ĐỀ số 15

ĐỀ THAM KHẢO SỐ 15
(theo mẫu mới nhất 2021)

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
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. rained
B. jumped
C. arrived
D. followed
Question 2: A. sun
B. fun
C. hunt
D. put
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. actor
B. adult
C. effort
D. area
Question 4: A. recommend B. fortunate
C. entertain
D. disappear
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: He is very handsome, ________?
A. is he
B. are they
C. isn’t he
D. aren’t they

Question 6: This house is going ______ by my mother
A. sold
B. to be sold
C. to sold
D. to sell
Question 7: She likes reading books ________the library.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. from
Question 8: ______ he worked, the more he earned.
A. The more hard
B. The hard
C. The harder
D. The hardest
Question 9: Indiana University, one of the largest in the nation, is located in a ______town.
A. small beautiful Midwestern
B. beautiful Midwestern small
C. Midwestern beautiful small
D. beautiful small Midwestern
Question 10: At this time last night when she came home, he _______ the newspaper.
A. is reading
B. was reading
C. is reading
D. read
Question 11: People should stop smoking ________ it is extremely detrimental to health.
A. although
B. despite
C. because
D. because of

Question 12: She will take management training course ________.
A. right after the epidemic has been controlled
B. as soon as the epidemic was controlled
C. when the epidemic had been controlled
D. until the epidemic will be controlled
Question 13: ______ the email - supposedly from Boyd's Bank - to be genuine, she was tricked into
disclosing her credit card details.
A. Believe
B. Being believed
C. To believe
D. Having believed
Question 14: The Internet has made ______ between distant parts of the world easier
A. communicate
B. communication
C. communicative
D. communicatively
Question 15: That’s the trouble with the night shift. It ________your private life too much.
A. breaks in
B. breaks into
C. breaks through
D. breaks up
Question 16: Foreign students who are ________a decision about which school to attend may not know
exactly where the choices are located
A. doing
B. making
C. taking
D. having
Question 17: The ________ of toothpaste are located in the health and beauty section of the
supermarket.
A. tubes

B. pints
C. sticks
D. quarts
Question 18: At the ________level, you can join three-year or four-year colleges.
A. primary
B. secondary
C. postgraduate
D. undergraduate
Question 19: Alex dreams of going on tour – he’s just waiting for his big ________ to get his foot in
the door of the music industry.
A. deal
B. break
C. cake
D. cheese
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.
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Question 20: Changes in attitudes, family values, generational status can occur in both the majority and
minority cultures as the two interact; however, typically one culture dominates.
A. normally
B. rarely
C. specially
D. uncommonly
Question 21: : Flats which crucial tare both comfortable and reasonably priced are rare in the current
context of economic crisis.
A. unusual
B. uncommon
C. non–standard

D. non–existent
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 22: We are very grateful to Professor Humble for his generosity in donating this wonderful
painting to the museum.
A. meanness
B. sympathy
C. gratitude
D. churlishness
Question 23: The works of such men as the English philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes
helped pave the way for academic freedom in the modern sense.
A. terminate
B. prevent
C. initiate
D. lighten
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: Two students Jean and Daniel are talking about English.
- Jean: “Would you say that English is a global language?”
- Daniel: “________. ”
A. Yes, it has.
B. I like it.
C. Oh, absolutely.
D. Yes, it was ever.
Question 25: Sarah and Kathy are talking about bad habits of children
Sarah: “Children under ten shouldn't stay up late to play computer games. ”
Kathy: “______. It’s not good for their health.”
A. I don't quite agree with you
B. Yes, I share your opinion.
C. You are absolute wrong.

D. Surely, they shouldn't
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 video loggers
One rather unlikely word that has recently entered the language is “blog”, a shortened form of “web
log”. A blog is a diary posted on the Internet by the person writing it – the blogger (26)__________
presumably expects (27)__________ people to read it. It is ironical that modern technology is being
used to (28)__________ new life into such an old-fashioned form as the personal journal. And now, as
the technology about video camera is making easier to use, we have the video log, or “vlog”. Vlogging
does not require highly sophisticated equipment: a digital video camera, a high-speed Internet
connection and a host are all that is needed. Vloggers can put anything that takes their fancy onto their
personal website. Some vloggers have no ambitions rather than to show films they have shot while on
holiday in exotic places. (29)__________vlogs can also serve more ambitious purposes. For instance,
amateur film-makers who want to make a (30)__________ for themselves might publish their work on
the Internet. And increasingly, vlogs are being used to publicize political and social issues that are not
newsworthy enough to get coverage by the mass media. It is still too early to predict whether vlogging
will ever take off in a major way or if it is just a passing fad, but its potential is only now becoming
apparent.
(Adapted from weblog – Wikipedia – The free encyclopedia)
Question 26: A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. when
Question 27: A. the others
B. other
C. another
D. others
Question 28: A. add
B. inhale
C. insert

