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Instructor: Nguyễn Trung Nghĩa

(ĐỀ LUYỆN 9) ĐỀ THI THỬ THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2022

MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 60 phút

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation:
Question 1: A. profuse B. produce C. lettuce D. induce
Question 2: A. toughen B. brighten C. thorough D. mighty
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following words. 
Question 3: A. swallow B. survive C. digest D. finish
Question 4: A. continent B. permission C. circumstance D. interest
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: The judge said the thief had shown complete ............. for the law.
A. ignorance B. negligence C. disobedience D. disregard
Question 6: Large areas or the country's open spaces are under ............. of development.
A. fear B. plans C. threat D. projects
Question 7: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King fought to put an end to racial…………… in the United States
A. integration B. education C. torture D. segregation
Question 8: "Hi, Jim. This is Inspector Walters. Just wanted you to know that we have verified your alibi and
removed you from our list of suspects. You are all in the ............................. "
A. blue sky B. clear C. good standing D. citizenship
Question 9: After the police questioned him about his whereabouts on the fateful night, they established that he
had an air-tight alibi and told him that he was off the............. for the murders.
A. shelf B. path C. hook D. list
Question 10: If you think you can live on charity forever, you're sadly mistaken.
A. reduce B. give
C. be as good as expected D. get the money needed from
Question 11: We expected him at eight but he finally .............. at midnight.
A. came off B. turned out C. came to D. turned up
Question 12: I couldn’t ............. them when we climbed the mountain.
A. keep out of B. keep up with C. keep away from D. keep on with
Question 13: You will have to……. your holiday if you are too ill to travel
A. put aside B. call off C. back out D. cut down
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 14: After Einstein's theory of relativity, people began to perceive the universe in a different way.
A. Einstein's theory of relativity confirmed many ideas about how the universe began.
B. Following Einstein's theory of relativity, people realized that the universe was changing constantly.
C. Until Einstein's theory of relativity, people knew hardly anything about the universe.
D. Einstein's theory of relativity introduced people to a new manner of seeing the universe.
Question 15: Your computer is infected with both worms and spyware, so it is running very slowly.
A. There are two reasons for the slow speed of your computer: as well as having worms, it has spyware.
B. Your computer would be more efficient if it hadn't been infected with worms and spyware.
C. There seems to be nothing to slow down your computer, except that it's infected with worms and spyware.
D. You need to check if your computer is infected with worms or spyware, because both can slow down a
computer.
Question 16: The disease spread through the village quickly, owing to the unsanitary conditions.
A. After the disease had spread so rapidly, it was discovered how unsanitary the village was.
B. The unhygienic state of the village led to the rapid spread of the disease.
C. Cleanliness in villages is the key to stopping the rapid spread of disease.
D. The disease wouldn't have been so serious if there had been more hygienic awareness in the village.

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 17: Mai: “I have passed my driving test”- Huong: “....................”
A. Yes, of course. B. I don’t know.
C. Really? Congratulations! D. Never mind.
Question 18: Maria and Alex are talking about the environment.
Maria: "Our environment is getting more and more polluted. Do you think so?"
Alex: ".............. It's really worrying."
A. I'll think about that B. I don't agree
C. I don't think so D. I can't agree more
Question 19: Anne: “Thanks for the nice gift!”
John: “............”
A. In fact, I myself don’t like it. B. You’re welcomed.
C. I’m glad you like it. D. But do you know how much it costs?
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Select the SYNONYM of the following bold and underlined word in the sentence:
Question 20: The US Congress office building is adjacent to the Capitol building.
A. within B. next to C. far from D. behind
Question 21: I was led to understand that you were in Mexico.
A. in disarray B. on the side of C. in flames D. under the impression

Select the ANTONYM of the following bold and underlined word in the sentence:
Question 22: We enjoy working in a twosome.
A. duo B. pair C. trio D. duel
Question 23: Tom has been excluded from school for bad behaviour.
A. included B. enclosed C. expelled D. rejected

