TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC VINH KỲ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2021 – LẦN 1

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN 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

Họ, tên thí sinh: ………………………………..,

Số báo danh: ………………………………..
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 banks
Have you ever thought about the impact your name has on the way others perceive you? A recent
study by Dr Simon Laham from the University of Melbourne and Dr Adam Alter from New York
University Stem Business School reveals that people with “easy to pronounce” names tend to be (1)
________ more positively than those with “difficult-to-pronounce” names. The researchers found that
people with more easily pronounceable names were more likely to be (2) ________ Upon favourably
for political office, and that lawyers with easier sounding names made their way up the career (3)
________ faster. Surnames from a wide range of nationalities were used in the study, and researchers
stressed that preferences were not (4) ________ due to the length of a name or how unusual it was, but
rather how easy it was to say. Dr Laham believes the research highlights the kind of (5) ________ that
our everyday thinking is subjected to.
Question 1: A. reckoned B. figured C. evaluated D. determined
Question 2: A. called B. looked C. come D. put
Question 3: A. order B. stairs C. scale D. ladder
Question 4: A. hardly B. plainly C. barely D. merely
Question 5: A. weights B. angles C. biases D. turns
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 6: Through the mass media, people have more opportunities to connect by each other,
cooperate and share information and personal experiences.
A. share B. personal C. by D. through
Question 7: Not only John but also his friends wants to buy this race horse
A. wants B. race horse C. but also D. Only
Question 8: Capital punishments aims to hinder people from committing such crimes
A. Capital B. crimes C. committing D. hinder
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
Question 9: My advice to you is to write a list of all the tasks you have to do and prioritise them
A. arrange in order of precedence B. badly plan
C. disperse over a wide area D. neglect in favour of
Question 10: They have gone to great expense to track the prisoner down and bring him to justice.
A. used a lot of ways B. tried a lot
C. saved a lot of money D. spent a lot of money
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 following questions.
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often
involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be
produced. A good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured
as being made up of many small particles that are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observation, helps to predict events that have not as
yet been observed. After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory.
If observations confirm the scientists’ predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not

1
confirm the predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or
the theory may have to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and Creative thinking as well as collecting information and
performing experiments. Facts by themselves are not Science. As the mathematician Jules Henri
Poincare said: “Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks. But a collection of facts
cannot be called Science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house.”
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a
particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the
investigation that requires considerable imagination. Possible Solutions to the problem are formulated.
These possible Solutions are called hypotheses. In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown.
It extends the scientist’s thinking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs
calculations, and makes observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation
lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories.
Question 11: In fourth paragraph, the author implies that imagination is most important to scientists
when they _______.
A. gather
B. formulate possible possible solutions to a problem
C. evaluate previous work on a problem
D. close an investigation
Question 12: The word “this” in line 3 refers to ________
A. the kinetic molecular theory B. an observed event
C. an imaginary model D. a good example
Question 13: According to the second paragraph, a useful theory is one that helps scientists to
________
A. find errors in past experiments B. publicize new findings
C. observe events D. make predictions
Question 14: The word “related” in line 1 is closest in meaning to ________
A. completed B. identified C. described D. connected
Question 15: The word “supported” is closest in meaning to ________
A. upheld B. investigated C. finished D. adjusted
Question 16: In the last paragraph, what does the author imply a major function of hypotheses?
A. Communicating a scientist’s thoughts to others
B. Sifting through known facts
C. Linking together different theories
D. Providing direction for scientific research
Question 17: Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A. A good scientist needs to be creative
B. It is better to revise a hypothesis than to reject it
C. Theories are simply imaginary models of past events
D. A scientist’s most difficult task is testing hypotheses
Question 18: The author refers to a hypotheses as “ a leap into the unknown” in order to show that
hypotheses
A. require effort to formulate B. are sometimes ill-conceived
C. go beyond available facts D. can lead to dangerous results
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 if the following questions
Question 19: His jokes were boring that most people completely switched off
A. stopped off B. pay attention C. left it off D. didn’t pay attention