D. breathe
Question 29: A. However
B. Hence
C. Moreover
D. Therefore
Question 30: A. publicity
B. fame
C. name
D. promotion
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.
Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It
can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It
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includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal
learning. The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics
on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability,
education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to
discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education in infancy. Education,
then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of
school, and one that should be an integral part of one's entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from
one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time,
take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on.
The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the
workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subjects being taught. For
example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about
political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There

are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.
Question 31: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The more years students go to school, the better their education is.
B. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework.
C. The best school teach a wide variety of subject.
D. Education and schooling are quite different experiences.
Question 32: The word “chance” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.
A. lively
B. unexpected
C. passive
D. usual
Question 33: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers________.
A. slices of reality
B. similar textbooks
C. boundaries
D. seats
Question 34: The passage support which of the following conclusions?
A. Education systems need to be radically reformed.
B. Going to school is only part of how people become educated.
C. Education involves many years of professional training.
D. Without formal education, people would remain ignorant.
Question 35: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as agents of education?
A. a distinguished eminent scientist
B. a respected grandparent
C. the people debating politics on the radio
D. political problems
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.
Cambridge University is considering axing compulsory written exams, allowing students to use laptops
or iPads instead, after tutors complained that students' handwriting is becoming illegible. Academics say

the move, which would bring an end to over 800 years of tradition, has come about because students
rely too heavily on laptops in lectures, and are losing the ability to write by hand.
Dr Sarah Pearsall, a senior lecturer at Cambridge University, said handwriting is becoming a ''lost art''
among the current generation of students. She added, ''It's increasingly hard for our examiners to read
students' scripts. Those with illegible writing are forced to come back to their college during the
summer holidays to read their answers aloud in the presence of two university administrators. It's
extraordinarily commendable that the University is considering reforms to its examination practices.''
Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham, said it is inevitable that
universities will move to computers as handwriting deteriorates in the coming years. ''We have to
accept the reality. Handwriting has now become an optional, not a necessary, part of education. There
simply isn't the same time in the curriculum for learning elegant, beautiful handwriting. Life is so quick
now. Everybody writes as if they were a doctor writing a prescription, '' he said. ''Handwriting is not
necessary for great thought, great English, or great intelligence. Some of our finest wordsmiths today
write using laptops, and we have to fight to preserve what is really important, such as the use of great
English or great sentence structures. ''
Others, however, were not very positive about the move. Tracey Trussell, a handwriting expert, urged
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Cambridge to ensure that students continue to write by hand. She said, ''It's vital that people continue to
write by hand. Writing by hand improves memory and equates to a higher rate of comprehension and
information retention. '' There is also concern that schools could follow Cambridge's example by
moving away from handwriting. Dr Jane Medwell, Associate Professor of Education at the University
of Nottingham, is concerned that scrapping handwritten exams in universities could prompt
''downward curriculum pressure'' on primary and secondary schools to follow suit.
(Adapted from http: //www. telegraph. co. uk)
Question 36: Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Cambridge University in an Attempt to Improve Students' Handwriting
B. Cambridge University Pondering Changes to its Exam Practices
C. Cambridge University Attacked again for Abolishing Written Exams

D. Cambridge University to Replace Written with Oral Exams
Question 37: According to paragraph 1, Cambridge University has a long-standing tradition
of________.
A. offering academic tutorials
B. organising handwritten exams
C. relying heavily on technology
D. training students in legible handwriting
Question 38: The word ''Those'' in paragraph 2 refers to________.
A. examiners
B. students
C. scripts
D. administrators
Question 39: The word "deteriorates'' in paragraph 3 mostly means________.
A. remains unchanged
B. becomes more important
C. improves gradually
D. gets worse and worse
Question 40: It can be inferred from what Sir Anthony Seldon said in paragraph 3 that________
A. schools in the country used to have more time for handwriting practice
B. schools in the country have failed to preserve the beauty of English
C. people's handwriting generally reflects their intelligence and linguistic competence
D. the majority of doctors these days no longer write prescriptions by hand
Question 41: The word ''scrapping'' in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. reconsidering
B. eliminating
C. introducing
D. discouraging
Question 42: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Cambridge University’s move away from handwriting has already set an unprecedented example for
other schools to follow.

