ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2021

ĐỀ SỐ 17
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
(Đề thi có 06 trang)
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

Câu 1: 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.
A. worked B. placed C. needed D. missed
Câu 2: 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.
A. land B. ban C. mass D. swap
Câu 3: 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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. shadow B. unique C. worship D. printer
Câu 4: 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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. volunteer B. creative C. exciting D. delicious
Câu 5: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
This is one possible solution to the problem. ______, there are others.
A. Therefore B. Although C. However D. Because
Câu 6: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
The journey was quite quick ______.
A. as soon as the road has been clear B. although the road had been clear
C. because the road was clear D. in case the road will be clear
Câu 7: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
Hoa went to bed after she ______ all her homework.
A. is completing B. has completed C. will complete D. had completed
Câu 8: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
________ most of his money to charity, he hopes to ease the pain and suffering of the
disadvantaged.
A. Gave B. To give C. Giving D. Having been given
Câu 9: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
It was made of a ________ material.
A. metallic strange green B. strange green metallic
C. green strange metallic D. green metallic strange
Câu 10: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
Exercising should come as ______ as brushing your teeth.
A. nature B. naturally C. natural D. naturalize
Câu 11: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
______ Mr. Nam is, the more pressure we have to face.
A. Most powerful B. The most powerful C. More powerful D. The more powerful
Câu 12: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
How can you ______ and see him accused of something he didn't do?
A. stand by B. stand down C. get by D. get down
Câu 13: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
The traffic congestion in the city gets even worse ______ the summer.
A. of B. at C. under D. during
Câu 14: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
Let's ______ in touch over the next few days while the installation is in progress.
A. let B. meet C. hold D. keep
Câu 15: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
We are having our house __________ at the moment.
A. painted B. is painted C. painting D. is painting
Câu 16: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
Tell the mechanic that the ______ was making a strange grinding noise.
A. lamp B. engine C. table D. door
Câu 17: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
She wasn’t talking constantly in class in those days, ______?
A. did she B. isn’t she C. was she D. doesn’t she
Câu 18: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
Her Spanish has improved in ______ and bounds this year.
A. leaps B. risks C. points D. parts
Câu 19: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
The unions assured the new ______ of the workers' loyalty to the company.
A. lawyers B. owners C. labourers D. employees
Câu 20: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST
in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
They live in a remote corner of Scotland, miles from the nearest shop.
A. major B. lower C. proper D. distant
Câu 21: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST
in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
To comply with government hygiene regulations, there must be a separate sink for hand washing.
A. principals B. principles C. priorities D. primaries
Câu 22: 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.
The company recently announced plans to lay off one-fifth of its workforce.
A. sharply B. correctly C. anciently D. greatly
Câu 23: 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.
You must not stand on ceremony with me, or I shall find you exceedingly boring.
A. behave informally B. perform too much C. be faithful D. tell lies
Câu 24: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best
completes each of the following exchanges.
Huy is advising Nam to buy the car.
Huy: “If I were you, I would buy that new car.”
Nam: “__________”
A. Why should I? B. Yes, I will. C. That’s a good idea. D. No, I can’t.
Câu 25: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best
completes each of the following exchanges.
Nam is talking to his classmate named Minh.
Nam: “I don’t understand what the teacher has just said.”
Minh: “__________”
A. Me either B. Neither do I. C. Me too. D. So do I.
Câu 26: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Vaccinating many people against SARS-CoV-2 could stall infection rates even among
unvaccinated children in the same community. Last December, Israel launched one of the fastest
vaccination schemes in the world, reaching 50% of the population in 9 weeks. (26) ________ only
people aged 16 and over were eligible for the jab.
To test the ripple effects of widespread vaccination, Tal Patalon at Maccabi Healthcare
Services in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, Roy Kishony at the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology
in Haifa and their colleagues analysed COVID-19 vaccinations and test results (27) ________
between January and March 2021 for people in 223 Israeli communities. In (28) ________
community, the authors examined the relationship between the vaccination rate in adults over three
3-week intervals and the rate of positive results for a COVID-19 test in children 35 days later.
 The authors found that, in the weeks after older people had received the Pfizer–BioNTech
vaccine, the infection risk among children under 16 dropped proportionally to the percentage of
adults (29) ________ had been vaccinated. The authors warn that their results might be influenced
by children who had previously been infected, even though the study included communities with
low (30) ________ rates. The findings have not yet been peer reviewed.
