X4 – NHÓM LUYỆN ĐỀ LIVESTREAM MỤC TIÊU 9+

HƯỚNG ĐẾN KỲ THI THPT 2021

NHÓM X4 – ĐỀ SỐ 1
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
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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. value B. bury C. continue D. use
Question 2. A. plumber B. doubt C. debt D. herbage
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. orchestra B. dinosaur C. ostracize D. personnel
Question 4. A. inequality B. characteristic C. representative D. popularity
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5. Many local people object __________ demolishing the slums in their neighbourhood.
A. to B. of C. at D. on
Question 6. Pierre looked around but did not say anything, __________ the mocking smile on his
lips change.
A. didn't nor B. nor didn't C. did nor D. nor did
Question 7. Nothing went right for our team after the first match, ___________?
A. did it B. didn't it C. did they D. didn't they
Question 8. __________ focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how
economies work.
A. Economy B. Economic C. Economics D. Economist
Question 9. __________ very little profit, the men found their business useless.
A. To have made B. Have making C. Making D. Made
Question 10. __________, she felt more independent.
A. No sooner had Alice learned to drive B. After Alice had learned to drive
C. As soon as learning to drive D. It was not until Alice learned to drive
Question 11. Pedestrians and bicyclists are allowed __________ the bridge on pathways with
breath-taking views of the city.

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A. cross B. to cross C. crossing D. crossed

Question 12. The two boys are like their mother in character, but Jimmy __________ her father.
A. goes with B. looks after C. comes along D. takes after
Question 13. The idea of preserving biological __________encourages conservation biologists to
educate others on ecological threats and proper land and habitat treatment.
A. diversity B. environment C. habitat D. reservation
Question 14. It is impossible for us to __________ our children __________ every danger and
violence.
A. warn - to B. protect - from C. keep - off D. take - away
Question 15. The President __________ a speech, but in the end he __________ his mind.
A. delivered - had changed B. was delivering - changed
C. would deliver - had changed D. was going to deliver – changed
Question 16. Marissa is thought __________ with her daughter at the present time.
A. to live B. to have lived C. to be living D. living
Question 17. I wish I __________ at your wedding, but I was in my hometown then.
A. were B. could have been C. could be D. would be
Question 18. __________ your help, we can finish this project on time.
A. In spite of B. Thanks for C. Thanks to D. But for
Question 19. She went to college to study history, but changed __________ and is now a doctor.
A. horses in midstream B. a dog in the manger
C. a shot in the arm D. in two minds
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 20. When my mom is busy preparing dinner, my father often gives her a hand with
tidying the living room.
A. help B. ignore C. want D. go
Question 21. He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.
A. complain B. exchange C. explain D. arrange
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 22. He decided not to buy the fake watch and wait until he had more money.
A. authentic B. forged C. faulty D. original
Question 23. Her father likes eating rare beef.
A. over-cooked B. precious C. scarce D. scary

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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 24. Mike: "Do you have a minute, please?"
David: “__________”
A. Well, it is not as good as I think. B. Sorry. I left my watch home.
C. That's just fantastic. D. Yes, but you should be brief.
Question 25. Two friends are talking to each other in a coffee shop.
Daisy: "Would you prefer Matcha ice-cream or Caramel with jam?"
Mark: “__________”
A. It doesn't matter. B. No, I like them.
C. Yes, I'd love two. D. Neither is fine. They are good.
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 26 to 30.
CHESS
Chess is a recreational and (26) __________ board game played between two players.
Sometimes called Western or international chess to (27) __________ it from its predecessors and
related games such as xiangqi, the current form of the game emerged in Southern Europe during
the second half of the 15th century after evolving from similar, much older games of Indian and
Persian origin. Today, chess is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of
people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments. During the
game, the two opponents take turns to move one of their pieces to a different square of the board.
One player has pieces of a white color (28) __________ the other player has pieces of a dark color.
There are rules about how pieces move, and about taking the opponent's pieces off the board. The
player with white pieces, (29) __________ always makes the first move, has a small advantage
and wins more often than black in tournament games.
In October 2020, Netflix released a film based on a novel called "Queen's Gambit". After four
weeks, it had become Netflix's (30) __________ scripted miniseries. It received genuine reviews,
with praise going towards Taylor-Joy's performance as well as for the cinematography and
production values. It has also received a positive response from the chess community and is
claimed to have increased public interest in the game.
Question 26. A. competitive B. competition C. competitor D. compete
Question 27. A. differ B. discriminate C. distinguish D. degrade
Question 28. A. while B. but C. because D. lest
Question 29. A. whom B. that C. which D. who

