Đề thi Tốt nghiệp THPT môn Tiếng Anh năm 2020 - Đề chính thức - Mã đề 424

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1. BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2020 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Bài thi: NGOẠI NGỮ, Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (Đề thi có 05 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: Mã đề thi: 424 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 1: David and Tim are talking about films. - David: “In my opinion, action films are really exciting.” - Tim: “ ___They always give me thrills.” A. You shouldn’t say that. B. That’s wrong. C. What nonsense!D. I couldn’t agree more. Question 2: Joe and Linda are planning a night out. - Joe: “Let’s go out for dinner tonight.” - Linda: “ ___ ” A. Good luck!B. That’s a good idea. C. Don’t worry. D. You’re welcome. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 3: Mrs Carter feels happy ___ her daughter has made good progress in her studies recently. A. because ofB. althoughC. becauseD. despite Question 4: The air quality in this area has improved a lot since that factory ___ . A. would closeB. closedC. will closeD. was closing Question 5: You often play sports, ___ ? A. won’t youB. don’t youC. didn’t youD. haven’t you Question 6: An accomplished chef himself, Ronald is ___ about his use of ingredients and spices, especially when preparing feasts. A. particularB. creditableC. feasibleD. receptive Question 7: I'm planning ___ my children to the new amusement park this weekend. A. takingB. to takingC. to takeD. take Question 8: You will not know who your true friend is ___ . A. as soon as you had trouble and needed helpB. until you have trouble and need help C. when you were having trouble and needing helpD. after you had had trouble and needed help Question 9: My aunt excitedly ___ a compliment on the scarf I knitted for her as a birthday present. A. paidB. passedC. caughtD. took Question 10: The data ___ from the survey allowed the researchers to gain insights into young people’s attitudes to marriage. A. is obtainedB. obtainsC. obtainedD. obtaining Question 11: The Covid-19 pandemic reminds us to respect doctors and nurses, who ___ others in our society. A. go onB. pick upC. care forD. call back Question 12: Hoi An is famous ___ its ancient architecture. A. withB. toC. upD. for Question 13: I can't give chapter and ___ , but to the best of my knowledge, it’s a line from a sonnet by William Shakespeare. A. sceneB. verseC. noteD. rhyme Question 14: The jobs give you lots of chances to travel abroad; it’s certainly a very ___ offer. A. attractiveB. attractC. attractivelyD. attraction 1
2. Question 15: The striker had already celebrated the goal, but the ___ decided that he had been offside. A. refereeB. examinerC. judgeD. inspector Question 16: My mother is often ___ last person to go to the bed in my family. A. theB. Ø (no article)C. anD. a Question 17: If I ___ you, I wouldn't stay up this late. A. amB. wereC. will beD. would be Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word those underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. Question 18: A. packsB. mailsC. wrapsD. paints Question 19: A. pushB. huntC. cutD. run Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions. Question 20: A. habitatB. calendarC. capitalD. attraction Question 21: A. supportB. destroyC. promiseD. believe 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 22: Everyone was secretly rehearsing a surprise performance for Peter’s proposal, but annoying James let the cat out of the bag at the last minute. A. revised the planB. concealed the plan C. disclosed the planD. abandoned the plan Question 23: Having to work to a deadline can be a stressful experience for students. A. painfulB. relaxingC. tenseD. practical 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 24: I invited John to my wedding but he declined, saying that he would be busy. A. criticizedB. refusedC. confirmedD. accepted Question 25: The author mostly writes novels, and he has also published some books of poetry. A. partlyB. onlyC. rarelyD. mainly 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 26 to 30. YOUR ONLINE IDENTITY Presenting yourself in the best possible light to a prospective employer is what job applications are all about. (26) ___ when you put together a compelling CV, write your concise covering letter and check your LinkedIn profile, you might also want to “Google” yourself and see what comes up, because increasingly that’s what employers are doing. Your online identity, in (27) ___ your Facebook profile, could in fact be considered the ultimate CV - a personal, honest and spontaneous description of how you see yourself and how those (28) ___ know you see you. That’s not to say that a potential employer is necessarily going to disapprove of your silly behaviours on a night out with friends, indeed, they might be looking for an extrovert character. But it does mean they will be examining your real interests and motivations and mining (29) ___ sited for clues to your true character. So if you say in your CV you’re a motivated, loyal team player and then criticize your employer to friends on Facebook, that’s probably not going to go (30) ___. Try Googling yourself and then ask: “Would you hire you?” (Adapted from Keynote by Paul Dummett, Helen Stephenson and Lewis Lansford) Question 26: A. NorB. SoC. OrD. Till Question 27: A. particularB. allC. generalD. short Question 28: A. whereB. whatC. whoD. which Question 29: A. everyB. eachC. suchD. much Question 30: A. unjustifiedB. unnoticedC. unchangedD. unattended 2
