Đề thi tốt nghiệp tiếng Anh (Mã đề 405)

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 1: Sophia and Jenny are talking about solar energy.
 Sophia: "I think we should use solar energy."
 Jenny: "_____"

A. I don’t think so
B. I agree with you
C. You’re wrong
D. Of course not
The best answer is B. I agree with you.
Question 2: Brett is talking to Julie after work.
 Brett: “Let’s eat out tonight.”
 Julie: “_____”

A. That’s a great idea

B. Here you are
C. Yes, I do
D. Yes, it’s true
The best answer is A. That’s a great idea.
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 3: Despite their striking differences, they have developed a good relationship.
A. clean
B. small
C. major
D. big
The best answer is B. small (opposite of "striking").
Question 4: Being very frank, Tom made no bones about his discontent over the plan
proposed by the team leader.
A. wanted to voice
B. attempted to express
C. tried to hide
D. failed to control
The best answer is C. tried to hide (opposite of "made no bones about").
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 5: The boy is unable to provide a good reason for his strange behaviour
yesterday.
A. allow
B. perform
C. take
D. give
The best answer is D. give (closest in meaning to "provide").
Question 6: The mass media serves as a powerful means of distributing information to the
public.
A. weak
B. great
C. bad
D. cheap
The best answer is B. great (closest in meaning to "powerful").
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 7: The boy is practising the piano, _____?
A. isn’t he
B. does he
C. was he
D. doesn’t he
The best answer is A. isn’t he.
Question 8: A good way for parents and children to get closer is to _____ housework
together.
A. turn
B. do
C. take
D. make
The best answer is B. do.
Question 9: Lucy was _____ runner in the competition.
A. fastest
B. the fastest
C. faster
D. faster than
The best answer is B. the fastest.
Question 10: I will pick you up _____
A. as soon as you arrived at the station
B. after you had arrived at the station
C. when you arrive at the station
D. until you will arrive at the station
The best answer is C. when you arrive at the station.
Question 11: My aunt doesn’t like to go out at _____ night.
A. the
B. Ø (no article)
C. an
D. a
The best answer is B. Ø (no article).
Question 12: I stopped _____ in order to get something to eat because I was so hungry. A.
worked
B. to working
C. to work
D. working
The best answer is D. working.
Question 13: The plants _____ by my brother every day.
A. are watering
B. water
C. watered
D. are watered
The best answer is D. are watered.
Question 14: The travel agency reports that most _____ enjoyed the city tour very much.
A. commuters
B. sightseers
C. viewers
D. spectators
The best answer is B. sightseers.
Question 15: The teachers in our school are very helpful and kind _____ us.
A. at
B. to
C. in
D. for
The best answer is B. to.
Question 16: Our friends usually _____ early in the morning.
A. turn off
B. wake up
C. put on
D. look for
The best answer is B. wake up.
Question 17: To his disappointment, she didn’t show up; instead, all the lights went out and
the house _____ into darkness.
A. discharged
B. dispersed
C. disarranged
D. dissolved
The best answer is D. dissolved.
Question 18: A shopping mall was built in the area, _____ the local people access to a wide
range of goods.
A. giving
B. to giving
C. given
D. give
The best answer is A. giving.
Question 19: The young star loves appearing on television and is no _____ violet when it
comes to expressing her views.
A. blooming
B. dying
C. shrinking
D. rotting
The best answer is C. shrinking (from the idiom "shrinking violet" meaning someone who is
shy).
Question 20: Thanh _____ tea when his sister came home from school.
A. makes
B. made
C. was making
D. is making
The best answer is C. was making.
Question 21: The child took a more _____ role in his learning and made great progress.
A. activity
B. activate
C. active
D. actively
The best answer is C. active.
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 stress in each of the following questions.
Question 22:
A. prepare
B. become
C. suggest
D. answer
The best answer is D. answer (the stress is on the first syllable).
Question 23:
A. national
B. possible
C. different
D. creative
The best answer is D. creative (the stress is on the second syllable).
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 24:
A. artist
B. photo
C. nature
D. winter
The best answer is B. photo (the "o" sound is different).
