ĐỀ PHÁT TRIỂN TỪ ĐỀ MINH HỌA KỲ THI TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2024

ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO Bài thi: TIẾNG ANH

SỐ 15 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. candy B. sandy C. many D. handy
Question 2: A. wrap B. wreath C. write D. want
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. argue B. conceal C. discard D. release
Question 4: A. mineral B. delicate C. odorless D. organic
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: Although my village is not far away from the city center, we have had no _____ until recently.
A. electric B. electricity C. electrical D. electrify
Question 6: Jenny ________ for me when I arrived.
A. has waiting B. have waiting C. has been waiting D. was waiting

Question 7: Doctors ______ a conference on malaria urged governments to act.

A. attending B. was attending C. attended D. be attending
Question 8: This shirt is______ in the shop.
A. as cheapest B. most cheapest
C. the most educational D. the cheapest
Question 9: The move to a different environment brought about a significant ____ in my cousin’s state of mind.
A. influence B. effect C. change D. impact
Question 10. Nokia phones________ in the past.
A. is were sold B. were sold C. Being were sold D. To be sold
Question 11: They have __________ a lot of extensive research into renewable energy sources.
A. carried B. made C. solved D. do
Question 12: “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, as the old _________ goes.
A. speech B. proverb C. saying D. motto
Question 13: The weather was perfect when we _________ but it was raining when we got back.
A. brought out B. got on C. turned up D. set off
Question 14: The Government has brought ____a new law in an effort to prevent further environment deterioration.
A. in B. about C. up D. on
Question 15: Connie! Give me __________ knife you’re holding immediately! It is extremely dangerous to play with sharp objects.
A. a B. an C. the D. an
Question 16: I think I hear someone _________ the back windows. Do you hear it, too?
A. trying open B. tried opening C. try opened D. trying to open
Question 17: We didn’t arrange to meet. It was __________ coincidence that I saw him.
A. clear B. clean C. great D. pure
Question 18: When I entered the room, my daughter ______ the Internet.
A. has surfed B. was surfing C. is surfing D. surfed
Question 19: They should give up trying to argue with the boss on that subject. They’re beating a dead ______.
A. sheep B. horse C. buffalo D. cow
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: You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.
A. expensive B. funny C. new D. private
Question 21: The first time I met my friend’s parents, I was walking on eggshells because I knew their political views were very different from mine.
A. had a lot of pleasure B. was talking nervously
C. had to be very cautious D. was given many eggs
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: We have rather lofty expectations for you, son. You will attend college and be successful. You will become rich and famous before you turn forty.
A. high B. shaky C. small D. humble
Question 23. We need to build up people’s awareness about the environment.
A. decrease B. raise C. stabilize D. fluctuate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 24: - Mai: “Why don’t you come with us to the Harvest Festival next week?”
- Tom: “_______________!”

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 A. Yes, that’s right B. What a boring
C. Oh, I doubt it D. Sounds great
Question 25: - Boss: “Have you been able to reach that customer?” - Secretary: “_____________”
A. Oh, no. The line’s busy. B. Yes, I have known him for 6 years.
C. It’s much too high to reach D. Oh, there’s no approval.
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 Language Of The Skies
Back in the early days of aviation, it did not matter whether you speak English or not while piloting a plane. (26) ___________, as the skies become more crowded all around the world,
people started to (27) __________ recognise the importance of communication – pilots in the air as well as air traffic controllers needed to clearly understand one another to prevent tragic
accidents.
In 1951, the International Civil Aviation Organization recommended English as the exclusive language for (28) ___________ radio communications in the airline industry. On one level,
having one common language made things much more convenient. On another level, it (29) __________ the widespread usage of the ICAO phonetic alphabet (alpha, bravo, charlie, etc.) and
universal understanding of emergency terms, (30) __________ include “Mayday” and “Pan-Pan”.
(Adapted from simpleflying.com)
Question 26: A. However B. As a result C. Similarly D. In addition
Question 27: A. perfectly B. strongly C. totally D. fully
Question 28: A. every B. some C. all D. other
Question 29: A. enlarged B. upgraded C. promoted D. hardened
Question 30: A. that B. which C. when D. who
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 31: In South Korea, the national government built English immersion schools all over the country so far.
A. built B. immersion C. South Korea D. over
Question 32: On April 15, the Health Ministry of Viet Nam issued vaccine passports that the general public can use to travel in line with their schedule.
A. On B. their C. issued D. general
Question 33: The current restructuring of the advisable service provides a timely opportunity to address some of these issues
A. address B. current C. advisable D. opportunity
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
Question 34: It’s obligatory for teachers to change their teaching methods.
A. Teachers should change their teaching methods.
B. Teachers must change their teaching methods.
C. Teachers may change their teaching methods.
D. Teachers need to change their teaching methods.
Question 35: “What are you studying for your exam?” asked my mom.
A. My mom asked me what I was studying for her exam.
B. My mom asked me what was I studying for my exam.
C. My mom asked me what I was studying for my exam.
D. My mom asked me what I had been studying for my exam.
Question 36: Ms. Hoa started working as a career consultant ten years ago.
A. Ms Hoa last worked as a career consultant for ten years.
B. Ms. Hoa has been working as a career consultant for ten years.
C. Ms. Hoa hasn’t worked as a career consultant for ten years.
D. Ms. Hoa didn’t work as a career consultant for ten years.
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.
Altruism is a type of behavior in which an animal sacrifices its own interest for that of another animal or group of animals. Altruism is the opposite of selfishness; individuals performing
altruistic acts gain nothing for themselves.
Examples of altruism abound, both among humans and among other mammals. Unselfish acts among humans range from the sharing of food with strangers to the donation of body organs to
family members, and even to strangers. Such acts are altruistic in that they benefit another, yet provide little reward to the one performing the act.
In fact, many species of animals appear willing to sacrifice food, or even their life, to assist other members of their group. The meerkat, which is a mammal that dwells in burrows in
grassland areas of Africa, is often cited as an example. In groups of meerkats, an individual acts as a sentinel, standing guard and looking out for predators while the others hunt for food or eat
food they have obtained. If the sentinel meerkat sees a predator such as a hawk approaching the group, it gives an alarm cry alerting the other meerkats to run and seek shelter. By standing guard,
the sentinel meerkat gains nothing—it goes without food while the others eat, and it places itself in grave danger. After it issues an alarm, it has to flee alone, which might make it more at risk to
a predator, since animals in groups are often able to work together to fend off a predator. So the altruistic sentinel behavior helps ensure the survival of other members of the meerkat’s group.

