ĐỀ ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2021 – Số 30
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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differsfrom the other three in pronunciation in each of the following sentences.
Question 1: A effortB speciesC helpfulD specialQuestion 2: A advancedB relatedC constructedD commanded
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the otherthree in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A futureB wildlifeC diseaseD natureQuestion 4: A survivorB habitatC traditionD collision
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of thefollowing questions.
Question 5: John has bought a dictionary, _?
Question 6: Gender discrimination must _ in order to create a better society.A eliminateB be eliminatingC be eliminatedD eliminatedQuestion 7: Her negligence resulted the loss of a major contract for the company.
Question 8:The more you work, _.
A the more money you earnB more and more money you earnC you earn more moneyD the far most money you earnQuestion 9: What a _car!
A Japanese small niceB small Japanese niceC nice small JapaneseD nice Japanese smallQuestion 10: I _television when the phone rang.
A watchedB was watchingC is watchingD had watched
Question 11: Pam and her parents want to visit the city zoo they want to see the baby panda.
Question 12: I the book by the time you come tonight.
A have finishing B will be finishingC finishedD will have finished
Question 13: _ trees around the house on the south and west sides, they can save up to about $250
a year on cooling and heating.
A Having planted B To plantC Being plantedD To have plantedQuestion 14: One of the most popular _ used in smartphones at present is voice recognition.
A applicantB applicableC applicationsD applyQuestion 15: It was so foggy that the driver couldn't the traffic signs.
Question 16: I always have _ in my stomach before the oral test.
Question 17: There are usually a lot of job seekers applying for one position Only a few of them are
for an interview.
Question 18: At the party, she _advantage of the chance to meet new people.
Question 19: I'd like to book a room with a/an of the sea.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20: The soil must be kept damp at all times or the plant will die.
Question 21: Your failure is the consequence of not studying hard enough for the test.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning tothe underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Trang 2Question 22: She called me this morning at the office and we chat briefly about the project for a while.
Question 23: They believe that life will be far better than it is today, so they tend to look on the bright side in any circumstance.
A be optimisticB be pessimisticC be confidentD be smart
Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe most suitable response to completeeach of the following exchanges.
Question 24: Sue and Ropert are talking about pop music.– Sue: "What do you think of pop music, Ropert? "
– Ropert: “ _.”
A I think so, too.B I don't think so.C I think there are various kinds of sports D I think it's relaxing.Question 25: Mike and Susan are talking about the living standards.–Mike: "Our living standards have been improved greatly."
Wind is a clean source of renewable energy that produces no air or water pollution And since the
wind is free, operational costs are nearly zero (26) a turbine is erected Mass production andtechnology advances are making turbines cheaper, and (27) governments offer tax incentives to
spur wind-energy development.
Drawbacks include complaints from (28) that wind turbines are ugly and noisy The slowly
rotating blades can also kill birds and bats, but not nearly as many as cars, power lines, and high-risebuildings do The wind is also variable: If it's not blowing, there's no electricity generated.
Nevertheless, the wind energy industry is (29) Thanks to global efforts to combat climatechange, such as the Paris Agreement, renewable energy is seeing a boom in growth, in (30) wind
energy has led the way From 2000 to 2015, cumulative wind capacity around the world increased from17,000 megawatts to more than 430,000 megawatts In 2015, China also surpassed the EU in the numberof installed wind turbines and continues to lead installation efforts.
(Adapted from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/)
Question 26: A so thatB thoughC thereforeD once
Question 28: A foreigners B mastersC localsD levelsQuestion 29: A worryingB boomingC informingD relating
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate thecorrect answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.
Market research analysts help companies figure out what to sell, who will buy their products andservices, and how to promote them They design surveys that are used to help discover potential
customers' preferences These marketing professionals then train and supervise interviewers who conduct
these surveys online, by telephone, or through interviews with individuals or focus groups.
In addition to taking surveys, market research analysts are responsible for keeping track of clientindustry trends and general marketing trends, as well as forecasting these markets to provide companieswith proposals and information of the products, services, promotions and all relevant data to helpmanagement in their marketing decisions.
There are now new tools that analysts can use, such as geofencing, which uses GPS or similartechnology to build a virtual fence around a business and offer targeted advertisements to a customer’sphone as he or she walks through a store Eye-tracking, which monitors how your eye travels around awebsite, is another technology market research analysts use.
The process of collecting and analysing data is logical and quantifiable; figuring out why target
audiences might be attracted to a particular product is not This is why some of the most successful
market analysts seem to understand human emotions and psychology as much as they understand logic.Trang 2/5
Trang 3(Adapted from https://www.careerexplorer.com/)
Question 31: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A How to Buy Products and Services B What are Market Research Analysts Responsible for?C New Tools for Analysts to Use D What does a Market Research Analyst do?
Question 32: The word “who” in paragraph 1 refers to .
A professionalsB interviewersC individualsD focus groups
Question 33: What is NOT mentioned in paragraph 2 as a task market research analyst do to help
management make decision?