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Question 30. A. most-watched B. watched-most C. mostly-watched D. watched-mostly

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 31 to 35.
No sooner had the first intrepid male aviators safely returned to Earth than it seemed that
women, too, had been smitten by an urge to fly. From mere spectators, they became willing
passengers and finally pilots in their own right, plotting their skills and daring line against the
hazards of the air and the skepticism of their male counterparts. In doing so they enlarged the
traditional bounds of a women's world, won for their sex a new sense of competence and
achievement, and contributed handsomely to the progress of aviation.
But recognition of their abilities did not come easily. "Men do not believe us capable." The
famed aviator Amelia Earhart once remarked to a friend. "Because we are women, seldom are we
trusted to do an efficient job." Indeed old attitudes died hard: when Charles Lindbergh, an
American aviator, visited the Soviet Union in 1938 with his wife, Anne – herself a pilot and gifted
proponent of aviation – he was astonished to discover both men and women flying in the Soviet
Air Force.
Such conventional wisdom made it difficult for women to raise money for the up-to-date
equipment they needed to compete on an equal basis with men. Yet they did compete, and often
they triumphed finally, despite the odds.
Ruth Law, whose 590 – mile flight from Chicago to Hornell, New York, set a new nonstop
distance record in 1916, exemplified the resourcefulness and grit demanded of any woman who
wanted to fly. And when she addressed the Aero Club of America after completing her historic
journey, her plainspoken words testified to a universal human motivation that was unaffected by
gender: "My flight was done with no expectation of reward," she declared, "just purely for the
love of accomplishment."
(Source: TOEFL Reading Comprehension 4)
Question 31. According to the passage, women pilots were successful in all of the following
EXCEPT in __________.
A. redefining the role of women
B. contributing to the science of aviation
C. winning universal recognition from men
D. building the confidence of women
Question 32. What can be inferred from the passage about the United States Air Force in 1938?
A. It had no female pilots.
B. It gave pilots handsome salaries.

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C. It had pilots in both sexes.

D. It could not be trusted to do an efficient job.
Question 33. In their efforts to compete with men, early women pilots had difficulty in
__________.
A. addressing clubs B. flying nonstop C. setting records D. raising money
Question 34. The word “skepticism” is closest in meaning to __________.
A. hatred B. doubt C. support D. surprise
Question 35. The word “addressed” can be best replaced by __________.
A. mailed B. came back to C. spoke to D. consulted
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 36 to 42.

When Ian Burkhart broke his neck diving into a wave in 2010, the world as he knew it had
ended. But he had no idea that about four years later, he would make history as the first
quadriplegic to regain control of his limbs using his own thoughts.
Burkhart was swimming with some friends off the coast in North Carolina during summer
vacation after his freshman year of college. He had just spent his first year majoring in video
production at Ohio University. A former Boy Scout and lacrosse goalie from Columbus, Ohio,
Burkhart's ill-fated dive left him unable to use his arms and legs.
At the time, the devastated 19-year-old knew only that an experimental study at nearby Ohio
State University Wexner Medical School offered hope. Burkhart's spinal injury had severed the
communication pathway between the motor cortex in his brain and the muscles in his limbs, but
this study proposed a detour. Doctors had Burkhart think about moving his hand while
researchers took functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans to light up key brain areas.
Based on those coordinates, in April 2014, Ali Rezai, MD, director of Ohio State's Center for
Neuromodulation, placed a microchip smaller than a pea in the motor cortex, which controls the
hand. The chip was connected via a computer to an electrode-studded sleeve on Burkhart's arm
that stimulated his muscles. Burkhart's thoughts now had a new bypass to his hand.
Two months later, Dr. Rezai was standing behind his patient in a lab crowded with cameras,
physicians, engineers, and family, all eyes on Burkhart's right hand. When it moved for the first
time, Burkhart made history. "It was a surreal moment," Dr. Rezai remembers. "The whole team
was amazed, but then we said, 'OK, the work is just beginning. He's got to be able to pick up a
cup of coffee.'"

