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 A pleasure B treasure C leap D head A children B schedule C watch D match D H oc 01 (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 A pharmacy B signature C execute A hopeful B compose C eject A community B characterize C negotiate D aerobic nT hi D admire D identity uO (ID: 103240) Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your iL ie answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks Ta WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME up s/ Students and jobseekers are keen to get onto the course or into the workplace, hope ro that voluntary work will help them stand out from the crowd This chance to om /g (6)…………experience-personally and professionally-is (7)………on the wishlist of young c people bo ok A survey carried out last year revealed that young and old (8)…………said fa heritage work ce volunteering had improved their lives, particularly those (9)……….in conservation or w Businesses recognize its importance and get to raise their profile in the community, w w 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 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 A gain B achieve C collect D win >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! B sharp C high D strong A similar B alike C the same D too 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 D H oc 01 A extreme (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 hi Every year about two million people visit Mount Rushmore, were the faces of four nT U.S presidents were carved in granite by sculptor Gutzon Borglum and his son, the late ie uO Lincoln Borglum The creation of the Mount Rushmore monument Line took 14 years – from iL 1927 to 1941 – and nearly a million dollars There were time when money was difficult to s/ Ta come by and many people were jobless To move more than 400,000 tons of rock, Borglum up hired laid-off workers from the closed-down mines in the Black Hills area He taught these /g ro men to dynamite, drill, carve, and finish the granite as they were hanging in midair in his om specially devised chairs, which had many safety features Borglum was proud of the fact that c no workers were killed or severely injured during the years of blasting and carving bo ok During the carving, many changes in original design had to be made to keep the ce carved heads free of large fissures that were uncovered However, not all the cracks could be fa avoided, so Borglum concocted a mixture of granite dust, white lead, and linseed oil to fill w w them w 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 >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! D the creation of the Mount Rushmore monument 17 According to the passage, Borglum’s son A is dead B was a president C did maintenance work D spent a million dollars 18 The word ‘there’ is paragraph refers to A faces B dollars C times D workers 19 The men who Borglum hired were A trained sculptors B laid-off stone masons C Black Hills volunteers D unemployed miners A designed D H oc 01 20 The word “devised” in paragraph is closest in meaning to B described C scaffolded 21 It can be inferred from the passage that hi A the heads are not as originally planned D elevated uO nT B the workers made mistakes when blasting iL D the designs had large fissures in them ie C the cracks caused serious injuries B heads up A designs s/ Ta 22 The word “fissures” is paragraph refers to C cracks D carvings /g ro 23 The word “avoided” in paragraph is closest in meaning to B abolished C evented D improvised om A circumvented B bought at the Black Hills mines D uncovered during carving ce C invented bo ok A very expensive c 24 Borglum’s mixture for filling cracks was fa 25 Today, Mount Rushmore needs to be w w A protected from air pollution w C restored during the winter B polished for tourists 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 >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! Skyscrapers are also lavish consumers, and waster, of electric power In one recent 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, D H oc 01 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, hi the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2.25 million uO nT gallons of raw sewage each year-as much as a city the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which ie has a population of more than 109,000 iL Skyscrapers also interfere with television reception, block bird flyways, and obstruct s/ Ta air traffic In Boston, in the late 1960’s some people even feared that shadows from up skyscrapers would kill the grass on Boston Common ro Still, people continue to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always om /g built them – personal ambition, civic pride, and the desire of owners to have the largest c possible amount of rentable space bo ok 26 The main purpose of the passage is to ce A compare skyscrapers with other modern structures .fa B describe skyscrapers and their effects on the environment w w C advocate the use of masonry in the construction of skyscrapers w 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 is closest in meaning to A overwhelm B overload C overachieve D overcome 29 The word “lavish” in paragraph can be best replaced by A extravagant B important C regular D potential 30 The word “strain” in paragraph is closest in meaning to >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! A amount B impact C damage D pressure 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? 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 D H oc 01 A The noise from their construction 33 The author raises issues that would most concern which of the following groups? B Environmentalists C Aviators D Teachers hi A Electricians uO nT 34 In which paragraph does the author compare the energy consumption of skyscrapers with ie that of a city? C paragraph iL A paragraph B paragraph D paragraph skyscrapers EXCEPT ro A people’s strong desire to build high up s/ Ta 35 According to the passage, all of the following are mentioned as reasons for building om /g B people’s pride for their towns or cities c C the greed of the owners to have more place for lease bo ok D the need to accommodate more people ce (ID: 103273) Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or w w questions .fa phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following w 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 >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! A fill B remove C insert D express 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 C that D have come A Have I to B them D H oc 01 42 Have I to tell them that you have come? 43 Physical therapists help patients relearn how to use their bodies after disease or injure B to use C bodies D injure 44 Around the corner are offices that you are trying to find B are C offices (the) D are trying A number of the materials used in manufacturing paint are potential dangerous if iL 45 D ie A Around C nT B uO A hi A relearn up B the materials C potential D mishandled /g ro A A number s/ Ta mishandled om (ID: 103285) Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct c answer to each of the following questions bo ok 46 Nobody took any ………of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated B attention C sight D notice fa A information ce water w w 47 Tom was very embarrassed – it was ………mistake ! w 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 A down B into C off D up 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 >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! 51 The new building will be than our present premises 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 C and I did, too D but I was 53 While our car ……… tomorrow, I …….to the shopping centre for a few items for the holiday B has been repaired-am dashing C was repaired-have been dashing D is being repaired-will dash D H oc 01 A will be repaired-dash 54 Mary of the children in the area were clearly and suffering from various diseases B underprivileged C overrated D overestimated nT hi A undernourished ie uO 55 Mr Smith is a ……… person; he never spares a penny B vain C mean D impulsive s/ Ta iL A arrogant up 56 The schoolboy’s excuse wasn’t ……….at all Nobody in the classroom believed in the /g ro far-fetched story he told B credible C creditable D credulous om A credential c 57 “ .during the performance of this trick, ladies and gentlemen, my hands bo ok actually leave my arms” B in time C at no time D at times ce A on time w B entered C crossed D reached w A passed fa 58 It has never ……….my mind that Jane might be a notorious liar w 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 >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất! C You’re welcome D I’m glad you apologized 62 Success factors include being prepared to ……… sacrifices and knowing what your strengths are A B create C make D have 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 D H oc 01 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 hi 65 I could never have succeeded without your help nT If uO 66 Perhaps Brian went home early iL ie Brian may Ta 67 It isn't necessary to book tickets for the show in advance (need) up s/ You ro 68 There is no point in asking George to help (worth) /g It is om 69 There is no ice-cream left (run) bo ok c We w w w fa ce (ID: 103311) Part II In no more than 140 words, write a paragraph about your hobby >> Truy cập trang http://tuyensinh247.com/ để luyện thi THPT QG Toán – Lý – Hóa – Sinh – Văn – Anh tốt nhất!