ĐỀ THỰC CHIẾN số 14 anh năm 2022

KHÓA THỰC CHIẾN 50 – ĐỀ THỰC CHIẾN SỐ 12 – ÔN ĐÚNG - TRÚNG
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
that of the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1:

A. permitted

B. wanted

C. stopped

D. needed

Question 2:

A. effect

B. enter

C. restore

D. engage

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. precede

B. offer

C. visit

D. finish

Question 4. A. charity

B. agency

C. origin

D. disaster

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. When I last saw him, he ______ in London.
A. has lived

B. is living

C. was living

D. has been living

Question 6. ___________ the book, I wrote down some notes.
A. Being read

B. Read

C. To read

D. Having read

Question 7. Michael rarely returns to his hometown, _______?
A. doesn’t he

B. hasn’t he

C. does he

D. has he

Question 8. It is alleged that mothers and grandmothers spoil their children by______ their mistakes.
A. neglecting

B. overlooking

C. avoiding

D. passing

Question 9. Project-based learning provides wonderful opportunities for students to develop their _______.
A. creativity

B. create

C. creative

D. creatively

Question 10. The more cigarettes you smoke,

you will die.

A. the easier

B. more sooner

C. the sooner

Question 11. Many graffiti

without the permission of the owner of the wall.

A. are writing

B. are written

C. is writing

D. faster

D. is written

Question 12. ________ he was the most prominent candidate, he was not chosen.
A. Though

B. Because

C. As

D. Since

Question 13. The restaurant is well-known ________ its friendly atmosphere and excellent service.
A. for

B. on

C. in

D. off


Question 14. I hope these machines will have worked very well ______.
A. as soon as you would come back next month
B. when you came back next month
C. by the time you come back next month
D. after you were coming back next month
Question 15. The government hopes to______its plans for introducing cable TV.
A. turn out

B. carry out

C. carry on

D. keep on

Question 16. Nobody took any______of the warning and they went swimming in the contaminated water.
A. information

B. attention

C. sight

D. notice

Question 17. It's silly of him to spend a lot of money buying

.

A. a thick wooden old table

B. a thick old wooden table

C. an old wooden thick table

D. a wooden thick old table

Question 18. Even if you are rich, you should save some money for a ________ day.
A. windy

B. rainy

C. foggy

D. snow

Question 19. Skeptics claim that looking for alien forms of life in space is like squaring the _______ as they
do not exist.
A. ground

B. circle

C. flag

D. school

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 20. Please give me some recommendation to buy suitable books for my ten-year-old girl.
A. advice

B. defense

C. interest

D. question

Question 21: He has been jobless and often has to ask his parents for money
A. out of fashion

B. out of practice

C. out of order

D. out of work

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. 2008 is a memorable year for people around the world because of the global financial recession
that hit practically every sector of the world economy.
A. prosperity

B. downturn

C. crisis

D. depression

Question 23. My mom and my mother-in-law are just apples and oranges. They should not be left alone in
the same room for too long!
A. containing too many technical details

B. very similar

C. completely different

D. very complicated
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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 24: Nam and Mai are having a party at Nam’s house.
- Nam: “Would you like to have some more dessert, Mai?” - Mai: “______. I’m full.”
A. That would be great

B. Yes, I like your party

C. Yes, please

D. No, thanks

Question 25: Tim and Peter had a quarrel last week and now Tom is giving Tim advice.
- Tom: “I think the best way to solve that problem is to keep silent.”
- Tim: “______. Silence may kill our friendship.”
A. That’s a great idea

B. That’s not a good idea

C. I’m not wrong

D. Yes, I think much

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.
Part of what makes summers so hot is also what causes thunderstorms. As heat from the sun beats down
on Earth, the heat evaporates some of the water in lakes and oceans. The evaporated water stays in the air. This
evaporated water makes the air feel heavy and humid. Humid air is what makes you feel hot and sticky (26)
_______ the summer.
Warm humid air usually does not stay in one place. The wind can move it higher in the sky (27) _______
it will cool off. When warm humid air cools, it forms clouds. As more water is moved from lakes and oceans
to the air, the clouds get bigger and bigger.
Since summer, the air near the ground is hotter than it is during other seasons of the year. When this hot
air mixes with cool air from (28) _______ area, there will be changes in the weather. Greater differences
between the (29) _______ of the hot and cold air will cause greater changes in the weather. Imagine putting an
ice (30) _______ in a warm drink. As soon as the ice hits the warm drink, it will crack and pop. But if you put
the ice cube in a cool drink, it will not crack or pop as much. When warmer and cooler clouds get close to one
another, there may be some popping and cracking as the weather changes. There may be more clouds or storms.
A thunderstorm may be on its way.
(Adapted from Elfrieda H. Hiebert 2010)
Question 26: A. for
B. while

C. on
D. during
Question 27: A. where
B. who
C. which
D. that
Question 28: A. another
B. much
C. others
D. other
Question 29: A. climates
B. temperatures
C. latitudes
D. atmospheres
Question 30: A. cubic
B. cubicle
C. cubical
D. cube
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.
Stars have been significant features in the design of many United States coins and their number has
varied from one to forty-eight stars. Most of the coins issued from about 1799 to the early years of the twentieth
century bore thirteen stars representing the thirteen original colonies.
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Curiously enough, the first American silver coins, issued in 1794, had fifteen stars because by that time
Vermont and Kentucky have joined the Union. At that time it was apparently the intention of mint officials to
add a star for each new state. Following the admission of Tennessee in 1796, for example, some varieties of
half dimes, dimes, and half dollars were produced with sixteen stars.

