GCSE 264

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ĐỀ KSCL ÔN THI THPT QG NĂM HỌC 2019-2020
BÀI THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 264
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Ho va tên thi sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 01. A. promise
B. please
C. advise
D. increase
Question 02. A. graduated B. pretended
C. estimated
D. killed
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 03. A. prediction B. judgment
C. intelligent
D. compulsion
Question 04. A. personal B. entry
C. personality
D. sampler
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
the following questions.
Question 05. My friend has just won the first prize in perform folk dance.
A. friend
B. just won

C. first prize
D. perform
Question 06. For welcoming my foreign friends, we are celebrating a big party.
A. For welcoming
B. my foreign friends
C. are celebrating
D. big party
Question 07. We are going to spend a week to preparing for our concert.
A. We
B. spend a
C. to preparing
D. our concert
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 08. This book is not really________. It is a waste of money buying it.
A. inform
B. information
C. informative
D. informatively
Question 09. What shall we have for dinner?–I don’t know. I can’t make up my mind. We_________
some fish or chicken.
A. are going to
B. will have
C. are having
D. have
Question 10. I think Mary_________ the present you bought for her.
A. will like
B. likes
C. is going to like
D. liked
Question 11. It’s 1:45 now and I have an interview at 2:00. I_________ late.

A. will be
B. would be
C. am going to be
D. am
Question 12. He_________ me by asking me stupid questions while I am working.
A. annoys
B. quarrels
C. damages
D. interferes
Question 13. I am_________ tired to think about that problem at the moment.
A. simply
B. nearly
C. far too
D. much more
Question 14. I remember_________ the front door when I left home this morning.
A. to lock
B. locking
C. locked
D. to have locked
Question 15. There was no_________ in waiting longer than an hour so we left.
A. good
B. use
C. worth
D. point
Question 16. The child was told to eat all his food or_________ he would get no ice-cream.
A. in case
B. else
C. instead
D. in fact
Question 17. _________ you have no key, you have to get back before I go out.

A. although
B. provided
C. as
D. unless
Question 18. The question of late payment of bills was_________ again at the board meeting
A. risen
B. raised
C. brought
D. taken
Question 19. _________ the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. until
B. in
C. by
D. on
Question 20. Since his father died, his closest_________ is his cousin.
A. relative
B. friend
C. person
D. neighbor
Question 21. James should have stayed out of the sun as his skin is so_________.
A. sensible
B. sensitive
C. insensible
D. senseless
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following exchanges.
Question 22. Long is looking at Linh’s mark 10 in her paper and said to her.
Long: “________________”
Linh: “Thank you. That’s a nice compliment.”

A. If only I had such a good mark
B. No matter how good the mark is!
C. You are so skilful!
D. What a mark 10!
Question 23. Hoa is asking Hai, who is sitting at a corner of the room, seeming too shy.
Hoa: “Why aren’t you taking part in our activities? _____________” Hai: “Yes. I can. Certainly.”
A. Can I help you?
B. Shall I take your hat off?
C. Could you please show me how to get to the nearest post office?
D. Can you help me with these decorations?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrases that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24. A US man with a large online following in Vietnam has caused widespread anger, and
faces possible criminal charges, over a Facebook post thought to have insulted a military hero.
A. embarrassed
B. offended
C. confused
D. depressed
Question 25. The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.
A. changed completely B. removed quickly
C. destroyed completely D. cleaned well
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 26. Lan has never attended such an exciting live show before.
A. This is the first time Lan has ever attended such an exciting live show.
B. Lan has attended such an exciting live show before this time.
C. Lan attended such an exciting live show once.
D. This was the first time Lan has ever attended such an exciting live show.
Question 27. There was a sharp rise in the price of petrolimex last month.

A. The price of petrolimex went down sharply last month.
B. The price of petrolimex made the consumers surprised last month.
C. The price of petrolimex went up sharply last month.
D. The price of petrolimex stayed the same last month.
Question 28. “Please take this medicine at regular time.” The doctor told him.
A. The doctor asked him to take this medicine at regular time.
B. The doctor suggested he take this medicine at regular time.
C. The doctor advised him to take this medicine at regular time.
D. The doctor offered him to take this medicine at regular time.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
in the following questions.
Question 29. The referee was being escorted from the football field by strong police guards.
A. Strong police guards were escorting the referee at the football field.
B. Strong police guards were escorting the referee into the football field.
C. Strong police guards were escorting the referee from the football field.
D. Strong police guards were escorting the referee towards the football field.
Question 30. The bank manager turned down his request for a home loan.
A. His request for a home loan was turned down by the bank manager.
B. His request for a home loan was turned up by the bank manager.
C. His request for a home loan was turned upside by the bank manager.
D. His request for a home loan was turned off by the bank manager.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
If you’ve been told by your boss to improve your knowledge of a foreign language you will
know that success doesn’t come quickly. It generally takes years to learn another language well
and constant (31)________ to maintain the high standards required for frequent business use.
Whether you study in a class, with audiocassettes, computers or on your (32)________ sooner or
later every language course finishes and you must decide what to do next if you need a foreign
language for your career.
Business audio Magazine is a new product designed to help you continue language study in

a way that fits easily into your busy schedule. Each audiocassette consists of an hour – long
program packed with business news, features and interviews in the language of your choice.
These cassettes won’t teach you how to order meals or ask for directions. It’s assumed that you


can do that already. Instead, by giving you an opportunity to hear the language as it’s really
spoken, they help you to (33)________ your vocabulary and improve your ability to use real
language relating to, for example, that all- important marketing trip.
The great advantage of using audio magazines is that they allow you to perfect your
language skills in ways that suit your lifestyle. For example, you can select a topic and listen in
your car or hotel when away on business. No other business course is as (34)________ and the
unique radio- magazine format is as instructive as it is entertaining. In addition to the
audiocassette, this package includes a transcript with a business glossary and a study supplement.
The components are structured so that intermediate and advanced students may use them
separately or together, (35)________ on their ability.
Question 31. A. exercise
B. performance
C. practice
D. operation
Question 32. A. self
B. individual
C. personal
D. own
Question 33. A. prolong
B. extend
C. spread
D. lift
Question 34. A. adjustable B. flexible
C. convertible
D. variable

