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KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2021
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ, Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

Họ, tên thí sinh: ...................................................................
Số báo danh: ........................................................................
 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 1: A. candy
B. sandy
C.salty
D. handy
Question 2: A. missed
B. hoped
C. called
D. kicked
 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. rescue
B. matter
C. delete
D. journey
Question 4: A. sensitive
B. compliment
C. vertical
D. assurance
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: It is possible for him to be financially independent at such an early age, ________?
A. isn't it
B.is it
C.doesn't he
D.does he
Question 6: Thepatients ___ with the new drug and showed better signs of recovery.
A.treat
B.weretreated
C.weretreating
D.treated
Question 7: If you're not sure what "something" means, look it ____ in the dictionary.
A. at
B. out
C. up
D. for
Question 8. The more you practise your English,________.
A. you will learn faster
B. the faster you will learn
C. faster you will learn
D. the faster will you learn
Question 9: There is ________ table in my bed room.
A. an old square wooden
B. a square wooden old
C. a square old wooden
D. an old wooden square
Question 10. When Carol called last night, I ________ my favorite show on television.
A. watched
B. am watching
C. was watching

D. have watched
Question 11: He was offered the job______his poor qualifications.
A. despite
B. because of
C. even though
D. because
Question 12: _______, Peter came to see me.
A. While having dinner
B. While I was having dinner
C. When having dinner
D. When lam having dinner
Question 13: ______________ to the party, we could hardly refuse to go.
A. Having been invited
B. Having invited
C. To have been invited
D. To have invited
Question 14: Recently Hoi An ancient town have increased in __________.
A. popularly
B. popularize
C. popularity
D. popular
Question 15. While I was looking through my old albums the other day, I _______ this photograph of my
parents’ wedding.
A. took after
B. made up
C. turned down
D. came across
Question 16: A long time without rain has caused __________ in many parts of the country.
A. drought
B. importance

C. floods
D. food
Question 17: There are usually a lot of job seekers applying for one position. Only a few of them are _____
for an interview.
A. shortlisted
B. listed
C. screened
D. tested


Question 18. A new TV show has sparked ________ by showing the positive side of dropping out of college.
A. controversy
B. argument
C. contention
D. debate
Question 19: Jimmy always takes the ________ by the horns at every chance in order to become a famous
pop star, which is why he is so successful now.
A. bull
B. horse
C. cow
D. buffalo
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 20: (TH)Thousands are going starving because of the failure of this year’s harvest.
A. hungry
B. poor
C. rich
D. full
Question 21. Tom was too wet behind the ears to be in charge of such a difficult task.
A. full of experience B. lack of responsibility C. without money

D. full of sincerity
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 22: The student service centre will try their best to assist students in finding a suitable part-time job.
A. help
B. allow
C. make
D. employ
Question 23: She was brought up in a well-off family. She can’t understand the problems we are facing.
A. wealthy
B. kind
C. broke
D. comfortable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the
following exchanges
Question 24: Mai and Lan are friends.Lan asks Mai about Mai's plan. Select the most suitable response
to fill in the blank.
Lan: “Are you going to see the live show by Son Tung today?”
Mai: “__________”.
A. Yes, I enjoyed it very much
B. Maybe I'll be out
C. Yes, I'm going to stay in
D. I think so
Question 25: Mary invited her friend, Sarah, to have dinner out that night and Sarah accepted. Choose
the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.
Mary: “Shall we eat out tonight?” - Sarah: “___________.”
A. It's kind of you to invite
B. You are very welcome
C. That's a great idea
D. That's acceptable

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 blanks.
The first thing that is included in the "living together” (26) ______ is the expected good relations with
your family. This also involves sharing equally the housework. (27) _______ of people think that everyone
should share the housework equally, but in many homes parents do most of it. To certain minds, many families
can't share the housework whereas they should try it. In fact, sharing the housework equally is not very possible
because of the families' timetable. So, it is somehow believed that children and parents must do things together.
For this they can establish a housework planning.
(28)_________, housework's contributions of the teenager make him more responsible. He will think that
he has an important role in his family. According to researchers, teenagers should share the housework because
(29) ______ will help them when they have to establish their own family in the future. Too many teenagers
and young adults leave home without knowing how to cook or clean, but if parents delegate basic housework
to teens as they are old enough to do it, they won't be destabilized by doing the housework in their new grownup life.
It can be (30) ________ concluded that many parents don't really prepare their children for future, because
they don't stimulate them to learn how to run a house. If parents get them responsible, teens will be more
responsible and that will improve family's life.
(Source: />Question 26: A. custom
B. tradition
C. notion
D. trend
Question 27: A. lots
B. few
C. little
D. a lot of
Question 28: A. In addition
B. However
C. In contrast
D. In case

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Question 29: A. which
Question 30: A. likely

B. what
B. probably

C. that
C. auspiciously

D. who
D. possibly

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 from 30 to 34.
THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded annually for full-length novels of writers from the
Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland with a view to representing the very best in contemporary fiction.
The prestigious prize was originally called the Booker-McConnell Prize, the name of the sponsor company;
however, it was better-known as the 'Booker Prize. In 2002, the name was modified when Man Group became
the sponsor and they keep the word 'Booker?
Books from publishers can be submitted for consideration for the prize. In addition, the judges can
sometimes send inviations to authors if they think the books should be included. Initially, the Advisory
Committee give advice if there are any changes to the rules for the prize. Then, the people who will judge the
books will be selected. There is an annual change in the judging panel and usually an individual is only a judge
once.
The organizers also made great efforts to ensure that the judging panel is balanced in terms of gender and
professions. Normally, a writer, a critic, an editor and an academic are chosen along with a celebrity from
wider society. Nevertheless, when the panel of judges has been confirmed, they are left to make their own

decisions without any further involvement or intervention from the sponsor.
The Booker Prize is highly appreciated because it rewards the finest in fiction, features great books to
readers and transforms authors' careers. The influence of the prize is so huge that the winner will almost
certainly see the sales increase considerably, along with the £50,000 that comes with the prize.
Question 31: What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. the most well-known contemporary books B. a prestigious award in literature
C. the sponsor of the Man Booker prize
D. the judging panel of a book prize
Question 32: The word “modified" in paragraph 1, is CLOSEST in meaning to____________
A. changed
B. grasp
C. allocate
D. allowed
Question 33: All of the followings are true about the judges of Man Booker Prize EXCEPT that____________
A. they may invite authors of the books which are appropriate for the prize
B. judges are selected every year
C. judges do different jobs in the society
D. their deicisons are affected by the sponsors
Question 34: What will happen to the writer after they win the prize?
A. They will become a member of the judging board next year.
B. There will be an upsurge in the sales of their books.
C. They will have huge influence in the publishing world.
D. All of their book will be highly appreciated.
Question 35: What does the word "it" in the first paragraph refer to?
A. The Booker-McConnell Prize
B. The sponsor company
C. The best contemporary fiction
D. The Man group
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 from 35 to 42.

