ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 41

Họ và tên học sinh:.................................................................................................................................................

1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.5 pts)

1.    A. slavery                          B. ancient                          C. celebrate                       D. parade
2.    A. carriage                         B. lift                                 C. tidal                              D. shift

2. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the other (0.5 pts)

3.    A. collapse                         B. volcano                         C. temperature                   D. typhoon
4.    A. infrastructure                B. receive                           C. ultimately                      D. separate

3. Multiple choice: Read and choose appropriate word or phrase (1.5 pts)

5. The government _______________ us about the upcoming storm.

          A. warned                          B. said                               C. promised                       D. explained

6. Tornadoes can suck _______________ anything that is in their path.

          A. out                                B. about                             C. up                                  D. with

7. Tim should get his car _______________ soon. It’s dangerous to drive a broken down car.

          A. to fix                             B. fixed                             C. fixing                            D. to be fixed

8. Elephants _______________ are my favorite animals, have long noses.

          A. ,which                           B. which                            C. who                               D. that

9. This is one possible solution to the problem. _______________, there are others.

          A. However                       B. And                               C. But                                D. So

10. Rose: I got the highest score in English test today.

Rose’s mom: _______________.

          A. Well done                     B. Thanks                          C. That’s terrible               D. Word harder

4. CAUTION SIGNS (0.5 pts)

5. Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box (1.5 pts)

Christmas is a family (13)____________________ and many of the customs center on children. When they go to bed on Christmas Eve, children hang up a pillow case or sack for their presents. (14)___________________, it should be stocking, but a stocking wouldn’t hold enough to satisfy today’s kids.

While the children are sleeping, so the custom goes, Father Christmas or Santa Claus, comes but (15)____________________ to children who have been good. He travels (16)____________________ the North Pole in a sleigh which is pulled by (17)____________________. After landing on the roof, Santa Claus climbs down the (18)____________________ and puts presents in the sacks that the children have left out.

6. Reading comprehension: TRUE or FALSE, answer the questions (1.5 pts)

I often hear or read about “natural disasters” – the eruption of Mount St. Helen, a volcano in the state of Washington, Hurricane Andrew in Florida, the floods in the American Midwest, terrible all over the world, huge fires, and so on.

But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4^th, when a high-pressure system (warm air) covered southern England. With the freezing – cold air below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was high, there was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad tracks of into the river. It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally, on Tuesday, December 9^th, the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick. Many of them died.

19. A tornado is a natural disaster which isn’t mentioned in the text.                                _________________
20. His unforgettable personal experience is the heavy fog in London in 1925.                _________________
21. The “London Killer Fog” lasted for five days.                                                             _________________
22. The traffic stopped because of the heavy fog.                                                              _________________

Read the passage again and choose the best answer.

23. What is the synonym with “terrible”?

          A. horrific                          B. wonderful                     C. severe                            D. intense

24. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

          A. The London Killer Fog ended on Thursday, December 4^th, 1952.

          B. During the London Killer Fog, people travelled normally.

          C. After the London Killer Fog, no one got sick.

          D. The humidity in the London Killer Fog was extremely high.

7. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5 pts)

25. The next stage in the development of television is _____________________________ TV.            (active)
26. The recording industry is driven by constant ____________________________________.         (innovate)
27. Scientists ______________________________ that the world would end on 12 November.     (prediction)
28. I don’t have very much to feel _______________________________ about at the moment.                 (joy)
29. He stood up ____________________________________ and went outside.                                   (abrupt)
30. Hurricanes are one of the most powerful natural __________________________________.     (disastrous)

8. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it (2.0 pts)

31. Although Nam wasn’t intelligent, he passed the exam easily.

• In spite of____________________________________________________________________________

32. Avengers is a fantastic movie. I want to watch it again.

• Avengers_____________________________________________________________________________

33. Wendy is excited about her upcoming trip to Paris next week.

• Wendy is looking______________________________________________________________________

34. Today I’ve met a beautiful lady. Her dress looked so gorgeous.

• Today_______________________________________________________________________________

35. To their surprise, dinner was ready on the table.

• They were very________________________________________________________________________

36. The home team managed to win the match finally.

• The home team was____________________________________________________________________

37. It’s two months since we last saw a movie.

• We haven’t___________________________________________________________________________

38. Minh doesn’t speak French as well as Lan.

• Minh wishes__________________________________________________________________________

9. Put the words in their correct order (0.5 pts)

39. that family member / a celebration / Tet is so important / try to come back home / living apart /. //

• Tet is________________________________________________________________________________

40. and developing nations / the covid-19 / for preventing / Both developed / are responsible /. //

• Both_________________________________________________________________________________

Giáng sinh là một lễ kỷ niệm (13) gia đình và nhiều phong tục về trẻ em. Khi đi ngủ vào đêm Giáng sinh, trẻ em sẽ treo bao gối hoặc bao tải để lấy quà. (14) Thực ra, nó nên được dự trữ, nhưng một lượng quà sẽ không đủ để đáp ứng những đứa trẻ ngày nay.