B. Sarah Pearsall acknowledged handwriting as an art form to be preserved among the current
generation of students at Cambridge University.
C. Sir Anthony Seldon claimed that learning to use great English was more important than learning to
write by hand beautifully.
D. Most of the tutors at Cambridge are skeptical of the university's decision regarding handwritten
exams
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: Physics is one of my favorite subjects when I was a student.
A
B
C
D
Question 44: Some manufacturers are not only raising their prices but also decreasing the production of
A
B
C
its products.
D
Question 45: The whole matter is farther complicated by the fact that Amanda and Jo refuse to
A
B
C
speak to each other.
D
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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: She started to play the piano 5 years ago.
A. She didn’t play the piano 5 years ago.
B. She has known how to play the piano for 5 years.
C. She played the piano 5 years ago.
D. The last time she played the piano was 5 years ago.
Question 47: Conan said to me, “If I were you, I would read different types of books in different ways.”
A. Conan ordered me to read different types of books in different ways.
B. I said to Conan to read different types of books in different ways to me.
C. I read different types of books in different ways to Conan as he told me.
D. Conan advised me to read different types of books in different ways.
Question 48: John is not here, perhaps he is ill.
A. John needn't be here because he is ill.
B. Because of his illness, John shouldn't have been here.
C. John might be ill, so he is not here.
D. John must be ill, so he is not here.
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: Nam was so rude to them last night. Now he feels regretful.
A. Nam regrets to have been so rude to them last night.
B. Nam regrets having so rude to them last night.
C. Nam wishes he hadn’t been so rude to them last night.
D. Nam wishes he weren’t so rude to them last night.
Question 50. He has great intelligence. He can solve all the problems very quicky
A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems very quickly.
B. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems very quickly.
C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems very quickly
D. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems very quickly.

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GIẢI CHI TIẾT
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. rained
B. jumped
C. arrived
D. followed
Kiến thức : Phát âm đi -ED
Giải thích: Quy tắc phát âm “ED”:
– Phát âm là /t/ khi từ có tận cùng bằng các phụ âm vô thanh: /θ/, /p/, /k/, /f/, /s/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/
– Phát âm là /id/ khi từ có tận cùng là các âm: /t/, /d/
– Phát âm là /d/ khi các từ có tận cùng là nguyên âm và các phụ âm hữu thanh còn lại
Question 2: A. sun
B. fun
C. hunt
D. put
Kiến thức : Phát âm nguyên âm
A. sun /ʌ/
B. fun /ʌ/ C. hunt /ʌ/
D. put /ʊ/
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. actor
B. adult
C. effort
D. area
Kiến thức trọng âm từ 2 âm tiết
A. actor
/'æktər/

(n) diễn viên
B. adult
/ə'dʌ1t/
(n) người trưởng thành
C. effort
/'efərt/
(n) nỗ lực
D. area
/ 'eriə/
(n) khu vực
Question 4: A. recommend B. fortunate
C. entertain
D. disappear
Kiến thức trọng âm từ 3 âm tiết
trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ nhất, còn lại rơi vào âm tiết ba.
A. recommend /ˌrekəˈmend/ (v) tiến cử, gợi ý
B. fortunate /ˈfɔːtʃənətli/ (adv) may mắn thay
C. entertain /ˌentəˈteɪn/ (v) giải trí
D. disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)/ (v) biến mất
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: He is very handsome, ________?
A. is he
B. are they
C. isn’t he
D. aren’t they
Với chủ ngữ là” he” và có động từ to be theo sau thì câu hỏi đi ta dùng isn’t he
Question 6: This house is going ______ by my mother
A. sold
B. to be sold
C. to sold

D. to sell
Kiến thức: Câu bị động: to be going to be+ VII
Giải chi tiết: Câu bị động thì tương lai gần vì nhấn mạnh ngơi nhà sẽ bị bán
Tạm dịch: Ngôi nhà sẽ bị bán bởi mẹ tôi..
Question 7: She likes reading books ________the library.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. from
In the library: trong thư viện
Question 8: ______ he worked, the more he earned.
A. The more hard
B. The hard
C. The harder
D. The hardest
Kiến thức: So sánh kép
Giải thích: Anh ta làm việc càng chăm chỉ, anh ta kiếm được càng nhiều tiền
Question 9: Indiana University, one of the largest in the nation, is located in a ______town.
A. small beautiful Midwestern
B. beautiful Midwestern small
C. Midwestern beautiful small
D. beautiful small Midwestern
Trật tự tính từ
OpSAShCOMP
Opinion- Size- Age- Shape- Colour- Origin- Material – Purpose
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beautiful – opinion; small – size; Midwestern – origin
Question 10: At this time last night when she came home, he _______ the newspaper.

