Đề thi thử tốt nghiệp Tiếng Anh trường THPT Sầm Sơn - Thanh Hóa năm 2024

SỞ GD & ĐT THANH HÓA
ĐỀ THI THỬ TỐT NGHIỆP THPT NĂM 2024
TRƯỜNG THPT SẦM SƠN Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút; không kể thời gian giao đề Mã đề thi: 202
Họ và tên: ________________________________ Số báo danh: _____________
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. though B. these C. there D. thank Question 2. A. ride B. smile C. fix D. dive
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. automatic B. complicated C. academic D. volunteer Question 4. A. amount B. story C. money D. picture
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Question 5.
Joan and Matha don’t like maths, ______? A. does he B. doesn’t he C. do they D. don’t they Question 6.
These T-shirts and jeans ________in the US in 1900. A. have made B. were made C. make D. made Question 7.
The environmentalists hope the forest to its former condition. A. having restored B. restoring C. to restore D. restored Question 8.
He will take the dog out for a walk________dinner.
A. as soon as he finishes
B. while he will finish C. as soon as he finish
D. before he shall have finished Question 9.
Paul noticed a job advertisement while he________along the street. A. was walking B. would walk C. walked D. had walked
Question 10. Candidates are advised to dress formally to make a good________on job interviewers. A. impressive B. impression C. impress D. impressively
Question 11. We need to do this________than we are at the moment. A. quickly B. the quickest C. more quickly D. most quickly
Question 12. Are you going away for the weekend? - I don’t know. It depends ________the weather. A. in B. on C. about D. of
Question 13. Gertrude ________her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair, too. A. looks after B. makes up C. takes after D. gets on
Question 14. He is reading ________book which he bought yesterday. A. Ø (no article) B. an C. the D. a
Question 15. ________ on the topic of the presentation, he started finding relevant information for it. A. Decided B. Having decided C. Being decided D. To decide
Question 16. Yesterday, the director was under the _______, so I had to sign the contract on his behalf. A. weather B. storm
C. climate D. rain
Question 17. Each child had to________a short speech to the rest of the class. A. do B. carry C. make D. take
Question 18. The climbers stopped at the top of the hill to admire the magnificent ________. A. scenery B. scenario C. surface D. scene
Question 19. How do you _________ on with your work? - It’s ok . A.get B. make C. put D. do
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) or phrase(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 20. The factory is fined for discharging dangerous chemicals into the river. A. decreasing B. increasing C. releasing D. keeping
Question 21. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop. A. went quickly B. went leisurely C. came into D. dropped by
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. Their classmates are writing letters of acceptance. A. confirmation B. agree C. refusal D. admission
Question 23. It’s quite disappointing that some people still turn a blind eye to acts of injustice they witness in the street. A. take no notice of B. have no feeling for C. show respect for D. pay attention to
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 24. My mother and her friends always went out together every weekend A B C D
Question 25. He is a handsome, intelligent and friendly student in her school. A B C D
Question 26. Today's students also appear more formerly dressed and conservative- looking these days. A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the fol- lowing exchanges.
Question 27. Tom is inviting Linda to his birthday party.
Tom: “Would you like to come to my birthday party next week?” Linda: “__________” A. Why not? B. Yes, I’d love to. C. I don’t think so. D. No, I’d love to.
Question 28. Peter: "The air quality in Hanoi is getting worse and worse".
Jenny:" ____________". I can't see anything in the morning because of too much smog.
A. I don't really think so.
B. I don't quite agree.
C. You can say that again. D. That's not a matter.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each the numbered blanks.
Speech is one of the most important (29) ______ of communicating. It consists of far more than just
making noises. To talk and also to be understood by (30) ______ people, we have to speak a language. That
is, we have to use combinations of sounds that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea.
Communication would be impossible it everyone made up their own language.
Learning a language properly is very (31) ______. The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and
only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. (32) ______ the more idea you can express, the
more precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the main thing (33) ______ we use in
communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can
express many emotions and show whether we are pleased or angry, for instance. Question 29. A. rules B. reasons C. ways D. tests Question 30. A. other B. another C. others D. The other Question 31. A. easy B. expensive C. simple D. important
Question 32. A. Although B. Therefore C. But D. However Question 33. A. where B. which C. who D. whom
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 34. We started working here three years ago.
A. We worked here for three years.
B. We have no longer worked here for three years.
C. We have worked here for three years.
D. We will work here in three years.
Question 35. “My father doesn’t work in the factory any more” Bella told us.
A. Bella said that her father no longer worked in the factory.
B. Bella wished that her father didn’t work in the factory any more.
C. Bella hoped that her father was used to working in the factory
D. Bella denied that her father used to work in the factory.
Question 36. Her daughter is able to play the piano very well.
A. Her daughter can play the piano very well.
B. Her daughter needn’t play the piano very well.
C. Her daughter must play the piano very well.
D. Her daughter couldn’t play the piano very well.
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 37. Marie didn’t turn up at John’s birthday party. I feel so sorry for that.
A. If only Marie turn up at John’s birthday party.
B. I wish Marie had turned up at Johns birthday party.
C. I wished Marie wouldn’t turn up at John’s birthday party.
D. It’s a shame Marie had turned up at John’s birthday party.
Question 38. We couldn’t have managed our business successfully without my father’s money.
A. We could have managed our business successfully with my father’s money.
B. If we could manage our business successfully, my father would give us his money.
C. Hadn’t it been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed our business successfully.
D. Had it not been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed our business successfully.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the question.