3. 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 31 to 35. Most of us of have taken a selfie at one time or another, be it a photo of ourselves in a beautiful place, during a performance by our favourite band, or on a memorable night out with friends. But today, more and more people are putting their lives at risk in an attempt to get the most shocking pictures to share on social media. In several cases, this action has had disastrous consequences. Take, for example, the Spaniard who was killed by a bull while he was taking a selfie during the annual bull run in a village near his hometown, or the Singaporean tourist who died when he fell from cliffs on the coast of Bali. Such incidents have led to the death toll from selfie-related incidents reaching double figures for the first time in 2015, overtaking the number of victims of shark attacks. Despite the risks, social media is full of pictures featuring near misses that could have been fatal under other circumstances. Under the caption “Most dangerous selfie ever”, a woman posing at a stadium can be seen narrowly avoiding being hit in the head by a baseball approaching her. Yet the photo has received thousands of “likes”, and the comments below it suggest that this behaviour is something to be admired. In response to the increasing threat posed by the selfie, the authorities have started to take action. The Russian Interior Ministry, for instance, has launched a public education campaign advising selfie-takers against balancing on dangerous surfaces or posing with their pets, among other things. But if instructions like this are really necessary, then perhaps it is about time we asked ourselves which is more important, a “like” or a life? (Adapted from Solutions - Third Edition by Tim Falla and Paul A Davies) Question 31: What could be the best title for the passage? A. Dying for a SelfieB. Positive Trends in Photography C. Posing with AnimalsD. A Ban on Selfie-taking Question 32: According to paragraph 1, selfie takers try to get shocking pictures mainly to ___ . A. show off their beautiful livesB. share them with others C. upset other peopleD. have lovely memories with friends Question 33: The word “overtaking” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___ . A. becoming greater thanB. dealing with C. becoming better thanD. competing with Question 34: The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to ___ . A. a stadiumB. a baseballC. the headD. the photo Question 35: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. There was an increase in the number of selfie-related deaths in 2015. B. Action has been taken to warn selfie-takers against dangerous situations. C. Taking a selfie with pets is considered the most dangerous. D. Pictures of near misses are popular on social media. 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 36 to 42. One day, a middle-aged man asked a taxi to take him to see Chelsea play Arsenal at football. He told the driver “Stamford Bridge”, the name of Chelsea’s stadium, but he was delivered instead to the village of Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire. Of course, he missed the match. What had happened? With the Sat-Nav system in place, the driver in this story felt he did not need to know where he was going. He confidently outsourced the job of knowing this information to the Sat-Nav. Using an Internet search engine takes a broadband user less than a second. And with smartphones at hand, people will be online almost all of the time. The same could be true of university education. Today, the average students seem not to value general knowledge. If asked a factual question, they will usually click on a search engine without a second thought. Actually knowing the fact and committing it to memory does not seem to be issue, it’s the ease with which we can look it up. However, general knowledge has never been something that you acquire formally. Instead, we pick it up from all sorts of sources as we go along, often absorbing facts without realizing. The question remains, then: is the Internet threatening general knowledge? When I put that to Moira Jones, expert in designing IQ tests, she referred me to the story of Egyptian god Thoth. It goes like this: Thoth offers writing as a gift to the king of Egypt, declaring it an “elixir of memory and wisdom”. But the 3
