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ĐỀ SỐ 02
(Đề thi có 06 trang)

ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2020
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. upsets
B. repeats
C. collects
D. commands
Question 2: A. swallow
B. same
C. page
D. taste
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. garbage
B. household
C. allow
D. follow
Question 4: A. confidence B. computer
C. indicate
D. maximum
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: She'll have less time to study if she ______ a part-time job.
A. takes
B. took

C. take
D. had taken
Question 6: Scientists developed the Internet when they ______ for a way to create a national
computer communication network.
A. are looking
B. will walk
C. has been walking D. were looking
Question 7: It was a nasty memory. Do you remember both of us wearing sunglasses to avoid
______ by the supervisors?
A. being recognized
B. to be recognized C. to recognize
D. recognizing
Question 8: The man ______ to the hospital after the accident has recovered quickly.
A. sending
B. having sent
C. sent
D. was sent
Question 9: Internet and social networks help us easily interact ______ people all over the
world.
A. out
B. to
C. for
D. with
Question 10: She will send me the design of my new house ______.
A. after she had finished it
B. while she was finishing it
C. as soon as she has finished it
D. before she finished it
Question 11: They haven’t finished their homework, ______?
A. do they

B. haven’t they
C. don’t they
D. have they
Question 12: They certainly knew that their task was difficult ______ two previous attempts had
failed.
A. because
B. although
C. in spite of
D. because of
Question 13: It was such a ______ victory that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it.
A. surprised
B. surprising
C. surprise
D. surprisingly
Question 14: ______ are that stock price will go up in the coming months.
A. Chances
B. Opportunities
C. Possibilities
D. Conditions
Question 15: I really enjoy being with my father. He has got a really good ______ of humour.


A. sense
B. way
C. mood
D. feeling
Question 16: The biggest fear is that humans might ______ control over robots.
A. gain
B. keep
C. lose

D. take
Question 17: The Japanese market ______ 35 per cent of the company's revenue.
A. let in
B. care for
C. take in
D. accounts for
Question 18: A demonstration is an act of showing by giving proof or ______ evidence.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø (no article)
Question 19: She was a minister with considerable influence in the ______ of power.
A. corridors
B. cabinets
C. priorities
D. concepts
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: By the end of the storm, the hikers had depleted even their emergency stores.
A. lost
B. greatly dropped
C. destroyed
D. used almost all of
Question 21: Her parents are growing increasingly concerned by her erratic behaviour.
A. answerable
B. angelic
C. anxious
D. ancestral
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: This product is hazardous to the eyes and should be kept out of reach of children.
A. dangerous
B. useful
C. safe
D. interesting
Question 23: After their long-standing conflict had been resolved, the two families decided to
bury the hatchet.
A. become enemies
B. become friends
C. give up weapons D.
reach
an
agreement
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 24: - May: "From my point of view, all family members should share the chores
equally." - Tam: “______”
A. It's a breathtaking view.
B. You lied to me.
C. But you're right.
D. There's no doubt about it.
Question 25: - Nam: “Would you like something to drink?” - Hoa: “______”
A. Could I have some water?
B. For sure.
C. I didn’t.
D. That’s right.
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.
It is true that keeping fit will benefit a person’s health in many ways. It has become clear in
recent years, that a large number of people are doing less and less exercise, and this is now

causing (26) ______ serious illnesses, putting a strain on doctors and hospitals. However, some
experts believe that too much exercise can do just as much damage.
Although it is true that moderate exercise such as walking can be very beneficial to a
person’s health, it is not the only one factor (27) ______ keeps us healthy. Diet is also extremely


important, nd I would argue that it is probably even more important than exercise, although the
ideal is for both of these factors to work together. It seems to me that many people are unwilling
to put in the effort required to become fitter.
(28) ______, too much exercise can also cause problems. So, people are (29) ______ to
take moderate exercise and eat moderately healthily rather than embarking on extreme diets and
training. In too many instances, ultra–fit people have had heart attacks or dropped down dead.
In all, governments need to find ways of motivating people to (30) ______ responsibility
for their own health. People need to realize that eating healthy food does not have to cost a
fortune, nor is it difficult to prepare healthy meals themselves. People need to be better educated
about their health.
Question 26: A. much
B. any
C. many
D. other
Question 27: A. who
B. when
C. which
D. what
Question 28: A. For example B. However
C. Therefore
D. In fact
Question 29: A. encouraged B. discouraged
C. courage
D.

