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Trang 1ĐỀ LUYỆN TẬP THPT 2020
I Pick out the word whose stress is different from that of the others
1 A rhinoceros B personality C biologist D discriminate
2 A appeal B survive C leopard D enact
3 A enthusiast B outstanding C windsurfing D initiate
4 A opponent B contribute C concentrate D disaster
5 A diversity B photographer C stability D habitable
II Choose the words that best complete the sentences
6 Talking about life in the future, pessimists say things will be worse than they are nowadays
7 Domestic chores will no longer be a burden the inventions of labor-saving devices
A despite B because C thanks to D due to
8 In the future, cars may run on anything from to methane gas
A electrician B electric C electricity D electron
9 It is usually said that history is full of developments
A unexpectency B unexpecting C unexpected D unexpectedly
10 It began to rain, he didn’t open his umbrella
11 She still likes and trusts her best friend he lied to her
A despite B in spite of C because D although
12 Humans depend on species to have food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture
A diversify B diversion C diversity D diverse
13 He didn’t make a good impression on the interviewer because he _late
A turned back B turned up C go off D go out of
14 There should be laws to protect wildlife over-hunting
15 bird in hand is worth two in the bush
16 It’s becoming to find a job in this city
A more and more hard B more and more harder
C more harder and harder D harder and harder
17 It is imperative to the meeting
18 22 I’m interested in history, especially history of Western Europe
C no article/no article D a/a
19 “Why don’t you join us on the sightseeing tour?”
C Please do it for me D Another time, perhaps
20 If you read this book with attention, you can a lot of information
A pick about B pick from C pick up D pick at
21 If you want to join this club, you must this application form
A fill in B make up C carry on D write down
Trang 222 Professor Jones, man who discovered new drug that everyone is talking about, refused to give press conference
C a – a – no prepositions D the – a - the
23 a problem in most big cities
A Crime is B The crime is C The crimes are D A crime is
24 The aim of this organization is to provide aid for the victims of natural disasters, poverty and health emergency
A humanitarian B humanity C humanitarianism D humanities
25 The newspaper reports of starving children appalled me
III Identify the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting
26 The organization appealed the government for financial support
A B C D
27 Many women have reached high positions in business but there are still little women in
government
28 By the time you will return here next year, the city will have had many changes
29 Some people think that John succeeded in business in spite of his charming personality rather than
his business skills
30 The struggle about women’s rights began in the 18th century during the period known as the Age
of Enlightenment
31 Despite an accident, my train was held up for several hours
32 I don’t want to discuss about what happened last night Let’s forget it
33 If I want a job at the factory, who do I have to apply for?
34 If you don’t stop smoking, your health would become worse and worse
A B C D
35 The woman sitting opposite me on the train kept to stare at me
A B C D
IV Choose sentence A,B,C or D that has the same meaning with the given sentence
36 The price of the book was less than I had expected
A I didn’t think the book was so expensive
B The book did not cost as much as I had expected
C The book cost as much as I had expected
D I thought the book was much cheaper
37 Although the weather changed, the picnic went ahead as planned
A Despite of a change in the weather, the picnic went ahead as planned
B The picnic went ahead as planned in spite of a change in the weather
C In spite of the picnic went ahead as planned, the weather changed
D Because of the weather change, the picnic went ahead as planned
38 Daisy regrets not applying for the job
A Daisy wishes she would apply for the job
Trang 3B Daisy wishes she applied for the job
C Daisy wishes she had applied for the job
D Daisy wished she would have applied for the job
39 Is this your first visit to this country?
A Have you ever visited to this country before?
B Have you ever been to this country before?
C Is this the first country you visit?
D Is visiting this country for the first time pleasant?
40 I didn’t have an umbrella with me, so I got wet
A If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t get wet
B If I had an umbrella, I wouldn’t get wet
C If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet
D If I hadn’t had an umbrella, I would have got wet
V Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answers to the questions
A gold rush is the rapid relocation of large numbers of people to an area where gold has been discovered
Gold rushes capture the imagination and participation of many people because of the magical lure of gold and the
potential for overnight affluence The greatest gold rush in United States history was the California Gold Rush of
1849
The rush first began in 1848 when a carpenter named James Marshall discovered gold on the property of John
A Sutter in the Sacramento Valley Hired to build a sawmill on the banks of the American River, Marshall had
hardly begun work when he started finding nugget after nugget of gold News of the discovery at Sutter’s mill
spread quickly, and soon thousands of persons were laying claims in the area These people, called ‘forty-niners’
rushed in from all over the world
In just two years, the population of California increased from about 26,000 to 380,000 consequently,
California was officially admitted to the Union as a state in September of 1850 The free-spending style of the
successful miners helped to turn communities such as Sacramento and San Francisco into prosperous towns
Those who were not so lucky became farmers and ranchers in the Central Valley of California
41 What is the best title for this passage?
A Famous Gold Rushes B The Forty-Niners
C The Lure of Gold D The California Gold Rush of 1849
42 According to the passage, people join gold rushes because
A they are guaranteed overnight wealth
B gold holds a magical power for everyone
C they believe they have a chance of becoming affluent
D they have very active imaginations
43 According to the passage, where was gold first discovered?
A At Sutter’s mill
B On James Marshall’s property near Sacramento
C In the streambed of American River
D In the Central Valley of California
44 It can be inferred from the passage that the California gold rush
A provided most ‘forty-niners’ with long-term mining work
B attracted everyone in the world
C spread throughout the Central Valley
D greatly speeded up the development of California
45 According to the passage, what qualified California to be admitted to the Union?
A The status of statehood
B The great increase in population
C The political efforts of successful miners
D The prosperity of California communities
Trang 4VI Read the passage below and choose A, B, C or D that best fits each space
In a small village in North Yorkshire, there’s a big old farmhouse (46) three families live together Alice and George and their three children, Joe and Pam and their two children, and Sue and her baby daughter The adults divide up the work among them George does the cooking, Joe and Sue do most of the housework Pam looks after the shopping and (47) the repairs, and Alice takes care of the garden
Alice, George and Sue go out to work Joe works at home (48) computer systems, and Pam, who is a painter, looks after the baby during the day Two of the children go to school in the village, but the three oldest ones go by bus to the secondary school in the nearest town, ten miles (49)
The three families get on very well, and enjoy their way of life And they all say they would much (50)
go on living in their old farmhouse than move to a luxury flat in a big city
46 A where B which C that D in where
47 A fulfils B prepares C does D makes
48 A designing B designs C who designs D and design
50 A prefer B like C have D rather