In the history of technology, computers and calculators were innovative developments. They are essentially
different from all other machines because they have a memory. This memory stores instructions and
information. In a calculator, the instructions are the various functions of arithmetic, which are permanently
remembered by the machine and cannot be altered or added to. The information consists of the numbers which
are keyed in.
An electronic pocket calculator can perform almost instant arithmetic. A calculator requires an input unit to
feed in numbers, a processing unit to make the calculation, a memory unit, and an output unit to display the
result. The calculator is powered by a small battery or by a panel of solar cells. Inside is a microchip that

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contains the memory and processing units and also controls the input unit, which is the keyboard, and the
output unit, which is the display.
The input unit has keys for numbers and operations. Beneath the key is a printed circuit board containing a
set of contacts for each key. Pressing a key closes the contacts and sends a signal along a pair of lines in the
circuit board to the processing unit, in which the binary code for that key is stored in the memory. The
processing unit also sends the code to the display. Each key is connected by a different pair of lines to the
processing unit, which repeatedly checks the lines to find out when a pair is linked by a key.
The memory unit stores the arithmetic instructions for the processing unit and holds the temporary results
that occur during calculation. Storage cells in the memory unit hold the binary codes for the keys that have
been pressed. The number codes, together with the operation code for the plus key, are held in temporary cells
until the processing unit requires them.
When the equal key is pressed, it sends a signal to the processing unit. This takes the operation code - for
example, addition - and the two numbers being held in the memory unit and performs the operation on the two
numbers. After the addition is done, the result goes to the decoder in the calculator's microchip. This code is
then sent to the liquid crystal display unit, which shows the result, or output, of the calculation.
Question 36: What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To summarize the history of technology
B. To explain how a calculator works

C. To discuss innovative developments in technology
D. To compare computers and calculators with other machines
Question 37: The word “innovative” in paragraph 1 could best replaced by____________
A. revolutionary
B. complicated
C. important
D. recent
Question 38: What can be inferred about machines that are not calculators or computers?
A. They are older than computers.
B. They are less expensive than computers.
C. They cannot store information in a memory.
D. They have simple memory and processing units.
Question 39: In what part of the calculator are the processing and memory units?
A. The output unit
B. The solar cells
C. The battery
D. The microchip
Question 40: The word “contacts” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to____________
A. connections
B. commands
C. locations
D. codes
Question 41: According to the passage, one function of the memory unit is____________
A. to control the keyboard
B. to send codes to the display unit
C. to alter basic arithmetic instructions
D. to store temporary results during calculation
Question 42: The word “This” in paragraph 5 refers to____________
A. the equal key
B. the plus key

C. the memory unit
D. the processing unit
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: Last year, my little brother gets lost when we were shopping.
A. Last year
B. gets
C. when
D. were
Question 44: Many successful film directions are former actors who desire to expand their experience in the
film industry.
A. successful
B. film directions
C. former
D. expand
Question 45: The dog stood up slowly, wagged their tail, blinked the eyes, and barked.
A. slowly
B. their
C. eyes
D. and
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
Question 46: “Would you like to come out to dinner with me tonight, Jenny?” Paul said.
A. Paul suggested that Jenny go out to dinner with him that night.
B. Paul insisted on Jenny going out to dinner with him that night.
C. Paul invited Jenny to go out to dinner with him that night.
D. Pau offered Jenny to go out to dinner with him that night

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Question 47: You are able to go out with your friend this evening
A. You musn’t go out with your friend this evening.
B. You should go out with your friend this evening.
C. You needn’t go out with your friend this evening.
D. You can go out with your friend this evening.
Question 48:. The last time my friend wrote a letter to me was in February.
A. My friend didn’t write to me a letter since February.
B. My friend last wrote a letter to me in February.
C. It was in February since my friend last wrote a letter to me.
D. My friend last wrote a letter to me when in February.
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: If I had known about their wedding plan earlier, I would have been able to make time to
attend the reception party.
A. I knew their wedding would be planned earlier so I made some time to attend the reception party.
B. I wish I had known their wedding plan sooner so that I could arrange time to attend the reception party.
C.I don't know their wedding plan earlier so I can't make time to attend the reception party.
D.When I knew their wedding party, it was too late to attend the reception party.
Question 50: Right after the boy got out of his house, it started to rain heavily.
A. It had rained heavily before the boy got out of his house.
B. No sooner had the boy got out of his house than it started to rain heavily.
C. Not until it started to rain heavily did the boy got out of his house.
D. Hardly had it started to rain heavily when the boy got out of his house.
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ĐỀ MINH HOẠ SỐ 09

KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2021
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ, Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

(Đề thi có 05 trang)
Họ, tên thí sinh: ...................................................................
Số báo danh: ........................................................................
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
Question 1. A. exploded B. arrested

C. developed
D. dedicated
Question 2. A. typhoon
B. synchronize
C. cycling
D. psychology
Choose the word that has the main stress position differently from that of the rest.
Question 3. A. provide
B. science
C. agree
D. improve
Question 4. A. destruction B. different
C. national
D. integrate
Choose the word or phrase A, B , C or D that best completes the sentences.
Question 5. John knows what he has to do, ______ ?
A. will he
B. does he
C. hasn’t he
D. doesn’t he
Question 6. Malaria is a disease which ______ by the anopheles.
A. is transmitted
B. is transmitting
C. transmitted
D. transmits
Question 7. Would you kindly inform me who is responsible ______ the travel arrangements?
A. in
B. on
C. to
D. for

Question 8. The more you talk about the matter, ______ .
A. the situation seems the worse
B. the situation seems worse
C. the worse seems the situation
D. the worse the situation seems
Question 9. My uncle has just bought a ______ car.
A. blue modern American racing
B. modern blue American racing
C. modern racing American blue
D. modern blue racing American
Question 10. Henry ______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going
B. has gone
C. went
D. had gone
Question 11. The workshop will be cancelled ______ Mr. Brown has just had a traffic accident.
A. because
B. but
C. although
D. thanks to
Question 12. ______ dinner, he will take the children out for a walk.
A. After he finished
B. As soon as he finishes C. When he is finishing
D. Until he has finished
Question 13. ______ on the top of the hill, we can see a castle in the distance
A. Standing
B. Being stood
C. Having stood
D. To stand
Question 14. Electronic devices are becoming increasingly common in ______ environment.

A. educationally
B. education
C. educational
D. educate
Question 15. You probably come ______ the problems of culture shocks when study abroad.
A. up to
B. up against
C. down with
D. up with
Question 16. Lifelong learning can also help ______ some of the weaknesses of the education system.
A. repair
B. mend
C. adjust
D. amend
Question 17. Teacher’s ______ would rise an average of $ 1000 under the proposal.
A. incomes
B. wages
C. salaries
D. pensions
Question 18. My sister is feeling unwell. That’s why she is eating like a ______ today.
A. chicken
B. tiger
C. horse
D. bird
Question 19. It is the ______ of stupidity to go waking in the mountain in this weather.
A. height
B. depth
C. source
D. matter
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in

each of the following questions.
Question 20.They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the year because of the epidemic.
A. take up
B. delay
C. go on
D. turn round
Question 21. As a government official, Benjamin Franklin often travelled abroad.
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A. secretly

B. alone

C. overseas

D. widely

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following questions.
Question 22. For eliminating pollution, one can switch to alternative and renewable energy sources like bio
fuels instead of depending on non-renewable fossil fuels that only helps in polluting our planet.
A. substitute for the available
B. make no change at all
C. change for the better
D. find a replacement for
Question 23. Scientists believe that it is possible for waves to reach the heights described when they come
into contact with strong ocean currents.
A. avoid
B. meet