encouragement
Question 30: A. do
B. make
C. give
D. take
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.
A leading question among anthropologists is: what exactly led to the development of
human cities? Basically, modern humans have existed on earth for over 100,000 years. Yet it is
only in the last 8,000 years that they have begun to gather in significant numbers and form cities.
Prior to that period, humans existed in small family or tribal groups, generally consisting of
fewer than 100 individuals. What, then, led humans to make the dramatic shift from living in
small groups to living in large, organized cities? It seems that the development of cities required
a particular set of circumstances.
First, it required a minimum population density. For much of their early history, humans
existed only in small numbers. This is due to the fact that early humans relied on hunting and
gathering wild foods for their survival. Even the most fertile land would only support a relatively
small number of predators, so it was not until humans began to practice agriculture that they
were able to gather in large enough numbers to form cities.
Furthermore, the development of a city could only be possible if a large number of people
shared a common language, culture and religion. Without such unifying factors, a cooperative,
peaceful existence among large numbers of people would have been impossible.
Finally, it seems that early humans needed to be faced with a large problem, which one
small group of individuals could not solve on its own. Only when large-scale cooperation was
needed to overcome a problem would humans come together to form cities.
Question 31: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Factors bringing about the development of human cities
B. How population density affects the development of human cities
C. Why a shared language makes a peaceful human city

D. Problems solved by cooperation of a large group
Question 32: The word "circumstances" in paragraph 1 mostly means ______.
A. events
B. preparations
C. examples
D. conditions
Question 33: According to the passage, factors of the development of a city do not include
______.
A. a shared culture
B. people’s gathering
C. peaceful existence
D. large-scale collaboration
Question 34: The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. predators
B. humans
C. cities
D. foods
Question 35: Which of the following is TRUE about the development of a city as stated in the
passage?
A. A large area of fertile land enabled a city to develop.
B. A shared language, culture and religion enabled a city to develop.
C. A large and complicated problem enabled a city to develop.
D. A group with a minimal number of members enabled a city to develop.
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.
Even before the turn of the century, movies began to develop in two major directions: the
realistic and the formalistic. Realism and formalism are merely general, rather than absolute,
terms. When used to suggest a tendency toward either polarity, such labels can be helpful, but in
the end, they are still just labels.

Few films are exclusively formalist in style, and fewer yet are completely realist. There is
also an important difference between realism and reality, although this distinction is often
forgotten. Realism is a particular style, whereas physical reality is the source of all the raw
materials of film, both realistic and formalistic. Virtually all movie directors go to the
photographable world for their subject matter, but what they do with this material - how they
shape and manipulate it determines their stylistic emphasis.
Generally speaking, realistic films attempt to reproduce the surface of concrete reality with
a minimum of distortion. In photographing objects and events, the filmmaker tries to suggest the
copiousness of life itself. Both realist and formalist film directors must select (and hence
emphasize) certain details from the chaotic sprawl of reality. But the element of selectivity in
realistic films is less obvious. Realists, in short, try to preserve the illusion that their film world
is unmanipulated, an objective mirror of the actual world. Formalists, on the other hand, make no
such pretence. They deliberately stylize and distort their raw materials so that only the very
naive would mistake a manipulated image of an object or event for the real thing.
We rarely notice the style in a realistic movie; the artist tends to be self-effacing. Some
filmmakers are more concerned with what is being shown than how it is manipulated. The
camera is used conservatively. It is essentially a recording mechanism that reproduces the surface
of tangible objects with as little commentary as possible. A high premium is placed on


simplicity, spontaneity, and directness. This is not to suggest that these movies lack artistry,
however, for at its best the realistic cinema specializes in art that conceals art.

Question 36: What does the article mainly discuss?
A. Acting styles
B. Film plots
C. Styles of filmmaking
D. Filmmaking 100 years ago
Question 37: Which statement is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Realism and formalism are outdated terms.

