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NGHỆ AN
ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
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KỲ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG KẾT HỢP THI THỬ
LỚP 12 – ĐỢT 1, NĂM HỌC 2020 - 2021
Bài thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; không kể thời gian phát đề
Họ và tên thí sinh:....................................................................
Số báo danh: ............................................................................
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D 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. hospital B. equipment C. benefit D. memory
Question 2: A. design B. compete C. attract D. enter
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 3: “We’re having a reunion this weekend. Why don’t you come?” John said to us.
A. John suggested we coming to a reunion that weekend.
B. John simply asked us why we wouldn’t come to a reunion that weekend.
C. John asked us why we didn’t come to a reunion this weekend that weekend.
D. John cordially invited us to a reunion that weekend.
Question 4: Many people believe that Egyptian pyramids were built by aliens.
A. Egyptian pyramids are believed to build by aliens.
B. Egyptian pyramids are believed to have built by aliens
C. Aliens are believed to build Egyptian pyramids.
D. It is believed that Egyptian pyramids were built by aliens.
Question 5: Access to the library computer facilities is open to students.
A. Students can freely assess the library computer service.
B. Computers in the library are not used for students.
C. Students are not allowed to use library computers.
D. The library computer facilities are accessible to students.
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 6: All of my classmates are always willing to support me whenever I am in trouble.
A. likely B. ready C. reluctant D. obliged
Question 7: We heard the sound of an approaching car, so we ran away.
A. running B. coming C. breaking D. moving
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 8 to 14.
RELIGION IN JAPAN
The native religion of Japan is Shintou, an indigenous folk religion that finds spirits abounding in nature.
There is no formal creed, or indeed much of any philosophy behind it. It basically allows followers a way of currying
favour with various gods so as to receive good luck. Even today, many older Japanese will, when walking past a
shrine, turn and bow to the spirits within.
Mahayana Buddhism arrived in Japan in the 6th century. Over the centuries, it grew in prestige and
divided into sects. Today, the most well-known forms of Japanese Buddhism are Souka Gakkai - the quasi-political
religious group that has significant political clout - and Zen Buddhism.
Shintou and Buddhism have a long and intertwined history in Japan, and it is only in the past hundred
years or so that they have been separated. Even today things can be confusing, as the design of Shintou shrines
and Buddhist temples can look very much alike. The key tip: If there's a torii (a large, two-legged arch) standing at
the entrance of the grounds, it's a Shintou shrine; if not, it's a Buddhist temple.
A visit to a shrine first involves the visitor washing his hands and mouth at a pool in front of the shrine.
Then he will make an offering of money, ring the gong, bow twice, clap twice and bow twice more.
To an outsider's eyes, there are a few differences with regards to religion as it is practised in Japan. The
most obvious is that in Japan it is perfectly permissible - indeed, almost expected - that people can be both
Buddhist and Shintoist at the same time. Many Japanese, for example, will get married in a Shintou ceremony, but
will have Buddhist rites at their funerals.
In fact, many Japanese seem to avoid people who appear overtly religious. Occasionally you will meet a
proselytiser of some religion on the street, but in general, people seem to think that that kind of behaviour is
reserved for cult members. People have strong memories of the cult that killed and injured so many people on the
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Tokyo underground system with toxic sarin gas in 1995, and find anyone who is not moderate in his religion a little
unsettling.
Performing dispassionate, ritualistic acts is line, I suppose, but many Japanese cannot begin to fathom
those who take strong moral stands. So much of Japanese society is geared towards enjoying oneself that there
seems to be no appetite left for considering intangible issues. As one Japanese told me when I expressed an
appreciation in the aesthetics of Zen, "I can't do it. It's just too hard." This attitude may go a long way in explaining
why non-Japanese friends of mine who were so interested in Buddhism wound up criticising Japan as a religiously
dead society.
Question 8: Shinto, the native religion of Japan, has ______.
A. no set of formal religious beliefs B. a lot of philosophy behind it
C. its origin from Buddhism D. many indigenous followers
Question 9: Souka Gakkai is a group of Buddists that ______.
