SỞ GD & ĐT BẮC GIANG
TRƯỜNG THPT YÊN DŨNG SỐ 2
(Đề thi gồm 05 trang)

KỲ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT LẦN 2
NĂM HỌC 2020 - 2021
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 12
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút không kể thời gian phát đề
Mã đề thi 522

Họ, tên thí sinh:...................................................................Số báo danh:..............................
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that has underlined part
pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. damaged
B. developed
C. looked
D. laughed
Question 2. A. survive
B. extinct
C. polite
D. writer
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. devastate
B. customer
C. habitat
D. employment
Question 4. A. hobby
B. stressful
C. market
D. pollute

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. You ______ use your mobile phone during the test. It's against the rules.
A. mightn't
B. mustn't
C. oughtn't
D. needn't
Question 6. The film was so intriguing that the audience were all ________ to the screen until the end.
A. stuck
B. hooked
C. glued
D. attached
Question 7: The residents of the village are living a happy life ________ they don’t have modern facilities.
A. because of
B. although
C. therefore
D. despite
Question 8: The mobile phone is an effective means of ______ in the world nowadays.
A. communication
B. communicate
C. communicative
D. communicated
Question 9: If the world’s tropical forests continue to disappear at their present rate, many animal species
_____ extinct.
A. became
B. will become
C. would become
D. would have become
Question 10: Sue rarely misses a chance to do voluntary work, _______?
A. does she

B. doesn’t she
C. is she
D. isn’t she
Question 11: Maria decided ______ her education after a gap year.
A. continuing
B . continue
C . continued
D . to continue
Question 12: The manager is directly responsible ________ the efficient running of the office.
A. in
B. for
C. about
D. at
Question 13: Adrian got surprisingly high grades in the final exam. He _____his lessons very carefully.
A. would have learned
B. needn’t have learned
C. can’t have learned
D. must have learned
Question 14: The wine had made him a little ______ and couldn’t control his movement.
A. narrow-minded
B. light-headed
C. light-footed
D. light-hearted
Question 15. Action films with big stars tend to ________ great public attention.
A. achieve
B. show
C. attract
D. reach
Question 16: The school drama club is ______ a play for the school's anniversary, which is due to take place
next month.

A. turning up
B. making off
C. putting on
D. bringing down
Question 17. _______ is the protection of environment and natural resources.
A. Survival
B. Commerce
C. Conservation
D. Extinction
Question 18. Mr Nam knows Hanoi City like the back of his _______. He used to be a taxi driver there for
10 years.
A. life
B. head
C. mind
D. hand
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Question 19. The teacher entered the room while the students ________ their plan for the excursion.
A. discuss
B. were discussing C. discussed
D. are discussing
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: Linda and Peter are talking about safe driving.
- Linda: “I think drink-driving should be severely punished.”
- Peter: “ ________. It may cause accidents or even deaths.”
A. I don't think so
B. I absolutely agree with you
C. I don't understand what you mean

D. You must be kidding
Question 21: A porter is talking to Mary in the hotel lobby.
- Porter: “May I help you with your suitcase?”
- Mary: “________”
A. What a shame!
B. Me too.
C. Yes, please.
D. You're welcome
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 22. Heavily with wastes from nearby factories, the water in this river is not contaminated suitable
for daily use.
A . polluted
B . pure
C. cleaned
D. deadly
Question 23: The young singer's career took off after her latest album topped the charts.
A. ended in failure
B. became successful
C. went unnoticed
D. remained unchanged
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 24: Having to work to a deadline can be a stressful experience for students.
A. painful
B. relaxing
C. tense
D. practical
Question 25: Joe's been walking with a spring in his step ever since he found out he was getting a
promotion.

A. a happy and excited mood
B. a happy and disappointed mood
C. a bad and sorrow mood
D. a joyful and energetic mood
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.
Becoming an independent language learner
Becoming an independent language learner In an educational context, the term “learner
independence” has gained increasing importance in recent years. It is of particular (26) ________ to
language learning and commonly refers to the way students confidently control and organize their own
language learning process. While some people seem to have an almost (27) ________ flair for languages,
others have rely on strategies to maximize their skills and learn a foreign language more effectively. The
main thing to remember is that becoming a truly independent learner ultimately depends above all on taking
responsibility for your own learning and being prepared to take every opportunity available to you to learn.
You also increase your chances of (28) ________ by learning according to your own needs and interests,
using all available resources. Research shows that learners (29) ________ adopt this approach will
undoubtedly manage to broaden their language abilities considerably and, (30) ________, are more likely to
achieve their objectives in the longer term.
(Adopted from “Complete Advanced” by Laura Malthews and Barbara Thomas)
Question 26: A. resemblance
B. relevance
C. acquaintance
D. acceptance
Question 27: A. habitual
B. spiritual
C. perceptive
D. instinctive
Question 28: A. successfully
B. successful
C. succeed

D. success
Question 29: A. who
B. why
C. where
D. which
Question 30: A. as a result
B. in contrast
C. though
D. because
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs to correction
on each of the following questions.
Question 31. The number of students attending universities to study economics have increased steadily in
A
B
C
D
the last few years.
Question 32. Thanks to advances in medical science, life expectation for both men and women has improved
A
B
C
greatly over the past decades.
D
Question 33. Plastic bags are harmful to the environment so they should replace by paper bags.
A
B
C