B. Most films are neither exclusively realistic nor formalistic.
C. Realistic films are more popular than formalistic ones.
D. Formalistic films are less artistic than realistic ones.
Question 38: According to the pasage, who is primarily responsible for the style of a film?
A. The director
B. The actors
C. The producer
D. The camera operator
Question 39: The word "preserve" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. encourage
B. maintain
C. reflect
D. attain
Question 40: The word "They" in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. films
B. realists
C. formalists
D. raw materials
Question 41: According to paragraph 3, how can one recognize the formalist style?
A. It uses familiar images.
B. It is very impersonal.
C. It mirrors the actual world.
D. It obviously manipulates images.
Question 42: The word "tangible" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. concrete
B. complex
C. various
D. comprehensible
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: Life is not easy for those who is without jobs.
A. Life
B. easy for
C. who is
D. without jobs
Question 44: My sister is interested in cooking good meals, taking care of her pets, and chat
with friends.
A. interested
B. taking
C. chat
D. friends
Question 45: Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.
A. Despite of
B. in air fares
C. most people
D. to travel
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: The living room isn’t as big as the kitchen.
A. The living room is bigger than the kitchen.
B. The kitchen is smaller than the living room.
C. The kitchen is bigger than the living room.
D. The kitchen is not bigger than the living room.


Question 47: “I went to the supermarket to buy some vegetable yesterday,” Linda said.
A. Linda said that she went to the supermarket to buy some vegetable yesterday.
B. Linda said that I had gone to the supermarket to buy some vegetable yesterday.
C. Linda said that I would go to the supermarket to buy some vegetable the day before.
D. Linda said that she had gone to the supermarket to buy some vegetable the day before.

Question 48: It isn’t necessary for you to write the essay now.
A. You don’t have to write the essay now. B. You should write the essay now.
C. You mustn’t write the essay now.
D. You need write the essay now.
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: You don’t understand the lesson. You keep talking in the class.
A. Unless you keep talking in the class, you won't understand the lesson.
B. Provided you kept talking in the class, you would understand the lesson.
C. As long as you kept talking in the class, you would understand the lesson.
D. If you keep talking in the class, you won't understand the lesson.
Question 50: My daughter couldn’t speak a word. She could do that when she was three.
A. Not until my daughter was three, she could speak a word.
B. It was before my daughter was three that she could speak a word.
C. Not until my daughter was three could she speak a word.
D. My daughter couldn’t speak a word even after she was three.
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ĐỀ SỐ 02
(Đề thi có 06 trang)

ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2020
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. upsets
B. repeats
C. collects

D. commands
A. upsets /ʌpˈsets/
B. repeats /rɪˈpiːts/
C. collects /kəˈlekts/
D. commands /kəˈmɑːndz/
Question 2: A. swallow
B. same
C. page
D. taste
A. swallow /ˈswɒləʊ/
B. same /seɪm/
C. page /peɪdʒ/
D. taste /teɪst/
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. garbage
B. household
C. allow
D. follow
A. garbage /ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ/
B. household /ˈhaʊshəʊld/
C. allow /əˈlaʊ/
D. follow /ˈfɒləʊ/


Question 4: A. confidence B. computer
C. indicate
D. maximum
A. confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/
B. computer /kəmˈpjuːtə(r)/

C. indicate /ˈɪndɪkeɪt/
D. maximum /ˈmæksɪməm/
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: She'll have less time to study if she ______ a part-time job.
A. takes
B. took
C. take
D. had taken
to take a job: nhận một công việc
Question 6: Scientists developed the Internet when they ______ for a way to create a national
computer communication network.
A. are looking
B. will walk
C. has been walking D. were looking
Động từ trong mệnh đề trạng ngữ thể hiện hành động đang xảy ra khi có hành động khác xen
vào chia ở thì quá khứ tiếp diễn.
Question 7: It was a nasty memory. Do you remember both of us wearing sunglasses to avoid
______ by the supervisors?
A. being recognized
B. to be recognized C. to recognize
D. recognizing
to avoid being done by sbd: tránh bị làm gì bởi ai
Question 8: The man ______ to the hospital after the accident has recovered quickly.
A. sending
B. having sent
C. sent
D. was sent
Rút gọn mệnh đề quan hệ với quá khứ phân từ mang nghĩa bị động.
Question 9: Internet and social networks help us easily interact ______ people all over the

