Đề thi thử THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2020 - THPT Nguyễn Thái Bình

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TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN THÁI BÌNH
(ĐỀ THAM KHẢO)

KỲ THI TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG QUỐC GIA NĂM 2020
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.
Question 1: A. interviewed
Question 2:

A. bought

B. finished

C. worked

D. dressed

B. sought

C. drought

D. fought

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.
Question 3: A. argument
Question 4:

A. exceptions

B. apartment

C. compliment

D. kindergarten

B. uncertainty

C. identifier

D. disappointments

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. Once ______ in large quantities, these products will be more affordably priced.
A. are produced

B. having produced

C. produced

D. producing

Question 6. If she _______ the train last night, she would be here now.
A. took

B. were taking

C. had taken

D. had taken

Question 7. This small town developed ______ I had expected.
A.not fast as

B. much faster than

C. slowly than

D. as much fast as

Question 8. As the two teams left the football ground, the 100,000 ___ gave them a standing ovation.
A. bystanders

B. spectators

C. viewers

D. audiences

Question 9. That carcinogenic substances _______ in many common household items is well-known.
A. are contained

B. containing

C. are containing

D. contained

Question 10. It turned out that we _______ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several
hours.
A. needn’t have

B.should have

C. mustn’t have

D. hadn’t

Question 11. Residents were warned not to be extravagant with water, _______ the low rainfall this year.
A.
D. irrespective of

with a view to

B. in view of

C. regardless of

Question 12: He did not do well at school and left with few _________ qualifications.
A. academic

B. academy

C. academician

D. academically

Question 13. George took _______ of the fine weather to feed his baby tiger in the garden.
A. advantage

B. interest

C. profit

D. charge

Question 14. We’ve been together through_______ in our friendship, and we won’t desert each other
now.
A.bad and good

B. thick and thin

C. odds and ends

D. high and low

Question 15: Sarah delivered a(n) _______ appeal to the court and asked for mercy.


A. affectionate

B. sentimental

C. sensational

D. emotional

Question 16: By the end of next year, we _______ this advanced training course.
A. are finishing

B. have finished

C. will have finished D. will be finished

Question 17: A (n) _____child means a child who behaves badly and saddens his parents.
A. active

B. insubordinate

C. obedient

D. hard - working

Question 18. Pasteur _______all his life to science.
A. devoted

B. appealed

C. contributed

D. applied

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 19. Just like Mahatma Gandhi, who advocated non-violent methods of struggle, Picasso
fought against fascism by peaceful means.

A.

used

B. determined

C. insisted

D. supported

Question 20: At the meeting, Ms. Volatile always manages to put her foot in her mouth.
A. trip over her big feet

B. say the wrong thing

C. move rapidly

D. fall asleep

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 21. Lauren’s predominant features, what you first noticed about her, were her stunning black
hair and large, dark eyes.
A.
D. evident

inadequate

B. unnoticeable

C. universal

Question 22. Man’s first walk on the moon in 1969 made history.
A. was quickly forgotten and unheard of

B. was meaningful enough to influence history

C. made a start on modern times

D. became an important page of human history

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.
Questions 23: Monica and Mathew are on the way home.
Monica: "I think we should recycle these bags. It will help protect the environment."
Mathew: "........."
A. I can't agree with you more.

B. It's rubbish. We shouldn't use it.

C. You can say that again.

D. Never mind.

Question 24 : Jane is making a call for Mrs. Smith but she isn’t on the phone
Jane: Hello, I’d like to speak with Mrs. Smith.