C. enter
D. touch
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to each of the following exchanges.
Question 24.Thomas: “Where should I wait for the bus?”- Harry: “ ______ .”
A. I think it takes about half an hour
B. There’s nothing to wait
C. There’s a bus stop over there
D. I’m sorry I live far from here
Question 25. -“I think books should play an important part in young children’s life” - “ ______ ”
A. I couldn’t agree more.
B. No, I don’t think that.
C. Why should you think so?
D. That’s what you think.
Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase to fill in each of the blanks.
Hotter weather leads to lower exam results, according to a new study from Harvard University,
the University of California and Georgia State University._______(26), hot weather may reduce learning
in both the short term and long term. Researchers reported that hot weather on test days and higher than
average temperatures throughout the school year resulted in poorer grades. The study is the first major
research into the effect of heat on students in the USA. Researchers analyzed how test scores from 10
million American students were_______ (27) on by the weather. Their findings showed that an average
temperature increase of just 0.55ºC over one year resulted in a one per cent decrease in learning.
The research is in a paper called "Heat and Learning" and was published last month by the USA's
National Bureau of Economic Research. _______ (28) of the more alarming conclusions contained in the
study is _______ (29) global warming may have negative effects on learning and the income-earning
potential of students around the world. The researchers predicted that if global temperatures continued to
rise, the average American student could lose $25,000 in income over their _______ (30) because of
lower exam results.
(Adapted from )
Question 26. A. Therefore
B. Even though

C. Moreover
D. For instance
Question 27. A. effected
B. resulted
C. led
D. impacted
Question 28. A. One
B. Some
C. Another
D. A number
Question 29. A. which
B. what
C. when
D. that
Question 30. A. lifetime
B. lifelong
C. lifeless
D. lifelessness
Read the text below and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Jupiter can be observed in the night sky without a telescope for much of the year. If you don't often
gaze at the largest planet in our solar system when the Sun goes down, you should try to do so next week:
That's the best time to see Jupiter in 2019.
On Monday, June 10, the planet will reach its brightest state of the year when viewed from Earth. It
will appear above the horizon around twilight and remain clearly visible in the sky for the rest of the night.
The celestial treat is the result of something called opposition. This happens when the Earth falls directly
between the Sun and Jupiter, creating optimal conditions for the gas giant to shine brightly in the night sky.
Jupiter is also exceptionally close to us this time of year. On Wednesday, June 12, it will be just 398
million miles away—the shortest distance between Jupiter and Earth we'll see in all of 2019. These ideal
conditions will also make Jupiter's satellites more visible than they normally are. Though the planet itself
can be seen with the naked eye, a small telescope or binoculars could enable you to spot one of Jupiter's

four largest moons: Ganymede, Europa, Callisto, or Io.
And guess what? Jupiter's opposition isn't the only sky-gazing event to look forward to as the months
get warmer: On July 2, 2019, the first total solar eclipse in two years will occur.
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(Adapted from mentalfloss.com)

Question 31.What is the main concern of the passage?
A. The astronomical phenomenon “opposition”
B. The largest moons of Jupiter.
C. The distance between Jupiter and Earth
D. An upcoming astronomical event.
Question 32.All of the following will happen during Jupiter’s opposition EXCEPT_______.
A. Jupiter, Earth and the Sun will form a straight line.
B. Jupiter’s moons will be visible only to the naked eye.
C. Jupiter’s distance from Earth will be significantly shortened.
D. Jupiter will appear very bright in the sky during nighttime.
Question 33.The word “exceptionally” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to______.
A. especially
B. completely
C. mainly
D. absolutely
Question 34.According to the passage, Jupiter’s opposition__________.
A. will make Jupiter shine more brightly until twilight
B. will happen after the next total solar eclipse
C. will only occur when the months get warmer.
D. will allow people to observe Jupiter more clearly
Question 35.The word “This” in the second paragraph refers to_________.
A. horizon

B. opposition
C. twilight
D. celestial treat
Read the text below and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
A generation gap in the workplace can make workers both young and old feel inferior, as well as hamper
productivity and teamwork. Differences between generations can be seen in work ethics, habits and
communication styles. Younger workers might fear not being taken seriously by their older colleagues, while
older workers might fear that their experience is not valued but replaced by workers with knowledge of more
current technology. However, members of each generation can close the gap between them if they're willing
to meet one another halfway.
Older workers can show respect to the younger set by asking for their opinions and recognizing their
contributions to the workplace as valid, or complimenting them on a job well done. Younger workers can
show their elders respect by asking for advice on how to manage a situation with work, based on the older
worker's many years of experience. It's important for both entry- and senior-level workers to see each other
as equals, regardless of the type of position in which they work. No one wants to feel inferior or irrelevant
just because of their age. Rather, a generation gap at work can be a learning opportunity.
Workers can also put themselves in their colleagues' shoes to determine what might be bothering
them about their generational age difference. If a person is much older than another, perhaps it is bitterness
about fewer job opportunities, or fear that a younger worker might seem more relevant and edge him out of
his job. If workers open their minds to understand where co-workers are coming from, it can help ease any
tension between them and appreciate each other's work contributions.
If age seems to be a problem for someone at the workplace, it can be helpful to do the very opposite of
what a co-worker might expect from someone of a different age set due to stereotypes. For example, if a
worker is considerably younger such as right out of college, she can share researched information to indicate
that she knows what she's doing, or show curiosity instead of upset to indicate emotional maturity if the
person makes a disparaging remark about her youth. Older workers can maintain an enthusiastic attitude
about work instead of showing boredom or bitterness from past experiences.
Workers can, moreover, directly address the concern of age differences at work with the colleague at
odds with them by asking the person for constructive advice on how to handle the issue. For example, older
workers who are unfamiliar with new software that younger colleagues understand might acknowledge to

them that they did the same tasks differently in years past but show interest in learning the program to keep
up with modern technology. Learning to speak their technological language can make them feel more
connected. Likewise, a younger worker can admit to being green on the work scene, but eager to gain
experience by learning from senior colleagues.
Question 36. What is the purpose of the writer in the passage?
A. To describe the status of generation gap in the workplace.
B. To suggest the solutions to bridge the generation gap between the older and younger workers.
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C. To determine which generation will have more influence on the workplace.
D. To show the differences between the older and younger at their work.
Question 37. Each generation should respect the other generation at work to ___________.
A. affirm their ability or personal experience they contribute to work.
B. express the recognition to the other’s position in the workplace.
C. make the other feel that they are necessary or useful in the workplace.
D. treat the other equally at work.
Question 38. According to the passage, the following are measures to overcome the generation gap
EXCEPT_________.
A. keeping an open mind
B. doing the opposite
C. requesting feedback
D. appreciating the opportunities
Question 39. The word “stereotypes” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to________.
A. achievements
B. failures
C. prejudices
D. jealousness
Question 40. The word “him” in paragraph 3 refers to________.
A. an older worker

