Cô Vũ Thị Mai Phương KÌ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT QUỐC GIA 2021 Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH THPT CHUYÊN LONG AN Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on
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KÌ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT QUỐC GIA 2021 Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
THPT CHUYÊN LONG AN
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
What do Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon have in common? They were all left-handed! Beginning early in history, southpaws were feared, neglected, and punished because use of the
left hand was considered evil In fact, the Latin word for "left" is "sinister" Due to this prejudice
against the left, left-handed people were forced to switch hands This change caused many problems for lefties in school, which resulted in frustration, bad behavior, and high drop-out rates Maybe that is why lefties were stereotyped as unintelligent, an idea that could not be further from the truth
Researchers studying the brain have found differences in the left side and right side of the brain Researchers believe that people who use more of the left side of their brain tend to be more intelligent They also tend to use language better and solve problems faster However, one study also showed that left-brain people tend to have worse memories
So, which side of the brain do lefties use? Actually, both Right-handed people use the left side of the brain more, whereas left-handed people use both sides of the brain almost equally The part connecting the two halves of the brain is usually larger in left-handed people Therefore, information can pass more efficiently from one side of the brain to the other The left hemisphere of the brain controls, speech, language, writing, logic, mathematics, and science The right hemisphere controls music, art, creativity, perception, and emotion Since lefties use both sides, they are often both creative and scientific
Approximately ten percent of the world is left-handed, and the ratio of the left-handed males to left handed females is two to one Thankfully, parents and teachers no longer treat left-handedness as a problem to be cured It may actually contribute to a child's excellence! If allowed to learn and develop
in their own way, lefties will excel in school Perhaps one of their lefties might turn out to be the next Einstein or da Vinci
Question 1 What is the main idea of the passage?
A. There are more right-handed people than left-handed people
B. Left-handed people are good at music
C. Left-handed people have larger brains
D. Left-handed people are more gifted than once thought
Question 2 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “prejudice” in the 1st paragraph?
Question 3 For every 150 left-handed males, about how many left-handed females are there?
Question 4 Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Right-handed people use the left side of their brain more
B. Right-handed people use both sides of their brain evenly
C. Right-handed people use the right side of their brain more
D. Left-handed people use the left side of their brain more
Trang 2Question 5 Which of the following is NOT a result of forcing a child to change their handedness?
C. Better handwriting D. Doing bad things in class
Question 6 According to the passage, right-handed people would be better at
A. composing a symphony B. teaching children
C. developing a cure for cancer D. helping people with emotional problems
Question 7 The author's attitude toward lefties in this passage can be best described as
A. puzzled B. critical C. supportive D. doubtful
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Question 8 Owls can hunt in total darkness _ their remarkably keen sense of smell
A. since B. Because of C. in spite of D. although
Question 9 By the end of next year, we _ this advanced training course
A. are finishing B. will be finishing C. will have finished D. have finished
Question 10 Dry cleaning is the process _ clothes are cleaned in liquids other than water
A. that B. by which C. on which D. which
Question 11 In the US, _ the states but Hawaii is an island
A. neither of B. all of C. no of D. hone of
Question 12 She _ with her brother when he broke her favorite toy
Question 13 Only if a teacher has given permission _ to leave the room
A. a student is allowed B. a student to be allowed
C. is a student allowed D. to allow a student
Question 14 From the dawn of Vietnam's establishment, we had to continually struggle _
foreign invasions
Question 15 When he started that company, he really went _ It might have been a disaster
A. out on the limb B. once too often C. on and off D. over the odds
Question 16 The noise from the karaoke bar nearby was unbearable It kept me wide _ last
night
Question 17 She has just bought a _
A. Swiss beautiful brand-new watch B. Swiss brand-new beautiful watch
C. beautiful Swiss brand-new watch D. beautiful brand-new Swiss watch
Question 18 While attempting to reach his home before the storm, _
A. John's bicycle broke down B. it happened that John's bike broke down
C. John had an accident on his bicycle D. the storm caught John
Question 19 The more we practise English, _
A. the better the language could we speak
B. the better can we speak the language
C. the better the language we could speak
D. the better we can speak the language
Trang 3Question 20 _, I would have trained him to be a horse racer
A. Had I known him when he was younger
B. I had known him when he was younger
C. When he was younger I had known him
D. I had known him when was he younger
Question 21 We were all _ by the wording of the advertisement
A. mistaken B. misunderstood C. misled D. misguided
Question 22 The group leader gave orders that all medical supply _ before noon
C. must be delivered D. would deliver
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions
Question 25 He and his older son are like peas in a pod, but he and his younger son are like chalk and
cheese
A. able to read each other's thoughts B. to be fan of something in common
C. very similar and able to talk easily D. to have grown up in the same place
Question 26 Parking restrictions were lifted, with the result that the road is permanently blocked by
cars
A. limited B. carried out C. removed D. announced
