HƯỚNG ĐẾN KỲ THI THPT 2020 THI THỬ KYS – LẦN MÔN: TIẾNG ANH Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút 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 1: A slumber B doubter C dumbly D debtor Question 2: A wretchedly B ruggedly C confusedly D determinedly 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 3: A horizontal B adolescent C panorama D infrastructure Question 4: A constituency B constitution C presentiment D subsidiary Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that best completes each of the following exchanges Question 5: - “Would you bother if I had a look at your paper?” - “ _.” A Well, actually I’d rather you didn’t B That’s a good idea C You’re welcome D Oh, I didn’t realize it Question 6: Customer: _ Salesman: It’s over there, next to the dry fruit section A I’m sorry I didn’t buy the tea and coffee B Can you help me? I can’t carry the tea and coffee C How much is a kilo of tea and coffee? D Excuse me, where is tea and coffee? Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Question 7: You need to dress neatly and elegantly for the interview The first impression is very important A untidy B shabbily C altruistically D cryptically Question 8: She derided everybody on her design team, thinking that her ideas were paramount A admire B rehabilitate Tài liệu KYS Giáo dục trải nghiệm C procrastinate D ridicule Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 9: It was recommended that the traffic laws strictly A must be observed B had to be observed C be observed D were observed Question 10: All his hard work in his great success A accounted B culminated C merged D succumbed Question 11: Aside from the seasons, El Nino and its twin, La Nina, are the two largest single of variability in the world’s climate from year to year A methods B theories C causes D consequences Question 12: I wish you’d _ telling me what to all the time A let out B lay off C take in D go with Question 13: I have never seen before A such good film B so good film C so good a film D such good a film Question 14: I have three brother, _ are teachers A Both of who B Neither of which C All of them D None of whom Question 15: In no way _ that people will be prevented from organizing peaceful protests A this law means B means this law C does this law mean D this law does mean Question 16: There’s been a slight improvement in his health, but he’s not out of the _ yet A wood B bush C neck D hand Question 17: This time tomorrow _ on the beach sunbathing and drinking freshly squeezed fruit juice A I’ll have been lying B I will lie C I will be lying D I am lying Question 18: They tell me about the film on TV last week A when they watched B which they watched it C which they watched D whom they watched Question 19: Jenny is _ only child in her family so her parents love her a lot A a GV soạn đề: Chí Châu B an C the D no article Question 20: I don’t suppose there is anyone there, ? A I B isn’t there C is there D don’t I Question 21: Grade 12 students are pressure of preparing for National High School Graduation Examination A under B in C on D at Question 22: To maintain their competitiveness and , employers are increasingly bored with those graduate who only have rigid theoretical knowledge A vitality B oppression C enthusiastic D awareness Question 23: The issue whether school should teach more practical matters rather than theoretical knowledge to their students _ a new round of heated debate in recent years A have created B has triggered C has been created D have been triggered 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 from to 13 THE INVENTION OF BANKING The invention of banking preceded that of coinage Banking originated something like 4.000 years ago in Ancient Mesopotamia, in present-day Iraq, where the royal palaces and temples provided secure places for the safekeeping for grain and other commodities Receipts came to be used for transfers not only to the original depositors but also to third parties Eventually, private houses in Mesopotamia also got involved in these banking operations, and laws regulating them were included in code of Hammurabi, the legal code developed not long afterwards In Ancient Egypt too, the centralization of harvests in state warehouses led to the development of a system of banking Written orders for the withdrawal of separate lots of grain by owners whose crops had been deposited there for safety and convenience, or which had been compulsorily deposited to the credit of the king, soon became used as a more general method of payment of debts to other people, including tax gatherers, priests and traders Even after the introduction of the coinage, these Egyptian grain banks served to reduce the need for precious metals, which tended to be served for foreign purchases, particularly in connection with military activities Question 24: Which of the following word has the closest meaning with the word “commodities” in