B. a younger worker
C. a colleague
D. a person
Question 41. The word “acknowledge” is closest in meaning to________.
A. recognize
B. distinguish
C. enhance
D. acquire
Question 42. It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A. The younger and older workers should meet one another on the way to reduce generation gap in the
workplace.
B. The main principle to bridge the generation gap is to balance the experience and technology.
C. Positive attitude will help to decrease the conflicts between the older and younger.
D. The competitive environment in the workplace might make the generation gap wider.
Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
Question 43. We are going to pay a visit to our hometown when we will finish our exams.
A. are going to
B. when
C. will finish
D. a visit
Question 44. Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own research paper this semester.
A. in the
B. their
C. has to
D. own
Question 45. The announcement pinned on the board reads as follows: “Attention! The standards for the
upcoming talent competition have been sent to all competitors by e-mail.”
A. read
B. have
C. follow

D. standards
Choose the sentence that is closest in the meaning to the root one.
Question 46. I’d never seen them so happy before.
A. It was the first time I had seen them in such high spirits.
B. They looked much more cheerful than ever.
C. They have never been so happy, have they?
D. When I saw them, they looked exceedingly happy.
Question 47. She probably buys this house next week.
A. She may buy this house next week.
B. She doesn’t have to buy this house next week.
C. She should buy this house next week.
D. She must buy this house next week.
Question 48. “Why don’t you get your hair cut, Gavin?” said Adam.
A. Adam advised Gavin to cut his hair.
B. Gavin was suggested to have a haircut.
C. It was suggested that Adam get Gavin’s haircut.
D. Adam suggested that Gavin should have his hair cut.
Choose the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each of the following questions.
Question 49. They didn’t have breakfast. That’s why they are hungry now.
A. If they had had breakfast, they wouldn’t have been hungry now.
B. If they had breakfast, they would have been hungry now.
C. If they had had breakfast, they wouldn’t be hungry now.
D. If they had breakfast, they wouldn’t be hungry now.
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Question 50.The soccer team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A. Not only did the soccer team lose the match but they blamed each other as well.
B. No sooner had the soccer team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match.
C. As soon as they blamed each other, the soccer team knew they lost the match.

D. Hardly had the soccer team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.
------ THE END -----ĐÁP ÁN
1. C
11. A
21. C
32. D
41. A

2. B
12. B
22. B
32. B
42. B

3. B
13. A
23. A
33. A
43. C

4. A
14. C
24. C
34. D
44.B

5. D
15. B
25. A
35. B

45. D

6. A
16. D
26. C
36. B
46. A

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7. D
17. C
27. D
37. C
47. A

8. D
18. D
28. A
38. D
48. D

9. C
19. B
29. D
39. C
49. C

10. C
20. B

30. A
40. A
50. D


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KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2021
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ, Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề

(Đề thi có 05 trang)
Họ, tên thí sinh: ...................................................................
Số báo danh: ........................................................................
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 1. I had just arrived home. I was called immediately back to the head office 10 kilometers away.
A. Should I had just arrived home, 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. Whenever I had just arrived home, I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.
D. Hardly had I arrived home when I was called immediately back to the office 10 kilometers away.
Question 2. Mary didn’t apply for the job in that international company. She regrets it now
A. Mary wishes she had applied for the job in that international company
B. Mary wishes she applied for the job in that international company
C. Mary wishes she hadn’t applied for the job in that international company
D. If Mary applied for the job in that international company, she wouldn’t regret it now
Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to the following questions.
Foot racing is a popular activity in the United States. It is seen not only as a competitive sport but also as

a way to exercise, to enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded people, and to donate money to a good cause.
Though serious runners may spend months training to compete, other runners and walkers might not train at
all. Those not competing to win might run in an effort to beat their own time or simply to enjoy the fun and
exercise. People of all ages, from those of less than one year (who may be pushed in strollers) to those in their
eighties, enter into this sport. The races are held on city streets, on college campuses, through parks, and in
suburban areas, and they are commonly 5 to 10 kilometers in length.
The largest foot race in the world is the 12-kilometer Bay to Breakers race that is held in San Francisco
every spring. This race begins on the east side of the city near San Francisco Bay and ends on the west side at
the Pacific Ocean. There may be 80,000 or more people running in this race through the streets and hills of
San Francisco. In the front are the serious runners who compete to win and who might finish in as little as 34
minutes. Behind them are the thousands 20 who take several hours to finish. In the back of the race are those
who dress in costumes and come just for fun. One year there was a group of men who dressed like Elvis
Presley, and another group consisted of firefighters who were tied together in a long line and who were
carrying a fire hose. There was even a bridal party, in which the bride was dressed in a long white gown and
the groom wore a tuxedo. The bride and groom threw flowers to bystanders, and they were actually married
at some point along the route.
Question 3. The word “bystander” refers to ________.
A. a spectator
B. a participant
C. a walker
D. a judge
Question 4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?
A. Some runners were serious about winning.
B. Some runners were ready to put out a fire.
C. Some runners looked like Elvis Presley.
D. Some runners were participating in a wedding.
Question 5. The word "activity” in the first paragraph is most similar to which of the following?
A. pilgrimage
B. pursuit
C. motion

D. expectation
Question 6. The phrase "to a good cause" could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. for an award
B. for a good purpose
C. to protect a wise investment
D. to reward the winner
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Question 7. The main purpose of this passage is to _________.
A. give reasons for the popularity of the foot races
B. make fun of runners in costume
C. describe a popular activity
D. encourage people to exercise
Question 8. Which of the following best describes the organization of this passage?
A. statement and example
B. cause and result
C. chronological order
D. specific to general
Question 9. Which of the following is NOT implied by the author?
A. Walkers can compete for prizes.
B. Foot races appeal to a variety of people.
C. Running is a good way to strengthen the heart.
D. Entering a race is a way to give support to an organization.
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 10. A. appear
B. appeal
C. reveal
D. leakage

Question 11. A. asked
B. helped
C. missed
D. weighed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words.
Question 12. Today, the number of members of this club has mounted to 890.
A. expanded
B. increased
C. boosted
D. declined
Question 13. My parents still haven’t really got over the death of my grandfather.
A. looked after
B. recovered from
C. turned off
D. turned up
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence or substitutes for the
underlined words or phrases. (2,0 pts)
Question 14. You could ride a bicycle when you were five, ___________?
A. couldn’t you
B. didn’t you
C. hadn’t you
D. weren’t you
Question 15. It's not easy to apply to the university that has a very selective ______ policy.
A. acceptance
B. agreement
C. permission
D. admission
Question 16. Remember to _____ your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.
A. put on
B. take off

C. solve with
D. wash up
Question 17. Help and support are rapidly sent to wherever there are victims of _______.
A. castastrophe
B. diseases
C. convention
D. conference
Question 18. We bought some _______ at the shop.
A. old lovely German glasses
B. German lovely old glasses
C. lovely old German glasses
D. German old lovely glasses
Question 19. Older people and people with pre-existing medical conditions appear to be more _______
become severely ill with the COVID-19 virus.
A. vulnerable
B. vulnerability
C. vulnerably
D. invulnerability
Question 20. Gold ____________ in California in the nineteeth century.
A. was discovered
B. was discover
C. has been discovered
D. were discovered
Question 21. Diane doesn't travel much now. She used to a lot, but she prefers to stay at home these days.
A. traveling
B. travels
C. travel
D. traveled
Question 22. I reckon Mark is _______ of a nervous breakdown.
A. indicative