Daisy: “ __________”

A. Who are you?

B. Hang on, please, I will put you through.

C. Sure

D. Of course you could

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 25. Most doctors agree that it is not good for patients to lay in bed without exercising.
A

B

C

D

Question 26. The number of wildlife habitat reserves have been established in order to save
A

B

C

endangered species from extinction.
D
Question 27. Despite America’s affluence, many people are without jobs, on welfare, and have a lot of

A

B

C

D

debts.
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 28 to 32.
Singapore was one of the five original member countries that (28) _____ ASEAN in 1967. (29)
_________ its independence in 1965, Singapore has become one of the world’s most prosperous
countries. Singapore is highly ranked for its economic competitiveness, and it was the world’s most (30)
________ country from 1997 to 1999 as ranked by the World Economic Forum.
Singapore has (31)______ an impressive recovery after the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998 . The
government is currently restructuring the economy by promoting higher-value-added activities in line
with a knowledge-based” economy, and by opening up protected sectors such as financial services to
increase overall efficiency. Various bilateral free-trade agreements are also being negotiated to improve
market access and (32) _______ foreign investment inflows
Question 28. A. founded

B. set for

C. establishes

D. held

Question 29. A. with

B. for

C. since

D. because of

Question 30. A. competitiveness

B. competitor

C. competing

D. competitive

Question 31. A. done

B. made

C. had

D. improved

Question 32. A. lead

B. dispose

C. encourage

D. call

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.
The population of the world is growing very fast. In the last 40 years, it has doubled. By the year 2200, it
will be about 10,000 million. Our cities will be much bigger. There will be more factories and more
roads. We will need more water and more natural resources. Experts say that we will have serious
problems in the future. They say that we must change the way we use energy and natural resources now.
Every day we throw away millions of tones of rubbish. Half of this is paper that we can use again. A
typical family in Europe or America throws away more than l tone of rubbish each year, but we can
recycle most of this. If we recycle things, we can save money, energy, and natural resources. Recycling
the Sunday New York Times newspaper, for example, will save 75,000 trees every week.
A lot of rubbish we throw away is not biodegradable. Plastic, mental and chemicals will not disappear for
hundreds of years. We also produce a lot of unnecessary things, such as packaging. All of this pollutes
the air, the land 'and the water. Pollution will be a very big problem in the future. We must avoid using
non-biodegradable material. We must also reduce the amount of unnecessary things that we produce and
use. In shops, for example, we can say ‘No, thanks!’ to the packaging that comes with the things we buy.


Many natural resources are not renewable. Coal, gas, oil, metals and minerals, for example, will finish
one day. Other resources take a long time to grow, such as trees, or they are not always available, such as
water. We have to reduce the amount of resources and energy that we use. We also have to find
alternative ways to make energy. We can use the sun, the wind, the sea and the heat of the Earth.
Question 33: The certain consequence of a fast growing population is that……….
A. the number of people on earth is going to double
B. there will be more natural resources
C. the change in the way people use energy
D. the lack of water and resources
Question 34: Which of the following is NOT true about recycling?
A. We can save money.
B. A major part of rubbish is recyclable.
C. Every day millions tones of rubbish are reused.

D. 75,000 trees will be saved if we recycle one day newspaper.
Question 35: The word ‘this’ in the passage refers to ……….
A. packaging

B. rubbish

C. the non-biodegradable

D. plastic

Question 36: The word ‘alternative’ is closest in meaning to…………..
A. unusual

B. cleaner

C. different

D. changeable

Question 37: Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Overpopulation

B. Ways to save the resources

C. Other alternative energy

D. Future threat to our lives

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.

Smart cards and mobile phones are becoming an increasingly popular way to make all sorts of payments.
Even now, in Japan thousands of transactions, from paying rail tickets to picking up the groceries, take
place every day with customers passing their handsets across a small flat-screen device. And predictions
in the world of finance reckon that payments using mobile phones will have risen to more than $50 billion
in the very near future.
What's the appeal of e-cash? Compared to cheques or credit cards, it offers the speed of cash, but more so.
It takes just one tenth of a second to complete most transactions and as no change is required, errors in
counting are eliminated. Fraud and theft are also reduced and for the retailer, it reduces the cost of
handling money. Sony's vision of having a chip embedded in computers. TVs and games consoles means
that films, music and games can be paid for easily and without having to input credit card details.
And what about the future of the banks? Within grip on the market, banks and credit-card firms want to
be in a position to collect most of the fees from the users of mobile and contactless-payment systems. But
the new system could prove to be a "disruptive technology" as far as the banks are concerned. If payments
for a few coffees, a train ticket and a newspaper are made every day by a commuter with a mobile, this
will not appear on their monthly credit card statements but on their mobile phone statements. And having
spent fortunes on branding, credit-card companies and banks do not want to see other payment systems
gaining popularity. It's too early to say whether banks will miss out and if so, by how much. However,
quite a few American bankers are optimistic. They feel there is reason to be suspicious of those who
predict that high-street banks may be a thing of the past. They point out that Internet banking did not


