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NĂM HỌC 2020 - 2021

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Ngày thi: 14/3/2021
(Đề thi có 09 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút không kể thời gian phát đề

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Section 1: LISTENING
Hướng dẫn phần thi nghe hiểu:
1. Bài thi nghe gồm có 3 phần. Mở đầu và kết thúc bài thi có tín hiệu nhạc.
2. Mọi hướng dẫn cho các phần thi (bằng Tiếng Anh) đã có sẵn trong bài nghe.

Part 1: Listen to the recordings and choose the best option A, B or C to answer each question. Put a
tick (ѵ) in the box under the correct picture.

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Part II. You will hear a talk about weekend trips. Listen and complete the table below. Write NO
MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Write your answers in the
table provided.
Weekend trips
Place Date Number of seat Optional extra.
Ives (8) ______ 16 Hepworth museum
London 16th February 45 (9) ______
(10) ______ 3rd March 18 S.s Great Britain
Salisbury (11) ______ 50 (12) ______
Bath 23rd March 16 (13) ______
For further information
Read the student (14)______or see Social Assistant: Jane (15)______.

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 Write your answers here:
8. 9. 10. 11.
12. 13. 14. 15.

Part III. You will hear a radio program about some historic places to visit. Complete the sentences
with missing information. Write your answers in the table provided.
HISTORIC PLACES TO VISIT
Black Rock Caves
® Over 2 million years old.
® For half a million years, people and animals, especially (16) ______lived here.
® Special evening tours during the month of (17)______.
® Salter House: Built in the year (18)______.
® Made famous by the television series called Aunt Dorothy.
® All visitors want to see Dorothy's kitchen.
The Old Port
® Have a ride on an old tram to the (19)______village.
® In the factory, find out how people used to make (20) ______.
Write your answers here:
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Section 2: PHONETICS, VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR

I. Phonetics
Part 1. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic part pronounced differently
from the rest. Write your answers in the table provided.
1. A. near B. dear C. hear D. bear
2. A. whether B. ethnic C. clothing D. these
Write your answers here:
1. 2.

Part 2. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern from the others. Write your answers in
the table provided.
1. A. entertainment B. information C. education D. television
2. A. enormous B. humorous C. generous D. dangerous
Write your answers here:
1. 2.

II. Vocabulary – Grammar:

Part 1. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. Write your answers
in the table provided.
1. If only he______me a chance, I could have told him the truth.
A. could B. has given C. had given D. gave
2. She had changed so much that______anyone recognized her.
A. almost B. hardly C. never D. no
3. He’d better look for a different job,______he?
A. shouldn’t B. hadn’t C. better not D. wouldn’t
4. ______traveling is educational, it can also be stressful and expensive.
A. Since B. Providing C. While D. Even
5. Don't count your______before they hatched.
A. ducklings B. chickens C. puppies D. birds
6. ______, he couldn't solve that mathematical puzzle.
A. As intelligent as was he B. Intelligent as he was
C. So intelligent was he D. Although he is intelligent
7. I accidentally______Mike when I was crossing a street downtown yesterday.
A. kept an eye on B. caught sight of C. lost touch with D. paid attention to

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8. She started the course two months ago but dropped______after only a month.
A. in B. out C. of D. back
9. As the drug took______, the boy became quieter.
A. force B. action C. influence D. effect
10. I______to be enthusiastic but really, I didn't like the idea at all.
A. suggested B. objected C. pretended D. recommended
11. Although he is my friend, I find it hard to______his selfishness.
A. keep up with B. come down with C. put up with D. catch up with
12. - Do you like pop music or jazz? - I don’t like______of them. I prefer classical music.
A. any B. both C. either D. neither
13. It was Mr. Harding______the bill to yesterday.
A. who sent my secretary B. to whom my secretary sent
C. that my secretary sent D. my secretary sent
14. We have bought some______.
A. German lovely old glasses B. German old lovely glasses
C. lovely old German glasses D. old lovely German glasses
15. He always______the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast.
A. writes B. makes C. works D. does
16. This factory produced ______ motorbikes in 2020 as in the year 2019.
A. twice as many B. as twice as many C. as twice many D. as many as twice
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15. 16.