B. on the verge
C. in charge
D. under suspicion
Question 23. ___________, he will wear black glasses.
A. As soon as you have seen him tomorrow
B. When you will see him tomorrow
C. Until you had seen him tomorrow
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D. When you see him tomorrow
Question 24. _____________ all the papers, Mary put them in the file.
A. Having been photocopied
B. To have been photocopied
C. To have photocopied
D. Having photocopied
Question 25. ___________ the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
A. Although
B. Despite
C. Because of
D. Because
Question 26. Luckily, we are _______ time for the meeting.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. by
Question 27. These foreign tourists ___________ on the beach when a big wave swept everything.
A. were sunbathing
B. had been sunbathing
C. sunbathed

D. are sunbathing
Question 28. The crowd are becoming _________ excited.
A. more and most
B. less and least
C. more and more
D. less and most
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 blanks.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning young people all over the world that they are also at
risk from COVID-19. The WHO said young people are not exempt from catching the coronavirus. Many
young people ___ (29) _____believe they will not catch the virus because of their age. They think it is a disease
that only older people catch. The WHO said the truth is ____ (30) ____young people are catching the
coronavirus and becoming ill or dying from it. It added that young people are also spreading the disease to
their parents, grandparents and _____ (31) ___people. The White House also urged young adults to follow
advice and to avoid gathering in large groups to help prevent the spread of the virus.
The Director-General of the WHO said: "Today, I have a message for young people: You are not
invincible." He added: "This coronavirus could put you in hospital for weeks, or even kill you. Even if you
don't get sick, the choices you make about where you go could be the difference between life and death for
someone else." The WHO said: "A significant proportion of patients___ (32) _____in hospital for COVID-19
around the world are aged under 50." New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said many young people are not
___ (33) _____the state's social-distancing rules. He told young people that: "This is a public health issue and
you cannot be endangering other peoples' health."
( Source: />Question 29. A. really
B. mistakenly
C. strongly
D. frequently
Question 30. A. why
B. what
C. that
D. when

Question 31. A. other
B. others
C. the others
D. the other
Question 32. A.to treat
B.to be treated
C. treating
D. treated
Question 33. A. following
B. doing
C. making
D. keeping
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 34. A. conical
B. sacrifice
C. approval
D. counterpart
Question 35. A. eject
B. swallow
C. survive
D. maintain
Read the passage carefully and then choose the item A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the
passage.
In most families, conflict is more likely to be about clothing, music, and leisure time than about more
serious matters such as religion and core values. Family conflict is rarely about such major issues as
adolescents' drug use and delinquency. Nevertheless, it has been estimated that in about 5 million American
families (roughly 20 percent), parents and adolescents engage in intense, prolonged, unhealthy conflict. In its
most serious form, this highly stressful environment is associated with a number of negative outcomes,
including juvenile delinquency, moving away from home, increased school dropout rates, unplanned

pregnancy, membership in religious cults, and drug abuse (Steinberg & Morris, 2001).
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Many of the changes that define adolescence can lead to conflict in parent- adolescent relationships.
Adolescents gain an increased capacity for logical reasoning, which leads them to demand reasons for things
they previously accepted without question, and the chance to argue the other side (Maccoby,1984). Their
growing critical-thinking skills make them less likely to conform to parents' wishes the way they did in
childhood. Their increasing cognitive sophistication and sense of idealism may compel them to point out
logical flaws and inconsistencies in parents' positions and actions. Adolescents no longer accept their parents
as unquestioned authorities. They recognize that other opinions also have merit and they are learning how to
form and state their own opinions. Adolescents also tend toward ego-centrism, and may, as a result, be ultrasensitive to a parent's casual remark. The dramatic changes of puberty and adolescence may make it difficult
for parents to rely on their children's preadolescent behavior to predict future behavior. For example,
adolescent children who were compliant in the past may become less willing to cooperate without what they
feel is a satisfactory explanation.
Question 36: What is the passage mainly about?
A. The dramatic changes of puberty and adolescence.
B. How to solve conflict in family.
C. The conflict in parent-adolescent relationship.
D. A satisfactory explanation for family conflict.
Question 37: According to the passage, what is probably TRUE about the conflict often arising in a family?
A. adolescents’ drug use and delinquency
B. clothing, leisure time and music
C. religion and core values
D. children‘s behavior
Question 38: The word “unplanned” the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ________?
A. unintended
B. designed
C. developed
D. shaped

Question 39: Adolescents become less likely to comfort to parents' wishes the way they did in the past because
________.
A. the environment is highly stressful
B. their critical-thinking skills is growing
C. it is related to drug abuse
D. parent-adolescent relationships lead to
conflicts
Question 40: According to the passage, the word “it” may refer to ________.
A. remark
B. adolescent
C. ego-centrism
D. None of the above
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 41. Tim is talking to Peter, his new classmate, in the classroom.
Tim: “How far is it from your house to school, Peter?”
Peter: “_____.”
A. About five kilometres
B. Not too expensive
C. Five hours ago
D. A bit too old
Question 42. Sue and Mira are talking about the use of mobile phone in class.
Sue: "Students should not be allowed to use mobile phone in class."
Mira: “______________. This will distract them from studying.”
A. I'm of the opposite opinion
B. Not really
C. I quite agree
D. No way! It's useful
Choose the sentence that similar to the original sentences in meaning.
Question 43. She probably buys this house next week.

A. She doesn't have to buy this house next week.
B. She should buy next house next week.
C. She must buy this house next week.
D. She may buy this house next week.
Question 44. He lost his job three months ago.
A. It has been three months since he has lost his job.
B. They are three months since he lost his job.
C. It is three months since he lost his job.
D. It is three months ago for him to lose his job.
Question 45. "I'm sorry I forgot your birthday," he told me.
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A. He begged me to forget my birthday.
B. He refused to go to my birthday party.
C. He complained that I forgot his birthday.
D. He apologized for forgetting my birthday.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word.
Question 46. Jean Henri Dunant was appalled by the complete lack of care for the wounded.
A. impressed
B. sorry
C. influenced
D. deeply shocked
Question 47. He appealed to the leaders of nations to found societies dedicated to the aid of wounded in
wartime.
A. devoted
B. excited
C. mounted
D. interested
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 48. Adult humans have more than a trillion cells in his bodies.
A. his
B. than
C. cells
D. Adult
Question 49. The villagers are highly appreciable of the volunteers' efforts in reconstructing
their houses after the devastating storm.
A. highly appreciable B. volunteers' efforts C. reconstructing
D. devastating
Question 50. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, and I delete it all.
A. to find
B. delete
C. and
D. shocked
------ THE END ------

ĐÁP ÁN
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KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2021

ĐỀ MINH HOẠ SỐ 07

Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ, Mơn 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: ........................................................................

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 1. A. budget
B. agency

C. origin
D. disaster
Question 2. A. behave
B. manage
C. allow
D. relax
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 3. A. fingers
B. attracts
C. medals
D. concerns
Question 4. A. mean
B. treat
C. hear
D. dream
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. After a momentary _______ of concentration, David managed to regain his focus and
completed the test.
A. failure
B. lapse
C. fault
D. error
Question 6. Michael rarely returns to his hometown, _______?
A. doesn’t he
B. hasn’t he
C. does he
D. has he
Question 7. If he didn’t have to leave today, I _______ him around the city.