world.
A. out
B. to
C. for
D. with
to interact with sb: tương tác với ai
Question 10: She will send me the design of my new house ______.
A. after she had finished it
B. while she was finishing it
C. as soon as she has finished it
D. before she finished it
Question 11: They haven’t finished their homework, ______?
A. do they
B. haven’t they
C. don’t they
D. have they
Câu có chủ ngữ là đại từ nhân xưng và động từ chia ở thì hiện tại hoàn thành, thể phủ định
nên phần đuôi dùng chính trợ động từ “have” và đại từ nhân xưng “they”.
Question 12: They certainly knew that their task was difficult ______ two previous attempts had
failed.
A. because
B. although
C. in spite of
D. because of
Question 13: It was such a ______ victory that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it.
A. surprised
B. surprising
C. surprise
D. surprisingly
Question 14: ______ are that stock price will go up in the coming months.

A. Chances
B. Opportunities
C. Possibilities
D. Conditions
A. Chances (n.): cơ hội
B. Opportunities (n.): cơ hội
C. Possibilities (n.): khả năng
D. Conditions (n.): điều kiện


Question 15: I really enjoy being with my father. He has got a really good ______ of humour.
A. sense
B. way
C. mood
D. feeling
sense of humour: khiếu hài hước
Question 16: The biggest fear is that humans might ______ control over robots.
A. gain
B. keep
C. lose
D. take
to lose control over sth: mất kiểm soát đối với cái gì
Question 17: The Japanese market ______ 35 per cent of the company's revenue.
A. let in
B. care for
C. take in
D. accounts for
A. let in (phr.v.): tiết lộ
B. care for (phr.v.): quan tâm
C. take in (phr.v.): cho ở lại

D. accounts for (phr.v.): chiếm đến
Question 18: A demonstration is an act of showing by giving proof or ______ evidence.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø (no article)
Question 19: She was a minister with considerable influence in the ______ of power.
A. corridors
B. cabinets
C. priorities
D. concepts
the corridors of power: hành lang quyền lực
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: By the end of the storm, the hikers had depleted even their emergency stores.
A. lost
B. greatly dropped
C. destroyed
D. used almost all of
A. lost (v.): đánh mất
B. greatly dropped (v.): sụt giảm đáng kể
C. destroyed (v.): tàn phá
D. used almost all of (v.): dùng gần như hết
Question 21: Her parents are growing increasingly concerned by her erratic behaviour.
A. answerable
B. angelic
C. anxious
D. ancestral
A. answerable (adj.): có thể trả lời
B. angelic (adj.): thuộc thiên thần

C. anxious (adj.): lo lắng
D. ancestral (adj.): thuộc tổ tiên
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: This product is hazardous to the eyes and should be kept out of reach of children.
A. dangerous
B. useful
C. safe
D. interesting
A. dangerous (adj.): nguy hiểm
B. useful (adj.): hữu ích
C. safe (adj.): an toàn
D. interesting (adj.): thú vị
Question 23: After their long-standing conflict had been resolved, the two families decided to
bury the hatchet.
A. become enemies
B. become friends
C. give up weapons D.
reach
an
agreement
A. become enemies: trở thành kẻ thù
B. become friends: trở thành bạn bè
C. give up weapons: giã từ vũ khí
D. reach an agreement: đạt được thỏa thuận
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 24: - May: "From my point of view, all family members should share the chores

equally." - Tam: “______”
A. It's a breathtaking view.
B. You lied to me.
C. But you're right.
D. There's no doubt about it.
Question 25: - Nam: “Would you like something to drink?” - Hoa: “______”
A. Could I have some water?
B. For sure.
C. I didn’t.
D. That’s right.
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.
It is true that keeping fit will benefit a person’s health in many ways. It has become clear in
recent years, that a large number of people are doing less and less exercise, and this is now
causing (26) ______ serious illnesses, putting a strain on doctors and hospitals. However, some
experts believe that too much exercise can do just as much damage.
Question 26: A. much
B. any
C. many
D. other
Although it is true that moderate exercise such as walking can be very beneficial to a
person’s health, it is not the only one factor (27) ______ keeps us healthy. Diet is also extremely
important, and I would argue that it is probably even more important than exercise, although the
ideal is for both of these factors to work together. It seems to me that many people are unwilling
to put in the effort required to become fitter.
Question 27: A. who
B. when
C. which
D. what
(28) ______, too much exercise can also cause problems. So, people are (29) ______ to