A. Because B. Although C. Before D. But
Câu 27: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Vaccinating many people against SARS-CoV-2 could stall infection rates even among
unvaccinated children in the same community. Last December, Israel launched one of the fastest
vaccination schemes in the world, reaching 50% of the population in 9 weeks. (26) ________ only
people aged 16 and over were eligible for the jab.
To test the ripple effects of widespread vaccination, Tal Patalon at Maccabi Healthcare
Services in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, Roy Kishony at the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology
in Haifa and their colleagues analysed COVID-19 vaccinations and test results (27) ________
between January and March 2021 for people in 223 Israeli communities. In (28) ________
community, the authors examined the relationship between the vaccination rate in adults over three
3-week intervals and the rate of positive results for a COVID-19 test in children 35 days later.
The authors found that, in the weeks after older people had received the Pfizer–BioNTech
vaccine, the infection risk among children under 16 dropped proportionally to the percentage of
adults (29) ________ had been vaccinated. The authors warn that their results might be influenced
by children who had previously been infected, even though the study included communities with
low (30) ________ rates. The findings have not yet been peer reviewed.
A. recorded B. intended C. depended D. afforded
Câu 28: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Vaccinating many people against SARS-CoV-2 could stall infection rates even among
unvaccinated children in the same community. Last December, Israel launched one of the fastest
vaccination schemes in the world, reaching 50% of the population in 9 weeks. (26) ________ only
people aged 16 and over were eligible for the jab.
To test the ripple effects of widespread vaccination, Tal Patalon at Maccabi Healthcare
Services in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, Roy Kishony at the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology
in Haifa and their colleagues analysed COVID-19 vaccinations and test results (27) ________
between January and March 2021 for people in 223 Israeli communities. In (28) ________
community, the authors examined the relationship between the vaccination rate in adults over three
3-week intervals and the rate of positive results for a COVID-19 test in children 35 days later.
The authors found that, in the weeks after older people had received the Pfizer–BioNTech
vaccine, the infection risk among children under 16 dropped proportionally to the percentage of
adults (29) ________ had been vaccinated. The authors warn that their results might be influenced
by children who had previously been infected, even though the study included communities with
low (30) ________ rates. The findings have not yet been peer reviewed.
A. neither B. any C. each D. some
Câu 29: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Vaccinating many people against SARS-CoV-2 could stall infection rates even among
unvaccinated children in the same community. Last December, Israel launched one of the fastest
vaccination schemes in the world, reaching 50% of the population in 9 weeks. (26) ________ only
people aged 16 and over were eligible for the jab.
To test the ripple effects of widespread vaccination, Tal Patalon at Maccabi Healthcare
Services in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, Roy Kishony at the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology
in Haifa and their colleagues analysed COVID-19 vaccinations and test results (27) ________
between January and March 2021 for people in 223 Israeli communities. In (28) ________
community, the authors examined the relationship between the vaccination rate in adults over three
3-week intervals and the rate of positive results for a COVID-19 test in children 35 days later.
The authors found that, in the weeks after older people had received the Pfizer–BioNTech
vaccine, the infection risk among children under 16 dropped proportionally to the percentage of
adults (29) ________ had been vaccinated. The authors warn that their results might be influenced
by children who had previously been infected, even though the study included communities with
low (30) ________ rates. The findings have not yet been peer reviewed.
A. which B. who C. where D. when
Câu 30: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Vaccinating many people against SARS-CoV-2 could stall infection rates even among
unvaccinated children in the same community. Last December, Israel launched one of the fastest
vaccination schemes in the world, reaching 50% of the population in 9 weeks. (26) ________ only
people aged 16 and over were eligible for the jab.
To test the ripple effects of widespread vaccination, Tal Patalon at Maccabi Healthcare
Services in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, Roy Kishony at the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology
in Haifa and their colleagues analysed COVID-19 vaccinations and test results (27) ________
between January and March 2021 for people in 223 Israeli communities. In (28) ________
community, the authors examined the relationship between the vaccination rate in adults over three
3-week intervals and the rate of positive results for a COVID-19 test in children 35 days later.
The authors found that, in the weeks after older people had received the Pfizer–BioNTech
vaccine, the infection risk among children under 16 dropped proportionally to the percentage of
adults (29) ________ had been vaccinated. The authors warn that their results might be influenced
by children who had previously been infected, even though the study included communities with
low (30) ________ rates. The findings have not yet been peer reviewed.