As more states were admitted to the Union, however, it quickly became apparent that this scheme would not
prove practical and the coins from 1798 were issued with only thirteen Stars - one for each of the original
colonies. Due to an error at the mint, one variety of the 1828 half-cent was issued with only twelve stars. There
is also a variety of the large cent with only 12 stars, but this is the result of a die break and is not a true error.
Question 31: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Stars on American coins
B. The teaching of astronomy in state universities
C. Colonial stamps and coins
D. The star as a national symbol of the United States
Question 32: The expression "Curiously enough" is used because the author finds it strange that _____.
A. Tennessee was the first state to use half dimes
B. Vermont and Kentucky joined the Union in 1794
C. silver coins with fifteen stars appeared before coins with thirteen
D. no silver coins were issued until 1794
Question 33: Why was a coin produced in 1828 with only twelve stars?
A. Tennessee had left the Union.
B. The mint made a mistake.
C. There were twelve states at the time.
D. There is a change in design policy.
Question 34: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the denomination of an American coin?
A. Half nickel
B. Half-dollar
C. Hall cent
D. Half dime
Question 35: The word "their" in line 1 refers to _________.
A. features
B. coins
C. stars
D. colonies
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.
Carnegie Hall, the famous concert hall in New York City, has again undergone a restoration. While this is
not the first, it is certainly the most extensive in the building’s history. As a result of this new restoration,
Carnegie Hall once again has the quality of sound that it had when it was first built. Carnegie Hall owes its
existence to Andrew Carnegie, the wealthy owner of a steel company in the late 1800s. The hall was finished
in 1891 and quickly gained a reputation as an excellent performing arts hall where accomplished musicians
gained fame. Despite its reputation, however, the concert hall suffered from several detrimental renovations
over the years. During the Great Depression, when fewer people could afford to attend performances, the
directors sold part of the building to commercial businesses. As a result, a coffee shop was opened in one
corner of the building, for which the builders replaced the brick and terra cotta walls with windowpanes. A
renovation in 1946 seriously damaged the acoustical quality of the hall when the makers of the film Carnegie
Hall cut a gaping hole in the dome of the ceiling to allow for lights and air vents. The hole was later covered
with short curtains and a fake ceiling but the hall never sounded the same afterwards.
In 1960, the violinist Isaac Stern became involved in restoring the hall after a group of real estate
developers unveiled plans to demolish Carnegie Hall and build a high-rise office building on the site.
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This threat spurred Stern to rally public support for Carnegie Hall and encourage the City of New York to
buy the property. The movement was successful, and the concert hall is now owned by the city. In the current
restoration, builders tested each new material for its sound qualities, and they replaced the hole in the ceiling
with a dome. The builders also restored the outer walls to their original appearance and closed the coffee shop.
Carnegie has never sounded better, and its prospects for the future have never looked more promising.
Question 36. This passage is mainly about ________.
A. changes to Carnegie Hall
B. the appearance of Carnegie Hall
C. Carnegie Hall’s history during the Great Depression
D. damage to the ceiling in Carnegie Hall
Question 37. The word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ________.
A. Carnegie Hall

B. New York City

C. a restoration

D. a plan

Question 38. What major change happened to the hall in 1946?
A. The acoustic dome was damaged.
B. Space in the building was sold to commercial businesses.
C. The walls were damaged in an earthquake.
D. The stage was renovated.
Question 39. Who was Andrew Carnegie?
A. A violinist

B. An architect

C. A steel mill owner

D. Mayor of New York City

Question 40. What was Isaac Stern’s relationship with Carnegie Hall?
A. He made the movie “Carnegie Hall” in 1946.
B. He performed on opening night in 1891.
C. He tried to save the hall, beginning in 1960.
D. He opened a coffee shop in Carnegie Hall during the Depression
Question 41. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “detrimental” in paragraph 2?
A. dangerous

B. trivial

C. impressive

D. damaging

Question 42. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “unveiled” in paragraph 3?
A. announced

B. restricted

C. overshadowed

D. located

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: They point out that Internet banking did not result in the closure of its high-street branches as
was predicted.
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A. point
B. in
C. its
D. was
Question 44: Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that many families have to change
their eating habits.
A. Food prices
B. raised
C. in the past

D. that
Question 45: Last week Mark tells me that he got very bored with his present job and was looking for a new
one.
A. tells
B. got
C. was looking
D. new one
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. I haven't met my grandparents for five years.
A. I often met my grandparents five years ago.
B. I last met my grandparents five years ago.
C. I have met my grandparents for five years.
D. I didn't meet my grandparents five years ago.
Question 47. “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
Question 48. It’s compulsory to wear medical masks in crowded places.
A. Everyone may wear medical masks in crowded places.
B. Everyone needn’t wear medical masks in crowded places.
C. Everyone mustn’t wear medical masks in crowded places.
D. Everyone must wear medical masks in crowded places.
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: Susan didn’t apply for the summer job in the cafe. She now regrets it.
A. Susan wishes that she applied for the summer job in the cafe.
B. Susan feels regret because she didn’t apply for the summer job in the cafe.
C. If only Susan didn’t apply for the summer job in the cafe.

D. Susan wishes that she had applied for the summer job in the cafe.
Question 50: She had only just put the telephone down when the boss rang.
A. She put the telephone down and the boss rang.
B. Hardly had she put the telephone down when the boss rang
C. The boss rang back, but she put the telephone down.
D. She had put the telephone down, so she let it ring when the boss rang.
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