ĐỀ PHÁT TRIỂN ĐỀ THAM KHẢO 2021 SỐ 02

Năm học: 2020 – 2021 - Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

Gia sư: PHẠM TRUNG TÍN
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
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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. stomach B. actor C. mankind D. language
Question 2. A. features B. dangers C. versions D. moments

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. sibling B. weather C. income D. morale
Question 4. A. important B. initial C. intriguing D. national

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. Nobody came to the conference , ?
A. did they B. did she C. didn’t she D. didn’t they
Question 6. A temple was refurbished to attract more foreign tourists.
A. brown old large B. old large brown
C. large old brown D. brown large old
Question 7. He was praised for his efforts to promote our ideals at home and abroad.
A. tired B. tiring C. tiredly D. untiring
Question 8. We managed to the competition by launching our product early.
A. outfight B. outweigh C. outwit D. outrage
Question 9. Should any letters arrive while I’m away during the summer, could you please
to me, as I’m trying to sort out a job for September.
A. send them on B. send them out C. send them away D. send them in
Question 10. the light of recent findings, the government has decided to invest further funds in
the research project.
A. By B. In C. Under D. With
Question 11. The more you travel, .
A. The least you get experience B. The more experience you get
C. The more you get experience D. The fewer experience you get
Question 12. Having lost her mother at an early age, Mary felt she had become a mere , having to
do absolutely everything for her five brothers and sisters.
A. taskmaster B. slavedriver C. workmate D. workhorse
Question 13. I think it would be better for your grandfather to get to the same clinic he was in the previous
time; the physiotherapist is compassionate and besides, he knows the there.
A. bucks B. parcels C. ropes D. ladders

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Question 14. In 1896, a new newspaper _ in large numbers and at such low prices that ordinary
people could buy it on every street corner.
A. produced B. is produced C. was produced D. to be produced
Question 15. they have millions of devoted readers, tabloids are also widely criticised in Britain.
A. Though B. Because of C. Since D. Despite
Question 16. The cost of surgeries are not covered by most insurance companies as they are
considered unnecessary.
A. intuitive B. pertinent C. elective D. self-regulating
Question 17. She will never realise how important patience is _
A. when she had her first child B. until she has her first child
C. as soon as she has had her first child D. after she had had her first child
Question 18. Tom had delivered his speech before I to the all.
A. was coming B. came C. had come D. would come
Question 19. When , over 50% of the public were against the proposed military action.
A. polling B. to be polled C. having polled D. polled
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 20. If you fancy a complete break from the stresses of everyday life, you could hire a boat and
spend a few days cruising along the river.
A. want B. disgust C. affect D. expect
Question 21. It’s an undisputed fact that big cities offer a more diverse selection of products and services
than rural areas.
A. controversial B. effective C. undeniable D. questionable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22. Despite all the public adulation, she stirs up no envy or resentment among other students.
A. excessive admiration B. deserved attention
C. considerable criticism D. unrealistic expectation
Question 23. It stands to reason that Jason passed the exam with flying colours on account of his working
hard during the term.
A. is unclear B. gets annoying C. becomes obvious D. turns controversial

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.
Question 24. John is apologizing to Jane for his late submission.
John: “I’m sorry. I couldn’t finish it by yesterday afternoon.”
Jane: “ ”
A. It’s all right B. Are you okay?
C. Excuse me? D. You’re welcome
Question 25. Tuan and Lan are talking about space exploration.
Tuan: “Do you think Vietnamese people can set their foot on the Moon or other planets?”
Lan: “ . We have limited capacity.”
A. You can say that again B. I can't agree with you more
C. Yes, you're right D. No, I don't think so

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
APPLYING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL
It could be said that there has never been a better time to apply to medical school. Applications were down
by 5% last year, and this year there will be 1,000 new places spread around the various medical schools, in
a(n) (26) to ultimately expand the pool of the UK doctors. (27) , there is evidence that the
5% drop is mostly made up of poorer candidates no longer applying, and competition remains high. For all
that, admissions committees should strive to make entrance to medical school fair to everyone, and fulfill the
responsibility they have to society to choose good prospective doctors.
The most significant academic difference between schools is that (28) , such as (famously)
Manchester and Southampton, run more ‘integrated courses”. This means that instead of spending a couple
of years in university doing your pre-clinical training, and attending lectures like a normal undergraduate,
you will be seeing patients from the very first term and (29) your new-found
knowledge to real-life problems.
This system is ideal for those who know they are in medicine because they want to be doctors, and (30)
want to feel they’re learning their trade rather than studying science for its own sake. In this
system, where one really picks up the knowledge and skills to deal with patients is on the wards, and in that
sense it is very much like an apprenticeship.
(Adapted from Upstream Advanced by Virginia Evans and Lynda Edwards)
Question 26. A. move B. aspect C. content D. attempt
Question 27. A. Hence B. However C. Though D. Additionally
Question 28. A. little B. each C. some D. none
Question 29. A. applying B. cultivating C. contributing D. allocating
Question 30. A. whom B. they C. it D. who