Choose from the four underlined parts of each sentence (marked A, B, C, and D) one that needs correcting.
Question 24: No other quality is more important for a scientist to acquire as to observe carefully.
A B C D
Question 25: The amount material published on the general topic has tripled since March.
A B C D
Question 26: Joseph Heller’s novel Catch-22 satirizes both the horrors of war as well as the power of modern
A B C
bureaucratic institutions
D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 27: “............... you treat him, he’ll help you. He’s so tolerant.”
A. Even though B. As if C. In addition to D. No matter how
Question 28: Not having written about the required topic, ............. a low mark.
A. the teacher gave me B. my presentation was given
C. I was given D. the teacher gave
Question 29: Down into the cave ..............
A. did the rescue party go B. the rescue party went
C. went the rescue party D. did go the rescue party
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Question 30: The Spanish set out to conquer the South American Interior because of rumors of a fantastic city
of gold.
A. It was the tales of a marvelous golden city' that led the Spanish to want to conquer the South American
interior.
B. The Spanish conquered the interior of South America because they were greedy for gold.
C. There was a golden city in the interior of South America that the Spanish wanted, so they conquered the
entire area.
D. The Spanish conquered the interior of South America on account of a golden city that did not exist.
Question 31: Despite being ordered to stay in bed by his doctor, he got up and suffered an immediate relapse.
A. If only he had obeyed his doctor and stayed in bed, he might not have suffered a relapse.
B. He had better stay in bed as his doctor ordered, or he may suffer a relapse.
C. Having defied his doctor's instructions to stay in bed, he became ill again as soon as he got up.
D. As he was trying to get up, he realized the reason for his doctor ordering him to stay in bed.

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to fill in the blank in the following passage:
If you are thinking of buying a second-hand car, the best advice I can give you is; "Don’t! Wait, and (32)
______ until you can (33) ______ a new one." My father’s first car had once been very smart, but that was
many years before he bought it. It was very long indeed, the sort of car that you see gangsters (34) ______ in
films about Chicago in the 1920's. But it (35) ______ us all (my parents and seven children (36) ______  and
that was the reason why father bought it. When new, it had been (37) ______ red.
Question 32: A. save up B. look up C. make up D. put up
Question 33: A. sell B. afford C. spend D. ride
Question 34: A. driving B. buying C. used D. took
Question 35: A. filled B. held C. fit D. caught
Question 36: A. with difficulty B. in trouble C. without difficulty D. without troublesome
Question 37: A. bright B. brightly C. even D. darkly