result in the closure of their high-street branches as was predicted. On the contrary, more Americans than
ever are using local branches. So, as to whether we'll become a totally cash-free society or not, we’ll have
to wait and see.
Question 38: What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. The absence of traditional payment methods
B. The increasing popularity of new payment methods
C. Predictions of future payment methods
D. Japan's advanced forms of payment
Question 39: Why does the author mention "a small flat-screen device" in the first paragraph?

A. to criticize the e-cash system

B. to exemplify the e-cash system

C. to praise the e-cash system

D. to inform the e-cash system

Question 40: The word "embedded” in line 9 is closest in meaning to……
A. integrated

B. isolated

C generated

D. manufactured

Question 41: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. A lot of money has been invested into the new payment system by banks.
B. Payments using smart cards may increase to more than $50 billion.
C. Rail tickets can be purchased by mobile phones or smart cards in Japan.
D. Dealers are freed from handling money thanks to e-cash.
Question 42: The author mentions the case of commuters in the third paragraph to illustrate …….
A. the modern technology of the e-cash system
B. the banks' cooperation with credit-card companies
C. the transferrability of the system
D. a possible drawback of the system
Question 43: What does the author think may happen in the future?
A. Banks will collect their fees through credit-card companies.
B. Daily expenses on drinks and tickets will appear on phone statements.

C. Americans will no longer go to their local bank branches.
D. Credit-card companies and banks will want to promote cash.
Question 44: The word "their" in line 20 refers to …… .
A. credit cards

B. Internet banking

C. American bankers

D. high-street banks

Question 45: How does the writer seem to feel about the future of banks?
A. uncertain

B. optimistic

C. pessimistic

D. neutral

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. People who are unhappy sometimes try to compensate by eating too much.
A. Unhappy people are usually overweight because they tend to eat too much.
B. Eating too much occasionally makes people unhappy and depressed.


C. For some people, eating too much is a reason to be miserable.
D. When depressed, people may attempt to offset their misery by overeating.
Question 47. The fire must have been started on purpose; otherwise, it couldn’t have caused so much

damage.
A. The fire might have been very serious if nobody had tried to prevent it.
B. Seeing that it destroyed so many things, the fire can’t have been accidental
C. If someone were to start a fire there, it could prove highly damaging
D. No one can say for sure how the fire broke out, but the harm it did is obvious.
Question 48 “I am very pleased at how things have turned out.” She said to her employees
A. She asked her employees how things had turned out and was pleased to know it.
B. She expressed her satisfaction with the ways things had turned out.
C. She complimented her employees for making things turn out
D. She wanted her employees to tell her how many things had turned out.
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. Emily didn’t receive a scholarship. Emily is a good student.
A. Despite being a good student, Emily didn’t receive a scholarship.
B. Emily didn’t receive a scholarship unless she is a good student.
C. Though a good student, but Emily didn’t receive a scholarship.
D. She didn’t receive a scholarship as Emily is a good student.
Question 50. He was very tired. He agreed to help me with my homework.
A. Tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my homework.
B. Despite being very tired, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
C. Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my homework.
D. As tired as was he, he agreed to help me with my homework.
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ĐÁP ÁN

1A

11B

21B

31B

41B

2C

12A

22A

32C

42D

3B

13A

23A

33D

43B

4D

14B

24B

34C

44C

5C

15D

25C

35C

45D

6D

16C

26A

36C

46D

7B

17B

27D

37B

47B

8B

18A

28A

38B

48B

9D

19D

29C

39B

49A

10A

20B

30D

40A

50A