take moderate exercise and eat moderately healthily rather than embarking on extreme diets and
training. In too many instances, ultra–fit people have had heart attacks or dropped down dead.
In all, governments need to find ways of motivating people to (30) ______ responsibility
for their own health. People need to realize that eating healthy food does not have to cost a
fortune, nor is it difficult to prepare healthy meals themselves. People need to be better educated
about their health.
Question 28: A. For example B. However
C. Therefore
D. In fact
Question 29: A. encouraged B. discouraged
C. courage
D.
encouragement
Question 30: A. do
B. make
C. give
D. take
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.
A leading question among anthropologists is: what
exactly led to the development of human cities?
Basically, modern humans have existed on earth for
over 100,000 years. Yet it is only in the last 8,000 years
that they have begun to gather in significant numbers
and form cities. Prior to that period, humans existed in
small family or tribal groups, generally consisting of

Một câu hỏi hàng đầu của các nhà nhân chủng học là:
chính xác điều gì dẫn đến sự phát triển của các thành phố
của con người? Về cơ bản, con người hiện đại đã tồn tại

trên trái đất trong hơn 100.000 năm. Tuy nhiên, chỉ trong
8.000 năm qua, họ đã bắt đầu tập hợp thành một số lượng
đáng kể và hình thành các thành phố. Trước thời kỳ đó, con
người tồn tại trong các gia đình nhỏ hoặc các nhóm bộ lạc,


fewer than 100 individuals. What, then, led humans to
make the dramatic shift from living in small groups to
living in large, organized cities? It seems that the
development of cities required a particular set of
circumstances.
First, it required a minimum population density.
For much of their early history, humans existed only in
small numbers. This is due to the fact that early humans
relied on hunting and gathering wild foods for their
survival. Even the most fertile land would only support
a relatively small number of predators, so it was not
until humans began to practice agriculture that they
were able to gather in large enough numbers to form
cities.
Furthermore, the development of a city could only
be possible if a large number of people shared a
common language, culture and religion. Without such
unifying factors, a cooperative, peaceful existence
among large numbers of people would have been
impossible.
Finally, it seems that early humans needed to be
faced with a large problem, which one small group of
individuals could not solve on its own. Only when largescale cooperation was needed to overcome a problem
would humans come together to form cities.

thường bao gồm ít hơn 100 cá thể. Sau đó, điều gì đã khiến
con người chuyển đổi mạnh mẽ từ sống trong các nhóm
nhỏ sang sống ở các thành phố lớn, có tổ chức? Dường như
sự phát triển của các thành phố đòi hỏi một tập hợp hoàn
cảnh cụ thể.
Đầu tiên, điều đó đòi hỏi một mật độ dân số tối thiểu.
Trong phần lớn lịch sử ban đầu của mình, con người chỉ
tồn tại với số lượng nhỏ. Điều này là do thực tế là những
người đầu tiên đã dựa vào việc săn bắn và hái lượm thực
phẩm hoang dã để sinh tồn. Ngay cả vùng đất màu mỡ nhất
cũng chỉ hỗ trợ một số lượng động vật ăn thịt tương đối
nhỏ, vì vậy phải đến khi con người bắt đầu thực hành nông
nghiệp, họ mới có thể tập hợp với số lượng đủ lớn để thành
lập thành phố.
Hơn nữa, sự phát triển của một thành phố chỉ có thể
thực hiện được nếu một số lượng lớn người dân có chung
ngôn ngữ, văn hóa và tôn giáo. Nếu không có các yếu tố
thống nhất như vậy, một sự tồn tại hòa bình, hợp tác giữa
một số lượng lớn người sẽ là không thể.
Cuối cùng, dường như con người sớm cần phải đối
mặt với một vấn đề lớn, mà một nhóm nhỏ các cá nhân
không thể tự mình giải quyết. Chỉ khi cần hợp tác quy mô
lớn để khắc phục một vấn đề, con người mới cùng nhau
thành lập thành phố.