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
Last Saturday, as my grandfather drove me and my sister home from a dinner to celebrate his birthday, he
got frustrated at not being able to remember the name of the singer of a song he’d just heard on the radio.
Without a second thought, I grabbed my smartphone, searched for the song and found the name, Bob Dylan.
For me and my friends, this is a completely natural course of action, but it totally astonished my grandfather,
who didn’t understand how I had checked the information so quickly. My sister and I laughed and explained,
but afterwards, it made me think about how much I depend on technology.
The list of the ways I use technology is endless: writing, planning, socialising, communicating and shopping,
to name a few. When I reflected on its impact on my education, I saw that, for my fellow students and I,
technology has been significant in many ways.
Not only are we lucky enough to have the same educational benefits as those of previous generations, we
have so many more as well. We still have walk-in libraries available to us, and I can see why some students
choose to find and use resources in these distraction-free locations. However, the only option for studying
used to be sitting in these libraries with as many books from your reading list as you could find, yet now a
single search for your chosen study topic online can immediately provide access to a huge range of
resources.
 When we compare the student life of the past and that of the present day, it is tempting to focus on the
obvious differences when it comes to technology. In actual fact, students are doing what they’ve always
done: embracing the resources available and adapting them in ways which allow them to work more
efficiently and to live more enjoyably. The pace of change in technology continuously gathers speed, so we
have to value each innovation as it happens.
(Adapted from Exam Booster by Helen Chilton, Sheila Dignen, Mark Fountain and Frances Treloar)
Question 31. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Students’ heavy reliance on technology
B. The support of technology in the education of students
C. Using technology in searching for songs
D. The differences between past and present student life
Question 32. According to paragraph 1, after seeing that the author checked the song’s information on
the Internet, her grandfather
A. was surprised at how the process was so quick
B. was confused at why the author had to use the Internet
C. was astonished at the complicated and lengthy process
D. was delighted at the outcome
Question 33. The word “those” in paragraph 3 refers to
A. libraries B. generation C. benefits D. students
Question 34. The word “obvious” in paragraph 4 mostly means that something which is
A. apparent B. ambiguous C. recent D. stylish
Question 35. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Using technology to look for information is common for new generations.
B. The new generation has greater educational advantages than previous generations.
C. A single online search can provide a wider variety of tools than reading library books.
D. Most assume the use of technology is limitless.