A. is reading
B. was reading
C. is reading
D. read
Kiến thức : Thì q khứ tiếp diễn
Giải thích: Thì q khứ tiếp diễn nói về một hành động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ thì bị hành
động khác xen vào (hành động xen vào chia ở quá khứ đơn).
Công thức: S1 + was/ were + V1-ing when + S2 + V2-p1
Tạm dịch: Vào lúc này đêm qua khi cô về nhà, anh _đang đọc_ báo.
Question 11: People should stop smoking ________ it is extremely detrimental to health.
A. although
B. despite
C. because
D. because of
Although/Because + Clause,
because of và despite/ in spite of theo sau là cụm danh từ
Mọi người nên ngừng hút thuốc _bởi vì_ nó cực kỳ có hại cho sức khỏe.
Question 12: She will take management training course ________.
A. right after the epidemic has been controlled
B. as soon as the epidemic was controlled
C. when the epidemic had been controlled
D. until the epidemic will be controlled
Kiến thức về mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian
S + will + V... . ____... S + V(thì hiện tại)
Tạm dịch: Cơ ấy sẽ tham gia khóa đào tạo về quản lý ngay sau khi dịch được kiểm soát.
Question 13: ______ the email - supposedly from Boyd's Bank - to be genuine, she was tricked into
disclosing her credit card details.
A. Believe
B. Being believed
C. To believe

D. Having believed
Rút gọn mệnh đề trạng ngữ. Mệnh đề chủ động Having Vpp/ Ving
Khi tin rằng email - được cho là từ Boyd's Bank - là thật, cô đã bị lừa tiết lộ chi tiết thẻ tín dụng
của mình.
Question 14: The Internet has made ______ between distant parts of the world easier
A. communicate
B. communication
C. communicative
D. communicatively
Từ loại
Sau động từ “make” dùng danh từ
Internet đã làm cho việc liên lạc giữa các vùng xa xôi trên thế giới trở nên dễ dàng hơn
Question 15: That’s the trouble with the night shift. It ________your private life too much.
A. breaks in
B. breaks into
C. breaks through
D. breaks up
A. break in: đột nhập
B. break into: đột nhập, xâm phạm đến
C. break through: tìm ra những phát hiện mới mẻ
D. break up: chia tay
Dịch nghĩa. Đó là vấn để với ca trực đêm. Nó xâm phạm đến cuộc sống riêng tư của bạn quá
nhiều.
Question 16: Foreign students who are ________a decision about which school to attend may not know
exactly where the choices are located
A. doing
B. making
C. taking
D. having
Cụm: make a decision= decide: quyết định

Những sinh viên nước ngoài, người đang quyết định nhập học trường nào, có thể khơng biết
chính xác những lựa chọn/ địa điểm đó ở đâu
Question 17: The ________ of toothpaste are located in the health and beauty section of the
supermarket.
A. tubes
B. pints
C. sticks
D. quarts
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
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Giải thích:
A. tubes (n): tuýt
B. pints (n): panh
C. sticks (n): cái gậy
D. quarts (n): bình một lít
Tạm dịch: Các tt kem đánh răng nằm ở khu sức khỏe và sắc đẹp trong siêu thị.
Question 18: At the ________level, you can join three-year or four-year colleges.
A. primary
B. secondary
C. postgraduate
D. undergraduate
Kiến thức về từ vựng
A. primary /’praiməri/ (a): sơ đẳng, sơ cấp, tiểu học
B. secondary /’sekəndəri/ (a): trung học
C. postgraduate /,pəʊst'grædʒuət/ (a/n): sau khi tốt nghiệp đại học, sau đại học/ nghiên cứu sinh
D. undergraduate /,ʌndə'grædʒuət/ (n): sinh viên chưa tốt nghiệp
Tạm dịch: Ở cấp đại học, bạn có thể tham gia các trường cao đẳng ba năm hoặc bốn năm.
Question 19: Alex dreams of going on tour – he’s just waiting for his big ________ to get his foot in

the door of the music industry.
A. deal
B. break
C. cake
D. cheese
Kiến thức về cụm từ cố định
Xét các đáp án:
A. Deal /diːl/ (n): sự giao dịch, sự mua bán
B. Break /breɪk/ (n): một thời cơ, cơ may
C. Cake /keɪk/ (n): một cái bánh ngọt
D. Cheese /tʃiːz/ (n): phô mai
=> Cụm từ: big break: cơ hội đổi đời
Tạm dịch: Alex mơ ước được đi diễn - anh ta đang chờ đợi cơ hội lớn đến với anh ta để có thể
bước chân vào ngành công nghiệp âm nhạc.
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 20: Changes in attitudes, family values, generational status can occur in both the majority and
minority cultures as the two interact; however, typically one culture dominates.
A. normally
B. rarely
C. specially
D. uncommonly
A: normally= typically: điển hình, tiêu biểu
B: rarely: ít khi, hiếm khi
C: specially: đặc biệt, riêng biệt
D: uncommonly: phi thường, đặc biệt
Những thay đổi về thái độ, giá trị gia đình, tình trạng thế hệ có thể xảy ra ở cả hai nền văn hóa đa
số và thiểu số khi hai nền văn hóa này tương tác với nhau; tuy nhiên, thơng thường một nền văn
hóa thống trị.
Question 21: Flats which crucial tare both comfortable and reasonably priced are rare in the current