Question 31: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Factors bringing about the development of human cities
B. How population density affects the development of human cities
C. Why a shared language makes a peaceful human city

D. Problems solved by cooperation of a large group
Question 32: The word "circumstances" in paragraph 1 mostly means ______.
A. events
B. preparations
C. examples
D. conditions
Question 33: According to the passage, factors of the development of a city do not include
______.
A. a shared culture
B. people’s gathering
C. peaceful existence
D. large-scale collaboration
Question 34: The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. predators
B. humans
C. cities
D. foods


Question 35: Which of the following is TRUE about the development of a city as stated in the
passage?
A. A large area of fertile land enabled a city to develop.
B. A shared language, culture and religion enabled a city to develop.
C. A large and complicated problem enabled a city to develop.
D. A group with a minimal number of members enabled a city to develop.
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.
Even before the turn of the century, movies
began to develop in two major directions: the
realistic and the formalistic. Realism and formalism

are merely general, rather than absolute, terms.
When used to suggest a tendency toward either
polarity, such labels can be helpful, but in the end,
they are still just labels.
Few films are exclusively formalist in style,
and fewer yet are completely realist. There is also
an important difference between realism and reality,
although this distinction is often forgotten. Realism
is a particular style, whereas physical reality is the
source of all the raw materials of film, both realistic
and formalistic. Virtually all movie directors go to
the photographable world for their subject matter,
but what they do with this material - how they
shape and manipulate it determines their stylistic
emphasis.
Generally speaking, realistic films attempt to
reproduce the surface of concrete reality with a
minimum of distortion. In photographing objects
and events, the filmmaker tries to suggest the
copiousness of life itself. Both realist and formalist
film directors must select (and hence emphasize)
certain details from the chaotic sprawl of reality.
But the element of selectivity in realistic films is
less obvious. Realists, in short, try to preserve the
illusion that their film world is unmanipulated, an
objective mirror of the actual world. Formalists, on
the other hand, make no such pretence. They
deliberately stylize and distort their raw materials
so that only the very naive would mistake a

Ngay cả trước khi bước sang thế kỷ, phim ảnh đã
bắt đầu phát triển theo hai hướng chính: hiện thực và hình
thức. Chủ nghĩa hiện thực và chủ nghĩa hình thức chỉ đơn
thuần là những thuật ngữ chung chung chứ không phải là
tuyệt đối. Khi được sử dụng để gợi ý xu hướng thuộc một
trong hai thái cực, cái nhãn như vậy có thể hữu ích nhưng
cuối cùng chúng vẫn chỉ là những cái nhãn mà thôi.
Rất ít bộ phim hoàn toàn là hình thức về phong
cách, và ít phim hơn nữa hoàn toàn hiện thực. Cũng có
một sự khác biệt quan trọng giữa chủ nghĩa hiện thực và
tính hiện thực, mặc dù sự phân biệt này thường bị lãng
quên. Chủ nghĩa hiện thực là một phong cách đặc biệt,
trong khi hiện thực hữu hình mới là nguồn gốc của tất cả
các nguyên liệu thô của phim, cả hiện thực và hình thức.
Hầu như tất cả các đạo diễn phim đều đi đến thế giới
nhiếp ảnh cho chủ đề của họ, nhưng những gì họ làm với
chất liệu này - cách họ định hình và điều khiển nó quyết
định sự nhấn mạnh phong cách của họ.
Nói chung, phim thực tế cố gắng tái tạo bề ngoài
của hiện thực cụ thể với sự biến dạng tối thiểu. Trong
việc ghi lại hình ảnh các đồ vật và sự kiện, nhà làm phim
cố gắng gợi ý sự đa dạng của cuộc sống. Cả hai đạo diễn
phim hiện thực và hình thức đều phải chọn (và từ đó nhấn
mạnh) một số chi tiết nhất định từ sự hỗn loạn của thực
tế. Nhưng yếu tố chọn lọc trong phim thực tế ít rõ ràng
hơn. Tóm lại, những người theo chủ nghĩa hiện thực cố
gắng duy trì ảo tưởng rằng thế giới phim ảnh của họ
không bị nhào nặn, một tấm gương khách quan của thế
giới thực. Mặt khác, những người theo chủ nghĩa hình
thức không cố giả vờ như vậy. Họ cố tình cách điệu và