paragraph 1? A services B goods Tài liệu KYS Giáo dục trải nghiệm C entertainments D product Question 25: In both Mesopotamia and Egypt, the banking systems A were initially limited to transactions involving depositors B were created to provide income for the king C required a large staff to administer them D grew out of the provision of storage facilities for good Question 26: It can be inferred in the first paragraph that the regulations of banking operations A were legitimate once Mesopotamia houses engaged in banking operations B were 4000 years ahead that of coinage in Ancient Mesopotamia C made private houses in Mesopotamia get involved in D provided the secure places for the safekeeping of grain and other commodities Question 27: According to paragraph 2, which of the following statement is NOT TRUE? A manuscript contracts became used as a more common method of payment of debts B Traders are not the only ones who get involved in the general debt paying method C The Egyptian banks continued to operate after the appearance of coins D the development of banking result in the centralization of harvests in state warehouses Question 28: What does the writer suggest about banking? A It can take place without the existence of coins B It is likely to begin when people start to see the importance of their currency C It normally requires precious metals D It was started to provide the state with an income Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences of the following questions Question 29: I read two books I didn’t find them interesting A Either of the books I read weren’t interesting B The two books I read were interesting C None of the two books I read was interesting D Neither of the books I read was interesting Question 30: We are waiting to move to the new house During that time, we moved to temporary accommodation A Pending our move to the new house, we move to temporary accommodation B We moved to temporary accommodation during we waited to move to our new house C We didn’t move to temporary accommodation until we moved to our new house D We couldn’t wait to move to our new house, though we moved to temporary accommodation GV soạn đề: Chí Châu 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 from 16 to 23 The air above our head is becoming cleaner A breath of fresh air has been running right round the planet for the past five years The planet is apparently purging itself of pollution Paul Novell of the University of Colorado, the co-author of a report on this phenomenon says, “It seems as if the planet’s own cleaning service has suddenly got a new lease of life Suddenly, there are a lot of changes going on up there” Estimates of the death toll from urban smog have been steadily rising, so the new cleaner trend could have significant consequences for lifespan in cities as well as for the planet itself The sudden and unexpected reversal of several decades of worsening pollution extends from the air in city streets to the remotest mid-Pacific Ocean and Antarctica Among the pollutants which have begun to disappear from the atmosphere are carbon monoxide, from car exhaust and burning rain forests, and methane from the guts of cattle, paddy fields, and gas fields Even carbon dioxide, the main gas behind global warming, has fallen marginally There are two theories about why pollution is vanishing First that there is less pollution to start with by dint of regulations to cut down urban smogs and acid rain starting to have a comprehensive impact Second, that the planet may be becoming more lucrative at cleaning up The main planetary clean-up agent is a chemical called hydroxyl It is present throughout the atmosphere in tiny quantities and removes most pollutants from the air by oxidizing them The amount of hydroxyl in the air has fallen by a quarter in 1980s Now it may be reviving for two reasons: ironically, because the ozone hole has expanded, letting in more ultraviolet radiation into the lower atmosphere, where it manufactures hydroxyl Then the stricter controls on vehicle exhausts in America and Europe may have cut global carbon monoxide emissions, thereby allowing more hydroxyl to clean up other pollutants Question 31: Which word in the first paragraph means ridding? A running B becoming C going on D purging Question 32: It is mentioned that life expectancy partly depends on A people having improvement in atmospheric conditions B how much people know about atmospheric pollution C when people have changed their life style D what people can get from university research Tài liệu KYS Giáo dục trải nghiệm Question 33: The phrase “death toll” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A lethality component B morality rate C fatality proportion D rehabilitation rate Question 34: What are the contaminants that are disappearing from the atmosphere? A Carbon monoxide and car exhaust B Dangerous kinds of smoke from burning rain forests