Question 25:
A. board
B. road
C. coast
D. boat
The best answer is A. board (the "oa" sound is different).
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.
To bring up children, many qualities are required. Apart from love, patience, and understanding,
a sense of humour is important. In fact, it is quite an art to transform a child's bad mood into
behaviour (26) _____ everyone in the family can live with. Another aspect of child rearing is
teaching children limits and rules so that children are aware of what their rights and what (27)
_____ people's are, too. Setting limits on children must occur on a daily (28) _____ because
temporary measures will not be effective enough. A common mistake, however, is that parents
often become far stricter than necessary. Instead, they must be willing to allow their children the
opportunity to explore and learn from experience. Moreover, parents must know the importance
of routine as it gets children to become used to certain everyday activities. (29) _____, eating at
the same time as their parents gets children into the habit of sitting at a table and teaches them
how to (30) _____ themselves properly. Overall, child rearing is certainly a challenge and a
learning experience.
Question 26:
A. which
B. whose
C. whom
D. who
The best answer is A. which.
Question 27:
A. another
B. other
C. every
D. each
The best answer is B. other.
Question 28:
A. ground
B. essence
C. basis
D. demand
The best answer is C. basis.
Question 29:
A. However
B. Because
C. In contrast
D. For example
The best answer is A. However.
Question 30:
A. regulate
B. administer
C. conduct
D. supervise
The best answer is C. conduct.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the best answer to each of the questions from 31 to 35.
Have you ever tried playing the kind of video games that your parents played? Over the last few
years, the Museum of Science in Manchester has held an exhibition which invites visitors to do
exactly that. It offers them the chance to play games from the last 40 years, in various sessions
throughout the day. These video games sessions have now become one of the main attractions of
the museum. They are full of people playing a wide range of games every day. However, visitors
often choose the ones they are _____ with. For example, parents will choose the games they used
to play in their childhood. There’s also an educational purpose to the games. For instance, some
old types of computers, dating back 40 years, are also available. They were originally _____ in
classrooms to teach pupils to write their own computer programmes. Now, the museum is
holding workshops encouraging children to learn similar skills - and they’re still very popular.
The sessions are also seen as social events, as people discover how much fun it is to play video
games with their family members. And there’s also an area called Power Up! where a number of
visitors can enjoy playing the same game together. However, through the exhibition, the
organisers aim to show that video gaming is an important industry that employs many skilled
people. People who enjoy gaming will also understand all the hard work, talent, and imagination
that go into creating these amazing games.
Question 31: What is the passage mainly about?
A. A group of experts working in the gaming industry
B. A traditional way to teach computer programming skills
C. An opportunity to play games all day long
D. An exhibition of video games of the past
The best answer is D. An exhibition of video games of the past.
Question 32: The word "them" in paragraph 1 refers to _____
A. sessions
B. games
C. parents
D. visitors
The best answer is D. visitors.
Question 33: The word "employed" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____
A. used
B. removed
C. fixed
D. connected
The best answer is A. used.
Question 34: Visitors to the museum can play the same game together _____
A. at the workshops
B. in all museum sessions
C. at Power Up!
D. in the classroom
The best answer is C. at Power Up!.
Question 35: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. The video games sessions are considered social events, where family members can get
together.
B. The organisers of the exhibition want to show the importance of the video gaming business.
C. The visitors often choose the video games they have never played before.
D. The video games serve both entertainment and educational purposes.
The best answer is C. The visitors often choose the video games they have never played
before.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the best answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
We often have stereotypical images of rockers as rebellious, classical music fans as quiet and
modest, and lovers of rap as loquacious and outgoing. But is it really true that our musical tastes
reveal our personality? According to a recent research from a university in Edinburgh, it is.
Professor North, one of the researchers, says that people often express their identity through the
kind of music they listen to, the kind of clothes they wear and their hobbies and interests. So, it is
not surprising that people's taste in music says something about their personality. The researchers
interviewed more than 36,000 participants from around the world, asked them about their
musical tastes, and gave them personality tests. But did the research prove that our stereotypical
images are right? Here are some of the results: (1) lovers of indie music are not very confident,
gentle or hard-working, but they are very creative; (2) country and western fans are hard-
working and not shy; (3) rap fans are outgoing and confident; (4) fans of pop songs are not
creative, but are hard-working, gentle and outgoing; and (5) the best fans to be are soul fans,
because they are creative, confident, outgoing and gentle.