context of economic crisis.
A. unusual
B. uncommon
C. non–standard
D. non–existent
Rare= uncommon: hiếm khi, hiếm có
Căn hộ vừa thoải mái vừa có giá hợp lý là rất hiếm trong bối cảnh khủng hoảng kinh tế hiện nay.
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 22: We are very grateful to Professor Humble for his generosity in donating this wonderful
painting to the museum.
A. meanness
B. sympathy
C. gratitude
D. churlishness
Giáo sư Humble vì sự hào phóng của ông khi tặng bức tranh tuyệt vời này cho bảo tàng.)
A. meanness (n.): tính keo kiệt
B. sympathy (n.): sự thơng cảm
C. gratitude (n.): lịng biết ơn
D. churlishness (n.): tính thơ tục
Vậy generosity có nghĩa tương phản với phương án A.
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Question 23: The works of such men as the English philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes
helped pave the way for academic freedom in the modern sense.
A. terminate
B. prevent
C. initiate
D. lighten

(Các tác phẩm của những người như triết gia người Anh John Locke và Thomas Hobbes đã giúp
mở đường cho tự do học thuật theo nghĩa hiện đại.)
A. terminate (v.): chấm dứt
B. prevent (v.): ngăn chặn
C. initiate (v.): bắt đầu
D. lighten (v.): thắp sáng
Vậy pave the way for có nghĩa tương phản với phương án B.
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: Two students Jean and Daniel are talking about English.
- Jean: “Would you say that English is a global language?”
- Daniel: “________. ”
A. Yes, it has.
B. I like it.
C. Oh, absolutely.
D. Yes, it was ever.
Hai học sinh Jean và Danil đang nói chuyện với nhau về Tiếng anh
- Jean: bạn có cho rằng Tiêng anh là ngơn ngữ tồn cầu khơng?
- Danil:_________?
A. đúng rồi
B. tơi thích nó.
C. tơi hồn tồn đồng ý
D. đúng
Question 25: Sarah and Kathy are talking about bad habits of children
Sarah: “Children under ten shouldn't stay up late to play computer games. ”
Kathy: “______.It is not good for their health”
A. I don't quite agree with you
B. Yes, I share your opinion.
C. You are absolute wrong.
D. Surely, they shouldn't

Sarah và Kathy đang nói về những thói quen xấu của trẻ em
Sarah: “Trẻ em dưới mười tuổi không nên thức khuya để chơi trị chơi điện tử”
Kathy: “ ______. Nó khơng tốt cho sức khỏe của chúng”.
A. Tơi khơng hồn tồn đồng ý với bạn
B. Đúng, tôi chia sẻ ý kiến của bạn.
C. Bạn hoàn toàn sai. D. Chắc chắn rồi, chúng không nên.
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 video loggers
One rather unlikely word that has recently entered the language is “blog”, a shortened form of “web
log”. A blog is a diary posted on the Internet by the person writing it – the blogger (26)__________
presumably expects (27)__________ people to read it. It is ironical that modern technology is being
used to (28)__________ new life into such an old-fashioned form as the personal journal. And now, as
the technology about video camera is making easier to use, we have the video log, or “vlog”. Vlogging
does not require highly sophisticated equipment: a digital video camera, a high-speed Internet
connection and a host are all that is needed. Vloggers can put anything that takes their fancy onto their
personal website. Some vloggers have no ambitions rather than to show films they have shot while on
holiday in exotic places. (29)__________vlogs can also serve more ambitious purposes. For instance,
amateur film-makers who want to make a (30)__________ for themselves might publish their work on
the Internet. And increasingly, vlogs are being used to publicize political and social issues that are not
newsworthy enough to get coverage by the mass media. It is still too early to predict whether vlogging
will ever take off in a major way or if it is just a passing fad, but its potential is only now becoming
apparent.
(Adapted from weblog – Wikipedia – The free encyclopedia)
Question 26: A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. when
Đại từ quan hệ thay thế danh từ chỉ người “blogger”
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Question 27: A. the others
B. other
OTHER+ danh từ đếm được số nhiều