A. have shown
B. will show
C. would show
D. showed
Question 8. The _______ prices of property in big cities may deter people on low incomes from owning a
house there.
A. competitive
B. forbidding
C. prohibitive
D. inflatable
Question 9. The operation of the newly constructed plants is likely to lead to _______ environmental
consequences.
A. far-reaching
B. far-gone
C. far-flung
D. far-off
Question 10. Linda promised _______ her daughter a new bicycle as a birthday present.
A. to buying
B. buying
C. buy
D. to buy
Question 11. Many parents tend to make their children study hard in the belief that good education will
enable them to _______ in the future.
A. get on
B. turn up
C. turn away
D. get out
Question 12. I’ve been waiting for hours. You _______ to tell me you would come late.
A. needn’t have phoned
B. must have phoned

C. oughtn’t to have phoned
D. should have phoned
Question 13. Drastic measures should be taken to tackle the problems _______ child abuse.
A. are involving
B. to involve
C. involving
D. involved
Question 14. You must not _______ any step in the process; otherwise, you would not be able to cook the
dish properly.
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A. leave
B. quit
C. skip
D. hide
Question 15. Only after he _____ the job as a computer programmer did he realise how much he loved it.
A. would leave
B. was leaving
C. had left
D. has left
Question 16. Mrs White has achieved great _______ in her career thanks to her hard work.
A. successfully
B. successful
C. succeed
D. success
Question 17. The more cigarettes you smoke,
you will die.
A. the easier
B. more sooner

C. the sooner
D. faster
Question 18. Global warming will result ________ crop failures and famines.
A. with
B. from
C. for
D. in
Question 19. The archaeological excavation _____ to the discovery of the ancient city lasted several years.
A. led
B. leading
C. to lead
D. being led
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the
following exchanges.
Question 20. Two students are talking about the school curriculum.
- Peter: “Swimming should be made part of the school curriculum.”
- David: “_______. It is an essential life skill.”
A. Not at all
B. You can make it
C. I can’t agree with you more
D. Oh, that’s a problem
Question 21. Susan is talking to Dick, who has just helped her with her luggage.
- Susan: “_______”
- Dick: “It’s my pleasure.”
A. It’s too heavy
B. It’s not my duty
C. Welcome back
D. Thanks a lot, indeed
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. The football final has been postponed until next Sunday due to the heavy snowstorm.
A. cancelled
B. changed
C. delayed
D. continued
Question 23. The chairman’s thought-provoking question ignited a lively debate among the participants in
the workshop.
A. defined
B. hosted
C. triggered.
D. arose
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. People nationwide have acted without hesitation to provide aids for the victims in the disasterstricken areas.
A. awareness
B. uncertainty
C. reluctance
D. willingness
Question 25. Judy has just won a full scholarship to one of the most prestigious universities in the country;
she must be on cloud nine now.
A. obviously delighted
B. extremely panicked
C. incredibly optimistic
D. desperately sad
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 26. It is the night of 5th November that people in Britain light bonfires and have fireworks as a
national tradition.
A. the night of 5th November
B. in Britain

C. fireworks D. national
Question 27. They have carried out exhausting research into the effects of smartphones on schoolchildren’s
behaviour and their academic performance.
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A. exhausting
B. into
C. behaviour
D. academic performance
Question 28. Most workers seems to be happy with their new working conditions.
A. with
B. seems
C. new
D. conditions
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 blanks from 23 to 27.
When hosting an Olympic Games, a country has to take account of several considerations, among
which the financial one is by far the most important. The costs of hosting the Olympics can (29) _______
tens of billions of dollars, and it is commonplace for budgets to double or even triple. In addition to the
direct costs of hosting the Games (the opening and closing ceremonies, athletes’ village, security, etc.), cities
often must build expensive new venues (30) _______ lesser-known sports. Once constructed, sports venues
often incur additional maintenance costs long after the Games have ended.
While costs are the (31) _______ concern for a host city, there are other factors to consider. For one,
an Olympic host city may receive substantial revenue from ticket sales, tourist spending, corporate
sponsorship, and television rights. Cities such as Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul (1988) actually made a large
profit from the Games they hosted. (32) _______, hosting the Olympic Games confers prestige on a host city
and country, which can lead to increased trade and tourism. The Olympics are also an opportunity to invest
in projects (33) _______ improve the city’s quality of life, such as new transportation systems.
(Adapted from “Skillful Reading & Writing 4” by Mike Boyle and Lindsay Warwick)

Question 29. A. surmount
B. outnumber
C. overcharge
D. exceed
Question 30. A. on
B. for
C. at
D. in
Question 31. A. influential
B. primary
C. supplementary
D. instrumental
Question 32. A. Otherwise
B. However
C. For example
D. In addition
Question 33. A. what
B. which
C. whom
D. who
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 from 28 to 34.
Body language is a vital form of communication. In fact, it is believed that the various forms of body
language contribute about 70 percent to our comprehension. It is important to note, however, that body
languages varies in different cultures. Take for example, eye movement. In the USA a child is expected to
look directly at a parent or teacher who is scolding him/her. In other cultures the opposite is true. Looking
directly at a teacher or parent in such a situation is considered a sign of disrespect.
Another form of body language that is used differently, depending on the culture, is distance. In
North America people don’t generally stand as close to each other as in South America. Two North
Americans who don’t know each other well will keep a distance of four feet between them, whereas South

Americans in the same situation will stand two to three feet apart. North Americans will stand closer than
two feet apart only if they are having a confidential conversation or if there is intimacy between them.
Gestures are often used to communicate. We point a finger, raise an eyebrow, wave an arm – or
move any other part of the body - to show what we want to say. However, this does not mean that people all
over the world use the same gestures to express the same meanings. Very often we find that the same
gestures can communicate different meanings, depending on the country. An example of a gesture that could
be misinterpreted is sticking out the tongue. In many cultures it is a sign of making a mistake, but in some
places it communicates ridicule.
The dangers of misunderstanding one another are great. Obviously, it is not enough to learn the
language of another culture. You must also learn its non-verbal signals if you want to communicate
successfully.
(Adapted from “Reading Academic English” by Judy Rapoport, Ronit Broder and Sarah Feingold)
Question 34. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Misunderstandings in communication
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B. Interpretations of gestures in different cultures
C. The significance of non-verbal signals in America
D. Non-verbal communication across cultures
Question 35. According to paragraph 1, when scolded by his/her parent or teacher, and American child is
expected to _______.
A. stand close to the person.
B. raise his/her eyebrows.
C. point a finger at the person.
D. look directly at the person.
Question 36. The word “intimacy” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. enjoyment
B. closeness
C. strength