bóp méo nguyên liệu thô của mình để chỉ những người rất
ngây thơ mới nhầm lẫn một hình ảnh đã bị nhào nặn của


manipulated image of an object or event for the real
thing.
We rarely notice the style in a realistic movie;
the artist tends to be self-effacing. Some filmmakers
are more concerned with what is being shown than
how it is manipulated. The camera is used
conservatively. It is essentially a recording
mechanism that reproduces the surface of tangible
objects with as little commentary as possible. A
high premium is placed on simplicity, spontaneity,
and directness. This is not to suggest that these
movies lack artistry, however, for at its best the
realistic cinema specializes in art that conceals art.

một vật thể hoặc sự kiện với chính vật thể thật ấy.
Chúng ta hiếm khi nhận thấy phong cách trong một
bộ phim thực tế; các nghệ sĩ có xu hướng khiêm tốn. Một
số nhà làm phim quan tâm đến những gì đang được trình
chiếu hơn là cách nó được nhào nặn. Máy ảnh được sử
dụng một cách bảo thủ. Nó thực chất là một cơ chế ghi lại,
tái tạo bề ngoài của các vật thể hữu hình với càng ít lời
bình luận càng tốt. Một phần thưởng cao được đặt vào sự
đơn giản, tự phát và trực tiếp. Tuy nhiên, điều này không
có nghĩa là những bộ phim này thiếu tính nghệ thuật vì rạp
chiếu phim thực tế cũng đành chuyên về nghệ thuật che
giấu nghệ thuật.

Question 36: What does the article mainly discuss?
A. Acting styles
B. Film plots
C. Styles of filmmaking
D. Filmmaking 100 years ago
Question 37: Which statement is TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Realism and formalism are outdated terms.
B. Most films are neither exclusively realistic nor formalistic.
C. Realistic films are more popular than formalistic ones.
D. Formalistic films are less artistic than realistic ones.
Question 38: According to the passage, who is primarily responsible for the style of a film?
A. The director
B. The actors
C. The producer
D. The camera operator
Question 39: The word "preserve" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. encourage
B. maintain
C. reflect
D. attain
Question 40: The word "They" in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. films
B. realists
C. formalists
D. raw materials
Question 41: According to paragraph 3, how can one recognize the formalist style?
A. It uses familiar images.
B. It is very impersonal.
C. It mirrors the actual world.

D. It obviously manipulates images.
Question 42: The word "tangible" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. concrete
B. complex
C. various
D. comprehensible
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: Life is not easy for those who is without jobs.
A. Life
B. easy for
C. who is
D. without jobs
Question 44: My sister is interested in cooking good meals, taking care of her pets, and chat
with friends.
A. interested
B. taking
C. chat
D. friends


Question 45: Despite of the increase in air fares, most people still prefer to travel by plane.
A. Despite of
B. in air fares
C. most people
D. to travel
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: The living room isn’t as big as the kitchen.
A. The living room is bigger than the kitchen.

B. The kitchen is smaller than the living room.
C. The kitchen is bigger than the living room.
D. The kitchen is not bigger than the living room.
Question 47: “I went to the supermarket to buy some vegetable yesterday,” Linda said.
A. Linda said that she went to the supermarket to buy some vegetable yesterday.
B. Linda said that I had gone to the supermarket to buy some vegetable yesterday.
C. Linda said that I would go to the supermarket to buy some vegetable the day before.
D. Linda said that she had gone to the supermarket to buy some vegetable the day before.
Question 48: It isn’t necessary for you to write the essay now.
A. You don’t have to write the essay now. B. You should write the essay now.
C. You mustn’t write the essay now.
D. You need write the essay now.
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: You don’t understand the lesson. You keep talking in the class.
A. Unless you keep talking in the class, you won't understand the lesson.
B. Provided you kept talking in the class, you would understand the lesson.
C. As long as you kept talking in the class, you would understand the lesson.
D. If you keep talking in the class, you won't understand the lesson.
Question 50: My daughter couldn’t speak a word. She could do that when she was three.
A. Not until my daughter was three, she could speak a word.
B. It was before my daughter was three that she could speak a word.
C. Not until my daughter was three could she speak a word.
D. My daughter couldn’t speak a word even after she was three.
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