Thư viện Đề thi - Trắc nghiệm - Tài liệu học tập Miễn phí ĐỀ THI THỬ THPTQG MƠN TIẾNG ANH NĂM 2020 CÓ ĐÁP ÁN 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 1: Arguing with the boss has considerably reduced his chances of promotion A His promotion was certain until he had a dispute with the boss B The likelihood of his being promoted has significantly decreased because of his argument with the boss C He argued with the boss about why he wasn't considered for promotion D He would definitely have been promoted by now if had hadn't quarreled with the boss Question 2: My friend told me, "If I were you, I would not smoke so much." A My friend prohibited me from smoking so much B My friend warned me against smoking so much C My friend advised me not to smoke so much D My friend suggested not smoking so much Question 3: When I picked up my book, I found that the cover had been torn A Picking up my book, the cover had been torn B The cover had been torn when my book picked up C On picking up the book, I saw that the cover had been torn D Picked up, the book was torn Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the most suitable respone to complete each of the following exchanges Question 4: Kathy and Kim are friends They have just finished lunch in a restaurant - Kathy: “The food is great I'll get the bill.” - Jim: “ ” A Yes, speak to you soon B Don't mention it Trang chủ: h t t p s : / / v n d o c c o m / | Email hỗ trợ: hotro@vndoc.com | Hotline: 02 22 61 8 Thư viện Đề thi - Trắc nghiệm - Tài liệu học tập Miễn phí C It’s nothing D No, this is on me Question 5: Billy and Bobby are in a coffee shop Billy is asking Bobby for his opinion about the coffee there - Billy: “How's the coffee here?” - Bobby:“ ” A It's a little better now that I've got a car B As a matter of fact, I'm not interested C It's a little bitter, to tell the truth D No, I don't think so Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 6: Since her parents' death, she has been brought up by her uncle A cried for B died for C lived with D been in touch Question 7: I'll not stand for your bad attitude any longer A care B like C mean D tolerate Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions Question 8: Most of the guests at the dinner party chose to dress elegantly, but one man wore jeans and a T shirt; he was later identified as a high school teacher A gracefully B decently C gaudily D unsophisticatedly Question 9: I'm sorry I can't come out this weekend - I'm up to my ears in work A bored B scared C busy D free Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions Question 10: Seth informed us of his retirement from the company He did it when arriving at the meeting A No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company B Not until Seth said to us that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting C Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting Trang chủ: h t t p s : / / v n d o c c o m / | Email hỗ trợ: hotro@vndoc.com | Hotline: 02 22 61 8 Thư viện Đề thi - Trắc nghiệm - Tài liệu học tập Miễn phí D Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the meeting Question 11: My mother is very busy with her work at the office She still takes good care of us A Although my mother was very busy with her work at the office, she still takes good care of us B My mother is so busy with her work at the office that she cannot take good care of us C My mother is too busy with her work at the office to take good care of us D In spite of being very busy with her work at the office, my mother takes good care of us 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 The fictitious androids written about in the mid-1900s are becoming a reality with advances in the field of robotics, Japan and Korea have been pioneers in this field They regularly compete to be the first The focus on most researchers is in (12) life-like, attractive female androids A Japanese research group led by Hiroshi Ishiguro created the world's first female android, which is called Actroid in 2003 The early model was limited so upgrades were made and the dramatic entertainment model was released in 2006 Actroids are covered with a silicone skin and have built-in sensors making them (13) of reacting to humans, and they can also mimic many human behaviors (14) they can be programmed to speak in any language The Korean android, EveR-2, released in 2006, was designed by a team from Kitech They claim that she is more life-like than Actroids, and she can mimic emotions She can also speak and move her lips to match her (15) Future models are expected to have higher mobility and even be proficient in dancing Research teams have also created male androids One in particular is the Germinoid HI-I Regardless of the competition, it's clear that this technology will one day present us (16) the dilemma of determining human from machine Question 12: A creating B forming C improving D shaping Question 13: A able B