Part 2. VERB FORM: Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. Write your answers in
the table provided.
I (1. write)______to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last
weekend. I (2. book) ______the hotel in Sweden and also (3. receive)______information about the
hotel. I (4. promise)______a luxury weekend. However, I (5. be/not)______satisfied. The room was
comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (6. make)_______it impossible
(7. sleep)______. I (8. ask)______for another room, but no single rooms (9. be)______available. I
required room-service one night and I (10. have)______to wait for almost one hour before someone
came.
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3. WORD FORM: Supply the correct form of the given words to fit each numbered blank.
Write your answers in the table provided.
THE ENVIRONMET – OUR RESPONSIBILITIES
These days it is (0)__impossible__ to open a newspaper without reading 0. possible
about the damage we are doing to the environment. The earth is being 1. threat
(1)______and the future looks bad. What can each of us do?
We cannot clean up our polluted rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop
the (2)______of plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the problem 2. appear
while scientists search for answers, and laws are passed in nature’s defense.
It may not be easy to change your lifestyle (3)______, but some steps are 3. complete
easy to take: cut down the amount of driving you do, or use as little plastics as
possible.
It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces household bills. We must 4. decide
all make a personal (4)______to work for the future of our planet if we want to 5. sure
(5)______ a better world for our grand-children.

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 Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part 4. Error Correction:
There are 10 errors in the following passage. Find and correct them. Write your answers in
the table provided.
Line
1 Fire was very important with man. He needed fire to keep himself warm at night. He used
2 fire to make the food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild animals. In some
3 parts of the world he used fire to signaled messages. Red Indians, for example, used fire
4 to do smoke signals. In some other countries people lit fire to warm their friends of
5 danger. Fire was also using to give light. After the invention of the oil lamp, men had
6 used burning sticks as torches. And before man discovered gas and electricity, he was
7 hung small fires in wire baskets from posts to light the streets. One man even used fire to
8 tell the time. He invented a candle clocks. He made a candle that took exactly twelve
9 hours to burn. Then he marked this candle in twelve equal parts. He lit the candle and
10 could tell the time by counting a number of parts left of the burning candle. But the candle
11 clock did not always work well. If there were a wind blowing on the candle, the flame
burned too quickly.
Write your answers here:
Line Error Correction Line Error Correction

Section 3: READING
Part 1. Read the passage and choose the option A, B, C or D that best fits each blank. Write your
answers in the table provided.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in
phonetics. (1)______a boy, Alexander became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870, the Bells
decided to (2)______to America. They lived in Boston, (3)______Alexander taught in a school for the
deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine (4)______help the deaf hear. While
experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea, “Why do not use electricity to (5) ______the
human voice from one place to another?”. He began to work on a new (6)______For years, Bell and
his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day (7)______night. They rented rooms in a boarding house.
Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on (8)______. They tried to send (9)______through a wire.
Finally, on March 19th 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr. Watson, come here.
I want you.” Watson rushed upstairs, ran (10)______Bell’s room, and shouted, “I heard you!”.
1. A. Despite B. During C. Be D. As
2. A. leave B. take C. move D. return
3. A. which B. why C. when D. where
4. A. for B. in order C. to D. so that
5. A. go B. get C. change D. send
6. A. invention B. inventor C. inventive D. invent
7. A. by B. after C. and D. or
8. A. others B. the others C. another D. other
9. A. speaking B. letters C. speech D. telegram
10. A. onto B. into C. in D. to

