ID: 103236 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 the main stress in each of the following questions.. ident
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ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA – ĐỀ 21
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
I MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST
(ID: 103233) Part is pronounced differently from others
(ID: 103236) 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 the main stress in each of the following questions
5 A community B characterize C negotiate D identity
(ID: 103240) Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks
WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME
Students and jobseekers are keen to get onto the course or into the workplace, hope that voluntary work will help them stand out from the crowd This chance to (6)…………experience-personally and professionally-is (7)………on the wishlist of young people
A survey carried out last year revealed that young and old (8)…………said volunteering had improved their lives, particularly those (9)……….in conservation or heritage work
Businesses recognize its importance and get to raise their profile in the community, while staff get a break from their daily routine to develop “soft skill”, (10)………….initiative and decision-making One volunteering organization is (11) ……….another survey to find out
if volunteering does make a difference in the workplace, or if it is something businesses do simply to improve their (12)………
Not (13) ………are business-sponsored placements becoming more common, the government is also investing money and aiming to (14)……….volunteers The push is clear
to make volunteering as attractive as possible to everyone And the more people who participate, the more act fulfils its (15)………….of making the world a better place
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9 A committed B associated C connected D involved
10 A such B such and such C such like D such as
11 A conducting B guiding C governing D directing
12 A representation B image C look D figure
13 A merely B just C only D simply
14 A recruit B claim C bring D enter
15 A design B direction C mark D aim
(ID: 103251) Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Every year about two million people visit Mount Rushmore, were the faces of four U.S presidents were carved in granite by sculptor Gutzon Borglum and his son, the late Lincoln Borglum The creation of the Mount Rushmore monument Line took 14 years – from
1927 to 1941 – and nearly a million dollars There were time when money was difficult to
come by and many people were jobless To move more than 400,000 tons of rock, Borglum hired laid-off workers from the closed-down mines in the Black Hills area He taught these men to dynamite, drill, carve, and finish the granite as they were hanging in midair in his
specially devised chairs, which had many safety features Borglum was proud of the fact that
no workers were killed or severely injured during the years of blasting and carving
During the carving, many changes in original design had to be made to keep the
carved heads free of large fissures that were uncovered However, not all the cracks could be avoided, so Borglum concocted a mixture of granite dust, white lead, and linseed oil to fill
them
Every winter, water from melting snows gets into the fissures and expands as it freezes, making the fissures bigger Consequently, every autumn maintenance work is done to refill the cracks The repairers swing out in space over a 500-foot drop and fix the monument with the same mixture that Borglum used to preserve this national monument for future generations
16 This passage is mainly about
A the visitors to the Mount Rushmore monument
B the faces at the Mount Rushmore monument
C the sculptor of the Mount Rushmore monument
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17 According to the passage, Borglum’s son
C did maintenance work D spent a million dollars
18 The word ‘there’ is paragraph 1 refers to
19 The men who Borglum hired were
A trained sculptors B laid-off stone masons
C Black Hills volunteers D unemployed miners
20 The word “devised” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A designed B described C scaffolded D elevated
21 It can be inferred from the passage that
A the heads are not as originally planned
B the workers made mistakes when blasting
C the cracks caused serious injuries
D the designs had large fissures in them
22 The word “fissures” is paragraph 2 refers to
23 The word “avoided” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A circumvented B abolished C evented D improvised
24 Borglum’s mixture for filling cracks was
A very expensive B bought at the Black Hills mines
25 Today, Mount Rushmore needs to be
A protected from air pollution B polished for tourists
C restored during the winter D repaired periodically
(ID: 103262) Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
In the late 1960’s, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized Ecologists pointed out
that a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking
lot capacities
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year, the addition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120,-000 kilowatts-enough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day
Glass-walled skyscrapers can be especially wasteful The heat loss (or gain) through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times that through a typical masonry wall filled
with insulation board To lessen the strain on heating and air-conditioning equipment,
builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirror films that reduce glare as well as heat gain However, mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings
Skyscrapers put a severe strain on a city’s sanitation facilities, too If fully occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2.25 million gallons of raw sewage each year-as much as a city the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which has a population of more than 109,000
Skyscrapers also interfere with television reception, block bird flyways, and obstruct air traffic In Boston, in the late 1960’s some people even feared that shadows from skyscrapers would kill the grass on Boston Common
Still, people continue to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built them – personal ambition, civic pride, and the desire of owners to have the largest possible amount of rentable space
26 The main purpose of the passage is to
A compare skyscrapers with other modern structures
B describe skyscrapers and their effects on the environment
C advocate the use of masonry in the construction of skyscrapers
D illustrate some architectural designs of skyscrapers
27 According to the passage, the attitude of many people in North America towards
skyscrapers could be best described as
A unemotional B skeptical C critical D bitter
28 The word “overburden” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A overwhelm B overload C overachieve D overcome
29 The word “lavish” in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by
A extravagant B important C regular D potential
30 The word “strain” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
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31 According to the passage, what is one disadvantage of skyscrapers that have mirrored
walls?