Question 35. A. according B. depending
C. relating
D. basing
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 36. The president expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths.
A. regret
B. happiness
C. sadness
D. passion
Question 37. Ann has always made good in everything she has done.
A. succeeded
B. achieved
C. failed
D. won
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 below.
Charles Eliot, taking over at Harvard in 1869 at the age of 35, pioneered a break with the
traditional curriculum. The usual course of studies at American universities emphasized classical
and humanistic courses, classical languages, mathematics, ethics and rhetoric; and each
institution prescribed a rigid program of required courses. Under Eliot’s leadership, Harvard
dropped most of its required courses in favour of an elective system and increased its course
offerings to stress the physical and social sciences, the fine arts and modern languages. Soon other
institutes in all sections of the country were following Harvard’s lead. Eliot was also influential in
bringing about important reforms in professional education. He renovated the Harvard medical
and law schools, raising the requirements and lengthening the residence period, and again the
Harvard model affected the other schools. Improved technical training in other professions
accompanied the advances in medicine and law. Both state and private universities hastened to
establish schools of architecture, engineering, education, journalism and business.
Although Harvard was one of the first universities to found a graduate school, the

recognized center for graduate study, based on the German system with the highest award, was
John Hopkins.
Question 38. The overall effect of Charles Eliot’s reforms was to________.
A. standardize professional education
B. diminish the other universities
C. lower classical and humanistic studies D. widen the academic curriculum
Question 39. What did Charles Eliot do at Harvard?
A. He started studies under a rigid program. B. He introduced modern studies.
C. He removed all classical studies.
D. He selected students under an elective
system.
Question 40. According to the passage, after 1869 students at Harvard were________.
A. given a wide selection of subjects to choose from.
B. allowed to choose any subject at all to study.
C. required to study physical and social sciences
D. unable to follow classical and humanistic courses
Question 41. Under Charles Eliot’s influence at Harvard, students who wished to become doctors
and lawyers had to________.
A. study for longer hours.
B. conform to a required Harvard model
C. reach a higher academic level
D. act in a professional way.
Question 42. We understand from the passage that John Hopkins University________.


A. offers the best graduate prizes
B. provides an excellent German education
C. has the oldest established graduate school
D. has the oldest established undergraduate school.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to

each of the questions.
In ancient Greece, athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious
associations. The Olympic athletic festival, held every four years in honour of Zeus, eventually lost
its local character, became first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign
competitors had been abolished, internationally. No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic
Games go, but some official records date from 776 B.C.
The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of
spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a
spectator. Slaves, women and dishonored people were not allowed to compete. Records show that
the evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of the day, and the
fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside as a holy day. On the sixth and last day all the
victors were crowned with holy garlands of wild olive from a sacred wood. So great was the
honour that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. How their results
compared with modern standards, we unfortunately had no means of telling.
After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were abolished in A. D.
394 because of their pagan origin. It was a great many years before there was another such
international athletic gathering. The Greek institution was brought back into existence in 1896
and the first small meeting took place in Athens. After the 1908 London Olympics, success was reestablished and nations sent their best representatives.
Today, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The host country provides vast
facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living accommodation, but competing countries
pay their own athletes' expenses. Athletic contests are still the main feature, but now many more
sports are represented, women compete, the ancient pentathlon, for example, has been modified
into a more comprehensive test, and the marathon races, initiated in 1896, are now a celebrated
event.
The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by
the sun's rays. It is carried by a succession of runners to the stadium. The torch symbolizes the
continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it bums throughout the Games until the
closing ceremony.
Question 43. The word "dishonored" (1st paragraph) is closest in meaning to________.
A. classified

B. disqualified
C. disrespected
D. unbelievable
Question 44. The first Olympic Games took place________.
A. in the 17th century A.D.
B. certainly before 700 B.C.
C. over three thousand years
D. a thousand years ago
Question 45. At the ancient Olympic Games, any competitor had to be________.
A. Greek
B. male
C. unmarried D. neither a slave nor a foreign
Question 46. During the Games, on the evening before the moon was full, ________.
A. sheep and cattle were sacrificed to Zeus
B. all the victors were crowned with garlands
C. olive branches were gathered from a sacred wood
D. the heroes were honoured with sacrificed offerings
Question 47. The word "pagan" (3rd paragraph) is closest in meaning to________.
A. Greek
B. Olympic
C. religious
D. sporty
Question 48. The continuity of the Olympic Games________.
A. was broken in the year A.D 1200
В. was broken in 1896
C. was interrupted for over 1,500 years D. was interrupted for almost 1,200 years
Question 49. The word "succession" is closest in meaning to________.
A. keep going
B. a progress
C. process

D. marching
Question 50. The modern Olympics compared with the ancient ones are________.
A. inspired by the same ideas
B. more restricted in the variety of events
C. different in every respect
D. too much concerned with international rivalry


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