A. infection B. pollution C. impression D. conclusion
Câu 31: 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.
Depression drains your energy, hope, and drive, making it difficult to take the steps that will
help you to feel better. Sometimes, just thinking about the things you should do to feel better, like
exercising or spending time with friends, can seem exhausting or impossible to put into action.
It’s the Catch-22 of depression recovery: The things that help the most are the things that
are the most difficult to do. There is a big difference, however, between something that’s difficult
and something that’s impossible. While recovering from depression isn’t quick or easy, you do
have more control than you realize—even if your depression is severe and stubbornly persistent.
The key is to start small and build from there. You may not have much energy, but by drawing on
all your reserves, you should have enough to take a walk around the block or pick up the phone to
call a loved one, for example.
Taking the first step is always the hardest. But going for a walk or getting up and dancing to
your favorite music, for example, is something you can do right now. And it can substantially
boost your mood and energy for several hours—long enough to put a second recovery step into
action, such as preparing a mood-boosting meal or arranging to meet an old friend. By taking the
small but positive steps day by day, you’ll soon lift the heavy fog of depression and find yourself
feeling happier, healthier, and more hopeful again.
What could be the best title for the passage?
A. Why Is Dealing with Depression So Difficult?
B. Depression - Your Energy and Hope
C. Depression Isn’t Quick or Easy
D. Your Mood and Energy for Several Hours
Câu 32: 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.
Depression drains your energy, hope, and drive, making it difficult to take the steps that will
help you to feel better. Sometimes, just thinking about the things you should do to feel better, like
exercising or spending time with friends, can seem exhausting or impossible to put into action.
It’s the Catch-22 of depression recovery: The things that help the most are the things that
are the most difficult to do. There is a big difference, however, between something that’s difficult
and something that’s impossible. While recovering from depression isn’t quick or easy, you do
have more control than you realize—even if your depression is severe and stubbornly persistent.
The key is to start small and build from there. You may not have much energy, but by drawing on
all your reserves, you should have enough to take a walk around the block or pick up the phone to
call a loved one, for example.
Taking the first step is always the hardest. But going for a walk or getting up and dancing to
your favorite music, for example, is something you can do right now. And it can substantially
boost your mood and energy for several hours—long enough to put a second recovery step into
action, such as preparing a mood-boosting meal or arranging to meet an old friend. By taking the
small but positive steps day by day, you’ll soon lift the heavy fog of depression and find yourself
feeling happier, healthier, and more hopeful again.
The word “that” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. recovery B. difference C. things D. something
Câu 33: 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.
Depression drains your energy, hope, and drive, making it difficult to take the steps that will
help you to feel better. Sometimes, just thinking about the things you should do to feel better, like
exercising or spending time with friends, can seem exhausting or impossible to put into action.
It’s the Catch-22 of depression recovery: The things that help the most are the things that
are the most difficult to do. There is a big difference, however, between something that’s difficult
and something that’s impossible. While recovering from depression isn’t quick or easy, you do
have more control than you realize—even if your depression is severe and stubbornly persistent.
The key is to start small and build from there. You may not have much energy, but by drawing on
all your reserves, you should have enough to take a walk around the block or pick up the phone to
call a loved one, for example.
Taking the first step is always the hardest. But going for a walk or getting up and dancing to
your favorite music, for example, is something you can do right now. And it can substantially
boost your mood and energy for several hours—long enough to put a second recovery step into
action, such as preparing a mood-boosting meal or arranging to meet an old friend. By taking the
small but positive steps day by day, you’ll soon lift the heavy fog of depression and find yourself
feeling happier, healthier, and more hopeful again.
According to paragraph 2, it’s possible to recover from depression because ______.
A. it’s the most difficult thing to do
B. people have more control than they realize
C. it’s stubbornly persistent
D. people can pick up the phone to call regularly
Câu 34: 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.
Depression drains your energy, hope, and drive, making it difficult to take the steps that will
help you to feel better. Sometimes, just thinking about the things you should do to feel better, like
exercising or spending time with friends, can seem exhausting or impossible to put into action.
It’s the Catch-22 of depression recovery: The things that help the most are the things that
are the most difficult to do. There is a big difference, however, between something that’s difficult
and something that’s impossible. While recovering from depression isn’t quick or easy, you do
have more control than you realize—even if your depression is severe and stubbornly persistent.