Perhaps the most surprising result was that classical music fans and heavy metal fans have very
similar personalities. People think of heavy metal fans as being very sad and unhappy. But like
classical fans, they are in fact easy-going and creative, and not very outgoing. Professor North
also says that the results explain why so many people are good friends with people who like the
same music. Heavy metal fans in Sweden have more in common with heavy metal fans in Brazil
than with, say, Swedish fans of pop.
The results also explain that, since music is likely to be closely connected to our personalities,
some of us are very passionate about what we listen to. However, the research does not say what
people who listen to lots of different types of music are like. Perhaps they are perfectly balanced.
So, what does your music say about you?
Question 36: What is the passage mainly about?
A. Findings on the relationship between personality and choice of music
B. The influence of personality on many musical genres' development
C. Past and present studies on the link between music and personality
D. Surprising research evidence of musical tastes determining personality
The best answer is A. Findings on the relationship between personality and choice of music.
Question 37: The word "loquacious" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____
A. indecisive
B. passive
C. adaptive
D. talkative
The best answer is D. talkative.
Question 38: The word "express" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____
A. communicate
B. popularise
C. hide
D. deny
The best answer is A. communicate.
Question 39: The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to _____
A. personality tests
B. musical tastes
C. researchers
D. participants
The best answer is D. participants.
Question 40: In paragraph 3, Professor North explains that both classical music fans and
heavy metal fans are _____
A. easy-going and imaginative
B. sad and dissatisfied
C. confident and sociable
D. hard-working and friendly
The best answer is A. easy-going and imaginative.
Let's move on to the remaining questions from this page.
Question 41: Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. Fans of rap music are outgoing and confident.
B. Lovers of indie music are creative but not very confident.
C. Fans of pop songs are not creative but hard-working and gentle.
D. Classical music fans are outgoing and creative.
The best answer is D. Classical music fans are outgoing and creative.
Question 42: The passage suggests that people who listen to many different types of music
are likely to be _____
A. perfectly balanced
B. more passionate
C. less creative
D. more adaptive
The best answer is A. perfectly balanced.
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 43: "I have found a part-time job," Bob said.
A. Bob said that I had found a part-time job.
B. Bob said that he found a part-time job.
C. Bob said that I have found a part-time job.
D. Bob said that he had found a part-time job. (Correct Answer: D)
Question 44: Mai last went abroad two years ago.
A. Mai hasn’t gone abroad for two years.
B. Mai started going abroad two years ago.
C. Mai didn’t go abroad two years ago.
D. Mai has gone abroad for two years. (Correct Answer: A)
Question 45: It is possible that he will redecorate his house this year.
A. He might redecorate his house this year.
B. He won’t redecorate his house this year.
C. He must redecorate his house this year.
D. He can’t redecorate his house this year. (Correct Answer: A)
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 46: The school organises a trip to Cuc Phuong National Park last week.
A. school
B. organises (Correct Answer: B, should be "organised")
C. a trip
D. last week
Question 47: Like the former village chief, his perceptive successor has an admirable ability to
put aside his emotions and remain impassioned while resolving local conflicts.
A. Like
B. his
C. impassioned (Correct Answer: C, should be "dispassionate")
D. resolving
Question 48: All of the students should submit his writing assignments by Friday.
A. All of
B. the students
C. his (Correct Answer: C, should be "their")
D. assignments
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 should go over your test paper. You shouldn’t hand it in until then.
A. Were you to go over your test paper, you would hand it in.
B. Not until you have handed in your test paper should you go over it.
C. Hardly had you handed in your test paper when you went over it.
D. Only after you have gone over your test paper should you hand it in. (Correct
Answer: D)
Question 50: She doesn’t have a sister. She doesn’t have anyone to play with.
A. If she has a sister, she would have someone to play with.
B. If she had a sister, she will have someone to play with.
C. If she had a sister, she would have had someone to play with.
D. If she had a sister, she would have someone to play with. (Correct Answer: D)