C. another

D. others

Question 28: A. add
B. inhale
C. insert
D. breathe
Kiến thức về từ vựng:
A. add: thêm
B. inhale: hít vào
C. insert: chèn
D. breathe: thổi
Căn cứ vào nghĩa của câu
It is ironical that modern technology is being used to breathe new life into such an oldfashioned form as the personal journal.( Thật trớ trêu khi công nghệ hiện đại đang được sử dụng
để thổi sức sống mới vào một hình thức lỗi thời như thể là tạp chí cá nhân. )
Question 29: A. However
B. Hence
C. Moreover
D. Therefore
Một số vlogger khơng có tham vọng hơn là chiếu những bộ phim họ đã quay khi đi nghỉ ở những
nơi xa lạ. (29) __________ vlog cũng có thể phục vụ những mục đích đầy tham vọng hơn.
Question 30: A. publicity
B. fame

C. name
D. promotion
Kiến thức về từ vựng- cụm từ cố định
Make a name: đặt tên/ tạo nên tên tuôi
Căn cứ vào nghĩa của câu
For instance, amateur film-makers who want to make a name for themselves might publish their
work on the Internet. (Ví dụ, các nhà làm phim nghiệp dư muốn tạo tên tuổi cho mình có thể
xuất bản tác phẩm của họ trên Internet.)
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.
Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It
can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It
includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal
learning. The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics
on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability,
education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to
discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education in infancy. Education,
then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of
school, and one that should be an integral part of one's entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from
one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time,
take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on.
The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the
workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subjects being taught. For
example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about
political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There
are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.
Question 31: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The more years students go to school, the better their education is.
B. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework.

C. The best school teach a wide variety of subject.
D. Education and schooling are quite different experiences.
Ý chính của đoạn văn là gì?
A. Học sinh đi học càng nhiều năm thì học lực càng tốt.
B. Học sinh được hưởng lợi từ các trường học, nơi đòi hỏi nhiều giờ và bài tập về nhà.
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C. Trường tốt nhất dạy nhiều môn học.
D. Giáo dục và đi học là những trải nghiệm hoàn toàn khác nhau.
Question 32: The word “chance” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to________.
A. lively
B. unexpected
C. passive
D. usual
Từ đồng nghĩa từ: từ “ chance : ở đoạn 1 gần nghĩa với……….
A. lively: sinh động
B. unexpected : bất ngờ, đột ngột
C. passive
: thờ ơ
D. usual: thông thường
Căn cưa vào nghĩa của câu
A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of
other religions. People are engaged in education in infancy. Education, then, is a very broad,
inclusive term.( Một cuộc trị chuyện tình cờ với một người lạ có thể khiến một người khám phá
ra những tơn giáo khác ít được biết đến. Mọi người đang tham gia vào giáo dục trong giai đoạn
trứng nước. Giáo dục,bao gồm sau đó, là một thuật ngữ rất rộng)
Question 33: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers________.
A. slices of reality
B. similar textbooks

C. boundaries
D. seats
The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of
the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subjects being
taught
Question 34: The passage support which of the following conclusions?
A. Education systems need to be radically reformed.
B. Going to school is only part of how people become educated.
C. Education involves many years of professional training.
D. Without formal education, people would remain ignorant.
Đoạn văn hỗ trợ kết luận nào sau đây?
A. Hệ thống giáo dục cần được cải cách triệt để.
B. Đi học chỉ là một phần trong cách mọi người trở nên có học thức.
C. Giáo dục liên quan đến đào tạo chuyên nghiệp nhiều năm.
D. Nếu khơng có giáo dục chính quy, mọi người sẽ vẫn dốt nát.
Question 35: Which of the following is NOT mentioned as agents of education?
A. a distinguished eminent scientist
B. a respected grandparent
C. the people debating politics on the radio
D. political problems
Điều nào sau đây KHÔNG được đề cập là tác nhân của giáo dục?
A. một nhà khoa học lỗi lạc nổi tiếng B. một ơng bà được kính trọng
C. mọi người tranh luận về chính trị trên đài phát thanh D. các vấn đề chính trị
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.
Cambridge University is considering axing compulsory written exams, allowing students to use laptops
or iPads instead, after tutors complained that students' handwriting is becoming illegible. Academics say
the move, which would bring an end to over 800 years of tradition, has come about because students
rely too heavily on laptops in lectures, and are losing the ability to write by hand.
Dr Sarah Pearsall, a senior lecturer at Cambridge University, said handwriting is becoming a ''lost art''