A. has great power and influence in Japanese politics
B. has a close connection with Zen Buddhism
C. consists of leading members of political parties in Japan
D. seperated from Buddhism in the 6th century
Question 10: The word “prestige” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. rank B. reputation C. status D. level
Question 11: A visitor to a Shintou shrine has to ______.
A. offer some money to the beggars in the shrine
B. wash his hands and mouth after performing some rites in the shrine
C. ring the gong in the front of the shrine
D. wash his hands and mouth before coming in the shrine
Question 12: It can be inferred that a non-Japanese buddhist ______.
A. has to become a Shintoist if he wants to settle in Japan
B. may find some differences in the way Japanese practise Buddhism
C. will be surprised with the Buddhist rites at Japanese funerals
D. may find a Shintou wedding ceremony strange
Question 13: Japansese people may feel worried when they see ______.
A. a person who is extreme in his religion B. someone who is too moderate in his religion
C. a proselytiser of some religion on the street D. a person who appears secretly religious
Question 14: Today little people in Japan are interested in ______.
A. the aesthetics of Zen B. considering intangible issues
C. enjoying themselves D. taking strong moral stands
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in
each of the following questions.
Question 15: She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans
A. single B. married C. separated D. divorced
Question 16: One of the reasons why families break up is that parents are always critical of each other.
A. supportive B. tired C. intolerant D. unaware
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 17: The new restaurant looks good. However, it seems to have few customers.
A. If it had a few more customers, the new restaurant would look better.
B. The new restaurant would have more customers if it looked better.
C. In order to get more customers, the new restaurant should improve its appearance.
D. In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant does not appear to attract many customers.
Question 18: They were exposed to biased information. Therefore, they didn't know the true story.
A. If they had unbiased the information, they could have known the true story.
B. If they had been exposed to unbiased information, they would have known the true story.
C. If they got unbiased information, they could know the true story.
D. If they have exposed to the unbiased information, they could have seen the true story
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 19: 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 quite agree B. I’m of the opposite opinion
C. No way! It’s useful D. Not really
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Question 20: Mary is talking to Mr.Robinson about his donation.
Mary: “Thank you very much for your donation, Mr. Robinson.”
Mr. Robinson: “______.”
A. You are right B. Delighted I was able to help
C. You can say that again D. I see
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 21: A. describe B. smell C. effect D. ethnic
Question 22: A. explained B. prepared C. interviewed D. disappointed
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 questions from 23 to 27.
NUCLEARWASTE
One major problem for nuclear power is the waste it (23)______. A typical nuclear reactor needs to get rid
of 20 tonnes of spent fuel per year. The radioactivity in this waste takes 1000 years to diminish to negligible levels
other dangerous contents include longer-lived fission products and uranium and plutonium, the 239 isotope of
(24)______ takes more than 150,000 years to decay to negligible amounts. It is important to keep this material
away from people. To that end, the spent fuel initially goes into a pool at the reactor, (25)______ it is kept beneath
5 metres of cooling water that blocks its radiation. After some years, the fuel can be removed and put into dry cask
storage which, as the phrase (26)_____, means it is put in big drums at the plant. Two such casks can hold one
year's spent fuel safely for 100 years. After that, the casks should ideally be put into a mined geological repository -
entombed in deep underground tunnels in a geologically stable (27)______.
Question 23: A. produces B. assumes C. makes D. charges
Question 24: A. that B. what C. whom D. which
Question 25: A. where B. when C. which D. that
Question 26: A. presents B. states C. suggests D. shows
Question 27: A. terrain B. region C. lot D. area
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 28: I always enjoy visiting Hanoi, ______ I wouldn’t like to live there because it’s too noisy.
A. and B. so C. or D. but
Question 29: He was a natural singer with a voice that was as clear as a ______.
A. lake B. bell C. waterfall D. mirror
Question 30: It is very difficult to ______ the exact meaning of an idiom in a foreign language.
A. convert B. exchange C. convey D. transfer
Question 31: Some security measures have been ______ to prevent the infection of Corona virus.
A. taken B. had C. made D. put
Question 32: Most of the children were excited for the competition “Ring the Bell”, ______?
