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CHINH PHỤC ĐỀ THI THPT QUỐC GIA 2020

40 CÂU HỎI HAY VÀ ĐẶC SẮC (P2)

TỪ ĐỒNG NGHĨA

Nguồn: Đề thi thử Sở GD & ĐT mùa thi 2019- 2020

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

Question 1: He may be shy now, but he’ll soon come out of his shell when he meets the right girl

A hole B become confident C shed D become shy

Question 2: The only cure for alcoholism is complete abstinence from alcohol

A sickness B pretension C avoidance D absence

Question 3: Many parents may fail to recognize and respond to their children's needs until frustration

explodes into difficult or uncooperative behaviour

A stays under pressure B remains at an unchanged level

C suddenly becomes uncontrollable D slowly reaches the boiling point

Question 4: The giraffe is conspicuous in the grasslands because of its long neck

A evident B noticeable C stunning D interesting

Question 5: “What I’ve got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for

publication,” said the government staff to the reporter

A beside the point B not popular C not recorded D not yet official

Question 6: Think about the interviewer’s comments because they may help you prepare better when you

are called for the next job interview

A compliments B criticism C remarks D character

Question 7: Congo's presidential election is hoped to enable the country's first peaceful, democratic

transfer of power since independence from Belgium in 1960

A transplant B removal C conversion D shifting

Question 8: We are having a surprise party for Susan next Saturday, so don't give the secret away by

saying anything to her

A ask anyone to come B tell her the secret

Question 9: Tim is thinking of leaving his present job because his manager is always getting at him

A hitting B disturbing C defending D criticizing

Question 10: You can use a microwave or cook this kind of food in a conventional oven

Question 11: Researchers have found that people are sleeping almost two fewer hours a night than they

were in the 1960s, and our health is deteriorating as a result

A improving B degrading C purifying D elevating

Question12: It was the book "Brief History of Time" that rocketed the physicist Stephen Hawking to

stardom

A reputation B unimportance C obscurity D universe

Question 13: He didn't bat an eye when he realized he failed the exam again

A didn't want to see B didn't show surprise C wasn't happy D didn't care

Question 14: Mary has finally managed to get round her strict parents to let her go on a three-day excursion

with her classmates

A persuade B offer C support D permit

Question 15 The expression "out of the frying pan and into the fire" means to go from one dilemma to a

worse one

A situation B solution C predicament D.embarrassment

Question 16 With so many daily design resources, how do you stay-up-date with technology without

spending too much time on it?

A get latest information B connect to the Internet all day

C use social network daily D update new status

Question 17 S Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr Mayo's outstanding

humanitarianism

A charitable B remarkable C exhaustive D widespread

Question 18 I had to pay through the nose to get my car repaired at a service station in the middle of the

desert

A cost a lot of money B pay too much for something

C spend less money than usual D make a lot of money

Question 19 They have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic

wastelands

A suburban B forgotten C abandoned D disadvantaged

Question 20 Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace

A attracting attention B widely used C for everybody's use D most preferable

Question 21: When the Titanic crashed into the iceberg, the crew quickly sent out distress signals to alert

nearby ships of the disaster and request their help

A amusing B strange C bold D help

Question 22: I’m all in favor of ambition but I think when he says he’ll be a millionaire by the time he’s 25, he’s simply crying for the moon

A longing for what is beyond the reach B asking for what is attainable

C doing something with vigor or intensity D crying a lot and for a long time

Question 23: Polio is one of the top ten incurable diseases that modem medicine has failed to eradicate

Question 24: Jane and Fed are both in their forties so they’re going into marriage with their eyes wide

open

C fully aware of what they are doing D with people’s admiration

Question 25: The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, measured 9.1 on the Richter scale, occurring on 26

December wiped out a large number of residential coastal areas

Question 26: The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting far-reaching research to determine the

psychological effects of using drugs

Question 27: The museum was overrun with tourists, so we decided to go back another day

A crowded with tourists B having no tourists

C having tourists running D not having enough tourists

Question 28: The victim of the racial discrimination settled for the apology from the company

Question 29: Nobody owned up to breaking the window

A objected to B decided on C confessed to D allowed for

Question 30: I don’t really go in for winter sports very much

A am not good at B do not hate C do not practice D am not keen on

Question 31: One of the fundamentals of education, mathematics is taught from the earliest grades in

school

Question 32: In 1969, the Beatles officially broke up after playing together as a band for more than a

decade

A separated B united C worked together D cooperated

Question 33: Are you certain that you are cut out for that kind of job?