A purchasing opponents’ relevant products B taking surveys
C keeping track of general marketing trends D forecasting the markets
Question 34: According to paragraph 3, analysts can use new tools like geofencing to .A make new technology similar to GPSB build a virtual fence around a businessC offer cheap advertisements to customersD observe customer’s phones
Question 35: The word “particular” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
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.
Coral reefs are some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world, housing tens of thousands ofmarine species With their hardened surfaces, corals are sometimes mistaken as being rocks And,because they are attached, “taking root” to the seafloor, they are often mistaken for plants However,unlike rocks, corals are alive And unlike plants, corals do not make their own food Corals are in fact
animals Appearing as solitary forms in the fossil record more than 400 million years ago, corals are
extremely ancient animals that evolved into modern reef-building forms over the last 25 million years.Coral reefs are the largest structures on earth of biological origin Coral reefs are unique and complex
systems Rivaling old growth forests in longevity of their ecological communities, well-developed reefs
reflect thousands of years of history.
Corals are ancient animals related to jellyfish and anemones The branch or mound that we oftencall “a coral” is actually made up of thousands of tiny animals called polyps A coral polyp is aninvertebrate that can be no bigger than a pinhead to up to 30 centimeters (1 foot) in diameter The polypsextend their tentacles at night to sting and ingest tiny organisms called plankton and other small creatures.Each polyp has a saclike body and a mouth that is encircled by stinging tentacles The polyp uses calciumcarbonate (limestone) from seawater to build a hard, cup-shaped skeleton This skeleton protects the soft,delicate body of the polyp.
Reefs only occur in shallow areas that are reachable by sunlight because of the relationship between
coral and algae Various types of microscopic algae, known as Symbiodinium, live inside of the coral,
providing them with food and helping them to grow faster.
There are over 2,500 kinds (species) of corals About 1,000 are the hard corals that build coralreefs Other corals are soft corals Soft corals have skeletons that are flexible and can bend with the water.The three main types of coral reefs are fringing reefs, barrier reefs, and coral atolls The most common
type of reef is the fringing reef This type of reef grows seaward directly from the shore They form
borders along the shoreline and surrounding islands When a fringing reef continues to grow upward froma volcanic island that has sunk entirely below sea level, an atoll is formed Atolls are usually circular oroval in shape, with an open lagoon in the center Any reef that is called a barrier reef gets its namebecause its presence protects the shallow waters along the shore from the open sea That protectionpromotes the survival of many types of sea plant and animal life.
(Adapted from http://justfunfacts.com)
Question 36 Which of the following could best reflect the main purpose of the author in the passage?A To prove that coral reefs are animals.
B To provide the facts about coral reefs.
C To explain that coral reefs are the most diverse ecosystems in the ocean.D To distinguish coral reefs with other animals in the ocean
Question 37 The word “solitary” in the first paragraph could be best replaced by .
Question 38 The word “rivaling” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.A differing from B comparing withC relating toD changing from
Trang 4Question 39 According to the passage, the following are true about coral reefs, EXCEPT _.A Coral reefs are mistaken for rocks and plants because of their hardened surface and “roots”.B Polyps are the composition of corals.
C The skeleton of a polyp is created from calcium carbonate in seawater.D Corals absorb food in the sunlight using their tentacles.
Question 40 With the help of myriad species of tiny algae, reefs _.
A are likely to develop more rapidly.B can protect the soft and delicate body of the polyp.C are able to find food inside their polyps.D find it easier to bend with the water.
Question 41 What does the word “they” in the last paragraph refer to?
A coral atollsB barrier reefsC fringing reefsD the shoresQuestion 42 It can be inferred from the passage that coral reefs .A evolved from a kind of plant on the Earth
B are the biggest structures that have ever lived on the Earth.C are the origin of many marine plants and animals
D appeared on the Earth hundreds of million years ago.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needscorrecting
Question 43: He had to a d m it that there is something in w ha t mother kept s a y i n g
Question 46: She hasn’t seen her mother for five years.
A It’s five years since she has seen her mother B It’s five years since she saw her mother.C It’s five years ago that she last saw her mother D She has seen her mother five years ago.Question 47: "If I were you, I would take the job," said my room-mate.
A My room-mate introduced the idea of taking the job to me.B My room-mate was thinking about taking the job.
C My room-mate advised me to take the job.D My room-mate insisted on taking the job for me.Question 48: It is essential for you to do morning exercise regularly.
A You should do morning exercise regularly B You may do morning exercise regularly.C You needn’t do morning exercise regularly.D You mustn’t do morning exercise regularly.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines eachpair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 49: Mike has eaten lots of ice-cream and now he has a headache.A As long as Mike didn't eat much ice-cream, he wouldn't have a headache B Mike wishes he hadn’t eaten lots of ice-cream and didn’t have a headache
C Mike has a headache because he had eaten lots of ice-cream.
D If Mike hadn't eaten much ice-cream, he wouldn't have had a headache.
Question 50: Mary left home to start an independent life She realised how much her family meant to
A Mary left home to start an independent life with a view to realising how much her family meant to her.B To realise how much her family meant to her, Mary decided to leave home to start an independent life.C Not until Mary had left home to start an independent life did she realise how much her family meant to