A. haven’t they B. were they C. weren’t they D. aren’t they
Question 33: She got terrible marks in the mid-term tests. She ______ harder for them.
A. mustn’t have learnt B. wouldn’t have learnt C. should have learnt D. didn’t need to learn
Question 34: Many women find it hard to ______ both a job and a family.
A. cope with B. solve with C. keep up with D. catch up with
Question 35: During the flood, army helicopters came and tried to evacuate ______ injured.
A. a B. these C. an D. the
Question 36: He can’t find his bike anywhere. Someone ______ it.
A. is taking B. takes C. has taken D. had taken
Question 37: My brother has given up smoking. He used to ______ 20 cigarettes a day.
A. be smoked B. have smoked C. smoke D. smoking
Question 38: Until the situation has settled down, it is ______ to travel to that country.
A. well-advised B. inadvisable C. advisable D. ill-advised
Question 39: Don’t waste time ______ for a cheap hotel when you arrive. They are all about the same price.
A. looking B. to look C. looked D. look
Question 40: Nam passed the exam easily ______ it was very difficult.
A. because of B. because C. although D. despite
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Question 41: My son is ______ a lot of pressure because he is a final - year student now.
A. with B. under C. at D. in
Question 42: Quan Ho singing is a Vietnamese style of folk music ______ by UNESCO in 2009.
A. to recognize B. be recognized C. recognized D. to have recognized
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 43 to 47.
In the United States and other developed countries, air-conditioning is so common that it is difficult to
remember what life was like before it existed. First invented in 1902 in Buffalo, New York, air-conditioning keeps
homes, cars, offices, and shoppịng centers cool and dry, all at the push of a button. While many may consider air-
conditioning one of life's necessary luxuries, few are aware of how air-conditioning has changed many aspects of
the way we now live. One of the first areas where air-conditioning had ạn impact was in industry. In the early 1900s
factory owners began to use air- conditioning to create better conditions for the storage of supplies. Before long,
however, they realized that air-conditioning was also useful on the factory floor, as it resulted in higher production
levels. Air-conditioning has undoubtedly been an important factor in the growth of industry, since it allows
manufacturing to continue at the same pace year round even in the warmest climates.
Air-conditioning next became common in movie theaters, offlces, and stores. Then, after the end of the
Second World War, smaller, less expensive air-conditioning units became available, and this made air-conditioning
affordable for private homes. Many of the returning soldiers and their new families moved to the suburbs outside
America's major cities with a desire to put the war behind them and live the good life. Air-conditioned homes were
part of that life, and this led to a number of important changes in American society. One big change was in
architecture. Formerly, homes were built with high ceilings and second stories so that hot air could rise away from
main living areas in the summer. With air-conditioning, inexpensive one-level homes could be kept cool in the
hottest weather. Additionally, many homes once had front porches where American families gathered in the
evening to escape the heat. Family members could talk to each other and to neighbors or passers-by. With air-
conditioning. however, porches disappeared from new houses and people moved indoors instead. Along with other
factors, such as the invention of television, this led to a weakening of Americans' sense of community.
Question 43: In developed countries, air-conditioning is ______.
A. very popular B. difflcult to remember C. liked by everyone D. expensive
Question 44: Air-conditioning first had a great influence on ______.
A. industrial workers B. industrial suppliers. C. stored supplies D. factory owners
Question 45: Air-conditioning was found useful in factories as it ______.
A. improved productivity B. stopped temperature drop
C. made the level higher D. created favourable conditions for customers
Question 46: The word "undoubtedly" in the first paragraph can be best replaced by ______.
A. suspiciously B. unfortunately C. obviously D. surprisingly
Question 47: The best title of the passage could be ______.
A. “The influence of air-conditioning on people's life” B. “Air-conditioning and private life”
C. “Air-conditioning and history” D. “The invention of air-conditioners”
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
Question 48: A big wedding requires a lot of preparation, such as sending invitations, hiring costumes and choose
A B C D
dishes.
Question 49: It is high time the government helps the unemployed to find some jobs.
A B C D
Question 50: Most oxygen atoms have eight neutrons, but a small amount have nine or ten.
A B C D
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