possible C probable D capable Question 14: A Additional B However C Therefore D Otherwise Trang chủ: h t t p s : / / v n d o c c o m / | Email hỗ trợ: hotro@vndoc.com | Hotline: 02 22 61 8 Thư viện Đề thi - Trắc nghiệm - Tài liệu học tập Miễn phí Question 15: A spoken B speaking C speak D speech Question 16: A for B with C towards D into 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 Different cultures follow their own special customs when a child's baby teeth fall out In Korea, for example, they have the custom of throwing lost teeth up on the roof of a house According to tradition, a magpie will come and take the tooth Later, the magpie will return with a new tooth for the child In other Asian countries, such as Japan and Vietnam, children follow a similar tradition of throwing their lost teeth onto the roofs of houses Birds aren't the only animals thought to take lost teeth In Mexico and Spain, tradition says a mouse takes a lost tooth and leaves some money However, in Mongolia, dogs are responsible for taking teeth away Dogs are highly respected in Mongolian culture and are considered guardian angels of the people Tradition says that the new tooth will grow good and strong if the baby tooth is fed to a guardian angel Accordingly, parents in Mongolia will put their child's lost tooth in a piece of meat and feed it to a dog The idea of giving lost teeth to an angel or fairy is also a tradition in the West Many children in Western countries count on the Tooth Fairy to leave money or presents in exchange for a tooth The exact origins of the Tooth Fairy are a mystery, although the story probably began in England or Ireland centuries ago According to tradition, a child puts a lost tooth under his or her pillow before going to bed In the wee hours, while the child is sleeping, the Tooth Fairy takes the tooth and leaves something else under the pillow In France, the Tooth Fairy leaves a small gift In the United States, however, the Tooth Fairy usually leaves money These days, the rate is USD to USD per tooth, adding up to a lot of money from the Tooth Fairy! (Source: Reading Challenge by Casey Malarcher & Andrea Janzen) Question 17: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the tradition of tooth giving in the West? Trang chủ: h t t p s : / / v n d o c c o m / | Email hỗ trợ: hotro@vndoc.com | Hotline: 02 22 61 8 Thư viện Đề thi - Trắc nghiệm - Tài liệu học tập Miễn phí A Children put their lost teeth under their pillows B Children hope to get money or gifts from the Tooth Fairy C Children give money to the Tooth Fairy D Lost teeth are traditionally given to an angel or fairy Question 18: What is the passage mainly about? A Presents for young children's lost teeth B Animals eating children's lost teeth C Customs concerning children's lost teeth D Traditions concerning children's lost teeth Question 19: The word “their” in paragraph refers to A houses' B roofs' C children's D countries' Question 20: According to paragraph 2, parents in Mongolia feed their child's lost tooth to a dog because _ A they hope that their child will get some gifts for his or her tooth B they think dogs like eating children's teeth C they believe that this will make their child's new tooth good and strong D they know that dogs are very responsible animals Question 21: The word "origins" in paragraph is closest in meaning to A countries B families C stories D beginnings 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 the primary stress in each of the following questions Question 22: A valuable B variety C environment D impossible Question 23: A argue C verbal D polite B common 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 Question 24: A realized B watched C worked D missed Question 25: A couple B trouble C through D double 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 Trang chủ: h t t p s : / / v n d o c c o m / | Email hỗ trợ: hotro@vndoc.com | Hotline: 02 22 61 8 Thư viện Đề thi - Trắc nghiệm - Tài liệu học tập Miễn phí Question 26: Without speaking other words, I stared at the ridges of sand in the moonlight A started at B other C without D in Question 27: Not until the late Middle Ages glass became a major construction material A major B the late C Not D glass became Question 28: The best defense against tsunamis are early warning that allows people to seek higher ground A ground B against C are D seek Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 29: Why does he need to make such heavy _ of a simple task? A climate B torm C weather D cloud Question 30: I am considering _ my job Can you recommend a good company? A changing B to move C to change D moving Question 31: The more you practice speaking in public, A the more confident you become B the more you become confidently C he greater confidence you become D the more you become confident Question 32: Peter: "Have you ever been to a live concert?" Mary: "No, I haven't But I'd very much like to, _ A though