C Methane from paddy fields and poisonous gases from gas fields D Carbon from car exhausts and burning rain forests and methane from paddy fields, gas fields, etc Question 35: According to the passage, what is the main cause of pollution reduction? A A reduction of cattle and gas fields B A limitation of chemicals C A smaller number of cars D Less impact from burning forests Question 36: Which of the following sentences is NOT true? A Ultraviolet radiation increases production of hydroxyl B There is a difficulty in destroying carbon dioxide by hydroxyl C The reduction in the ozone layer is beneficial to hydroxyl D Oxidization of pollutants is carried out by hydroxyl Question 37: The word “ironically” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to A sarcastically B fortunately C providentially D philanthropically Question 38: What is the topic of the passage? A The changes of the Earth’s climate B The oxygenation of the atmosphere C The decreasing pollution of the atmosphere D Hydroxyl’s influence on the atmosphere Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Question 39: Ken is very clandestine about divulging details of his monthly salaries – especially to his greedy wife who extremely squander money A surreptitious B bewildering C fastidious D lightweight Question 40: After receiving his son’s bad study result, James Potter feel very indignant A anger GV soạn đề: Chí Châu B annoyed C controversial D happy 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 Question 41: For my mind, the whole affair is something of a mystery, isn’t it? A For B whole C of a D isn’t it Question 42: I was discouraged to swim when I put my feet in the ice-cold water A to swim B put C in D ice-cold Question 43: In recent years, automobiles emissions have disfigured stone carvings, corroded bronze monuments, and spoil ancient buildings A In B have disfigured C carvings D spoil Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 43 to 47 BOOK CROSSING My heart was thumping _(44) _, I scanned the carriage The train coasted into the platform, and the brief case-clutching, umbrella-wielding crowd made its way towards the door I slid my book – Hanif Kureishi’s Love in a Blue Time – between two seats A quick glance _(45) _ my fellow passengers: no one saw Off the train, and up the escalator – I increased my pace and pulled down my hat Almost out of the station I had done it! I had ‘released’ my first book As my mind spread, I (46) rapidly approaching footsteps from behind A tap on my shoulder: “Excuse me, Miss,” said a kindly man, ‘I think you left this behind.’ Brother! The Book Crossing organization – nay, movement – claims, with 250,000 members globally, to be the largest book group in the world You _(47) with the site (www.bookcrossing.com), tag one of your books with a special Book Crossing number generated by the website, and then ‘release to the wild’ With any luck, your book will be rescued The book-catcher is invited, (48) use of the Book Crossing code number and website, to update the travels of the book, read and exchange their impressions of it and then, in true Book Crossing spirit, pass it on Question 44: A secretically B quiescently C secretive D surreptitiously Question 45: A at B off C in D to Question 46: A observed B uttered C articulated D noticed Question 47: A withdraw B set up C register D insert Question 48: A via B on C vie D vial Tài liệu KYS Giáo dục trải nghiệm 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 49: Too tired to continue, David stopped walking A David couldn’t carry on walking because he was too tired B David couldn’t stop walking because he was too tired C David was too tired to carry out walking D So tired as David that he could not carry on walking Question 50: If you don’t wake up early, you can’t catch the first bus to the city A You have to wake up early to catch the first bus to the city centre B You don’t have to wake up early to catch the first bus to the city centre C You have to not wake up early to catching the first bus to the city centre D You haven’t to wake up early to catch the first bus to the city centre THE END -(Thí sinh tuyệt đối khơng sử dụng tài liệu) Livestream chữa đề vào 9h30 tối Chủ nhật (12/1) fanpage Tài liệu KYS Tuyển quân nhóm đề X4 Điều kiện: điểm thi thử Chi tiết tại: http://bit.ly/X4team GV soạn đề: Chí Châu ... centre THE END -( Thí sinh tuyệt đối không sử dụng tài liệu) Livestream chữa đề vào 9h30 tối Chủ nhật ( 12/ 1) fanpage Tài liệu KYS Tuyển quân nhóm đề X4 Điều kiện: điểm thi thử Chi tiết tại:... affair is something of a mystery, isn’t it? A For B whole C of a D isn’t it Question 42: I was discouraged to swim when I put my feet in the ice-cold water A to swim B put C in D ice-cold Question... _ that people will be prevented from organizing peaceful protests A this law means B means this law C does this law mean D this law does mean Question 16: There’s been a slight improvement in