What does the passage mainly discuss?
Câu 36 (TH): According to the writer, plastic pollution is caused by _
Câu 37 (TH): The word formidable in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
Câu 38 (TH): According to the writer, we should _
Câu 39 (NB): The word it in paragraph 7 refers to
Câu 40 (TH): In paragraph 7, the writer says
Câu 41 (VDC): In the last paragraph, "spread it like wildfire" implies that people should _
Câu 42 (VD): It can be inferred from the passage that
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Câu 43 (NB): They do the washing every four days as they don't have clothes enough to last a week
Trang 7Câu 44 (NB): Tom enjoys going to the park where he is played football with his friends
Câu 45 (VD): The astrological price of land and building materials deters people on low incomes from
having a house of their own
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheer to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Câu 46 (TH): "Have you ever tried water skiing, Tom?" she asked
Câu 47 (TH): She isn't obliged to tell you the truth
Câu 48 (VD): Even though all their money had been returned, they continued to complain
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair
of sentences in the following questions
Câu 49 (VD): I don't like Paul's manners I respect his character
Câu 50 (VDC): We arrived at the theatre The play started then
Trang 8ĐÁP ÁN 1-C 2-D 3-B 4-D 5-B 6-C 7-A 8-B 9-B 10-A
11-D 12-D 13-D 14-A 15-A 16-C 17-B 18-A 19-C 20-A
21-A 22-D 23-C 24-A 25-A 26-C 27-D 28-B 29-C 30-B
31-D 32-B 33-B 34-C 35-B 36-C 37-D 38-B 39-A 40-D
41-A 42-D 43-C 44-C 45-A 46-A 47-A 48-B 49-B 50-B
LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Câu 1 (NB): A feature B reason C treasure D release
Phần gạch chân đáp án C phát âm là /e/, còn lại là /iː/
Câu 2 (NB): A released B rushed C increased D informed
Cách phát âm đuôi “ed”:
- Đuôi “ed” được phát âm là /ɪd/ khi động từ có phát âm kết thúc là /t/ hay /d/
- Đuôi “ed” được phát âm là /t/ khi động từ có phát âm kết thúc là /s/,/f/,/p/,/ʃ/,/tʃ/,/k/
- Đuôi “ed” được phát âm là /d/ với các trường hợp còn lại
Phần gạch chân đáp án D phát âm là /d/, còn lại là /t/
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions
Câu 3 (NB): A respond B threaten C translate D assist
Đáp án B
Trang 9D assist /əˈsɪst/
Quy tắc:
- Những động từ có 2 âm tiết thường có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ hai Ngoại lệ: ‘threaten
- Những danh từ, tính từ có 2 âm tiết thường có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất
Trọng âm đáp án B rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, còn lại là âm thứ hai
Câu 4 (NB): A curriculum B development C technology D entertainment
- Hậu tố “-ment” không làm thay đổi trọng âm từ gốc
- Những từ có tận cùng là đuôi “-logy” có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết đứng ngay trước nó
Trọng âm đáp án D rơi vào âm tiết thứ ba, còn lại là âm thứ hai
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Câu 5 (NB): dictionary is _ important tool in learning a language
Đáp án B
the + N đã xác định
an + từ bắt đầu bằng một nguyên âm, chưa xác định, dùng để khi nói về định nghĩa/khái niệm
Tạm dịch: Từ điển là công cụ quan trọng trong việc học ngôn ngữ
Câu 6 (TH): By the end of this year, my friends and I _ from high school
Đáp án C
Dấu hiệu: “By the end of this year” (Vào cuối năm nay)
Cách dùng: Thì tương lai hoàn thành dùng để diễn tả một hành động hay sự việc hoàn thành trước một thời điểm trong tương lai hoặc sự việc khác trong tương lai
Công thức chung: S + will have Ved/ V3
Câu 7 (TH): This is the town in I was born and grew up
Trang 10Đáp án A
Trọng mệnh đề quan hệ:
- which: cái mà → thay thế cho một danh từ chỉ vật; đóng vai trò chủ ngữ/ tân ngữ
- where = in which: ở nơi mà → thay thế cho trạng từ, cụm trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn
- that: cái mà, người mà → thay thế cho “who”, “whom”, “which” hoặc lược bỏ khi nó đóng vai trò làm tân ngữ trong mệnh đề quan hệ xác định
- when: khi mà → thay thế cho trạng từ, trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian
Lưu ý: “where, that, when” không đứng sau giới từ
Câu 8 (VD): Had I stayed with my previous job, I could have been promoted and _ in this difficult
situation now
Đáp án B
Dấu hiệu: “now” ở mệnh đề chính, mệnh đề điều kiện ở dạng đảo ngữ, chia quá khứ hoàn thành
Cách dùng: Câu điều kiện hỗn hợp diễn tả giả định ngược với quá khứ (loại 3) dẫn đến kết quả trái với hiện tại (loại 2)
Công thức: If + S + had (not) Ved/ V3, S + would/ could (not) + V (+ now)
Đảo ngữ: Had + S + (not) + Ved/ V3, S + would (not) + V (+ now)
tình huống khó khăn này
Câu 9 (NB): The advantage _ living in the countryside is that it is clean and peaceful
Đáp án B
advantage of sth: lợi thế, ưu điểm của cái gì
Câu 10 (TH): The cleaner we keep our environment, we protect ourselves
Đáp án A
Công thức: The + more adj/ adj-er + S1 + V1, the + more adj/ adj-er + S2 + V2.: càng… càng
Câu 11 (VD): _ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all
Đáp án D
Mệnh đề trạng ngữ là mệnh đề nối với nhau bằng các liên từ như: when, because, …
Khi hai mệnh đề có cùng chủ ngữ (the highest mountains), có thể rút gọn một mệnh đề về dạng:
Trang 11- V_ing: khi mệnh đề dạng chủ động (bỏ liên từ hoặc biến thành giới từ)
- V_ed/ V3: khi mệnh đề dạng bị động (bỏ liên từ); being Ved/ V3: nếu giữ lại liên từ (trừ liên từ “when, if, though” thì có thể bỏ động từ “to be”)
Câu đầu đủ: When the highest mountains are compared with the size of the whole earth, the highest
mountains do not seem high at all
Câu rút gọn: When compared with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at
all
nào
Câu 12 (VD): The little child shrunk in fear as the _ police officer approached him
Đáp án D
Câu 13 (TH): Having been elected president of the student's union,
Đáp án D
Khi hai mệnh đề có cùng chủ ngữ (he) có thể rút gọn một mệnh đề về dạng:
- V_ing: khi mệnh đề dạng chủ động và hai hành động xảy ra liên tiếp
- Having Ved/ V3: khi mệnh đề dạng chủ động, hành động được rút gọn xảy ra trước và là nguyên nhân dẫn đến hành động còn lại → Having been Ved/ V3: khi mệnh đề dạng bị động
- Ved/ V3: khi mệnh đề dạng bị động và hai hành động xảy ra liên tiếp
Câu đầy đủ: He had been elected president of the student's union, he gave a short speech
Câu rút gọn: Having been elected president of the student's union, he gave a short speech
Câu 14 (VD): Despite her difficult living condition, Marie Curie worked very hard and her ambition
of becoming a scientist
Đáp án A
Trang 12C realize - realized - realized: nhận ra
→ obtain/ achieve one’s ambition: đạt được tham vọng
thành nhà khoa học của bà
Câu 15 (VD): The system is designed to be used in with a word processing program
Đáp án A
Câu 16 (VD): People think it's time we unnecessary paperwork and bureaucracy
Đáp án C
Câu 18 (TH): We've checked the report ; I feel confident that the data is 100% correct
Đáp án A
Trang 13B indefinitely (adv): vô thời hạn
Câu 19 (VD): study that has just been published backs up their theory completely
Câu 20 (VD): To err is human; even doctors are not infallible
Đáp án A
infallible (adj): không thể sai được
→ infallible (adj): không thể sai được = perfect (adj): hoàn hảo
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Câu 21 (TH): Excessive rainfall early in the spring can adversely affect the planting of crops