among the current generation of students. She added, ''It's increasingly hard for our examiners to read
students' scripts. Those with illegible writing are forced to come back to their college during the
summer holidays to read their answers aloud in the presence of two university administrators. It's
extraordinarily commendable that the University is considering reforms to its examination practices.''
Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham, said it is inevitable that
universities will move to computers as handwriting deteriorates in the coming years. ''We have to
accept the reality. Handwriting has now become an optional, not a necessary, part of education. There
simply isn't the same time in the curriculum for learning elegant, beautiful handwriting. Life is so quick
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now. Everybody writes as if they were a doctor writing a prescription, '' he said. ''Handwriting is not
necessary for great thought, great English, or great intelligence. Some of our finest wordsmiths today
write using laptops, and we have to fight to preserve what is really important, such as the use of great
English or great sentence structures. ''
Others, however, were not very positive about the move. Tracey Trussell, a handwriting expert, urged
Cambridge to ensure that students continue to write by hand. She said, ''It's vital that people continue to
write by hand. Writing by hand improves memory and equates to a higher rate of comprehension and
information retention. '' There is also concern that schools could follow Cambridge's example by
moving away from handwriting. Dr Jane Medwell, Associate Professor of Education at the University
of Nottingham, is concerned that scrapping handwritten exams in universities could prompt
''downward curriculum pressure'' on primary and secondary schools to follow suit.
(Adapted from http: //www. telegraph. co. uk)
Question 36: Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Cambridge University in an Attempt to Improve Students' Handwriting
B. Cambridge University Pondering Changes to its Exam Practices
C. Cambridge University Attacked again for Abolishing Written Exams
D. Cambridge University to Replace Written with Oral Exams
Câu đầu của bài khóa: “Cambridge University is considering axing compulsory written exams,
allowing students to use laptops or iPads instead, after tutors complained that students’

handwriting is becoming illegible.Dịch: Đại học Cambridge đang cân nhắc loại bỏ những kì thi
viết và cho phép sinh viên sử dụng máy tính xách tay hoặc iPads thay thế, sau khi nhiều giảng
viên phàn nàn rằng chữ viết tay của sinh viên đang trở nên không thể đọc nổi.
A. Đại học Cambridge cố gắng cải thiện chữ viết tay của sinh viên
B. Đại học Cambridge đang cân nhắc thay đổi về hình thức của các kì thi.
C. Đại học Cambridge lại bị tấn cơng nhằm loại bỏ kì thi viết.
D. Đại học Cambridge thay thế kì thi viết bằng thi vấn đáp
Question 37: According to paragraph 1, Cambridge University has a long-standing tradition
of________.
A. offering academic tutorials
B. organising handwritten exams
C. relying heavily on technology
D. training students in legible handwriting
Thông tin nào về những thủ khoa kì thi tuyển sinh đại học khơng được đề cập đến trong
bài?
A. Đa số những người này là con nhà nghèo nhưng thông minh và hiếu học.
B. Họ được hi vọng là sẽ tìm ra cách để cải thiện cuộc sống của gia đình mình.
C. Thành cơng của họ huy hồng hơn vì họ tham dự nhiều lớp học hơn những người khác.
D. Những học sinh này được khâm phục bởi nghị lực phi phường.
Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 1:
Every summer, when the results of university entrance exam come out, many newspaper stories
are published about students who are top-scorers across the country. Most portray students as
hard-working, studious, smart and, generally, from low-income families. They are often
considered heroes or heroines by their families, communes, villages and communities. And they
symbolise the efforts made to lift them and their relatives, out of poverty. The students are often
too poor to attend any extra-classes, which make their achievements more illustrious and more
newsworthy. (Mỗi mùa hè, khi kết quả kì thi tuyển sinh đại học xuất hiện, nhiều câu chuyện trên
báo chí được xuất bản về những sinh viên là những người thủ khoa trên toàn quốc. Hầu hết
chân dung các sinh viên đều chăm chỉ, hiếu học, thơng minh và nói chung, xuất thân từ các gia
đình có thu nhập thấp. Họ thường được coi là anh hùng hay nữ anh hùng bởi gia đình, xã, làng

và cộng đồng của họ. Và họ tượng trưng cho những nỗ lực được thực hiện để đưa họ và người
thân của họ thốt khỏi đói nghèo. Các sinh viên thường quá nghèo để tham dự bất kỳ lớp học
thêm nào, điều này làm cho thành tích của họ thêm lừng lẫy và đáng chú ý hơn.)
Question 38: The word ''Those'' in paragraph 2 refers to________.
A. examiners
B. students
C. scripts
D. administrators
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Từ “ those” trong đoạn số 2 thay thế cho “ students”
Question 39: The word "deteriorates'' in paragraph 3 mostly means________.
A. remains unchanged
B. becomes more important
C. improves gradually
D. gets worse and worse
“ deteriorates” = “ gets worse and worse”
Question 40: It can be inferred from what Sir Anthony Seldon said in paragraph 3 that________
A. schools in the country used to have more time for handwriting practice
B. schools in the country have failed to preserve the beauty of English
C. people's handwriting generally reflects their intelligence and linguistic competence
D. the majority of doctors these days no longer write prescriptions by hand
Suy luận
Câu hỏi ý chính trong đoạn văn
Có thể suy ra từ lời của Sir Anthony Seldon trong đoạn 3 rằng trường học đã từng dành nhiều
thời gian cho việc luyện viết chữ đẹp.
Từ lời phát biểu của Sir Anthony Seldon “We have to accept the reality. Handwriting has now
become an optional, not necessary, part of education. There simply isn’t the same time in the
curriculum for learning elegant, beautiful handwriting...”