Some doctors think that you should drink a glass of water each morning. You should drink this water first
thing, before doing anything else. The temperature of the water should be similar to body temperature; neither too hot nor too cold.
Why should you drink this water? Water helps your body in many ways. It helps clean out your kidneys.
It prepares your stomach for digestion. Water can also help your intestines work better. After drinking water,
the intestines can more easily take out nutrients from our food. Water also helps us go to the bathroom more easily.
Scientists suggest that people take in 1,600 milliliters of water each day. But don’t drink all of that water
in one sitting. If you do, your kidneys will have to work much harder to eliminate it. It’s better to drink some
in the morning and some in the afternoon. Some people think it’s better to drink between meals and not during
meals. They think water dilutes the juices produced in our stomachs. This can interfere with normal digestion.
Are you drinking enough water every day? Check the color of your urine. If it is light yellow, you are
probably drinking enough. If your urine is very dark yellow, you probably need to drink more water. A little
more water each day could make you much healthier.
(Adapted from Reading Challenge 1 by Casey Malarcher and Andrea Janzen)
Question 39. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The importance of water
B. The advice of the doctors
C. How to drink water correctly?
D. The best amount of water to drink
Question 40. According to the passage, water is good for the following organs of the body, EXCEPT ______. A. kidneys B. stomach C. intestines D. livers
Question 41. The pronoun “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ________. A. your body B. your kidney C. water D. your stomach
Question 42. The word “eliminate” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________. A. preserve B. remove C. absorb D. process
Question 43. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The first thing you should do every morning is to drink water.
B. You shouldn’t drink too much water at the same time.
C. Drinking water while having meals may interfere with normal digestion.
D. You need to drink more water if your urine is light yellow.
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.
Every summer, when the results of university entrance exam come out, many newspaper stories are
published about students who are top-scorers across the country. Most portray students as hard-working,
studious, smart and, generally, from low-income families. They are often considered heroes or heroines by
their families, communes, villages and communities. And they symbolize the efforts made to lift them, and
their relatives, out of poverty. The students are often too poor to attend any extra-classes, which make their
achievements more illustrious and more newsworthy. While everyone should applaud the students for their
admirable efforts, putting too much emphasis on success generates some difficult questions.
If other students look up to them as models, of course it's great. However, in a way, it contributes to
society's attitude that getting into university is the only way to succeed. For those who fail, their lives are over.
It should be noted that about 1.3 million high school students take part in the annual university entrance
exams and only about 300,000 of them pass. What's about the hundreds of thousands who fail? Should we
demand more stories about those who fail the exam but succeed in life or about those who quit university
education at some level and do something else unconventional?
"I personally think that it's not about you scoring top in an entrance exam or get even into Harvard. It's
about what you do for the rest of your life," said Tran Nguyen Le Van, 29. He is the founder of a website,
vexere.com, that passengers can use to book bus tickets online and receive tickets via SMS. His business also
arranges online tickets via mobile phones and email. Van dropped out of his MBA at the Thunderbird School
of Global Management in Arizona in the United States. His story has caught the attention of many newspapers
and he believes more coverage should be given to the youngsters who can be role-models in the start-up
community. Getting into university, even with honours, is just the beginning. "We applaud them and their
efforts and obviously that can give them motivation to do better in life. However, success requires more than
just scores," Van said. Van once told a newspaper that his inspiration also came from among the world's most
famous drop-outs, such as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook or Bill Gates who also dropped out of Harvard University.
Alarming statistics about unemployment continues to plague us. As many as 162,000 people with some
kind of degree cannot find work, according to Labour Ministry's statistics this month. An emphasis on getting
into university does not inspire students who want to try alternative options. At the same time, the Ministry of
Education and Training is still pondering on how to reform our exam system, which emphasises theories, but
offers little to develop critical thinking or practice. Vu Thi Phuong Anh, former head of the Centre for
Education Testing and Quality Assessment at Viet Nam National University in HCM City said the media
should also monitor student successes after graduation. She agreed there were many success stories about
young people, but added that it was imbalanced if students taking unconventional paths were not also encouraged.
Viet Nam is, more than ever, in desperate need of those who think outside the box. Time for us to
recognise talent, no matter where it comes from or how.
(Source: http://vietnamnews.vn)
Question 44. Which of the following best describes the main idea of this passage?
A. Many students consider universities as their only way after school.
B. A good model of being successful in the real life out of school.
C. Not many students are successful after graduating from universities.
D. University is not the only way to success.
Question 45. What is NOT stated in the passage about the top-scorers in the entrance exam?
A. The majority of them are poor but intelligent and eager to learn.
B. They are hoped to find the way to better their families’ lives.
C. Their success is more glorious because they attend more classes than others.
D. The students are admired for the great efforts.
Question 46. The word “unconventional” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ________. A. common B. unusual C. well-known D. infamous
Question 47. The author described Tran Nguyen Le Van in the third passage as ________.
A. a good example to achieve success although he didn’t finish his education.
B. a businessman who gains money by selling mobile phones online.
C. a founder whose website was inspired from social networks like Facebook.
D. a top-scorer who books online tickets and confirm through messages.
Question 48. The word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to ________. A. honours B. role-models C. the youngsters D. newspapers
Question 49. The word “plague” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________. A. conflict B. afflict C. remind D. bother
Question 50. According to the fourth paragraph, what is TRUE about the modern exam system?
A. It puts too much pressure on students who must get a place in a university.
B. Students are not encouraged to do something different.
C. The government is trying to change the theories of exam.