ĐỀ THI THỬ SỐ 56

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

1. Choose the word with different pronunciation from the others (0.5 pts)

1.     A. installed                        B. composed                     C. impressed                     D. raised
2.    A. nation                           B. edition                          C. question                        D. description

2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others (0.5 pts)

3.    A. ordinary                        B. appliance                       C. category                        D. profitable
4.    A. distinguish                    B. generous                        C. considerate                   D. acquaintance

3.  Choose the best option (a, b, c or d) of each sentence (1.5 pts)

5. Birthday is one of the family _______________.

          A. festivals                        B. parades                          C. members                       D. celebrations

6. I think we should isolate the people _______________ have covid-19 to cure.

          A. which                            B. whom                            C. who                               D. whose

7. Mid Fall Festival is a _______________ festival for Vietnamese children.

          A. effective                        B. different                        C. joyful                            D. important

8. The 2^nd exam is coming. _______________, Ba still plays games all day.

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

9. _______________ the boy is sick, he tries to go to school.

          A. Because                        B. Since                             C. As                                 D. Although

10. Boys account _______________ 60% of the students in our school.

          A. for                                 B. of                                   C. about                             D. in

11. Let's congratulate Thy _______________ her promotion.

          A. with                               B. on                                  C. in                                   D. through

12. Phong: "Your new hair style looks great, Chau!" - Chau: "_______________.”

          A. OK                                B. I think so                       C. Good idea                     D. Thanks a lot

13. Minh: "I've passed the exam to Grade 10, Mom!" - Mrs. Thoa: "_______________.”

          A. So have I                                                                 B. I have too

          C. Congratulations! I'm proud of you                         D. I hope so

14. Was the movie "Parasite" _______________ for an Oscar?

          A. taken                             B. recognized                    C. nominated                     D. accepted

4. CAUTION SIGNS- WARNINGS: Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign (0.5 pts)

5. Choose and circle the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the passage (1.5 pts)

In a breakthrough, scientists have found an economically viable way to (17)__________ fuel from water by splitting it into oxygen and hydrogen. Just as solar light can generate electricity, the water splitting process could do the same via the generation of clean chemical fuel such as hydrogen. "It is already (18)__________ possible to split water in this way", researchers said. The world is now (19)__________ five major issues for humanity - energy, environment, water, food security and public health. Global warming is ranked first and it is all resulting (20)__________ burning fossil fuels because that is where carbon dioxide comes from. To reduce this, you have to find clean, renewable energy and hydrogen equals clean energy. It's part of the solution - if we really can (21)__________ water into two that will be one scientific solution for the future of sustainable energy supplies, hydrogen would be a (22)__________ clean fuel over petrol in foreseeable future.

17.    A. do                                  B. study                             C. create                            D. destroy
18.    A. scientifically                 B. scientific                       C. science                          D. scientist
19.    A. meeting                         B. looking                          C. facing                            D. having
20.    A. of                                  B. to                                   C. by                                  D. from
21.    A. divert                            B. transfer                          C. require                          D. split
22.    A. synthetic                       B. promising                      C. obvious                         D. hopeful

6.  Read the passage then decide whether the statements that follow arc True or False (1.5 pts)

Tet, or the Lunar New year, is the largest and most important traditional celebration in Vietnam. The Vietnamese celebrate Tet sometimes between late January and early February, depending on the lunar calendar. It’s a national holiday and celebration can last from seven to ten days. All over the country, millions of people travel long distance to celebrate Tet with their families. In big cities like Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, Hue, etc, … there are popular events including flowers festivals, light shows, dragon dances, puppet shows, book fairs, classical music performances and even cake making contests. There are also some amazing fireworks displays.

23. No other celebration in Viet Nam is as important as Tet.                                                                                                                                 _________________
24. People have to go to work during Tet.                                                                                                                                 _________________
25. Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.                                                                                                                                 _________________
26. There are many activities at Tet.                                                                                                                                 _________________

Read the passage again and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)

27. The best topic for the passage is _______________.

          A. Tet                                B. Lunar Year                    C. Tet in Viet Nam            D. An important festival

28. The word "amazing" is the nearest in meaning to _______________.

          A. happy                            B. surprising                      C. joyful                            D. enormous

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

29. Tuan is one of the most effective ______________________________ in the charity programs.          (act)
30. His sense of humor ______________________________________________ him from others.    (distinct)
31. There is a ___________________________________ of food and shelter in the refugee camps.      (short)
32. Jogging is a very ________________________________________________ form of exercise.    (energy)
33. We shouldn't use natural resources _______________________________________________.       (waste)
34. Mrs. Smith has kindly __________________________________ a picnic lunch for volunteers.                                                                                                                                       (provision)

8. Rearrange the words in the correct order (0.5 pts)

35. suggest / by bike / going to school / I / to save energy /. //

• I____________________________________________________________________________________

36. and generous man / by all his friends / My father is / a considerate / who is loved /. //