Write your answers here:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part 2. Fill each the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word. Write your
answers in the table provided.
Food plays an important part in the development of nations. In countries where food is (1)
______ people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat . This usually slows down
progress, because men have little time to (2)______to science, industry, government, and art. In
nations where food is (3) ______ and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that
lead to progress and (4)______of leisure. The problem of (5)______good food for
everybody has not yet been solved. Many wars have been (6)______for food. But it is no longer
necessary to go to war for food. Nations are beginning to put (7)______knowledge to work for a (8
)______of their food problems. They work (9) ______in the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations (10)______more food.
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part 3. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. Write your answers in
the table provided.
BODY TALK
By Leonardo Lawrence
You will probably laugh when I tell you that my interest in body language was sparked by a
favorite professor of mine at university. He mentioned “Pinocchio Syndrome” to me one wintry
morning after claiming that I was rubbed my nose when giving excuses for being late to his lectures.
Apparently, when someone tells a lie, the person’s blood rushes to the nose and the extra blood makes
it itchy. So if you think someone is not being entirely honest with you, perhaps like my professor you
should watch to see if they scratch their nose! This little example of non-verbal communication
inspired me to become a body language expert.
Now, I earn my living by training people in non-verbal communication. Knowing when
someone is lying and knowing how to convince people you’re telling the truth are two of the most
important skills you’ll ever learn. For example, lawyers build their reputation on their deductive skills
when cross-examining in court, while politicians need to rely on their powers of persuasion to gain
support.
I have dedicated my life to studying the ways the human body gives more reliable information
than the words we speak. The words say one thing but the body may say something completely
different. This is the theory of body language and most of us are familiar with the basics.
We know that crossed arms can be seen as their defensive or aggressive, but what about facial
expressions, gestures, posture, and the intonation of our speech? All of these volumes can be
understood if you only know how to make sense of the signs.
Take the eyes, for instance. If you told a lie, you would probably expect me to look away rather
than look you full in the face.
However, this is not, as commonly thought, the sure sign of a lie, but the reflexive movements
we make when we are trying to remember something. Because of this, glancing away is not as easy to
interpret as you might believe. A good liar is not searching his memory for the truth, so he can quite
easily look you straight in the eyes as he speaks to make the lie more convincing. Here’s a tip, though.
Watch the pupil of the eye; does it change size? If it gets bigger, this is probably an involuntary sign
that something is being hidden.
Body language is something that the majority of us cannot control; it’s what escapes when
we’re concentrating on something else. I might think I’m creating a good impression because my
voice is strong and steady and my speech is clear, but the sweat pouring off my forehead and my
constantly moving feet say otherwise.
Business clients are constantly in need of my services and I try to improve their confidence
in themselves by teaching them about body language. I give advice about handshakes, which should
always be firm that people who live in warm climates stand a lot closer to one another than in
cooler climates. They may seem like minor matters, but these codes of behavior can be the key to
making or breathing a business deal.
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 My working life gives me a great deal of satisfaction. I feel that I’m providing a public
service, but it is a service that has had its downside. Whenever I meet someone new and I tell them
what I do for a living, they immediately put their guard up and they’re no longer relaxed. They quite
literally freeze in the attempt to hide all the signals that they assume I’m reading. It makes life
difficult at times, but I consider it a small price to pay for a job I enjoy so much.

1. The writer originally became interested in body language because _______.

A. of a comment someone made to him B. he wanted to know why people tell lies
C. he wanted to learn more about “Pinocchio Syndrome” D. his professor recommended it to him
2. According to the writer, non-verbal communication is important because _______.
A. it helps lawyers to be more skillful
B. it can help make people believe what you want to tell them
C. politicians need to know when people are lying
D. it provides a unique way of earning one’s living
3. According to the writer, it is not easy to recognize when someone is lying because _______.
A. they have an honest look on their face B. they move their eyes very rapidly
C. listeners read their body language incorrectly D. listeners do not look into their eyes
4. To have a positive effect on someone, you should try to avoid _______.
A. making any facial expressions B. having any involuntary reactions
C. giving the impression of not caring D. moving your legs about too much
5. What is the most important thing for businessmen to learn?
A. The laws of a particular country. B. The correct way to behave.
C. The necessity of being polite. D. The skill of appearing confident.
6. Why do people react in a negative way when they meet the writer?
A. They think he is too self-confident. B. They assume that he is always lying.
C. They have heard about him previously. D. They believe he is studying them.
7. What do we learn about the writer from the passage?
A. He makes a lot of money from his job. B. He travels the world giving advice.
C. He is dedicated to his work. D. He trains body language experts.
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7.

Part 4. Read the following passage and answer the questions.