B although C yet D moreover Question 33: _ as the representative at the conference, she felt extremely proud of herself A Be chosen B Having been chosen C on choosing D Having chosen Question 34: No one on the plane was alive in the accident last night, _? A wasn't he B weren't they C were they D was he Question 35: Monica was so angry about the noise her neighbors were making that she refused to _ it anymore A get away with B put up with C run away with Trang chủ: h t t p s : / / v n d o c c o m / | Email hỗ trợ: hotro@vndoc.com | Hotline: 02 22 61 8 D cut down on Thư viện Đề thi - Trắc nghiệm - Tài liệu học tập Miễn phí Question 36: My neighbour is _ photographer: Let's ask him for _ advice about color film A a - the B the - an C a – x (no article) D the - the Question 37: Her fiancé is said _ from Harvard University five years ago A to have graduated B to be graduated C being graduated D having graduated Question 38: I don't know what it _ to be as popular with girls as my brother is A uses B takes C demands D expects Question 39: I was most _ of his efforts to help me during the crisis A appreciate B appreciable C appreciation D appreciative Question 40: My brother asked me _ of the football match A what you think B what I think C what did I think D what I thought Question 41: Amber is a hard, yellowish brown _ from the resin of pine - trees that lived millions of years ago A substance formed B forming a substance C substance has formed D to form a substance Question 42: If people paid a little more attention to the environment, the Earth _ greener A would be B will be C would have been D had been Question 43: The accident _ while he was driving to the office A was occurred B was being occurred C has occurred D occurred 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 There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual The argument for this view goes as follows In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world, even the seasonal changes, as unpredictable, and they sought, through various means, to control these unknown and feared powers Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals Eventually stories Trang chủ: h t t p s : / / v n d o c c o m / | Email hỗ trợ: hotro@vndoc.com | Hotline: 02 22 61 8 Thư viện Đề thi - Trắc nghiệm - Tài liệu học tập Miễn phí arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama Those who believed that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used Furthermore, a suitable site hard to be provided for the performances, and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting areas and the "auditorium" In addition, there were performers, and since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect- success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun as an actor might Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities Another theory traces the theater's origin from the human interest in storytelling According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitation of animal movements and sounds Question 44: The passage supports which of the following statements? A Storytelling is an important part of dance B Dramatic activities require the use of costumes C No one really knows how the theater began D Myths are no longer represented dramatically Question 45: The word they in paragraph refers to _ A human beings B seasonal changes C natural forces D theories Question 46: What aspect of drama does the author discuss in the first paragraph? A The reason drama is often unpredictable Trang chủ: h t t p s : / / v n d o c c o m / | Email hỗ trợ: hotro@vndoc.com | Hotline: 02 22 61 8 Thư viện Đề thi - Trắc nghiệm - Tài liệu học tập Miễn phí B The reason in which dramas were performed C The importance of costumes in early drama D The connection between myths and dramatic plots Question 47: What does the passage manly discuss? A The origins of theater B The role of ritual in modern dance C The variety of early religious activities D The importance of storytelling Question 48: According to the passage, what is the main difference between ritual and drama? A Ritual requires fewer performers than drama B Ritual is shorter than drama C Ritual uses music whereas drama does not D Ritual has a religious purpose and drama does not Question 49: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a common element of theater and ritual? A Magic B Costumes C Dance D Music Question 50: The word "considerable" in paragraph is closest meaning to A relational B substantial C ceremonial D thoughtful HƯỚNG DẪN GIẢI B C A D C C D B D 10 A 11 D 12 A 13 D 14 A 15 D 16 B 17 C 18 D 19 C 20.C 21 D 22 A 23 D 24 A 25 C 26 B 27 D 28 C 29 C 30 A 31 A 32 A 33 B 34 C 35 B 36 C 37 A 38 B 39 D 40 D 41 A 42 A 43 D 44 C 45 A 46 D 47 A 48 D 49 A 50 B Mời bạn tham khảo tại: https://vndoc.com/luyen-thi-thpt-quoc-gia Trang chủ: h t t p s : / / v n d o c c o m / | Email hỗ trợ: hotro@vndoc.com | Hotline: 02 22 61 8