2
Question 20: He was a bit behind at the beginning of term, but on the whole has put up a good show
A. appeared clearly B. done badly
C. done well D. performed excellently
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 21: A. preparing B. arrangement C. challenging D. relation
Question 22: A. employee D. limitation C. sympathize D. vegetarian
Mark the letter A, B, C, or d on your answer sheet to indicate that best completes each of the
following exchanges
Question 23: Cynthia: “His, Victor. Do you think it’s possible for us to have a talk some time today?”
Victor: “I’d love to, but ________
A. I’ve got a tight schedule today B. I’m pretty tight schedule today
C. It has a pretty tight schedule today D. I’m fine now
Question 24: Jill: “Could you save my place for me, please? Nature’s calling”
Stranger: “________”
A. Sure. But hurry. The line is moving fast B. Yes, please. But a minute or so
C. No, I can’t. I’m in a hurry D. No problem. But the line is moving fast
Mark the letter A, B, C ,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions
Question 25: ________ a scholarship, I entered the frightening and unknown territory of private
education
A. To be awarded B. Having awarded
C. To award D. Having been awarded
Question 26: By the end of next month, Mary and I ________ out with each other for three years
A. will be going B. having been going
C. will have been going D. will go
Question 27: It must be true. I heard it straight from the ________ mouth
A. horse’s B. camel’s C. dog’s D. cat’s
Question 28: I have English classes ________ day- Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays
A. all other B. every other C. each other D. this and the other
Question 29: My music teacher suggested that we ________ for an hour before breakfast
A. practice B. practicing C. be practiced D. to practice
Question 30: I only have to keep on waiting, ________?
A. won’t I B. don’t I C. haven’t I D. mustn’t I
Question 31: Today is ________ hot in the burning of summer
A. warmly B. terrifiedly C. scorchingly D. scorching
Question 32: As I liked your photo, I had it ________
A. enlarge B. be enlarged C. to enlarge D. enlarged
Question 33: Caught in the very act, he had no ________ but to confess
A. alternation B. alternating C. alternative D. alternate
Question 34: He finished the paintings ________ for the exhibition
A. for the time being B. from time to time C. in good time D. time after time
Question 35: Hello, Is that 22103575? Please put me ________ to the manager
A. across B. over C. up D. through
Question 36: Some officials proposed to increase the ________ on tobacco
A. duty B. money C. salary D. fee
Question 37: Dick tried to place the ________ on others for his mistakes
A. denial B. blame C. hurt D. complaint

3
Question 38: ________ we invested in telecommunication industry, we would be rich by now
A. Had B. Should C. Were D. Will
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 39: Tim read articles about the company very carefully. He then was able to answer all
interview questions
A. If Tim read articles about the company very carefully, he is able to answer all interview
questions
B. Although Tim read articles about the company very carefully, he was able to answer all
interview questions
C. Tim read articles about the company very carefully whereas he was able to answer all interview
questions
D. Tim read articles about the company very carefully; therefore, he then was able to answer all
interview questions.
Question 40: The building contractor wants this work to be finished soon. We have been working to a
strict deadline
A. As the deadline set by the building contractor for completing this work was drawing near, we
had no choice but take our time over it
B. We are under a lot of time pressure to complete this work by the deadline set by the building
contractor
C. We all pulled our weight to get this work finished prior to the imminent deadline set by the
building contractor.
D. The sooner the building contractor want this work to be finished, the harder it is for us to make
ends meet.
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 41: Laura has ruled out any meeting with Roger in the near future
A. In all probability, Laura will never get together with Roger again.
B. Laura has decided never to meet Roger again.
C. Laura says that coming together with Roger is presently out of the question.
D. A future meeting between Laura and Roger doesn’t seem very likely.
Question 42: Much as George loved travelling in Asia, he decided not to go to Indonesia because of
his fears of terrorism
A. Even though George liked touring Asia very much, he was afraid of the terrorism in Indonesia,
so he chose not to go there.
B. As Indonesia had become a high-risk terrorism spot, George, who normally loved Asia, was
afraid to go there.
C. Although George likes touring Asia, ever since the threat of terrorism started, he hadn’t been to
Indonesia.
D. George would have gone to Indonesia if he hadn’t been scared to terrorism so much because
Asia was his favorite travel spot.
Question 43: It’s a pity that you didn’t tell us about this
A. I wish you told us about this
B. I wish you had told us about this
C. I wish you would tell us about this
D. I wish you have told us about this
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 44: A. influenced B. wicked C. expressed D. reduced
Question 45: A. thus B. thrill C. third D. enthusiasm