A are determined to take B don’t want to take

C are offered D have the necessary skills for

Question 34: His physical conditions were no impediment to his career as a violinist

Question 35: One of the aims of most Lay Organizations is to disseminate knowledge about Huntington's

disease to local doctors, social workers and nursing homes

Question 36: Cynthia was on edge all day about the important presentation she had to give to the local

citizens groups

A nervous and excited B doing well C satisfied D working hard

Question 37: Adversely affected by the Embargo act of 1808 western farmers directed their anger at the

British

Question 38: Microscopic organisms settle to the seafloor and accumulate in marine mud

Question 39: Woman liberated from child care can pursue their own interest

Question 40: Excessive amounts of lead in the air can decrease a child’s intelligence

HƯỚNG DẪN GIẢI CHI TIẾT

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

Question 1: He may be shy now, but he’ll soon come out of his shell when he meets the right girl

A hole B become confident C shed D become shy

Giải thích:

come out of his shell: trở nên tự tin hơn khi trò chuyện với người khác

hole: ẩn nấp

become confident: trở nên tự tin

shed: lột vỏ

become shy: trở nên ngại ngùng

→ come out of his shell = become confident

Tạm dịch: Bây giờ, có thể anh ấy còn ngại ngùng, nhưng anh ấy sẽ sớm trở nên tự tin khi gặp cô gái thích

hợp → Đáp án B

Question 2: The only cure for alcoholism is complete abstinence from alcohol

A sickness B pretension C avoidance D absence

Giải thích:

abstinence (n): sự kiêng cử

sickness (n): bệnh

pretension (n): sự giả vờ

avoidance (n): sự tránh né

absence (n): sự vắng mặt

→ abstinence = avoidance

Tạm dịch: tách trị nghiện rượu duy nhất là hoàn toàn tránh xa rượu → Đáp án C

( ĐỀ THI THỬ THPTQG TRƯỜNG CHUYÊN BẮC NINH – LẦN 1)

Question 3: Many parents may fail to recognize and respond to their children's needs until frustration

explodes into difficult or uncooperative behaviour

A stays under pressure B remains at an unchanged level

C suddenly becomes uncontrollable D slowly reaches the boiling point

A chịu áp lực

B giữ nguyên ở một trình độ không đổi

C đột nhiên trở nên không kiểm sát được

D từ từ đến điểm sôi

Tạm dịch: Nhiều bậc cha mẹ không thể nhận thấy và phản hồi lại những nhu cầu của con trẻ cho tới khi sự

buồn bực bùng nổ và trở thành hành vi không hợp tác → Chọn C

Question 4: The giraffe is conspicuous in the grasslands because of its long neck

A evident B noticeable C stunning D interesting

A evident (adj): dễ thấy

B noticeable (adj): nổi bật

C stunning (adj): lộng lẫy

D interesting (adj): thú vị

Tạm dịch: Con hươu cao cổ nổi bật trên thảm cỏ vì cái cổ dài của nó → Chọn B

Question 5: “What I’ve got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for

publication,” said the government staff to the reporter

A beside the point B not popular C not recorded D not yet official

Giải thích:

off the record: chưa chính thức

beside the point: bên cạnh vấn đề chính not popular: không phổ biến

not recorded: không được ghi lại not yet official: chưa chính thức

→ off the record = not yet official

Tạm dịch: “Những gì tôi có thể nói với bạn bây giờ là hoàn toàn chưa chính thức và hầu như chắc chắn

không được công bố,” các nhân viên chính phủ nói với phóng viên → Chọn D

Question 6: Think about the interviewer’s comments because they may help you prepare better when you

are called for the next job interview

A compliments B criticism C remarks D character

Giải thích:

comment (n): bình luận

compliment (n): lời khen criticism (n): sự chỉ trích

→ comment = remark

Tạm dịch: Hãy suy nghĩ về những nhận xét của người phỏng vấn vì chúng có thể giúp bạn chuẩn bị tốt hơn

khi bạn được gọi cho cuộc phỏng vấn việc làm tiếp theo → Chọn C

Question 7: Congo's presidential election is hoped to enable the country's first peaceful, democratic

transfer of power since independence from Belgium in 1960

A transplant B removal C conversion D Shifting

Giải thích:

transfer (n): sự chuyển

conversion (n): sự đổi, sự chuyển đổi shifting (n): sự chuyển

→ transfer = shifting

Tạm dịch: Cuộc bầu cử tổng thống của Congo được hy vọng sẽ cho phép chuyển giao quyền lực dân chủ,

hòa bình đầu tiên kể từ khi giành độc lập từ Bỉ năm 1960 → Chọn D

Question 8: We are having a surprise party for Susan next Saturday, so don't give the secret away by

saying anything to her

A ask anyone to come B tell her the secret

Giải thích:

give the secret away: tiết lộ bí mật

ask anyone to come: yêu cầu ai đó đến tell her the secret: nói ra bí mật

go to the party: đi tới bữa tiệc find out the secret: tìm ra bí mật

→ give the secret away = tell her the secret

Tạm dịch: Chúng ta sẽ có một bữa tiệc bất ngờ cho Susan vào thứ bảy tới, vì vậy đừng tiết lộ bí mật bằng

cách nói bất cứ điều gì với cô ấy → Chọn B

Question 9: Tim is thinking of leaving his present job because his manager is always getting at him

A hitting B disturbing C defending D criticizing

Giải thích:

get at somebody: phê bình ai

→ getting at = criticizing

Tạm dịch: Tim đang nghĩ đến việc nghỉ công việc hiện tại của mình bởi vì người quản lý của anh ấy luôn

phê bình anh ấy → Chọn D

Question 10: You can use a microwave or cook this kind of food in a conventional oven

Giải thích:

conventional (adj): theo truyền thống, tập quán

traditional (adj): theo truyền thống, tập quán extraordinary (adj): phi thường

→ conventional = traditional

Tạm dịch: Bạn có thể sử dụng lò vi sóng hoặc nấu loại thực phẩm này bằng lò nướng truyền thống

→ Chọn C

Question 11: Researchers have found that people are sleeping almost two fewer hours a night than they

were in the 1960s, and our health is deteriorating as a result

A improving B degrading C purifying D elevating

Giải thích:

deteriorate (v): hư hỏng, làm xấu đi

improve (v): cải thiện, nâng cao degrade (v): xuống cấp, xấu đi, giảm giá trị

purify (v): lọc sạch; làm trong elevate (v): nâng lên, nâng cao

→ deteriorate = degrade

Tạm dịch: Các nhà nghiên cứu đã phát hiện ra rằng mọi người đang ngủ ít hơn gần hai tiếng mỗi đêm so với

những năm 1960 và kết quả là sức khỏe của chúng ta đang xấu đi → Chọn B

Question12: It was the book "Brief History of Time" that rocketed the physicist Stephen Hawking to

stardom

A reputation B unimportance C obscurity D universe

Giải thích:

stardom (n): minh tinh, người nổi tiếng

reputation (n): nổi tiếng unimportance (n): tính chất không quan trọng

obscurity (n): sự tối tăm, tình trạng ít ai biết đến universe (n): vũ trụ

→ stardom = reputation

Tạm dịch: Cuốn sách "Lược sử thời gian" chính là cuốn đã khiến nhà vật lý Stephen Hawking trở thành

ngôi sao nổi tiếng → Chọn A

Question 13: He didn't bat an eye when he realized he failed the exam again

A didn't want to see B didn't show surprise C wasn't happy D didn't care

Giải thích:

didn't bat an eye: tỉnh bơ, không hề chớp mắt, điềm nhiên

didn't want to see: không muốn thấy didn't show surprise: không tỏ ra ngạc nhiên

wasn't happy: không vui didn't care: không quan tâm

→ didn't bat an eye = didn't show surprise

Tạm dịch: Anh tỉnh bơ khi nhận ra mình đã trượt kỳ thi một lần nữa → Chọn B

Question 14: Mary has finally managed to get round her strict parents to let her go on a three-day excursion