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
He cuts a dashing figure, this gentleman: nearly seven feet tall and possessed of a pair of striking brown
eyes. With a fondness for Ralph Lauren clothing, rap music and dining out with friends, Rex is, in many
ways, an unexceptional chap. Except that he is, in fact, a real-world bionic man. Housed within a frame of
state-of-the-art prosthetic limbs is a functioning heart-lung system, complete with artificial blood pumping
through a network of pulsating arteries. He even has a degree of artificial intelligence: talk to him, and he’ll
listen (through his cochlear implants), before using a speech generator to respond – although, like us, he
sometimes stumbles over his words.
Created by a TV company, DSP , with the help of robotics experts, the bionic man was conceived as a
response to the question: how close is bionic technology to catching up with, and even exceeding, the
capabilities of the human body? DSP got in touch with Dr Bertolt Meyer, a charismatic young Swiss
researcher, himself the user of an advanced prosthetic hand, and invited him to create a bionic man from
scratch. It’s not the sort of invitation a chap gets every day, so what made Bertolt agree to it? ‘My aim was
to demonstrate that prosthetics can, instead of conveying a sense of loss, pity and awkwardness, convey a
sense of “wow” and amazement – a positive reaction, if you will,’ he tells me.
 The engineering behind modern prosthetics is certainly mind-boggling. They function by placing
electrical sensors directly in contact with the skin. These sensors pick up the signals generated by muscular
movements in the residual limb - signals that are then translated by software into natural, intuitive movement
in the prosthetic limb.We all know about prosthetic limbs, even if many of us are not aware of just how
sophisticated they now are.
In this future world, will we blur the boundaries of artificial and natural to an extent that we have to
recalibrate our definition of self and non-self? That’s especially pertinent when we consider the reality of
neural prosthetics, such as the memory chips developed by Dr Theodore Berger. Many of us are
uncomfortable with the idea of brain implants, but should we be? And will broadening our definition of
‘self’ reduce this discomfort? Bertolt is pleased with the increasing normalisation, and even ‘coolness’, of
prosthetics. But he expresses caution about the potential for elective use of such technology. It’s one thing to
use a bionic organ to replace lost function but would we ever choose to remove healthy tissue to replace it
with a stronger, better prosthetic? Elective use would, Bertolt fears, result in market forces becoming more
important than medical need. In essence, those who can afford it could build up super- bodies, with the risk
that manufacturers would then focus on fulfilling those demands, rather than on less profitable medical need.
What’s certain, though, is that artificial body parts can already restore independence in a way never
previously possible.
Rex is a real world example of how much of our bodies could soon be replaceable. As an engineering
project, he is unparalleled, and as a symbol of future humanity, he is startling.
(Adapted from On Screen by Jenny Dooley and Virginia Evans)
Question 36. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Rex’s experiment: It’s worth without consideration
B. How to build a bionic man?
C. Building prosthetics: An industry with handsome profits
D. Case study: The future of humanity can be surpassed
Question 37. The word “conceived” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A. functioned B. advanced C. regenerated D. created
Question 38. According to paragraph 2, why did Bertolt accept the challenge to build Rex?
A. He was keen to design an advanced prosthetic hand.
B. He felt it would encourage those who have lost limbs.
C. He was keen to see how people would react.
D. He wanted to change people’s perceptions.
Question 39. The word “mind-boggling” in paragraph 3 mostly means
A. extremely fascinating B. self-adjusting
C. difficult to understand D. unattainable
Question 40. The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to
A. sensors B. prosthetic limbs C. signals D. muscular movements
Question 41. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A. Rex is created to challenge humans’ intelligence and abilities
B. The idea of implanting brains is slowly becoming more acceptable
C. It takes quite a long time for Dr Bertolt to acclimatize to the bionic technology
D. Brain implants challenge us to re-evaluate who we are.
Question 42. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. That bionic organ manufacturers will choose financial gain over helping those truly in need provokes
valid concerns.
B. Scientists hold wildly different views on brain implants.
C. The main purpose of the bionic man is to make people less fearful about artificial body parts.
D. Prosthetic technology cannot be easily achieved due to its sophistication and size.
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. Edinburgh is situated on the coast, and the beautiful, green Pentland hills is not far from the city
centre
A. situated B. beautiful C. is D. from
Question 44. Just like adults, children have fears and worries: theirs are of things such as abandonment, loss
and injured.
A. like B. fears C. theirs D. injured
Question 45. Their dedication and resources offer inspiration for implementing timely and lasting solutions to
the world's water concern.
A. resources B. inspiration C. implementing D. concern
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 thought it was not necessary to buy more fresh food, but I was wrong.
A. I couldn't have bought more fresh food. B. I must have bought more fresh food.
C. I should have bought more fresh food. D. I needn't have bought more fresh food.
Question 47. Paul likes playing video games more than chatting with his friends.
A. Paul likes chatting with his friends more than playing video games.
B. Paul likes chatting with his friends as much as playing video games.
C. Paul doesn't like chatting with his friends as much as playing video games.
D. Paul doesn't like playing video games as much as chatting with his friends.
Question 48. “What did you order for dinner.” asked Tom.
A. Tom wanted to know what I had ordered for dinner.
B. Tom wanted to know what had I ordered for dinner.
C. Tom wanted to know what I did order for dinner.
D. Tom wanted to know what I would order for dinner.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair
of sentences in the following questions.
Question 49. Playing video games is funny. It can be detrimental to your health.
A. Were playing video games not funny, it couldn’t be detrimental to your health.
B. However funny playing video games is, it can be detrimental to your health.
C. As long as playing video games is funny, it can be detrimental to your health.
D. Not only is playing video games funny but it also can be detrimental to your health.
Question 50. There were stunning scenes in the movie. It was so gripping.
A. Suppose that there were stunning scenes in the movie, it would have been so gripping.
B. Without the stunning scenes in the movie, it wouldn’t have been so gripping.
C. Hadn’t there been stunning scenes in the movie, it wouldn’t have been so gripping.
D. But for the stunning scenes in the movie, it wouldn’t be so gripping.
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