The key is to start small and build from there. You may not have much energy, but by drawing on
all your reserves, you should have enough to take a walk around the block or pick up the phone to
call a loved one, for example.
 Taking the first step is always the hardest. But going for a walk or getting up and dancing to
your favorite music, for example, is something you can do right now. And it can substantially
boost your mood and energy for several hours—long enough to put a second recovery step into
action, such as preparing a mood-boosting meal or arranging to meet an old friend. By taking the
small but positive steps day by day, you’ll soon lift the heavy fog of depression and find yourself
feeling happier, healthier, and more hopeful again.
The word “severe” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. mental B. secure C. typical D. acute
Câu 35: 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.
Depression drains your energy, hope, and drive, making it difficult to take the steps that will
help you to feel better. Sometimes, just thinking about the things you should do to feel better, like
exercising or spending time with friends, can seem exhausting or impossible to put into action.
It’s the Catch-22 of depression recovery: The things that help the most are the things that
are the most difficult to do. There is a big difference, however, between something that’s difficult
and something that’s impossible. While recovering from depression isn’t quick or easy, you do
have more control than you realize—even if your depression is severe and stubbornly persistent.
The key is to start small and build from there. You may not have much energy, but by drawing on
all your reserves, you should have enough to take a walk around the block or pick up the phone to
call a loved one, for example.
Taking the first step is always the hardest. But going for a walk or getting up and dancing to
your favorite music, for example, is something you can do right now. And it can substantially
boost your mood and energy for several hours—long enough to put a second recovery step into
action, such as preparing a mood-boosting meal or arranging to meet an old friend. By taking the
small but positive steps day by day, you’ll soon lift the heavy fog of depression and find yourself
feeling happier, healthier, and more hopeful again.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as a characteristic of the first
step to recover depression?
A. Dancing to the favourite music isn’t the thing you can do immediately.
B. The first step is always the hardest.
C. It can substantially boost your mood and energy.
D. You’ll soon lift the heavy fog of depression.
Câu 36: 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.
The history of paper dates back almost 2,000 years to when inventors in China first crafted
cloth sheets to record their drawings and writings. Before then, people communicated through
pictures and symbols etched on stone, bones, cave walls, or clay tablets.
Paper as we know it today was first made in Lei-Yang, China by Ts'ai Lun, a Chinese court
official. In all likelihood, Ts'ai mixed mulberry bark, hemp and rags with water, mashed it into
pulp, pressed out the liquid, and hung the thin mat to dry in the sun. During the 8th century,
Muslims (from the region that is now Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq) learned the Chinese secret of
papermaking when they captured a Chinese paper mill. Later, when the Muslims invaded Europe,
they brought this secret with them. The first paper mill was built in Spain, and soon, paper was
being made at mills all across Europe. Over the next 800 years, paper was used for printing
important books, bibles, and legal documents. England began making large supplies of paper in
the late 15th century and supplied the colonies with paper for many years. Finally, in 1690, the
first U.S. paper mill was built in Pennsylvania.
At first, American paper mills used the Chinese method of shredding old rags and clothes
into individual fibres to make paper. As the demand for paper grew, the mills changed used fibre
from trees because wood was less expensive and more abundant than cloth.
Today, paper is made from trees mostly grown on working forests and from recovered paper.
Recycling has always been a part of papermaking. When you recycle your used paper, paper mills
will use it to make new newspapers, notebook paper, paper grocery bags, corrugated boxes,
envelopes, magazines, cartons, and other paper products.
Besides using recovered paper and trees to make paper, paper mills may also use wood chips
and sawdust left over from lumber operations (whose products are used to make houses, furniture,
and other things). Today, more than 36 percent of the fibre used to make new paper products in
the United States comes from recycled sources.

Which best serves as the title for the passage?

A. The Chinese Secret of Papermaking
B. First American Paper Mills
C. The History of Paper
D. The Fibre Used to Make New Paper Products
Câu 37: 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.
The history of paper dates back almost 2,000 years to when inventors in China first crafted
cloth sheets to record their drawings and writings. Before then, people communicated through
pictures and symbols etched on stone, bones, cave walls, or clay tablets.