• My father is___________________________________________________________________________

9. Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence (1.0 pt)

37. Although Mr. Lam has worked for many years, he can’t buy himself a house.

• In spite_______________________________________________________________________________

38. This is the student. He helped me fix my bike yesterday.

• This is_______________________________________________________________________________

39. Ngoc can improve her English speaking skill by practicing with native speakers.

• If Ngoc______________________________________________________________________________

40. I think we shouldn’t use electricity to catch fish.

• I suggested that electricity_______________________________________________________________

Trong một bước đột phá, các nhà khoa học đã tìm ra một cách khả thi về mặt kinh tế để (17) tạo ra nhiên liệu từ nước bằng cách tách nó thành oxy và hydro. Cũng giống như ánh sáng mặt trời có thể tạo ra điện, quá trình tách nước cũng có thể thực hiện tương tự thông qua việc tạo ra nhiên liệu hóa học sạch như hydro. Các nhà nghiên cứu cho biết: “Có thể tách nước theo cách này về mặt khoa học (18). Thế giới hiện đang (19) đối mặt với năm vấn đề lớn đối với nhân loại - năng lượng, môi trường, nước, lương thực, an ninh và sức khỏe cộng đồng. Sự nóng lên toàn cầu được xếp hạng đầu tiên và tất cả là (20) kết quả của việc đốt cháy nhiên liệu hóa thạch vì đó là nơi sinh ra carbon dioxide. Để giảm điều này, bạn phải tìm năng lượng sạch, tái tạo và hydro tương đương với năng lượng sạch. Đó là một phần của giải pháp - nếu chúng ta thực sự có thể (21) chuyển nước thành một giải pháp khoa học cho các nguồn cung cấp năng lượng bền vững trong tương lai, thì hydro sẽ là nhiên liệu sạch đầy hứa hẹn (22) thay cho xăng dầu trong tương lai gần.

Điểm ngữ pháp xem lại đề 48.

VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False

Tet, or the Lunar New year, is the largest and most important traditional celebration in Vietnam. The Vietnamese celebrate Tet sometimes between late January and early February, depending on the lunar calendar. It’s a national holiday and celebration can last from seven to ten days. All over the country, millions of people travel long distance to celebrate Tet with their families. In big cities like Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, Hue, etc, … there are popular events including flowers festivals, light shows, dragon dances, puppet shows, book fairs, classical music performances and even cake making contests. There are also some amazing fireworks displays.

23. TRUE. Tet, or the Lunar New year, is the largest and most important traditional celebration in Vietnam.
24. FALSE. It’s a national holiday and celebration can last from seven to ten days
25. TRUE. All over the country, millions of people travel long distance to celebrate Tet with their families.
26. TRUE. there are popular events including flowers festivals, light shows, dragon dances…
27. C. Tet in Viet Nam.
28. B. amazing = surprising = làm ngạc nhiên.

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

29. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống có tính từ “effective” và cụm từ “one of”, do đó chỗ trống là danh từ số nhiều. Mà “Tuan” là chủ ngữ chỉ người.

Đáp án: activists.

30. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống có cụm danh từ “his sense of humor”, sau chỗ trống là tân ngữ “him”, do đó chỗ trống là động từ chia theo số ít.

Đáp án: distinguishes.

31. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là mạo từ “a”, sau chỗ trống là giới từ “of”, do đó chỗ trống danh từ.

Đáp án: shortage.

32. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống là mạo từ “a”, sau chỗ trống là danh từ “form. Do đó chỗ trống là tính từ.

Đáp án: energetic.

33. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống có động từ “use”, do đó chỗ trống phải là trạng từ.

Đáp án: wastefully.

34. Dấu hiệu: Trước chỗ trống có động từ “have” và trạng từ “kindly”, do đó chỗ trống phải là động từ V³.

Đáp án: provided.

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

35.  I suggest going to school by bike to save energy.

Dịch: Tôi đề nghị đi học bằng xe đạp để tiết kiệm năng lượng.

36. My father is a considerate and generous man who is loved by all his friends.

Dịch: Cha tôi là một người đàn ông ân cần và rộng lượng được tất cả bạn bè yêu mến.

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

37. Viết lại câu sử dụng “in spite of” thay cho “Although”

Đáp án: In spite of working for many years, Mr.Lam can’t buy himself a house.

             In spite of the fact that Mr.Lam has worked for many years, he can’t buy himself a house.

38. Viết lại mệnh đề quan hệ dùng “who” thay cho chủ ngữ chỉ người.

Đáp án: This is the student who helped me fix my bike yesterday

39. Viết lại câu điều kiện loại 1. Giả sử cho một việc có thể xảy ra ở hiện tại.

Đáp án: If Ngoc practises with native speakers, she can improve her English speaking skill.

40. Viết lại câu đề nghị với “suggest”

S + suggest + (that) + S + should (not) + V⁰…

Đáp án: I suggested that electricity shouldn’t be used to catch fish.