Trong khi những đứa trẻ đang ngủ, thì theo phong tục, Ông già Nô-en, chỉ đến (15) những đứa trẻ ngoan. Ông di chuyển (16) từ Bắc Cực trong một chiếc xe trượt tuyết được kéo bởi (17) con tuần lộc. Sau khi đáp xuống mái nhà, ông già Noel leo xuống ống khói (18) và bỏ quà vào các bao tải mà bọn trẻ đã để lại.

VI. Read the passage, and then decide if the statements that follow it are TRUE or FALSE.

I often hear or read about “natural disasters” – the eruption of Mount St. Helen, a volcano in the state of Washington, Hurricane Andrew in Florida, the floods in the American Midwest, terrible all over the world, huge fires, and so on.

But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4^th, when a high-pressure system (warm air) covered southern England. With the freezing – cold air below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was high, there was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad tracks of into the river. It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally, on Tuesday, December 9^th, the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick. Many of them died.

19. FALSE. Từ khóa là natural disaster. Câu văn Hurricane Andrew in Florida. (tornado cũng giống như hurricane, chỉ là tên gọi khác cho từng khu vực).
20. FALSE. Từ khóa là the heavy fog và 1925. Câu văn But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952.
21. TRUE. Câu văn It began on Thursday, December 4^th;  Finally, on Tuesday, December 9^th, the wind came and the fog went away.
22. TRUE. Từ khóa là Traffic. Câu văn Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped.
23. A. terrible = horrific: khủng khiếp, kinh khủng.
24. D. The humidity in the London Killer Fog was extremely high.

VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.

25. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống có động từ tobe “is”, sau chỗ trống là danh từ “TV”, do đó chỗ trống phải điền là tính từ.

Đáp án: interactive.

26. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là tính từ “constant”, do đó chỗ trống phải điền là danh từ.

Đáp án: innovation.

27. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là danh từ “scientists”, sau chỗ trống là “that”, do đó chỗ trống phải điền là động từ. Và việc này đã đề cập rồi nên chia ở thì quá khứ đơn.

Đáp án: predicted.

28. Dấu hiệu: trước chỗ trống có động từ “feel”, do đó chỗ trống phải là tính từ.

Đáp án: joyful.

29. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống có động từ “stood up (V² của stand up)”, do đó chỗ trống phải là trạng từ.

Đáp án: abruptly.

30. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là tính từ “natural” và có cụm “one of” do đó chỗ trống là danh từ số nhiều.

Đáp án: disasters.

VIII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

31. Viết lại câu chuyển từ “Although + mệnh đề” sang “In spite of + cụm danh từ”  hoặc “In spite of the fact that + mệnh đề”

Đáp án: In spite of not being intelligent, Nam passed the exam easily.

             In spite of the fact that Nam wasn’t intelligent, he passed the exam easily.

32. Viết lại mệnh đề quan hệ với chủ ngữ đã xác định, do đó đây là mệnh đề không xác định.      

Đáp án: Avengers, which I want to watch again, is a fantastic movie.

33. Viết lại câu với cụm động từ đồng nghĩa:

 hào hứng, mong đợi

Đáp án: Wendy is looking forwards to her upcoming trip to Paris next week.

34. Viết lại mệnh đề quan hệ với “whose” đóng vai trò sở hữu cách.

S + [whose + N + …] + V + …

Đáp án: Today I’ve met a beautiful lady whose dress looked so gongeous.

35. Viết lại mệnh đề quan hệ dùng đại từ “which” thay thế cho chủ ngữ chỉ vật.

Đáp án: They were very surprised at the dinner which was ready on the table.

             They were very surprised that the dinner was ready on the table.

36. Viết lại câu với nghĩa không đổi thay “win” bằng “succeed”

Đáp án: The home team was succeeded in winning the match finally.

37. Viết lại câu chuyển từ quá khứ đơn sang hiện tại hoàn thành.

It’s + [time] + since + S + last + V² + …

S + have/has not + V³ …+ for [time]

Đáp án: We haven’t seen a movie for two months.

38. Viết lại câu điều ước với “wish”. Ước một điều không có thật ở hiện lại: S + wish(es) + (that) + S + would/could + V⁰…

Đáp án: Minh wishes (that) he could speak French as well as Lan.  

IX. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

39. Tet is so important a celebration that family member living apart try to come back home.

Dịch: Tết là một kỷ niệm quan trọng đến nỗi các thành viên trong gia đình sống xa nhau đều cố gắng trở về nhà.

40. Both developed and developing nations are responsible for preventing the covid-19.

Dịch: Cả các quốc gia phát triển và đang phát triển đều có trách nhiệm ngăn chặn covid-19.