with her classmates

A persuade B offer C support D permit

Giải thích:

get round (v): thuyết phục

persuade (v): thuyết phục offer (v): đề nghị

support (v): cổ vũ permit (v): cho phép

→ get round = persuade

Tạm dịch: Mary cuối cùng đã thuyết phục được cha mẹ nghiêm khắc của mình để cho cô ấy đi du ngoạn ba

ngày với các bạn cùng lớp → Chọn A

Question 15 The expression "out of the frying pan and into the fire" means to go from one dilemma to a

worse one

A situation B solution C predicament D.embarrassment

Giải thích:

dilemma (n): tình huống khó xử

A situation (n): tình huống B solution (n): giải pháp

C predicament (n): tình huống khó khăn D embarrassment (n): sự ngượng ngùng

→ dilemma = predicament

Tạm dịch: Thành ngữ "tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa" có nghĩa là đi từ một tình huống khó xử đến một vấn đề tồi

tệ hơn → Chọn C

Question 16 With so many daily design resources, how do you stay-up-date with technology without

spending too much time on it?

A get latest information B connect to the Internet all day

C use social network daily D update new status

Giải thích:

stay-up-date: cập nhật

A get latest information: tiếp nhận thông tin mới nhất

B connect to the Internet all day: kết nối mạng cả ngày

C use social network daily: dùng mạng xã hội hàng ngày

D update new status: cập nhật trạng thái mới

→ stay-up-date = get latest information

Tạm dịch: Với rất nhiều tài nguyên thiết kế hàng ngày, làm thế nào để bạn cập nhật công nghệ mà không

mất quá nhiều thời gian cho nó? → Chọn A

Question 17 S Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr Mayo's outstanding

humanitarianism

A charitable B remarkable C exhaustive D widespread

Giải thích:

outstanding (adj): nổi trội

charitable (adj): từ thiện remarkable (adj): đáng chú ý

exhaustive (adj): toàn diện widespread (adj): lan rộng

→ outstanding = remarkable

Tạm dịch: Bệnh viện S Mayo ở New Orleans được đặt tên như vậy để công nhận chủ nghĩa nhân đạo xuất

sắc của bác sĩ Mayo

→ Chọn B

Question 18 I had to pay through the nose to get my car repaired at a service station in the middle of the

desert

A cost a lot of money B pay too much for something

C spend less money than usual D make a lot of money

Giải thích:

pay through the nose: trả một cái giá đắt cắt cổ

A cost a lot of money: tốn rất nhiều tiền

B pay too much for something: trả quá nhiều tiền cho cái gì

C spend less money than usual: trả ít tiền hơn bình thường

D make a lot of money: kiếm rất nhiều tiền

→ pay through the nose = pay too much for something

Tạm dịch: Tôi đã phải trả quá nhiều tiền để sửa xe tại một trạm dịch vụ giữa sa mạc → Chọn B

Question 19 They have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic

wastelands

A suburban B forgotten C abandoned D disadvantaged

Giải thích:

marginal (adj): khó trồng trọt, khó sinh lợi

A suburban (adj): ngoại ô B forgotten (adj): bị lãng quên

C abandoned (adj): bị bỏ hoang D disadvantaged (adj): bất lợi

→ marginal = disadvantaged

Tạm dịch: Họ đã bị buộc phải sống trong môi trường khắc nghiệt, như sa mạc và bãi rác Bắc cực

→ Chọn D

Question 20 Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become commonplace

A attracting attention B widely used C for everybody's use D most preferable

Giải thích:

commonplace (adj): phổ biến

A attracting attention: thu hút sự chú ý

B widely used: được sử dụng rộng rãi

C for everybody's use: cho sự sử dụng của mọi người

D most preferable: thích hợp nhất

→ commonplace = widely used

Tạm dịch: Chỉ trong thế kỷ XIX, việc đọc thầm đã trở nên phổ biến → Chọn B

Question 21: When the Titanic crashed into the iceberg, the crew quickly sent out distress signals to alert

nearby ships of the disaster and request their help

A amusing B strange C bold D help