D. agreement
Question 37. The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. the country
B. an example
C. misspelled
D. misunderstood
Question 38. As stated in the passage, in order to communicate successfully with people from another
culture, it is advisable for a person _______.
A. to use the body language of the people from that culture.
B. to learn both the language and non-verbal signals of that culture.
C. to learn only non-verbal signals of that culture.
D. to travel to as many countries as possible.
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 from 39 to 45.
The green building movement, started in the 1970s as a way to reduce environmental destruction, is
changing the way buildings are constructed. In the early years, green builders were a small minority, and
their goals of reducing the environmental impact of buildings were considered unrealistic. Now, however,
the movement is growing, as builders have been able to take advantage of new technology.
Green builders try to make use of recycled materials, which means less waste in dumps. Also, they
reduce environmental impact by reducing the energy requirements of a building. One way is to provide an
alternative, non-polluting source of energy. First, with solar panels, it is possible to produce electricity from
the rays of the sun. Once installed, they provide energy at no cost and with no pollution.
Another solution is to reduce the amount of energy required in a building. It is possible to cut electricity use
noticeably by improving natural lighting and installing low-energy light bulbs. To reduce the amount of fuel
needed for heating or cooling, builders also add insulation to the walls so that the building stays warmer in
winter and cooler in summer.
One example of this advanced design is the Genzyme Center of Cambridge, the most environmentally
responsible office building in America. Every aspect of the design and building had to consider two things:
the need for a safe and pleasant workplace for employees and the need to lessen the negative environmental
impact. 75 percent of the building materials were recycled materials, and the energy use has been reduced by

43 percent and water use by 32 percent, compared with other buildings of the same size.
In other parts of the world, several large-scale projects have recently been developed according to green
building principles. One of these is in Vauban, Germany, in an area that was once the site of army housing.
The site has been completely rebuilt with houses requiring 30 percent less energy than conventional ones.
These houses, heated by special non-polluting systems, are also equipped with solar panels.
A larger project is under way in China. The first phase of this project will include houses for 400
families built with solar power, non-polluting bricks, and recycled wall insulation. In a second phase, entire
neighborhoods in six cities will be built. If all goes well, the Chinese government plans to copy these ideas
in new neighborhoods across China.
Green building ideas, on a small or large scale, are spreading. Individuals, companies, and
governments are beginning to see their benefits. Not only are they environmentally friendly, green buildings
improve living and working conditions and also save money in the long run.
(Adapted from “Advanced Reading Power” by Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries)
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Question 39. Which of the following does the passage mainly discuss?
A. New technologies applied to constructing office buildings.
B. Successful green building projects all over the world.
C. An environmentally friendly approach to constructing buildings.
D. Economic benefits of environmentally responsible buildings.
Question 40. According to paragraph 1, the environmental goals set by green builders were initially
considered unrealistic presumably because _______.
A. there was an abundance of natural materials for the construction of conventional buildings.
B. there was a lack of green builders at the beginning of the 20 th century.
C. the problems of environment destruction were not prevalent at the time.
D. the potential applications of technology to constructing green buildings were not recognised then.
Question 41. The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. recycled materials
B. green builders

C. rays of the sun
D. solar panels
Question 42. The word “insulation” in paragraph 3 mostly means _______.
A. systems that protect buildings from the sun’s rays.
B. materials that prevent heat loss and absorption.
C. panels that convert solar energy into electricity.
D. devices that monitor changes in temperature.
Question 43. The phrase “under way” in paragraph 6 mostly means _______.
A. being notified
B. being launched
C. being inspected
D. being certified
Question 44. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 7 as a merit of green buildings?
A. Improving living conditions.
B. Proving more economical eventually.
C. Being friendly to the environment.
D. Increasing work productivity.
Question 45. According to the passage, which of the following statements about green buildings is TRUE?
A. They have only been built in technologically developed countries.
B. They are gaining in popularity in different parts of the world.
C. They are environmentally responsible constructions with gardens.
D. They are more economical and produce no pollution.
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. “Don’t forget to submit your assignments by Thursday,” said the teacher to the students.
A. The teacher allowed the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
B. The teacher ordered the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
C. The teacher reminded the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
D. The teacher encouraged the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
Question 47. They expect that recent changes will bring about an overall improvement in the quality of the

country’s education.
A. It was expected that recent changes would result in an overall improvement in the quality of the
country’s education.
B. It is expected that recent changes are caused by an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s
education.
C. Recent changes are expected to lead to an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s
education.
D. The quality of the country’s education is expected to be the consequence of recent changes.
Question 48. She wasn’t early enough to catch the bus.
A. She didn’t arrive late for the bus.
B. She arrived too early for the bus.
C. She was too late to catch the bus.
D. She wasn’t late for the bus.
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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. His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition.
A. Such were his friends’ support and encouragement that he couldn’t do really well in the competition.
B. Had it not been for his friends’ support and encouragement, he couldn’t have done so well in the
competition.
C. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn’t do well in the competition.
D. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done really well in the
competition.
Question 50. Joe has finished his first-aid course. He proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.
A. Although Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker, he hasn’t finished his first-aid course.
B. Having finished his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.
C. Without finishing his first-aid course, Joe proves extremely helpful as a rescue worker.
D. However helpful Joe proves as a rescue worker, he hasn’t finished his first-aid course.

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SỞ GD-ĐT ĐẮK LẮK
ĐỀ MINH HOẠ SỐ 06
(Đề thi có 06 trang)

KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG NĂM 2021
Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ, Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH

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
answer to each of the following questions.
Most parents want their sons and daughters to have equal chances of success when they grow up. Today,
equality of the sexes is largely mandated by public policy and law. However, old-fashioned ideas and a lot
of prejudice are still part of our culture and present challenging questions for parents.
Gender stereotypes are rigid ideas about how boys and girls should behave. We all know what these
stereotypes are: A "feminine" girls should be insecure, accommodating and a little illogical in her
thinking. A "masculine" boy should be strong, unemotional, aggressive, and competitive. How are
children exposed to these stereotypes? According to the researchers David and Myra Sacker of the
American University of Washington, D.C., boys and girls are often treated differently in the classroom.
They found out that when boys speak, teachers usually offer constructive comments, when girls speak,
teachers tend to focus on the behavior. It's more important how the girls act rather than what they say.
The emphasis on differences begins at birth and continues throughout childhood. For example, few
people would give pink baby's clothes to a boy or a blue blanket to a girl. Later, many of us give girls dolls
and miniature kitchenware, while boys receive action figures and construction sets. There's nothing wrong
with that. The problem arises when certain activities are deemed appropriate for one sex but not the
other. According to Heather J. Nicholson, Ph.D., director of the National Resource Center for Girls, Inc., this
kind of practice prevents boys and girls from acquiring important skills for their future lives.
"The fact is," says Nicholson, "that society functions as a kind of sorting machine regarding gender. In
a recent survey, fifty-eight percent of eighth-grade girls but only six percent of boys earned money caring
for younger children. On the other hand, twenty-seven percent of boys but only three percent of girls
earned money doing lawn work". If we are serious about educating a generation to be good workers and
parents, we need to eliminate such stereotypes as those mentioned previously.
Gender stereotypes inevitably are passed to our children. However, by becoming aware of the
messages our children receive, we can help them develop ways to overcome these incorrectideas. To
counteract these ideas, parents can look for ways to challenge and support their children, and to