Question 41: The word ''scrapping'' in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. reconsidering
B. eliminating
C. introducing
D. discouraging
Câu hỏi nghĩa của từ
Từ “scrapping” trong đoạn 4 có nghĩa gần nhất với từ “eliminating”
Scrap (v): loại bỏ, thải bỏ
Question 42: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Cambridge University’s move away from handwriting has already set an unprecedented example for
other schools to follow.
B. Sarah Pearsall acknowledged handwriting as an art form to be preserved among the current
generation of students at Cambridge University.
C. Sir Anthony Seldon claimed that learning to use great English was more important than learning to
write by hand beautifully.
D. Most of the tutors at Cambridge are skeptical of the university's decision regarding handwritten
exams
Câu hỏi ý chính trong bài
Sir Anthony Seldon khẳng định rằng sử dụng tiếng Anh tốt quan trọng hơn là học viết tay thật
đẹp.
Từ lời phát biểu của Sir Anthony Seldon trong đoạn 3 “Handwriting is not necessary for great
thought, great English, or great intelligence [...] we have to fight to preserve what is really
important, such as the use of great English
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: Physics is one of my favorite subjects when I was a student.
A
B
C
D

Lỗi thì của động từ
Vế sau là thì quá khứ nên vế trước cũng ở quá khứ
Question 44: Some manufacturers are not only raising their prices but also decreasing the production of
A
B
C
its products.
D
Lỗi dùng đại từ thay thế
Danh từ “manufacturers” danh từ số nhiều nên phải dùng đại từ “their”
Question 45: The whole matter is farther complicated by the fact that Amanda and Jo refuse to
A
B
C
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speak to each other.
D
Kiến thức về từ vựng
Cả “farther” và “further” đều là dạng so sánh hơn của từ “far”. Tuy nhiên, chúng có sự khác
nhau như
sau:
+ Farther: xa hơn (về khoảng cách địa lí)
+ Further: xa hơn, sâu hơn (về mức độ, tính chất)
Tạm dịch: Tồn bộ vấn đề phức tạp hơn bởi thực tế là Amanda và Jo từ chối nói chuyện với
nhau.
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: She started to play the piano 5 years ago.

A. She didn’t play the piano 5 years ago.
B. She has known how to play the piano for 5 years.
C. She played the piano 5 years ago.
D. The last time she played the piano was 5 years ago.
Sử dụng công thức sau đây:
S + began/ started + V-ing / To V … in + time (May, 1990,…)
time (years, month,..) + ago
 S + have/has + Ved/3…………….. since/ for + time
have/has + been + V-ing…….
Đề: Cô ấy đã biết cách chơi đàn piano được 5 năm trước. Dựa vào nghĩa câu đã cho => chọn B
Dịch: Cô ấy đã bắt đầu chơi piano từ 5 năm trước.
Question 47: Conan said to me, “If I were you, I would read different types of books in different ways.”
A. Conan ordered me to read different types of books in different ways.
B. I said to Conan to read different types of books in different ways to me.
C. I read different types of books in different ways to Conan as he told me.
D. Conan advised me to read different types of books in different ways.
Câu điều kiện loại 2 với mệnh đề đk “If I were you” dùng để thể hiện lời khuyên nên khí chuyển
sang gián tiếp ta dùng động từ “advise sb to V”
Question 48: John is not here, perhaps he is ill.
A. John needn't be here because he is ill.
B. Because of his illness, John shouldn't have been here.
C. John might be ill, so he is not here.
D. John must be ill, so he is not here.
Câu diễn tả suy đốn sự việc có thể xảy ra (không chắc chắn – perhap) ở hiện tại => might + V
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: Nam was so rude to them last night. Now he feels regretful.
A. Nam regrets to have been so rude to them last night.
B. Nam regrets having so rude to them last night.
C. Nam wishes he hadn’t been so rude to them last night.

D. Nam wishes he weren’t so rude to them last night.
Câu điều ước trong quá khứ  dùng quá khứ hoàn thành
Question 50. He has great intelligence. He can solve all the problems very quicky
A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems very quickly.
B. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems very quickly.
C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems very quickly
D. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems very quickly.
Cấu trúc đảo từ: So + adj + be + S + that + clause
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Câu gốc: Anh ta rất thơng minh. Anh ta có thể giải quyết tất cả các vấn đề rất nhanh

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