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Since those early days, Burkhart has learned to pick up a glass, pour liquid from a bottle,
pinch his thumb and index finger together, and play the video game Guitar Hero. Rezai and his
team published their findings in a 2016 study about restoring movement using neuroprosthetic
devices in the journal Nature.
Burkhart went on to pursue a degree in accounting at Ohio State, and he became a high school
lacrosse assistant coach. He volunteered at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center,
helping spinal cord injured patients adjust to their new life as a peer support mentor with the
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. He created the Ian Burkhart Foundation dedicated to
restoring lives and providing hope to people with spinal cord injuries.
Source: https://www.rd.com/article/quadriplegic-man-move-his-limbs-with-mind/
Question 36. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
A. Burkhart intentionally broke his neck so that he could make a remarkable history 4 years
later.
B. When Burkhart had an accident in 2010, he came up with the idea that he would make
an incredible recovery years later.
C. Everyone around Burkhart turned their back on him since the accident in 2010, and he
was all alone.
D. After the accident in 2010, Burkhart never expected himself to make such a huge
achievement 4 years later.
Question 37. The word "ill-fated" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to __________.
A. fatal B. unlucky C. reckless D. careless
Question 38. How was Burkhart's condition after his accident?
A. He lost the ability to use his arms and legs.
B. He had to have all of his limbs amputated.
C. He could no longer feel his arms and legs.
D. He could not move his left arm and left leg.
Question 39. What was the doctors' solution for Burkhart?
A. They tried to use electric signals to reconnect the broken bypass from the motor cortex
to his limbs' muscles.
B. They created an alternative pathway with advanced technology for the communication
between his brain and his arm.
C. They created a computer for Burkhart to enter his commands to move the muscles
independently from the motor cortex.

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D. They gave an electric shock to the motor cortex and the arm muscles at the same time
when Burkhart thought about moving.
Question 40. The word "surreal" in the 4th paragraph means__________.
A. strange and like a dream B. satisfying and pleased
C. incredible and full of surprise D. realistic but break-taking
Question 41. What did Rezai and his team do in 2016?
A. They slowly taught Burkhart how to use his limbs to perform certain tasks.
B. They develop their neuroprosthetic devices on a large scale to help more people.
C. They began to test their neuroprosthetic devices on more people for further findings.
D. They published their work about restoring movements in a journal entitled Nature.
Question 42. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the things Burkhart had done
since his recovery?
A. He established a foundation under his name to help people suffering from spinal
injuries.
B. He participated in voluntary work at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical
Center.
C. He obtained a new degree and worked as an accountant in the Christopher and Dana Reeve
Foundation.
D. He worked as a peer support mentor to help people suffering from spinal injuries return
to their normal life.
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 43. Every teacher adores John because of his diligence, attitude and energetic.
A. every B. adores C. of D. energetic
Question 44. Studying a new language might be time-consumed but if you keep on doing it, you
are sure to have a better future.
A. time-consumed B. doing C. sure D. a
Question 45. Illusory though Jim was after getting disparaging remarks on his expertise, he held
onto his dream of getting promotion to a managerial position.
A. Illusory B. disparaging C. held onto D. managerial

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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 46. I will ask the mechanic to fix my car next week.
A. I will have my car fix by the mechanic next week.
B. The mechanic will have me fix his car next week.
C. I will have my car fixed by the mechanic next week.
D. The mechanic will have my car fixed next week.
Question 47. "I have an appointment with the doctor next week," said Sasha.
A. Sasha said that she had an appointment with the doctor the following week.
B. Sasha said that she has an appointment with the doctor the following week.
C. Sasha said that she had an appointment with the doctor next week.
D. Sasha said that she has an appointment with the doctor the next week.
Question 48. It was our mistake to let the dog run away.
A. We were sorry for letting the dog run away.
B. We couldn’t have let the dog run away.
C. It was the dog's mistake for running away.
D. We must not let the dog run away.
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 49. I always keep candles in the room. I use them when there is a power cut.
A. I always keep candles in the room if there is a power cut.
B. I always keep candles in the room in case there is a power cut.
C. I always keep candles in the room whereas there is a power cut.
D. I always keep candles in the room; however, there is a power cut.
Question 50. The postman realized I was on holiday. He left the parcel next door.
A. The postman left the parcel next door though I was on holiday.
B. I was on holiday, sent a parcel to the postman who left it next door.
C. The parcel was from my holiday and was left next door by the postman.
D. Realizing that I was on holiday, the postman left the parcel next door.

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