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Question 29 At school, people always used to take the mickey out of him for having red hair
A. to say he is like Mickey Mouse B. to tease or make fun of
C. to hurt someone badly D. to give a compliment
Question 30 He always makes snap decisions and never thinks about their consequences
A. careless B. cautious C. intelligent D. immediate
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
People are often surprised to learn just how long some varieties of trees can live If asked to estimate
the age of the oldest living trees on Earth, they often come up with guesses in the neighborhood of two
or perhaps three hundreds years The real answer is considerably larger than that, more than five thousand years
Trang 4The tree that wins the prize for its considerable maturity is the bristlecone pine of California This venerable pine predates wonders of the ancient world such as the pyramids of Egypt, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and the Colossus of Rhodes It is not nearly as tall as the giant redwood that is also found in California, and, in fact, it is actually not very tall compared with many other trees, often little more than five meters in heights This relatively short height may be one of the factors that aid the
bristlecone pine in living to a ripe old age - high winds and inclement weather cannot easily reach the
shorter trees and cause damage An additional factor that contributes to the long life of the bristlecone pine is that this type of tree has a high percentage of resin, which prevents rot from developing in the tree trunk and branches
Question 31 The expression “in the neighborhood of” could best be replaced by
A. on the same block as B. bf approximately
C. with the friendliness of D. located close to
Question 32 It can be inferred from the passage that most people
A. lire quite accurate in their estimates of the ages of trees
B. have two to three hundred trees in their neighborhoods
C. do not really have any idea how old the oldest trees on Earth arc
D. can name some three-hundred-year-old trees
Question 33 The author mentions the Egyptian pyramids as an example of something that is
Question 34 The word "inclement" could best be replace by
A. Sunny B. unfavorable C. unusual D. strong
Question 35 Which of the following is true about the bristlecone pine?
A. It is as tall as the great pyramids
B. It is never more than five meters in height
C. It is short in comparison to many other trees
D. It can be two or three hundred feet tall
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes the following exchanges
Question 36 Two friends Diana and Anne are talking with each other about their shopping
- Diana: "Look at the catalog, Anne I think I want to get this red blouse."
- Anne: “ ”
A. Don't you have one like this in blue? B. I'll buy it myself, then
C. That's a long way to go, dear D. I'm glad you like it
Question 37.- Maggie: "Could I speak to Justin, please?
- Justin: “ ”
A. Yes, please B. Yes, you can C. Speaking D. No, thanks
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or phrase that best fits each other numbered blanks
Monkeys are similar to humans in many ways For example, the (38) in a monkey family such as between brother and sister, are often very close
A team of researchers studied a pair of bonobo monkeys called Kanzi and Panbanisha (39) brother and sister team had learned how to make knives from stones So the researchers decided to record how good they were
The researchers put a banana inside a box Then they gave the bonobos what they needed to make a knife The (40) of this knife was to cut open the box to get the banana Kanzi made a very good knife, but his sister Panbanisha could not Kanzi saw that his sister was feeling (41) , so
he tried to give his knife to her However, the scientists did not let him Even in this situation, Kanzi knew what to do When no one was looking, he put his knife (42) his sister could easily find
it, and she finally got her banana To researchers, it was obvious from Kanzi's behavior that he really wanted to help his sister
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions
Question 43 Few other paintings in the world are as famous as the Mona Lisa
A. Only a small number of paintings throughout the world are equally well-known as the Mona Lisa
B. The Mona Lisa is among a group of paintings that are very famous worldwide
C. There are more famous paintings in the world than the Mona Lisa, but not many
D. A few other paintings in the world are more famous than the Mona Lisa
Question 44 If only I had told her the truth
A. I regret not having told her the truth
B. I regret not to tell her the truth
C. I wish I would tell her the truth
D. I told her the truth, but I regret now
Question 45 Tom should have known better than to ask Dick to help him
A. It was wise of Tom to ask Dick to help him
B. Tom asked Dick to help him because he was better than anyone else
C. Tom should have asked Dick to help him
D. Tom asked Dick to help him, but it was foolish of him to do so
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
Question 46 The wildlife habitat has been extensively damaged A lot of species are on the verge of
extinction
A. The extensive damage of wildlife habitat has resulted in the extinction of a lot of species
B. As the wildlife habitat has been extensively damaged, a lot of species are on the verge of extinction
C. The wildlife habitat damage will sooner or later cause an extensive extinction of a lot of species
Trang 6Question 47 She was the first woman in the Philippines She was elected as the president of the
country
A. She was the first woman who is elected as the president of the Philippines
B. She was the first woman elected as the president of the Philippines
C. She was the first woman being elected as the president of the Philippines
D. She was the first woman to be elected as the president of the Philippines
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Question 48 Stare at a computer screen for long periods of time can cause severe eyestrain
Question 49 Some people who are a great deal heavier than they should be can persuade them that they
are 'just right
A. Some people B. a great deal C. should be D. them
Question 50 The longest advertising poster ever produced which was for the Rome Opera House was
nearly 300m length