A The exterior surrounding air is heated
B The windows must be cleaned daily
C Construction time is increased
D Extra air-conditioning equipment is needed
32 According to the passage, in the late 1960’s some residents of Boston were concerned
with which aspect of skyscrapers?
A The noise from their construction B The removal of trees from building sites
C The harmful effects on the city’s grass D The high cost of rentable office space
33 The author raises issues that would most concern which of the following groups?
A Electricians B Environmentalists C Aviators D Teachers
34 In which paragraph does the author compare the energy consumption of skyscrapers with
that of a city?
A paragraph 2 B paragraph 3 C paragraph 4 D paragraph 5
35 According to the passage, all of the following are mentioned as reasons for building
skyscrapers EXCEPT
A people’s strong desire to build high
B people’s pride for their towns or cities
C the greed of the owners to have more place for lease
D the need to accommodate more people
(ID: 103273) Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions
36 You don’t have to spend thousands of dollars on advertising to build an effective campaign In fact, you can get great publicity that will drive customers to your door
absolutely free of charge!
A promotion B polarization C public attention D reputation
37 The vaccine provides longer immunity against flu
A protection B safety C effect D fighting
38 I’m afraid we can only afford to pay you a minimal sum for your services
A nominal B titular C complete D calculated
39 The Egyptians used a primitive form of distillation to extract the essential oils from plants
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40 Fallout from nuclear power station damaged in the tsunami may endanger the vegetation
A stimulate B harm C inhibit D benefit
(ID: 103279) Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined
part that needs correction in each of the following questions
41 The question master tells you three things, and you have to say which are the odd one out
A tells B and you C are(is) D out
42 Have I to tell them that you have come?
A Have I to B them C that D have come
43 Physical therapists help patients relearn how to use their bodies after disease or injure
A relearn B to use C bodies D injure
44 Around the corner are offices that you are trying to find
A B C D
A Around B are C offices (the) D are trying
45 A number of the materials used in manufacturing paint are potential dangerous if
mishandled
A A number B the materials C potential D mishandled
(ID: 103285) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions
46 Nobody took any ………of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated
water
A information B attention C sight D notice
47 Tom was very embarrassed – it was ………mistake !
A a so stupid B so stupid C a such stupid D such a stupid
48 This is less satisfactory than the previous offer
A fairly B far C absolutely D distant
49 Thieves broke ……….their house while they were on holiday
50 Because Mark needed to pass the exam, he made studying a priority……… watching his
favorite television show
A with B over C about D above
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A by far the most spacious B far more spacious
C much more spaciously D not so much spacious
52 Nobody in the team seemed to be exhausted when we arrived at the camp, ………
A and I hadn’t, either B and so was I
53 While our car ……… tomorrow, I …….to the shopping centre for a few items for the
holiday
A will be repaired-dash B has been repaired-am dashing
C was repaired-have been dashing D is being repaired-will dash
54 Mary of the children in the area were clearly and suffering from various
diseases
A undernourished B underprivileged
C overrated D overestimated
55 Mr Smith is a ……… person; he never spares a penny
A arrogant B vain
C mean D impulsive
56 The schoolboy’s excuse wasn’t ……….at all Nobody in the classroom believed in the far-fetched story he told
A credential B credible C creditable D credulous
57 “ during the performance of this trick, ladies and gentlemen, do my hands
actually leave my arms”
A on time B in time C at no time D at times
58 It has never ……….my mind that Jane might be a notorious liar
A passed B entered C crossed D reached
59 Nicole: “It was wonderful evening Thank you so much for your meal.”
Pitt: “……….”
A Yes, it’s really good B All right
C I’m glad you enjoyed it D No, it’s very kind of you
60 Theoretical knowledge is no substitution experience
A for B to C in D with
61 Hue: “Sorry to keep you waiting.”
John: “……….”
A No problem B Don’t mention it
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62 Success factors include being prepared to ……… sacrifices and knowing what your strengths are
63 .the opportunity, I know I can make a success of the programme
A If I were given B If being given C If given D After being given
64 Most young children people in the Western would have to a decent education
A entrance B reach C access D opportunity
II WRITING
(ID: 103305) PART I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it
65 I could never have succeeded without your help
If
66 Perhaps Brian went home early
Brian may
67 It isn't necessary to book tickets for the show in advance (need)
You
68 There is no point in asking George to help (worth)
It is
69 There is no ice-cream left (run)
We
(ID: 103311) Part II In no more than 140 words, write a paragraph about your hobby
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