encourage confidence in ways that go beyond what society's fixed ideas about differences of sexare.
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Question 1. Which of the following could be the main idea of the passage?
A. Different prejudice about how girls and boys should behave and be treated.
B. The role of culture in the behavior of different genders.
C. The influence of education and society on gender stereotypes.
D. Deep-seated stereotypes about genders and their effects.
Question 2. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Teachers and parents have to join hands to encourage children's confidence in social activities.
B. Society functions often categorize jobs regardless genders.
C. The problems males and females get when they are adults may originate from gender stereotypes.
D. Parents are able to help reduce the influence of gender stereotypes on their children.
Question 3. What does the word "that" in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. People give different genders of children distinct kinds of presents or clothes.
B. People often give pink clothes to a boy and a blue blanket to a girl.
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C. Many people give girls dolls and miniature kitchen and boys receive action figures and
construction sets when they wereborn.
D. The differences between boys and girls begin at birth and continue throughout childhood.
Question 4. According to the passage, which of the following is UNTRUE about gender stereotypes?
A. Its beneficial for children to practice fundamental skills if they are treated unequally quite early.
B. The distinctions in treatment to boys and girls commence when they were given birth.
C. Male and female children are expected to behave the same as what adults think they should.
D. Children are differently treated not only at homes but also at schools.
Question 5. The word "deemed" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to …………. .
A. celebrated
B. established
C. supposed

D. designed
Question 6. The result of a recent survey showed that the number of girls at the age of eight paid for
baby sitting was.
A. 58%
B. 3%
C. 6%
D. 27%
Question 7. According to the second passage, David and Myra Sacker of the American University of
Washington, D.C found that …………. .
A. boys are commented usefully whereas girls are paid attention to behavior.
B. teachers often concentrate on boys' behavior and girls' manners.
C. girls are taught to be insecure, accommodating and illogical while boys are strong, unemotional,
aggressive, and competitive.
D. schoolboys and schoolgirls are treated equally in the classroom.
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 sentences.
Question 8. Not once in my life …………. !
A. did I stay in such a good hotel.
B. have I stayed in such a good hotel.
C. I have ever stayed in such a good hotel.
D. I have never stayed in such a good hotel.
Question 9. The burglar might come back. You’d better change all the locks.
A. You’d better change all the locks or the burglar will come back.
B. You’d better change all the locks in case the burglar comes back.
C. The burglar will come back unless you change all the locks.
D. If you don’t change all the locks, the burglar could come back.
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 10. A. behave
B. enter

C. allow
D. relax
Question 11. A. mountaineer
B. engineer
C. suggestion
D. pioneer
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning
to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Question 12. It was eight years ago when it last snowed in Sa Pa.
A. The last time it snowed in Sa Pa was eight years ago.
B. Finally after eight years, it snowed in Sa Pa.
C. It was said that it snowed eight years in Sa Pa.
D. For eight years now, it has been snowing in Sa Pa.
Question 13. She wanted to avoid an argument, so she said nothing.
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A. She avoided an argument because she said nothing.
B. She didn’t say a word to avoid an argument.
C. She had nothing to say to avoid an argument.
D. She had nothing to say to avoid argument.
Question 14. The computer speakers were so powerful that I nearly went deaf.
A. The computer speakers were too powerful for me to hear.
B. I went deaf because of powerful computer speakers.
C. It was such powerful computer speakers that I nearly went deaf.
D. It was so powerful that I nearly went deaf.
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 15. - Mai: “Thanks for your nice gift on my birthday, Nam.”
- Nam: “…………. .”

A. Not at all. I’m glad you like it
B. You’re welcome
C. I agree with you
D. Oh, I don’t know
Question 16. Linda: “I wonder if you would like to come to my house for dinner next Saturday.”
Tom: “…………. .”
A. Yes, please
B. I’d love to, but I have another appointment
C. Thanks. You’re very nice
D. Sure, but I’d rather not
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.
Everybody loves the giant panda. That was clear from enthusiasm welcome New Yorkers gave to Ling
Ling and Yong Yong when they arrive at the Bronx zoo in May. The cuddly black and white pair were on loan
for six months from China’s Beijing Zoo, and it was estimated that more than one million people visited them
in New York before they left for a zoo in Tampa, Florida in early November.
The giant panda, unfortunately, is an endangered species. Only about 700 are left in the wild, most of
them living on reserves in China’s Sichua Province. Despite conservation efforts on the part of the Chinese
government and scientist worldwide, the population continues to decline as human beings cut down bamboo,
the panda’s primary food.
Can the panda be saved? Of course. All it need is bamboo and peace. Every panda population should
have at least two bamboo species available to lessen the impact of die off. Bamboo at low elevations must be
preserved or replanted. Existing reserves need to be expanded and new reserves created. Poaching must be
controlled. Zoos must improve captive breeding to provide more pandas for their original home.
China’s Ministry of Forestry and the World Wildlife Fund are continuing their collaborative effort on
the panda’s behalf, guided by the spirit of their Joint the agreement that needs: “The giant panda is not only
the precious property of the China people, but also a precious natural heritage of concern to people all over
the world.”
Question 17. The spirit of the Joint agreement between China’s Ministry of Forestry and the World Wildlife
Fund about pandas is based on …………….…._.

A. saving pandas from efforts of people all over the world
B. the need to save pandas, the precious property of the Chinese people
C. the fact that the panda is a natural heritage of China and the whole world
D. their collaborative effort
Question 18. Why is the giant panda an endangered species?
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A. Because reserves in China’s Sichuan Province are demolished.
B. Because of the lack of conservation effort.
C. Because some bamboo species die out.
D. Because they have not enough food to eat.
Question 19. What should human beings do to help save pandas?
A. We should plant two bamboo species for each panda.
B. We should improve reserves, plant bamboo, and control poaching.
C. We should improve captive breeding.
D. We should preserve and replant bamboo at low elevation.
Question 20. China’s Beijing zoo ………….…………. .
A. is visited by more than 1 million people in six months.
B. gave two pandas to a zoo in Tampa, Florida in early November.
C. borrowed Ling Ling and Yong Yong from Bronx zoo in New York.
D. lent Ling Ling and Yong Yong to Bronx zoo.
Question 21. Zoos are ………….…………. .
A. good places for bamboo at low elevations
B. better for pandas than their original home
C. to blame for contributing to the extinction of pandas
D. useful in breeding more pandas to send back to the wild
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the questions.
Question 22. Their classmates are writing letters of acceptance.

A. agreement
B. admission
C. refusal
D. confirmation
Question 23. He is extremely smart. He's head and shoulders above anyone else in the class.
A. better than
B. inferior to
C. clever than
D. superior to
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following sentences.
Question 24. A. integration
B. international
C. operation
D. immigration
Question 25. A. learns
B. stops
C. calls
D. loves
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 26. Actually, I strongly disapprove of your bad behave towards your parents.
A. Actually
B. parents
C. behave
D. of
Question 27. Would you mind not to smoke on the bus? It disturbs other people.
A. other
B. disturbs
C. to smoke

D. not
Question 28. Virgin Islands National park features a underwater preserve with coral reefs and colorful tropical
fish.
A. a
B. coral
C. fish
D. colorful
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 29. The ASIAN was founded on August 8th, 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand.
A. proved
B. begun
C. seen
D. established
Question 30. She’s very old and can’t live alone. She needs someone to take care of her.
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