Paper as we know it today was first made in Lei-Yang, China by Ts'ai Lun, a Chinese court
official. In all likelihood, Ts'ai mixed mulberry bark, hemp and rags with water, mashed it into
pulp, pressed out the liquid, and hung the thin mat to dry in the sun. During the 8th century,
Muslims (from the region that is now Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq) learned the Chinese secret of
papermaking when they captured a Chinese paper mill. Later, when the Muslims invaded Europe,
they brought this secret with them. The first paper mill was built in Spain, and soon, paper was
being made at mills all across Europe. Over the next 800 years, paper was used for printing
important books, bibles, and legal documents. England began making large supplies of paper in
the late 15th century and supplied the colonies with paper for many years. Finally, in 1690, the
first U.S. paper mill was built in Pennsylvania.
 At first, American paper mills used the Chinese method of shredding old rags and clothes
into individual fibres to make paper. As the demand for paper grew, the mills changed used fibre
from trees because wood was less expensive and more abundant than cloth.
Today, paper is made from trees mostly grown on working forests and from recovered paper.
Recycling has always been a part of papermaking. When you recycle your used paper, paper mills
will use it to make new newspapers, notebook paper, paper grocery bags, corrugated boxes,
envelopes, magazines, cartons, and other paper products.
Besides using recovered paper and trees to make paper, paper mills may also use wood chips
and sawdust left over from lumber operations (whose products are used to make houses, furniture,
and other things). Today, more than 36 percent of the fibre used to make new paper products in
the United States comes from recycled sources.

The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.

A. Chinese B. Muslims C. secrets D. rags
Câu 38: 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.
The history of paper dates back almost 2,000 years to when inventors in China first crafted
cloth sheets to record their drawings and writings. Before then, people communicated through
pictures and symbols etched on stone, bones, cave walls, or clay tablets.
Paper as we know it today was first made in Lei-Yang, China by Ts'ai Lun, a Chinese court
official. In all likelihood, Ts'ai mixed mulberry bark, hemp and rags with water, mashed it into
pulp, pressed out the liquid, and hung the thin mat to dry in the sun. During the 8th century,
Muslims (from the region that is now Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq) learned the Chinese secret of
papermaking when they captured a Chinese paper mill. Later, when the Muslims invaded Europe,
they brought this secret with them. The first paper mill was built in Spain, and soon, paper was
being made at mills all across Europe. Over the next 800 years, paper was used for printing
important books, bibles, and legal documents. England began making large supplies of paper in
the late 15th century and supplied the colonies with paper for many years. Finally, in 1690, the
first U.S. paper mill was built in Pennsylvania.
At first, American paper mills used the Chinese method of shredding old rags and clothes
into individual fibres to make paper. As the demand for paper grew, the mills changed used fibre
from trees because wood was less expensive and more abundant than cloth.
Today, paper is made from trees mostly grown on working forests and from recovered paper.
Recycling has always been a part of papermaking. When you recycle your used paper, paper mills
will use it to make new newspapers, notebook paper, paper grocery bags, corrugated boxes,
envelopes, magazines, cartons, and other paper products.
Besides using recovered paper and trees to make paper, paper mills may also use wood chips
and sawdust left over from lumber operations (whose products are used to make houses, furniture,
and other things). Today, more than 36 percent of the fibre used to make new paper products in
the United States comes from recycled sources.
In paragraph 2, technology to make paper was available in Europe because ______.
A. Ts'ai Lun moved to Europe B. People from Spain learnt it from the Chinese
C. Chinese people revealed it to the European. D. the Muslims brought it to Europe
Câu 39: 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.
The history of paper dates back almost 2,000 years to when inventors in China first crafted
cloth sheets to record their drawings and writings. Before then, people communicated through
pictures and symbols etched on stone, bones, cave walls, or clay tablets.
Paper as we know it today was first made in Lei-Yang, China by Ts'ai Lun, a Chinese court
official. In all likelihood, Ts'ai mixed mulberry bark, hemp and rags with water, mashed it into
pulp, pressed out the liquid, and hung the thin mat to dry in the sun. During the 8th century,
Muslims (from the region that is now Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq) learned the Chinese secret of
papermaking when they captured a Chinese paper mill. Later, when the Muslims invaded Europe,
they brought this secret with them. The first paper mill was built in Spain, and soon, paper was
being made at mills all across Europe. Over the next 800 years, paper was used for printing
important books, bibles, and legal documents. England began making large supplies of paper in
the late 15th century and supplied the colonies with paper for many years. Finally, in 1690, the
first U.S. paper mill was built in Pennsylvania.