D
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 place. 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 hardto- 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 at Manhattan Comp are between eighteen and twenty-two years old. You must be at
least seventeen to enrol. 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.
(Adapted from “Oxford Exam Excellence” by Danuts Gryes et al.)
Question 34: 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 35: The word “deceptive” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. misleading
B. unwelcoming
C. subjective
D. lasting
Question 36: 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.
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C. It reflects a more thorough schooling experience.
D. It improves their chances of getting employed.
Question 37: 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 38: The word “they” in paragraph 4 refers to ________.
A. schools
B. years
C. credits
D. students
Question 39: 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 40: Which statement is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. Visitors to Manhattan Comp are required to go through certain security procedure.
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.
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
Biological diversity has become widely recognized as a critical conservation issue only in the past
two decades. The rapid destruction of the tropical rain forests, which are the ecosystems with the highest
known species diversity on Earth, has awakened people to the importance and fragility of biological
diversity. The high rate of species extinctions in these environments is jolting, but it is important to
recognize the significance of biological diversity in all ecosystems. As the human population continues to
expand, it will negatively affect one after another of Earth‟s ecosystems. In terrestrial ecosystems and in
fringe marine ecosystems (such as wetlands), the most common problem is habitat destruction. In most
situations, the result is irreversible. Now humans are beginning to destroy marine ecosystems through other
types of activities, such as disposal and runoff of poisonous waste; in less than two centuries, by significantly
reducing the variety of species on Earth, they have irrevocably redirected the course of evolution.
Certainly, there have been periods in Earth‟s history when mass extinctions have occurred. The
extinction of the dinosaurs was caused by some physical event, either climatic or cosmic. There have also
been less dramatic extinctions, as when natural competition between species reached an extreme conclusion.
Only 0.01 percent of the species that have lived on Earth have survived to the present, and it was largely
chance that determined which species survived and which died out.
However, nothing has ever equaled the magnitude and speed with which the human species is
altering the physical and chemical world and demolishing the environment. In fact, there is wide agreement
that it is the rate of change humans are inflicting, even more than the changes themselves, that will lead to
biological devastation. Life on Earth has continually been in flux as slow physical and chemical changes
have occurred on Earth, but life needs time to adapt-time for migration and genetic adaptation within
existing species and time for the proliferation of new genetic material and new species that may be able to
survive in new environments.
Question 41: What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs
B. The variety of species found in tropical rain forests
C. The time required for species to adapt to new environments
D. The impact of human activities on Earth’s ecosystems
Question 42: The word “critical” is closest in meaning to
A. complicated
B. interesting
C. negative
D. essential
Question 43: The author mentions the extinction of the dinosaurs in the 2nd paragraph to emphasize
that____
A. the cause of the dinosaurs’extinction is unknown
B. actions by humans could not stop the irreversible process of a species’ extinction
C. not all mass extinctions have been caused by human activity
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D. Earth’s climate has changed significantly since the dinosaurs’extinction
Question 44: The author mentions all of the following as examples of the effect of humans on the world’s
Ecosystem EXCEPT____
A. habitat destruction in wetlands
B. the introduction of new varieties of plant species
C. damage to marine ecosystems
D. destruction of the tropical rain forests
Question 45: With which of the following statements would the author be most likely to agree?
A. Human influence on ecosystems should not be a factor in determining public policy.
B. Humans should be more conscious of the influence they have on ecosystems.
C. The extinction of a few species is an acceptable consequence of human progress.
D. Technology will provide solutions to problems caused by the destruction of ecosystems.
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. Cheating is not allowed in the GCSE .
A. You don’t have to cheat in the GCSE
B. You may cheat in the GCSE.
C. You musn’t cheat in the GCSE
D. You should cheat in the GCSE----------Question 47. “I’ll call you as soon as I arrive at the airport,” he said to me.
A. He objected to calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.
B. He promised to call me as soon as he arrived at the airport.
C. He denied calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.
D. He reminded me to call him as soon as he arrived at the airport.
Question 48: They report that soil pollution has seriously threatened the livelihood of many local farmers.
A. The livelihood of many local farmers was reported to be seriously endangered by soil pollution.
B. It is reported that the livelihood of many local farmers has led to serious soil pollution.
C. Soil pollution is reported to have posed a serious threat to the livelihood of many local farmers.
D. It has been reported that soil pollution has actually put many local farmers' lives at risk.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair
of the following sentences.
Question 49. He helped us a lot with the project. We couldn’t continue without him.
A. If he hadn’t contributed positively, we couldn’t have continued with the project.
B. Unless we had his contribution, we could continue with the project.
C. Provided his contribution wouldn’t come, we couldn’t continue with the project.
D. But for his contribution, we could have continued with the project.
Question 50: He badly suffered cyberbullying himself. He realized the true dangers of social media only
then.
A. Such was his suffering of cyberbullying that he didn't realise the true dangers of social media.
B. Only when he had realized the true dangers of social media did he badly suffer cyberbullying himself.
C. But for his terrible suffering of cyberbullying, he wouldn't realise the true dangers of social media.
D. Not until he had badly suffered cyberbullying himself did he realize the true dangers of social media.

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