A. After hours of driving south in the pitch-black darkness of the Nevada desert, a dome of
hazy gold suddenly appears on the horizon. Soon, a road sign confirms the obvious: Las Vegas 30
miles. Looking skyward, you notice that the Big Dipper is harder to find than it was an hour ago.
B. Light pollution - the artificial light that illuminates more than its intended target area - has
become a problem of increasing concern across the country over the past 15 years. In the suburbs,
where over-lit shopping mall parking lots are the norm, only 200 of the Milky Way’s 2,500 stars are
visible on a clear night. Even fewer can be seen from large cities. In almost every town, big and small,
street lights beam just as much light up and out as they do down, illuminating much more than just the
street. Almost 50 percent of the light emanating from street lamps misses its intended target, and
billboards, shopping centres, private homes and skyscrapers are similarly over-illuminated.
C. America has become so bright that in a satellite image of the United States at night, the
outline of the country is visible from its lights alone. The major cities are all there, in bright clusters:
New York, Boston, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, and, of course, Las Vegas. Mark
Adams, superintendent of the McDonald Observatory in west Texas, says that the very fact that city
lights are visible from on high is proof of their wastefulness. “When you’re up in an airplane, all that
light you see on the ground from the city is wasted. It’s going up into the night sky. That’s why you
can see it.”
D. But don’t we need all those lights to ensure our safety? The answer from light engineers,
light pollution control advocates and astronomers is an emphatic “no.” Elizabeth Alvarez of the
International Dark Sky Association (IDA), a non-profit organization in Tucson, Arizona, says that
overly bright security lights can actually force neighbours to close the shutters, which means that if
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any criminal activity does occur on the street, no one will see it. And the old assumption that bright
lights deter crime appears to have been a false one: A new Department of Justice report concludes that
there is no documented correlation between the level of lighting and the level of crime in an area. And
contrary to popular belief, more crimes occur in broad daylight than at night.
E. For drivers, light can actually create a safety hazard. Glaring lights can temporarily blind
drivers, increasing the likelihood of an accident. To help prevent such accidents, some cities and states
prohibit the use of lights that impair night-time vision. For instance, New Hampshire law forbids the
use of “any light along a highway so positioned as to blind or dazzle the vision of travellers on the
adjacent highway.”
F. Badly designed lighting can pose a threat to wildlife as well as people. Newly hatched turtles
in Florida move toward beach lights instead of the more muted silver shimmer of the ocean. Migrating
birds, confused by lights on skyscrapers, broadcast towers and lighthouses, are injured, sometimes
fatally, after colliding with high, lighted structures. And light pollution harms air quality as well:
Because most of the country’s power plants are still powered by fossil fuels, more light means more air
pollution.
Questions 1- 5
The first six paragraphs of the reading passage are lettered A-F. Choose the most suitable headings
for paragraphs A-F from the list of headings below.
NB There are more headings than paragraphs, so you will not use them all.
List of Headings
i. The environmental dangers Write your answers here:
ii. People at risk from bright lights Example: 0) Paragraph A ___vii___
iii. Illuminating space 1) Paragraph B ______
iv. A problem lights do not solve 2) Paragraph C ______
v. Seen from above 3) Paragraph D ______
vi. More light than is necessary 4) Paragraph E ______
vii. Approaching the city 5) Paragraph F ______

Section 4: WRITING
Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1. We arrived too late to see him off.
@ We didn’t________________________________________________________________
2. “Would you mind not smoking in here?”
@ I’d rather_________________________________________________________________
3. He spent two hours doing his homework.
@ It took___________________________________________________________________
4. “Why don’t we go out for a walk?”, my father said.
@ My father suggested________________________________________________________
5. In spite of his age, Mr. Benson runs 8 miles before breakfast.
@ Though__________________________________________________________________

Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word given. Do not change the word given in any way.
1. I don’t intend to apologise to either of them. (intention)
@ _________________________________________________________________________
2. “It was my fault to break your vase yesterday” said Jane to her brother. (admitted)
@ _________________________________________________________________________

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3. You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not. (consideration)
@ _________________________________________________________________________
4. I find driving on the left in England very strange. (accustomed)
@ __________________________________________________________________________
5. She always has a good relationship with her neighbour. (gets)
@ __________________________________________________________________________

Part 3. Paragraph Writing:

“In the time when COVID 19 pandemic has been spreading all over the world, online
learning has become an effective solution for schools as it brings many advantages.”
Do you agree or disagree with the opinion? Write a paragraph to express your viewpoint.
(Your writing should be about 150 – 180 words in length)
Write your answers here:

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