ĐỀ ÔN TẬP SỐ 20 ĐỀ THI THỬ THPTQG NĂM 2021

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
Họ, tên thí sinh:.......................................................................
Số báo danh:............................................................................

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. great B. wheat C. break D. brake
Question 2: A. discoveries B. inventions C. transports D. standards

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.
Question 3: A. establish B. bronchitis C. replenish D. attitude
Question 4: A. scientific B. particular C. competitive D. equivalent

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 5: A curriculum is defined what students should know, understand as the result of education.
A B C D
Question 6: I couldn’t understand what was happening, so I asked the boy sit next to me for help.
A B C D
Question 7: That Columbus was not the first man to set foot on the New World were unknown
A B C
to many people.
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 8: I am exhausted. I ______ around the whole afternoon trying to clean the house before the guests
arrive.
A. have been running B. run C. be running D. was running
Question 9: He is not ______ and finds it difficult to pay for daily necessities.
A. well paid B. well paying C. well prepared D. best paid
Question 10: Parents always object ________ their children going out late at night.
A. for B. about C. to D. with
Question 11: My friend said that she ________ the job two weeks before.
A. was offered B. has offered C. would offer D. had been offered
Question 12: All the ________ for these positions are required to have level C in English.
A. applications B. apply C. appliances D. applicants
Question 13: If he ________ ill, he would have taken part in the football match.
A. hasn’t been B. wasn’t C. weren’t D. hadn’t been
Question 14: ______ this time next week, we will have completed the project.
A. For B. On C. At D. By
Question 15: If he ______ here earlier, he would have met my close friend, Jane.
A. had been B. would be C. were D. was
Question 16: The old lady is said ______ all her money to the orphans when she died.
A. to leave B. to have left C. leaving D. having left
Question 17: The book is about the people in the country ______ for two years.
A. that she lived there B. that she lived among them
C. among whom she lived D. where she lived among them
Question 18: Women are supposed to have a higher ________ than men.
A. live expect B. life expected C. life expectation D. life expectancy
Question 19: Some people are wondering what sort of life they ________ in the next two decades.
A. will have lived B. will be living C. have been living D. would be living

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 20: “Can you open the window, please?” – “______.”
 A. Sure B. Of course C. Sure, no problem D. All are correct
Question 21: “You stepped on my feet!” - “ ________.”
A. I am terribly sorry. I didn’t mean it B. You are welcome
C. Don’t mention it D. That’s not what I mean

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: He never complies with the traffic laws.
A. abides by B. conforms to C. obeys D. all are correct
Question 23: The lost hikers stay alive by eating wild berries and drinking spring water.
A. revived B. survived C. surprised D. lively

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: Pure water is often a fairly rare commodity that requires significant energy to produce.
A. clean B. contaminated C. unadulterated D. flawless
Question 25: This building is gigantic.
A. enormous B. tiny C. huge D. amazing

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 26: I spoke to the doorman. He was very young.
A. The doorman I spoke to whom was very young.
B. The doorman to whom I spoke was very young.
C. I spoke to the doorman whom was very young.
D. The very young doorman was whom I spoke to.
Question 27: The man with red hair may have caused it.
A. It may have been caused by the man whose his hair was red.
B. The man whose red hair may have caused it.
C. It may have caused by the man whose hair was red.
D. It may have been caused by the man whose hair was red.
Question 28: No one in the class can play chess as well as he does.
A. No one else can play chess better than him.
B. No one else can play chess better than he is.
C. He is a good chess player in the class.
D. He plays chess better than anyone else in the class.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines with the first
part of the sentences in the following questions.
Question 29: They are my two sisters. They aren’t teachers like me.
A. They are my two sisters, both of those are teachers like me.
B. They are my two sisters, neither of whom are teachers like me.
C. Like me, neither of my two sisters are teachers.
D. They are my two sisters, who neither are teachers like me.
Question 30: Mr. Carter is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him on the phone last night.
A. Mr. Carter, to whom I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.
B. Mr. Carter who I spoke to on the phone last night is very interested in our plan.
C. Mr. Carter, who is very interested in our plan, I spoke to on the phone last night.
D. Mr. Carter is very interested in our plan to whom I spoke on the phone last night.

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.
All relationships go through difficult times. In the past, when married couples had problems they usually didn’t
(31) ______. They had to either (32)______ with each other or continue to live together in an unhappy
relationship. Getting divorced wasn’t an option for most people due to economic and social reasons. Some
people believe that this wasn’t such a bad thing. They say that relationships require hard work and commitment.
“If a relationship is going to last a lifetime you have to keep working at it,” says Doreen, who is celebrating her
fiftieth wedding anniversary this year. “It isn’t all roses and romance. (33)______ can be perfect all of the time.
These days young people give up when there’s the slightest argument.” Experts agree that communication is
key. The most important thing is to keep talking. How many times have you heard yourself say to somebody,
“If only you’d listen!” or “I wish you (34)______ do that!” The truth is, the more couples talk, the (35)______
their relationship will be.
Question 31: A. grow up B. split up C. chat up D. make up
Question 32: A. get on B. go out C. get back D. fall out
Question 33: A. No one B. Someone C. Anyone D. Anybody
Question 34: A. wouldn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t
Question 35: A. best B. good C. better D. most