4. king is horrified, and tells him: “This invention will induce forgetfulness in the soul of those who have learned it, because they will not need to exercise their memories, being able to rely on what is written.” Who wants to be a millionaire finalist David Swift, responding to the same question, recognizes that there was a problem of young people saying: “I don’t need to know that”, but he is far more excited about the educational potential of the Internet. “There is so much more information out there, giving people opportunities to boost their general knowledge.” After all, the Internet might just help us to forget more and more. But meanwhile, the continuing popularity of quizzes and game-shows shows us that general knowledge is strong enough to remain. (Adapted from English Unlimited by Adrian Doff and Ben Goldstein) Question 36: Which best serves as the title for the passage? A. The End of General Knowledge?B. The Age of the Robot? C. Novel Applications of the Sat-Nav systemsD. New Perspectives on Tertiary Education Question 37: Why did the middle-aged man miss the football match? A. Because the Sat-Nav in his car was out of order. B. Because the search engine in the taxi failed to work. C. Because he did not remember the directions to the stadiums. D. Because the taxi driver was over-dependent to the taxi driver. Question 38: The word “outsourced” in paragraph 2 mostly means ___ . A. assignedB. imposedC. exchangedD. submitted Question 39: The word “that” in paragraph 4 refers to ___. A. general knowledgeB. the InternetC. the storyD. the question Question 40: The word “induce” in paragraph 4 mostly means ___. A. limitB. easeC. promoteD. cause Question 41: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage? A. Young people do not seem to bother themselves with memorizing factual information. B. The majority of undergraduates are reluctant to look for answers to factual questions online. C. On being offered the gift of writing, the King of the Egypt was hopeful about its potential D. General knowledge tends to have been mainly acquired through formal schooling. Question 42: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. When it comes to IQ tests, the ability to call actual information is off little importance. B. David Swift believes that informal acquisition of knowledge has been overrated these days. C. Many universities worldwide have switched to virtual platforms for learning and teaching. D. Moira Jones is no positive about the potential of the Internet in general knowledge acquisition. 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 43: Mary is more intelligent than her brother. A. Mary isn’t as intelligent as her brother. B. Mary’s brother is more intelligent than she is. C. Mary’s brother isn't as intelligent as she is. D. Mary is less intelligent than her brother. Question 44: “I’m going to participate in a volunteer program this summer”, said Martha. A. Martha said that I am going to participate in a volunteer program this summer. B. Martha said that she is going to participate in a volunteer program that summer. C. Martha said that I was going to participate in a volunteer program this summer. D. Martha said that she was going to participate in a volunteer program that summer. Question 45: It is compulsory for all the students to obey the class rules. A. All the students needn't obey the class rules. B. All the students needn't obey the class rules. C. All the students can't obey the class rules. D. All the students must obey the class rules. 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. 4
5. Question 46: The team’s spirits were really low after the first loss, but their morality was improved remarkably after the next three consecutive victories. A. lowB. moralityC. remarkablyD. consecutive Question 47: In some areas, solar energy is used to light, heat, and cooling houses and buildings. A. InB. is usedC. coolingD. and Question 48: My house look more beautiful in spring when the front garden is full of flowers. A. lookB. inC. whenD. flowers 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: Body shaming is hurtful. Many people enjoy making fun of others’ appearance. A. Such is many people’s enjoyment in making fun of others’ appearance that body shaming is less hurtful. B. Were body shaming hurtful, many people wouldn't enjoy making fun of others’ appearance. C. Body shaming is hurtful in order that many people enjoy making fun of others’ appearance. D. Hurtful though body shaming is, many people enjoy making fun of others’ appearance. Question 50: The Internet connection was not stable. The teacher couldn’t conduct the online session successfully. A. If the Internet connection had been unstable, the teacher could have conducted the online session successfully. B. Suppose that the Internet connection hadn’t been stable, the teacher could conduct the online session successfully. C. But for the unstable Internet connection, the teacher could have conducted the online session successfully. D. Without the stable Internet connection, the teacher could conduct the online session successfully. HẾT 5