Question 37: What is the passage mainly about?

A. A type of behavior among humans and animals
B. A means of communication among humans being
C. A special manner that is exclusive to human beings

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 D. A common need that both humans and animals share
Question 38: “Altruism” is defined as _________.
A. a personal interest B. the opposite to selfishness
C. an animal sacrificed D. an act for nothing gained
Question 39: Which of the following will NOT be considered that of altruism among human beings?
A. sharing of food with strangers
B. the donation of body organs to family members
C. the donation of body organs to strangers
D. working hard to earn a decent living
Question 40: The word “sentinel” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. safety B. security C. watchman D. guard
Question 41: The word “others” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.
A. predators B. meerkats C. members D. animals
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.
About the time that schools and others quite reasonably became interested in seeing to it that all children, whatever their background, were fairly treated, intelligence testing became
unpopular.
Some thought it was unfair to minority children. Through the past few decades such testing has gone out of fashion and many communities have indeed forbidden it.
However, paradoxically, just recently a group of black parents filed a lawsuit in California claiming that the state’s ban on IQ testing discriminates against their children by denying them the
opportunity to take the test . They believed correctly, that IQ tests are a valid method of evaluating children for special education classes. The judge, therefore, reversed, at least partially, his
original decision.
And so the argument goes on and on. Does it benefit or harm children from minority groups to have their intelligence tested? We have always been on the side of permitting, even
facilitating, such testing. If a child of any color or group is doing poorly in school it seems to us very important to know whether it is because he or she is of low intelligence, or whether some
other factor is the cause.
What school and family can do to improve poor performance is influenced by its cause. It is not discriminative to evaluate either a child’s physical condition or his intellectual level.
Unfortunately, intellectual level seems to be a sensitive subject, and what the law allows us to do varies from time to time. The same fluctuation back and forth occurs in areas other than
intelligence. Thirty years or so ago, for instance, white families were encouraged to adopt black children. It was considered discriminative not to do so.
Then the style changed and this cross-racial adopting became generally unpopular, and social agencies felt that black children should go to black families only. It is hard to say what the best
procedures are. But surely good will on the part of all of us is needed.
As to intelligence, in our opinion, the more we know about any child’s intellectual level, the better for the child in question.
Question 42. Why did the intelligence test become unpopular in the past few decades?
A. Its validity was challenged by many communities.
B. It was considered discriminative against minority children.
C. It met with strong opposition from the majority of black parents.
D. It deprived the black children of their rights to a good education.
Question 43. The recent legal action taken by some black parents in California aimed to__________
A. raw public attention to IQ testing B. put an end to special education
C. remove the state’s ban on intelligence tests D. have their children enter white schools
Question 44. The word “valid” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. virtually denied B. officially accepted
C. partially reasonable D. mostly impossible
Question 45. It is believed that intelligence testing_____________.
A. may ease racial confrontation in the United States
B. can encourage black children to keep up with white children
C. may seriously aggravate racial discrimination in the United States
D. can help black parents make decisions about their children’s education
Question 46. The word “it” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _________
A. poor performance B. physical condition C. school D. family
Question 47. The word “varies” in the paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to .
A. remains B. changes C. worsens D. improves
Question 48. Child adoption is mentioned in the passage to show that_________________.
A. good will may sometimes complicate racial problems
B. social surroundings are vital to the healthy growth of children
C. intelligence testing also applies to non-academic areas
D. American opinion can shift when it comes to sensitive issues
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: I had just arrived home. I was called immediately back to the head office nearly 10 km away.
A. Hardly had I arrived home when I was called immediately back to the head office nearly 10 km away.

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 B. Because I had just arrived home, I was called immediately back to the head office nearly 10 kilometers away.
C. Should I had just arrived home, I was called immediately back to the head office nearly 10 kilometers away.
D. Whenever I had just arrived home, I was called immediately back to the head office nearly 10 kilometers away.
Question 50. The office is closed. We can’t get any work done today.
A. Provided that the office is open, we can’t get any work done today.
B. If the office were open, we could get some work done today.
C. If the office were open, we wouldn’t be able to get any work done today.
D. If the office is not closed, we can get some work done today.
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