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.
Cities develop as a result of functions that they can perform. Some functions result directly from the
ingenuity of the citizenry, but most functions result from the needs of the local area and of the surrounding
hinterland (the region that supplies goods to the city and to which the city furnishes services and other goods).
Geographers often make a distinction between the situation and the site of a city. Situation refers to the
general position in relation to the surrounding region, whereas site involves physical characteristics of the
specific location. Situation is normally much more important to the continuing prosperity of a city. If a city is
well situated in regard to its hinterland, its development is much more likely to continue. Chicago, for example,
possesses an almost unparalleled situation: it is located at the southern end of a huge lake that forces east-west
transportation lines to be compressed into its vicinity, and at a meeting of significant land and water transport
routes. It also overlooks what is one of the world’s finest large farming regions. These factors ensured that
Chicago would become a great city regardless of the disadvantageous characteristics of the available site, such
as being prone to flooding during thunderstorm activity.
Similarly, it can be argued that much of New York City’s importance stems from its early and
continuing advantage of situation. Philadelphia and Boston both originated at about the same time as New York
and shared New York’s location at the western end of one of the world’s most important oceanic trade routes,
but only New York possesses an easy-access functional connection (the Hudson-Mohawk lowland) to the vast
Midwestern hinterland. This account does not alone explain New York’s primacy, but it does include several
important factors. Among the many aspects of situation that help to explain why some cities grow and others do
not, original location on a navigable waterway seems particularly applicable. Of course, such characteristic as
slope, drainage, power resources, river crossings, coastal shapes, and other physical characteristics help
to determine city location, but such factors are normally more significant in early stages of city development
than later.
Question 36: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The development of trade routes through United States cities
B. Contrasts in settlement patterns in United States
C. Historical differences among three large United States cities
D. The importance of geographical situation in the growth of United States cities
Question 37: The word “functional” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. original B. usable C. alternate D. useful
Question 38: The passage suggests that a geographer would consider a city’s soil type part of its ______.
A. hinterland B. situation C. site D. function
Question 39: The author mentions each of the following as an advantage of Chicago’s location EXCEPT its
______.
A. hinterland B. nearness to a large lake
C. position in regard to transport routes D. flat terrain
Question 40: The word “characteristics” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. choices B. attitudes C. qualities D. inhabitants
Question 41: According to the passage, Philadelphia and Boston are similar to New York City in ______.
A. size of population B. age C. site D. availability of rail transportation
Question 42: The word “it” refers to ______.
A. account B. primacy C. connection D. hinterland

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.
The first impressions are rather menacing. Visitors must sign in and show identification before being
allowed into the building. Such tight security gives one the feeling of entering a prison or some other dangerous
places. But what a deceptive first impression! Manhattan Comprehensive Night High School may be the
friendliest, most caring institution in all of New York City. A school of last resort for many of its students, it is
their best chance to turn their lives around, and make friends in the process. Manhattan Comp, as it is called, is
the first full-time night high school in America.
High school is compulsory until the age of sixteen in America, but many students drop out, either before or
after they reach sixteen, and before receiving their high school diplomas. Until now, night education
programmes for dropouts only provided the basics and then awarded an equivalency certificate. But now,
Manhattan Comp offers the total high school experience, complete with a “lunch” break, physical education and
clubs. The students receive an academic diploma, which they say is more helpful in getting a job than an
equivalency certificate. More than sixty percent of Manhattan Comp’s students go on to college.
Most of the school’s 450 students have either been expelled from or dropped out of other high schools.
Some have been in two or three schools before this one. What seems to make this school work for these hard-
to-place students is the staff and, most importantly, the principal. All students call him Howard. As he walks
through the building, he greets students by name, asks about their families or jobs and jokes with them about
the lack of variety in the school cafeteria.
Most students in Manhattan Comp are between eighteen and twenty-two years old. You must be at least
seventeen to enroll. The classes run from 5 to 11 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, with all-day enrichment
programmes on Sundays which explore topics like playwriting, art and video production. School terms are ten
weeks long, which gives students the opportunity to take time off for family matters or jobs. Most students
already have some academic credits from previous schools, so instead of the normal four years in high school,
they spend between six months and two years at Manhattan Comp.

Question 43: Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. A Day in the Life of a Manhattan Comp Student B. Manhattan Comp: One of a Kind
C. Night Schools: A Passing Fad D. The Success Story of a Typical American School
Question 44: The word “deceptive” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________
A. misleading B. unwelcoming C. subjective D. lasting
Question 45: What do Manhattan Comp students say about their academic diploma?
A. It demonstrates their superior academic competence.
B. It ensures their admission to well-known colleges.
C. It reflects a more thorough schooling experience.
D. It improves their chances of getting employed.
Question 46: The phrase “expelled from” in paragraph 3 mostly means ________
A. invited to attend B. asked to stay C. forced to leave D. qualified to graduate
Question 47: The word “they” in paragraph 4 refers to ________
A. schools B. years C. credits D. students
Question 48: How long does it generally take students to complete the education at Manhattan Comp?
A. Two years and a half B. Four years C. Ten weeks D. From six months to two years.
Question 49: Which statement is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. Visitors to Manhattan Comp are required to go through certain security procedures.
B. The schooling experience at Manhattan Comp is likely to change the students’ lives for the better.
C. Many students at Manhattan Comp have never had any formal schooling before.
D. All of the students at Manhattan Comp are seventeen or above.
Question 50: What can be inferred about Manhattan Comp from the passage?
A. It plays down the importance of extra-curricular activities.
B. It has recently been equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.
C. Its principal is well-liked among the students for his amiability.
D. Its students are required to work part-time while pursuing their studies there.

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