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions:
In eighteenth-century colonial America, flowers and fruit were typically the province of the botanical
artist interested in scientific illustration rather than being the subjects of fine art. Early in the nineteenth
century, however, the Peale family of Philadelphia established the still life, a picture consisting mainly of
inanimate objects, as a valuable part of the artist's repertoire. The fruit paintings by James and Sarah Miriam
Peale are simple arrangements of a few objects, handsomely colored, small in size, and representing little more
than what they are. In contrast were the highly symbolic, complex compositions by Charles Bird King, with
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their biting satire and critical social commentary. Each of these strains comminuted into and well past mid-
century.
John F. Francis (1808-86) was a part of the Pennsylvania still-life tradition that arose, at least in part,
from the work of the Peales. Most of his still lifes date from around 1850 to 1875. Luncheon Still Life looks
like one of the Peales' pieces on a larger scale, kits greater complexity resulting from the number of objects. It
is also indebted to the luncheon type of still life found in seventeenth-century Dutch painting. The opened
bottles of wine and the glasses of wine partially consumed suggest a number of unseen guests. The appeal of
the fruit and nuts to our sense of taste is heightened by the juicy orange, which has already been sliced. The
arrangement is additive, that is made up of many different parts, not always compositionally integrated, with
all objects of essentially equal importance.
About 1848, Severin Roesen came to the United States from Germany and settled in New York City,
where he began to paint large, lush still lifes of flowers, fruit, or both, often measuring over four feet across.
Still Life with Fruit and champagne is typical in its brilliance of color, meticulous rendering of detail, compact
composition, and unabashed abundance. Rich in symbolic overtones, the beautifully painted objects carry
additional meanings: butterflies or fallen buds suggest the impermanence of life, a bird's nest with eggs means
fertility, and so on. Above all, Roesen's art expresses the abundance that America symbolized to many of its
citizens.
Question 38: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The artwork of James and Sarah Miriam Peale
B. How Philadelphia became a center for art in the nineteenth century
C. Nineteenth-century still-life paintings in the United States
D. How botanical art inspired the first still-life paintings
Question 39: Which of the following is mentioned as a characteristic of the still lifes of James and Sarah
Miriam Peale?
A. Simplicity B. Symbolism C. Smooth texture D. Social commentary
Question 40: The word "biting" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ..............
A. simple B. sorrowful C. frequent D. sharp
Question 41: The word "It" in paragraph 2 refers to ..............
A. Luncheon Still Life B. one of the Peales' pieces
C. a larger scale D. the number of objects
Question 42: The word "heightened" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ..............
A. complicated B. directed C. observed D. increased
Question 43: The word "meticulous" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ..............
A. careful B. significant C. appropriate D. believable
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions:
Accustomed though we are to speaking of the films made before 1927 as "silent", the film has never
been, in the full sense of the word, silent. From the very beginning, music was regarded as an indispensable
accompaniment; when the Lumiere films were shown at the first public film exhibition in the United States in
February 1896, they were accompanied by piano improvisations on popular tunes. At first, the music played
bore no special relationship to the films; an accompaniment of any kind was sufficient. Within a very short
time, however, the incongruity of playing lively music to a solemn film became apparent, and film pianists
began to take some care in matching their pieces to the mood of the film.
As movie theaters grew in number and importance, a violinist, and perhaps a cellist, would be added to
the pianist in certain cases, and in the larger movie theaters small orchestras were formed. For a number of
years, the selection of music for each film program rested entirely in the hands of the conductor or leader of the
orchestra, and very often the principal qualification for holding such a position was not skill or taste so much as
the ownership of a large personal library of musical pieces. Since the conductor seldom saw the films until the
night before they were to be shown (if, indeed, the conductor was lucky enough to see them then), the musical
arrangement was normally improvised in the greatest hurry.
To help meet this difficulty, film distributing companies started the practice of publishing suggestions
for musical accompaniments. In 1909, for example, the Edison Company began issuing with their films such
indications of mood as "pleasant', "sad", "lively". The suggestions became more explicit, and so emerged the
musical cue sheet containing indications of mood, the titles of suitable pieces of music, and precise directions to
show where one piece led into the next.
Certain films had music especially composed for them. The most famous of these early special scores
was that composed and arranged for D. W. Griffith's film Birth of a Nation, which was released in 1915.
Question 44: The passage mainly discusses music that was
A. performed before the showing of a film B. played during silent films
C. specifically composed for certain movie theaters D. recorded during film exhibitions
Question 45: What can be inferred that the passage about the majority of films made after 1927?
A. They were truly "silent".
B. They were accompanied by symphonic orchestras.
C. They incorporated the sound of the actors' voices.
D. They corresponded to specific musical compositions.
Question 46: The word "solemn" in line 7 is closest in meaning to
A. simple B. serious C. short D. silent
Question 47: It can be inferred that orchestra conductors who worked in movie theaters needed to
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A. be able to play many instruments B. have pleasant voices

C. be familiar with a wide variety of music D. be able to compose original music
Question 48: The word "them" in line 17 refers to
A. years B. hands C. pieces D. films
Question 49: According to the passage, what kind of business was the Edison Company?
A. It produced electricity. B. It distributed films.
C. It published musical arrangements. D. It made musical instruments.
Question 50: It may be inferred from the passage that the first musical cue sheets appeared around
A. 1896 B. 1909 C. 1915 D. 1927