BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2021

ĐỀ CHUẨN MINH HỌA 2021 Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ; Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
(Đề thi có 04 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút không kể thời gian phát đề
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
Question 1. A. formed B. ranged C. failed D. backed
Question 2. A. bought B. caught C. drought D. sought
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. hacker B. marvel C. evolve D. software
Question 4. A. evolution B. academic C. agriculture D. influential
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. There has not been a great response to the sale, ________?
A. hasn't there B. does there C. hasn't it D. has there
Question 6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ________ by J K Rowling.
A. written B. was written C. wrote D. were written
Question 7. Don't you think you should apply ________ the firefighter's position?
A. with B. for C. at D. in
Question 8. The richer you are, _______.
A. you may become more worried B. you more worried may become
C. the more worried you may become D. the more worry you may become
Question 9. She bought a ________ jacket as a present for her daughter.
A. new Italian leather B. new leather Italian C. leather new Italian D. leather Italian new
Question 10: Jane _______ her homework when her friend asked her to do his as well.
A. did B. would do C. was doing D. had done
Question 11: _______ there is not enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have
proved that air pollution causes lung diseases.
A. In spite of B. Although C. Therefore D. However
Question 12: _______ , she will go to sleep.
A. By the time she finished the homework B. After she was finishing the homework
C. When she finished the homework D. As soon as she has finished the homework
Question 13: 11. ________ repairing the car, he took it out for a road test.
A. Finish B. To finish C. Having finished D. Finished
Question 14. The Games really became a festival that impressed sports .
A. enthusiasts B. enthusiasm C. enthuse D. enthusiastic
Question 15. Within their home country, National Red Cross and Red Crescent societies ……….the duties
and responsibilities of a national relief society.
A. take on B. get off C. go about D. put in
Question 16. Viet Nam is now willing to part in the 24th SEA Games hosted by Thailand
by the end of 2007 with a total of 958 athletes.
A. play B. lose C. take D. enjoy
Question 17: He applied for a teaching____________ at Bales University with great confidence.
A. employment B. post C. work D. career
Question 18: Someone is going to have to take responsibility for this disaster. Who is going to ?
A. foot the bill B. carry the can C. hatch the chicken D. catch the worms
Question 19: No matter how angry he was, he would never to violence.
A. exert B. resolve C. resort D. recourse
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 20. Mr. Henderson was determined to remain neutral.
A. unhurried B. uncommitted C. counterfeit D. genuine
Question 21. He decided not to buy the fake watch and wait until he had more money.
A. cheap B. unattractive C. counterfeit D. genuine

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22. This year, due to COVID 19, the global productivity is not prolific.
A. barren B. yielding C. generative D. productive
Question 23. In their company, people don't like him because he always poke his nose into other people's
affairs.
A. interfere B. ignore C. concern D. refrain