4
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 following questions
HIGH MATHS ABILITIES BAD SCHOOL LIVES
Teachers first noticed Cameron Thompson’s talent for numbers when he was four years old and at
present school. Throughout school, Cameron Thompson’s best subject was math. Then when he was
eleven, he took a maths test prior to entering secondary school. The test was out of 140, Cameron
scored 141, “I broke the system” he recalls.
Since then, he has continued to progress quickly. He passed two GCSEs (maths and further maths)
at the age of eleven and then got the highest grade in his maths A-level before the end of that same
academic year . He is now fourteen years old and studying remarkable achievement bearing in mind
his age.
But his academic achievements have not always been matched by social success. I have the social
ability of a talking potato’, he admits. In other words, he feels more at ease with numbers than among
other teenagers. ‘Most people my age do despite me. I’ve been like this for years’.
Communication is not one of Cameron’s strong points and, aside from the problems this causes
socially, it is now beginning to affect his marks in mathematics. This is because, at undergraduate
level, he is expected to give reasons for his answers longside the answers themselves. Cameron’s
difficulty is that he often doesn’t know how he has arrived at the answers, even though the answers are
usually correct. Cameron and his family have recently moved house and Cameron is due to start at a
new school. He regards it as a chance to make a fresh start and make some friends. But his mother,
Alison, has a few worries concerning his lack of social skills. While she described Cameron as “very
sensitive” , she also acknowledges that he is socially naive and often oblivious to signals from other
people.
The new school specializes in dealing with students who, like Cameron, excel academically but
find it difficult to relate to other students. And indeed, on his first day, Cameron did make a new
friend- a boy called Tim-mainly owing to a shared dislike of Justin Bierber’s music.
Recently, a math professor from Cambridge University has been looking at Cameron’s work. His
advice to Cameron is perhaps surprising. Professor Imre thinks Cameron should slow down, stop
talking maths exams, and wait until he is eighteen before doing a degree. “There’s quite an important
distinction” he explains, “between taking lots of exams as fast as you can, and relaxing and enjoying
the level that you are at-what we call enrichment’, Professor Leader believes Cameron will do better in
the long run if he stops trying to progress so quickly. And although Cameron does not want to finish
his current degree, he isn’t making any academic plans beyond that. He goes to a weekly karate class
after school. And recently, he went to a computer games convention with some friends from karate.
Since turning fourteen, Cameron's feelings towards girls have changed. As he puts it. :I started to
like them instead of being disguised by them”. He’s ever been on a first date without his parents. And
in general, he feels less isolated and unusual than he did before. “There are some people like me-high
maths abilities, bad school lives- I am not alone- Spooky.”
Question 46: Recently, Cameron has noticed
A. a deterioration in his relationship with his parents
B. an improvement in his social life
C. a sudden improvement in his school life
D. a loss of ambition academically
Question 47: Between the ages of four and ten, Cameron
A. excelled at various school subjects
B. didn’t really fulfill his promise at maths
C. demonstrated outstanding ability in maths
D. allowed his passion for numbers to dominate his life
Question 48: Professor Leader thinks Cameron should
A. continue with his degree B. have a temporary break from degree
C. give up maths completely for a few years D. try to increase the speed of his progress

5
Question 49: Cameron met a boy at his new school who
A. has something in common with him
B. has even more severe problems with communication
C. is even better at maths
D. took a strong dislike to him from the first day
Question 50: Cameron’s problems with communication
A. have been interfering with his ability to do maths work
B. have been getting worse recently
C. haven’t been affecting his popularity at school
D. are irrelevant when he’s doing maths
-----HẾT------

------HẾT------