At first, American paper mills used the Chinese method of shredding old rags and clothes
into individual fibres to make paper. As the demand for paper grew, the mills changed used fibre
from trees because wood was less expensive and more abundant than cloth.
Today, paper is made from trees mostly grown on working forests and from recovered paper.
Recycling has always been a part of papermaking. When you recycle your used paper, paper mills
will use it to make new newspapers, notebook paper, paper grocery bags, corrugated boxes,
envelopes, magazines, cartons, and other paper products.
Besides using recovered paper and trees to make paper, paper mills may also use wood chips
and sawdust left over from lumber operations (whose products are used to make houses, furniture,
and other things). Today, more than 36 percent of the fibre used to make new paper products in
the United States comes from recycled sources.

The word “supplies” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. priorities B. penalties C. estates D. sources
Câu 40: 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.
The history of paper dates back almost 2,000 years to when inventors in China first crafted
cloth sheets to record their drawings and writings. Before then, people communicated through
pictures and symbols etched on stone, bones, cave walls, or clay tablets.
Paper as we know it today was first made in Lei-Yang, China by Ts'ai Lun, a Chinese court
official. In all likelihood, Ts'ai mixed mulberry bark, hemp and rags with water, mashed it into
pulp, pressed out the liquid, and hung the thin mat to dry in the sun. During the 8th century,
Muslims (from the region that is now Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq) learned the Chinese secret of
papermaking when they captured a Chinese paper mill. Later, when the Muslims invaded Europe,
they brought this secret with them. The first paper mill was built in Spain, and soon, paper was
being made at mills all across Europe. Over the next 800 years, paper was used for printing
important books, bibles, and legal documents. England began making large supplies of paper in
the late 15th century and supplied the colonies with paper for many years. Finally, in 1690, the
first U.S. paper mill was built in Pennsylvania.
At first, American paper mills used the Chinese method of shredding old rags and clothes
into individual fibres to make paper. As the demand for paper grew, the mills changed used fibre
from trees because wood was less expensive and more abundant than cloth.
Today, paper is made from trees mostly grown on working forests and from recovered paper.
Recycling has always been a part of papermaking. When you recycle your used paper, paper mills
will use it to make new newspapers, notebook paper, paper grocery bags, corrugated boxes,
envelopes, magazines, cartons, and other paper products.
Besides using recovered paper and trees to make paper, paper mills may also use wood chips
and sawdust left over from lumber operations (whose products are used to make houses, furniture,
and other things). Today, more than 36 percent of the fibre used to make new paper products in
the United States comes from recycled sources.

The word “abundant” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. plentiful B. wasteful C. graceful D. skilful
Câu 41: 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.
The history of paper dates back almost 2,000 years to when inventors in China first crafted
cloth sheets to record their drawings and writings. Before then, people communicated through
pictures and symbols etched on stone, bones, cave walls, or clay tablets.
Paper as we know it today was first made in Lei-Yang, China by Ts'ai Lun, a Chinese court
official. In all likelihood, Ts'ai mixed mulberry bark, hemp and rags with water, mashed it into
pulp, pressed out the liquid, and hung the thin mat to dry in the sun. During the 8th century,
Muslims (from the region that is now Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq) learned the Chinese secret of
papermaking when they captured a Chinese paper mill. Later, when the Muslims invaded Europe,
they brought this secret with them. The first paper mill was built in Spain, and soon, paper was
being made at mills all across Europe. Over the next 800 years, paper was used for printing
important books, bibles, and legal documents. England began making large supplies of paper in
the late 15th century and supplied the colonies with paper for many years. Finally, in 1690, the
first U.S. paper mill was built in Pennsylvania.
At first, American paper mills used the Chinese method of shredding old rags and clothes
into individual fibres to make paper. As the demand for paper grew, the mills changed used fibre
from trees because wood was less expensive and more abundant than cloth.
 Today, paper is made from trees mostly grown on working forests and from recovered paper.
Recycling has always been a part of papermaking. When you recycle your used paper, paper mills
will use it to make new newspapers, notebook paper, paper grocery bags, corrugated boxes,
envelopes, magazines, cartons, and other paper products.
Besides using recovered paper and trees to make paper, paper mills may also use wood chips
and sawdust left over from lumber operations (whose products are used to make houses, furniture,
and other things). Today, more than 36 percent of the fibre used to make new paper products in
the United States comes from recycled sources.

Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A. Stone, bones, cave walls, or clay tablets were used to communicate more than 2,000 years ago.
B. Muslims knew how to make paper after capturing a Chinese paper mill.
C. Cloth to make paper was less expensive and more abundant than wood.
D. Recovered paper is also a source of material to make paper.
Câu 42: 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.
The history of paper dates back almost 2,000 years to when inventors in China first crafted
cloth sheets to record their drawings and writings. Before then, people communicated through
pictures and symbols etched on stone, bones, cave walls, or clay tablets.
Paper as we know it today was first made in Lei-Yang, China by Ts'ai Lun, a Chinese court
official. In all likelihood, Ts'ai mixed mulberry bark, hemp and rags with water, mashed it into
pulp, pressed out the liquid, and hung the thin mat to dry in the sun. During the 8th century,
Muslims (from the region that is now Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq) learned the Chinese secret of
papermaking when they captured a Chinese paper mill. Later, when the Muslims invaded Europe,
they brought this secret with them. The first paper mill was built in Spain, and soon, paper was
being made at mills all across Europe. Over the next 800 years, paper was used for printing
important books, bibles, and legal documents. England began making large supplies of paper in
the late 15th century and supplied the colonies with paper for many years. Finally, in 1690, the
first U.S. paper mill was built in Pennsylvania.
At first, American paper mills used the Chinese method of shredding old rags and clothes
into individual fibres to make paper. As the demand for paper grew, the mills changed used fibre
from trees because wood was less expensive and more abundant than cloth.
Today, paper is made from trees mostly grown on working forests and from recovered paper.
Recycling has always been a part of papermaking. When you recycle your used paper, paper mills
will use it to make new newspapers, notebook paper, paper grocery bags, corrugated boxes,
envelopes, magazines, cartons, and other paper products.
Besides using recovered paper and trees to make paper, paper mills may also use wood chips
and sawdust left over from lumber operations (whose products are used to make houses, furniture,
and other things). Today, more than 36 percent of the fibre used to make new paper products in
the United States comes from recycled sources.
Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 5?
A. Once made, paper cannot be recycled.
B. People try to make use of every source of material to make paper.
C. Wood chips and sawdust will no longer be used to make paper.
D. More than 36 percent of paper manufactured was consumed in the United States.
Câu 43: 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.
Certain chemicals have been banned because of their damaging affect on the environment.
A. Certain chemicals B. because of C. their D. affect on
Câu 44: 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.
When I arrived at the stadium, the football match have started.
A. at B. stadium C. the D. have started
Câu 45: 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.
The company was losing money and they had to let people go.
A. The B. losing C. they D. people
Câu 46: 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.
It’s compulsory for you to call him and tell him the truth.
A. You must call him and tell him the truth. B. You can call him and tell him the truth.
C. You shouldn’t call him and tell him the truth. D. You may not call him and tell him the truth.
Câu 47: 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.
This is the first time she has travelled so far.
A. She has ever travelled so far before. B. She has never travelled so far before.
C. She travelled so far long time ago. D. She didn’t travel so far for such a long time.
Câu 48: 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.
“You’d better put your money in the bank,” I told him.
A. I encouraged him to put his money in the bank.
B. I promised him to put his money in the bank.
C. I requested him to put his money in the bank.
D. I advised him to put his money in the bank.
Câu 49: 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.
I don’t have much free time. I really want to go somewhere to refresh.
A. Because I don’t have much free time, I want to go somewhere to refresh.
B. If I have much free time, I can go somewhere to refresh.
C. I wish I had much free time and could go somewhere to refresh.
D. Though I don’t have much free time, I still go somewhere to refresh.
Câu 50: 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.
I spoke to my sister. Then, I know what she had experienced.
A. Only after I had spoken to my sister did I know what she had experienced.
B. Having known what my sister had experienced, I spoke to her.
C. Hardly had I known what my sister had experienced when I spoke to her.
D. But for what my sister had experienced, I wouldn’t have spoken to her.
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1.C 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.C
6.C 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.B
11.D 12.A 13.D 14.D 15.A
16.B 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.D
21.B 22.C 23.A 24.C 25.B
26.D 27.A 28.C 29.B 30.A
31.A 32.C 33.B 34.D 35.A
36.C 37.B 38.D 39.D 40.A
41.C 42.B 43.D 44.D 45.C
46.A 47.B 48.D 49.C 50.A
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