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes the following
exchanges.
Question 24. Judie performed very well in writing lesson. Her teacher is paying her a compliment.
Teacher: "Judie, you've written a much better essay this time."
Judie: “___________.”
A. You're welcome. B. Writing? Why?
C. What did you say? I'm so shy. D. Thank you. It's really encouraging
Question 25. Jenny and Jimmy are talking about university education
- Jenny: "I think having a university degree is the only way to succeed in life."
- Jimmy: “_____________. There were successful people without a degree”.
A. I can't agree more B. That's life C. That's all right. D. I don't quite agree.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or
phrase that best fits each other numbered blanks.
One of the most wondrous and iconic animals to walk the Earth, Bengal tigers, (26) _________ are majestic
and rare. They're also one of the biggest cat species in the world. On average, Bengals are larger than (27)
_______ tiger species, but the largest tiger ever (28) _______ was a Siberian. As such, Bengals are considered
the second largest tiger species.
Today, wild Bengal tigers are animals that only live in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal.
(29) _________ there are more Bengals than any other tiger subspecies on the Indian subcontinent, the
populations are endangered. Conservation efforts are working to some degree, but they're not (30) __________
the poaching, deforestation, and human encroachment that has devastated wild tiger habitats over the past 50
years.
Question 26. A. who B. whom C. which D. that
Question 27. A. the other B. another C. others D. other
Question 28. A. known B. recorded C. considered D. preserved
Question 29. A. Therefore B. Because C. Although D. However
Question 30. A. outbreaking B. outbidding C. outdancing D. outpacing
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the
question.
During the past half-century, our species has embarked on a remarkable social experiment. For the
first time in human history, great numbers of people - at all ages, in all places, of every political persuasion -
have begun settling down as singletons. Until the second half of the last century, most of us married young
and parted only at death. If death came early, we remarried quickly; if late, we moved in with family, or they
with us. Now we marry later. We divorce, and stay single for years or decades.
 The rise of living alone has produced significant social benefits, too. Young and middle-aged solos
have helped to revitalise cities, because they are more likely to spend money, socialise and participate in
public life. Contemporary solo dwellers in the US are primarily women: about 18 million, compared with 14
million men. The majority, more than 16 million, are middle-aged adults between the ages of 3S and 64. The
elderly account for about 11 million of the total. Young adults between 18 and 34 number increased more
than 5 million, compared with 500,000 in 1950, making them the fastest-growing segment of the solo-
dwelling population.
Despite fears that living alone may be environmentally unsustainable, solos tend to live in
apartments rather than in big houses, and in relatively green cities rather than in car-dependent suburbs.
There's good reason to believe that people who live alone in cities consume less energy than if they
coupled up and decamped to pursue a single-family home.
Question 31: The best title for this passage could be .
A. the rise in solo living B. figures about solo dwellers in the US
C. the increase in divorce D. solos have tendency to live in small houses
Question 32: Which statement is probably TRUE according to the information in paragraph 1?
A. From the beginning of the last century, people married at young age and only death separated them.
B. Until the second half of the last century, a large number of people married young and parted only
at death.
C. From the beginning of last century, people have begun settling down as singletons.
D. Until the second half of the last century, people divorce, and stay single for years or decades
Question 33: The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to ?
A. singletons B. the elderly C. predecessors D. young adults
Question 34: In the 2rd paragraph, the writer suggests that .
A. The elderly take up for a large number of the total solo dwellers
B. In the US, more male choose to live alone than female
C. Solos dwellers have helped to renew cities as they seem to spend money, socialize and take part
in public life
D. There are fewer middle-aged solos than the elderly who live alone
Question 35: The word "decamped" in paragraph 3 means .
A. coupled up B. quit C. lived separately D. lived together
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the
question.
Educating children at home as an alternative to formal education is an option chosen by families in many
parts of the world. The homeschooling movement is popular in the United States, where close to one million
Children are educated at home. In Canada, 1 percent of school-age children are homeschooled, and the idea
also enjoys growing popularity in Australia, where 20,000 families homeschool their children. The
movement is not limited to these countries. Homeschooling families can be found all over the world, from
Japan to Taiwan to Argentina to South Africa.
Homeschooling is not a novel idea. In fact, the idea of sending children to spend most of their day away
from home at a formal school is a relatively new custom. In the United States, for example, it was not until
the latter part of the nineteenth century that state governments began making school attendance compulsory.
Before that, the concept of a formal education was not so widespread. Children learned the skills they
would need for adult life at home from tutors or their parents, through formal instruction or by working side
by side with the adults of the family.
In the modern developed world, where the vast majority of children attend school, families choose
homeschooling for a variety of reasons. For people who live in remote areas, such as the Australian outback
or the Alaskan Wilderness, homeschooling may be their only option. Children who have exceptional talents
in the arts or other areas may be homeschooled so that they have more time to devote to their special
interests. Much of the homeschooling movement is made up of families who, for various reasons, are
dissatisfied with the schools available to them. They may have a differing educational philosophy, they may
be concerned about the safety of the school environment, or they may feel that the local schools cannot
adequately address their children's educational needs. Although most families continue to choose a
 traditional classroom education for their children, homeschooling as an alternative educational option is
becoming more popular.
Question 36: Which of the following could be the main idea of the passage?
A. A new form of school: Homeschooling
B. Homeschool option: a common form of education all over the world.
C. The reasons why children should be educated at home.
D. The origin of Homeschooling.
Question 37: What does the word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. the second half of the 19th century B. the beginning of the 19th century
C. the former part of the 19th century D. the end of the 19th century
Question 38: The word "widespread" in paragraph 2 mostly means .
A. uncommon B. customary C. exceptional D. prevalent
Question 39: According to the passage, the following are true about the Homeschooling, EXCEPT
.
A. Many families in both developed and developing countries choose to educate their children at
home.
B. Parents or tutors were the ones who taught the children necessary skills in society.
C. People got familiar with school attendance before choosing to learn at home.
D. Before modern times, most students did not attend the school.
Question 40: As mentioned in the last paragraph, children in rural areas .
A. have no choice but stay at home to learn.
B. prefer to improve their extraordinary interests.
C. are not contented with the philosophy of the schools available.
D. believe that their needs to study is more than what a normal school can provide.
Question 41: It can be inferred from the last passage that .
A. parents’ satisfaction plays an important role in the number of students attending class.
B. teachers’ qualifications may be one of the reasons why students come to school.
C. not many children in modern society are allowed to be educated at home.
D. some schools are unable to provide a safe environment for their students.
Question 42: The word “adequately” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .
A. correctly B. applicably C. sufficiently D. inappropriately

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 43: My younger sister start learning English when she was at primary school.
A B C D
Question 44: They are having his house painted by a construction company.
A B C D
Question 45: I’m becoming increasingly forgetable. Last week I locked myself out of the house twice.
A B C D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions.
Question 46: The last time she came back to her hometown was 4 years ago.
A. It's 4 years since she last lived in her hometown.
B. She didn't come back to her hometown 4 years ago.
C. She started coming back to her hometown 4 years ago.
D. She hasn’t come back to her hometown for 4 years.
Question 47: "Don't forget to submit your assignments by Thursday," said the teacher to the students.
A. The teacher reminded the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
B. The teacher allowed the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
C. The teacher ordered the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
 D. The teacher encouraged the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
Question 48: I’m sure that they had practiced hard for the games as they won a lot of medals.
A. They couldn’t have practiced hard for the games as they won a lot of medals
B. They must have practiced hard for the games as they won a lot of medals
C. They shouldn’t have practiced hard for the games as they won a lot of medals
D. They might have practiced hard for the games as they won a lot of medals.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions
Question 49: He broke up with her but now he thinks that was a mistake.
A. He wishes he hadn't broken up with her.
B. He wishes not to have broken her up.
C. He regrets having not broken up with her.
D. He was mistaken with breaking up with her.
Question 50: I had just arrived home. I was called immediately back to the head office 10 kilometers away
A. Hardly had I arrived home when I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.
B. Because I had just arrived home, I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.
C. Should I had just arrived home, I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.
D. Whenever I had just arrived home, I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.